Fighting reaches the outskirts of the Ukrainian stronghold of Kostiantynivka as Russian forces advance toward the city.

Russian strikes in Ukraine's Sumy region kill 5 and wound 11, according to local police. The attacks damaged a medical facility, a kindergarten, and residential buildings over the past 24 hours.

Police in Ukraine's Sumy region reported that five people were killed and 11 others were wounded following Russian strikes over the past 24 hours. The attacks damaged residential buildings, a medical facility, a kindergarten, and an enterprise.

Russia urges foreign missions to evacuate Kyiv, citing potential May 9 strike threats against Moscow. In a separate development, 350 residents were evacuated in Rzhev, Tver Oblast, after a Ukrainian drone attack damaged three residential buildings.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has advised foreign diplomatic missions to evacuate personnel from Kyiv, citing threats of a strike on Moscow on May 9 and a subsequent retaliatory strike on the Ukrainian capital. Separately, approximately 350 residents were evacuated from apartment buildings in Rzhev, Tver Oblast, following a Ukrainian drone attack.

Russia orders its diplomats to leave Kyiv, citing the potential for mass strikes by Moscow. The directive follows heightened tensions in the region.

Russia has instructed its diplomats to depart from Kyiv, citing the potential for mass strikes by Moscow.

Russian Shahed drones strike a kindergarten in Sumy, killing two staff members. The attack is part of ongoing military operations in northeastern Ukraine.

Russian Shahed drones struck a kindergarten in Sumy, resulting in the deaths of two staff members.