Dmytro Lubinets stated that this is a gross violation of international humanitarian law. He appealed to the ICRC and the UN to respond to the crime.
The Defense Forces managed to stabilize the situation in the Pokrovsky direction of the Donetsk region, and in some places even seize the tactical initiative. This was reported by General Syrsky.
A Russian FPV drone attacked a village in the Zaporizhzhia region, damaging a car on the roadway. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties.
The SBU detained a battalion commander in the Donetsk region, who demanded "kickbacks" from his subordinates for fictitious payments. In a month, he received UAH 920,000, he faces 10 years in prison.
Russian shelling of the Donetsk region resulted in the death of 6 people and the injury of 6 more, including a 2-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy. The authorities are calling for evacuation.
The SBU detained an employee of a coal mining enterprise who was spying for the FSB. She adjusted the fire of the occupiers in the Pokrovsk direction and transmitted data about the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russian artillery shelled the village of Ivanopillia in Donetsk region, killing a 44-year-old man and injuring two others. At least four private houses were damaged.
The Russians are transferring troops across the Zherebets River to create a threat to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Assault operations have intensified in the Lyman direction, and the enemy is using light motor vehicles.
At night, the Russians attacked Kramatorsk and settlements of Kramatorsk district. Over the day, 10 people were injured in the region due to shelling, there is destruction.
The number of Russian offensives on Pokrovsk has increased significantly in the last month. The enemy has started using motorcycles, which are becoming the basis of their offensive tactics, gathering in large groups.
On the night of May 4, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with 165 drones. Air defense forces destroyed 69 enemy Shahed-type UAVs. Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy and Kyiv regions were affected.
The Russians advanced near Lyman, Siversk, Novopavlivka, Kurakhovo and Velyka Novosilka. The Armed Forces are counterattacking in a number of areas, fighting continues in many directions.
On May 3, Russian troops shelled 3 settlements in Donetsk region. Two people were killed in Myrnohrad and Komar, and one person was injured in Kostyantynivka.
At night, Russian troops attacked 8 settlements in the Donetsk region, one person was wounded. Over the past day, 4 people died in the region and 8 were injured as a result of shelling.
On the night of May 3, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with two ballistic missiles and 183 drones. 77 Shahed-type ударних БпЛА drones were shot down in the east, north, south, and center of the country.
During May 2, 216 combat clashes took place on the front. The enemy launched 1 missile and 101 air strikes, carried out almost 6,700 shellings, and involved 2,694 kamikaze drones.
The President held a meeting on missile development and acceleration of the creation of Ukrainian ballistics. They also discussed the situation in Donetsk region and the continuation of actions on the territory of Kursk and Belgorod regions.
Russian troops began using motorcycle columns and ground drones in the Donetsk region. DPSU destroyed a column, two robotic complexes, a tank and a group of motorcyclists.
Russians dropped an air bomb on Klynove, killing a woman. Kostiantynivka came under artillery fire, 2 people were injured, houses and infrastructure were damaged. 1 more person was injured in Pokrovsk.
Due to Russian aggression, 1453 cultural heritage sites have been damaged in 18 regions of Ukraine and Kyiv. The Kharkiv, Kherson, and Donetsk regions have suffered the most.
Russian troops launched an airstrike on Kostiantynivka, damaging a critical infrastructure facility and property. Fortunately, there were no casualties among civilians.
A Ukrainian soldier was seriously wounded in the Donetsk region. At the Shalimov Center, a projectile was successfully removed from the liver and a resection of the left lobe of the organ was performed.
The SBU has заочно notified two rashists of suspicion, who ordered the murder of a captured Ukrainian soldier and cut off his head. This happened during the battles near Staromayorske.
The Rada adopted a bill allowing relatives of missing persons to apply at their place of residence. This will simplify the investigation procedure in cases of people disappearing during the war.
The situation in the Novopavlivka direction has escalated, the enemy is rushing to the border of three regions. Russians have changed their tactics of shelling Kherson, hitting rescuers.
Over the past day, the Russians launched attacks on Donetsk region. Five people died, four were injured, including a child. This morning, the occupiers shelled five settlements.
On the night of April 29, Russia attacked Ukraine with drones from various regions. The Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down 37 "Shahed" drones, but 47 imitators were lost. Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kyiv regions were affected.
Russia continues to integrate the temporarily occupied territories into its management system, redistributing electoral districts. In the 2026 State Duma elections, 7 deputies will be elected from the occupied regions.
Russia refuses to make concessions regarding Crimea and the Zaporizhzhia NPP, insisting on conditions that are tantamount to Ukraine's capitulation. This undermines Trump's efforts to achieve peace.
The Russians have intensified their assault operations in the direction of Chasov Yar, trying to push back Ukrainian forces from the north. The Kramatorsk direction is suffering from constant artillery shelling.
