Society
The hantavirus is getting closer: health surveillance has been put in place in Poland following contact with passengers on a cruise ship
Poland has introduced health monitoring for the first time following possible contact with passengers on the cruise ship MV Hondius, on board which an outbreak of hantavirus has been reported. Three people have already died from the infection.
11 May 2026: a church holiday, name day and folk traditions
On 11 May 2026, Orthodox Christians will commemorate Saints Cyril and Methodius, the Equal-to-the-Apostles and enlighteners of the Slavs. This day also marks World Technology Day and World Ego Awareness Day.
Penalty points may be introduced for drivers in Ukraine
Ukraine may be set to change its system of penalties for traffic offences. Instead of just fines for drivers, there are plans to introduce penalty points — these will be awarded for each traffic offence depending on its severity
Protests were held in Kharkiv against Ukraine’s new Civil Code
A rally against Ukraine’s new Civil Code, which the Verkhovna Rada had previously approved at first reading, took place on Freedom Square in Kharkiv on 10 May
An archive photo of Péter Mádár with an MP from Zakarpattia has surfaced online
Roland Ceber, a member of the Transcarpathian Regional Council, has published an archive photo featuring Hungary’s new Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, and congratulated him on taking office. In his post, he also expressed his hope for a new chapter in relations between Ukraine and Hungary
Passengers are being evacuated from a cruise ship off the coast of Tenerife due to the hantavirus
On 10 May, Spain began evacuating passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius, on board which an outbreak of hantavirus had been detected. The ship is currently anchored off the coast of Tenerife.
In Lviv, a man armed with a knife took a child hostage
In Lviv, police have arrested a man who took a 13-year-old girl hostage and threatened her with a knife. The girl was freed within minutes and was unharmed
Ukrainians have been given an explanation for the reduction in subsidies in May
In May, some Ukrainians received a lower housing subsidy. This is due to the end of the heating season and a change in the way payments are calculated
Weather forecast for Ukraine on 10 May 2026
On 10 May, unsettled weather is expected across Ukraine, with rain and thunderstorms in a number of regions. Forecasters predict the highest temperatures in the east and south of the country — up to 27 degrees
On 9 May in Kharkiv, a Russian drone struck a high-rise building: there are casualties
On 9 May in Kharkiv, a Russian drone struck the service floor of a nine-storey residential building in the Industrial District. As a result of the attack, the number of casualties rose to five
Mother's Day in Ukraine: from the traditions of Kievan Rus' to the present day
Mother’s Day is traditionally celebrated in Ukraine on the second Sunday in May. Although it was only officially established in the late 1990s, the tradition of honouring mothers in Ukraine has much deeper roots.
A woman holding an anti-war placard was detained in St Petersburg
On 9 May in St Petersburg, Russia, police detained pensioner Lyudmila Vasilyeva whilst she was holding a solo protest with an anti-war placard. The woman had previously taken part in opposition and anti-war demonstrations
