The reported attack comes just days before Russia's Victory Day parade and three-day "truce." Vice President Mike Pence said Putin "only understands power." About 800 million euros ($905 million) will be allocated for the acquisition and installation of anti-tank mines to deter potential aggression  (Updated:  May 6, 2025 9:36 am)War analysisFrance is sending Ukraine more AASM Hammer bombs — here's what they can do Polish President Andrzej Duda said the United States has tools that can effectively influence the Kremlin arguing that only President Donald Trump has real leverage over Russian President Vladimir Putin The number includes 1,430 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day "To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement" by Benjamin Nathans which covers dissent in the Soviet Union and Russia today Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on May 5 announced they had facilitated Russian journalist Ekaterina Barabash's escape from Russia to France after she fled house arrest on April 21 A Russian drone attack on Odesa Oblast on May 5 killed one and caused damage to local infrastructure "We appreciate that Germany plays a pivotal role in supporting Ukraine throughout the years of war Ukraine is also grateful for your personal commitment," President Volodymyr Zelensky said MPs will be able to ask questions and learn more about the details of the agreement in meetings with Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko May 6-7 MP Serhii Sobolev told the news outlet Suspilne The ratification vote is scheduled for May 8 Attacks against the border villages of Bilopillia and Vorozhba damaged civilian infrastructure and triggered emergency evacuations the regional military administration reported "I look forward to working with President Erdogan on getting the ridiculous war between Russia and Ukraine ended — now!" U.S Putin's Victory Day truce "doesn't sound like much if you know where we started from," Trump told reporters at the White House on May 5  (Updated:  March 23, 2025 9:47 pm) • 2 min readby Lucy PakhnyukIllustrative image: Police officers conduct an operation after suspects in Russia's Rostov Oblast have taken two workers at a detention center hostage in Rostov Oblast (Arkadii Budnitskii/Anadolu via Getty Images)Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated An explosion occurred at a police station in Odesa Oblast on March 23 A woman has died as a result of the explosion and three other police officers were injured in the incident Ukraine's State Security Service (SBU) said The injured victims were hospitalized with their injuries varying The SBU said that it was investigating the incident as an act of terror According to a source that spoke to local Odesa publication Dumska an unknown individual allegedly brought a package with an improvised explosive device to the police department in the city of Bilyaivka The Kyiv Independent cannot verify the reported claims Additional details are still being confirmed and will be released as they become available Police and security forces are working at the scene While the cause of the explosion is yet to be formally established, Odesa Oblast has been subject to repeated Russian attacks in recent days On March 21, a massive Russian drone attack on Odesa Oblast injured three people The day prior, Russia hit Odesa with drones while Czech President Petr Pavel was visiting the city Odesa Oblast is situated in southwestern Ukraine and has been a frequent target of Russian drone and missile attacks throughout the full-scale war George Simion will face Nicusor Dan, a mainstream candidate, in a run-off There are five luxuries it can no longer feasibly afford Friedrich Merz’s career is one of unforced errors and puzzling missteps. But he is serious about Europe Both Donald Trump and Ukraine’s diplomats will consider it a success Russian forces may have withdrawn from war-torn villages in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region but their streets still bear the scars of war with damaged infrastructure and houses clearly in evidence Images and footage taken by Anadolu Agency in the villages of Bilyaivka Kniazevka and the town of Vysokopillya show heavy damage to the houses and infrastructure in the region after the clashes Although the region was captured by Russian troops in the early days of the war it was recently reclaimed by Ukrainian forces Almost all of the settlements were partially or completely evacuated due to the close combat between Ukrainian and Russian forces Moscow on Wednesday ordered the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine’s southern port city of Kherson to the east bank of the Dnieper River Images show roads leading to the villages also suffered major damage during months of fighting For nearly seven months since the start of the war electricity and water services could not be provided to most settlements that remained under the control of Russian forces and other armored vehicles on roads leading to devastated villages and towns a local who did not leave her home in the village of Bilyaivka and spent most of her time with her husband in the shelter said: "We stayed at home with only my husband We were also in the village during the occupation." where about 400 lived before the start of the war." The situation was very grave during the seven-month occupation adding: "They (Russians) arrived here on April 5 Ukrainians (the Ukrainian army) entered here on Oct 3." Refusing to abandon their home as fighting raged on around them also said: "We don't even know how we survived was also nearly destroyed due to the pitched battles that have been going on for months Civilians who had to leave their homes during the war now are trying to return to their villages to see what has become of the places they once lived in