Over the past week, from April 28 to May 5, 2024, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed more than 8,000 Russian occupants, 96 tanks, 188 armored combat vehicles, 264 artillery systems and 7 multiple launch rocket systems.
Russians are looting scrap metal from the destroyed coke plant in captured Avdiivka and taking it to the port of Mariupol to make money.
There is no blocking of truck traffic in either direction on the Ukrainian-Polish border, and truck crossings are intensive, with queues decreasing in recent days.
As a result of Russian shelling of a residential area in Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, a man born in 1977 was killed and a house was destroyed.
On the eve of Easter, more Ukrainians returned to Ukraine than left, with about 80,000 more border crossings recorded for entry into Ukraine than for exit, although passenger traffic tended to decline the day before Easter, when about 75,000 people crossed the border.
The rules for crossing the state border may undergo some changes in accordance with the law on mobilization that comes into force on May 18, but no major changes are expected, said Andriy Demchenko, spokesman for the State Border Guard Service.
On Easter, the police recorded only 25 offenses, mostly administrative, and about 300 people were taken to police stations for violating the curfew, while services were held in compliance with the restrictions.
Last night, the Russians launched about 25 Shahid drones, probably after accumulating them for some time, indicating potential problems with the production of these drones.
Russians launched Shaheed drones from Cape Chauda in Crimea and Kursk region to disrupt Easter celebrations in Ukraine, but 23 attack drones were destroyed in Kharkiv, Kherson, and Dnipro regions.
The ground forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft in Donetsk region using short- and medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems.
No enemy ships were observed in the Black Sea yesterday and today, as they are in their basing areas, and aviation is responsible for protecting the waters, said Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokesman for the Southern Defense Command.
The Russians are trying to hold the bridgehead on the left bank and simultaneously trying to push Ukrainian units from the left bank, focusing on combined attacks, actively using aviation and UAVs against settlements on the right bank.
The enemy became more active in the south, making 19 assault attempts yesterday, which were stopped by Ukrainian forces, resulting in more than 100 occupants killed.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that the answer to the question of why Ukrainians have survived is that "in the most difficult circumstances and in the darkest times, we are able to give birth to light.
President Zelenskyy inspected armored vehicles, MLRS, artillery, drones and electronic warfare equipment used by Ukrainian border guards to protect the country.
Over the past day, Russians intensified shelling of 8 localities in Zaporizhzhya region, firing 348 times and destroying 17 buildings.
Ukraine has already sown more than half of the planned 13. 5 million hectares of spring crops - 7.2 million hectares.
The Ministry of Defense has approved an order establishing a list of diseases for determining fitness for military service with such categories as fully fit, fit for rear units, and unfit.
Russia is stepping up its disinformation campaigns to discredit Ukraine internationally and cut foreign aid, making false accusations of terrorism against officials such as the head of the Security Service of Ukraine, Vasyl Malyuk, in an attempt to divert attention from its own war crimes.
russians are constantly changing the location of their warships, hiding them among supply vessels and changing tactics to mislead Ukrainian forces due to the reduced air defense capabilities in Crimea.
The occupants are constantly trying to restore the situation in southern Ukraine through unsuccessful assault operations: 11 attacks took place yesterday and 3 more today at the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, but Ukrainian troops repel these attempts.
Russian troops attacked Chuhuiv in Kharkiv region with cluster munitions and shelled Vovchansk, damaging civilian infrastructure.
Ukrainian military intelligence is conducting a large-scale cyberattack on Internet service providers and mobile operators in Tatarstan, which has already blocked the Internet in the republic and Kazan.
The former head of the SBU Main Department of Internal Security was served a notice of suspicion of illicit enrichment totaling UAH 32. 7 million, including possession of luxury cars, cash in foreign currency and expensive jewelry.
The Cabinet of Ministers is working on a draft law to create a Government Center that will be responsible for the quality of documents and consolidate the functions currently performed by four regulatory ministries.
The Russians have started using fewer Kalibr missiles to strike Ukraine, likely due to problems with their production caused by sanctions.
According to Air Force spokesman Ilya Yevlash, the US aid package will allow the Ukrainian air force to more effectively counter Russian combined attacks and defend Ukrainian cities and critical facilities.
Last night, russian troops did not use ballistic, guided, cruise, kamikaze or drones missiles, but attacked frontline areas with guided aerial bombs, particularly in Kharkiv region.
Occupants are deploying personnel, ammunition and military equipment in the Kupyansk sector, but no extraordinary enemy activity is observed in this area.
The enemy continues its attempts to capture Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, trying to bypass the city through Bohdanivka and Ivanivske and take it in a vice grip, conducting so-called "meat assaults" in this area, but the situation remains under control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
