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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…

Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology - Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov showed how the robotic deminer “Zmiy” works, which is capable of withstanding the detonation of two anti-tank mines. The Deputy Prime Minister posted the video on his Telegram account, Ukrinform reports. Video: Mikhail Fedorov, Telegram [embedded content] “The mobile reusable deminer “Zmiy” v1.2 was created by Rovertech, a member of Brave1. Its main task is combat demining. It defuses explosives in mined areas of the frontline and clears the way for infantry and equipment. The robot also participates in humanitarian demining in Kharkiv, Kherson…

In the Kursk region, operators of the 413th Reid Battalion as part of the consolidated detachment of the Dzhmil UAV of the Unmanned Systems Forces hit the Zaslon wheeled radar at a considerable distance from the state border. According to Ukrinform, the Unmanned Systems Forces reported this in Telegram. “This is a rare modification of the ship's radar system, which is installed on the latest Russian corvettes. It is capable of detecting targets at a distance of up to 300 km, providing targeting to anti-aircraft missiles and controlling air defense and artillery fire. The cost of one Zaslon ship, as…

Last night, long-range drones of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) struck two key defense industry facilities in the Russian rear. A source in the SSU informed Ukrinform about it. “Explosions occurred at the ‘Bazalt’ — Russia’s main defense enterprise producing weapons and ammunition for all branches of the Russian military (Krasnoarmeysk, Moscow region). Local residents counted at least seven explosions followed by a fire. Drones also struck the ‘Splav’ plant — Russia’s only facility that designs and manufactures multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) and related ammunition (Tula city). A large fire and heavy smoke followed the drone impacts,” the…

Since the start of the day, May 7, as many as 93 combat engagements have taken place between Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops, with active fighting ongoing in seven operational directions, the most intense being in the Pokrovsk sector. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted the update on Facebook as of 16:00 on Wednesday, May 7, according to Ukrinform. Russian forces have been shelling multiple border settlements across Sumy, Chernihiv, and Kharkiv regions. Airstrikes were reported on Boyaro-Lezhachi in Sumy region. In the Kharkiv sector, Russian forces launched six assaults near Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, and…

Ukraine’s Defense Forces shot down two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles and 81 drones used by Russian forces to attack Ukraine beginning the evening of May 6. According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine via Telegram. Between 20:30 on Tuesday, May 6, and 13:30 on Wednesday, May 7, Russian forces launched five Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from the directions of Kursk, Taganrog, and Bryansk. They also conducted several waves of drone attacks, using a total of 187 strike UAVs and decoy drones of various types launched from Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russia), and…

Russian forces launched a missile strike at the town of Velykyi Burluk in Kupiansk district. Kharkiv region. This was reported by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. “According to the investigation, on May 7 around 9:35, the Russian armed forces carried out a missile strike at the town of Velykyi Burluk in Kupiansk district. Preliminary information suggests the enemy used an 'Iskander' missile. Windows and roofs of houses, as well as non-residential buildings, were damaged. There were no casualties,” the office stated. Read also: Russian drone attacks: 40 private buildings and apartment blocks damaged in Kharkiv…