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[Korrespondent] 23.58 The Russian Federation is not showing any signs of readiness to stop the fighting, but instead continues to intensify attacks against the civilian population. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sybiga. He also accused Russia of continuing the killings, spreading lies and denying obvious facts. The Minister called on the international community not to remain on the sidelines. According to him, world leaders, government officials and international organizations must firmly and clearly express their position, increasing pressure on the aggressor and maintaining peace.
23.06 The Kremlin has decided to turn Moscow into a fortress amid growing threats from Ukraine, Bild reports.
To this end, an echeloned air defense system is being formed around the Russian capital.
We are talking about recreating the Soviet "small ring" of air defense with a radius of 50 km, which was not used during the Cold War. The positions are located along the Central Ring Road and its "small concrete road" that duplicates it.
22.46 The US State Department has approved a potential sale of Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits with an extended range and related equipment to Ukraine for $373.6 million, Reuters reports.
JDAM kits are installed on unguided aerial bombs and convert them into guided ones, providing the ability to precisely hit targets. The manufacturer is Boeing , which is also the designated prime contractor for the order.
The US State Department said that Kyiv has requested 1,200 tail assemblies for the KMU-572 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) and 332 tail assemblies for the KMU-556 JDAM.
22.03 The Russian oil refinery in the city of Kirishi stopped work after a Ukrainian drone attack damaged primary oil processing facilities, Reuters reports.
Russia's second-largest oil refinery - Kirisky Refinery - stopped oil refining after a drone raid by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
21:34 Russian troops launched a missile strike on the Dnieper River in the evening. The enemy previously used ballistic weapons. The Prosecutor General's Office reported this.
"As of 9:00 p.m., three people were killed and nine injured. The warehouses of the enterprise were set on fire as a result of the strike," the report said.
In turn, the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Ganzha, noted that 16 people were injured. According to him, four of the injured men are in serious condition.
20.16 The European Court of Human Rights has established a violation by Russia of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly in temporarily occupied Crimea. This was announced by the Commissioner for the ECHR, Margarita Sokorenko, the Ministry of Justice reports.
19:37 A Russian drone attacked an ambulance in the Kherson region. Five medical workers were injured in the strike. This was reported by the Kherson Regional Military Administration.
19.26 The number of deaths due to the Russian attack on Zaporizhia has increased to 12 people. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia OVA Ivan Fedorov. According to him, there are already 16 wounded in the city. Doctors assess the condition of one man as serious. The other wounded are in a moderate condition. The victims mainly have explosive injuries. Earlier, the State Emergency Service reported that the number of deaths due to the airstrike on Zaporizhia had increased to 9 people. The victim, whom rescuers freed from the rubble, died in the hospital. Rescuers eliminated all fire sources at the impact sites. Psychologists of the State Emergency Service provided assistance to 38 people, including 6 children and 2 people with limited mobility, the State Emergency Service noted.
19.09 Russian troops carried out airstrikes on the central part of Kramatorsk in the evening. At least five people are known to have died. President Volodymyr Zelensky and the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Vadym Filashkin reported on the consequences of the Russian attack.
According to Filashkin, at around 5:00 PM, the Russians dropped three high-explosive aerial bombs.
"As of 6:40 p.m., at least 5 dead and 5 injured are known in Kramatorsk. Numerous high-rise buildings and cars have been damaged. All responsible services are working at the scene," he noted.
18.59 In Odessa, on May 5, unknown persons attacked a service car of the territorial recruitment and social support center. The regional CCK and SP reported this on Facebook. It is noted that the incident occurred during the transportation of conscripts to the Odessa mobilization center to undergo a military medical examination. Initially, two civilian cars blocked the movement of the service vehicle. After that, a group of unidentified persons damaged the windows of the service car and sprayed irritant gas in its interior.
17.47 The court sentenced a railway employee who corrected Russian shelling of the Kharkiv region to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property. The SBU press service reported this.
As the investigation established, a recruited employee of the local branch of Ukrzaliznytsia was responsible for directing enemy attacks.
During work trips to maintain the tracks, the traitor monitored the location of the Defense Forces. If he discovered military facilities, he marked them on a Google map for reporting to the Russian special services.
17:40 Russians attacked several enterprises in Zaporizhia with KABs. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia OVA Ivan Fedorov on May 5. Cars, a store and an enterprise are burning. In Zaporizhia, eight people have already been injured and one person has died.
17.25 In Cherkasy region, a border guard inspector was exposed immediately after giving a bribe to his superior. The State Bureau of Investigation reported this on May 5. According to the investigation, the serviceman gave his superior 5 thousand US dollars in order to leave the military unit without hindrance and avoid service. He also counted on the management not to report his unauthorized leaving of the unit.
16.54 Since the beginning of the current day, the Russian occupation army has attacked the positions of Ukrainian units in 10 directions 65 times. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in its operational summary as of 16:00.
16.37 Five new schemes for evading mobilization have been blocked in Ukraine and the organizers of the deals have been detained in various regions. The SBU reported this on May 5. It is noted that for amounts ranging from 5 to 20 thousand US dollars, the dealers offered conscripts to avoid conscription through forged documents or helped them escape abroad outside checkpoints.
16.28 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy heard a report by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Andriy Hnatov and Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov, whose topics were deep strikes (long-range strikes - ed.) and agreements with the Middle East. He reported this on Facebook.
16.12 The current People's Deputy was informed of suspicion of treason committed by a group of individuals in a pre-arranged conspiracy under martial law. The Prosecutor General's Office informs about this.
The agency does not name the suspected MP, but the published photos identify Oleksandr Dubinsky, who is currently in pre-trial detention on a number of charges.
16.03 Britain announced a series of new sanctions aimed at restricting the production of Russian drones and combating criminal networks that exploit migrants from around the world to support Russia's illegal war in Ukraine. This was announced by the Minister for Sanctions, Stephen Doughty. The measures are aimed at 35 individuals and organizations, including those responsible for human trafficking networks that supply exploited migrants to the Russian war machine.
15.24 The aggressor country Russia has lost hundreds of millions of dollars as a result of attacks by Ukrainian drones on a refinery and other oil infrastructure in the port city of Tuapse. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
15.12 Suspicion has been reported against the commandant and three members of an armed group that operated in the town of Anthracite, Luhansk region, in 2014. They are suspected of torture, sexual violence, and other violations of the laws and customs of war against a civilian woman. The Prosecutor General's Office reported this on May 5.
14.52 The European Commission announced the launch of the EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance . Applications for membership are being accepted, the EC website reports.
Strengthening European capabilities in the field of drones and countering them "should be based on lessons learned from Ukraine's experience," the EC noted.
14.11 On Tuesday night, the Ukrainian military struck the VNIIR-Progress plant, the Kirishisky oil refinery, and a number of other enemy facilities. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Security Service of Ukraine reported on the details of the attacks .
13.03 On Tuesday night, Ukrainian Flamingo cruise missiles traveled more than 1,500 kilometers and hit military-industrial complex facilities in Cheboksary, Russia. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on Facebook and released a video of the missile launches.
12.33 Russian invaders attacked one of the ports of Greater Odessa on Tuesday morning. A vessel flying the flag of the Cook Islands was damaged, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Administration (USPA) reported.
12.00 The aggressor country Russia suffers significant losses in personnel every month, while Ukraine has significantly increased the number of hits at a distance of more than 20 kilometers. This was reported by President Volodymyr Zelensky on Telegram following the reports of the Minister of Defense and the military on Tuesday.
11.36 Russian aggressors struck the central part of Chernihiv with a drone . This was reported by the head of the Chernihiv OVA Vyacheslav Chaus in Telegram. Three people sought medical attention with acubarotraumas.
11.17 Law enforcement officers detained an agent of the Russian special services who was preparing to blow up the administrative building of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Zhytomyr. The SBU reported this.
A recruited drug addict from the city of Izmail was involved in preparing the terrorist attack . A resident of the Odessa region came into the field of view of Russian special services when she searched for "quick money for a dose" in Telegram channels.
10.52 The aggressor country Russia is demonstrating absolute cynicism - asking for silence to hold propaganda celebrations and carrying out massive missile and drone strikes on Ukraine in the days before. This was written by President Volodymyr Zelensky on Telegram, reacting to the Russian attacks on Tuesday night.
10.48 Video of a missile strike from the VNDIR-Progress defense enterprise in Cheboksary, Russia. This is reported by the Russian independent publication ASTRA, which verified the relevant video footage.
10.33 On Tuesday morning, four regions of Ukraine experienced power outages due to Russian attacks on civilian energy infrastructure. Ukrenergo reported this. Energy workers are doing everything possible to restore equipment damaged by the enemy to operation as soon as possible.
10.25 The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) during a visit to the External Radiation Control Laboratory (ECRL) at the Zaporizhzhia NPP discovered damage to meteorological monitoring equipment. The agency reported this on the social network X.
9.59 Russia fired a missile at rescue workers extinguishing a fire at a gas facility in Poltava region at night. Two people were killed and 23 others were injured. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported this on Telegram.
9.32 Air defense forces neutralized one ballistic missile and 149 drones, with which Russian invaders attacked Ukraine since the evening of May 4. The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Telegram.
8.41 Over the past 24 hours, 149 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded at the front. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Facebook.
Aviation, missile troops, and artillery of the Defense Forces struck three command posts, seven personnel concentration areas, one air defense system, and four artillery systems of the Russians.
7.31 The Russian Army lost another 970 soldiers and a significant amount of equipment over the past 24 hours. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on its Facebook page.
06.22 On the night of May 5, a fire broke out in Kirishi, Leningrad Oblast, Russia, where one of the largest oil refineries in the Russian Federation is located, as a result of a drone attack.
According to Governor Oleksandr Drozdenko, a fire broke out in the industrial zone amid an attack by "unknown drones," which is currently being extinguished by rescuers.
During the night, 18 drones were allegedly shot down over the territory of the Leningrad Region.
At the same time, there were suggestions online that the largest oil refinery in the region and one of the largest in Russia - the Kirish Refinery KINEF (Kirishinefteorgsintez) - could have been hit, but there is currently no official confirmation of this information.
05.31 On the night of May 5, Russian forces launched a missile strike on Kharkiv. An enemy missile was recorded hitting an open area in the Osnovyanskyi district of the city. The roof and windows of an apartment building were damaged.
Another missile hit near a warehouse building, also in the Osnovyanskyi district. The warehouse and cars were damaged.
05.13 On the night of May 5, a large-scale missile alert was declared in 18 regions of Russia. For the first time, such a signal was sounded in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, which is located approximately 2,000 kilometers from the border with Ukraine.
04.38 On the night of May 5, a fire broke out in Zaporizhia as a result of Russian shelling, and one woman is known to have been injured. She is being provided with the necessary assistance.
03.47 On the night of May 5, Russia introduced temporary restrictions on the acceptance and departure of flights at the airports of 15 cities at once. The restrictions are in effect at the airports of Perm, Chelyabinsk, Orsk, Izhevsk, Cheboksary, Tambov, Orenburg, Ufa, Ulyanovsk, Kazan, Nizhny Kama, Penza, Samara, Pskov and Nizhny Novgorod.
Against this background, a number of regions of the Russian Federation also reported the operation of air defense systems and the threat of drone attacks.
03.30 On the night of May 5, a Ukrainian missile hit the VNDIR-Progress defense enterprise in Cheboksary, the capital of the Chuvash Republic of the Russian Federation. This is reported by Russian public media.
The strike was allegedly carried out by an FP-5 Flamingo missile, but there is currently no official confirmation of the type of weapon.
Videos and photos of the impact are being posted online, showing damage to buildings and smoke. It is also reported that debris from the drone fell on a shopping mall in Cheboksary. According to local residents, the facade and glazing of the building were damaged.
VNDIR-Progress specializes in the development and production of jamming-resistant navigation systems. In particular, we are talking about Comet modules, which are used in Russian drones, as well as cruise and ballistic missiles.
03.04 The Armed Forces of Ukraine have ordered an internal investigation into a video showing the beating of a serviceman in front of formation in one of the military units. The press service of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this.
"A video is being circulated online, which records the use of force against a serviceman. Some of the publications are accompanied by allegations of the alleged involvement of the commander of the 155th separate mechanized brigade in this incident," the post says.
It is emphasized that according to the information available at this time, the commander of the 155th Ombre Brigade is not the person captured on the video and is not involved in the actions depicted. An official investigation has been ordered into the incident.
According to the Military Law Enforcement Service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a soldier, a UAV operator from one of the units, was involved in the beating.
"After committing the offense, he left the military unit without permission. Information regarding his detention has been sent to all units of the Special Investigation Service and the National Police. Search operations are ongoing," the Special Investigation Service said.
01.52 In Brovary, Kyiv region, two people were injured and a multi-storey building was damaged due to a Russian drone attack. This was reported by the head of the OVA Mykola Kalashnyk on Telegram.
"A 34-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man were injured in a hostile drone attack in Brovary. The woman was injured in the hand by glass fragments. The man had a cut wound to his heel," he wrote.
According to Kalashnik, the doctors provided the injured with all necessary assistance on the spot, there is no threat to their lives. They do not require hospitalization.
The glazing of the apartment, the facade of a multi-story building, and a car were also damaged.
00.47 On the evening of May 4, Russian troops carried out a drone strike on the Dnieper. One person was injured, three private houses and cars were damaged. This was reported by the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Ganzha, on Telegram.
"In Dnipro, three private houses were damaged due to an enemy attack. A critical infrastructure facility was damaged. An infrastructure facility was also damaged in the Dnipro district. A fire broke out there," he wrote.
Ganzha later reported that a 62-year-old man was injured as a result of the shelling.
"Rescuers extinguished the fires in the private sector. In addition to residential buildings, cars were damaged," he added.
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[NewsFront] 20:40 Liman direction. Over the past month, the West Group of Forces has advanced through forested areas and reached the outskirts of the villages of Brusovka and Stary Karavan. MAP. 20:33 Attack UAV crews of the Rassvet unit hit personnel and temporary deployment points of Ukrainian Armed Forces units.
Drone operators from the Swifts unit burned vehicles and ground robotic systems and shot down an enemy UAV.
Kamikaze drones of the Hermes unitcaught upenemy infantry.
The Varyag separate brigade's drone crews destroyed vehicles, communications antennas, a checkpoint, a UAV control center, and temporary deployment points for Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel.
18:52 Crew of the Prince Oleg reconnaissance drone of the 400th Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment of the Center group discovered the enemy UAV control point and adjusted fire from the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled gun at the identified target (Dnepropetrovsk direction).
17:40 Fighters of the "Center" group restored burial sites of Red Army heroes who died in the Great Patriotic War.
16:22 Fighters of the "West" group of the Russian Armed Forces at work. In the footage destruction of 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with a Lancet strike near the village of Voloska-Balakleya in the Khar'kov region.
14:49 Troops of unmanned systems demonstrate high efficiency in various areas of the special operation.
13:29 Arrival of three FAB-500 antitank missiles against the air defense forces of the 101st Separate Territorial Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Ulanovo in the Sumy region.
Arrival of four FAB-500s along the air traffic control route of the 128th Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement. Kamyshevakha.
Two FAB-1500s arrived at the UAV warehouse of the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the village of Alekseevo-Druzhkovka.
12:31 Over the past 24 hours, in response to terrorist attacks by Ukraine on civilian targets in Russia, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a group strike with long-range high-precision weapons of land and air bases, strike unmanned aerial vehicles against facilities of the defense-industrial and fuel and energy complexes of Ukraine, used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
12:25 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (as of May 5, 2026)
Units of the "North" force group improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of the mechanized and airmobile brigades, the assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and the territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Yasnaya Polyana, Chervony Pakhar, Stepne, and Kondratovka 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 territorial defense brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Ivanovka, Chaikovka, Izbitskoye and Liptsy in the Khar'kov region.
The enemy lost over 200 servicemen, 13 vehicles and three electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "West" force group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and assault brigades and the territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Velyka Shapkovka, Shiykovka, Druzhelyubovka, Novy Mir, and Cherneshchyna in the Khar'kov region, and Tatyanovka, Svyatogorsk, Prishib, and Sidorov in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 190 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, 21 automobiles, three artillery pieces, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Artema, Krivaya Luka, Konstantinovka, Rai-Aleksandrovka, Alekseevo-Druzhkovka, and Nikolaevka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 165 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, 17 cars, two field artillery pieces and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Center Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Kucherov Yar, Veseloe, Novotroitske, Svyatogorovka, Belitske, Dobropillya, and Novonikolaevka in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopidgorodne in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 315 military personnel, six armored combat vehicles and eight cars.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated 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 Lesnoye, Velykomykhaylovka, and Dobropasovo in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Rozovka, Barvinovka, Dolinka, Verkhnyaya Tersa, Shevchenkivske, and Vozdvizhevka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The enemy lost up to 290 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles and 12 cars.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized and mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Kamyshevakha, Yurkovka and Kirovo in the Zaporizhzhia region.
More than 50 military personnel, 17 vehicles and three electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
10:31 Between 7:00 and 9:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 43 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Bryansk, Kursk, Kaluga, Smolensk, Tula, Volgograd, Voronezh regions, the Republic of Adygea and the Moscow region.
09:47 220mm BM-27 Uragan crews of the Center group covered enemy fortified area in the Dobropolsky direction.
Rocketeers from the Vostok group destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces stronghold in the Zaporizhzhia region using 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS fire.
08:25 During the past night, from 20:00 Moscow time on May 4 to 7:00 Moscow time on May 5, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 289 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Bryansk, Belgorod, Voronezh, Kursk, Kaluga, Smolensk, Oryol, Tver, Tula, Ryazan, Pskov, Novgorod, Leningrad, Rostov, Volgograd regions, the Moscow region, the Republics of Crimea and Tatarstan, Krasnodar Krai and over the waters of the Sea of Azov.
07:34 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Advance in Krivaya Luka and in the Rai-Aleksandrovka area
Expansion of the control zone in the Krasny Liman area
06:07 152mm 2S5 Giatsint-S crew of the 25th Combined Arms Army of the West group destroyed camouflaged positions with manpower, UAV control points, artillery guns and enemy electronic warfare systems (Krasnolimansk direction).
Text taken from the Telegram channel of The_Wrong_Side
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics
[ColonelCassad] What happened in Odessa today?
The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority announced today that a civilian vessel was damaged in a morning strike in the port of Odessa, but as usual, they kept silent about the actual causes.
OK footage shows Geran missiles striking the combat patrol boat "Island" and a small artillery armored boat of the "Gyurza" type.
The footage clearly shows Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers trying to hide next to the larger "brother," effectively using the civilians on board as cover! Apparently, the Geran missile had already locked on to its target at that point and flew directly into it. No civilians were injured, which was also confirmed by the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority.
So to speak, retaliation for the BEK attack on patrol boats near the Crimean Bridge.
A missile strike by the Russian Armed Forces on the Odessa seaport destroyed the Ukrainian Navy patrol ship "Podolie." According to underground coordinator Sergei Lebedev, the vessel was destroyed by a direct hit. Several Ukrainian soldiers were also killed.
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