Russia's Defence Ministry reported downing 635 Ukrainian drones overnight. Ukrainian forces attacked a Wildberries warehouse in Russia's Samara region, 800km from Ukrainian positions, as part of a strategy to strike deeper at economic and energy targets.
Russia's Defence Ministry reported intercepting 660 Ukrainian drones across 12 Russian regions, Crimea, the Black Sea, and the Azov Sea in a major nighttime attack. Following these increasing aerial assaults, Moscow-installed governor Sergey Aksyonov declared a regional-level emergency situation in Crimea and Sevastopol.
Ukraine plans to increase military wages by one-third to 30,000 hryvnias and offer fixed-term contracts to boost recruitment. President Zelenskyy also aims to recruit more foreign volunteers. Meanwhile, Russia's Putin claims Ukrainian drone strikes aim to sow confusion and damage the economy, though he admits some economic damage.
Ukrainian drones struck the Syzran oil refinery in Russia, over 800km inside the country, causing a fire and killing two people. President Zelenskyy stated this is part of a broader plan targeting Russian oil revenues amid escalating attacks.
Over 500 Ukrainian drones attacked Russia overnight, killing three near Moscow. Romania found an unexploded projectile. The US let a sanctions waiver for Russian oil purchases lapse, impacting India.
President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered a two-day ceasefire in the conflict with Ukraine on May 8 and 9 to mark Russia’s World War II victory anniversary but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky countered with his own proposed pause in fighting starting earlier, on the night of May 5 to May 6. Russia’s defence ministry said in a statement on Monday that Moscow expected Ukraine to follow the May 8-9 truce and that Russian forces would take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of...
