Ukrainian Air Force cadets completed initial flight training in the UK before starting jet aircraft training. The preparation of future Ukrainian pilots continues under an international support program designed to strengthen Ukraine’s air capabilities.
Trump said the Ukraine-Russia ceasefire could continue beyond May 11, adding that it would be good if it lasted longer. He said he wants the war to stop and described the human losses from Russia’s war against Ukraine as the worst since World War II.
Russia struck Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions over the past day, killing 2 people and injuring 6. Nikopol and Synelnykove districts were hit 20 times, while Zaporizhzhia region recorded 738 strikes on 31 settlements.
Ukraine said air defenses downed or suppressed 34 of 43 Russian drones overnight after Moscow launched Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and Parody drones from Russia, plus an Iskander-M ballistic missile from Crimea. Missile and drone hits were recorded at 6 locations.
Russian losses per 09/05/26 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff+1080 men+1 tank+3 ACVs+82 artillery+2 MLRS+1 AD system+1479 UAVs+7 GRCs
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Putin’s Valdai residence was blurred on Yandex Maps shortly before May 9. Yandex previously blurred only military and defense industry sites, while Radio Liberty said the estate has been surrounded over several years by more than 25 air defense systems.
🇨🇦 Now that guy has a whale of a tale to tell. Man on a jet ski goes flying after accidentally colliding with a gray whale that came to the surface in Vancouver, #Canada.Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue transported the man to a hospital in serious but stable condition.——The jet skier said that he had no idea a whale was in the area before it breached, and that he is so sorry for the inciden...
🇺🇸 A shocking new video has caught the attention of #Southbridge Police and the quiet town. The clip appears to show a McDonald’s employ (manager) putting fries in her mouth, back into a box to presumably be served. The employee in question has been terminated, with an investigation by Border Health and potential police involvement.Must be loving that 5 seconds of useless fame they gonna get. Peop...
🇮🇩 Tourists killed by volcano after defying ban to film 'сontent': 'Oh My God, They Died!'Volcano eruption kills 3 and injures 5 hikers after they defied the park's orders not to climb the mountain in #Indonesia.20 hikers began climbing Mount Dukono, which has been erupting almost continuously since 1933 on the remote island of Halmahera. The volcano was recorded on seismographs for more than 16 m...
🇺🇸 Woman who led police on a multi-state chase and caused a cop car to flip tries storming out of court when the judge denied her bail for cutting off her ankle monitor.Iesha Harris, 31, was arrested after leading police on a chase lasting over an hour. Harris was arrested and let out on bail, where she cut off her ankle monitor and fled to Georgia before being detained again.——Hamilton County Ass...
A ceasefire has started between Ukraine and Russia. Let see if this holds.
Ukrainian rescuers saved a red-listed moose calf that got lost during a fire in the Chornobyl forest. DSNS crews found the frightened, exhausted animal during firefighting operations, gave it water and assistance, then transferred it to ecologists for care.