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06:30

On May 4, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled 60 Russian attacks in the Bakhmutskyi, Lymanskyi, and Marinskyi directions. In addition, Ukrainian missile troops and gunners hit a Russian command post, 2 enemy ammunition depots, a Russian electronic warfare station, and 8 locations with Russian troops. Ukrainian defenders also shot down 4 enemy Lantset drones. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

07:30

On May 5, Russian troops attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region with UAVs. In particular, Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 2 Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 drones used by Russia. In addition, the city of Nikopol in the Dnipropetrovsk region came under Russian artillery fire. Due to the shellings, 10 private houses, an outbuilding, a power line, and 2 gas pipelines were damaged in the city. There are no casualties. – Serhii Lysak, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration

08:34

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 5 May 2023 (approximation): 193210 troops; 3710 tanks; 7224 armored vehicles; 2978 artillery systems; 550 MLRS; 304 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 308 aircraft; 294 helicopters; 5916 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 18 military boats; 2540 tactical UAVs; 373 special military equipment; 947 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

11:05

As of May 5, due to Russian shellings, some Ukrainian consumers in the Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Kherson regions remain without electricity supply. In addition, there is also a power outage in the Kyiv region. In particular, more than 18,000 consumers are currently without electricity supply in the Irpin district. At the same time, energy workers have been working to restore the electricity supply. – Ministry of Energy of Ukraine

11:50

Ukraine has returned the bodies of another 80 dead Ukrainian servicemen. – Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporary Occupied Territories

13:30

President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, met today with Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani. This was Al Zayani’s first visit to Ukraine since the two countries established diplomatic relations back in July 1992. – Presidential Office of Ukraine

18:10

On May 5, Russian forces shelled Sloviansk and Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region with S-300 missiles. The infrastructure of local industrial enterprises was damaged. There are no casualties. – Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration

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An aerial view of the flooded city of Kherson. June 6, 2023.

By Kostiantyn Liberov & Vlada Liberova

An elderly woman with her dogs in Kherson. This city was partially flooded after Russia blew up the dam of the Kakhovka HPP. June 6, 2023.

By Yevhenii Maloletka

Ukrainian boys ride their bicycles through the flooded street in Kherson. This city was affected after Russia blew up the dam of the Kakhovka HPP. June 6, 2023.

By Yevhenii Maloletka

Ukrainian rescuers help evacuate elderly citizens in Kherson. After Russia blew up the dam of the Kakhovka HPP, the city in the South of Ukraine was partially flooded. June 6, 2023.

By Kostiantyn Liberov & Vlada Liberova

A woman with a dog walks through the flooded street in Kherson. June 6, 2023.

By Kostiantyn Liberov & Vlada Liberova

A bus stop that is now also a shrine to the victims of Russia’s strike in January. Dnipro, the Dnipropetrovsk region.

By Heidi Levine for The Washington Post

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