Governor: Russian shelling of Sumy Oblast kills 2 civilians, injures 8.

Russia has previously reported multiple drone attacks against Moscow, though the capital is well-defended against aerial threats. Rarely has the Russian capital sustained damage to civilian infrastructure despite an increase in Ukrainian attacks over the last several months.

The Swedish Coast Guard on May 3 detained a tanker in the Baltic Sea believed to be part of Russia's shadow fleet, the fifth such intervention in recent months.

A Russian hacker linked to attacks on oil and gas infrastructure in the United States and Ukraine has agreed to plead guilty in a U.S. federal case that could bring up to 27 years in prison.

Russian forces launched a series of attacks on Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts, killing at least one person and injuring 34, regional officials said.

President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to meet with the prime ministers of the U.K., Norway, Finland, and the Czech Republic.

In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, Anna Belokur examines why war reporting is becoming more dangerous in Ukraine. As drone warfare expands across the country, journalists are increasingly exposed to risks far beyond the front line.

"Prolonging the war will only scale up our defensive operations," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Ukrainian forces downed 249 out of the 268 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported.

"These tankers were actively used to transport oil. Now they won't be," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

The number includes 1,080 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

"We're going to cut way down, and we're cutting a lot further than 5,000," U.S. President Donald Trump said.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported explosions and urged residents to take shelter as Russia launched groups of drones at the capital late in the evening of May 2.