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In the afternoon and evening hours of Wednesday, May 7, Ukraine’s Defense Forces intercepted 20 Russian attack drones in the sky over Ukraine, and six more decoy UAVs caused no damage on the ground. That’s according to an update by the Ukrainian Air Force, seen by Ukrinform. Between 14:30 and 20:30 on May 7 (during the third wave of the air raid in a day), the enemy launched 31 attack UAVs and decoy drones from the Millerovo area in Russia. “The shooting down of 20 Shahed attack UAVs (and other types of drones) in the north and center of the…

There is one enemy Kalibr carrier in the Mediterranean Sea, and no Russian warships in the Azov and Black Seas. This was reported by the Ukrainian Navy as of 06:00 on 08.05.2025 on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. “There are no enemy ships in the Black Sea; there are no enemy ships in the Sea of Azov,” the post says. At the same time, according to the military, there are 3 enemy ships in the Mediterranean, of which 1 is a carrier of Kalibr cruise missiles with a total volley of up to 8 missiles. Read also: AFU destroy new Russian Vozrozhdenie…

The total combat losses of Russian troops in manpower from February 24, 2022, to May 8, 2025, amounted to about 961,970 people, including 1,200 invaders killed in the last day. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. Also, as of May 8, Ukraine's defenders have already destroyed 10,782 (+2) enemy tanks, 22,429 (+10) armored combat vehicles, 27,552 (+50) artillery systems, 1,379 (+1) multiple launch rocket systems, 1,156 (+1) air defense systems, 372 (+0) aircraft, 335 (+0) helicopters, 35,407 (+141) operational and tactical drones, 3,197 (+0) cruise missiles, 28 (+0) ships/boats,…

In the Kupiansk direction, pilots of the Rubaka unit's drones tracked down and destroyed the Russian invaders' transport in a hiding place. According to Ukrinform, the Khortytsia operational and strategic grouping of troops reported this in Telegram and posted a video. “Another two units of enemy equipment minus - the jewelry and skillful work of our pilots. Accuracy and speed - the brigade's drone operators work without error. The enemy can hide, but no occupier can escape from our birds,” the video description reads. Read also: Large-scale fires in Kupiansk district following Russian airstrikes As Ukrinform reported, operators of unmanned…

In the Novopavlivka sector, Ukrainian defenders used FPV drones to track down and destroy a Russian Vozrozhdenie multiple rocket launcher system. The Khortytsia operational and strategic group of troops reported this in Telegram, posting a video of their combat work, Ukrinform reports. It is noted that the production of this multiple rocket launcher system for the Russian army began in 2023. “It was a fat target - and the pilots of the unmanned battalion skillfully directed the drones at it. The installation turned into a pile of scrap metal,” Khortytsia noted. As Ukrinform reported earlier, Ukrainian defenders repelled more than…

As of the first quarter of 2025, the environmental damage caused by the shelling of Ukrainian military facilities by the Russian army is estimated at about UAH 367 billion, which is equivalent to about USD 9 billion. According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the Ministry of Defense. “The environmental consequences of Russian aggression are land pollution with millions of tons of construction waste, fragments of concrete, glass, asbestos, oil products, heavy metals and explosives, as well as thousands of hectares of forests destroyed by fires,” said Colonel Yuriy Sytnyk, head of the Environmental Safety Department of the Main Directorate…

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi reported to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky on the active actions of the Ukrainian military in the Kursk and Belgorod regions of the Russian Federation. The head of state said this in an evening video address, Ukrinform reports. “Today, there was also a report by Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi on our active actions in the Kursk and Belgorod regions,” Zelensky said. [embedded content] He emphasized that the military is protecting Ukrainian land from hostile activity in the border area. Read also: Ukraine's proposal for 30-day ceasefire remains in force - Zelensky “Today I…

Ukraine is working with international partners to localize production of the necessary air defense systems and missiles for them in Ukraine. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky in an address to the nation on Wednesday, Ukrinform reports. "Today, air alerts have been going off in our country practically all day. At night, there was another raid involving Russian missiles and drones. Ballistic missiles, more than 140 strike drones overnight. It was loud in Kyiv, in our other cities. Unfortunately, some people were wounded. Unfortunately, some were killed. My condolences to families and friends," he noted. According to him, the…

Ukraine's offer to introduced a 30-day ceasefire remains in force in order to give diplomacy a chance. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky in an evening video address, Ukrinform reports. "Ukraine and our proposal to stop the strikes, to cease fire for at least 30 days remains in force – we are not withdrawing that proposal, which can give diplomacy a chance," he informed. The Head of State emphasized that it is from Russia that the world sees no response to the proposal, except for new strikes. Read also: Ukraine working with partners to start production of air defense…

An emergency power outage was recorded in the Poltava district, tentatively due to infrastructure damage caused by the debris of a downed Russian drone. Acting Head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration Volodymyr Kohut reported this on Facebook, Ukrinform saw. Read also: Ukraine’s forces down two ballistic missiles, 81 enemy drones According to the official, power supply was cut to over 900 households. Energy repair teams are already working to fix the issue. As reported, on the evening of May 7, the Air Force warned of a group of drones approaching the areas of Poltava, Myrhorod and Kremenchuk.