Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, said on Saturday that nobody could guarantee that the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv would survive to see May 10 if Ukraine attacked Moscow during World War Two victory celebrations on May 9.

Dozens are injured after Russian drone attacks hit homes in Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials say:: May 2, 2025Mayor Ihor Terekhov said there had been strikes in 12 locations in four central districts of the city,

What’s emerged from the Washington-led effort to end the war in Ukraine suggests a deal that seems likely to be favorable to Russia.

An approval by Trump of new sanctions, which would follow the Wednesday signing of a U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal that he heavily promoted as part of his peace effort, could signify a hardening of his stance towards the Kremlin.

KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, wounded 47 people, local officials said. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said drones hit 12 locations in the city late Friday. Residential buildings, civilian infrastructure and vehicles were damaged in the assault, according to Kharkiv regional Gov. Oleh Syniehubov.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested that his military would not abide by a three-day ceasefire laid out by Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week, instead offering a longer 30-day truce that is backed by the United States.

The war in Ukraine is not going to end "any time soon," US Vice President JD Vance said in an interview with Fox News on Thursday. It is "going to be up to the Russians and Ukrainians now that each side knows what the other's terms for peace are.