kyiv was the target of air attacks on the night of Sunday May 7 to Monday May 8, according to local authorities. The mayor of the capital, Vitali Klitschko, reported four injuries. He said medical assistance had been provided on the spot. The Odessa region was also targeted overnight, according to the regional military administration. “An X-22 missile hit a logistics infrastructure (…) causing a serious fire”, authorities said. Follow our live.
Wagner remains in Bakhmout. The boss of the Russian paramilitary group threatened on Friday to withdraw its mercenaries from the city of Donbass if they did not receive more ammunition. “Last night, we received a combat order (…). They promise to give us all the ammunition and armaments we need to continue the operations”he finally announced on Sunday.
Evacuations near Zaporizhia. In full fear of a Ukrainian offensive, the Russian occupation authorities announced Friday partial evacuations in 18 occupied localities in the region. These evacuations concern in particular the city of Energodar, where the majority of the employees of the Zaporijjia nuclear power plant live.
Russia says it repelled a drone attack in Crimea. The Russian administration claimed that Ukraine had launched a dozen drones on the port city of Sevastopol, in the peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014. The authorities said that they had been neutralized by anti-aircraft defense and electronic interference. “No infrastructure in the city suffered damage”said the governor of the city.