Maria Tril

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Mariia Tril is a Ukraine-based journalist covering politics, military, and international affairs. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, completed an internship at The Kyiv Independent. For over 2 years, she has been contributing for English-language outlet Euromaidan Press.

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Kim Jong Un urges North Korean youth aged 14 to 30 to fight for Russia after losing 6,000 troops in Kursk

At a Pyongyang youth congress, Kim Jong Un cast 14- to 30-year-olds as the "vanguard" of state goals while the ruling party praised dead soldiers in Russia's war as "bombs and flames."

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Eurovision 2026 final lineup confirmed — two Ukrainian winners join Lordi, Rybak, and Kostov in Vienna

Ruslana and Verka Serduchka will perform at the Eurovision 2026 final in Vienna on 16 May as part of the contest's 70th anniversary reunion show.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy listens during a meeting with US President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, December 2025

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FP: Patriot supplies to Ukraine hinge on the war in Iran, which has already drained nearly half of the US stockpile

Foreign Policy reports US officials see Ukraine as unable to last two days without aid, as the Iran war drains the Patriot stockpile and clouds the PURL program.

canada just sanctioned 100 russian shadow fleet tankers — plus drone cyber suppliers behind front lines · post canadian ukrainian flags chamberca ukraine news reports

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Canada adds 12.4 mn euros to Ukraine Energy Support Fund, total passes 57 mn

Equipment worth around 260 mn euros is already in transit to Ukraine, with delivery expected before temperatures drop.

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“Anyone who tries to break through, we will shoot” — a Ukrainian sailor describes two months at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz

A Ukrainian chief mate describes two months stranded near the Strait of Hormuz: a $2mn passage toll, $13,000 water deliveries, and Iranian warnings over VHF radio.

Russian sabotage Hybrid warfare in the Baltic sea Putin NATO European security Lithuania Finland Sweden Estonia Germany Russian war against Ukraine full-sclae invasion

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Russia will be combat-ready again by 2027 — Estonia’s military chief sets a two-year clock for NATO

Estonia's defense forces commander Andrus Merilo says Russia will be combat-ready by 2027 and outlines five areas where Estonia must prepare for war.

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Ukraine jails European ex-instructor for 8.5 years after FSB recruited him through pro-Kremlin forums

Ukraine has jailed a foreign ex-military instructor for 8.5 years after Russia's FSB recruited him through pro-Kremlin forums to spy on training centers and plan terror attacks

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National Guard’s Omega unit downs $100,000 Russian Knyaz Veshchiy Oleg recon drone

Ukraine's National Guard Omega unit has destroyed a $100,000 Russian Knyaz Veshchiy Oleg recon drone — the fourth such UAV downed in 2026

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Russia struck a Poltava gas site overnight — then hit the DSNS rescuers responding to the fire

Russia struck a Poltava gas facility overnight on 5 May with Iskander missiles, then hit SES rescuers at the scene. Five killed, 37 injured.

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Europe has 2 mn troops, Russia 1.3 mn, Ukraine 800,000 — and Kyiv is the one teaching, Stubb says

In Prague, Finland's President Alexander Stubb said Europe should ask what Ukraine offers it, not what it needs — and that no Western army fights a modern war the way Ukraine does.

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Germany hands Ukraine the gas plant that warmed Russia’s Nord Stream

Germany will transfer an 84 MW gas-fired power plant in Lubmin — built to serve Russia's Nord Stream 1 — to a Ukrainian operator as humanitarian aid, Die Welt reports.

40 children narrowly escape russian drone strike bus near dnipro six wounded include child pregnant woman · post rescuer extinguishes fire port infrastructure odesa oblast after strikes overnight 2-3 2026

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Russia fired 75 drones at Ukrainian ports in early 2025 — this year, the figure is over 800

Russia launched over 800 drones at Ukrainian ports in the first four months of 2026 — more than 10 times the 75 of the same period in 2025, Vice PM Kuleba reported.

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Russian missile turns Monday morning in Kharkiv Oblast into a mass-casualty scene — 5 dead, 19 injured in Kharkiv Oblast

The hit damaged an auto service station, 4 shops, and private and apartment buildings.

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May 9 in Moscow without weapons — and maybe with Ukrainian drones, Zelenskyy says

At the EPC summit in Yerevan, Zelenskyy said Russia's 9 May parade will be without military hardware — and Ukrainian drones may fly over Moscow.

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Maria Tril

Kim Jong Un urges North Korean youth aged 14 to 30 to fight for Russia after losing 6,000 troops in Kursk

Eurovision 2026 final lineup confirmed — two Ukrainian winners join Lordi, Rybak, and Kostov in Vienna

FP: Patriot supplies to Ukraine hinge on the war in Iran, which has already drained nearly half of the US stockpile

Canada adds 12.4 mn euros to Ukraine Energy Support Fund, total passes 57 mn

“Anyone who tries to break through, we will shoot” — a Ukrainian sailor describes two months at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz

Russia will be combat-ready again by 2027 — Estonia’s military chief sets a two-year clock for NATO

Ukraine jails European ex-instructor for 8.5 years after FSB recruited him through pro-Kremlin forums

National Guard’s Omega unit downs $100,000 Russian Knyaz Veshchiy Oleg recon drone

Russia struck a Poltava gas site overnight — then hit the DSNS rescuers responding to the fire

Europe has 2 mn troops, Russia 1.3 mn, Ukraine 800,000 — and Kyiv is the one teaching, Stubb says

Germany hands Ukraine the gas plant that warmed Russia’s Nord Stream

Russia fired 75 drones at Ukrainian ports in early 2025 — this year, the figure is over 800

Russian missile turns Monday morning in Kharkiv Oblast into a mass-casualty scene — 5 dead, 19 injured in Kharkiv Oblast

May 9 in Moscow without weapons — and maybe with Ukrainian drones, Zelenskyy says

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