May 5, 2024
Ukraine war in the live ticker
+++ 02:29 Poland’s foreign minister does not rule out troops for Ukraine +++
Russian President Vladimir Putin is not reckless enough to attack a NATO country, says Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski in an interview with BBC World. When asked to what extent Russia was a threat to Poland, Sikorski said, according to a transcript of the Polish broadcaster RMF24, he doesn’t believe that Putin is so reckless as to attack a NATO country, but Putin is so reckless as to attack Ukraine. “And with that he became a war criminal.” Sikorski also emphasizes that Poland will not rule out anything when it comes to sending troops to Ukraine. This particularly contributes to the fact that Putin is not clear about the West’s reaction. “We will not put our cards on the table,” Sikorski told the BBC. “We’ll let President Putin think about what we’re going to do.”
+++ 00:27 Russian troops take Archanhelske +++
According to media reports, Russian troops are continuing to advance in eastern Ukraine. The Russian military has occupied the settlement of Arkhanhelske, the Ukrainian news agency Unian reported, citing the well-known military Telegram channel “DeepState”. Russian military blogs had already reported the capture a few hours earlier. There was initially no official reaction from Kiev to the reports about the loss of another town. Arkhanhelske is located about 15 kilometers north of Avdiivka.
+++ 23:18 Zelensky praises anti-aircraft defense after Russian air strikes +++
Despite a series of strikes, Ukrainian President Zelensky praises his own air defense after heavy Russian air strikes. “Today our defenders of heaven had a lot of work all day,” Zelensky said in his daily video address. There was shelling in Kharkiv, Odessa and the Donetsk region. “I would especially like to highlight the 110th Mechanized Brigade for shooting down another Russian Su-25 over the Donetsk region today,” Zelensky said. There is currently no independent confirmation that the fighter jet was shot down.
+++ 22:20 Russia expert Mangott: Russia wants to liquidate Zelensky +++
“Putting Zelenskyj on a wanted list is intended for internal use,” writes political scientist Gerhard Mangott on Platform The Russian judiciary had previously put out a wanted notice for the Ukrainian president.
+++ 21:49 Odessa region: Several people injured in rocket attack +++
According to Ukrainian authorities, Russian missiles are also hitting the south of the country. A man and two women were injured in the Odessa district, the regional administration explains. Civilian infrastructure was damaged in the attack.
+++ 21:29 Kharkiv is under fire again +++
Russia is attacking the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv again in the evening, according to the regional administration. Meanwhile, the air force is warning of new Russian missile attacks from the east and the use of guided bombs in the Kharkiv, Donetsk and Zaporizhia regions.
You can read all previous developments here.