Russia intensifies repressions and deploys additional FSB units in the occupied Crimea due to the lack of local support and to counter partisan activities, as the local population awaits liberation and continues to attack Russian military facilities.
The Security Service of Ukraine detained a 27-year-old local resident in Kryvyi Rih who coordinated with a Russian "military commander" the location of Ukrainian air defense positions and military checkpoints for possible missile strikes by Russian troops.
During the day, Ukrainian troops struck at a Russian command post, a fuel depot, enemy manpower concentrations and a 2S4 Tulip self-propelled mortar.
A new recruitment center for the Ukrainian army has been opened in Myrhorod, Poltava Oblast, to help citizens find jobs in the armed forces and recruit motivated soldiers.
More than 2,000 vacancies are available in recruitment centers and another 10,000 are posted online for various roles such as drivers, mechanics, shooters, UAV operators, medics and logisticians to staff combat units directly involved in combat operations.
Over the past day, russia launched 2 missile attacks, 83 air strikes and 101 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities in different regions.
Defense forces control the situation around the town of Chasiv Yar, active fighting continues day and night, but the Russian army has not entered the town, despite propaganda statements.
On Infantry Day, President Zelenskyy honored Ukrainian infantrymen as the backbone of the army by presenting awards and battle flags to brigades for their courage and sacrifice in defending Ukrainian soil.
Over the past day, russia conducted 2 missile attacks, 120 air strikes and 89 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems on Ukrainian positions and localities in different regions.
Today is the Day of Infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The event was launched by a presidential decree in 2019. The date of the celebration was chosen in honor of the fact that on May 6, 1648, a turning point occurred in the Battle of Zhovti Vody, as a result of which the Cossack army led by Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky defeated the Polish army.
Enemy tactical aviation is active in the Sea of Azov, which poses a threat of air strikes.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine detected a threat of attack UAVs in Sumy region.
Ukrainian soldiers train on German PzH 2000 self-propelled artillery systems provided by European countries to strengthen Ukraine's combat capabilities against Russia.
Over the past week, from April 28 to May 5, 2024, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed more than 8,000 Russian occupants, 96 tanks, 188 armored combat vehicles, 264 artillery systems and 7 multiple launch rocket systems.
The ground forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft in Donetsk region using short- and medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems.
Over the past day, russia carried out 5 missile attacks, 69 air strikes and 74 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems on Ukrainian positions and settlements in different regions.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs that a group of enemy drones in Kherson region is moving towards Dnipropetrovs'k region.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine detected a threat of attack UAVs in Kharkiv region.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has launched a website with an online calculator for calculating the financial support and cash payments to the military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and their families.
russia's main military goal for 2024 remains the complete capture of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine, with plans to launch an offensive in the summer of 2024 and potential attempts to seize Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Sumy regions.
The enemy is storming the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from three directions in Luhansk region, attacking in the area of Andriivka, Stelmakhivka, Makiivka, Nevske and Serebryanske forestry.
Russian troops attacked 12 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region 246 times, including air strikes, MLRS, drones and artillery fire, but no casualties were reported.
Over the past day, 119 combat engagements took place in various parts of the frontline, during which Ukrainian troops repelled numerous Russian attacks, and the enemy launched missile, air and artillery strikes at Ukrainian positions and localities.
Over the past day, Ukrainian aviation carried out 16 strikes on Russian troops, hitting 13 areas of troop concentration and 3 enemy command posts, and Ukrainian missile forces destroyed 1 command post and 2 Russian artillery installations.
Last month, Russian troops used munitions containing hazardous chemicals 444 times, in violation of international laws and conventions.
Ukrainian troops are doing everything possible to stop the Russian offensive on Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, but the enemy has a significant advantage in artillery and aviation.
Russia has plans to capture Kharkiv or Sumy, but Ukraine is not sure about the seriousness of these plans and Russia's ability to implement them with its current forces.
In Kharkiv the SBU detained a Russian spy who, under the guise of walking a dog, was trying to determine the location of Ukrainian air defense systems in order to pass the coordinates to Russian troops for missile strikes.
The enemy continues its attempts to capture Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, trying to bypass the city through Bohdanivka and Ivanivske and take it in a vice grip, conducting so-called "meat assaults" in this area, but the situation remains under control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Over the past day, 134 combat engagements took place in various parts of the frontline, and the enemy launched numerous missile, air and artillery strikes at Ukrainian positions and localities.