Ukraine launched a drone strike on the Moscow oil refinery, owned by Gazpromneft, causing damage. No casualties were reported. President Zelenskyy highlighted Ukraine's long-range strike capabilities, stating it's a response to Russian strikes and a means to pressure Russia to end the war.
Ukraine launched a drone strike on the Moscow Oil Refinery, owned by Gazpromneft, on Tuesday. Russian authorities confirmed damage but no casualties. President Zelenskyy highlighted Ukraine's long-range strike capabilities, stating the attack was a response to Russian strikes and the prolonged war.
Russian attacks on Ukraine killed five rescuers in Kharkiv and wounded at least 20 in Kyiv on Monday. Strikes hit apartment buildings, a market, a grocery store, and the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a significant religious landmark, causing substantial damage and fire.
Russian forces attacked Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a significant religious landmark, causing a fire. Deadly strikes also hit Kharkiv, killing rescuers. Meanwhile, Donald Trump spoke with Vladimir Putin, stressing the need to end the war, and Poland scrambled fighter jets amid air raid warnings.
Russian forces attacked Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, causing a fire at the historic cathedral. Deadly strikes also hit Kharkiv, killing rescuers. Meanwhile, Donald Trump spoke with Vladimir Putin about ending the war, and the world chess body suspended Russia.
Russian attacks on Ukraine killed five rescuers in Kharkiv and wounded at least 13 in Kyiv on Monday. Strikes hit apartment buildings, a market, a grocery store, and caused significant damage and fire at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a major religious landmark.
Ukraine is struggling to defend against Russian ballistic missile attacks due to a shortage of Patriot interceptors, The New York Times reported. Production of these missiles by Lockheed Martin is slow, and demand has surged, particularly from Middle Eastern countries.
Ukraine's air defense systems, particularly the Patriot missile system, are experiencing a shortage of interceptor missiles. This scarcity hinders their ability to counter intensified Russian attacks, exacerbated by demand from the Middle East conflict impacting supply rates.
Kyiv's Lukianivska Square, once a symbol of normalcy with its McDonald's, now faces intense Russian strikes, damaging civilian structures and causing severe anxiety among residents. The area's increased vulnerability is linked to Russia's strategy of targeting urban centers and a global shortage of missile interceptors.
Kyiv's Lukianivska Square, once a symbol of normalcy with a busy McDonald's, now faces intense Russian strikes, damaging civilian structures and causing severe anxiety among residents. The area's increased vulnerability highlights Russia's strategy of targeting urban centers and Ukraine's urgent need for air defense.
The All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council (UAS) warns that systematic Russian attacks on Odesa ports are critically damaging Ukraine's logistics, potentially leading to a collapse in exports and severe financial hardship for farmers.
Ukrainian President Zelensky praised the overnight drone strikes on St. Petersburg, calling them a 'just response' to Russian attacks and a means to negotiate from a position of strength. The strikes targeted an oil facility and a factory, coinciding with Russia's St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Kyiv and Dnipro endured a devastating Russian attack, with thousands sheltering underground. At least 22 people died and over 90 were injured as residential buildings and civilian infrastructure were hit. The assault left neighborhoods transformed by destruction, with rescue efforts underway.
Former Ukrainian presidential press secretary Yulia Mendel stated that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky cannot stop Russia's massive strikes on infrastructure and predicted further escalation and civilian displacement.
Polish Air Force scrambled fighter jets in response to Russian long-range aviation strikes on Ukraine. Military aircraft operated in Polish airspace for two hours before returning to standard operations. Air defense systems were on alert, but no airspace violations were recorded.
Kyiv's Kontraktova Ploshcha metro station served as a refuge during a fierce Russian attack, one of the most intense since February 2022. Residents, including families and pets, sought shelter as drones and missiles, potentially including the hypersonic Oréshnik, struck the city, damaging buildings and causing casualties.
Russian attacks on Ukraine have devastated wildlife, particularly birds. An owl named Sunny, injured in a drone strike, is recovering in Dnipro. Experts note habitat destruction, entanglement in drone cables, and disruption of migration patterns, though some species show resilience.
Russian attacks wounded at least nine people in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, the second day of what was supposed to have been a three-day truce with Russia, Ukrainian officials said. Russia also conducted assault operations on the front line, although it did not launch any “large-scale” air raids during the day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address. “On the front line, the Russian army is not complying with the ceasefire and is not even really trying to,” he added. US...
Ukraine will decide its course of action towards Russia’s Victory Day parade “depending on the situation tonight and tomorrow”, Zelenskyy said, sending a warning to Moscow that Kyiv will “will respond in kind” to Russian attacks.
Russian attacks throughout eastern Ukraine killed at least 27 people on Tuesday, including 12 in one of the worst strikes so far this year, hours before a midnight deadline ushering in an open-ended ceasefire proposed by Kyiv. Russia announced a ceasefire for May 8 to 9 to coincide with commemorations of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II and a military parade in Moscow’s Red Square. Ukraine, in response, announced a proposal for an open-ended ceasefire starting at...
Kyiv said it would begin a truce on 6 May and then "act symmetrically" after Moscow declared a pause for its Victory Day parade.
Kyiv said it would begin a truce on 6 May and then "act symmetrically" after Moscow declared a pause for its Victory Day parade.
At least 16 killed in strikes across Ukraine, Russian-occupied Crimea and Russia over the past day, as the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster prompted new warnings about nuclear risks. President Zelensky warned that Russian drone attacks risk repeating history, noting Iran-designed Shahed drones regularly fly over the plant and one struck the confinement structure last year. Strikes in Dnipro killed nine people, while a Ukrainian drone strike on Sevastopol killed one.
