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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.

Germany has transferred another package of military aid to Ukraine, which includes ammunition and missiles, small arms, demining equipment, and more. The list of transferred equipment and materiel was updated on the day the new German government was formed, Ukrinform reports. The list includes, in particular, 66 mine-resistant armored personnel carriers (MRAP), four kinetic protection vehicles, three Zuzana-2 wheeled howitzers (a project jointly funded by Denmark and Norway). The batch also includes missiles for IRIS-T SLM air defense systems; ammunition for LEOPARD-2 main battle tanks, almost 40,000 rounds for GEPARD self-propelled guns, 27,000 155 mm artillery rounds; and 1,000 122-mm…

Since the beginning of 2025, the combat losses of Russian troops have amounted to 169,970 people. According to Ukrinform, this was reported on Facebook by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi. According to him, the Defense Forces continue to destroy the Russian invaders. “The enemy's losses since the beginning of the year have reached almost 170,000 people (169,970),” noted Syrskyi. The Commander-in-Chief thanked the Ukrainian soldiers for their courage, resilience and faith in Ukraine's victory and emphasized that the fight continues. As Ukrinform reported, the total combat losses of Russian troops from February 24, 2022…

On May 7, the Russian army attacked Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk region 30 times with drones and fired from heavy artillery, there are damages. The head of the regional military administration, Serhiy Lysak, posted this on Facebook. According to him, Russian troops most often used UAVs, fired several times from heavy artillery at Nikopol and the settlements of Pokrovsk and Marhanetsk communities in Dnipropetrovsk region. It affected the infrastructure, damaging six private houses, three garages, and several cars. In Nikopol in the evening, an apartment in a high-rise building caught fire due to a drone strike. The fire was extinguished.…

The information that the car of one of the leading Ukrainian engineers who worked on the development of drones was blown up in Kharkiv is not true. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in Telegram, Ukrinform reports. “The information disseminated in Telegram channels with reference to the alleged statement of the Minister of Defense of Ukraine regarding the terrorist attack in Kharkiv is fake,” the statement said. The ministry's press service emphasized that the defense minister had not made such statements. At the same time, they noted that Umerov has no official…