03:40 06 May

ISW: The Russian Ministry of Defense is no longer very interested in taking Bakhmut

The Russian Ministry of Defense seems to have weakened Bakhmut's offensive in favor of defense preparation against the planned Ukrainian counteroffensive, putting the Wagner Group and its financier Prigozhin in a potentially difficult position, the American think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW) writes in its daily report.

02:40 06 May

Russian government officials flee the occupied territory of the Zaporizhzhia region

Russian officials are fleeing the occupied territory of the Zaporizhzhia region, including the "Minister of Health" and his deputy. This was said by Len Fedorov, mayor of the occupied city of Melitopol, according to a correspondent for Ukrinform. According to Fedorov, local collaborators are also preparing escape routes. Others are trying to send their children to Europe. But, the mayor of Melitopol stressed, Ukrainian authorities and law enforcement agencies are already working to ensure that collaborators and their relatives "do not feel comfortable in democratic countries."

01:49 06 May

"In Melitopol the Russians are burning documents"

"The invaders are doing 'cleanup', all day documents have been burned in the building of the occupation military police." This was written by the Ukrainian site UkrInform. They are also hastily packing passport office equipment to take them to Russia, UkrInform reports.


01:12 06 May

Skip continuation of Ukrainian wheat export program

Representatives of Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations could not agree on the continuation of the Black Sea Initiative, said spokesman for UN Secretary-General Farhan Haq. UN Secretary-General Guterres called for further discussions on the implementation of the initiative.

00:10 06 May

Ukrainska Pravda: Moscow uses phosphorus bombs in Bakhmut

The Russian occupation forces used phosphorus bombs and incendiary munitions in the evening in the town of Bakhmut, in the last district where Ukrainian forces are still located. This is what Ukrainian Pravda writes showing a video and citing the press service of the Special Operations Forces (SSO) of Ukraine." The enemy - says the SSO - used phosphorus and incendiary ammunition in Bakhmut, trying to erase the city from the face of the Earth. And under these conditions, we continue to destroy the enemy." Petro Andriushchenko, advisor to the mayor of Mariupol, posted the video and commented on social media: "Bakhmut. Phosphorus ammunition. Miserable bastards. The same situation that happened in Mariupol. When they can't do anything, phosphorus ammunition is fired."