Russia War of Ukraine: List of the main events, today 1,169 | Russia-Ukraine, news war

Here is the place where things stand on Thursday, May 8:

Fighting

• The ceasefire began for three days by Russia to celebrate the eighty anniversary of the Nazi Germany defeat in the middle of the night, Moscow time (21:00 GMT, Wednesday). Ukraine did not abide by the commitment to the ceasefire, which suggested a 30 -day stop in fighting instead.

• The Air Force in Ukraine said in the first hours of Thursday morning despite the ceasefire, the Air Force in Ukraine said in a post on the early hours of Thursday morning despite the ceasefire, that Russian aircraft fired guided bombs in the Sumi area in northern Ukraine in the early hours of Thursday morning despite the ceasefire. There were no immediate reports on losses or damage.

• Regardless of the Ukrainian Air Force statement on the launch of bombs accompanied by Russian guides, there were no other reports on the attacks on Ukrainian cities early on Thursday.

• The mayor of the capital, Sergey Sobianin, said on Wednesday that Russian forces shot down 12 Ukrainian drones approaching Moscow, the mayor of the capital, Sergey Sobianin, on Wednesday. The Aviation Control Authority in Russia said that two airports – Chukovsky Airport in the Moscow area and the main airport in Caloga – were temporarily closed.

Politics and diplomacy

• Maria Zakharova spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Moscow has never opposed the ceasefire in Ukraine.

• Ukrainian President Folodimir Zellinski said in his night speech on Wednesday that he had stood next to a 30 -day ceasefire. “We do not withdraw this proposal, which can give diplomacy an opportunity,” Zellinski said.
• US Vice President JD Vance said during his appearance at the Munich Security Conference that Russia “is asking a lot” in its initial presentation of the peace deal.

economy

• In an interview with Reuters news agency, Andrei Bishni, the governor of the central bank in Ukraine, said Kiev was considering shifting from the US dollar. Possible accession to the European Union and the “possibility of fragmentation of global trade”, among other reasons, forces the central bank to review whether the euro should be the reference currency of Hervia in Ukraine, and quoted Pyshnyy.