[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Vladimir Putin fears there may be a coup or an assassination attempt against him, with a former defence minister identified as a 'potential destabilising actor', according to a report from a European intelligence agency.
The Kremlin has in turn dramatically increased the president's personal security, installing surveillance systems in the homes of close staffers, following a wave of assassinations of top Russian military figures.
The report describes 'high alert' in the government since the beginning of March 2026, about 'the risk of a plot or coup attempt against the Russian president'.
Putin 'fears the use of drones for a possible assassination attempt by members of the Russian political elite,' it reads.
The most striking conclusion concerns erstwhile Putin confidante, Sergei Shoigu, Russia's former defence minister and current secretary of the Security Council.
He 'is associated with the risk of a coup, as he retains significant influence within the military high command', the report says.
According to the dossier, cooks, bodyguards and photographers who work with Putin are prohibited from traveling on public transport, visitors to the dictator must be screened twice and those working close to him can only use phones without internet access.
The report adds that the 'Kremlin and Vladimir Putin himself have been concerned about potential leaks of sensitive information'.
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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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[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:
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.
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