Recap – “20 minutes” takes stock for you every night on the progress of the conflict in Ukraine. This Tuesday, on the 1.168th day of war, the day was marked by the attack on Ukrainian drones and by the European will to deprive itself of Russian gas
Have you missed the latest events on the war in Ukraine? 20 Minutes Get the point for you every night. Between strong statements, advances on the front and the results of the fighting, here is the essentials of this Tuesday, May 6, 2025, on the 1.168th day of war.
The fact of the day
New day of violence and blood between Ukraine and Russia on Tuesday. The Ukrainian army first launched overnight over night against Russia, targeting Moscow in particular before the arrival of dozens of foreign leaders, including Xi Jinping, for the celebrations of victory over Nazi Germany.
About twenty devices having targeted the capital were intercepted by the Russian anti -aircraft defense. Drone debris fell into the south of Moscow, without however making victims. Several Russian airports, including four around the capital, had to interrupt their traffic. The results of this drone attack reports a dead man.
The Russian army is not to be outdone since, in Ukraine, several attacks have killed at least three people, in the regions of Odessa, Donetsk and Kherson, according to regional authorities. In the middle of the day, at least three people were killed and 11 injured, including children, in a Russian ballistic missile strike in the Soumy region in northern Ukraine, local authorities announced.
-In the east, the Russian army claimed Tuesday the capture of the locality of Lyssivka.
The Declaration of the Day
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