Crimea

The Ukrainian Air Force confirms the destruction of 10 Russian Shahid attack drones and two S-300/S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems launched from Crimea and Belgorod region during a night attack.

The UN Committee recognized the forced imposition of Russian citizenship on Crimean residents and the transfer of Ukrainian citizens to Russia to serve their sentences as a violation of human rights.

The occupation authorities of Crimea refused to hold fireworks on Russia's "Victory Day" despite Moscow's order, citing security concerns.

The "cotton" at two oil depots in the village of Yurivka near Anapa in the Krasnodar Territory of Russia is a successful operation of SBU drones.

On the night of May 9, the Ukrainian Air Force shot down 17 of 20 Russian Shahed drones attacking the Odessa region from occupied Crimea.

The Central Election Commission of Ukraine emphasized the nullity of the "results" of the Russian presidential election held in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, declaring them illegitimate and calling on foreign states and international organizations not to recognize them.

The head of the Zaporizhzhia RMA said that the temporarily occupied territories have been celebrating "Victory Day" for a week, with the elderly and children being most exposed to Kremlin propaganda, which includes school events, propaganda boards and Colorado ribbons.

Russia intensifies repressions and deploys additional FSB units in the occupied Crimea due to the lack of local support and to counter partisan activities, as the local population awaits liberation and continues to attack Russian military facilities.

The Council called for the recognition of the 1944 deportation of Crimean Tatars as genocide, increased support for Ukraine against Russian aggression, a response to human rights violations in occupied Crimea, and the establishment of a tribunal on Russian aggression against Ukraine, and demanded that Russia lift restrictions on Crimean Tatar institutions.

During the massive attack, Russia used a wide range of weapons against Ukraine, including cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicles such as Kinzhal, Iskander-M, Kalibr, X-101, X-555, Shahid drones, and others.

On the night of May 8, 2024, Russian troops launched a combined attack on Ukraine using 76 air targets - 55 missiles and 21 attack drones, of which 59 were successfully intercepted by Ukrainian air defense systems.

On the occasion of Vladimir Putin's inauguration, russia launched a small missile ship of the 22800 Taifun project and a guard ship of the 22160 Viktor Veliky project for the Black Sea Fleet.

On May 7, the Russian occupation forces conducted 64 combat engagements, launching 1 missile, 40 air strikes and 72 rocket attacks, resulting in civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure, while Ukrainian troops repelled numerous attacks in many directions.

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.

The overwhelming majority of Ukrainians (83%) support state intervention in the activities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, with 63% in favor of a complete ban and 20% in favor of state control and supervision of the Church.

The European Union is proposing to ban political parties, think tanks and other groups from accepting funding from Russia, as well as to ban the use of the Russian central bank's financial messaging system as part of the next package of sanctions against Russia.

russia has stopped using the Crimean bridge to support its military operations in the war with Ukraine.

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.

The leaders of 8 countries, including Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Guinea-Bissau, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Cuba, Kazakhstan and Belarus, will take part in the Victory Parade in Moscow on May 9.

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.

A Ukrainian naval strike drone has destroyed a $3 million Russian Mongoose boat used to patrol the waters and fight saboteurs in occupied Crimea.

Ukrainian developers presented the artificial intelligence-based HARVESTER platform for rapid search and analysis of unstructured data, such as intercepted conversations and documents, useful for state security purposes.

Since the beginning of 2024, 226 dolphins have died on the shores of occupied Crimea due to the activities of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

The destruction of the Mangust 12150-S speedboat used by Russian special services and border guards, along with ammunition and weapons, cost the Russians more than 125 million rubles.

In the occupied Crimea, in particular in Sevastopol, the Russian occupiers are intensifying illegal mobilization activities, deploying mobile recruitment brigades in public places, such as near shopping centers, to agitate men to sign contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense.

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.

Russian oil exports in April 2024 fell to their lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic due to drone attacks by Ukraine on Russian refineries.

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.

The Main Intelligence Directorate in the area of Narrow Bay in Russian-occupied Crimea hit a Russian boat with a naval drone.

Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader in the U. S. House of Representatives, warned that America would "have to intervene" with its military if Ukraine "falls" in a war with Russia, as Vladimir Putin seeks to recreate the Soviet Union and threatens NATO allies.