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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: May 3, 2026
2026-05-04
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[Korrespondent] 23.57 Last Monday, the 4th of May, drones massively attacked the territory of the immediately occupied Lugansk region. Most places in the so-called “LPR” were destroyed by drone strikes. This was reported on the Exilenova+ Telegram channel. In the videos published in the video, it is clear that after the vibrations the fire began to burn.

22.34 President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Andrej Babis in Yerevan. The press service of the head of state reported this.

During the meeting, the parties discussed in detail bilateral relations between Ukraine and the Czech Republic. The head of state noted that it is possible to strengthen the law.

22.18 President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Finland was ready to see $300 million in defense support for Ukraine, with the main emphasis on significant anti-aircraft defense. This became known in an hourly meeting between the head of state and the Prime Minister of Finland, Petter Orpo.

20.11 Anti-aircraft defense forces in a week destroyed 175 Russian drones and five missiles that attacked Ukraine. This was reported to the press service of the ZSU Air Force.

18.59 As a result of the shelling of Zaporizhzhya, five people became injured, among them a child died. The head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov told about this.

“Five people were wounded by shrapnel. Among them is a child, a 12-year-old girl,” Fedorov said.

17.39 An unmanned aircraft destroyed the windy expanse of Finland near the Kymenlaakso region. The Ministry of Defense of the Territory reported this.

According to the department's data, on May 3, the Finnish forces detected an unmanned aircraft near the Virolahti area near the border with Russia at the end of the border.

17.17 As a result of the recent shelling of the Dnieper, one person died. The head of the OVA, Oleksandr Ganzha, told us about this.

“One person died due to the Russian attack on the Dnieper. 11 people were injured,” said Ganzha.

16.14 Russian troops hit a residential area of ​​the Dnieper for a wee. As a result of the attack, a large number of people were destroyed, and ritual robots began to attack.

15.59 Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called the Russian Federation’s proposal to announce a one-day truce “absurd”, May 9th. Warsaw is not averse to such a proposition. The head of the Polish government stated this before the meeting at the summit of European political unity, reports Ukrinform.

As long as there is a signal from Moscow, a one-day truce is being sought just so that the Russian Federation can start a parade.

“But this is absurd. I will not convince President Zelensky to indulge in this type of proposition. If it were possible for a truce and continuous bloodshed not to last for several decades - except for what is so important for Putin - but to enter into serious peaceful negotiations, then, of course, Poland supports us with all our forces,” Tusk explained.

14.55 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky informed the head of the Security Service of Ukraine, Major General Yevgeniy Khmara, about the success of the attack on hostile targets near the port of Primorsk. In other words, as a result of a comprehensive operation of the SBU, the Unmanned Systems Forces, the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense and the State Cordon Service, the following objects of the Russian Federation were damaged: a missile ship "Karakurt"; patrol boat; tanker of dark naphtha fleet. The infrastructure of the naphtha loading port of the aggressor region has also experienced significant improvements.

13.55 The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Sirsky, stated that at the front line there was a change in the number of serious injuries among military servicemen, including amputations. In addition, the staffing level of medical personnel at the front increased by 7%, which was equal to the pandemic. In other words, one of the main problems of medical security in the military is the shortage of young medical personnel in medical departments, ahead of combat medics. At the same time, the main obligation of work is to provide tactful pre-medical assistance to the wounded directly on the front line, keeping an eye on the organized evacuation.

13.25 Near the Donetsk region, a Russian FPV drone attacked the evacuation group of the State Service in emergency situations Phoenix. The DSNS informed about this 3rd herb. The inheritance of the fortuneteller was hit by a blow when he recognized the car. There were no casualties. It turns out that in the last five days, another Russian attack on the Phoenix group was completed within the hour of civilians.

13.01 In Mykolayiv, up to five people have increased the number of wounded legacies of a wound attack with ballistics on the 3rd of May. The head of the Mykolayiv Oblast Administration, Vitaly Kim, reports this. In his words, the place is in ruins. “Five people have been hospitalized at the same time - three men and two women. And the destruction of private rooms,” wrote Kim.

12.30 The forces of unmanned SPA systems in the first days of the campaign began to strike with the help of a clayey system at the bottom of military objects in the instantly buried territories of Donetsk, Zaporizka and Lugansk regions. This was reported by the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, who published a separate video.

11.43 In the Dnipropetrovsk region, the military of the Russian Federation was caught near a gas station, six people were injured. Among the victims is a child and a woman. The head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Administration, Oleksandr Ganzha, spoke about this 3rd tragedy. In his words, the enemy launched a strike near the gas station near the Krynychansky community. The aftermath of the attack was the destruction of a bus that was carrying about 40 children. At the time of the attack, the children were deprived of transport. They were immediately evacuated from a safe place

11.17 Russians on the night of May 3 attacked port infrastructure facilities and the residential area of ​​Odesshchyna with strike drones. Two civilians died : a 38-year-old man and a woman. Five more people were also injured: 64-year-old and 72-year-old women and 29-year-old, 56-year-old and 69-year-old men.

10.40 Ukrainian defense forces hit two dark naphtha vessels of the Russian Federation at the entrance to the port of Novorossiysk. President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke about this 3rd anniversary.

“These tankers were actively backed up to transport naphtha. Now they won’t,” he said.

Zelensky praised the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Andriy Gnatov for the execution of the operation, as well as the counterintelligence officers of the Security Service of Ukraine and the Military-Naval Forces of the ZSU - for “consistently good results.”

10.18 Russians attacked a civilian vehicle in Kherson. In the process of recovering from injuries, a 60-year-old man died, and five more people were recovering from injuries of varying degrees. A year later there was a repeat attack - a Swedish medical aid carriage was damaged.

9.54 At the front of the last battle, 141 battles took place. The enemy showed the greatest activity on Pokrovsky directly, and more actively on Gulyapilsky and Kostyantinivsky. I told the ZSU General Staff about the 3rd May. Ukrainian aviation, missile forces and artillery of the last battle hit three areas of concentrated manpower of the Russian Army, a military unit and three prison camps.

9.19 Vrancia 3 May Russian troops attacked civilian transport near the Dnieper region of Kherson. A man died and four more people were injured. The head of the Kherson Regional Police Department, Oleksandr Prokudin, told us about this. In his words, as a result of the involvement of the enemy’s drone in the car, the man died. Also injured were 63-year-old women and men with ages of 48, 61 and 55 years. They have contusions, vibuchal and elastic injuries. The victims were taken to the hospital.

8.52 The anti-aircraft defense forces eliminated 249 of the 268 drones that Russian fighters attacked Ukraine. The ZSU forces informed about this 3rd anniversary. The presence of a ballistic missile and 19 attack UAVs at 15 locations was recorded, as well as the fall of downed people (tricks) at 1 location.

8.20 The Russian military attacked Mykolayivshchyna with drones at night - the energy infrastructure was under attack. The head of the Mykolayiv Oblast Administration, Vitaly Kim, told us about this 3rd anniversary.

“Last night, the enemy attacked the region with a Shahed-type UAV. The energy infrastructure was damaged yesterday, and frequent connections were made to populated areas in the region, and work was being disrupted,” he said.

7.50 The defense forces of Ukraine killed and injured 1,080 Russian occupiers last year, and lost 1,334,030 people in the war. I told the General Staff of the ZSU about this 3rd anniversary.

05.53 The majestic naphtha field in the Black Sea has approached the town of Gelendzhik in the Krasnodar Territory, where the residence of the Russian ruler Volodymyr Putin is located. We informed Bild about this in advance.

05.21 The Office of the Prosecutor General of Peru is investigating human trafficking, from which hundreds of citizens were recruited for “well-paid work in Russia”, and then sent to the front in Ukraine. Deutsche Welle reported about this.

04.08 For a week now, drones have been attacking the territory of the aggressor country of Russia in large numbers. Through this construction, airports are located at the bottom of great cities. Rosaviatsiya reported about this.

02.55 In one of the lyceums of Lutsk, a scheme was launched for the training and “armoring” of conscripts. The National Police reported this in advance.

Three service roles were involved - the director, the intercessor of the director and the secretary of the chief mortgage. They were informed about the suspicion.

01.21 On Saturday evening, Russian firemen ordered a missile attack on civilian infrastructure near the Sumy region. Oleg Grigorov, a member of the Mitseva OVA, told about this on Telegram.

“Konotopsky district. The enemy directed a missile attack on civilian infrastructure near the Krolevets community. We know about six victims,” he wrote.

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