The Kyiv Independent news desk

Kyiv rejected Russia's Victory Day truce after Moscow violated Ukraine's ceasefire 1,820 times and Russian attacks killed 26 civilians nationwide.

"This decision by the authorities is based on security considerations," Crimea's head of Russian occupation authorities, Sergey Aksyonov, said.

The figure includes 1,050 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Key developments on May 5: * Russia's Kirishi oil refinery stops production after drone strikes * European Commission opens call for proposals to join EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance * Russian fiber-optic FPV drones reach Kramatorsk, Ukraine's Donbas stronghold * EU votes in support of Nuremberg-style tribunal for Russia. Ukrainian Flamingo missiles struck a Russian military production facility in Cheboksary overnight on May 5, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as part of a large-scale missile

The figure includes 970 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Key developments on May 4: * Russia extends its 'Victory Day truce' to May 8-9, Ukraine says no proposals received * At least 7 killed, 35 injured in Russian attack on Kharkiv Oblast * Luxury Moscow tower reportedly hit by Ukrainian drone strike ahead of Kremlin's Victory Day Parade * Zelensky meets Fico ahead of Slovak leader's Moscow trip * Russia launches more than 10 times as many drones at Ukraine's port infrastructure in 2026 as last year * Russian authorities publish list of Tuapse

Zelensky said earlier on May 4 that Ukraine had received no official ceasefire proposals, contrasting Russia's claimed truces with ongoing attacks on Ukrainian cities.

A fire broke out at an oil facility in the Fujairah emirate after it was hit by a drone launched from Iran, local authorities said.

The number includes 1,120 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Key developments on May 2-3: * Poland's prime minister condemns NATO 'disintegration' as Trump says US will further reduce troop presence in Europe * Ukraine hits 2 Russian shadow fleet vessels near Novorossiysk port * Ukraine strikes Russian Kalibr missile carrier, patrol boat in Leningrad Oblast, Zelensky says * Zelensky arrives in Yerevan for European Political Community Summit, his first visit to Armenia Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on May 2 condemned the "disintegration" of NATO

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

President Volodymyr Zelensky said the two countries need to have "strong relations" and that the two leaders should meet in person soon.

Several sources told the Financial Times that the United States has informed the United Kingdom, Poland, Lithuania and Estonia that there will be long delays, with two sources also mentioning possible delays to Asia.

This weekly update from the Kyiv Independent aims to shed light on the situation facing Ukrainians living under Russian occupation and the ever-tightening control of information imposed by the Kremlin. Key news as of May 2: * Russia begins evictions from "ownerless" apartments in Russian-occupied Mariupol * Belarus bars Russian conscripts from leaving country, raising risks for Ukrainians in occupied territories * Ukraine hits Russian Iskander missile storage facility, oil depot in occupied

In Kharkiv, an overnight Russian drone attack hit an apartment block, injuring two men and a woman, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Synehubov reported on May 2.