Explosions in occupied Krasnoperekopsk, Crimea.
Explosions in occupied Krasnoperekopsk, Crimea.
Explosions in occupied Krasnoperekopsk, Crimea.
Russian forces are taking huge losses and have no prospects of gaining an advantage at the front, Andrii Otchenash of Ukraine’s Rubizh Brigade said. He said Russia is actively conducting hidden mobilization but lacks conditions for major summer assaults.
A Pantsir air-defense system was reportedly hit in occupied Myrne near Simferopol, with fire, ammunition detonations and a visible glow reported at the site.
❗️Preliminary information coming in that Russia lost an Mil Mi-8 helicopter. Waiting for confirmation.
❗️The US State Department approved a possible $373.6 million sale of JDAM-ER extended-range munitions and related equipment to Ukraine. Kyiv requested 1,200 KMU-572 tail kits, 332 KMU-556 kits, support equipment, repairs, software and logistics services.
Explosions and air threats are reported across occupied Crimea, with local updates citing a strike on an FSB building in Armyansk, and 2 powerful explosions in the Bakhchysarai district.
❗️Ukraine’s HUR says Russia is keeping missile stocks stable and trying to expand production of multiple types, NV reports. As of mid-April, Russia had up to 200 Iskander-M, 110 Iskander-K, 100 Kinzhal, 460 Kalibr, 690 Oniks, 120 Kh-101, 350 Kh-22/32, 230 Zircon, 50 KN-23 and 10 Oreshnik missiles. HUR says monthly output includes up to 60 Iskander-M, 70 Kh-101, 25 Kalibr and 10 Kinzhal.
Ukrainian MiG-29MU1 aircraft struck a Russian target in the occupied south.
Russian attacks on positions of Ukraine’s 37th Marine Brigade near Oleksandrivka achieved no results in April, with Russian advance recorded at 0.0 km². The cost of the failed assault attempts was listed as 274 Russian troops, 3 tanks, 3 artillery systems, 1 IFV and 16 vehicles. Ukrainian forces also downed or suppressed 135 UAVs.
Two AN-196 Lyutyi drones struck two military explosives production workshops at Russia’s Sverdlov plant in Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod region, on April 30. The facility produces TNT, RDX, HMX and fills ammunition for Russian forces, making it a major supplier for artillery systems. The site was covered by 3 Pantsir-S1 systems on embankments, but both drones reached their targets.
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck Russian rear targets from May 1 to 5, hitting a temporary deployment point of Russia’s 3rd Army, a Kasta radar, a Pantsir-S1 air-defense system, warehouses and a train. Operational data said the Kadiivka deployment point was heavily occupied, with 51 Russian wounded reported. The site was hit 8 times by middle-strike systems carrying 60 to 100 kg warheads.
❗️The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine condemned an attack on Ukrainian rescuers, stating that missile and drone strikes across Ukraine on the night of May 4-5 resulted in civilian casualties and infrastructure damage. In Poltava Oblast, these strikes killed at least four people and injured 37, including emergency service workers.
Ukraine’s HUR says its Prymary special unit struck multiple Russian targets in occupied Crimea during an operation in April 2026. The unit disabled 3 Project 05060 assault landing boats, a support vessel, a storage hangar for the boats and a Be-12 Chayka amphibious anti-submarine aircraft. HUR also described a separate episode in which one of Prymary’s craft evaded a Russian MANPADS and continued ...
Zelensky met Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and discussed the security situation in the Middle East and Gulf region. The meeting added to Ukraine’s ongoing outreach on regional security and diplomatic cooperation.
❗️Ukraine says the ASOMATOS was allowed to unload 26,900 tons of stolen Ukrainian wheat at Egypt’s Abu Qir port, the fourth such case in a month. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said the cargo was moved through occupied Crimea despite Ukraine’s evidence.