Overview
- Russian attacks across several regions killed more than 20 people, with local officials reporting 12 dead in Zaporizhzhia, five in Kramatorsk, and additional fatalities in Dnipro and other areas.
- Ukraine announced a unilateral pause in fighting from May 6 to 9 to extend Russia’s planned May 8–9 halt tied to Victory Day events.
- Russia warned it would launch a massive missile strike on central Kyiv if Victory Day celebrations come under attack.
- Ukrainian authorities said recent long-range strikes hit deep inside Russia, setting fires at the Primorsk oil port and damaging refineries in Tuapse and Perm.
- Russia said it intercepted hundreds of Ukrainian drones over 17 regions, and Moscow restricted most mobile internet downtown as the city prepared a parade without military hardware.