Babel.ua: Ukraine at war

The body of a 35-year-old Ukrainian citizen with signs of fatal stab wounds was found in the city of Jarocin (#Poland). Police have already detained the suspect. babel.ua/en/news/126676…

Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk won her first WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid. babel.ua/en/news/126675…

President Volodymyr Zelensky has imposed NSDC sanctions against former head of the Presidential Office (OP) Andriy Bohdan and four other people. babel.ua/en/news/126673…

Ukrainian military targets several Russian military facilities in temporarily occupied territories, including ammunition depots and radar stations. babel.ua/en/news/126671…

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that #Ukraine "recorded quite specific activity" from #Belarus on the border. babel.ua/en/news/126670…

Prime Minister of #Slovakia Robert Fico and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a telephone conversation on May 2 and agreed to meet in person in the near future. babel.ua/en/news/126669…

The Prosecutor Generalʼs Office and SBU have reported suspicions to a former beneficiary of one of Ukraineʼs largest banks for fraud involving hundreds of millions of hryvnias. Sources in law enforcement agencies confirmed to Babel that the suspect is businessman Ihor Kolomoisky and fraud at “PrivatBank”. babel.ua/en/news/126637…

On the night of May 1, the Russians launched 210 strike drones over Ukraine, about 140 of them “Shahed”. Ukrainian air defenses shot down 190 air targets. babel.ua/en/news/126634…

Ukrainian units attacked the “Orsknefteorgsintez” oil refinery in Orsk and Russian Mi-28 and Mi-17 helicopters in the Voronezh region. babel.ua/en/news/126626…

Ukrainian units attacked the facilities of the Russian Special Purpose Center "BARS-Sarmat" in the #Zaporizhzhia region, where the Russians manufacture drones, ground robotic complexes, and communications equipment. babel.ua/en/news/126625…

Police of #Israel asked the Ukrainian prosecutorʼs office to provide evidence that the PANORMITIS ship was transporting stolen Ukrainian grain. babel.ua/en/news/126621…

#Russia may raise the issue of a ceasefire in exchange for the lifting of sanctions against certain companies or the return of its banks to SWIFT. babel.ua/en/news/126620…

#Ukraine must grant more rights to the #Hungarian minority before starting negotiations on joining the #EU — this condition was put forward by the leader of the Hungarian "Tisza" party Peter Magyar who will soon become the countryʼs prime minister. babel.ua/en/news/126618…

The majority of Ukrainians (57%) are against the transfer of territories of the #Donetsk region to #Russia in exchange for security guarantees. babel.ua/en/news/126617…

The PANORMITIS vessel, which was transporting grain illegally exported from the occupied territory of Ukraine, departed from the coast of Israel and sailed into neutral waters. babel.ua/en/news/126614…

For the second time in two days, SBU struck Russiaʼs oil infrastructure in the Perm region. babel.ua/en/news/126615…

On April 30, the Verkhovna Rada, in its second reading, generally supported draft law No. 0371, by which it ratified the Convention on the Establishment of an International Compensation Commission for #Ukraine. babel.ua/en/news/126613…

The Israeli grain importer "Tsenciper" refused to unload the PANORMITIS ship with stolen Ukrainian grain. babel.ua/en/news/126612…

#Ukraine improved its position in the 2026 Press Freedom Index and rose seven places, ranking 55th out of 180 countries. babel.ua/en/news/126610…

President Volodymyr #Zelensky instructed Ukrainian representatives to contact the #UnitedStates and clarify the details of the Russian proposal for a ceasefire on May 9. babel.ua/en/news/126609…