9 May 2024 in Russo-Ukrainian war

• At night, the defense forces destroyed 17 Russian "Shakhed" out of 20 launched in Odesa
• Russians attacked Nikopol in the morning, 2 killed, 2 wounded
• Xi Jinping arrived in Hungary
• The USA is preparing a new aid package for Ukraine
• The defense forces destroyed part of the attack aircraft of the Russian Federation that broke into Krasnohorivka
• President of the European Parliament Metsola came to Kyiv
• Russia dropped two aerial bombs on the school yard in Berislav
• The drone attacked the refinery in Bashkortostan, 1,000 km from Ukraine
• Due to shelling, two hydroelectric power plants of Ukraine were taken out of operation
• Russians shelled Kupyansk with artillery, one person was killed
• Zelensky officially dismissed Zaluzhny from military service and appointed him ambassador to Britain
• President of the Czech Republic: Ukraine will receive the first projectiles under the Czech initiative in June
• The Kremlin has announced that it will withdraw its troops from a number of regions in Armenia
• The MV-4 demining machine assembled in Ukraine received a certificate of conformity
• Sweden promised another 28 million euros to support Ukraine's defense capabilities
• Bloomberg: Russian businessmen withdraw assets from the EU to Russia, despite the risks
• Slovakia saw an increase in illegal border crossings by men from Ukraine
• Ukraine and the EU agreed to extend temporary protection for Ukrainians
• Ukraine has already received 45 million euros of direct budget support from Sweden
• At the front, 76 combat clashes were recorded in half a day, the largest number - in the Avdiyiv direction
• Germany promised Ukraine 45 million euros to restore the energy sector
• Germany promises to buy three HIMARS launchers for Ukraine
• Findings of Russian diesel fuel have increased in Turkey and Brazil
• Orban said that he supports China's peace plan for Ukraine
• The Pentagon announced the blocking of access to Starlink for Russians in Ukraine
• CNN: Western intelligence predicts increased Russian attacks on Ukraine in the coming weeks
• Tusk and Kaczynski exchanged accusations of Russian influence
• China and Hungary signed a strategic partnership agreement
• ISW: Russian troops have noticeably increased the pace of attacks
• The occupiers are pressing in 7 directions, most actively on Avdiivskyi
• The Armed Forces neutralized 980 occupiers and 47 artillery systems during the day