Russia – Ukraine war updates latest from the General Staff of Ukraine as of May 9, 2026.
This report is part of EMPR’s May 2026 Russia-Ukraine war timeline, tracking daily battlefield and geopolitical developments. For full coverage of this escalation phase, see the complete timeline.
Today is the 1,536th day of the large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.
Update as of 08:00 AM on Russian invasion of Ukraine
In total, 245 combat engagements were recorded over the past day.
Yesterday, the enemy carried out one missile strike using a single missile, as well as 23 airstrikes, dropping 87 guided aerial bombs. In addition, the aggressor deployed 8,189 kamikaze drones and conducted 1,936 shelling attacks on populated areas and the positions of our troops, including 10 using multiple launch rocket systems.
Over the past day, aircraft, missile forces, and artillery of the Defense Forces struck ten areas of enemy personnel concentration, one command post, two artillery systems, and one enemy logistics warehouse.
EMPR updates by Directions
Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk Direction
08:00 AM: russian occupiers carried out 35 shelling attacks on the positions of our troops and populated areas, including one using multiple launch rocket systems. Ten enemy assault actions were recorded.
Southern-Slobozhanskyi Direction
08:00 AM: the enemy attacked the positions of our units 15 times in the areas of Prylipka, Vovchansk, Lyman, Starytsia, and toward Izbytske, Chaikivka, and Ternova.Kupiansk Direction
08:00 AM: the russian enemy carried out one attack toward Radkivka.
Lyman Direction
08:00 AM: the russian occupiers attempted eight times to break through our defenses, attacking toward the settlements of Drobysheve, Zarichne, Stavky, Yampil, and Lyman.
Sloviansk Direction
08:00 AM: the Defense Forces successfully repelled two russian attempts to advance toward Rai-Oleksandrivka and Kalenyky.
Kramatorsk Direction
08:00 AM: the russian troops carried out one attack toward Tykhonivka.
Kostyantinivka Direction
08:00 AM: the enemy launched 21 attacks near Kostiantynivka, Ivanopillia, Pleshchiivka, Illinivka, Rusyn Yar, Novopavlivka, Toretske, and Sofiivka.
Pokrovsk Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian defenders stopped 37 assault actions by the aggressor in the areas of Novooleksandrivka, Bilytske, Muravka, Zatyshok, Ivanivka, Dorozhne, Rodynske, Hryshyne, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Novopidhorodne, and toward Serhiivka and Novopavlivka.
Oleksandrivka Direction
08:00 AM: the enemy attacked three times in the areas of Oleksandrohrad and Vorone.
Huliaipole Direction
08:00 AM: the russian occupiers carried out 22 attacks in the areas of Dobropillia, Zlahoda, Zaliznychne, Bahate, Olenokostiantynivka, and toward Nove Zaporizhzhia, Vozdvyzhivka, Staroukrainka, and Charivne.
Orikhiv Direction
08:00 AM: the russian troops conducted one offensive action in the area of Shcherbaky.
Prydniprovskyi Direction
08:00 AM: the russian occupiers carried out three attacks toward Antonivka.
Volyn and Polissia Directions
08:00 AM: no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groupings were detected.
Ukrainian defenders continue the systematic destruction of the enemy and are putting up effective resistance along all sectors of the front.
Overall, over the past day, Russian invaders suffered losses of 1,080 personnel. Ukrainian forces also neutralized one tank, three armored combat vehicles, 82 artillery systems, two multiple launch rocket systems, one air defense system, seven ground robotic systems, 1,479 unmanned aerial vehicles, and 373 units of enemy automotive equipment.
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