Ukraine is on the 71st day of the Russian invasion. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, during this time Russia suffered great losses amounting to 24,500 personnel, 194 aircraft, 1077 tanks and thousands of armoured vehicles and other military equipment. However, Russia is still actively shelling some parts of Ukraine including the encircled city of Mariupol where thousands of civilians are still trapped.
07:44 CEST
More footage of the Russians shelling the "strategic" Gorky public park in Kharkiv.
Savagery. Barbarism. pic.twitter.com/ghUrJ9KDwg
— Euan MacDonald (@Euan_MacDonald) May 4, 2022
07:30 CEST
Ukraine downs nine Russian aerial targets.
Ukraine’s General Staff reported on May 5 that Russia lost four UAVs, three missiles and two planes (preliminary Su-30 aircraft) over the past 24 hours.