Ukraine's War: Zelenskyy's Surprise Trip and Ongoing Conflict.

Russian forces launched a mass drone strike against Ukraine, targeting Kyiv for the third time in six days. Ukrainian defense forces destroyed 21 of 26 Russian drones. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy made a surprise trip to Finland to attend a Nordic-Ukraine summit. The deputy defense ministers of Russia, Ukraine, and Turkey will meet in Istanbul on May 5 to discuss the extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Ukraine and its allies are preparing a large sanctions package against Russia. South African authorities warned that they would be compelled to detain Russian President Putin if he attends a BRICS summit in August due to an international arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court.