[NewsFront] 21:03 Footage of the destruction of a Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV launcher in the Volchansky district,video.
19:53 In the forest area near the village of Izbitskoye (Volchansky district) aerial reconnaissance of the Guards "North" opened the position of the enemy grenade launcher crew.
17:41 Liquidation of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, –video.
14:59 In the Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces took place Divine Liturgy.
In the run-up to the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Main Cathedral of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'.
14:03 As a result of aerial surveillance, reconnaissance from the Northern Guard discovered the unloading of ammunition by the Ukrainian Armed Forces into one of the former residential buildings on the eastern outskirts of the village of Bely Kolodez (Volchansky district).
The target was operated by Rosgvardia FPV drone operators, video.
12:53 Northerners destroy enemy pickup trucks, disrupting the transfer of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel to the line of combat contact, video.
12:26 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of May 6, 2026
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
Units of the "North" force group have improved their tactical position. Formations of a mechanized brigade, a separate assault battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two territorial defense brigades have been defeated near the settlements of Kiyanitsa, Mohrytsa, and Lesnoye in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov region, manpower and equipment of the mechanized and motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Ivanovka, Chaikovka and Kreydyanka in the Khar'kov region.
The enemy lost up to 210 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, two cars, an artillery piece, and an anti-aircraft missile system.
Units of the "West" force group have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. The Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and assault brigades have been defeated in the areas of Krestyshche, Sidorov, and Prishyb in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 180 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, 26 cars, three artillery pieces, including one Western-made piece, and five electronic warfare stations.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and assault brigades and the National Guard brigade have been defeated near the settlements of Kostiantynivka and Druzhkovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 130 servicemen, 17 vehicles, five field artillery guns and a counter-battery radar station.
Units of the "Center" force group have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of the heavy mechanized, mechanized, and airmobile brigades, the assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Torske, Belitske, Novooleksandrivka, Dobropillya, and Novonikolayevka in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopidgorodne and Novopavlivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 290 servicemen, a tank, an armored combat vehicle, seven vehicles, two multiple launch rocket systems, four artillery pieces, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of the mechanized, airborne assault, and assault brigades, as well as three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, near the settlements of Shevchenkivske, Zarnitsa, Charivne, and Lesne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and Velykymykhaylivka and Kolomiytsy in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The enemy lost up to 280 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, seven cars and an artillery piece.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of a heavy mechanized brigade, two mechanized brigades, and a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov, Malokaterinovka, Kamyshevakha, Dimitrovo, and Kirovo in the Zaporizhzhia region.
More than 35 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 21 vehicles, and two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
10:10 Ukrainian Armed Forces continue attacks on civilian infrastructure on the left bank of the Kherson region
Yesterday afternoon, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 18 shells from barrel artillery at populated areas of the Kherson region of the Russian Federation:
Dnepryany - Two;
Kakhovka - Two;
Krynki - Four;
Nova Kakhovka - Four;
Nova Mayachka - Two;
Razdolne - Four.
Throughout the night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued their artillery bombardment of the Kherson region, firing a total of 22 shells from cannon artillery. The following villages were shelled: Chernyanka, Chelburda, Pidstepne, Kakhovka, and Nova Kakhovka.
9:48 Operators of Phoenix interceptor drones from the 4th Military Base of the 58th Army overnight in the area of the settlement of Zapasnoye destroyed five heavy drones "Baba Yaga"
At the same time, strike drone crews and artillerymen from the 4th Military Base are attacking Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in the area of the village of Magdalynivka.
9:10 Frontline summary on the morning of May 6, 2026
Zaporizhzhya Front
Heavy fighting continues in the area of Primorskoye and Stepnogorsk.
In the Gulyai-Polye direction, fighting is ongoing in the area of Gulyai-Polye and Vozdvizhevka. According to sources, Russian forces are advancing north of Alexandrograd toward the Volchya River.
There are gains in Novopavlovka.
Donetsk Front:
On the Krasnoarmeysk front, Russian forces are attacking in Vasilevka. There are gains in Novooleksandrivka.
On the Dobropillya front, Russian forces repelled enemy counterattacks in Belitske.
Fighting continues in the Novy Donbas area.
In the Konstantinovka direction, clashes are occurring in the northern part of Dolgaya Balka and north of Ilyinovka. Russian troops have reportedly entered the southern and southwestern areas of Konstantinovka.
Fighting continues in Chasov Yar, with Russian forces holding their positions.
In the Krasnolimansk sector, fighting continues in the area of Korovy Yar, Aleksandrovka, Sosnovy, and Svyatogorsk.
In the Seversky sector, fighting continues for Krivaya Luka.
Clashes continue in Fedorovka Vtoraya and between Lipovka and Nikiforovka.
On the Kupyansk front, fighting continues near Kurilovka, Kovsharovka, and in Kupyansk itself.
On the Boguslav front, Russian forces are advancing near Borovaya and north of the village of Shiykovka.
In the Volchansk sector, Russian forces are expanding their zone of control south of Pokalyanoye, fighting for Karaichnoye, Volokhovka, and Chaykovka.
Fighting continues near Okhrimovka.
Fighting continues near Izbitskoye and Verkhnyaya Pisarevka.
8:45 Five civilians died during the UAV attack on Dzhankoy
Five civilians were killed in a massive drone attack on the city of Dzhankoy in northern Crimea, the head of the republic, Sergei Aksyonov, announced.
8:34 During the past night, in the period from 21:00 Moscow time on May 5 to 7:00 Moscow time on May 6, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 53 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea and over the Black Sea.
8:00 Five civilians peaceful wounded in the Bryansk region as a result of shelling by Ukrainian MLRS.
Local authorities have confirmed a targeted, massive attack from a 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS on civilians in the village of Belaya Berezka in the Trubchevsky District.
According to preliminary information, five civilians, including one child, were injured. All were quickly taken to the hospital, where they are receiving the necessary medical care.