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May 9
07:32
Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 09 May 2024 (approximation): 478730 troops; 7429 tanks; 14281 armored vehicles; 12340 artillery systems; 1058 MLRS; 793 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 349 aircraft; 325 helicopters; 16618 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 26 military boats; 1 submarine; 9775 tactical UAVs; 2027 special military equipment; 2192 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
09:25
At night on May 9, Ukrainian defenders shot down 17 out of 20 Shahed-136/131 drones used by Russian troops to attack the Odesa region. – Mykola Oleshchuk, Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
10:40
Due to Russian missile and UAV attacks, more than 800 Ukrainian heat supply facilities were destroyed or damaged and up to 8 GW of power generation were lost. As a result, Ukraine needs about $1 billion to restore the affected facilities. – Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine
10:53
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, 546 Ukrainian children have been killed and 1,330 children have been injured. Most victims among children are from the Donetsk region. – Prosecutor General’s Office
11:35
In the last 24 hours, Russian troops shelled the Chernihiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Odesa, and Kherson regions. At least two citizens were killed and 14 more were injured. – Information from Regional Military Administrations
13:40
Due to Russian shellings of critical infrastructure on May 8, two Ukrainian hydroelectric power stations were damaged. As a result, they were taken out of service. – Ukrhydroenergo
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A soldier from the ‘Da Vinci Wolves’ special unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launches an FPV drone from the Ukrainian positions on the Pokrovsk axis in the Donetsk region. October 2024.
Photo: Viacheslav Ratynskyi
A Ukrainian serviceman of the 33rd Mechanized Brigade smokes as his fellow soldiers prepare to go on a US-made M113 armoured personnel carrier to the combat mission. Near the frontline city of Kurakhove in the Donetsk region. October 2024.
Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo
Paramedics from the Hospitallers volunteer medic battalion take care of wounded Ukrainian soldiers on the evacuation bus on the way to the hospital. October 2024.
Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo
Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region is another Ukrainian city that was turned into ruins due to Russian military aggression.
Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov
Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region is another Ukrainian city that was turned into ruins due to Russian military aggression.
Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov
Ukrainian Ada is a UAV operator of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. After she drove over an enemy anti-tank mine in September 2024, the woman lost her left leg, while several complex operations are ahead of her to save the shattered heel of her right leg.
Photo: Konstantyn & Vlada Liberov / Superhumans Center
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