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07.05.2022 Luhansk region On May 6, russian army shelled residential areas of Luhansk region 24 times: there was a lot of damage in Hirske, Popasna communities and Sievierodonetsk. In particular, a hospital in the old part of the city was damaged in Sievierodonetsk. As a result of these attacks, a total of 36 residential buildings were destroyed or damaged: 11 in Zolote, 10 in Popasna, five multistorey buildings in Sievierodonetsk, and four in Rubizhne. Two houses in Lysychansk destroyed by shelling by russian army cannot be restored. Victims: information is being specified. Source: Head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, Serhii Haidai.

07.05.2022 Skovorodynivka, Kharkiv region Russian troops shelled Kharkiv three times during the day on May 6, from MLRS and artillery. Northern Saltivka and the Industrialnyi districts suffered. At about 11:00 p.m., russians fired on the Hryhorii Skovoroda Museum in Skovorodynivka. The shell hit the roof of the building. The building is practically destroyed. The most valuable exhibits were moved to a safe place. However, the man who was looking after the museum was harmed and wounded. Victims: 1 person was wounded. Source: Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov.

07.05.2022 Kramatorsk, Donetsk region The city has been the target of missile strikes as russia has focused its efforts on gaining positions in the Donbas. Most of the civilians in Kramatorsk evacuate from the war, and those who remain are struggling to find food. Source: photo by Chris McGrath.

07.05.2022 Makariv, Kyiv region The charred remains of a man were found in Lypivka village. The investigation established that during the occupation of the settlement, russian soldiers wounded a local resident with automatic weapons. After the man reached his house, the invaders fired at the house from the tank. Knowing that there is a wounded man. Victims: 1 person died. Source: Prosecutor’s Regional Office in Kyiv.

08.05.2022 Ukraine Drone footage shows agricultural fields in Kharkiv region. Every black dot is a crater from a russian shell. It is unknown how many unexploded ordnance and mines are left in the fields. Sowing, growing and harvesting under such conditions is extremely dangerous and often impossible. By disrupting agricultural work with constant shelling and stealing hundreds of thousands of tons of already grown grain the russian army is trying to create a severe food crisis in Ukraine. Victims: to be confirmed; Source: Kharkiv Telegram channels

07.05.2022 Odessa In the afternoon of May 7, four rockets fired by the russian army exploded in residential areas of Odessa. The furniture shop was blown up and a strong fire broke out as there were stocks of paints and varnishes kept there. The blast wave knocked out windows and demolished several balconies of residential buildings in the area of shelling, in total 252 apartments were damaged. According to preliminary data, there are no casualties among the civilian population. Victims: no Source: Department of Housing and Utilities of the Odessa City Council

08.05.2022 Kharkiv The “arrivals” of russian shells were not accidental: the hospital buildings were damaged not only by fragments and a blast wave from explosions on the territory and also by direct hits. Victims: to be confirmed Source: Kharkiv Telegram channels

08.05.2022 Mykolaiv During the day, the Mykolaiv rescuers left three times to extinguish fires caused by russian shelling of the Korabelny district of the city. So, due to the hit of ammunition and its debris, coniferous flooring and reeds were burning in Balabanovsky forest tract on an area of 3 thousand square meters. Balconies and window panes were damaged in a 9-storey residential building on Korabelov Avenue. The roof of the library, located on the first floor of this building, also caught fire. At night, a yacht, a boat and a car burned on Novostroyna Street. Victims: to be confirmed. Source: State Emergency Service.

07.05.2022 Kharkiv region On May 4, 2022, 15 private cars with civilians of Ukraine left russian-occupied Vovchansk city of Chuhuiv district in Kharkiv region, in the direction of controlled territories. On the way, the column was fired upon by the military of russian armed forces. On May 6, after the liberation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a number of settlements in Kharkiv region, between Staryi Saltiv village and Verkhnii Saltiv village, six damaged cars from the shot column and four bodies of the dead were found. An investigation has been launched into violations by the military of russian federation of the laws and customs of war, combined with premeditated murder. Victims: 4 people died; information is being specified. Source: Prosecutor General’s Office.

06.05.2022 Mariupol, Donetsk region During the ceasefire regime, on the territory of the Azovstal plant, Russians destroyed a car using anti-tank systems. This car was moving toward civilians in order to evacuate them from the plant. As a result of the shelling, 1 person was killed and 6 were wounded. Victims: 1 died, and 6 were wounded. Source: local media.

06.05.2022 Kharkiv region Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated several settlements in Kharkiv region. In the liberated territory, many tripwire mines and trap mines are found. In one cemetery, they found about a dozen mechanisms for killing civilians when people come for commemoration. Victims: none. Source: local media.

06.05.2022 Zaporizhzhia region Kam’yanske village is constantly being shelled. Entire families and their pets suffer from enemy attacks, residential buildings are damaged. The shells can hit directly into the yards, and the shelling lasts from morning until late evening. Victims: information is being specified. Source: Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration.