[NewsFront] 21:13 Air cover groups of the "Vostok" group intercepted enemy drones over the Zaporizhzhia region.
Attack UAV crews from the Center group destroyed manpower, equipment, and mortars of Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Dobropillya and Dnipropetrovsk directions.
20:49 In the period from 16:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 33 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Novgorod, Smolensk regions and the Moscow region.
19:51 Ukrainian Armed Forces attack on Belgorod Oblast continue, as another civilian sought medical assistance.
A woman injured in a drone attack on an apartment building in Shebekino sought treatment at the Shebekino Central District Hospital. After receiving medical attention, she was taken to Belgorod City Hospital No. 2, where she was diagnosed with mine blast injury and barotrauma. She received medical treatment, and will continue her treatment as an outpatient.
19:14 The Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces that resulted in the death and injury of civilians in the Zaporizhzhia, Belgorod, and Smolensk regions.
18:53 Northerners are destroying Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in the northwest of the Kupyansk region, video.
18:13 In Kovel, Volyn Oblast, a fight broke out between TCC employees and a construction crew. The agency's employees used pepper spray against civilians, but eventually retreated and left the scene.video.
17:33 Northerners are disrupting the transfer of another combat group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the positions in the Khar'kov direction, video.
17:12 As a result of the attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces drone, two civilians died. Another one was wounded.
In the village of Nechayevka in the Belgorod District, a drone attacked a car carrying a family—a married couple and their 21-year-old son. The worst thing happened: the man and his son died instantly from their severe injuries.
16:30 In the period from 12:00 Moscow time to 16:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 75 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type were over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Smolensk, Tula regions and the Moscow region.
15:54 Six civilians suffered as a result of attacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces drones.
In the village of Oktyabrsky in the Belgorod District, a truck driver suffered a mine blast injury and a shrapnel wound to the chest and leg after a drone detonated. He is receiving all necessary medical care at Belgorod City Hospital No. 2. The vehicle was damaged.
Two apartment buildings in the city of Shebekino were attacked by drones. A woman was injured. At the Shebekino Central District Hospital, she was diagnosed with a mine blast injury, barotrauma, shrapnel wound to the leg, and a grazing wound to the head. After receiving medical treatment, she will be transferred to City Hospital No. 2 in Belgorod. In one apartment building, the roof and a car parked in the courtyard were damaged, while in the second, the façade, the windows of four apartments, and a car were damaged.
In the city of Grayvoron, a drone struck a passenger car, injuring a woman. At the Grayvoron District Hospital, she was diagnosed with a mine blast injury and shrapnel wounds to her back, leg, and arm. She was taken to Belgorod City Hospital No. 2 for further examination and treatment. All necessary medical care is being provided. A passenger car and three private homes were damaged at the scene of the attack.
Three women injured in a drone strike yesterday in the village of Dubovoye, Belgorod District, sought treatment at Belgorod City Hospital No. 2 after their conditions worsened. Doctors diagnosed all of them with mine-blast injuries and barotrauma. Hospitalization was not required; treatment will continue on an outpatient basis.
14:43 Northerners continue to disrupt the supply of supplies to the Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in the Khar'kov region, video.
14:05 Sumy direction Krasnopolsky section
Troops of the North military group continue their offensive east of Sumy.
After liberating Miropolye, Russian Armed Forces continue to advance westward, toward Velyka (Bolshaya) Rybica and Malaya Rybica, as well as from Miropolskoye toward Malaya Rybica and Velyky (Bolshaya) Prikol. The forests south of Miropolye have come under our control.
13:48 In the period from 8:00 Moscow time to 12:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and 52 destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Smolensk, Tula regions and the Moscow region.
13:06 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of May 3, 2026
Units of the "North" force group have improved their tactical position. Formations of the mechanized and airborne assault brigades, the assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and the territorial defense brigade have been defeated near the settlements of Velyka Rybitsa, Pustogorod, Novaya Sloboda, Khmelevka, and Dibrova in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov region, manpower and equipment of two heavy mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were damaged in the areas of the Ambarnoye and Ryasnoye settlements in the Khar'kov region.
The enemy lost over 175 soldiers, 16 vehicles and two field artillery pieces.
Units of the "West" force group have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, and two territorial defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Pristen and Petrovka in the Khar'kov region, and Svyatogorsk and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 210 servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, a Bucephalus armored personnel carrier, four armored combat vehicles, 19 vehicles, and three artillery pieces, including a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery unit.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of six mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade have been defeated near the settlements of Nikolaevka, Kondratovka, Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Piskunovka, Rai-Aleksandrovka, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 160 servicemen, a Cossack combat armored vehicle, and 17 vehicles.
Units of the Center Group of Forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted casualties on the personnel and equipment of five mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade, an airmobile brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, five National Guard brigades, and the Azov* Special Forces Brigade near the settlements of Priyut, Vodyanskoye, Belitskoye, Dobropillya, Shevchenko, Vasilevka, and Kucherov Yar in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopavlivka and Novopidgorodne in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 320 military personnel, seven combat armored vehicles, seven cars, and three field artillery pieces.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, an airborne assault brigade, and four assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Dolinka, Rivne, Lesnoye, Charivne, Omelnik, and Vozdvizhevka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and Gavrilovka, Pokrovskoe, and Velykomykhaylivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The enemy lost over 330 servicemen, two armored personnel carriers, two armored combat vehicles and eight cars.
Units of the Dnipro group of forces defeated formations of the heavy mechanized, mountain assault brigades and the unmanned systems brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Novokairy, Novooleksandrivka in the Kherson region and Dymytrovo in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 40 servicemen, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, 14 vehicles, two field artillery pieces, including a US 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery unit, and two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
12:55 The Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces that resulted in the death and injury of civilians in the Moscow and Belgorod regions
According to information from the executive authorities, a 77-year-old man died as a result of debris from a downed UAV falling in the village of Chernevo in the Volokolamsk District of the Moscow Region.
In the Graivoronsky and Shebekinsky districts of the Belgorod region, two civilians were injured as a result of attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
12:00 Due to an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the road in Kamenka-Dniprovsk a 15-year-old teenager died. Born in 2010, he was near his home when the enemy drone struck him. He died instantly from his injuries.
11:15 Artillerymen of the 1442nd Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment of the "Southern" group of forces destroyed temporary enemy deployment point in Konstantinovka.
10:26 Two adults and a child suffered in the Smolensk region, due to a drone attack on an apartment building, Governor Vasily Anokhin reported.
9:53 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.
In total, 130 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 09:00 on May 2 and 09:00 on May 3.
9:14 Ukrainian Armed Forces continue strikes on civilian infrastructure on the left bank of the Kherson region
Yesterday afternoon, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 25 shells from barrel artillery at populated areas of the Kherson region of the Russian Federation:
Aleshki - Seven;
Kakhovka - Six;
Dnepryany - Four;
Novaya Kakhovka - Eight.
Throughout the night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued their artillery bombardment of the Kherson region, firing a total of 18 shells from cannon artillery. The following villages were targeted: Velyka Lepetikha, Kozachii Lagerya, Novaya Mayachka, and Sagi.
8:31 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 334 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type were over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Leningrad, Nizhny Novgorod, Novgorod, Oryol, Pskov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tver, Tula regions, the Moscow region and the Republic of Crimea.
8:04 T-72B3 tank crews of the Center group during combat training struck targets simulating enemy fortifications.