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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 08.05.2023 Ukraine MOD 08 May 2023
• On Victory Day In Europe, Zelenskiy Says Ukraine Will Win As Prigozhin Claims Ammunition Arriving RFE/RL 08 May 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy marked the anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe by saying his nation will be victorious over Russia as the Kremlin-connected head of a Russian paramilitary group claimed his forces were inching forward in the fiercely contested town of Bakhmut.
• Russia hits Ukraine with barrage of drones ahead of Victory Day Press TV 08 May 2023 -- Russia has launched dozens of missiles and drones towards Ukraine's capital, Kiev, and other cities, in a wave of attacks on the eve of Victory Day celebrations.
• Ukraine Claims Kiev Targeted With Heaviest Attack Since Launch of Special Op Sputnik 08 May 2023 -- The capital was reportedly hit by the strongest air attack since the beginning of the Russian special military operation

Ukraine

• Ukrainians' success in defense against Russian aggression is an antidote to other aggressions - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 08 May 2023
• President held a regular meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief President of Ukraine 08 May 2023
• The address of the President of Ukraine on the occasion of the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in the Second World War of 1939-1945 President of Ukraine 08 May 2023

Russia

• Russian Su-34 Bomber Strikes Foreign Mercenaries in Kharkov Region Sputnik 08 May 2023 -- A Russian Su-34 frontline bomber has struck at the deployment point of foreign mercenaries in the Kharkov region with guided bombs, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik.

United States

• US Watches With Caution as China Sends Peace Envoy to Ukraine VOA 08 May 2023 -- In just a few months, U.S. officials have pivoted from publicly warning Beijing not to provide material support for Russia's war in Ukraine to acknowledging there is a role for China to play in brokering peace talks.

NATO

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• Estonia becomes a founding member of the Council of Europe's register of war damages Estonia MFA 08 May 2023 -- On its 4 May press conference, the Estonian government announced that it had approved a draft agreement on establishing a Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine at the Council of Europe.
• The President: EU solidarity is key to securing financial support for Ukraine President of the Republic of Lithuania 08 May 2023 -- President Gitanas Nausėda met with the European Commissioner for Budget and Administration, Johannes Hahn.
• China firmly opposes illegal sanctions, long-arm jurisdiction over China on grounds of China-Russia cooperation: FM Global Times 08 May 2023 -- China is firmly opposed to illegal sanctions or long-arm jurisdiction over the country on the grounds of China-Russia cooperation, and the economic and trade cooperation between China and Russia is open and frank, not directed at third parties, and free from any third-party interference and coercion, said Wang Wenbin, a spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry, on Monday.

News Reports

• Latest in Ukraine: Zelenskyy Compares Evil of Nazism to 'Current Evil of Ruscism' VOA 08 May 2023 -- In his daily video address Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commemorated the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in WWII and drew a parallel between the evil of Nazism then with "the current evil of ruscism."