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• 'We Need To Stop Them Here': Ukraine Struggles To Harden Its Defenses In The Donbas RFE/RL 10 May 2024 -- From 3 kilometers away, the eastern Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar looks tiny, with little in view but the two towers of its clay refractory plant on the horizon. But the echo of exploding bombs and artillery shells slamming to the ground carries over the flat fields stretching beneath the hilltop settlement.
• US warns of large-scale Russian offensive against Ukraine's Kharkiv VOA 10 May 2024 -- The White House said Russian forces may be preparing to mount a large-scale counteroffensive against the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv after making incremental incursions in the area and opening a new war front near Ukraine's second-largest city.

Ukraine

• No Matter What, We Are Preparing a Global Peace Summit So That the World's Majority Can Force Russia into Peace - Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his Address President of Ukraine 10 May 2024
• We are Adding More Forces to Kharkiv Directions, We Are Providing Everything Required to Protect Our Positions — Address by the President President of Ukraine 10 May 2024
• The Successes of our Fight at the Front and of the Global Peace Summit will Give Result for a Just Peace in Ukraine - Andriy Yermak President of Ukraine 10 May 2024
• Ukraine Launched Negotiations on Bilateral Security Agreement with Belgium President of Ukraine 10 May 2024
• Thanks to Cooperation, Relations Between Our States Have Become the Most Meaningful - Volodymyr Zelenskyy Following the Meeting with the President of Slovakia President of Ukraine 10 May 2024
• Andriy Yermak: Heads of State Who Really Want to Stop Russia's War Against Ukraine Should Attend the Global Peace Summit President of Ukraine 10 May 2024
• The President Thanked the Episcopate of the OCU and the UGCC for Supporting Ukrainians at the Front and in the Rear President of Ukraine 10 May 2024
• Andriy Yermak and Sean Penn Discussed the Importance of Drawing Maximum Attention to the Global Peace Summit President of Ukraine 10 May 2024

Russia

• Three Person Killed, 8 Injured in Ukrainian Strike in Lugansk People's Republic Sputnik 10 May 2024 -- Three person was killed and another eight were injured in a Ukrainian strike on an oil depot in the city of Rovenki in the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), its head, Leonid Pasechnik, said on Friday.
• Ukraine Loses Some 3,300 Troops in Fights With 2 Russian Groupings of Forces Sputnik 10 May 2024 -- The Ukrainian military has lost approximately 3,300 soldiers in fights with Russia's western and central groupings of forces in the past week, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
• Air Defenses Shot Down 5 Ukrainian Drones Over Central Russia Overnight Sputnik 10 May 2024 -- Russian air defenses destroyed five Ukrainian drones over the Bryansk, Belgorod and Moscow regions overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
• Russia Strikes Ukraine's Ammunition Depot in Kharkov, Suburbs Sputnik 10 May 2024 -- Russia has struck ammunition warehouses of the Ukrainian armed forces in Kharkov and the Kharkov region, underground network coordinator Sergei Lebedev told Sputnik on Friday.

United States

• Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine - May 10, 2024 DOD
• U.S. Expresses Confidence Ukraine Will Repel Any Fresh Russian Offensive RFE/RL 10 May 2024 -- Washington says it expects Russia to intensify a new offensive in Ukraine but expressed confidence in Kyiv and doubted that Moscow will make major territorial gains.
• Memorandum on Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 The White House 10 May 2024
• United States Announces Significant New Military Assistance for Ukraine US Dept. of State 10 May 2024 -- The United States is announcing today a significant new package of weapons and equipment for Ukraine to support the brave Ukrainian people as they defend their country against Russia's aggression.
• Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine DoD 10 May 2024 -- Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs.
• Ukraine - High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems DSCA 10 May 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible emergency Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Ukraine of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and related elements of logistics and program support for an estimated cost of $30 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• New $400Mln Ukraine Aid Package Includes Patriot Munitions, HIMARS - Blinken Sputnik 10 May 2024 -- A new $400 million US aid package for Ukraine includes munitions for Patriot air defense systems and additional High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday.

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Foreign Reactions

• Chinese FM reveals details of third round of shuttle diplomacy over Ukraine crisis Global Times 10 May 2024 -- China's Foreign Ministry on Friday released a briefing on efforts by China's Special Representative on Eurasian Affairs Li Hui to find a political resolution to the Ukraine crisis, listing six proposals put forward by China and agreed by multiple parties for a de-escalation of the situation, including no spillover of the conflict and opposing the use of nuclear and biological weapons.
• Our common goal is Ukraine's victory" - Baiba Braže during her visit to Lithuania Latvia MFA 10 May 2024 -- On 10 May 2024, during her working visit to Lithuania, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, met the Speaker of the Seimas (Lithuanian Parliament), Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gabrielius Landsbergis.
• Minister Radosław Sikorski meets with First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 May 2024 -- Today's talks between Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski and First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha focused on the upcoming Peace Summit in Switzerland, security cooperation, and Ukraine's accession to the European Union.

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