[NewsFront] 21:51 From 15:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted anddestroyed114 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Kaluga, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tula, Oryol, Tver, Rostov, Volgograd regions and the Moscow region.
20:21 In accordance with the decision of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin, May 8-9, 2026 is declared truce in honor of the celebration of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War.
19:37 Drone operators of the 3rd Army Corps of the "Southern" group destroyed enemy equipment and manpower.
UAV crews from the Vostok group disrupted the transfer of Ukrainian Armed Forces reserves in the Zaporizhzhia region.
17:30 Crew of the 2S7 203mm Malka self-propelled howitzer of the Center group of forces destroyed stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dobropillya direction.
16:21 In the period from 9:00 Moscow time to 15:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 90 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Kaluga, Smolensk, Nizhny Novgorod, Tula regions and the Moscow region.
16:13 Zala UAV crews revealed behind enemy lines, the transfer of enemy equipment to the line of combat contact and transmitted the coordinates to the crew of the Lancet loitering munition.
15:53 Slavyansk-Kramatorsk direction. Assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces are advancing in Krivaya Luka and in the Rai-Aleksandrovka area –MAP
14:27 The crew of the T-80BVM tank of the 68th Army Corps of the Eastern Group of Forces destroyed stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region.
13:00 In April 2026, the Russian Armed Forces liberated 212 square kilometers of territory, –MAP
12:52 Russian Armed Forces improved their positions in the Krasny Liman area, MAP
12:13 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (as of May 4, 2026)
Units of the "North" force group improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the villages of Velykyi Prikol, Pushkarevka, Mogritsa, Khoten, Spaske, and Barilovka in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov region, manpower and equipment of the mechanized and motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the territorial defense brigade, and the National Guard brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Bely Kolodez, Liptsy, Yurchenkovo, Shesterovka, and Izbitskoye in the Khar'kov region.
The enemy lost over 260 military personnel, 19 vehicles, six field artillery pieces, a Croatian-made RAK-SA-12 multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "West" force group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Cherneshchyna, Shiykovka, Druzhelyubovka, and Novy Mir in the Khar'kov region, and Krasny Liman and Svyatogorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 180 servicemen, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, five armored combat vehicles, 25 cars, four artillery pieces, a Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle, and three electronic warfare stations.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated formations of four mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an airmobile brigade, and a territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Roskoshnoye, Krivaya Luka, Nikolaevka, Artema, Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Rai-Aleksandrovka, Kramatorsk, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 90 troops, a German-made Marder infantry fighting vehicle, an Italian-made Puma armored car, a US-made M-113 armored personnel carrier, and a Cossack armored fighting vehicle. Thirteen vehicles, three field artillery pieces, four electronic warfare stations, and two Israeli-made RADA RPS-42 counter-battery systems were destroyed.
Units of the "Center" force group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, a Jaeger brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Maryevka, Verovka, Petrovskoye, Novotroitske, Belitskoye, Kucherov Yar, Novonikolaevka, Dobropillya, and Veseloye in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopidgorodnoye in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 360 military personnel, five armored combat vehicles, 11 cars, three artillery pieces, and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, and three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Prosyanaya, Dobropasovo, and Velykomykhaylivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Voskresenka, Listovka, Barvinovka, Verkhnyaya Tersa, Lesnoye, and Vozdvizhevka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The enemy lost over 315 servicemen, five vehicles and three field artillery pieces.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Kirovo, Yurkovka and Grigorovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
More than 35 military personnel, 24 vehicles, an artillery piece and three electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
12:01 Sappers of a naval infantry unit of the Center group of forces demining supply routes in the Dobropillya direction.
During an engineering reconnaissance of the routes, sappers discovered a camouflaged anti-tank mine, presumably dropped by an enemy UAV at night.
Naval riflemen/sappers reported the find, cordoned off the area, and destroyed the mine with a surface charge.
10:26 In the period from 7:00 Moscow time to 9:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 39 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Tula, Ryazan and Lipetsk regions.
10:21 Reconnaissance UAV of the unmanned systems unit discovered buildings, equipment, and concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters. The target coordinates were immediately transmitted to the artillery fire control center.
A 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system crew from the 58th Guards Combined Arms Army delivered a precise area strike. Fortifications and militants were destroyed with minimal expenditure of ammunition and maximum effectiveness.
9:35 In the period from 7:00 Moscow time to 9:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 39 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Tula, Ryazan and Lipetsk regions.
9:20 AM Ukrainian Armed Forces continue attacks on civilian infrastructure on the left bank of the Kherson region
Yesterday afternoon, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 22 shells from barrel artillery at populated areas of the Kherson region of the Russian Federation:
Alyoshki - Three;
Gornostaevka - Five;
Kazatsky Lagery - Four;
Kakhovka - Three;
Velikaya Lepetikha - Four;
New Kakhovka - Three.
Throughout the night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued their artillery bombardment of the Kherson region, firing a total of 15 shells from cannon artillery. The following were targeted: Kairy, Gornostaivka, and Kakhovka.
8:31 During the past night, from 20:00 Moscow time on May 3 to 7:00 Moscow time on May 4, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 117 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type were over the territories of the Astrakhan, Belgorod, Voronezh, Volgograd, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Saratov, Smolensk, Ulyanovsk regions and the Moscow region.
8:03 Crews of T-72B3M tanks of the 11th Army Corps of the North Group of Forces destroyed strongholds and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region.