[Vesti] May 4 is the 435th day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that happened in the country on that day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, losses, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .
07:00 . At night , Russia attacked Ukraine with 24 Shahed-136/131 strike drones from the north and south. Ukrainian defenders destroyed 18 UAVs. Kyiv was also attacked - all the drones were destroyed by air defense, and in the Shevchenkovsky district, fragments of an UAV were found in a residential area, without casualties and significant damage.
Dnepropetrovsk region. At night, the Russians attacked Nikopol with artillery and drones : a 32-year-old man was injured and hospitalized; 11 private houses and 9 outbuildings, a gas pipeline and a power line were damaged in the city.
08:00 . Odessa region. Russia sent 15 Shahed-131/136 to Odessa . Air defense destroyed 12 drones. Three hit the dormitories of one of the educational institutions of the city. No casualties.
09:00 . Kherson region. The Russians shelled the Kherson region 98 times, firing 539 shells from heavy artillery, Grads, tanks, UAVs and aviation. Kherson was shelled 16 times. They ended up in residential areas of the settlements of the region. In Kherson, 82 shells hit Privokzalnaya Square, the territory and facilities of the railway station, a gas station, two trading establishments, a factory and a car fleet; railroad crossing area. 23 people died, 46 (including two children) were injured .
09:50 . Dnepropetrovsk region. Russian troops attacked Nikopol at night with artillery and drones. As a result of the shelling, 11 private houses and 9 outbuildings were damaged, as well as a gas pipeline and a power line. In addition, the destruction was recorded at one of the industrial enterprises. A fire broke out on the spot, which was quickly extinguished.
11:10 am . Russia has reduced the grouping of missile-carrying ships in the Black Sea. Currently, there are 7 ships on combat duty near the sea, including 2 carriers of Caliber missiles. The total salvo is up to 16 missiles.
14:30 . Sumy region. Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down a homemade reconnaissance drone that crossed the Ukrainian border from Russia. According to the Command of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the self-made design is assembled from various parts and elements, "it is very strange from the point of view of the basics of aerodynamics and illustrates ignorance in the design of UAVs."
15:15 . Donetsk region. They want to evacuate all civilians from Avdiivka in the near future.
16:25 . Belgium has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine. In addition, according to Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo, the Belgian government is exploring how frozen Russian assets can be used to help Ukraine.
18:00 . 24 hours, the Russian Federation launched another massive strike on the territory of Ukraine, using Iranian Shahed UAVs, 18 out of 24 were destroyed by our defenders. The enemy launched 6 missile strikes on the cities of Kramatorsk and Zaporozhye, delivered 66 air strikes and carried out 33 shelling from the MLRS on settlements. There are dead and wounded among the civilian population, houses, educational institutions and other civilian infrastructure have been destroyed. Operational summary of the General Staff as of 18:00.
18:33 . Russia is unlikely to be able to make significant advances in Ukraine this year, according to US intelligence director Avril Haynes.
"Unless Russia declares mandatory mobilization and finds significant sources of ammunition supplies, it will become increasingly difficult for it to carry out even moderate offensive operations," she said.
19:00 . According to US intelligence director Avril Haynes, Vladimir Putin can regard "the consolidation of the occupied territory in the east and south of Ukraine and guarantees that Ukraine will never join NATO" as a success.
19:25 . F-16s will be this matter of time. I believe that it will depend on the results of the counter-offensive, - head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.
19:46 . Air defense works in Kyiv. This is reported by the Kiev city military administration Now in Kyiv and the region declared an air raid alert. Authorities are asked to stay in shelters until lights out!
20:20 . The United States leaves it up to Ukraine how to defend its territory. This statement was made by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, commenting on today's incident with the drone attack on the Kremlin. He also added that he would not comment on reports of an attempted drone attack on the Kremlin, "without knowing the facts."