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Kyiv endures a second day of Russian drone attacks and relentless air-raid alerts, with waves of jet-powered drones forcing residents into shelters, causing casualties (one dead and two injured in the Kyiv region) and damaging dozens of warehouses, homes and vehicles, as Ukraine reports continued disruption to transport and daily life.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cut short his Dublin visit after saying Putin was preparing a massive strike on Ukraine, urging citizens to heed air-raid alerts and thanking Ireland for its support despite neutrality as Kyiv contends with ongoing Russian attacks and shortages of Patriot interceptors.
President Zelensky urged Ukrainians to stay vigilant and heed air-raid alerts, saying Russia is preparing another large-scale strike after recent Moscow drone attacks, while Kyiv warns Belarus over border-installed drone equipment and demands its removal.
On Victory Day in Europe, Ukraine faces ongoing Russian bombardments and fighting for Bakhmut, while UN nuclear officials express intense concern over risks to Europe's largest nuclear power plant, at Zaporizhzhya in southern Ukraine. Air-raid alerts sounded overnight on May 6-7 in many regions of Ukraine amid unpredictable Russian bombardments. Russian troops are focusing their "main efforts" in the districts of Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiyivka, and Maryinka, in the eastern Donetsk region, with "heavy fighting for the cities of Bakhmut and Maryinka."
Air raid alerts have been issued for most of eastern Ukraine due to escalating conflict between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists. The alerts advise residents to take shelter and stay safe. The situation in the region remains tense, with sporadic fighting and ceasefire violations reported.
Air raid alerts were issued throughout Ukraine and explosions were reported in cities in widely separated regions, including central and south Ukraine. Unidentified airborne objects were reportedly headed for the west of the country.