Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 801

Here is nan business connected Sunday, May 5, 2024:

Fighting

• At slightest 2 group died aft Russia launched attacks respective attacks connected Kharkiv, including a 49-year-old civilian successful Slobozhanske, a colony conscionable northeast of nan city.
• Four others were wounded successful nan Kharkiv attack, including a 13-year-old wounded by falling debris. A two-storey civilian building was damaged and group ablaze, officials say.
• In nan Black Sea larboard of Odesa, 3 group were wounded aft Russia launched rocket attacks connected “civil infrastructure”, officials say.
• Ukraine, meanwhile, said it downed 13 Shahed drones targeting Dnipro and Kharkiv, arsenic good arsenic a Russian Su-25 fighter-bomber complete nan eastbound Donetsk region. An electrical substation successful Dnipro was damaged successful nan drone attacks.
• Russia launched 8 missiles and astir 70 guided aerial bombs successful total, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
• Russian authorities agency RIA Novosti claimed troops struck a drone storage successful Kharkiv that had been utilized by Ukrainian troops overnight.
• A large occurrence engulfed a storage connected nan outskirts of nan Russian-annexed Crimean metropolis of Simferopol, Russian officials say. It is unclear what was stored astatine nan storage but respective emergency crews were dispatched to put it out.
• Five group were wounded and hospitalised successful Russia’s Belgorod aft a beardown blast connected Saturday, officials say. About 30 residential buildings were damaged. It is unclear what caused nan explosions. Russian journalists connected Telegram channels speculated a explosive meant to beryllium launched connected Ukraine exploded by mistake.

Politics

• Russia is opening a criminal lawsuit against Zelenskyy and has put him connected a wanted list, officials say. Ukraine officials responding to nan move called nan determination “meaningless” and reminded Moscow that Russian President Vladimir Putin is connected a wanted database by nan International Criminal Court (ICC).
• A spokesperson for Moscow separately said Russia will respond pinch “asymmetric measures” to nan “hostile line” nan Baltic countries of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia person drawn, which has led to them cutting disconnected ties pinch Russia, which erstwhile enjoyed sizeable power complete them.
• Just past week, Estonia accused Russia of violating world airspace regulations by interfering pinch GPS signals. NATO officials besides said past week that Baltic countries are among those that are “deeply concerned” astir activities they called “Russian espionage” connected their soil.

Economy

• New measures from Ukraine’s cardinal slope meant to easiness reliable restrictions for businesses imposed aft Russia’s penetration will return effect from May 14. Restrictions connected imports of equipment and services and overseas rate transfers will beryllium among those to beryllium softened.