Ukraine

PULSE School, with the support of Favbet Foundation, held a series of events for World Table Tennis Day. There were master classes, a tournament and competitions of the Special Olympics of Ukraine.

Zaporizhzhia NPP is again under threat of blackout due to Russian shelling. The station receives power from only one power line, which poses a threat to radiation safety.

On the night of May 6-7, Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles and drones from various directions. The defense forces shot down 2 ballistic missiles and 81 strike UAVs, but there are casualties in 5 regions.

Ukraine's international reserves increased by 10. 2% in April, reaching $46.7 billion. The growth was driven by significant inflows from partners and a decrease in NBU currency sales.

Russian forces launched 187 drones at Ukraine, 81 of which were destroyed, and 5 ballistic missiles, two of which were shot down. There were hits on houses and casualties.

The State Statistics Service has submitted for discussion a draft on the termination of the Unified State Register of Enterprises and Organizations. A transition to a unified digital system for identifying business entities is planned.

Poroshenko and his faction refuse to support the agreement on mineral resources with the United States. Oleshchuk stressed that this is a gift to Putin and a signal of division in Ukraine.

The social project "Accessible Pharmacy" is underway in the Kyiv region.

Participants of the main session of the NMT-2025 have been sent invitations to their electronic accounts. These invitations specify the date, time, and address of the examination center. They are asked not to disclose information about the testing location.

Electronics are hardly produced in Ukraine, and imports are mainly carried out through "gray" schemes, in particular for dual-purpose goods for drones, which complicates control and increases risks.

Donald Trump stated that Russia's participation in the 2026 FIFA World Cup could contribute to peace in Ukraine. Russia has been suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions following the invasion.

Moscow expects "provocations" that are "more serious than drone strikes" on May 9. InformNapalm noted that the Russian Federation is looking for an opportunity to accuse Ukraine and create a pretext for further aggression. But nevertheless, the Kremlin is afraid of strikes, the Center for Countering Disinformation believes.

Since the beginning of the war, 733 sports facilities have been damaged. 463 athletes have not returned to Ukraine, there is a significant shortage of young coaches, and children are leaving the country.

The Institute of Agriculture of the North-East of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences creates unique varieties of buckwheat, hemp and other crops. Their developments occupy a significant part of the sown areas of Ukraine.

Ursula von der Leyen said that a bad deal with Russia could provoke it to new aggression. A just peace presupposes the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.

Almost half of Ukrainians have a positive assessment of the Minerals Agreement between Ukraine and the United States. About 22% have negative expectations, and 19% believe that it will not have any impact.

Xi Jinping and Putin will discuss a gas pipeline project that has been stalled for years due to disagreements. China may break the deadlock by allowing a higher selling price.

Tomorrow, precipitation is expected to cease in most regions of Ukraine, but rain with wet snow is possible in the Carpathians. At night, frosts on the ground are expected in the north, west and center.

Ursula von der Leyen called for speeding up Ukraine's accession to the EU, calling it a guarantee of peace. The EU is working to open the first cluster of accession negotiations in 2025.

The involvement of the senior officer in charge of the building and the junior inspector in the torture of a prisoner in the Poltava pre-trial detention center has been established. They have been notified of suspicion and served with a petition for detention.

Since the beginning of May, there have been more than 1,300 combat clashes with Russian occupiers. Syrskyi thanked the units of the Defense Forces for their professional combat work.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine condemned the night shelling of Kyiv and other cities, emphasizing that this makes Russia's participation in the events for the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazism unacceptable. He called for increased pressure on Moscow.

EU foreign ministers will meet in Warsaw to discuss relations with the US and support for Ukraine. They will also discuss cooperation with Great Britain on defense issues.

The Verkhovna Rada committee re-voted on the agreement with the United States regarding minerals, adding a clause on the absence of responsibility for other agreements. This was done to attract additional votes, MP Zheleznyak reported.

In the first quarter of 2025, the police received 32,268 reports of domestic violence, which is 23,600 less than in 2024. Also, 26,076 administrative offenses were detected under Article 173-2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses.

The National Bank of Ukraine has set the official hryvnia exchange rate at 41. 45 UAH/USD, which is 15 kopecks less. In banks, the dollar is trading at 41.82-41.22 UAH.

The incidence of ARVI, influenza, and COVID-19 has decreased by 15%, but influenza viruses are circulating in 12 regions. Since the beginning of the epidemic season, 4,431,715 people have been ill.

At night, the Zhytomyr region was attacked by Shaheds, the private sector in the Zhytomyr district was damaged. A fire broke out, houses were damaged, but there were no casualties.

171 combat engagements were recorded during the day, most of them in the Pokrovsk direction. The Defense Forces struck areas of concentration of personnel and equipment of the enemy.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on May 6, Russian troops lost 1270 soldiers, 14 tanks and 1 cruise missile. In total, more than 960,000 invaders have been eliminated since the beginning of the war.