[Korrespondent] 22:43 US Attorney General Merrick Garland authorized the first transfer of confiscated Russian assets to Ukraine for the purpose of recovery. We are talking about the funds of the Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeev, confiscated by the US court due to accusations of sanctions evasion. They can be transferred to Ukraine in accordance with the budget amendment adopted in December 2022. "Although this is the first transfer by the United States of confiscated Russian funds for the reconstruction of Ukraine, it will not be the last," the US Attorney General stressed.
22:31 Zelensky said in an evening video message that "the international bloc is very actively working in detail with partners for new defense packages for Ukraine. New solutions are already at the working level. More protection for our skies, more opportunities for our defense and movement on earth... Today I held several meetings where we discussed all this. And we are expecting reciprocal steps from partners in the near future."
22:15 The ex-president of Motor Sich Vyacheslav Boguslaev asked to be included in the list for an exchange with Russia - this is stated in a letter of application signed by him addressed to the head of the Office of the President Andrey Yermak, which is at the disposal of Radio Liberty.
20:56 Bundeswehr inspector Karsten Breuer, after a visit to Ukraine, said that there are no conditions for a full-scale offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine yet, but preparations for it are underway: "The land is still swampy and wet. In some places there are still large lakes in the fields. In recent weeks there were no conditions yet for a full-scale offensive."
19:51 The FSB of the Russian Federation announced that it had detained a native of Ukraine in Samara on suspicion of preparing a "terrorist attack" during the "international anti-fascist festival."
19:27 Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky confirmed that in certain sectors of the front the enemy could not withstand the pressure of the Ukrainian defenders and retreated to a distance of up to 2 km. He clarified that the competent conduct of the defense operation had exhausted the trained forces of the Wagner PMC and forced them to be replaced in certain directions by less trained units of the regular Russian troops, who were defeated and retreated.
"Despite a significant concentration of troops and loud statements by Russian war criminals about their intention to take Bakhmut before May 9, the enemy has not been able to capture the Ukrainian city. Our defense forces securely hold the front and do not allow the enemy to move forward. The battle for Bakhmut continues," he stressed. Syrsky.
18:48 The Russians fired mortars at one of the villages of the Kakhovka district of the Kherson region, one person died, the regional prosecutor's office said.
18:09 In December last year, a Russian missile violated the airspace of Poland and fell on the territory of the country. As it turned out, the Polish military did not inform the prosecutor's office about the incident, although they were obliged to do so. Journalists suggest that the military wanted to hide this incident. For more details, see the article The fall of a Russian missile on NATO territory: new data .
17:54 The Czech Republic will give Ukraine two Soviet-made anti-aircraft missile systems Cube of Soviet production and missiles for them, said President Petr Pavel. According to him, Ukraine can start using these systems immediately, since it has fighters trained for this type of equipment.
17:26 Bild reporter Paul Ronzheimer showed fragments of the Dagger missile, which Ukrainian soldiers shot down over Kiev from the Patriot air defense system.
17:18 The head of the KGB of Belarus, Ivan Tertel, told the details about the allegedly prevented terrorist attack on May 9. According to him, "the traces of the mastermind behind the attacks lead to Ukraine." "We detained a certain number of people who were preparing to commit terrorist attacks. And we know that the special services are behind this. These were attempts to organize terrorist attacks on our territory. And we believe that this was tied specifically to Victory Day," Tertel said.
He said that the explosive devices were allegedly disguised as household appliances that arrived in Belarus from abroad. Parcels were received by different people with the task "to pick up and not ask unnecessary questions." At the right time, the parcels were allegedly supposed to be activated "in order to provoke victims, stir up the situation in the country."
16:47 In Kherson and the Kherson region, during a long curfew from May 5 to May 8, two spotters of artillery fire were detained and a cache of weapons was found, said the head of the OVA Alexander Prokudin. According to him, a total of nine criminal proceedings have been registered during this time.
16:26 Kuleba said in an interview with Bild that the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine may not be the last: “Because we don’t know what will come of it. And if we manage to liberate our territories with this counteroffensive, then in the end you will say that it was the last, and if not, then you need to prepare for the next counteroffensive.
16:00 Speaker of the Eastern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergey Cherevaty said that in Bakhmut the 72nd separate motorized rifle brigade of the Russian army really suffered significant losses, but was not completely destroyed. He also confirmed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to advance to a depth of 2 km. According to Cherevaty, as part of the defense operation, Ukrainian defenders from time to time carry out counter-offensive actions, "as it was this time - on the southern flank."
15:54 During the week, the Russian side has thrown three messages about the alleged liquidation of Ukrainian commanders. In particular, rumors about the alleged death of Zaluzhny began to spread today. Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar stressed that they are all alive, and such messages are usually distributed with the aim of psychologically influencing the person himself, demoralizing the Ukrainian troops or short-term hype on the topic to raise the spirit of their own troops. "This is just a minor public episode, from which you can understand the conditions under which our command is fighting," Maliar added.
15:41 Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin confirmed the existence of the Vatican's peace mission and was surprised that officials in Russia and Ukraine allegedly do not know anything about it: "They know about it, but due to bureaucratic obstacles, the messages to be delivered may were not delivered. This is just my interpretation, but I know both parties were informed."
15:27 Explosions at military facilities in Russia are the consequences of armed aggression against Ukraine, Andrey Yusov, representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate, said in an interview with the Orestocracy project. "We will probably get the names of all those who do this after the victory. I will say this: these are forces that are aware of the danger of the Putin regime, including on the territory of the Russian Federation itself," he specified.
According to Yusov, these forces know information about the routes and objects of military logistics of the Russian Federation, therefore, the demilitarization of the country will continue until "until Russia withdraws its troops from Ukraine completely - beyond the borders of 1991, does not extradite war criminals and reimburses all losses."
The representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense also expressed the opinion that against the backdrop of military failures, the likelihood of a "bombing of Voronezh", when Russian special services can commit provocations against their own population, will grow.
14:59 China does not intend to benefit from Russia's war against Ukraine and hopes for further discussions of its peace plan, Foreign Minister Qin Gang said. He also noted that China's special envoy to Europe would soon visit Ukraine again. "We will not add fuel to the fire," the Chinese diplomat promised.
In addition, he dismissed reports that Chinese firms were supplying critical components to the Russian arms industry and noted that China maintains "normal" trade relations with Russia.
14:38 Russia today canceled visas for citizens of Georgia and decided to resume air traffic, which it itself unilaterally suspended in 2019. Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili called these decisions a provocation: "Another Russian provocation. The resumption of direct flights and the lifting of visa restrictions with Georgia is unacceptable as long as Russia continues its aggression against Ukraine and the occupation of our territory." Meanwhile, the ruling party of Georgia actively supports the resumption of flights with the Russian Federation.
14:20 The Defense Forces will create new mobile air defense groups, said the commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergey Naev. According to him, he has already handed over a new batch of vehicles to the defenders to create mobile fireteams. "We are trying to find the most effective methods to counter air threats ... These groups will protect the sky on the outskirts of Kyiv, as well as the airspace over other settlements in the north and north-west of Ukraine," Naev added.
13:53 The Russians fired artillery at Volchansk, Kharkiv region, one person died, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said. According to preliminary information, one person may still be under the rubble, and emergency services are working on the spot.
13:50 Japan is negotiating the opening of the first Asian office of NATO because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said. According to him, what is happening in Eastern Europe directly affects the situation in the Pacific region.
13:39 The Technical Institute of the Polish Air Force has previously established that the rocket fragments found near the city of Bydgoszcz belong to the Russian X-55. According to the findings, the X-55 cruise missile hit Poland through the eastern border. If the conclusion is officially confirmed, this would mean that the missile was fired from a Russian aircraft during a massive shelling of Ukrainian territory in mid-December.
13:08 Poland's land army will become the strongest in Europe in two years, Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said. According to him, the goal of Warsaw is to create such a strong army that Russia would not dare to attack the country.
12:59 Putin made a decision according to which Russia completely withdraws from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, signed with NATO countries in 1990. This treaty limited the number of weapons and military equipment for the participating countries. The final withdrawal from the treaty must be approved by the Russian parliament.
12:23 Radio Liberty journalists have created an interactive map of Crimea with 223 Russian military installations with geolocations. The map shows active, temporary and mothballed military installations. Thus, the journalists decided to warn local residents living near these objects about the danger.
11:49 In Dії, you can apply for the repair of damaged housing. єVіdnovlennya is monetary assistance from the state for the repair of housing damaged due to hostilities. The maximum amount is 200 thousand hryvnia. Cash is awarded if the housing was damaged due to a Russian attack after February 24, 2022; recoverable; placed in a non-occupied territory and has not been fully repaired independently. The payment can be spent on construction materials or services of contractors who are participants in the Renovation program.
11:35 Russians are preparing for the "evacuation" of about 3,100 people from Energodar, including 2,700 station workers who signed a contract with the fake Zaporozhye NPP Operating Organization JSC or another Rosatom enterprise, and their families, Energoatom reports. At the same time, the Russians banned the ZNPP workers from leaving the city almost from the very beginning of the occupation.
11:18 Zaluzhny refused to participate in today's meeting of the NATO military committee, even via videoconference, due to the tense operational situation in Ukraine, said the head of the committee, British Admiral Rob Bauer. According to him, the military representative of Ukraine in Brussels will inform representatives of the NATO countries about the upcoming Ukrainian counter-offensive.
11:13 In the Bryansk region, the Druzhba oil pipeline, located 150 km from the border, was again attacked. According to Baza, in the early morning of May 10, an oil pipeline loading station in the village of Sven came under fire. The strikes hit three empty storage tanks for oil products, no leaks or fires occurred, and no one was injured. It is not yet known what kind of ammunition was fired at Druzhba.
10:54 As part of the mandatory evacuation from the Donetsk region, since August 2022, about 70 thousand people have moved to safe regions, including more than 8,000 children and more than 3,000 people with limited mobility, the Ministry of Reintegration reported.
In addition, the evacuation from the de-occupied territories continues, which began last fall. More than 25,000 citizens left the Kharkiv region in eight months, and more than 23,000 people were evacuated from the recently liberated territories of the Kherson region in six months.
10:50 Commander of the 3rd assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Andrey Biletsky announced the return of strategically important positions in the vicinity of Bakhmut and the defeat of units of the 72nd brigade of the Russian army.
10:44 Governor of the Voronezh region Alexander Gusev confirmed the attack of drones on a military facility. Allegedly, one UAV "as a result of measures of influence" deviated from the course and fell, the second was destroyed by fire damage. He did not report any casualties.
10:18 90% of the population returned to the Nikolaev area - more than 460 thousand people now live there in comparison with 486 thousand before the beginning of full-scale war, the head of OVA Vitaly Kim reported. He specified that about 30 thousand people from Kherson have now moved to Nikolaev.
10:11 FSB announced the prevention of an assassination attempt on the "police chief" of the village of Kirillovka, Zaporozhye region.
09:47 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported that the Ukrainian military managed to advance 7 km from Avdiivka in the Donetsk region as a result of a successful counterattack.
09:24 British military intelligence believes that Moscow could show more armored vehicles at the May 9 parade, but the authorities were afraid of criticism from within the country due to the priority of parades over hostilities.
08:56 Drones attacked a military training ground in the Voronezh region at night, the Baza telegram channel reports. According to him, two drones filled with explosives flew up to the training ground and exploded as they fell. About 14 servicemen were injured, according to preliminary data, there were no deaths.
08:49 At night, the Russians fired three Shahed attack drones in the Dnipropetrovsk region, they were all shot down, the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak, said.
08:35 The United States does not plan to transfer long-range missiles to Ukraine, since the UK will do it, Politico writes, citing sources. On the eve of The Washington Post assumed that we are talking about Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles. At the same time, Washington will continue to provide air defenses, ammunition and armored vehicles.
08:18 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 10.
- personnel - about 196,310 (+690) people liquidated,
- tanks - 3736 (+2),
- armored combat vehicles - 7275 (+18),
- artillery systems - 3039 (+8),
- MLRS - 555 (+1),
- air defense systems - 308 (+1),
- aircraft - 308 (+0),
- helicopters - 294 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 2624 (+6),
- cruise missiles - 970 (+15),
- ships/boats - 18 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 5974 (+5),
- special equipment - 389 (+1).
08:13 The Russian army is concentrating its main efforts on the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions - it has made 46 attacks. The most fierce fighting continues for Bakhmut and Marinka, the General Staff reported in the morning report .
In Energodar, the occupiers organized the so-called "evacuation" for family members of the employees of the Zaporizhzhya NPP, while the employees of the power plant themselves are prohibited from leaving the city. People are taken to Berdyansk and Kirillovka to recreation centers and hotels. However, those who agreed were taken to the Rostov region and placed in tent camps. And from Velikaya Belozerka, most of the collaborators left last week in their own vehicles in the direction of Crimea.
07:37 Governor of the Kursk region Roman Starovoit said that the air defense forces allegedly shot down a Ukrainian drone near Kursk, no one was injured.
00:24 Pentagon Speaker Pat Ryder confirmed that Ukraine shot down a Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missile using the Patriot air defense system.
00:11 In Latvia, 17 people were detained for laying flowers and displaying prohibited symbols on May 9, 23 administrative and four criminal cases were initiated, the police said.