It has been the 1170 th day of the Ukrainian resistance to the russian military aggression.
What happened in Ukraine today:
Here is operational information of the General Staff as of 6 pm:
Russian invaders continue to assault the positions of Ukrainian defenders.
In total, 117 combat clashes have occurred since the beginning of the day.
Border settlements have suffered from cynical shelling from the territory of the Russian Federation, including: Starykove, Maryine, Myropilske, Novodmytrivka, Petrushivka in Sumy region. The areas of Nova Sloboda, Brusky, and Boyaro-Lezhachi in the Sumy region were hit by guided aerial bombs.
In the Kharkiv sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled two enemy attacks; one more combat clash is currently ongoing.
In the Kupiansk sector, the enemy launched three assault actions near Synkivka, Stepova Novoselivka, and Nova Kruglyakivka. Fighting is still underway.
In the Lyman sector, the invading army attacked 17 times near the settlements of Nadiya, Novoyehorivka, Ridkodub, Hrekivka, Novomykhailivka, Kolodyazi, Zelena Dolyna, and Torske. Two combat clashes are still ongoing.
In the Siversk sector, our troops stopped two enemy assaults near Bilohorivka and Fedorivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled four attempts by the occupiers to advance near Chasiv Yar and Kurdyumivka.
In the Toretsk sector, the enemy attacked five times in the areas of Krymske and Toretsk.
In the Pokrovsk sector, since the beginning of the day, the occupiers made 41 attempts to dislodge our defenders from their positions in the areas of Oleksandropil, Yelyzavetivka, Hrodivka, Myroliubivka, Dachenske, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novooleksandrivka, Kotliarivka, Preobrazhenka, and Andriivka. The Defense Forces are holding back the enemy’s onslaught and have repelled 32 attacks; nine clashes are still ongoing.
Today in the Novopavlivka sector, the enemy attacked 19 times near Rozlyv, Novosilka, Novopil, Pryvilne, and Burlatske. Three combat clashes are ongoing.
In the Orikhiv sector, our defenders repelled three enemy assaults in the areas of Stepove and Shcherbaky.
In the Prydniprovske sector, the enemy made two unsuccessful attempts to advance.
In the Huliaipole sector, the aggressor did not conduct active offensive actions.
In the Kursk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled seven Russian attacks. Since the beginning of the day, the enemy has carried out 7 airstrikes, dropping a total of ten guided aerial bombs on our positions and populated areas, and launched 149 artillery attacks.
In other sectors of the front, the situation has not changed significantly.
Ukrainian law enforcement officers are investigating the execution of 268 Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian forces, according to Yurii Bielousov, Head of the Department for Combating Crimes Committed in Conditions of Armed Conflict at the Prosecutor General’s Office.
208 were executed on the battlefield, and 59 – in the “Olenivka” penal colony.
Despite the announced ceasefire by Russia from the beginning of May 8, they struck Sumy region with around a hundred guided aerial bombs. This was reported by Colonel Yurii Ihnat, Head of the Communications Directorate of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Recent war events in the east of Ukraine
Kharkiv oblast
Frontline
In the Kharkiv sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled two attacks by Russian units; another battle is currently ongoing, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 16:00.
In the Kupiansk sector, Russia carried out three assault operations near Synkivka, Stepova Novoselivka, and Nova Kruhliakivka. Fighting is still ongoing.
Shelling
An 11-year-old boy in the village of Zarichne, part of the Staryi Saltiv community, found an unknown object in a field that detonated. The child was injured and hospitalized, reported the head of the Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov.
Around 11:10 AM in Kupiansk, the occupiers dropped an FPV drone on a GAZ vehicle. As a result of the enemy strike, a 49-year-old employee of a municipal utility company in the Kupiansk urban community was wounded. He was taken to the hospital for qualified medical assistance.
Fortunately, no additional civilian casualties from the shelling have been reported. In the village of Vasylivka, a man was injured by an explosive device.
The enemy used various types of weapons against the Kharkiv region, including:
▪️ 1 Lancet-type UAV;
▪️ 24 Shahed-type UAVs;
▪️ 1 Iskander missile.
Civilian infrastructure was damaged and destroyed:
▪️ In the Izium district, five private homes were damaged;
▪️ In the Kupiansk district, five apartment buildings, two private homes, a pharmacy, a kindergarten building, and two administrative buildings were damaged.
Donetsk oblast
Frontline
Since the beginning of May 8, the Russian army has attacked the positions of the Defense Forces more than 50 times in the area of responsibility of the “Khortytsia” Operational-Strategic Group of Troops (OSUV). This was reported as of 11:30 AM by group spokesperson Nazar Voloshyn. According to Viktor Trehubov, spokesperson for OSUV “Khortytsia,” since the beginning of the day, Russian forces have been conducting assaults in the Lyman, Kramatorsk, Toretsk, Pokrovsk, and Novopavlivka directions.
The number of attacks increased over the past day on five out of six frontline sectors in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The only area with a decrease in assaults was the Pokrovsk front. Over the past day, the Defense Forces repelled 61 Russian attacks, including near Yelyzavetivka, Malynivka, Lysivka, Kotlyne, Zvirove, and Uspenivka — compared to 77 assaults the day before.
Most attacks took place in the Lyman, Kramatorsk, Siversk, Toretsk, and Novopavlivka directions.
Shelling
Russian troops launched an FPV drone strike on Kostyantynivka, injuring one person and damaging the facade of a commercial kiosk, reported the head of the Military Administration, Serhii Horbunov.
On May 7, the enemy carried out 3,380 strikes on the frontline and residential areas. Explosions were reported in 16 settlements, including the cities of Kostiantynivka, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Siversk, Sloviansk, and the villages of Volodymyrivka, Dorozhne, Illinivka, Novoandriivka, Oleksandro-Kalynove, Rozkishne, Sofiivka, Stepanivka, Tolstoi, Torske, Shakhove.
A total of 129 civilian objects were damaged, including 81 residential buildings.
In Illinivka (Kramatorsk district), the Russians dropped six KAB-250 bombs, killing one person and injuring another, while damaging seven private houses.
In Oleksandro-Kalynove, two civilians were killed due to the detonation of two aerial bombs; six private homes were damaged. In Sofiivka of the Druzhkivka community, the occupiers shelled a farm — one person was killed.
Kostiantynivka was shelled four times. One KAB bomb hit a residential high-rise, injuring 12 people, and others may be trapped under the rubble. Overall, the attack damaged three apartment buildings, six private homes, a store, a business, and an ambulance vehicle.
A 250-kg high-explosive aerial bomb dropped by Russian forces destroyed an entire stairwell of a 9-story building in Kostiantynivka, collapsing all nine floors. The strike occurred around 11:00 p.m. on May 7, just one hour before the ceasefire announced by Russia. By the next morning, 12 people were reported injured, and rescuers were searching for a missing elderly woman. As of 12:00 p.m., 13 injuries were reported by the Donetsk region’s State Emergency Service.
In Myrnohrad, a Russian drone strike killed two people and injured five. In Pokrovsk, one person was killed and another injured; an apartment building was damaged.
In Dorozhne of the Shakhivska community, a UAV hit a civilian car, killing the driver. In Shakhove, a civilian was injured, and two vehicles were damaged. In nearby Volodymyrivka, Russian forces dropped six KAB-250 bombs, injuring one person and damaging 43 private houses, an agricultural facility, and seven vehicles.
In Siversk, two people were wounded, and two private homes were damaged.
In Sloviansk, the Russians launched two KAB bombs and nine drones — damaging two apartment buildings and a business. In Torske, drone attacks damaged two private houses, six garages, a business, and a farm.
In the village of Tolstoi, part of the Komarska community, a UMPB D-30SN bomb strike damaged seven private homes and a civilian vehicle.
Rescuers were able to recover the body of a man from under the rubble who was killed on May 2 as a result of a Russian KAB strike on Kupiansk, according to the press service of the Kharkiv Region State Emergency Service. According to their report, on that day, Russian forces destroyed a municipal enterprise building, killing two people. The man’s body was recovered today at 13:20.
Luhansk oblast
Occupation forces have intensified combat operations near Bilohorivka in the Siversk direction. Attempts to storm Ukrainian positions near Hrekivka in the Lyman direction have also been recorded.
Over the past 24 hours, the enemy used 240 drones to carry out combat missions and opened fire 21 times using tube and rocket artillery.
In Sievierodonetsk, the occupation administration has decided to liquidate the local water utility company, which had been registered under Russian jurisdiction in November 2022. Although the formal decision was made at the end of April, the public was only informed a week later.
For two and a half years, specialists who remained in the city tried to restore the water supply system, which had suffered significant damage during the fighting. However, the enterprise’s operations were plagued by delays in salary payments. As of spring 2025, there is a recorded wage debt of several months owed to 95 employees.
Water supply remained irregular, and in some multi-story buildings, service was only available to residents of the lower floors. At the same time, residents accumulated significant debts for consumed services.
It is reported that even after the liquidation of the water utility company, the occupation administration plans to continue issuing debt notices. At the same time, they promise to return any overpayments — if consumers apply in person between May and June 2025.
Residents of the temporarily occupied city of Rubizhne report a complete lack of progress in infrastructure restoration, even for showcase purposes. The main reason for delays is cited as untimely salary payments by contracting companies. According to locals, payment delays can reach up to three months, leading to mass resignations among workers who never receive the promised compensation for completed work.
What is happening now in the north of Ukraine
Kyiv oblast
According to the updated information of the KCMA, as of 15:30 on 7 May, two people were killed in the russian attack on Kyiv – a mother and son. 8 people were injured, including 4 children. Four of the injured were hospitalised (including three children). The rest were treated on the spot. Operational headquarters have been deployed on the ground to work until the consequences are fully eliminated and social services are provided to all those affected by the actions of the terrorist state.
The Kyiv City Children’s Hospital No. 1 reported that a 14-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl were hospitalised with burns after the russian drone attack. The children’s condition is stable and they have been provided with the necessary assistance. Psychologists are also working with them. The third injured child was taken to Okhmatdyt.
Vadym Tokar, the settlement head, announced that a number of facilities are being restored in the settlement as part of the EU Support for the Restoration of Makariv project. The construction is funded by the European Union and supported by NEFCO. The project covers 5 key social infrastructure facilities: the construction of Barvinok and Teremok kindergartens, the overhaul of Makariv Lyceum No. 2, and the renovation of the therapeutic building and outpatient clinic of the multidisciplinary hospital.
Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital has announced a tender for the overhaul of its medical and diagnostic building in Kyiv, which was damaged during the russian shelling. ‘Okhmatdyt has already received the design and estimate documentation for the overhaul and a positive expert report.
The Kyiv City State Administration informed that major repairs have begun in Kyiv, where a veterans’ space is planned for construction. This centre will become part of the systemic support for veterans. It will be set up on the basis of the former Promin cinema. The project is being implemented by Kyiv Military Hub in cooperation with Samaritan International.
In Kyiv oblast, photovoltaic power plants have been installed in 21 primary healthcare facilities as part of the Healthcare Enhancement and Life Saving (HEAL Ukraine) project, which is being implemented with funds from the World Bank and the Council of Europe Development Bank. Thanks to solar energy, the facilities will operate stably even in the event of power outages, and the savings will be used for urgent needs.
Zhytomyr oblast
the Zhytomyr City Council reported that in Zhytomyr, the relatives of the soldiers who died for Ukraine were handed state awards (posthumously) – the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, II degree, ‘For Courage’, III degree, and the medal ‘For Military Service to Ukraine’. The families of the seven soldiers also received awards and medals.
The online memorial ‘’Завдяки‘’ presented a film about Azov commander Vitaliy Tkachuk from Zhytomyr, who was killed in Luhansk oblast. Vitaliy Tkachuk was posthumously awarded the Golden Cross. The film features stories of his comrades-in-arms, memories of his family, archival photos and videos. The film is available on the YouTube channel of the ‘’Завдяки‘’ memorial.
Sumy oblast
Vadym Mysnyk, Spokesperson for the operational-tactical military group ‘Siversk,’ reported that on 8 May, russian military activity on Sumy border continues despite Kremlin leader vladimir putin’s statements about a ‘ceasefire’ and ‘halt to hostilities’ during the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of victory in World War II. In the morning, the enemy dropped explosive devices from drones, carried out FPV-drone strikes, and conducted mortar shelling. The attacks target civilian infrastructure and civilians.
According to the Head of Bilopillia communit, around 7am., russian forces launched strikes on Bilopillia. Rescuers freed an elderly woman from the rubble and handed her over to emergency medical personnel.
The Regional Prosecutor’s Office informed that in Mykolaivka community, a 55-year-old woman was killed in her own home as a result of a russian strike, and her 24-year-old son was injured. On 8 May, at around 3am, the enemy dropped a guided aerial bomb on the homes of peaceful residents of the community. One residential house was completely destroyed, while three houses and seven outbuildings were damaged.
According to the Regional Prosecutor’s Office, at night, russian forces launched strikes on Vorozhba. As a result of the attack, a 70-year-old woman was injured, and houses were damaged and destroyed.
The Regional Military Administration reported that during the day, from the morning of 7 May to the morning of 8 May, russian forces carried out nearly 120 attacks on 34 settlements across 14 territorial communities in the oblast. The enemy actively used guided aerial bombs (nearly 20 strikes), multiple launch rocket systems (over 80 strikes), FPV-drones (20 explosions), and dropped VOG grenades from UAVs (30 strikes). The highest number of attacks was recorded in Sumy and Shostka regions.
Over the past day, due to russian shelling, two private residential houses and a car were damaged in Vorozhba community; in Bilopillia community, four private residential houses and a car were damaged; in Yunakivka community, one private residential house was damaged; and in Mykolaivka rural community, three private residential houses were affected.
Over the past day, local authorities, together with units of the State Emergency Service, the National Police, and non-governmental organisations from border communities, evacuated 161 people.
Chernihiv oblast
Halyna Shekhovtsova, Spokesperson for Chernihiv Border Detachment, reported during the three-day ceasefire declared by kremlin leader vladimir putin, as of 10a.m. on 8 May, one explosive device was dropped from a russian UAV on Semenivka community.
Chernihiv border detachment informed that during the past day on 7 May, russian forces attacked four border communities in Chernihiv oblast: Novhorod-Siverskyi, Semenivka, Horodnia, and Snovsk. The enemy carried out mortar shelling (18 explosions) and multiple launch rocket system strikes (23 explosions), launched Molniya-type UAV attacks (4 explosions) and FPV-drone strikes (12 explosions), and dropped explosive devices from UAVs (29 explosions). Thirteen settlements came under enemy fire.
In Horodnia community, in Andriivka village, an FPV-drone strike damaged a car.
Viacheslav Chaus, Head of the Regional Military Administration, announced that the initiatives of three communities in Chernihiv oblast have won the RELEVE project competition by French agency Expertise France. These include the construction of anti-radiation shelters in a kindergarten in Koriukivka and in Nosivka City Hospital, as well as major renovations of Mensk Gymnasium.
Recent events in the central regions of Ukraine
Dnipropetrovsk oblast
Mykola Lukashuk, Head of the RMA, in the evening, russian forces shelled Nikopol region. The attacks targeted the regional centre and Marhanets community, by kamikaze drones and artillery. A business facility and a vehicle were damaged. The russian military launched KAB strikes on Novopavlivka community in Synelnykove region. A 72-year-old woman was injured. 4 private houses and a store were damaged. Velykomykhailivka community was targeted by a drone strike, damaging a private house.
During the day, the enemy repeatedly shelled Nikopol region, aiming at the regional centre, Myrove and Marhanets communities. Kamikaze drones and artillery were used, damaging a business facility, 4 private houses and a utility building.
Kirovohrad oblast
On 6 May, 50-year-old Andrii Yukhno from Chervonovershka village, located in Kompaniivka community of Kropyvnytskyi region, was released from russian captivity. In civilian life, he had worked as a cook in a school cafeteria.
Poltava oblast
Victor Karpenko, a resident of Bodakva village in Zavodske community, returned from russian captivity during the latest prisoner exchange on 6 May. He had been captured by russian forces on 15 July 2023.
Cherkasy oblast
Ihor Taburets, Head of the RMA, reported that Cherkasy oblast endured one of the most massive attacks to date. The russia launched waves of attack drones at the oblast in 2 phases. 2 people required medical assistance: a man with shrapnel wounds to his legs and a woman suffering from barotrauma. Civilian infrastructure was damaged. According to updated reports, an academic building of the agrarian lyceum in Uman was destroyed. The blast wave shattered windows at a private enterprise and damaged a 3-story residential building. Additional damage was reported in the private housing sector.
Latest news from the front of the southern regions of Ukraine
Zaporizhzhia oblast
Ivan Fedorov, Head of the RMA, a 63-year-old woman was killed as a result of a russian drone strike on a civilian vehicle in Prymorske village. The passenger died in the attack, while the driver was unharmed.
According to the Southern Defense Forces reported, as of 5pm on 8 May, Ukrainian forces had repelled 3 russian attacks in Orikhiv region. Kamikaze drones were actively used, though their number was approximately 2-thirds lower than usual. No aviation was used and artillery shelling decreased somewhat. However, russian reconnaissance drones remained constantly active in the airspace.
Based on the information provided by the State Emergency Service, on 7 May, 4 fires broke out due to russian shelling in Huliaipole, Stepnohirsk and Preobrazhenka. Residential houses, utility buildings, reeds and dry grass caught fire.
Referring to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the same day, the Ukrainian Defence Forces repelled 7 russian attacks in Orikhiv region and one in Huliaipole region. On 7 May, clashes occurred near Stepove, Shcherbaky, Kamianske and Vysoke.
Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia RMA, stated that on 7 May, russian forces launched 513 strikes on 13 cities and villages in Zaporizhzhia oblast. This included 302 drone attacks of various modifications targeting Stepnohirsk, Preobrazhenka, Robotyne, Kamianske, Shcherbaky, Huliaipole, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Novodarivka and Charivne.
Mykolaiv oblast
According to Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, on 7 May, russian troops attacked Halytsynove community by an FPV drone. There were no injuries reported.
Odesa oblast
Referring to the Ukrainian Navy, as of 6pm, no russian naval ships were detected in the Black Sea. There were also no enemy ships in the Sea of Azov. However, in the Mediterranean Sea, 3 russian warships were present, including 1 equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles, capable of a total salvo of up to 8 missiles.
Kherson oblast
According to the Prosecutor’s Office, around 5pm, the russian military attacked Poniativka village by a drone, killing a woman. Law enforcement authorities have opened a criminal investigation.
Based on the information provided by the Southern Defence Forces, from the beginning of the day until 3pm, 21 combat engagements were recorded in the south, with 1 still ongoing. The russian forces conducted 2 assaults in Kherson oblast and 19 in Zaporizhzhia oblast.
The National Police reported that previous day, 2 police officers were injured in a drone attack in Kherson oblast. They sustained concussions and shrapnel wounds when russian forces dropped explosives on a police vehicle.
Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of the RMA, stated that on 7 May, 6 people were injured in russian shelling of Kherson oblast communities. The enemy attacked 32 settlements, damaging 3 high-rise buildings, 6 private houses and several vehicles.
Latest news for today in the western regions of Ukraine
Volyn oblast
The 1st Platoon of the Strike Unmanned Aerial Systems of the 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade received 5 UNA-3CSFE+ navigation modules with 2 GNSS modules, a software SPOOF filter, 2 reflectors and a magnetometer in the housing from Lutsk community.
Zakarpattia oblast
His Eminence Bishop Kurt Richard Burnett, Bishop of Paseický (the US), visited the oblast. They discussed important support that Ukraine receives from American Greek Catholics.
Ivano-Frankivsk oblast
Ivano-Frankivsk community has increased subventions UAH 1.5m to the 12th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine Azov.
Lviv oblast
Skoli Center for Children and Youth Creativity organized the My Generation charity tour in support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Thanks to this, they raised over UAH 16,000.
Rivne oblast
Radyvylivsk community hosted a delegation from Stepnohirsk community (Zaporizhzhia) within the framework of the Side by Side: United Communities national project. The 1st step in implementing the agreements will be organizing summer recreation on the territory of the community for children from Stepnohirsk, who were forced to leave their homes due to active hostilities and are currently living as IDPs in the unoccupied part of Zaporizhzhia oblast.
Ternopil oblast
35 servicemen from Ternopil oblast posthumously awarded state awards. Awards were presented to families of fallen Heroes.
Khmelnytskyi oblast
The RMA reported that the Women Leaders for Children’s Rights forum dedicated to the transformation of the child care and support system was held in Khmelnytskyi oblast in the regional center.
Chernivtsi oblast
6 children who need special attention and support from the Chernivtsi, Vashkivtsi and Seliatyn communities went to the Artek International Children’s Center for rehabilitation. These are children of combatants, as well as children deprived of parental care.
International support of Ukraine in the russian-Ukrainian war (russia’s invasion of Ukraine)
Ukraine received EUR 1bn from the EU under the ERA program. These funds were provided by the proceeds from the immobilized assets of the Central Bank of russia.
Iryna Mudra, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, participated in the 8th conference of the international initiative United for Justice. United for Survivors, dedicated to protecting the rights of victims of war crimes. Iryna Mudra emphasized that it is necessary to ensure legal responsibility for the crimes of russian aggression against Ukraine and to create mechanisms that would guarantee justice and lasting peace.
Materials compiled by Tetyana Pidgorna, Olena Reka, Yana Hushchyna, Tamara Moshkovska, Sofia Ratynska, Ioanna Kryvenko, Helena Albahachiieva, Kristina Maknynia
Translated by Tetyana Pidgorna, Yana Hushchyna, Alla Litrovnyk, Liudmyla Stadnykova, Ilona Korolevska, Tetiana Moiseienko, Marharyta Koval, Tetiana Kurbatova
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