Russia’s Protection Ministry reported a serious Ukrainian drone assault in a single day into Thursday morning, with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reporting that dozens of Ukrainian craft had been intercepted whereas flying towards the capital.
Russia’s Protection Ministry stated on Telegram that its forces intercepted at the very least 427 Ukrainian drones and thru Thursday morning. Moscow solely publishes the variety of Ukrainian drones and different projectiles it claims to have intercepted.
Sobyanin stated that as of Thursday afternoon, at the very least 50 drones had been shot down whereas flying towards the capital. Emergency responders, he stated in posts to Telegram, had been responding to a number of websites the place falling drone particles was reported.
Ukraine’s air drive stated that Russia additionally continued its long-range assaults in a single day. The air drive stated on Telegram that Moscow launched 102 drones into the nation in a single day, of which 92 had been intercepted or suppressed. Eight drones impacted throughout six places, the air drive stated.
Anastasia Barashkova/Reuters – PHOTO: Safety personnel armed with machine gun patrol in central Moscow, Russia, on Might 5, 2026.
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Ukraine’s State Emergency Providers stated that at the very least 4 individuals had been injured by Russian strikes within the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk area, one different individual was injured by a Russian assault within the northeastern Sumy area and 7 individuals — amongst them two youngsters — had been injured in Kharkiv.
Cross-border assaults have continued regardless of each Kyiv and Moscow asserting their very own rival momentary ceasefires.
Russian President Vladimir Putin this week introduced a unilateral truce on Might 8 and Might 9 to coincide with annual “Victory Day” celebrations, which mark the anniversary of the tip of the Second World Warfare.
Zelenskyy then stated Ukraine would observe its personal 24-hour ceasefire starting at midnight on Might 5. Russia didn’t partake within the truce, persevering with missile and drone strikes throughout Ukraine in addition to frontline actions.
Zelenskyy stated in a Wednesday assertion, “We are able to affirm that the Russian aspect has derailed the ceasefire regime,” including that Kyiv would resolve on potential subsequent actions.
Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy/Reuters – PHOTO: Rescuers work on the web site of the non-public home hit by a Russian drone strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Might 6, 2026.
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“Ukraine clearly said that it will act in form, bearing in mind Russia’s persistent appeals by way of the media and social networks asking for a ceasefire through the Moscow parade,” Zelenskyy stated, referring to the deliberate army occasion in Moscow’s Purple Sq. on Might 9.
Russia’s Protection Ministry warned that it will “launch a retaliatory, large missile strike on the middle of Kyiv” if Ukraine attacked the Victory Day celebrations.
On Thursday, Zelenskyy once more criticized Moscow’s continued assaults. “Russia continues killing individuals whereas being fully irrationally involved solely about a number of hours of silence in a single a part of Moscow,” he stated in a press release, referring to the Might 9 celebrations.
“Ukraine will act pretty — daily. We proposed silence starting at midnight on Might 6. Yesterday and right now, this regime has been violated by Russia,” Zelenskyy added.
“In a mirror response and in reply to Russian strikes, our long-range sanctions will observe; in response to Russia’s readiness to maneuver towards diplomacy, we are going to transfer alongside the trail of diplomacy,” he added.