[Korrespondent] 21:43 Warehouses with gunpowder are exploding in the Sverdlovsk region of the Russian Federation, the population is being evacuated, Russian media report. Emergency services say the explosions were allegedly caused by a "forest fire crossing."
21:39 The press service of the SBU commented for the UP on the explosion of Prilepin’s car: “Officially, we can neither confirm nor deny the involvement of the SBU in this or that “bavovna” that happens to the occupiers and their henchmen. At the same time, as I have repeatedly noted the head of the SBU Vasily Malyuk, for the Russians who brought war, death and violence to our land, "bavovna" burned, burns and will burn. So death is the only prospect that we can offer the occupiers. About who is behind One way or another, we will be able to speak after our victory."
20:48 During the day, the Russians fired eight times at the Nikopol region of the Dnipropetrovsk region from Gradov and heavy artillery, seven people were injured, the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak, said.
20:21 Podolyak called both the “attack” on the Kremlin and the “bombings” of propagandists staged by the Russian special services. According to him, such incidents do not solve a single issue for Ukraine, and they are directed exclusively at the domestic market, because "Russian propaganda circles understand where everything is going."
20:16 Kadyrov called on the Wagnerites to join the Akhmat battalion, which can replace the Wagner PMC in Bakhmut. He promised Prigozhin's mercenaries "better conditions" than they have now.
19:34 Zelensky said that he met in Kiev with a delegation from the US state of Utah, headed by State Senate President Stuart Adams, which also included representatives of business and charitable organizations. "Such visits are signals of support for our state not only at the national level, but also at the regional level," the president said.
19:11 In the Kherson region, pyrotechnicians came under fire during demining, six of them were killed, two more were injured , among them one woman paramedic. Equipment was also destroyed, the State Emergency Service said.
19:06 Alexander Permyakov, who was detained on suspicion of involvement in the assassination attempt on Zakhar Prilepin, allegedly admitted during interrogation that he acted on the instructions of "Ukrainian special services," the RF Investigative Committee reported. On the road along the route of Prilepin's car, Permyakov allegedly planted an explosive device, which he set off remotely.
17:51 Kadyrov said that his Akhmat was ready to advance to Bakhmut, several units had already allegedly set off towards the front.
17:32 In the Nizhny Novgorod region, police officers in hot pursuit detained a man who was allegedly involved in blowing up a car with Prilepin. The detainee turned out to be "a native of Ukraine."
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the United States and NATO "bred up another terrorist cell - the Kiev regime." She compared Bin Laden, ISIS and Zelensky and added that it was the "direct responsibility" of the US and the UK.
17:16 The "authorities" of the occupied Crimea said that the air defense forces shot down two ballistic missiles allegedly launched by the Ukrainian OTRK Grom-2.
15:48 Another exchange of prisoners took place: 45 Ukrainian defenders returned home , the Coordinating Headquarters for the treatment of prisoners of war said. Among them are 42 defenders and three defenders of Azovstal from the National Guard. Ten military officers belong to the officers, 35 - to privates and sergeants. Many are injured and have serious health problems.
In turn, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that three Russian military men - pilots of the Russian Aerospace Forces - were returned from Ukraine.
14:21 Zaluzhny said that he had a telephone conversation with the head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, informed about the situation at the front and preparations for the upcoming steps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to de-occupy Ukrainian territory.
13:37 The Atesh partisan movement said it had been "hunting" for Prilepin since the beginning of the year. "They got him. Everything is just beginning for the Rashists," the message says.
13:09 On the highway in the Nizhny Novgorod region of the Russian Federation, the car of the propagandist, Ukrainophobe writer and former "political officer of the DPR" Zakhar Prilepin was blown up - the driver died, Prilepin was injured , he has fractures, Russian media write. Prilepin's press service reported that the deceased is Prilepin's "comrade-in-arms", an employee of the Oplot battalion of the Russian Guard, 27-year-old native of Lugansk Alexander Shubin with the call sign "Evil", who was entered into the base of the Ukrainian Peacemaker.
11:15 The Russians hit Nikopol from Dnipropetrovsk region from Gradov and heavy artillery, hit an industrial enterprise, three workers were injured, said the head of the OVA Sergey Lysak.
11:04 Russians at night and in the morning fired at settlements of five territorial communities of the Sumy region, reported OVA. In particular, from the Su-35 aircraft, the enemy launched air strikes with two guided bombs on the city of Glukhov. As a result of the airstrike, two houses were completely destroyed and 34 private houses were damaged, five people were injured, including one child.
10:22 Another enemy drone has been destroyed near the city of Krivoy Rog, the head of the Dnepropetrovsk OVA, Serhiy Lysak, said.
09:45 On the night of May 4, air defense forces shot down a Russian Kinzhal missile using the Patriot air defense system , said Mykola Oleshchuk, commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He said that the X-47 missile was fired by the MiG-31K from the territory of Russia. At the same time, Oleshchuk urged not to publish in advance information that the enemy could use. "We will definitely report what, where, how and when they shot down. There is a time for everything," he added.
09:19 Special Operations Forces showed a video from Bakhmut. In a commentary to the UP, the military reported that on the evening of May 5, Russian troops used phosphorus and incendiary ammunition in Bakhmut.
09:03 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, five people were killed (three in Avdiivka, one each in Predtechino and Konstantinovka). In addition, it was possible to establish information about one deceased in Liman. Three other people in the area were injured.
In the Zaporozhye region, four people were injured due to enemy shelling, in Kherson - two, according to the IVA.
08:54 At night, the Russians fired four Shahed-type drones in the Dnipropetrovsk region, and one more in the morning - they were all shot down, the head of the IVA, Serhiy Lysak, said. Fragments of downed drones fell in the Sinelnikovsky district, private houses, outbuildings and power lines were damaged, people were not injured.
08:48 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 6.
- personnel - about 193,770 (+560) people liquidated,
- tanks - 3717 (+7),
- armored combat vehicles - 7238 (+14),
- artillery systems - 2992 (+14),
- MLRS - 552 (+2),
- air defense systems - 306 (+2),
- aircraft - 308 (+0),
- helicopters - 294 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 2554 (+14),
- cruise missiles - 947 (+0),
- ships/boats - 18 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 5936 (+20),
- special equipment - 375 (+2).
08:39 Crimean publics write about explosions in Dzhankoy. Advisor to the "head of Crimea" Oleg Kryuchkov reported on the work of air defense, there were no casualties or destruction.
08:27 The Russian army continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Bakhmut, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions - about 50 enemy attacks have been repelled. Bakhmut and Maryinka remain at the epicenter of hostilities, Ukrainian defenders are holding the line, the General Staff said in a morning report .
In Starobelsk, Luhansk region, Ukrainian citizens who refused to receive a Russian passport are forcibly evicted from their homes. Usually they come home no more than twice, and on the third time, residents, including children, and their belongings are forcibly thrown out into the street. After the eviction, local residents are sent to filtration points, and their housing is given to Russian military personnel for settlement.
00:23 Orban said on Radio Kossuth that part of Ukraine is ancient Hungarian land, which now belongs to Ukraine: “Hungarians also live in Ukraine, part of Ukraine is ancient Hungarian land, which now belongs to Ukraine. They also die in the war. We Hungarians are at least doubly motivated to secure peace."
00:04 More than 7,000 Ukrainians are considered missing, of which 15% are civilians, the rest are military, Oleg Kotenko, Commissioner for Missing Persons under Special Circumstances, said. He clarified that since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, more than 15,000 cases of missing persons have been opened, 8,000 have already been found.