Three days of peace in the Ukrainian sky. 1175th Day of War
The unilateral ceasefire announced by Vladimir Putin on May 8–10 caused only a temporary decline in the strength of the Russian side's activities. According to any Ukrainian sources, aggressor activity remained at an earlier level on any sections of the front. Therefore, Ukrainian forces tried to take the initiative in the Torećka area at the time, but attempts to invade the city did not succeed. Another attacks by Ukrainians on the border of the Kursk region, mainly in the vicinity of Tiotkin, besides ended without result.
During the period before and shortly after the ceasefire, the Russians made further advancement south of Constantinówka,Approaching the wide front between the road to this town from Pokrowska and Torećk. They besides managed to displace the defenders from the next positions between Pokrowski and Welyka Nowosierka, where they approached the border of the Djepropetrowski circuit, and north of Torećek. The actions taken by the invaders in another directions did not change significantly.
Between 8 and 10 May Ukraine was the first time since February 2022 to enjoy longer than a one-day period without hostile air strikes. The aggressor's air force continued its attacks in the front zone, where, according to the Ukrainian General Staff, on 8 May, it besides utilized 1 rocket. According to Ukrainian data from 6 May to 13 May The Russians were to usage a full of 444 impact drones and their imitations and 7 rockets. 226 were to be knocked down, and 151 were to be lost locally. The defenders besides reported the shooting of 2 missiles.
Immediately before the ceasefire, the targets of the massive blows were Zaporoze and Kiev. The drone attack on the first of these cities on 6 May resulted in 7 injured civilians, and according to any sources, Ivchenko-Progress airlines were hit. A day later, rockets and unmanned vehicles hit Kiev, where 2 people were killed and 7 were injured. The harm and fires occurred in 4 areas of the capital, and the communication of the local military administration shows that for the first time 4 hostile drones could be straight hit in the city (according to earlier communications, the effectiveness of Kiev's air defence in combating hostile unmanneds was 100% and the demolition was the consequence of the fall of shrapnel). More serious attacks have besides affected Sumy (6 and 11 May), the Poltava region (twice 7 May) and Białogrod on the Dniester (12 May).
On May 7, Ukraine carried out the largest air strike so far in the FR territory. Russian sources say At least 524 impact drones have been used (in the erstwhile evidence hit, in March this year – approx. 350). 5 Neptun maneuvering missiles, rockets from the HIMARS launcher and JDAM-led bombs were besides to be used. According to the safety Service of Ukraine, 2 leading companies of the Russian arms manufacture – Bazalt, Krasnoarmeisk, Moscow region and Spław, Tule – were to be hit. The explosions in the industrial site area of Tule and Sarańsk, Mordov notified local Russian sources.
The United States agreed to hand over 125 ground-to-earth missiles to HIMARS launchers and 100 ground-to-air to Patriot systems to Kiev from German arsenals. He informed about it on May 10 "The fresh York Times". It's standard procedure for U.S. production.
On May 7, Germany updated the list of equipment delivered to Ukraine. 3 Slovak Zuzana-2 cannon-haubices (as part of a task co-financed by Denmark, Germany and Norway), 66 vehicles with enhanced MRAP mine protection, 27 1000 155 mm artillery shells and 1 1000 122 mm, were listed, 40,000 35 mm cartridges for self-propelled anti-aircraft guns cheetah, 150 armed drones HF-1 and 70 reconnaissance drones Vector, an unspecified number of rockets for IRIS-T air defence systems, Leopard 2 tank ammunition and RGW 90 anti-tank grenade launchers.
The recently appointed government of Friedrich Merz intends to secrete information on supplies to Ukraine of arms and military equipment‘Der Spiegel’ notified on 9 May. According to the interviewers, this is intended to origin a "strategic ambiguity", hide actions from the enemy and limit the intra-German debate on military support for Kiev.
The Netherlands and Romania have decided to establish a common method personnel training centre for Ukrainian F-16 fighters –announced on 8 May the Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands after talks by defence ministers of these states. It is to be located in the Romanian Fetești base, alongside the European Training Centre for Ukrainian pilots F-16 (EFTC) operating there since November 2023.
On 9 May, the State peculiar Communications and Information Protection Service of Ukraine and the Ministry of Justice and safety of the Kingdom of the Netherlands signed a memorandum on the Critical Infrastructure Protection Agreement. The paper was concluded as part of the implementation of the safety Cooperation Agreement between Ukraine and the Netherlands of March 2024. The Head of Service Alexander Potij stressed that this step would strengthen cooperation in areas specified as cyber defence and cyber safety of critical infrastructure.
On May 6, a prisoner exchange took place in expression 205/205. Its terms were established in the United arabian Emirates. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion from captivity, 4757 Ukrainian citizens have returned.
Also May 6 The government in Kiev established the Interministerial Group on the Improvement of the Recruitment of Foreigners to the Defence Forces of Ukraine. This is simply a continuation of the April of this year, erstwhile he adopted a resolution allowing foreigners and stateless persons to be incorporated into them on the basis of contracts. In addition, foreigners serving in the Ukrainian army may apply for a temporary residence licence or immigration without the request of a minimum 3-year stay in the country. The moves of the authorities show that the army suffers from shortages of personnel and is curious in recruiting soldiers from nationals of another countries.
7 May Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine judaic Picalov stated that about 37,000 convicts could join the Armed Forces of Ukraine as part of the mobilization. So far more than 8.3 1000 prisoners have joined the ranks of the army, including 100 women, and the examination of another 1000 applications is ongoing. Contracts cannot be signed for terrorism, corruption, sexual crime or against national security.
On the same day, the Defence Procurement Agency (AOZ) informed parliamentarians that Pawłohradzki Chemical Plant, which provided Ukraine Armed Forces with defective mortar ammunition, received a fresh government order of 59 billion hryvnia (more than $1.5 billion). A associate of the European opposition organization Solidarity Viktorija Siumar, who revealed the information of the AOZ, stressed that defective ammunition posed a threat to Ukraine's defence capabilities and cost the lives of soldiers. She besides stated that procurement decisions could be the consequence of unfair lobbying.
On May 10, law enforcement revealed another corruption scandal. Six elder officers of the Ukrainian National defender Logistics Board were suspended in their duties after being charged with corruption. The MMA ordered an interior investigation and provided full cooperation in the investigation conducted by the National Anti-corruption Office (NABU). It concerns misappropriation or embezzlement of property by abuse of office, laundering of money from crime and taking bribes. According to investigators, suspects were to accept over 190 million hryvnia (about $4.5 million) bribes for preferring 1 company in tenders for the supply of goods and services, including armored vehicles.
7 May Ukrainian government granted the MMA 1.6 billion hryvnia (about $40 million) from the state reserve fund for the construction of ground and weapon ranges. The aim of this step is to strengthen the state's defence capabilities and to grow the training base for future soldiers.
A day later The education authorities in Kharkov stated that as of 1 September in schools, the subject of ‘defence of Ukraine’ would be replaced by basic military training. Students will participate in theoretical and applicable classes, including medical preparation. Schools will be equipped with shooting ranges and obstacle tracks, and classes will be conducted by veterans among others. They will be carried out for 2 hours a week with the anticipation of organising 1 full day per period dedicated exclusively to training.
