🇺🇸 Jersey Shore, #Pennsylvania. A former sheriff's deputy will not face any criminal consequences after he was caught on camera hitting two children with his car, court records show.Manda Haines held her two young children’s hands as they stepped into the crosswalk. In seconds, former sheriff’s deputy Gunner Vuocolo’s car slammed into them, sending little Raelynn and Eli flying through the air lik...
The Motherland Monument in Kyiv was illuminated with the colors of the EU flag in an event attended by foreign diplomats, EU representatives, and Ukrainian authorities. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko stated the action symbolizes European support for Ukraine's fight for freedom and European values.
Putin said at a May 9 evening briefing that Russia has received no Ukrainian proposals on a prisoner exchange. He claimed Moscow had sent Kyiv a list of 500 captured Ukrainian troops before Trump’s proposal, but said Ukraine then “disappeared from radar.”
❗️Putin said he is ready to meet Zelensky not only in Moscow, but only to sign an agreement. He also named former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder as the best negotiator for dialogue between Russia and Europe.
A fire was recorded in occupied Sevastopol at the site of Russia’s 42nd Special Motorized Regiment, FIRMS data shows. The site is military unit 6916 of the Federal Service of National Guard Troops, Rosgvardia.
Ukrainian drone operators from the 210th Assault Regiment struck Russian infantry, ambush drones, motorcycles, vehicles, antenna nodes and repeaters in Sumy region. The unit targeted assets supporting occupation forces.
Radio Liberty shows Russia’s Alabuga special economic zone, where Shaheds are assembled, expanded by 340 hectares in one year, based on satellite imagery from May 2025 and May 2026. At least 19 air-defense towers, probably fitted with heavy machine guns, were previously deployed there, while analysts recently spotted the first tower for a Pantsir system.
🇮🇳 Multi story wooden temple chariot (teru/ratha) tips over during a parade in Anekal, #India.That's a center-of-gravity failure in slow motion. Classic top-heavy-with-narrow-base problem. The engineering red flags were probably listed as "tradition" in the planning docs.Follow us -> LiveLeak
Beneath and above a floating solar farm in ChinaDid you know? 🎓
❗️Putin aide Ushakov said a pause has been taken in trilateral talks on Ukraine, adding that Kyiv knows “what needs to be done” for the next round to succeed. Russia demands Ukrainian forces to leave Donbas which Ukraine has consistently ruled out.
The Kremlin dismissed Zelensky’s decree allowing Moscow’s May 9 parade, calling it “clownery” and a “circus.” The comment followed Ukraine’s stated exclusion of Red Square from its weapons plan during the event from 10:00 Kyiv time, a move Kyiv linked to US-mediated talks and the planned 1,000-for-1,000 POW exchange.
Russia switched on a large-screen Victory Day parade and music at the Estonian border. On the Estonian side, Ukraine and EU flags were displayed, along with a reminder that Putin is a war criminal.
Ukrainian troops are taking part in Sweden’s Aurora 2026 drills alongside NATO and representatives of 18 countries. Partners are focusing on Ukraine’s combat experience with FPV drones, countering air threats and modern battlefield tactics.
❗️Belgium’s Defence Ministry plans to deliver all 53 remaining Belgian F-16s to Ukraine by 2029, with the transfers tied to the phased arrival of F-35s replacing Belgium’s current fleet. The indicative schedule lists 7 jets in 2026, including 4 already decommissioned and used for training Ukrainian technicians, followed by 5 in 2027, 14 in 2028 and 27 in 2029.
The parade in Moscow has started. North Korean soldiers who took part in fighting in Russia’s Kursk region marched in a separate column.