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In Zaporizhzhia, as a result of a night attack by the Russian army, private houses were damaged, but no people were injured. Anatoliy Kurtev, the acting mayor of Zaporizhzhia, said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "As a result of the enemy's night attack in Zaporizhzhia, private houses were damaged. The blast wave smashed windowpanes and damaged roofs," the post reads. According to Kurtev, there were no casualties as a result of the attack. Read also: Missile strike on Zaporizhzhia: nine people injured All relevant services are working at the scene, he added. An air raid warning was sounded twice in…

A Russian attack on the Chernihiv region on May 3 has killed a woman. Chernihiv regional governor Viacheslav Chaus said this in a post on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. "Seventeen explosions in the past 24 hours near and in the settlements of the Novhorod-Siverskyi and Koriukivka districts. At around 23:20, an airstrike in the village of Ivanivka, Novhorod-Siverskyi district, set a residential building and an outbuilding on fire and damaged a building," Chaus wrote. A woman born in 1941 died. Information about those injured is being clarified. On May 1, the Russian army carried out an airstrike on the border…

At least 1,441 children have been affected in Ukraine due to Russia's full-scale invasion. The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office said this in a post on the Telegram messaging app, according to Ukrinform. According to official information from juvenile prosecutors, Russia's full-scale armed aggression left 478 children dead and 963 others injured. The PGO said the figures were not final as work was ongoing to establish them in areas of hostilities and in temporarily occupied and liberated territories. Most children were killed or injured in the Donetsk region - 453, Kharkiv region - 275, Kyiv region - 128, Kherson region -…

The air defense forces and mobile fire groups destroyed 12 out of 15 kamikaze drones that the Russians used to attack Odesa city last night. "The enemy launched 15 Shahed-131/136 drones to attack Odesa last night," the Operational Command "South" posted on Facebook. As noted, the air defense forces and mobile fire groups destroyed 12 kamikaze drones. At the same time, three enemy drones hit the dormitories of an educational institution in the city. Read also: Russians attack Kyiv with Shahed drones, missiles. All targets shot down "The fire was put out promptly. People were not injured," the Operational Command…

In the east of Ukraine, artillerymen and territorial defense destroyed a Russian mortar squad. The Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. “The Russian occupiers thought that they could shell Ukrainian positions with impunity. However, aerial scouts of the 103rd separate territorial defense brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine raised their drone into the air and not only detected the active operation of an enemy mortar, but also quickly transmitted the coordinates to their comrades from the 45th separate artillery brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The enemy's mortar squad…

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine calls on the international community to condemn the forced deportation of Ukrainian children by the Russian Federation. Yaroslav Zheleznyak, a people's deputy with the Holos (Voice) faction, announced the adoption of the relevant resolution No. 9267 on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. Thus, the Verkhovna Rada appeals to parliaments, governments of foreign countries and international organizations with a proposal to express their position by adopting appropriate decisions to strongly condemn the forced deportation of Ukrainian children, which under international humanitarian law qualifies as a crime of genocide and other crimes against Ukrainian children committed by the Russian…

In Zaporizhzhia region, a unit of the Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile forces destroyed a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle. The Air Command East posted this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. "In Zaporizhzhia region, a unit of the Nikopol anti-aircraft missile regiment destroyed an enemy UAV, presumably an Orlan," the report says Read also: Russian army shells Nikopol with heavy artillery As Ukrinform reported, from February 24, 2022 to May 2, 2023, the Ukrainian Defense Forces eliminated about 191,420 Russian aggressors, including 460 invaders over the past day alone.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has endorsed the corresponding bills, approving the Decrees of the President of Ukraine on the extension of martial law and general mobilization from May 20, 2023 for another 90 days. The relevant statement was made by Member of Parliament Yaroslav Zhelezniak on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. According to Zhelezniak, a total of 324 Members of Parliament voted in favor of Decree No. 9259 of the President of Ukraine on the extension of martial law and 333 – in favor of Decree No. 9260 of the President of Ukraine on the extension of general mobilization.…

The Uman City Council received 127 applications for financial assistance after Russia's missile attack on a high-rise building on April 28. The Uman City Council reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. "A meeting has just been held under the chairmanship of Mayor Irina Pletneva on the allocation of material assistance to the victims. 127 applications for financial assistance and reimbursement were considered," the statement reads. Svitlana Voloshenyuk, deputy mayor of Uman, told Ukrinform that the region announced the allocation of 100,000 UAH to the victims, but the decision must be approved by the Cherkasy Regional Council, and the city…

On the temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk region, Russian invaders conduct forced medical examinations of children, threatening them with deregistration in children's hospitals and the inability to obtain certificates for schools or kindergartens in case of failure to attend. The Luhansk Regional Military Administration reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. According to the head of the Luhansk Regional Medical Administration, Artem Lisogor, if children do not attend medical examinations, parents are threatened with being deregistered from children's hospitals, not being able to obtain certificates for school and kindergarten, and being referred to specialized specialists in Luhansk hospitals. The…