European top diplomats will visit Ukraine on May 9 to discuss support for the defense industry and agree on the political conditions for the establishment of the International Tribunal for the Punishment of War Crimes and the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump has called on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to help end the war between Russia and Ukraine. Ankara is expected to hold diplomatic contacts with Kyiv and Moscow.
Police in Kyiv region are establishing the circumstances of the shooting in the village of Sofiyivska Borshchahivka, Bucha district, Kyiv region, which killed several people.
The head of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction, David Arakhamia, believes that President Volodymyr Zelensky may sign an agreement with the United States on subsoil the very next day after its ratification by the Verkhovna Rada.
In Kharkiv region, as a result of a Russian strike on Velykyi Burluk, Kupiansk district, on May 7, buses of the Prolisok humanitarian mission, which operate social routes in frontline settlements, were damaged.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal met with the newly appointed US Chargé d'Affaires in Ukraine Julia Davis, during which the parties coordinated joint steps to introduce a free trade zone between the countries.
Due to the heavy losses in manpower in the southern direction, the Russian command is redeploying professional artillerymen who have been training for a long time to infantry assault groups.
On May 8, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine supported draft law No. 0309 "On the ratification of the Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the United States of America on the establishment of the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund."
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has handed over transport infrastructure inspection equipment to the Ukrainian State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development.
About 280,000 civilians remain in the government-controlled area of Donetsk region, including 21,200 children. Mandatory evacuations in the region continue.
Poland intends to finalize the 17th package of EU sanctions against Russia before the end of its presidency of the Council of the European Union, which concludes on June 30.
Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Reuven Azman is on a visit to Washington, D.C., where he is holding meetings with influential U.S. officials to advocate for continued support for Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression.
U.S. President Donald Trump believes the situation surrounding the war in Ukraine is approaching a critical point where appropriate decisions will have to be made.