Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,166

What is the situation as of Monday, May 5th?

Fighting

• Sergei Sobyanin, the mayor of Moscow, stated in a post on Telegram that Russian forces had intercepted four drones that were flying towards the country. According to Sobyanin, there were no initial reports of injuries or damage, adding that the scene’s emergency services were present.
• Governor Alexander Bogomaz posted a message on Telegram claiming that Ukrainian forces attacked a factory in the Bryansk region of Russia, destroying much of the factory. According to Bogomaz, there were no injuries.
• Russian forces stormed the regions of Rostov, Belgorod, and Bryansk overnight, according to the Moscow-based ministry of defense on Sunday.
• According to Timur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, a Russian drone attack in Kyiv’s Obolonskyi and Sviatoshynskyi districts left at least 11 people dead, including two children.
• In Cherkasy, central Ukraine, Russian drones attacked, with reports that one person was hurt, and residential structures and civil infrastructure were damaged.
• The Ukrainian Air Force reported on Sunday that 69 of the 165 drones that Russia fired overnight had been downed by Ukrainian forces.

diplomacy and politics

• Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, stated that he does not believe Russia will adhere to a three-day truce that was established to coincide with Moscow’s May 9 Victory Day celebrations. Zelenskyy and Czech President Petr Pavel spoke at a press conference and Zelenskyy said, “Neither are these the first challenges nor the first promises that Russia has made to cease fire.”
• Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, stated in a documentary released on Sunday that there is currently no need for nuclear weapons in Ukraine and that he “hopes” that they will not be necessary.
• Donald Trump, the president of the United States, claimed that he and his advisers have had “very positive discussions” about Russia and Ukraine in recent days without going into further detail.
• Xi Jinping, the president of China, will travel to Russia from May 7 to May 10 to commemorate the Allied victory over Nazi Germany, according to Moscow.
• George Simion, the country’s far-right candidate, won the first round of the country’s rerun vote, tying him with Nicusor Dan, the country’s centrist mayor, on May 18.