The US "fundamentally" wants Ukraine to win the war against Russia, said Matthew Miller, the spokesperson for the US Department of State, during a briefing.

The United States has sent 59 transformers and other equipment to Ukraine for Kharkiv, which is being subjected to regular air attacks from the Russian Federation.

The European Commission has commented on the latest Russian air attack on Kharkiv and the surrounding oblast, which killed more than 10 civilians, including a pregnant woman.

UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has commented on Russia's problems with labour shortages caused, in particular, by mobilisation for the war of aggression against Ukraine.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been shot after a government meeting and taken to the hospital.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has commented on the possibility of Ukraine using American weapons on Russian territory.

US President Joe Biden has signed legislation banning the import of Russian enriched uranium.

Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umierov has had a telephone conversation with his UK counterpart Grant Shapps.

The European Union's efforts to put sanctions on Russia's liquefied gas (LNG) exports are facing opposition from Hungary.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Belgrade.

Zuzana Čaputová, President of Slovakia, came to Kyiv on a farewell visit on 10 May since her presidential term is ending.

The Defence Intelligence of the United Kingdom have analysed the impact that the losses of the Russian army in the war against Ukraine had on the 9 May parade in Moscow.

The Kremlin said that Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan agreed on Wednesday to withdraw Russian military personnel from a number of oblasts of Armenia. Still, some troops will remain on Armenia’s border with Türkiye and Iran.

The United States is working on preparing a new package of defence assistance for Ukraine within the funding provided to Kyiv.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has arrived in Hungary, where he will meet with its Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Thursday, 9 May as part of his first European tour in the last five years.