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[Regnum] There's a 70% chance that a weak magnetic storm will hit Earth on May 7 and 8. This forecast was given by Sergei Bogachev, Head of the Solar Astronomy Laboratory at the Space Research Institute (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, in a conversation with Regnum News Agency on Thursday, May 7.
"On normal days, the probability of storms and other disturbances is 5-10%, but on May 7th and 8th, their probability is approximately 70% combined, significantly higher than normal. The reason for this is also clear: the solar wind speed near the Earth is increasing. As a rule, the Earth's magnetic field responds to such events. Magnetic storms are a process occurring within the magnetic field. Therefore, there is a forecast for magnetic storms, and it is highly likely to come true," Bogachev stated.
The scientist emphasized that if a magnetic storm does occur, it won't be severe. Its maximum intensity will be G1—the lowest level on a five-point scale. From a health standpoint, such events have virtually no impact on people's health.
"The event will be short-lived, definitely not lasting more than two days. By May 9, the situation is guaranteed to stabilize. According to forecasts, May 9 is a calm day. The probability of magnetic storms is never zero; there's always at least a 5% chance in the area. It will be at approximately the same level on May 9—that's considered calm," Bogachev concluded.
The last magnetic storm hit Earth on the night of May 5. It was caused by a coronal plasma ejection, and its intensity reached a moderate level (G2).
Previously, cardiologist Andrei Kondrakhin explained in an interview with Regnum News Agency that during magnetic storms, people prone to headaches may feel worse due to the body's adaptation. According to the doctor, disturbances in space can aggravate existing medical conditions, but they themselves pose no harm to health.
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[Korrespondent] 23.58 A military parade was held near the Russian town of Perm, scheduled for May 9th. The regional government explained its decision with safety concerns, taking into account the recent attack by Ukrainian drones on the Lukoil-Permnafteorgsintez oil refinery.
23.26 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia called the hourly attorney of the Russian Federation to deliver a note of protest through the fall of drones that were lost on its territory from the Russian military space. The Latvian side expressed its concern to the Russian diplomat and said that the aggressive war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine creates further threats to security in the entire region.
22.05 The Russian Army dropped three high-explosive FAB-250 aircraft bombs on one of the residential areas of the Kramatorsk town of Donetsk region on May 7, leaving one person dead and another wounded. The head of the Kramatorsk military administration, Oleksandr Goncharenko, reported this. It appears that a large surface booth and three cars have been damaged. Having died a man in 1980, the fate of the people. A woman was injured, born 1979. n.
21.41 Operators of the consolidated Forces of unmanned ZSU systems hit the Buk-M3, Strila-10 anti-aircraft missile systems and other key targets of the Russian fortifications near the Donetsk, Lugansk and Zaporizk regions. About On the 7th of May, the SBS ZSU is informed. It is reported that the 1st Defense Center destroyed two Buk-M3 air defense systems near the Donetsk region, salvage tanks with burning oil materials, and an underground PMM site near the Lugansk region. Soldiers of the 414th Ptakhi Madyar brigade hit the Strila-10 air defense system and UAV control points of the enemy near the Zaporizhzhya region. Operators of the 20th K-2 brigade hit a PMM warehouse in Luhansk region. The ammunition depot, as well as the purchase of a special warehouse and equipment from the enemy near the Lugansk region, struck the pilots of the border patrol unit Phoenix together with the soldiers of the 413th Regiment Raid.
21.10 The Russian military attacked Zaporizhzhia with a drone on the evening of the 7th quarter. Four people were injured, among them were prisoners. The head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Administration, Ivan Fedorov, reported this. “A Russian drone crashed in one of the districts of the city. As a result of the attack, four people were injured - a man of 44 and 38 years, a 40-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy.
20.25 The Russians fired at the passenger warehouse of the Ukrainian Railways in Mykolayivshchyna, damaging a locomotive and two trailer cars. There were no casualties. The press service of the Ukrzaliznytsia reported about the 7th anniversary. Ukrzaliznytsia clarified that after the end of the alarm in the region, the company found a reserve locomotive, as a result of which flights No. 101/102 Mykolayiv - Lozova and No. 206 Mykolayiv - Kherson were disrupted for 2 years. 11th that 1 year. 11th відповідно.
19.59 President Volodymyr Zelensky noted that he does not recommend that “friends of the Russian Federation” attend the 9 May parade near Moscow. The supremely guarded head of the government has learned from the video.
Having respected what the Kremlin wants out of Ukraine, “I will allow you to hold their parade,” or enter the square safely for a time on the river, “and then continue to kill our people and fight.”
"Russians are already talking about the attacks after the 9th May. The logic of the Russian policy is strangely inadequate. There can also be brutality from some powers close to Russia about those that their representatives are gathering in Moscow. Divine bazhanna... this day. We do not recommend it,” Zelensky added.
19.29 The Kremlin is “not to lose any sense” in the final round of trilateral negotiations between Moscow, Washington and Kiev. The aide to the head of the Russian Federation, Yuri Ushakov, stated this.
According to the statement of the Russian Federation, for further progress, Kiev “may withdraw its troops from Donbass.”
“Everyone understands, on guard, I would say, and the Ukrainian negotiators that Kiev now needs to earn just one more serious shortfall, after which, firstly, the military actions will begin, and, in another way, prospects will open up for “serious negotiations on further long-term regulation,” Ushakov specified to journalists when asked about the renewal of negotiations.
19.19 Law enforcement authorities stopped the activities of a malicious group that organized illegally imported and transported goods under the guise of humanitarian aid. The Government Service informed about the process.
The figurants organized the importation of cars from the submission of documents to the relevant authorities, which misrepresented untrue information about the absolute importance of transport means.
The State Security Service documented 18 facts about the sale of cars. Between the schemes, 4,705 transport vehicles were imported into the territory of Ukraine.
18.52 The leaders of the republics of the great Radyansky Union, which is part of the SND, the EAEU and the CSTO military bloc, will practically ignore the Victory parade near Moscow on May 9, 2026. The greatest USSR can only be represented by the President of Belarus, Oleksandr Lukashenko. The Moscow Times reports about the list of guests published by the Kremlin on May 7th. It is noted that the President of Kazakhstan Kasim-Zhomart Tokayev, the President of Kyrgyzstan Sadir Japarov, as well as the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyev, who led parades three years ago (2023-25), will not fly in until Moscow. There will be no guests between Volodymyr Putin and the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rakhmon and the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov. All the parades of 2023, 2024 and 2025 were filled with grievances. Also, Prime Minister of Vermenia Nikol Pashinyan was inspired to go to Russia, leading the parades in 2023 and 2025, and also on the day of 2024. There will be no President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, who will appear at the parade on 11 fateful days.
18.00 Secretary of National Security and Defense (NSDC) Rustem Umerov arrived in the United States and held low-level discussions with representatives of American leader Donald Trump. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on Telegram.
17.35 Ukrainian troops hit a small Russian missile ship in the Caspian Sea. I informed the ZSU General Staff about this. The attacks also damaged other important assets of the Russian Army in the territories that were quickly occupied.
17.21 Minister of Social Policy, Family and Unity of Ukraine Denis Ulyutin checks with the European Commissioner for the supply of internal affairs and migration Magnus Brunner, at the hour of The key topic was the future of Ukrainians as they navigate the war with the EU. The parties discussed the achievement of a complete completion of the time-hour protection regime for Ukrainians in the EU after the pandemic in 2027 and the importance of eliminating the legal insignificance and fragmentation of approaches to the citizens, as is expected they are staying in the countries of the European Union through the war. Ulyutin added that it is important for Ukraine to withdraw data from Ukrainians who are under immediate protection from the EU countries. Behind Ulyutin’s words, one can read, carefully, about the appearance of the different categories of the population, which is necessary for planning a policy of turning around and preparing communities to receive people.
17.16 The European Union does not intend to make any inroads into the diplomatic mission in Kiev in response to the Kremlin’s recent threats. Anuar El-Anuni, a representative of the European Commission from abroad, stated this.
"Public threats of Russia to attack Kiev and partly reckless tactics of escalation. Russia is now tempting to call Ukraine against the government's aggressive war - the war against Russia Ukraine. Despite the EU’s concerns, we will not change our position and presence in Kiev,” El-Anuni said.
He added that brutal attacks have become a “everyday reality” in the Ukrainian capital and other parts of Ukraine. In addition, Russia has already given harm to diplomatic representatives in Kiev, including the EU delegation.
16.39 As of 16:00, the Russian occupation army launched 52 attacks on the positions of the Ukrainian paramilitaries. The enemy slightly changed his activity in line with the exhibitors on Wednesday, informing the General Staff of the ZSU in the operational information.
16.28 Kropyvnytskyi is confused with the fact that the Russians received prior approval for registering an Internet connection station in the interests of the Russian Federation. The SBU informs about this 7th campaign. It appears that the figurant initially created one Starlink on herself and planned to transfer her details to Russia. Later, the evil one tried to get several of her contacts in the region to cooperate with the Russian special services. For the payment of Swedish earnings from the Russian Federation, they can register more than a dozen Starlink terminals for themselves and their loved ones and transmit additional information to Russians. The SBU spy agents immediately identified the figure, blocked the satellite station registered on her, and managed to obtain fake individuals until further activity.
16.19 Ukrainian troops attacked the Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez oil refinery plant near the Perm region. I informed the ZSU General Staff about this. Vibukhas appeared at the key installations of one of the largest oil refineries in the Russian Federation.
15.22 In the Sea Vessels section of the War&Sanctions portal, the GUR publishes data on 12 tankers engaged in the Russian maritime export of oil and petroleum products, and over 200 captains of such tankers and vessels, such as There was a transportation of military goods and products stolen from the rapidly occupied territories of Ukraine in the interests of the Russian Federation. The list included ten tankers of the so-called shadow fleet under guard and false ensigns, with an obscure power structure, as well as two tankers of Greek shipping companies. All of them are transported petroleum and petroleum products in the interests of the great Russian oil and gas companies - “Surgutneftegaz”, “Rosneft”, “Novatek”, “Lukoil” etc. Such exports are the main source of funding for the military budget of the Russian Federation for waging war against Ukraine.
15.14 The Security Service of Ukraine contacted three bloggers who were spreading the coordinates of the positions of the Defense Forces at social networks. With increased information, Russians could potentially use it to prepare new and repeat attacks on Ukraine. The SBU reported this on its website.
14.57 Near the Chernihiv region, near the border with Russia, 2,400 hectares of forest are being burned through shelling. The DP Fox of Ukraine reported this. The Russians were careful to use a video surveillance system in order to “blind” the burning corrals of the forest guard.
14.28 President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the new development of nafta facilities in the Russian Perm. I told you about this on Facebook. Ukrainian far-reaching sanctions are collapsing even as far-flung Russian points as a hundred years away from the military industry becoming the head of the state.
14.05 The Ukrainian anti-type defense in Kvitna covered a maximum of 6 thousand. Russian drones and missiles. The Ministry of Defense reported this. The overall effectiveness of the PPO was 88.5%, and during the next day 92-95% of goals were achieved.
13.58 The Russian dictator Volodymyr Putin at the birth of 2025 rewarded the generals who commanded the Korean forces that fought in the Kursk region. In Russia, this ceremony was not reported, but photographs from it appeared at the memorial museum, which is located in Russia with the participation of Russian officials in honor of Kim Jong Ying. Here is an analysis of the broadcast of the Korean Central Television Station (KCTV), which is carried out by the specialized portal NK News.
13.15 Almost 100 attack drones, dozens of Russian assault operations on key areas of the front, as well as dozens of airstrikes were recorded at the beginning of the battle. It is clear that Russia does not seriously consider the possibility of starting a fire, President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote in Telegram.
12.59 A large number of heads of one of the rural communities of the Pavlograd district of the Dnipropetrovsk region were informed about the suspicion of the purchase of inappropriate drugs for children. This was reported to the Office of the Prosecutor General.
12.23 Russian fire fighters hit a drone in the Novobavarsky district of Kharkov. According to information about nine victims, the mayor Igor Terekhov reported on Telegram.
11.57 Law enforcement was concerned with the military service of one of the military units stationed near the Dnipropetrovsk region, which brutally beat its brother before the formation and infiltration. The DBR informed about this.
11.35 Drones attacked energy facilities in the Russian city of Perm. Monitoring publics inform you about this. According to recent data, the oil refinery plant Lukoil-Permnaftoorgsintez and the line transmission control station (LVDS) Perm were again attacked.
10.59 The number of those who died as a result of the Russian strike on May 4th has grown to seven in Merefa in the Kharkiv region. Another patient died in the hospital. Previously, they reported about six dead. Oleg Sinegubov, a member of the regional military administration, reported this.
10.36 SBU police officers detained a robotless man in Kharkov, who burned two zashliakhovs of the ZSU for the sake of the Russians. The special service announced this on Thursday. The language is about the cars that underwent maintenance in the regional center after the demise of the frontline combat forces.
10.17 Four people in five front-line regions of Ukraine recorded power outages as a result of Russian attacks on energy infrastructure. Ukrenergo reported about this. Through, where safe minds allow, emergency robots have already started.
9.22 During the last battle, 157 combat operations against the occupiers were recorded at the front. The greatest number of attacks was made directly on Pokrovsky, where the enemy made 29 attacks. I informed the ZSU General Staff about this.
8.59 Russian occupiers launched 102 UAVs of various types across Ukraine on the evening of May 6th. Of these, 92 were lost, and 8 drones were received. The ZSU Military Forces inform you about this on Telegram.
8.52 The Russian PPO lost 317 drones during the massive night attack. This was stated by the Russian Ministry of Defense, but traditionally will wipe out as many UAVs as have reached the target.
05.19 As a result of the nighttime attack by Russian drones on the Dnieper, one person was injured, and a fire was also caused to a fire near the top of the living quarters. Poshkozhenі kіlka Budinkov's hand and car.
05.12 Russian troops fired at the Orikhivka stele - one of the symbols of the Zaporizhzhya region. Before the shelling, dozens of banners of Ukrainian soldiers, volunteer organizations and partners of the region were placed on the stele. After a blow to the place, the symbol lost its meaning.
04.01 Over the past few months, Ukraine has achieved the best results on the battlefield, while Russia has realized serious losses and has lost part of its position. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken stated this.
“The demarcation line on the battlefield is unlikely to move too far in any direction. In fact, over the past few months, the Ukrainians have effectively achieved richly short results, and the Russians have recognized “meager” expenses and actually spent a little bit of positions,” said Vin.
According to Blinken, previously the Russian military protruded “literally by a hundred feet,” but such protrusion was accompanied by great expenses.
03.00 Ukrainian hackers from the 256th Cyber Assault Division captured the coordinates of thousands of Russian positions, vikorystya leaks in the satellite Internet registration system Starlink.
After the fact that in Ukraine, the SpaceX company forbade the mandatory registration of Starlink terminals on Ukrainian territory, unauthorized devices were blocked. This was followed by Russian forces, who were victorious over tens of thousands of illegally imported terminals for drone attack and military coordination.
Ukrainian hackers got around to the situation by creating a channel on Telegram, where they advertised “help” in registering devices for cryptocurrency. Under the guise of technical support, the stench collected data from the employees and the coordinates of the device. Thus, the Ukrainians collected data from over 2,600 terminals, which indicated Russian headquarters, command posts and positions of drone operators.
The hackers transmitted these coordinates to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine or directly to the brigades on the front line. They, on the other hand, superimposed them on reconnaissance photographs, identified Russian shelters - and sent strike drones there.
It appears that the operation was a small one, with a clear tactical result - in certain zones the intensity of Russian strikes was reduced by 45%. The actual inflow may be much larger.
01.30 Secretary of National Security and Defense Rustem Umerov has already broken many years in Miami for a meeting with US special envoy Stiv Vitkoff, reports Bloomberg.
Vidannya means that peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine have reached a dead end. The Russian dictator Vladimir Putin did not show the necessary signs of independence from territorial claims in parts of the similar Donetsk region of Ukraine, which Moscow was unable to take over the military route.
"Until several early rounds of negotiations until the end of the war, great progress has been made with the rich supply, status of Donbass, as well as the clarity and security guarantees that Ukraine is small. to be cut off from their allies, to be deprived of their head codes for further re-movement,” reads the materials.
00.04 The social network of short videos TikTok blocked the account of Alabuga Polytechnic, affiliated with the Russian Alabuga Polytechnic College, which advertised the collection of attack drones of the “Shahed” type.
There were also a number of videos published by other accounts that advertised the drone production business.
In addition, TikTok blocked the account of million-dollar blogger Yan Shaimukhametov (at least 12 million subscribers), which advertised Alabuga-Polytech.
Alabuga Polytechnic - this is the title of “initial mortgage”, creations at the Alabuga Polytechnic College, which is awarded to the Republic of Tatarstan. We know that students are encouraged to work on the “Shaheds” laboratory, in which Russia is attacking Ukraine.
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[Korrespondent] In the Pokrovsky direction, the enemy tried to press our soldiers 14 times in the areas of 10 settlements.
Since the beginning of the day and as of 4:00 p.m., the Russian occupation army has carried out 52 attacks on the positions of Ukrainian units. The enemy has slightly reduced its activity compared to Wednesday, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational summary on Thursday, May 7.
Thus, eight clashes occurred in the North-Slobozhansk and Kursk directions.
In the South Slobozan direction, the enemy stormed three times in the Prylipka area and in the Izbitsky direction.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attacked twice in the Radkivka area. One clash is still ongoing.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy launched eight assaults in the areas of the settlements of Kovalivka, Drobysheve, and Lyman. One battle is ongoing.
In the Slavyansk direction, one attempt by the invaders to advance in the Rai-Oleksandrivka area was repelled.
In the Kostyantynivka direction, the invaders carried out four attacks near Kostyantynivka, Pleshchiivka, and Ivano-Frankivsk.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the invaders tried 14 times to push our soldiers out of the occupied positions in the areas of the settlements of Bilytske, Nikiforivka, Rodynske, Novooleksandrivka, Pokrovsk, Udachne, Molodetske and in the direction of the settlements of Hannivka, Novopavlivka and Shevchenko. Four clashes are ongoing.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, an attack is underway near the settlement of Oleksandrograd.
In the Hulyaipil direction, nine attacks were successfully repelled in the areas of the settlements of Rybne, Dobropillya, Svyatopetrivka, Verkhnia Tersa, and Charivne. One clash is ongoing.
In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy was repulsed twice in the Shcherbaky area.
On the Dnieper direction, enemy attempts to advance towards the Antoniv Bridge and Belogruy Island were successfully stopped three times.
As a reminder, 157 combat clashes took place on the front during the day on May 6. The largest number of battles was in the Hulyaipil direction – 29. The enemy army lost almost 900 soldiers killed and wounded.
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[NewsFront] 20:56 Operators of attack UAVs of the Vostok group liquidated enemy manpower in strongholds and forest belts in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Drone crews from the Southern Volunteer Corps hit a pickup truck carrying Ukrainian Armed Forces cargo in the Kramatorsk area.
A crew of a Molniya-2 strike UAV from the Dnipro group of forces destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces mortar in the Kherson region.
20:22 Khar'kov Oblast. The North Group is advancing in the area of Izbitskoye and Verkhnyaya Pisarevka. MAP
19:47 Khar'kov Oblast. Russian units are consolidating their positions in forested areas along the Volchya River near Okhrimovka. MAP
19:34 Operators of strike drones of the Northern group of forces are destroying Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicles, video.
18:47 In accordance with the decision of the President of the Russian Federation, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin, during the celebration of the 81st anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War, from midnight on May 8 to May 10, the Russian side announces truce.
During the specified period, all groups of Russian troops in the Special Military Operation zone will completely cease combat operations.
17:43 In the period from 12:00 Moscow time to 16:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 82 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Ryazan, Tula regions, Krasnodar Krai, Moscow region and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
17:38 The Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate crimes committed with Ukrainian weapons, resulting in the death and injury of civilians in the Belgorod region, the LPR, and the Perm region.
According to government authorities, in the village of Voznesenovka in the Belgorod Region, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation used a drone to deliberately strike a minibus transporting employees of a company. A woman was killed and a man was seriously injured. Three civilians were injured in attacks on the villages of Kosilovo, Novenkoye, and Krasnaya Yaruga.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck a residential building in the Artemovsky district of Luhansk, killing a civilian.
A civilian was injured in a Ukrainian drone attack in Perm.
17:01 Another civilian received wounds from a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone strike.
In the village of Gora-Podol in the Graivoron District, a man was injured by debris from a downed drone. He went to the Graivoron Central District Hospital, where he was diagnosed with barotrauma and a shrapnel wound to the back. After receiving medical attention, the victim was sent home for outpatient treatment.
15:43 In the area of the village of Kazachya Lopan, Russian aerial reconnaissance opened the movement of two Ukrainian attack aircraft from the 58th Separate Motorized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The enemy took cover in an earthen shelter – the notorious "fox hole."
15:04 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of May 7, 2026
Units of the "North" force group have improved their tactical position. They have defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, and two territorial defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the villages of Virovka, Kiyanitsa, Ryasne, and Khrapovshchyna in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov region, formations of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Izbitskoye, Stognia, and Chaikovka in the Khar'kov region.
The enemy lost more than 230 servicemen, 12 vehicles, two artillery pieces and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "West" force group have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. The personnel and equipment of four mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, and a territorial defense brigade have been defeated near the settlements of Zaliman and Semenovka in the Khar'kov region, and Krasny Liman and Krestishche in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 190 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 25 vehicles, an artillery piece, an electronic warfare station, and a counter-battery station.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their position along the forward edge. Four mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, a mountain assault brigade, and an naval infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been defeated near the settlements of Konstantinovka, Kramatorsk, Krivaya Luka, and Piskunovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost more than 160 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 17 cars, four field artillery guns, an electronic warfare station, and a counter-battery station.
Units of the "Center" force group have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted casualties on the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an airborne brigade, two airmobile brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and four National Guard brigades near the settlements of Belitske, Dobropillya, and Zolotoy Kolodez in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopidgorodne in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Ukrainian armed forces suffered losses of over 280 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, and seven automobiles. Three field artillery pieces and an electronic warfare station were destroyed.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of a mechanized, assault, three airborne assault brigades, and three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Velykomykhailivka, Verbovskoye, Kirichkovo, and Chaplino in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Lesnoye and Lyubitske in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The enemy lost more than 320 servicemen, an armored personnel carrier, eight vehicles, and a US-made 155mm M777 howitzer.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized and a mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov, Kushugum and Zheltaya Krucha in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 30 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, three combat armored vehicles, 15 cars, two electronic warfare stations and a counter-battery station were destroyed.
14:36 May 7, 2026 Armed Forces of Ukraine undertaken an attempted terrorist attack on civilian infrastructure facilities in the St. Petersburg area.
At approximately 3:20 a.m. Moscow time, electronic reconnaissance equipment from the 6th Guards Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Russian Aerospace Forces detected a group of six UAVs in the airspace of the Republic of Latvia.
At the same time, Russian airspace control systems detected two French Rafale fighters and two F-16 fighters in the air over Latvian territory.
Around four o'clock in the morning, the markers of five of the six UAVs detected disappeared in the area of the city of Rezekne in eastern Latvia.
The sixth UAV, after entering Russian airspace at 4:41 a.m. Moscow time, was shot down by Russian air defense systems near the village of Likhachevo (78 km southeast of Pskov).
14:15 Three civilians suffered from further attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In the village of Kosilovo in the Graivoron District, an FPV drone struck a passenger car, injuring the driver. The victim was taken to the local first aid station, where he received treatment and was transported to the Graivoron Central District Hospital. According to medical personnel, he suffered barotrauma and shrapnel wounds to the head, forearm, and leg.
In the village of Novenkoye in the Ivnyansky District, a woman suffered a mine blast injury and abrasions to her ear as a result of a drone detonation in mid-air. An ambulance took her to the regional clinical hospital.
A man was injured when a drone struck a truck in the village of Krasnaya Yaruga. An ambulance crew transported the victim, who suffered a mine blast injury and a penetrating shrapnel wound to the abdomen, to Belgorod City Hospital No. 2.
13:54 In the period from 8:00 Moscow time to 12:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 127 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Perm, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tula regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Adygea, the Republic of Crimea, the Udmurt Republic and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
12:57 Slavic/East Slavic directions
Force Group "South" continues offensive in the direction of Nikolaevka and is conducting counter battles in Rai-Aleksandrovka, advancing towards the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration to the east and northeast.
The enemy's situation continues to deteriorate on the approaches to Slavyansk and in the offensive zone of the West Group of Forces, where our troops have crossed the Seversky Donets River east of Svyatogorsk and are fighting in Tatyanovka and Prishib (according to operational information, a clearing of Tatyanovka is underway, where our forces advanced the day before yesterday, and Prishib was taken over earlier).
Having advanced toward Slavyansk from the north, they have advanced toward the beginning of the Seversky Donets-Donbass Canal in the area of Brusin Station, Stary Karavan, and Brusovka, where the enemy is attempting a counterattack from Shchurovo and Starodubovka.
North of Brusin station, our units attack toward Shchurovo, outflanking Krasny Liman to the southwest.
Simultaneously, Group of Forces "South" reaches Starodubovka to the south, taking control of Piskunovka (according to operational information, which requires confirmation, its garrison, abandoned without ammunition and provisions, defected to the Russian Armed Forces), and outflanking the Krivaya Luka heights.
In Krivaya Luka, the Ukrainian Armed Forces garrison has been driven out of the central part and still remains in the western part. With Piskunovka under Russian control, it will effectively be encircled, as the West Group of Forces north of Krivaya Luka is simultaneously fighting for Illichivka (Ozernoye) in the southern and western parts, having stabilized the situation in the central and northern parts.
Starodubivka is less than two kilometers from Piskunivka. Once close combat begins for Starodubivka, the Ukrainian Armed Forces' ability to counterattack from the south toward Brusivka will be severely limited.
In the area of Tatyanovka and Prishib, Russian Armed Forces are attacking toward Bogorodichnoye and Sidorov, defeating the enemy in fortified areas on the heights to the south and southwest.
Bogorodichnoye is located 2.5 km from the Slavyansk-Izyum highway, one of the most important logistics routes in the agglomeration.
We are waiting for confirmation of full control over Piskunovka (four km northeast of Nikolaevka (gateway to Slavyansk)).
Southeast of Nikolaevka, the Russian Armed Forces are fighting in the central (in the area of Partizanskaya Street) and eastern parts of Rai-Aleksandrovka.
12:03 In the village of Slobozhanske (Khar'kov district) Russian military personnelopenedthe location of an enemy artillery position, set up near the walls of a former residential building.
FPV drone operators from the North Air Defense Forces worked on the target, silencing the American M-101 howitzer with several well-aimed strikes.
11:23 Investigators of the Russian Investigative Committee will investigate further instances of criminal actions by Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in the Bryansk region
According to local authorities, 13 people, including a minor, were injured as a result of an attack by the Kyiv regime in the Bezhitsky district of the city of Bryansk.
9:44 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.
In total, 112 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 9:00 a.m. on May 6 and 9:00 a.m. on May 7. The enemy used artillery on evacuated areas 51 times. Drones attacked our territory 12 times using explosive devices.
9:29 AFU continue strikes on civilian infrastructure on the left bank of the Kherson region
Yesterday afternoon, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 24 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 17 shells from cannon artillery. The following villages were targeted: Velyka Lepetykha, Nova Mayachka, Nova Kakhovka, Dniproyany, and Kakhovka.
8:35 During the past night (from 21:00 Moscow time on 6:05 to 7:00 Moscow time on 7:05) air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 347 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Novgorod, Oryol, Penza, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tambov, Tver, Tula regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Adygea, the Republic of Kalmykia, the Republic of Crimea, as well as over the waters of the Azov, Caspian and Black Seas.
8:18 Frontline summary on the morning of May 7, 2026
Positional battles are taking place in the area of Primorskoye
and Stepnogorsk.
In the Gulyai-Polye sector, Russian Armed Forces are taking up new positions east of Vozdvizhevka. Further up the front, fighting continues near Alexandrograd and Novopavlovka.
Donetsk Front:
On the Krasnoarmeysk front, Russian Armed Forces units are expanding their zone of control near Grishino, advancing toward Vasilivka and north of Novooleksandrivka.
In the Dobropolsky salient, fighting is ongoing in Belitske, with advances being made in the Novy Donbas area and in the area between Rusyn Yar and Novopavlivka.
Fighting is underway in Konstantinovka and Chasov Yar, the enemy is counterattacking.
In the Krasnolimansk sector, the Russian Armed Forces continue their offensive near Korovy Yar and Svyatogorsk.
Russian troops are storming Tatyanovka and Prishib.
In the Seversky sector, the Russian Armed Forces are repelling Ukrainian counterattacks near Dibrova and Fedorovka Vtoraya.
Advances are being made toward the Brusovka-Stary Karavan line.
Khar'kov Front:
In the Kupyansk direction, Russian troops are advancing towards Novoosinovo and will engage in fighting on the outskirts of Kovsharovka and Kupyansk-Uzlovaya.
In the Volchansk sector, the Russian Armed Forces are expanding their zone of control south of Pokalyany. Fighting continues near Karaichny, Volokhovka, Ikhrimovka, and Chaykovka. Tensions remain in the forests near Izbitskoye and Verkhnyaya Pisarevka.
The Sumy Front
of the Russian Armed Forces is expanding its zone of control west of the village of Sopych.
In the Korchakivka area, Russian troops are expanding their zone of control.
Fighting continues near Ryasnoye and Novodmitrovka.
7:59 Crew of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS of the Vostok group of forcesdestroyedAn enemy UAV control point near the village of Verkhnyaya Tersa in the Zaporizhzhia region.
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