The four hundred and thirty-seventh day (437) of large-scale armed aggression by the russian against our state continues. 

Northern Oblasts

Kyiv

Together with the mayor of Brussels, Philippe Klose, the mayor of Kyiv, Vitaliy Klitschko, launched the «Alley of Friends of Kyiv» on Volodymyrska Hill. And they planted the first two trees - Spanish plane trees.

Kyiv Oblast

As part of his official visit to Ukraine, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, inspected the destruction of Antonov airport; the ruins of the Romanivskyi bridge, through which residents of Irpin, Bucha, Vorzel were evacuated during the occupation, and the «cemetery» of civilian cars. Head of the Kyiv Oblast Military Administration, Ruslan Kravchenko, thanked the Minister for the support of the Ukrainian people and humanitarian aid.

A delegation of the Congress of the United States of America visited Bucha. The head of Kyiv OMA Ruslan Kravchenko, together with congressmen Edison «Joe» Wilson, Steven Cohen, US Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Michael Carpenter, US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink, head of the Kyiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office Maksym Krym visited the place of mass burial near the church St. Apostle Andrew the First-Called in Bucha. The head of KOMA thanked the partners for their support and help in the struggle for the independence and integrity of Ukraine.

In the city of Ukrainka, the restoration of a multi-story building, which was damaged as a result of an air attack by the russians last week, has started.

On the evening of May 5, a tractor driver hit an anti-tank mine on the road between the villages of Ploske and Gogoliv. As a result of the explosion, the tractor driver was injured and hospitalized. There is no threat to his health and life.

Chernihiv Oblast

On May 5, russian troops continued to shell the border areas of Chernihiv Oblast with 120 mm mortars, in particular the Novgorod-Siversk and Semenivka communities.

On the morning of May 6, russian troops shelled the border community of Semenivka. The military recorded five hits, probably from enemy helicopters, in the area of ​​the village of Leonivka.

On the night of May 6, servicemen of the 119th separate TRO brigade eliminated the enemy unmanned aerial vehicle «Shakhed» in the border region of Chernihiv Oblast.

Sumy Oblast

During the day of May 5, the russians carried out 9 shellings of the border communities of Sumy Oblast. 33 hits were recorded. Settlements of Znob-Novgorodsk, Esman, Shalygyne, Nova Sloboda, Yunakivka, Velyka Pysarivka communities were shelled.

On the night of May 5, the russians launched an airstrike on Glukhiv, Sumy Oblast. About 50 houses were damaged, some were destroyed. Windows and doors were broken in the local school. Also, four people who received physical injuries, including one child, were admitted to the hospital.

Eastern Oblasts

Kharkiv Oblast

Yesterday, the enemy continued to terrorize the civilian population of the Kharkiv, Chuguyiv, Izyum and Kupyansk raions of the Oblast. In particular, Vovchansk, Chervona Zoria, Udy, Veterynarne, Kozacha Lopan, Starytsia, Krasne Pershe, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Lyman Pershyi and other settlements were under enemy fire.

Yesterday, the enemy launched a missile strike on the village of Chistovodivka, Izyum raion. The rocket hit a field not far from residential buildings. There were no injuries or damage.

During yesterday, the enemy shelled Vovchansk twice with artillery and mortars. 7 residential buildings were damaged. Fortunately, there were no casualties.

Demining continues. During the day, pyrotechnics of the State Emergency Service inspected more than 11.5 hectares of territory and neutralized 122 explosive objects.

Donetsk Oblast

Over the past day, the russian federation shelled 16 towns and villages in the Donetsk Oblast. Law enforcement officers documented 26 war crimes against civilians.

On May 5, the russians killed 5 residents of Donetsk Oblast. In addition, it was possible to establish information about 1 person killed in Lyman. 3 more people in the region were injured during the day.

In total, since the day of the full-scale war, russian weapons have taken the lives of 1,497 civilians of Donetsk Oblast and wounded another 3,477. The number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovakha is currently unknown.

Kramatorsk and Kramatorsk raion

The day before, the russians attacked Slovyansk and Kramatorsk with Kh-22 missiles. In Slovyansk, a person was injured and the building of the Zeus Ceramics plant was damaged; in Kramatorsk, an administrative building, a kindergarten, 2 sports facilities and 22 high-rise buildings were damaged. Druzhkivka was also hit by a missile - 6 private houses were damaged.

In the Horlivka direction, 2 people died in the Kostyantynivka community: in Kostyantynivka and Predtechyne.

5 houses were damaged by the S-300 missile in the Lysychansk direction in Yampol. The burial place of a civilian killed during the occupation was discovered in Lyman.

Bakhmut and Bakhmut Raion

The enemy continues to conduct offensive actions in the Bakhmut sector. Fighting continues in Bakhmut. The enemy is burning down city neighborhoods with phosphorus and incendiary shells.

Two buildings were damaged in the Soledar community, 6 in the Toretsk community, and 11 in the Chasiv Yar community.

Pokrovsk and Pokrovsk Raion

In the east of Pokrovsk Raion, 3 people were killed in Avdiivka.

Humanitarian aid in the form of construction materials was provided to private sector residents of the Kurakhivska Community in Pokrovsk Raion by the charitable organization Proliska-Dnipro, which operates with the support of UNHCR Ukraine, the UN Refugee Agency in Ukraine.

Young readers of the Novohrodivka City Library for Children in the Pokrovsk Raion took part in a workshop on making a "poppy of memory" on the occasion of May 8, the Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation.

The red poppy is an international symbol that was first used by the American Legion to honor the memory of American soldiers who died during World War I.

Mariupol

Ukraine returns 42 Azovstal defenders from captivity.

Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boichenko presented the Mariupol Reborn city revitalization plan to Oleksandr Kubrakov, Vice Prime Minister for Reconstruction of Ukraine, Minister of Community Development, Territories and Infrastructure of Ukraine.

The occupiers have turned the ruins of the Drama Theater into a landfill. Now, garbage is dumped inside on a daily basis from the trash bins and the territory of the theater square.

Construction workers brought from russia have begun to move their families to occupied Mariupol. They are settling in the homes of residents who were forced to leave the city under russian shelling.

Luhansk Oblast

In the city of Starobilsk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian citizens who refused to receive russian passports are forcibly evicted from their homes by the occupiers. After the eviction, such citizens are taken to filtration centers, and their housing is given to the russian occupation army for housing.

Southern Oblasts

Mykolaiv Oblast

Yesterday, on May 5, the enemy conducted artillery strikes on the waters of the Ochakiv community. There were no casualties.

The day and night were relatively calm in Mykolaiv, Pervomaisk, Bashtanka, and Voznesensk Raions.

Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Over the past day, on May 5, russian troops fired at 24 localities in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. In particular, they launched one missile and two air strikes, attacked twice with UAVs, three times with MLRS, and used artillery 96 times. Four people were injured.

Odesa Oblast

The Greco-Roman wrestling championship of Odesa Oblast among U-15 athletes in memory of Honored Coach of Ukraine Kostiantyn Pulcho took place in the city. More than 120 young athletes took part in the championship, and a memorial plaque will be unveiled in honor of the great athlete.

Kherson Oblast

On May 5, russian troops shelled Kherson Oblast 71 times with heavy artillery, Grad rocket launchers, tanks, drones, and aircraft. Kherson was shelled 11 times. Residential areas, the territory of a factory in Kherson, and a church building in Beryslav Raion were hit. Two people were wounded.

Defense forces conducted two air strikes on the areas where russian troops are concentrated. Rocket and artillery soldiers eliminated 6 russian soldiers and 16 pieces of weapons and equipment. They also blew up another field supply point.

SBU officers prevented the escape of two accomplices of the russian occupiers who were preparing to "evacuate" to the left bank. The 29-year-old man was transmitting data on the location of the Defense Forces, adjusting fire on Kizomys, Bilozerka, and Veletenske. His father took a position in the occupation "ministry of agriculture". Both are in custody.

During the day, sappers neutralized 54 explosive devices in the de-occupied settlements of Kherson Oblast. Bomb squad inspected almost eight hectares of territory and more than five kilometers of power lines.

Central Oblasts

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Last night, russian troops attacked the Marganets community of Nikopol raion with Grad rockets. The consequences of the attack are being investigated.

On the night of May 6, the military of the East Air Command destroyed four drones sent by Russian troops over the Dnipro raion. The wreckage of the "Shahed" fell in the Sinelnykivsky district. As a result, windows were smashed in 5 private houses. Two outbuildings and a power line were damaged. People were not injured.

On the afternoon of May 6, russian troops attacked an industrial enterprise in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. As of this hour, there are 5 wounded. All of them are employees of the enterprise. 14 private houses, 13 outbuildings, one non-residential building, and an industrial enterprise were damaged.

IDPs who arrived in Kryvyi Rih can stay in a free hostel. There is a children's room, laundry, kitchen, room for work and rest, and if necessary, a laptop is provided. Humanitarian aid and clothing are also provided.

Kirovohrad Oblast

A flower "embroidery" was planted in the central square of Kropyvnytskyi. Employees of the Blagoustriy enterprise will plant more than six thousand petunia flowers. Two colors will be used for the ornament - white and purple.

Poltava Oblast

The Association of Ukrainians in Luxembourg donated a 30-meter fire truck ladder to Poltava rescuers. In total, there are now ten such combined ladder trucks in Poltava Oblast. They are designed for emergency rescue and firefighting in high-rise buildings.

Western Oblasts

Lviv Oblast

Ukraine has returned 45 soldiers who defended Azovstal from russian captivity. Among them is Svyatoslav Siryi, a resident of Lviv and head of the Lviv Azov.

Lviv celebrated the 767th anniversary of the city's founding on Rynok Square. The city's flag was solemnly raised by Roman Vasylyuk, a soldier from the Zhytomyr Oblast who was wounded in the Bakhmut sector in October 2022 and received a prosthetic arm yesterday at the Unbreakable rehabilitation center. A new tradition was also started - the ceremonial presentation of the flags of Ukraine's security and defense forces. Photo by https://t.me/suspilnelviv/9555

Chernivtsi Oblast

In the village of Dobrynivtsi, Chernivtsi Oblast, the Da Vinci Wolves military unit conducts a three-day training session. Local residents and people from Chernivtsi, Dnipro, Lyman, and Kharkiv joined the training. Participants are being taught tactical medicine, drone operations, and how to handle explosives and weapons.

An expert roundtable of the National Platform for Unity and Cohesion "Chernivtsi Oblast in War: Sources of Resilience, Challenges and Recovery Potential" was held in Bukovyna. The participants discussed the situation in the business environment of the region, the impact of relocated enterprises on it, the challenges faced and ways to solve them.

Basic necessities, household items and hygiene products: the Right to Protection Charitable Foundation distributed aid to internally displaced persons living in private households in Chernivtsi.

A musical performance "Voices" dedicated to the fallen hero Ivan Rotar took place in Chernivtsi. The performance also raised funds to help the Da Vinci Wolves battalion, where he fought.

Zakarpattia Oblast

The mayor of Uzhhorod met with the hetman of the Vysocina region Vitezslav Šrek and the mayor of Uzhhorod's sister city Jihlava, Petr Ryška. The Czech delegation is currently on a visit to Zakarpattia, and the day before they met at the Uzhhorod City Council. They discussed areas of further cooperation.

In Zakarpattia, 24 local and relocated companies will receive up to $10,000 to develop their businesses. A total of 147 business representatives applied. After checking for compliance with the criteria and interviewing the participants with the highest rating scores, 24 winners were selected.

8 teams from Uzhhorod's educational institutions joined the fight for the championship in the military-patriotic game "Dzhura". The event aims to develop skills and foster military and patriotic traits in young people. In the first city stage, the participants competed in 9 challenges.