{"id":2598778,"date":"2026-05-05T05:22:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-five-killed-and-dozens-injured-in-ukraine-in-vile-russian-strike-amid-ceasefire-talk\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T05:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:24:11","slug":"at-least-five-killed-and-dozens-injured-in-ukraine-in-vile-russian-strike-amid-ceasefire-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-five-killed-and-dozens-injured-in-ukraine-in-vile-russian-strike-amid-ceasefire-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"At least five killed and dozens injured in Ukraine in \u2018vile\u2019 Russian strike amid ceasefire talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fat-least-five-killed-and-dozens-injured-in-ukraine-in-vile-russian-strike-amid-ceasefire-talk%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2598778&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Multiple Russian missile adn drone strikes hit Ukraine overnight, with reports of at least five deaths and dozens of injuries. The attacks followed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-video-show-a-ukrainian-drone-sinking-a-russian-warship\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show A Ukrainian Drone Sinking A Russian Warship?\">ukrainian drone strike<\/a> on an apartment building in Moscow earlier in the week,wich reportedly resulted in no military casualties. <\/p>\n<p>Ukraine saeid russia launched 164 drones and 11 ballistic missiles, targeting energy infrastructure, including in the Poltava region. Ukrainian officials added that two of the people killed were emergency responders who had arrived at the scene of an earlier strike, calling it a \u201cdouble-tap\u201d attack and condemning Russia\u2019s actions as terrorist tactics. <\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized Russia for conducting strikes while proposing ceasefire arrangements around Victory Day, saying the attacks-some while first responders were working to extinguish fires-were especially \u201cvile.\u201d He reported civilian casualties and reiterated that Ukraine would respond in kind based on Russia\u2019s actions. Russia\u2019s Ministry of Defense had also warned against Ukrainian attacks during the Victory Day period.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>At least five people were reportedly killed, and dozens of others were injured in multiple Russian strikes against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\">Ukraine<\/a> overnight. Russia\u2019s strikes on Ukraine came after a Ukrainian drone hit an apartment building in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/moscow\/\">Moscow<\/a> on Monday. No casualties or injuries were noted in the military strike.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/united24media.com\/war-in-ukraine\/russian-double-tap-strike-kills-rescuers-in-poltava-as-nationwide-drone-and-missile-attacks-hit-ukraine-18473\">strike<\/a> overnight included 164 drones and 11 ballistic missiles in the Poltava region, according to Ukraine\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha. Two of the people who died in the attack were emergency workers arriving at the scene of an earlier strike by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\">Russia<\/a>, Sybiha said. He called Russia a \u201cterrorist state\u201d for targeting first responders in a military operation.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4554800\/five-killed-in-ukraine-in-russian-strikes\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>At least five killed and dozens injured in Ukraine in \u2018vile\u2019 Russian strike amid ceasefire talk<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4554789\/two-killed-lethal-kinetic-strike-on-suspected-drug-vessel\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Two killed in \u2018lethal kinetic strike\u2019 on suspected drug vessel in Caribbean<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4553755\/giuliani-recovers-pneumonia-complications-911-effects\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rudy Giuliani \u2018recovering\u2019 from pneumonia and complications tied to 9\/11 effects<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Russia fired 11 ballistic missiles and 164 drones at Ukraine overnight, killing at least 5 people and injuring a dozen more, targeting mostly energy infrastructure across many regions.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the killed were first responders, killed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >vile double-tap strike targeting<\/a> those\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/REhYeW8z4Q\">pic.twitter.com\/REhYeW8z4Q<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\u2014 Andrii Sybiha \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@andrii_sybiha) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andrii_sybiha\/status\/2051564484867551628?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cRussia fired 11 ballistic missiles and 164 drones at Ukraine overnight, killing at least 5 people and injuring a dozen more, targeting mostly energy infrastructure across many regions,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/andrii_sybiha\/status\/2051564484867551628?s=46\">said<\/a> Sybiha in a post on X. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo of the killed were first responders, killed in a vile double-tap strike targeting those who arrived to help people at the scene of the attack,\u201d he added. \u201cOnly a terrorist state like Russia employs inhuman and criminal tactics like these.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also scolded Russia for launching the attack amid ceasefire proposals. He also blasted the country for targeting civilian \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-hits-ukraine-with-massive-attack-targeting-most-of-the-country\/\" title=\"Russia Hits ... with Massive ... ... &#039;Most of the Country&#039;\">energy infrastructure facilities<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast night, the Russians attacked energy infrastructure in the Poltava region. And they struck again in an especially vile way with a missile when State Emergency Service workers were already at the scene, extinguishing the fire,\u201d Zelensky said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zelenskyyua\/status\/2051556102014177651?s=46\">post<\/a> on X. \u201cAs of now, dozens of people are reported injured. Unfortunately, four people were killed, including two first responders.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOverall, Russia\u2019s main targets overnight were our energy infrastructure facilities,\u201d Zelensky said in his social media post.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s Victory Day celebrations are held annually on May 9 at Red Square in Moscow. It is regarded as one of the most important holiday celebrations in the country. Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a ceasefire between the two countries so that Russian citizens could enjoy the celebrations without the threat of Ukrainian strikes. He <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/05\/05\/g-s1-120129\/russia-declares-a-truce-in-ukraine-to-mark-victory-day\">announced that<\/a> a ceasefire would take effect on May 7 and hoped Ukraine would honor it. <\/p>\n<p>As the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> previously reported, Russia\u2019s Ministry of Defense <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4554574\/zelensky-putin-ceasefire-moscow-victory-day\/\">warned<\/a> against Ukraine launching attacks during Victory Day celebrations. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the Kyiv regime attempts to implement its criminal plans to disrupt the celebration of the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Russian Armed Forces will launch a retaliatory, massive missile strike on the centre of Kyiv,\u201d read the message from Russia\u2019s ministry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe warn the civilian population of Kyiv and employees of foreign diplomatic missions of the need to leave the city promptly,\u201d it noted.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky had mentioned earlier on Monday that Ukraine would implement a ceasefire but added that his country would \u201cact reciprocally\u201d in response to what Russia does or does not do. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that human life is far more valuable than any anniversary \u2018celebration,\u2019\u201d he said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2051372128637800760?s=20\">post<\/a> on X on Monday. \u201cIn this regard, we are announcing a ceasefire regime starting at 00:00 on the night of May 5-6. In the time left until that moment, it is realistic to ensure that silence takes effect. We will act reciprocally starting from that moment.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4554574\/zelensky-putin-ceasefire-moscow-victory-day\/\"><strong>ZELENSKY TELLS PUTIN \u2018TAKE REAL STEPS\u2019 TO END WAR AFTER UKRAINIAN DRONE HITS MOSCOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is time for Russian leaders to take real steps to end their war, especially since Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry believes it cannot hold a parade in Moscow without Ukraine\u2019s goodwill,\u201d Zelensky said.<\/p>\n<p>After Russia\u2019s strike overnight, Zelensky criticized the notion of requesting a ceasefire for Victory Day but launching drone strikes daily beforehand. He said Russia could call for a ceasefire anytime it wanted, but was deliberately not doing so. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last night, the Russians attacked energy infrastructure in the Poltava region. And they struck again in an especially vile way with a missile when State Emergency Service workers were already at the scene, extinguishing the fire. As of now, dozens of people are reported injured.\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ftDb4Rsovk\">pic.twitter.com\/ftDb4Rsovk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Volodymyr Zelenskyy \/ \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0417\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 (@ZelenskyyUa) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2051556102014177651?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt is utter cynicism to ask for a ceasefire in order to hold propaganda celebrations while carrying out such missile and drone strikes every single day leading up to it,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zelenskyyua\/status\/2051556102014177651?s=46\">said<\/a> Zelensky. \u201cRussia could cease fire at any moment, and this would stop the war and our responses. Peace is needed, and real steps are needed to achieve it. Ukraine will act in kind.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia struck Ukraine overnight: 5 dead, dozens injured after Moscow drone hit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2598779,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-05-at-4.57.15-AM.png?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[38674,55571,39864,39256,6991],"class_list":["post-2598778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ceasefire-talks","tag-civilian-casualties","tag-military-conflict","tag-russian-strike","tag-ukraine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-05-at-4.57.15-AM.png?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2598778"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2598782,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598778\/revisions\/2598782"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2598779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2598778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2598778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2598778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}