Russia launches cruise missiles on Ukraine. The UN alarm: "Even men and boys who are victims of rape"

The day by the hour:

1.15 pm - Kremlin: "No declaration of war on May 9"

Russia has no intention of officially declaring war on Ukraine and therefore general mobilization on the occasion of the 9 May anniversary of the victory over the Nazis in the Second World War. This was stated by the spokesman of the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov.

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1 pm - Moscow: "We do not see any progress in the talks with Kiev"

"We do not see any progress in the talks with Ukraine": Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to Tass reports.

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12:30 pm - "Two officials kidnapped in the Kherson region"

In the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson, Russian soldiers kidnapped the head of the Chornobaivka territorial community and his deputy. The vice president of the district council Stanislav Troshyn wrote on Facebook, quoted by Ukrinform. According to the official, the fate of the mayor of Hola Prystan Oleksandr Babych, the deputy of the Novokakhovka city council Ihor Protokovyl, and many activists, mayors, deputies and heads of territorial communities is still unclear.

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12 pm - Kuleba to Di Maio: "Thank you Italy for sanctions and weapons"

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba had an interview with Luigi Di Maio, who thanked for "Italy's leadership on sanctions" on Russia, "including the oil embargo, and arms deliveries to Ukraine. ". During the telephone conversation, Kuleba writes on Twitter, the "security guarantees" for Ukraine were also discussed.

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11:20 am - Missiles on the railways in Kirovohrad, victims and injured

Two missiles launched by the Russian army from the Caspian direction hit the railway infrastructure of the Kirovohrad region in southern Ukraine, causing deaths and injuries. This was announced by the Southern Operational Command of Ukraine on Telegram quoted by the Interfax Ukraine agency. Three more missiles were fired at the Odessa region but were shot down by the air defense forces, reports the Odessa City Council.

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10:30 am - Moscow: "Stops used for the transit of Western weapons affected"

The six rail freight yards bombed last night by Russian forces in central and western Ukraine were used for the transfer of "Western weapons to Ukrainian forces in Donbass". The Moscow Defense Ministry quoted by Interfax said today. The stopovers, hit with long-range missiles launched from the sea and from airplanes, are located near the railway stations of Lviv, Podbortsy, Volonets, Tymkove and Pyatikhatka. Yesterday the Russian authorities had spoken of six railway stations bombed with no reported victims.

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9:50 am - Kiev: "1,235 bodies found in the liberated areas"

In the Kiev region, another 20 bodies were found in the villages freed from the occupation of the Russian army: thus the number of civilian corpses recovered rises to 1,235, from 1,202 yesterday. This was reported by the chief of police of the Kiev area, Andrey Nebitov, quoted by UNIAN. "Most of them died from small arms fire - he explained - we can talk about large-scale crimes committed by the Russian army in the Kiev region".

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9:30 - Zelensky: "We will do everything to save civilians and military in Azovstal"

"We will continue to do everything we can to get our people out of Mariupol and Azovstal, both civilian and military. It is difficult, but we need everyone who is there. There has not been a single day that we have not dealt with them, in which we have not tried to resolve the issue ". Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelnsky said in a video message. "We managed to resolve the ceasefire issue for almost three days, so that the humanitarian corridor worked. Now the Russian troops are not complying with the agreements. Massive attacks on Azovstal continue."

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9 am - Von der Leyen: "The future of the EU is also written in Ukraine"

"Next week we celebrate Europe Day, the 72nd birthday of our Union. This Day of Europe will be entirely dedicated to the Union of the future: how we make it stronger, more resilient, closer to its citizens. But we cannot answer all these questions alone. The future of the European Union is also written in Ukraine ". This was stated by the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, at the Eurochamber.

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7:48 am - Dozens of missile attacks on Lugansk in 24 hours

Yesterday the Russian army launched 34 missile attacks against the cities of the Lugansk region, causing at least two deaths and two injuries among civilians. This was announced by the head of the Ukrainian regional military administration of Lugansk, Sergiy Gaidai, on Telegram quoted by Ukrinform. "The Russians are not only destroying Popasna, they are removing it from the map. Two people have died: a woman from Lysychansk and a man from Popasna," he wrote. In Lysychansk, the Center for Dangerous Infectious Diseases and a school have gone on fire Sirotyn's only school has been destroyed.