The 05/05/25 SitRep on Ukraine is ready: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1919494242545623326.html

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🇺🇦 Ukrainian drones are targeting Moscow and multiple Russian regions. UAVs have been seen approaching from the south, Russian air defense and jamming systems are reportedly active.

🔥 Ukrainian MiG-29 strikes a Russian fortified position using GBU-39 SDB bombs — wiping out enemy troops, ammo stock, and one aspiring VKS pilot.

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Russian losses per 06/05/25 reported by the Ukrainian general staff

+1430 men
+3 tanks
+5 AFVs
+61 artillery
+1 MLRS
+145 UAVs

A drone hit Kharkiv’s Barabashovo market — one of the biggest in Ukraine and Europe, Mayor Terekhov said. Parts of the market caught fire. The city was hit 20 times overnight. Four people were injured.

During the night, multiple UAVs targeted sites across Russia. Airports in Moscow, Volgograd, Kaluga, Samara, Tatarstan, Nizhny Novgorod, Yaroslavl, and Ivanovo temporarily suspended operations.

Moscow authorities reported 19 drones were shot down, with debris damaging a residential building. The Ministry of Defense later claimed 105 UAVs were intercepted.

Polish President Duda urged Donald Trump to ramp up economic pressure on Russia to help end the war in Ukraine. He said Trump is the only one who can force Putin to the negotiating table.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/05/poland-duda-trump-sanctions-putin-00327682

🇩🇪 Germany’s new coalition deal (SPD–CDU–CSU) backs Ukraine’s EU/NATO membership, pledges continued military & financial support, and use of frozen Russian assets — but makes no mention of Taurus missiles.

https://www.spd.de/fileadmin/Dokumente/Koalitionsvertrag2025_bf.pdf

“Kryla Omega” unit destroyed a Russian BM-21 Grad during its attack near Zaporizhzhia.

Precision strike by Ukraine’s Navy drone unit on the Kinburn Spit: an FPV drone destroyed a Russian D-30 122mm howitzer being towed by a Ural truck.

🇺🇸 Trump says both Russia and Ukraine are now more open to peace — claiming Putin is “more inclined to settle” the war as oil prices drop.

“We’re in a good position to settle,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/trump-says-with-lower-oil-prices-putin-is-more-eager-settle-ukraine-war-2025-05-06/

🇺🇦 Ukraine repelled a massive overnight drone attack as Russia launched 136 UAVs, including Shahed-type strike drones and various decoys, from multiple directions. Ukrainian air defenses shot down 54 attack drones, while 70 decoy UAVs failed to reach their targets.

"Ukraine’s Defense Forces have already repelled Russian attempts to land forces on Dnipro islands near Kherson. Enemy plans to repeat such actions are known — and we’re ready," says Center for Countering Disinformation head Andriy Kovalenko.

❗️🇩🇪 Big first in German politics: Merz didn’t get the votes to become chancellor — 310 for, 307 against, 3 abstained. Needed 316. Vote failed, session paused. Round two coming.

❗️🇧🇷 Lula plans to offer Putin Brazil’s mediation in Ukraine peace talks during his May 9 visit to Moscow, per Globo. Lula believes Brazil has the authority — and that he personally has the influence — to help make a deal happen.

https://oglobo.globo.com/blogs/marcelo-ninio/post/2025/05/lula-em-moscou-espaco-reduzido.ghtml

🇺🇦🇺🇳 Ukraine and NATO are looking for tech solutions to counter fiber-optic drones, the Ukrainian MoD says. A NATO Innovation Challenge hackathon will be held on June 20 in Tallinn to find ways to detect, disrupt & destroy them.

🇺🇦 Commander-in-Chief Syrsky: We’ve stabilized the situation in the Pokrovsk direction — and in some areas, even seized the tactical initiative. He praised the 425th Assault Regiment “Skala” for their role using active defense to take out Russian units.