UK Defense Ministry: Russia may increase defense spending but still struggle to replenish weapons

2:04 AM

Russian forces attack energy infrastructure in Sumy Oblast.

Russian forces launched a drone attack in Sumy Oblast overnight on May 6, targeting the region's energy infrastructure, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported.

1:44 AM

Media: Chinese leader wants to work with international community to end war in Ukraine.

China wants to work with France and the rest of the international community to end the war in Ukraine, Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly told French media outlet Le Figaro on May 5.

1:16 AM

European Commission looks to sanction Voice of Europe media outlet.

The EU executive body is proposing that the Voice of Europe media outlet be added to the upcoming 14th round of EU sanctions against Russia, the Vice-President of the European Commission, Vera Jourova, said on May 5, as reported by European Pravda.

11:44 PM

Rheinmetall CEO promises to send Kyiv 'hundreds of thousands' of shells this year.

The German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall will supply Ukraine with "hundreds of thousands" of shells in 2024, including prototypes of artillery shells with a range of 100 kilometers, CEO Armin Papperger said.

11:37 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: US aid will help launch counteroffensive in 2025, Sullivan says

10:41 PM

Switzerland invites pope to global peace summit.

Switzerland has invited Pope Francis to attend the upcoming global peace summit dedicated to ending the war in Ukraine, Swiss President Viola Amherd said on May 5.

9:58 PM

Russian attacks in Kharkiv Oblast kill 1, injure 2.

Shelling in the village of Monachynivka in Kharkiv Oblast's Kupiansk district caused a fire at a house, killing an 88-year-old woman and injuring a 34-year-old man. A resident of the village of Kivsharivka was also injured in an attack.

8:50 PM

Official: Russia hits power plant in Donetsk Oblast.

Russian forces struck the Sloviansk Thermal Power Plant in Donetsk Oblast with five heavy artillery rockets, damaging several sites at the power plant, deputy head of Mykolaivka City Military Administration Volodymyr Proskunin said on May 5.

7:50 PM

Czechia, Estonia will not attend Putin's inauguration on May 7.

Representatives of Czechia and Estonia will not be in attendance for Russian President Vladimir Putin's upcoming presidential inauguration, the foreign ministers of the respective countries confirmed on May 5.

5:09 PM

Military intelligence confirms car bomb attack killing Russian organizer of torture chambers in Berdiansk.

Russian officials, their proxies, and collaborators have been routinely targeted in both occupied parts of Ukraine and inside Russia.

3:59 PM

Update: Russian glide bomb attack injures 15 in downtown Kharkiv.

Russian forces hit two sites in the residential area of Kharkiv as Ukraine marked Orthodox Easter.

3:45 PM

Energy Minister: Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure cause over $1 billion in damage.

The most damage was caused by the attacks on electricity transmission facilities, as well as thermal and hydro generation ones, according to Herman Halushchenko.

1:47 PM

Russian drone attack on Donetsk Oblast village injures 3 people.

Russian forces attacked the village of Mykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast's Pokrovsk district on May 5, injuring three people, the regional prosecutor's office reported.

1:12 PM

Die Zeit: Data on Bundeswehr meetings were available online until May 3.

Data on over 6,000 meetings held by Germany's Budeswehr was available online until May 3, according to the German media outlet Die Zeit.

12:45 PM

Defense Ministry: Medical commission members can no longer use own discretion on conscripts' eligibility.

Members of the Military Medical Examination Commission can no longer use their own discretion when determining a person's eligibility for the military, the Defense Ministry said on May 4.

11:20 AM

Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 4 people, injure 19 over past day.

Russian forces targeted nine of Ukraine's oblasts – Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Odesa, Kherson, Kharkiv, and Donetsk. Casualties were reported in the latter four regions.

9:21 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 474,260 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

This number includes 860 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.

7:50 AM

Air Force: Ukraine downs 23 drones overnight.

Ukrainian air defense units destroyed 23 of the 24 Shahed-type drones that Russia launched overnight, the Air Force reported on May 5.

7:36 AM

BBC: Russia lures Cubans to army with offers of high pay, Russian passport.

Leaked documents reveal that Russia has been coercing Cuban citizens into the Russian Armed Forces with salaries of approximately $2,000 per month, in addition to offers of a Russian passports within months of signing up, a BBC investigation revealed on May 4.

5:37 AM

FT: US aid to Ukraine will help Ukraine launch counteroffensive in 2025, Sullivan says.

Ukraine will look to launch a counteroffensive in 2025 with the support of the approved $61 billion aid package from the United States, as well as additional aid funding, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told the Financial Times on May 4.

4:21 AM

Russia attacks 13 communities in Sumy Oblast.

Russian forces attacked Sumy Oblast 214 times in 41 separate attacks throughout the day, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported on May 4.

1:46 AM

Sikorski: Putin not reckless enough to attack NATO country.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is not reckless enough to attack a NATO country, Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski said in an interview with BBC World, as reported by the Polish outlet RMF24 on May 4.

1:35 AM

Updated: Russian drone attack on Kharkiv injures 6.

Russia launched a drone attack on Kharkiv Oblast during the early hours of May 5, setting fire to at least eight residential homes in the city of Kharkiv and injuring six people, local authorities reported.

11:42 PM

2 Ukrainians may have been killed in car accident in Poland.

Three people were killed in a car accident in Warsaw on May 3, presumably including two Ukrainian citizens, spokesperson for the District Prosecutor's Office Szymon Banna said, according to RMF 24.

11:09 PM

Italian defense minister rules out sending troops to Ukraine, says the discussion 'increases tensions.'

Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto ruled out sending troops to Ukraine in an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, published on May 4.