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Russian forces conducted strikes in the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson this morning, killing two people and injuring nine others in a minibus attack. A subsequent drone strike was reported in the area later in the morning.
The Russian Defence Ministry announced that Russian forces have captured the settlement of Myropillia in eastern Ukraine.
Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Synehubov reported that an overnight Russian drone strike on an apartment block in Kharkiv injured three people on May 2.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that its air defense systems intercepted 505 Ukrainian drones and two HIMARS rockets over the past 24 hours. Additionally, the ministry claimed strikes against Ukrainian military-industrial facilities, airfields, and port infrastructure, while reporting 1,195 Ukrainian military casualties.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Russian forces have established control over the village of Miropillya in the Sumy region.
The US Embassy in London has issued a security alert for American citizens in the UK following the British government's decision to raise the national terror threat level to severe.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the Russian army has established control over the village of Miropillya in the Sumy region.
Romania scrambled F-16 fighter jets after a Russian drone briefly entered its airspace near Chilia during an overnight attack on the Odesa region of Ukraine.
The United States and the Philippines have deployed an anti-ship missile system in the Batanes province as part of ongoing joint military exercises near Taiwan.
Russia launched 163 drones overnight, striking multiple Ukrainian cities including Kherson, where a minibus hit killed two people and wounded seven others. Damage was also reported across Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, and Mykolaiv.
Russia launched 163 drones against Ukraine overnight, with Ukrainian air defenses reporting 142 intercepted. Officials confirmed 17 drone impacts across 12 locations, with additional debris reported at two other sites.
The Pentagon announced plans to withdraw 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany. Separately, Anadolu reports that 23 people were killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon, with allegations of white phosphorus use in the southern region.
Three people were wounded in the Kursk border region after a Ukrainian drone struck a civilian vehicle, according to Alexander Khinshtein.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps reports that 14 personnel were killed and two others injured in an explosion during an unexploded ordnance clearance operation in Zanjan province.
A Russian drone strike on a civilian bus in Kherson resulted in at least two deaths and seven injuries early on May 2.
A Russian FPV drone strike on a civilian minibus in Kherson has resulted in two deaths and seven injuries, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The wounded are currently receiving medical care.
Two people were killed in a Russian attack on a bus in the city of Kherson.
The United States has criticized its allies for failing to prevent a Gaza-bound aid flotilla that was intercepted by Israeli naval forces earlier this week. Israeli forces seized 21 ships and detained 175 individuals in international waters on Wednesday.
Two Cameroonian soldiers were killed in an ambush by separatist fighters at a security checkpoint in Big Babanki, located in the Tubah subdivision, according to security sources.
Organizers of the Global Sumud Flotilla report that 31 activists sustained injuries during an Israeli military operation, with 60 participants now on a hunger strike to protest their treatment in detention.
ECOWAS is dispatching a mediator to Mali to address a deteriorating security situation as Tuareg separatists capture northern towns and militants linked to Al-Qaeda increase pressure near Bamako.
The Pentagon announced on Friday that the United States is withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany amid growing diplomatic tensions between President Donald Trump and the German government regarding the war in Iran.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that air defense systems destroyed 215 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight.
Russia launched overnight drone strikes targeting infrastructure across Ukraine.
Russian forces conducted overnight strikes against critical and energy infrastructure across multiple regions in Ukraine on May 2.
Regional authorities report drone strikes across Mykolaiv, Kryvyi Rih, and Odesa Oblasts.
Russia's Ministry of Defense reported that air defense systems destroyed 215 Ukrainian drones overnight over Russian regions and the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported that Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed a drone as it approached the capital.
The Pentagon has issued an order for the withdrawal of 5,000 U.S. troops currently stationed in Germany.
Eight Ukrainian drones were destroyed overnight in the Kaluga region, according to the regional governor.