Ukrainian Operational Command South says Ukrainian military hit two Russian military positions on the Russian occupied Snake Island with a Bayraktar-2 drone
Aftermath of yesterdays Russian strike on a bus stop near the coke and chemical plant in #Avdiivka which killed at least 10 workers
#Russia has deployed 22 BTG's near #Izium in its attempt to advance along the northern axis of Donbas. Despite struggling to break through Ukr defences & build momentum, Rus highly likely intends to proceed beyond Izium to capture cities of Kramatorsk & Severodonetsk - @DefenceHQ
Large fire burning at an oil depot in occupied #Makiivka this morning
Reports say 4 large-capacity oil tanks of 5000 tons each are on fire in #Makiivka with other oil tanks nearby in danger of catching fire
The armed forces of #Belarus began sudden large-scale drills on Wednesday which will involve the movement of significant numbers of military vehicles to test their combat readiness - Defence Ministry of Belarus reuters.com/world/europe/bβ¦
Video shows the moment of the Russian strike at a bus stop near the coke and chemical plant in #Avdiivka which killed at least 10 workers
#DPR says the oil tanks in #Makiivka are on fire as a result of Ukrainian strikes
Belarusian military equipment on the move on the M7 highway from #Minsk in the direction of Aschmjany / border with #Lithuania [general direction, does not mean that's their destination]
Ukrainian Defence Ministry says #Russia carried out nearly 50 airstrikes against #Ukraine yesterday - Reuters
Ukrainian intelligence says #Russia is preparing a parade in #Mariupol on May 9 and is removing rubble, clearing the streets of corpses and unexploded ordnance for this.
Russians broke into the Azovstal plant in #Mariupol. There is no connection with the Ukrainian soldiers, Ukrainska Pravda reports pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/β¦
Russian fighter jets over Khartsyzsk, #Donetsk Oblast
Ukrainian 93rd mechanized brigade released a video of the destruction of a Russian infantry fighting vehicle in the #Kharkiv Oblast
Heavy fighting at the Azovstal steel plant in #Mariupol, contact lost with #Ukraine forces, mayor says - via AFP
Aftermath of Russian shelling of #Kramatorsk yesterday
Belarusian army deployed from garrison to the field for exercises. Although this is in line with seasonal exercises this time of the year, #Russia likely seeks to keep up the threat posed to #Ukraine by these exercises in order to fix Ukrainian forces in the north - @DefenceHQ
Two Russian Raptor patrol boats were hit by Ukrainian TB-2 drones in the Black Sea yesterday morning, Ukrainian MoD says
Deleted tweet on #US delivery of >additional< 5000 Javelin anti-tank missiles to #Ukraine. The statement was incorrect. The Pentagon said that #Ukraine has >so far< received 5000 Javelin anti-tank missiles from the US.
#US and other western officials believe Putin may officially declare war on #Ukraine on May 9 and start general mobilization - CNN
#Russiaβs military is now significantly weaker, both materially & conceptually, as a result of its invasion of #Ukraine. Recovery from this will be exacerbated by sanctions. This will have a lasting impact on Russiaβs ability to deploy conventional military force - via @DefenceHQ