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Ukraine has intensified drone strikes on Russian oil facilities, damaging ports and refineries up to 1,600 km from the border. Russia condemns the attacks as 'terrorism' and has canceled a Victory Day parade as a precaution. Ukraine estimates Russia lost $2.3 billion in export revenue in March alone.
Russian drone and artillery attacks on Black Sea coastal cities and central Ukraine over the past 24 hours have left at least one person dead, several injured, and caused significant damage to civilian infrastructure. The strikes hit Odesa, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kherson oblasts.
Russia's Defense Ministry said its air defenses shot down 141 Ukrainian drones overnight across nine regions, including the Moscow area. The drone attacks occurred amid ongoing conflict, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
Ukraine announced on May 1, 2026, that it has officially begun ceasefire negotiations with Russia. The talks focus on a temporary cessation of hostilities to facilitate broader peace discussions. No official response from Moscow has been received yet.
A Russian security source, cited by TASS, reports that Ukrainian Air Force Deputy Commander Pavel Yelizarov admitted that 170 air defense teams were unable to shoot down any Russian Geran drones over the past year. Only 66 teams downed more than 10 targets each. The source also claims Ukraine is planning to redeploy mobile air defense personnel to assault units, a move previously halted after public backlash.
A fire erupted at the Tuapse seaport in Russia after a Ukrainian drone attack early on May 1. No casualties were reported, and 128 firefighters with 41 units responded. The incident follows a series of UAV strikes on port and oil facilities in the area in April.
Ukraine has asked Israel to detain a ship carrying grain it claims was stolen by Russia from occupied territories, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said. The request heightens diplomatic tensions between the two countries. Israel has previously accused Ukraine of using 'Twitter diplomacy' over the issue.
Russian attacks across Ukraine have killed at least three people and wounded 17, according to Ukrainian regional officials. The attacks hit Donetsk, Sumy, and Odesa regions, damaging residential buildings, a hospital, and other infrastructure. The violence continues as US-led peace negotiations remain stalled.
Ukraine's targeting of the Druzhba pipeline aims to cut Russian oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia, which depend on it. This move is part of a geopolitical struggle where Kyiv seeks to block energy trade it sees as funding Russia's war, while EU members Hungary and Slovakia use their veto power over EU aid to Ukraine as leverage.