As per reports, updates on the Russia-Ukraine war as of Wednesday (06 May) are as follows:
• As per reports on Monday (05 May), authorities in Russia’s Chuvashia region introduced an emergency regime following Ukrainian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) attacks targeting Cheboksary and the Cheboksary district.
• Reports published on Monday (05 May) stated that two people were killed, 32 people were injured, and 28 residential buildings sustained damage during the attacks.
• Authorities on Monday (05 May) shifted schools and technical colleges in affected areas to remote learning and advised residents to remain indoors and limit unnecessary movement.
• As per reports on Monday (05 May), First Person View (FPV) drone attacks were also reported in Bryansk region, including Aleynikovo and Demyanki villages in the Starodub municipal district.
• Reports on Monday (05 May) confirmed that one territorial defense employee was killed in Aleynikovo during the attacks.
• As per reports on Monday (05 May), Russian authorities and private sector organizations warned of mobile internet and SMS disruptions ahead of Victory Day commemorations scheduled on Friday (09 May).
• Reports on Monday (05 May) stated that Sberbank, T-Bank, taxi operators, and delivery companies warned customers of potential service disruptions affecting banking applications, SMS verification codes, taxi bookings, and courier operations due to communications restrictions and heightened security measures.
• As per reports on Monday (05 May), Russia’s Kirishi oil refinery reportedly halted processing operations following Ukrainian drone strikes that damaged three of the refinery’s four crude distillation units.
• Reports on Monday (05 May) described the Kirishi facility as Russia’s second-largest refinery by processing volume.
• As per reports on Monday (05 May), separate attacks also damaged industrial, railway, gas, and energy infrastructure in Ukraine’s Poltava region.
• Reports on Monday (05 May) stated that approximately 3,480 gas subscribers were affected by the disruptions following the attacks.
