Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has supported the creation of a separate branch of the Armed Forces called the Unmanned Systems Forces to effectively use unmanned systems in the air, on land and at sea for strategic, operational and tactical advantage over Russia.

Latvia has donated communication equipment worth about 100,000 euros to Ukraine as part of the IT Coalition program, helping Ukrainian brigades to establish communication on the front line.

If the allies fulfill their commitments and the pace of Western weapons supply is high, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be able to stabilize the front line around mid-summer, said Dmytro Zhmaylo, co-founder and executive director of the Ukrainian Center for Security and Cooperation.

The Security Service of Ukraine served three traitors who voluntarily joined the Russian occupation groups and participated in the assaults on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Robotyn a notice of suspicion.

Over the past day, russians lost 1,160 people, bringing their total combat losses since the start of the invasion on February 24, 2022 to 476,460, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports significant activity of enemy tactical aircraft in eastern and southern Ukraine.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports significant activity of enemy tactical aircraft in the east and northeast.

Defense forces control the situation around the town of Chasiv Yar, active fighting continues day and night, but the Russian army has not entered the town, despite propaganda statements.

President Zelenskyy has held international talks and personally invited the leaders of Lithuania, Poland, Estonia, and Canada to the upcoming Global Peace Summit in Switzerland to garner support for the Ukrainian peace formula and force Russia to peace.

On May 6, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled 87 combat engagements along the frontline, in particular in the Bakhmut, Novopavlivka and Avdiivka sectors, with the enemy launching 2 missile and 69 air strikes and using multiple launch rocket systems 52 times.

On Infantry Day, President Zelenskyy honored Ukrainian infantrymen as the backbone of the army by presenting awards and battle flags to brigades for their courage and sacrifice in defending Ukrainian soil.

During the Ukrainian Defense Industry Forum in Brussels, Ukraine discussed the creation of joint ventures with European defense companies and financing the production of priority weapons for the Armed Forces at Ukrainian defense companies.

Ukraine is using the latest methods to document international crimes committed by russia during the war in Ukraine, which allows for real-time documentation, even without physical access to the occupied territories.

Oleksandr Peleshenko, a two-time European weightlifting champion and Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine, died at the front on May 5, defending Ukraine from a full-scale Russian invasion.

Commander Syrsky worked with units conducting defense operations in the Pokrovske and Kurakhove directions, where the main enemy attack forces are concentrated, to strengthen defense and repel enemy attacks, allocating additional resources and presenting awards to soldiers who distinguished themselves on Infantry Day.

The SBU served a notice of suspicion to the director of a "Crimean Patriot Center" for recruiting Ukrainian children and youth to serve in the Russian armed forces against Ukraine.

From May 6 to 10, military exercises involving units of the Kyiv Defense Forces and military equipment will be held in the Darnytsia district of Kyiv to improve combat capabilities in preparation for a defense operation.

The Ministry of Strategic Industries says that $10 billion is the funding that can be covered by partners to use the full production capacity of the defense industry, which is $20 billion a year.

Two FSB agents were detained for preparing coordinates for massive Russian air strikes on energy facilities and fuel storage facilities in Kyiv, Cherkasy, Poltava, Vinnytsia and Kirovohrad regions on the eve of Easter.

Russian airstrikes damaged the power grid in Sumy region, leaving Sumy, Romny and Okhtyrka districts without electricity. The power supply was partially restored overnight.

Over the past 24 hours, the russians lost 1,040 servicemen, bringing their total losses since the beginning of the invasion to 475,300, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

On the night of May 6, Ukrainian air defense destroyed 12 of 13 russian Shahed-131/136 attack drones in Sumy region.

The Ukrainian Air Force informs that russian tactical aircraft launched guided aerial bombs in Kherson region.

Several cities in the Sumy region, including Sumy itself, have partial power outages.

The enemy army conducted an offensive operation east of Stelmakhivka, which resulted in the landing in a gray zone.

An explosion occurred in Sumy, Ukraine.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs about the movement of enemy drones in the direction of Sumy.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs that russian tactical aviation has launched anti-missile systems in Kharkiv region.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs about the launch of the tactical aircraft in Donetsk region.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has issued an alert due to the threat of ballistic missiles in certain areas.