Ukrainakriget: Rekordmånga ryska robotattacker, ukrainska framgångar, Putin anklagar Storbritannien

Kremlin reportedly developing plan to sell potential war end as victory despite unmet goals.

2026-05-12: Russia successfully tested the RS-28 Sarmat ICBM, with deployment expected by end of 2026.

2026-05-12: Kremlin announces resumption of attacks after three-day ceasefire collapses.

2026-05-12: Zelensky says Ukraine willing to reduce long-range attacks if Russia avoids mass attacks, statement made before ceasefire collapse.

Ukraine has built hundreds of secret factories to mass-produce attack drones, used daily for strikes inside Russia.

2026-05-11: Putin claimed war is 'coming to an end'; ISW assessed Russia remains committed to maximalist goals and unwilling to negotiate.

Ukrainian drone unit Lasar-gruppen discovered and attacked a hidden Russian storage area.

2026-05-11: EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says Putin is weaker than ever, citing slow advances and domestic discontent; new data suggests it would take Russia over 30 years to capture Donbas at current pace.

2026-05-11: EU imposes new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine invasion.

Thousands of Colombian volunteers, estimated between 3,000 and 7,000, have fought in Ukraine since 2022, with one fighter describing his experiences.

2026-05-10: Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of violating a three-day ceasefire; Ukraine reports nearly 150 battlefield clashes, Russia claims Ukrainian drone and artillery attacks.

2026-05-10: Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of violating a three-day ceasefire; 51 Russian attacks reported, Ukrainian strikes in Belgorod kill two, injure six.

2026-05-08: Russia and Ukraine agree to a temporary ceasefire, per NRK Urix.

The Dossier Center reports that a presentation was held for the inner circle of Sergei Kiriyenko, deputy head of the Russian presidential administration, outlining how a compromise solution to the war in Ukraine could be marketed as a victo

2026-05-08: Ukrainian forces, including Azov unit, struck Russian logistics near Mariupol with Hornet drones up to 104 km behind front lines.

2026-05-08: Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of violating Victory Day ceasefires, with both sides reporting hundreds of strikes.

Ukraine resumes oil pumping through the damaged Druzhba pipeline, per Ukrainian source.

2026-05-07: Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds resigned after two drones, likely Ukrainian, crossed into Latvia and crashed.

2026-05-07: Ukrainian attack on Bryansk injures 13; Moscow downs three drones.

Russia appears to reject Ukraine's ceasefire proposal, shelling Sumy preschool shortly after truce was to begin.

Russia demands return of two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine in Kursk, per Ukrainian official.

2026-05-06: UK's most senior army officer, Field Marshal Lord Richards, warns Ukraine cannot win without NATO forces joining the fight, saying Western allies gave Ukraine false hope.

2026-05-06: Deadly airstrike hits Kramatorsk while emergency crews battle fires.

2026-05-05: Russian shelling kills nine in Zaporizhzhia.

Military expert says Russia abandons 'meat grinder' assaults amid troop replenishment difficulties.

Ukraine claims to have developed a method to disrupt Russia's Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, previously considered nearly unstoppable.

Ukrainian drones attack Russian port city of Primorsk, causing a fire that is extinguished.

Ukraine claims drone strike damages Russian Su-57 stealth fighters at Shagol airbase, 1,700 km from Ukraine.

Russian forces attempt to gain foothold as fighting reaches outskirts of Kostiantynivka.

Russia may cancel military vehicle portion of Victory Day parade in Moscow, reducing to foot march with few hundred guests, due to Ukrainian drone strikes.

2026-04-28: Ukraine extends martial law for the 19th time, maintaining curfews and travel ban for men 23-60; elections remain postponed.