Absence of Russian drones reported on May 8 morning; intensity of airstrikes increases in Sumy Oblast region.
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On the battlefield of Ukraine's skies, the Ukrainian Air Defense Force tallied a significant victory, taking down 20 drones during a ferocious Russian aerial raid on May 7. The skies above Ukraine have been eerily quiet since then, with no sign of Russian drones since May 8, despite an escalation in ground attacks by Russian tactical aircraft.
According to reports, the Russian forces, hailing from the vicinity of Millerovo, unleashed a barrage of 31 loitering munitions and decoy drones during the third wave of assaults between 14:30 and 20:30 on May 7. The Ukrainian Air Force estimates that they successfully shot down 20 Shahed-type loitering munitions and several types of decoy drones over the northern and central regions of Ukraine.
Six Russian decoy drones mysteriously dropped off the radar, leaving no noticeable impact. The bombardment affected the Cherkasy Oblast area.
Though the Ukrainian Air Force has been quiet since the morning of May 8, no missile strikes or loitering munitions have been detected in Ukrainian airspace. However, Russian forces have answered the calm with increased tactical aircraft strikes in the Sumy Oblast region overnight from May 7 to 8.
While the Kremlin claimed that Russian leader Vladimir Putin unilaterally declared a "truce" on the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War, as the Russians call World War II, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy brushed off the move as a theatrical performance to create an illusion of Moscow's exit from isolation. Instead, Zelenskyy advocated for a 30-day ceasefire, as proposed by the US.
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[1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/07/ukraine-says-it-fires-drones-at-russian-millerovo-air-base
- Reports confirm that airstrikes involving Shahed-type loitering munitions and decoy drones occurred over the northern and central regions of Ukraine, specifically in the Cherkasy Oblast area, on May 7, 2022, during a series of Russian aerial attacks.
- Despite a declared "truce" by the Kremlin and the Russian leader Vladimir Putin on May 8, political analysts have noted an increase in war-and-conflicts-related news, such as tactical aircraft strikes, notably in the Sumy Oblast region overnight from May 7 to 8.
- Current averages show a significant decrease in the number of drone sightings over Ukraine since May 8, following the intensive Russian aerial raid on May 7, with no confirmed instances of Russian drones since then.
- In the realm of general news, the ongoing war-and-conflicts in Ukraine continue to be a prominent topic, especially the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's proposals for a 30-day ceasefire, as suggested by the US, amidst the politics surrounding the situation.
