The “ceasefire” was violated more than 100 times: The Air Force reports on a nighttime attack by Russia
6 May 08:30
On the night of May 6, Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine using missiles and drones, despite the declared ceasefire. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the enemy used two Iskander-M ballistic missiles, one Kh-31 guided air-to-surface missile, and 108 strike and reconnaissance drones, reports "Komersant Ukrainian"
The Russian attack began on the evening of May 5—at 6:00 p.m.—and continued into the night of May 6. This occurred despite announcements of a ceasefire that was supposed to take effect at midnight.
What did Russia use to attack Ukraine?
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, on the night of May 6, Russian forces used the following against Ukraine:
| Weapon | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Iskander-M ballistic missiles | 2 |
| X-31 guided air-to-ground missile | 1 |
| Shahed, “Gerbera,” and “Italmas” strike UAVs and “Parody” decoy drones | 108 |
The Russians launched the missiles from the Rostov and Kursk regions.
The drones flew from the Bryansk, Kursk, Millerovo, Donetsk, and Gvardeyskoye (Crimea) areas.
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How Ukrainian air defense operated
The air attack was repelled by various units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The following were involved in the counterattack:
- air force;
- anti-aircraft missile forces;
- electronic warfare units;
- unmanned aerial vehicle units;
- mobile fire groups.
As of 8:00 a.m., according to preliminary data, air defense forces shot down or neutralized 89 enemy UAVs of the Shahed, “Gerbera,” “Italmas,” and “Parody” decoy types.
The main air defense operations took place in the north and east of the country.
There have been hits by missiles and drones
Despite the air defense operations, hits by enemy weapons have been recorded.
According to the Air Force, there were:
- 2 ballistic missiles;
- 1 guided air-to-ground missile hit;
- 9 strike UAVs;
- damage at 8 locations;
- debris from downed targets fell at 1 location.
The Air Force also noted that as of this morning, the attack was still ongoing.
The “ceasefire” was violated on the very first night
The nighttime attack constituted a de facto violation of the ceasefire that Ukraine had declared starting at 12:00 a.m. on May 6. Russia deployed over a hundred aerial attack assets, including missiles and drones.
The Air Force detected drones in the Kharkiv region and heading toward the regional center, Pavlohrad, Kryvyi Rih, and the Odesa region, as well as guided airstrikes toward the Donetsk region, Zaporizhzhia region, and the regional center.
On the morning of May 6, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported that a fire broke out after a “suicide drone” struck a private home in the Novobavarskyi district. In total, seven private homes were damaged, and one person was injured (acute stress reaction).
Another strike hit the Shevchenkivskyi district of the city.
Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, reported that the Russians attacked an industrial infrastructure facility in the morning. There were no casualties.
Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the Kryvyi Rih Defense Council, reported a morning attack on the city and the district, which damaged infrastructure (no casualties).
In the first minutes after midnight, public groups in Dnipro also reported explosions.
Given the number of targets struck, this was not a series of isolated incidents but a large-scale combined attack.
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