The week of May 5-11, 2025, was marked by intense Russian shelling of Ukrainian territories, resulting in numerous casualties among the civilian population and significant damage to infrastructure. Border areas and large cities were the most affected. Ukrainian air defense forces continue to work actively to destroy enemy targets, but the threat of new attacks remains high.

The film “2000 Meters to Andriivka” by director and founder of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers Mstislav Chernov will be shown at the opening ceremony of the 78th Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, May 13. The film will be part of the “Day of Ukraine” program dedicated to the Russian-Ukrainian war. The program is organized by the festival in collaboration with France Télévisions and Brut.

While the world community cherishes illusions about Russian pacification, the Russian army intensifies attacks on Ukrainian cities. With the start of negotiations in which the United States brought Russia back into dialogue, the Kremlin is using this opportunity to spread its “truth” about the war.

Two months of full-scale war between Russia and Ukraine are behind us. The resistance shown by Kharkiv's defenders in the first days of the war showed the Russians that no one would surrender the city without a fight. Like Kyiv, the Russians planned to capture Kharkiv in three days. At least, this is what Russian prisoners have testified. Therefore, the enemy hoped to capture Kharkiv through information warfare and terror. Turning Kharkiv residents against the Armed Forces of Ukraine, forcing them to leave, and discrediting the city's defense and the struggle of the Ukrainian people as a whole were the goals that enemy propaganda sought to achieve in Kharkiv.