Overview
- Ukraine’s air force said Russia fired 11 Iskander ballistic missiles and 164 attack drones overnight Monday to Tuesday, with air defenses downing one missile and 149 drones as impacts were recorded across multiple regions.
- Officials reported deadly hits on energy and gas sites in Poltava and Kharkiv regions, where Naftogaz said three workers died and the interior minister said two rescuers were killed in a repeat strike that hit crews fighting a fire.
- Zelensky announced a unilateral ceasefire to start at 00:00 on May 6 and urged Moscow to match it, as Ukraine’s foreign minister asked partners to back the pause after what he called Monday night’s mass attack on power infrastructure.
- Ukraine said it struck inside Russia, citing a fire near the Kirishi refinery in Leningrad region and damage at the VNIIR-Progress plant in Cheboksary, while Zelensky claimed new F-5 Flamingo cruise missiles flew over 1,500 kilometers to hit defense industry targets.
- Fighting stayed intense on Tuesday’s battlefield updates, with the General Staff logging 149 clashes the previous day and the heaviest ground combat around the Huliaipole and Pokrovsk axes, alongside widespread use of guided bombs and kamikaze drones.