The Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) says a Russian correctional colony employee in Moscow-occupied Berdyansk who had been implicated in the alleged torture of Ukrainians has been "eliminated."
Ukrainians in Kyiv are celebrating their third Easter since Russia's full-scale invasion as authorities urged churchgoers to avoid vigils due to a nighttime curfew and the danger of air strikes.
Russia attacked Ukraine's Sumy region with drones and artillery overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force and the northeastern region's military administration said early on May 6.
A court in Bishkek announced on May 6 that an internal investigation had been launched into the escape of a Kyrgyz man to Russia after he was handed a suspended seven-year prison term for joining Russia's armed forces and fighting in Ukraine.
Russia, angered over what it says are "unprecedented" statements from the West, has announced plans to conduct military exercises to ensure its readiness to use tactical nuclear weapons.