Ukraine launched Flamingo cruise missiles in a deep-strike operation on May 5, hitting a defence-linked facility in Cheboksary and triggering missile alerts in at least 18 Russian regions, including the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug 2,000 km from Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the Ukrainian defence forces struck a military-industrial complex facility in the Russian city of Cheboksary on the night of 4-5 May in response to continued acts of terror by Moscow.

Ukraine is looking to capitalize on the success it has had developing counter-drone and other systems by adjusting government rules to enable defense exports. Sales of such equipment were proscribed given the country’s own needs to defend itself against Russian aggression.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who accompanied Zelenskyy to Berlin, said Germany and Ukraine agreed to a defense package valued at $4.7 billion. The agreement is “a massive boost” for Ukraine’s air defense against Russian barrages, Fedorov said on X, allowing Kyiv to buy “several hundred” American-made Patriot missiles.

Britain is in talks to join the European Union's 90 billion euro ($105.13 billion) loan to Ukraine to qualify for Kyiv's defence orders that the loan finances, but will

Britain has announced a major new package of support for Ukraine, worth millions of pounds, as senior ministers engage in a series of high-level international meetings. The aid comes as Kyiv continues to defend itself against Russia’s ongoing invasion.

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Russian ⁠President Vladimir ​Putin ‌on ‌Monday ⁠declared a ⁠two-day ceasefire in ​the ​conflict with Ukraine ⁠to ⁠mark ⁠the anniversary of ​the defeat ​of ⁠Nazi ⁠Germany in World War Two, ⁠Russian agencies said,