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Combat Operations

• Russia, Ukraine Exchange Barrage Of Drones Ahead Of WWII Victory Day RFE/RL 06 May 2025 -- Russia and Ukraine targeted each other with drone strikes on May 6 as both Moscow and Kyiv gear up for Victory Day celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany during World War II.
• Russia, Ukraine Swap 205 Prisoners Of War In Latest Deal RFE/RL 06 May 2025 -- Ukraine and Russia have conducted a prisoner exchange involving 410 soldiers - 205 from each side - the latest in a series of swaps resulting from their ongoing war.
• Ukraine Fires Scores Of Drones At Moscow And Other Russian Regions; Airports Closed RFE/RL 06 May 2025 -- Ukraine launched more than 100 drones at targets in 11 regions across Russia, including Moscow, causing major disruptions at airports in the Russian capital, military officials said.

Ukraine

• OECD membership will unlock new investment opportunities for Ukraine: Denys Shmyhal Ukraine Government 06 May 2025 -- Ukraine aspires to become a full member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the Government, with the support of its partners, is already building a modern, efficient state by implementing essential reforms.
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy Met with the OECD Secretary-General President of Ukraine 06 May 2025
• During This War, We Have Already Managed to Bring Home 4,757 People From Captivity - Address by the President President of Ukraine 06 May 2025
• The Yermak-McFaul Group Presented the Fourth Action Plan to Increase Economic Pressure on the Aggressor State President of Ukraine 06 May 2025
• Andriy Yermak Met With the U.S. Chargé D'Affaires Ad Interim to Ukraine President of Ukraine 06 May 2025

Russia

• Russia Returns 205 Military Personnel From Ukraine-Controlled Territory - Defense Ministry Sputnik 06 May 2025 -- Russia has returned 205 servicepeople from the territory controlled by Kiev, another 205 prisoners of war have been handed over to Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

United States

• Patience Wears Thin In Washington As Ukraine Peace Deal Eludes Trump RFE/RL 06 May 2025 -- In his first 100 days in office, one key foreign policy goal has eluded US President Donald Trump: ending the war on Ukraine.

NATO

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• EU To Formally Accuse Russia Of Using Chemical Weapons In Ukraine RFE/RL 06 May 2025 -- The Council of the European Union has prepared a new sanctions regulation that, for the first time, formally accuses Russia of using CS gas as a method of warfare on the front lines in Ukraine.
• The arms and military equipment Germany is sending to Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 06 May 2025 -- Germany provides support for Ukraine by supplying equipment and weapons, these come from supplies of the Federal Arms Forces and from deliveries from industry financed from the Federal Government's funds for security capacity building. An overview.
• President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss current situation in Ukraine, Finland's participation in international crisis management, and JEF Leaders' Summit in Oslo Finnish Government 06 May 2025 -- On Tuesday 6 May, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed the current situation in Ukraine and proposals to achieve peace and bring an end to Russia's illegal war of aggression.

News Reports

• EU-Ukraine Free Trade In The Balance; Warsaw, Lviv Meetings Set Up New War Tribunal RFE/RL 06 May 2025