Russia claims Ukraine launched a drone strike on the Kremlin. Russia continues to launch overnight drone attacks across Ukraine. A Russian artillery strike hits a hypermarket and the railway station in Kherson, causing casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the afternoon of May 3, reports of an overnight drone attack on the Kremlin surfaced on Russian state media. Videos of the alleged incident show a ball of fire over one of the domes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the first reports of the alleged attack appeared on Russian social media at around 2.30 a.m. Later, official Russian statements said that Putin\u2019s residence came under attack by Ukrainian drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Putin\u2019s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin views these actions as a \u201cplanned terrorist attack\u201d and an assassination attempt targeting the President, carried out ahead of Victory Day. He added that plans to hold the May 9 parade in Red Square remain in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Kremlin said it \u201creserves the right to take retaliatory measures where and when it sees fit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ukraine denies involvement in the alleged strike. Advisor to the head of President Zelenskyi\u2019s Office Mykhailo Podolyak suggested that \u201cguerilla activities of local resistance forces\u201d could be to blame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are watching with interest the growing number of mishaps and incidents that are taking place in different parts of Russia. The emergence of unidentified unmanned aerial vehicles at energy facilities or on Kremlin\u2019s territory can only indicate the guerilla activities of local resistance forces. As you know, drones can be bought at any military store,\u201d he said on Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe loss of power control over the country by Putin\u2019s clan is obvious,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ukraine does not strike targets inside Russia as it would not solve any military issue, Podolyak said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn a word, something is happening in Russia, but definitely without Ukraine’s drones over the Kremlin,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Russia carried out a series of drone strikes across Ukraine overnight into Wednesday. Explosions rocked Kyiv and a number of cities as Ukraine\u2019s air defenses shot down 21 of the 26 Iranian-made Shahed-136\/131 drones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force Command Colonel Yuriy Ihnat said that the drones had been launched from the Bryansk region in Russia and from the eastern coast of the Azov Sea. Some of the drones hit apartment and other buildings in various cities, and an oil depot in Kropyvnytskyi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both recent Russian missile strikes were likely focused on Ukraine\u2019s military, industrial and logistical infrastructure, British defense intelligence said in an update on May 3. The observed types of facilities damaged by the Russian strikes indicates a possible shift away from targeting Ukraine\u2019s electrical power network, it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Russia has been targeting civilian facilities constantly and systemically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Wednesday morning, a Russian artillery strike hit the Epicenter hypermarket in Kherson. Three people were killed, and five others wounded, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the afternoon, Russia struck the Kherson railway station. According to preliminary data, one person was killed, and three more injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kherson comes under Russian attack every day. Local authorities announced a curfew in Kherson lo last from 8 p.m. on May 5 until 6 a.m. on May 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n