Russo-Ukrainian war main facts

  • 7 May 2024

  • ISW: Russia bypassed sanctions and bought $500 million worth of aircraft equipment
  • Poland, the USA and the Baltic countries have started joint exercises of the air forces
  • The President of Romania said that he is ready to discuss sending the Patriot system to Ukraine
  • Several explosions rang out in Luhansk and an oil depot caught fire
  • The neutral states of Europe (Austria, Ireland, Switzerland and Malta) asked NATO for closer cooperation due to Russia's aggression
  • Russian shelling in Donetsk region caught fire, burning about 300 hectares
  • Poland launched fighter jets over a Russian plane over the Baltic Sea
  • The Russian army shelled a residential quarter of Kherson, 4 houses caught fire
  • Latvia handed Ukraine communication equipment worth 100,000 euros
  • Bloomberg: Lithuania's president called for better relations with China
  • The head of the Italian Foreign Ministry opposes the use of weapons sent by the country to attack the Russian Federation
  • In Ukraine, during the Great War, more than 500 medical facilities destroyed by Russia were restored
  • International reserves of Ukraine decreased by 3% in April
  • Air defense destroyed 2 Russian missiles in Odesa
  • Some Swiss banks continue to accept rubles from Russia
  • The SBU announced plans to assassinate Zelenskyi
  • In Russia, Putin was inaugurated for the new term of the presidency
  • Sandu: Moldova will do everything to preserve peace, but if the Russian Federation attacks, it will defend itself
  • The head of Polish intelligence: Putin is ready for a mini-operation against NATO, but sees the reaction of the West
  • The Russians attacked Nikopol in the morning and injured a woman
  • The IDF announced that it had taken control of the Rafah checkpoint from the Gaza side
  • Turkey conducts major exercises in its seas
  • The occupiers bombed Borova, injuring 2 adults and a child

  • 6 May 2024

  • The Russian Federation carried out 224 strikes on Sumy Oblast in 24 hours, killing one and injuring four
  • The Armed Forces neutralized 1,160 Russian invaders and 25 tanks during the day
  • Russian troops struck 40 times from aircraft at the front during the day
  • The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled 31 Russian attacks in the Avdiiv direction
  • ISW: The Kremlin uses nuclear threats and diplomatic blackmail to control the West
  • Israel began striking the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip
  • Anti-aircraft missiles were installed on Ukrainian Magura naval drones
  • Macron thanked Xi for his promise not to sell arms to Russia
  • The Russians carried out 69 airstrikes on Ukraine per day
  • Ministry of Defense: The Netherlands will start supplying Ukraine with F-16s in the fall
  • Government of Spain: Ukraine received a new batch of Patriot missiles from allies
  • In the afternoon, the Russians attacked Kostyantynivka in Donetsk region, injuring 4 people
  • Von der Leyen: The EU is ready for tough trade measures against China
  • Reuters: Refinery in Tuapse resumed processing after drone strike, repairs took 3 months
  • Russia threatened to strike British military facilities in Ukraine and beyond
  • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine stated that it does not recognize Putin's presidency and called on other countries to do the same
  • Due to the difficult situation in the east of Ukraine, Sirskyi spent two days at the front
  • Air defense shot down a Russian missile flying towards the Dnipro
  • Military exercises "Spring Storm" with the participation of 15 countries are starting in Estonia
  • The occupiers hit Zolochiv with bombs, a lot of destruction, an injured woman
  • A Russian drone damaged power lines in Dnipropetrovsk region
  • The Minister of Defense of Italy rules out sending troops to Ukraine
  • The Russians launched guided aerial bombs in the Kherson region
  • The Russians are scrapping the remains of the Avdiiv coke-chemical plant
  • The troops of the Russian Federation attacked the energy facilities of the Sumy Oblast
  • At night, Russia attacked the Sumy region with 13 Shaheds, 12 of which were destroyed by air defense

  • 5 May 2024

  • The Russians intensified their attacks in the direction of Bakhmut, storming 36 times a day
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