The night passed relatively calmly in many regions of Ukraine: Volyn, Zakarpattia, Rivne, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Lviv, Zaporizhia, Vinnytsia, Odesa, Ternopil, Khmelnytsky, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Sumy, Kyiv, and Chernihiv.
On the outskirts of Kharkiv, several shots were fired at night. There are no victims. Shells flew into the village of Skovorodynivka in the region, and the occupiers destroyed the Hryhoriy Skovoroda Museum. One person was injured. Enemies also fired on Bohodukhiv, but no one was injured. The fighting continues in the Izium direction.
In the Luhansk region 24 shellings per day. Most damage is in Hirskе, Popasnе, and Severodonetsk communities. 36 residential buildings were affected. Details about the victims and the extent of the destruction are currently being clarified. Hit on "Azov" again - this time without critical consequences.
In the morning, the russians conducted air shelling in the Donetsk region in Malotaranovka, Druzhkivka, and Kostiantynivka. A lot of damage, and one person died. There was an airstrike on Bakhmut at about 5 a.m. According to preliminary information, the premises of one plant were damaged - two people died. Two private houses were destroyed, and 11 were harmed. The victim was found under the blockages of one building, and the search continues.
Kherson region: the situation in the region remains difficult, with explosions and shelling. The occupiers continue fighting and looting. The stable critical state in the occupied villages. A stage for 9 Mayis in the process of deployment on the square near the regional state administration building.
Mykolayiv region: yesterday in the afternoon, the enemy made 5 missile strikes, also conducted firing by MLRS "Smerch." The rest of the missile strikes hit two infrastructure facilities in the Konstantinovsky community of the Mykolayiv district and near the airport. The shelling caused four fires. Data on victims is being specified.
The enemy does not stop offensive operations in the Eastern Operational Zone to establish full control over the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions and maintain a land corridor between these territories and the occupied Crimea.
President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Ukrainians to pay special attention to air raids on the eve of 9 May and this day, as the enemy could increase the number of missile strikes.