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On Tuesday, May 9, air defense destroyed a Russian Orlan-10 reconnaissance drone in the Mykolaiv region.  The Air Command South reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. "On May 9, 2023, in the Mykolaiv region, the forces and means of air defense of the South Air Command destroyed a Russian reconnaissance UAV Orlan-10," the statement said. Read also: Mykolaiv new master plan project presented in Rome As Ukrinform reported earlier, on the night of May 9, Russian troops launched 25 Kalibr and X-101/X-555 cruise missiles. 23 of them were destroyed.

 After the Russian shelling on the night of May 9, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called for more air defense systems and F-16s to cover the skies together. The head of Ukrainian diplomacy wrote about this on Twitter, Ukrinform reports. “Today, I woke up early in the morning to loud explosions: our air defense was intercepting Russian missiles. I thank partners for providing AD systems. I reiterate my call to increase their numbers and provide F-16s that will work together with ground platforms to close our sky” - Kuleba noted. Read also: Poland transfers ten MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine…

In Vinnytsia, the registry office damaged by rocket attack on July 14 last year is being restored. Vinnytsia Mayor Serhiy Morgunov said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "The construction team entered the facility in November last year. At the expense of the city budget, windows and utilities have already been replaced, and the premises are being renovated. So soon, the newlyweds will be able to officially get married there," Morgunov wrote. According to him, as a result of the missile attack with Russian "Kalibr" rockets, the blast wave destroyed the roof of the registry office, damaged window blocks, and the…

The Dutch government is considering the possibility of providing Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets and is negotiating with partners to this end. This is reported by Ukrinform with reference to Reuters. "We are discussing intensively with Denmark, Great Britain, some other parties in Europe, as well as the United States on the F16s," Rutte said in Sao Paulo on the first day of a visit to Brazil. However, according to him, an agreement must first be reached between all partners, as was the case in the past before the supply of howitzers and tanks to Ukraine. Read also: Supplying Ukraine…

US Ambassador: Russia celebrates May 9 with new missile attacks on Ukrainian cities Bridget Brink, the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, tweeted about this, Ukrinform reports. “Ukraine, Europe, and the United States commemorated victory over tyranny yesterday. Russia marks May 9 with more missiles and drones launched toward Ukrainian cities and sleeping civilians” - Brink said. Read also: May 9 in Kremlin’s propaganda: messages spread and what is wrong with them As reported earlier, on the night of May 9, Russian troops launched 25 Kalibr and X-101/X-555 cruise missiles. 23 of them were destroyed by Ukrainian air defense. During today's fifth…

In the first wave of the launch, 100% of the enemy missiles were destroyed, and in the second wave, 15 out of 17 were destroyed. Yuriy Ihnat, a spokesman for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said this on the air of the nationwide telethon "United News", Ukrinform reports. "The attack took place around 10 pm. Eight Kalibr missiles were launched from ships in the Black Sea, all of them were destroyed. In the area of responsibility of the East Air Command, we worked 100%. At night, the enemy had already raised Tu-95MS strategic aviation aircraft and…

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained two Russian agents in Zaporizhzhia who were plotting terrorist attacks against the command of Ukraine's defense forces and the security agency's special forces. The SBU reported this on its Telegram channel, according to Ukrinform. "The SBU's counter-intelligence officers neutralized a network of Russian FSB agents following a multi-phase special operation in the Zaporizhzhia region. One of the members of the group was a former service member, and the other was the personal driver of a local high-ranking official," the report reads. The perpetrators were engaged in preparing terrorist attacks against the command…

British Ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons has said after another night of a Russian missile attack on Kyiv that she is happy about the new day and that British diplomats remain in the Ukrainian capital. Simmons shared her impressions on Twitter, according to Ukrinform. "Another night of Russia's attack on Ukraine. Slept on the floor of the windowless hallway tonight so no need to move anywhere when woken up by noise of nearby explosions," she said. Simmons added that she "popped out after the all clear to get a look at the sky" and published a photo with a view…

Wreckage of Russian cruise missiles was found in several other places in the Kyiv region. Andriy Nebytov, the head of the Kyiv region police, reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "Parts of the occupiers' weapons fell on the field. There are no casualties or damage. Police are inspecting the scene. We thank the Armed Forces for their excellent work," he said. Later, Nebytov added that parts of another Russian cruise missile were found in the Kyiv region. Read also: European Commission president arrives in Kyiv "Parts of an enemy missile were found on the territory of a settlement in…

Russian President Vladimir Putin is attempting to use the Moscow Victory Day parade to show Russia's continued influence in Central Asia. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said this in a new report, according to Ukrinform. According to the report, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon are reportedly attending the Victory Day parade in Moscow on May 9. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Armenian President Nikol Pashinyan reportedly also flew to Moscow to attend the Victory Day parade. No foreign leader attended Moscow Victory Day in 2022,…