2 killed, 33 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine last day

At least two people were killed in Russian attacks in Ukraine last day and 33 injured, the regional authorities reported on May 1.

Russia started 170 drones, including the Iranian-designed Shahed Type, and 5 Iskander M ballistic rockets overnight, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.

The air defenses have intercepted 74 drones, while 68 of radars disappeared – probably as decoys to overwhelm Ukrainian air defense. The attack was countered using a combination of electronic war units, aviation, aircraft missile systems and mobile fire groups.

Russian drone strikes in Odesa killed two people and injured 15 more. The attack damaged residential buildings, houses, a supermarket, a school and vehicles with fires in several places, said Governor Oleh Kiper.

Further north, 13 people, including eight children, were injured in Kharkiv OblastWhere Russian armed forces started 28 attack drones and 20 precision -led air bombs, reported Governor Oleh Syniehubov.

In KHerson OblastTwo people were injured when the Russian armed forces shot social infrastructure and residential areas and damaged five residential buildings and 12 houses, said Governor Oleksandr Prokudin.

A 35-year-old woman was injured in Dnipropetrovsk oblastWhere a private company, two houses, an outbuilding and a car were damaged according to governor Serhii Lysak.

Donetk Oblast reported on an injury in Dobropillia and Zaporizhzhia Oblast An injury also recorded 458 strikes against 12 settlements after Russian armed forces had started, said Governor Ivan Fedorov.

“For over 50 days, Russia has been ignoring the American proposal for a complete and unconditional ceasefire,” wrote President Volodymyr Zelensky about X.

He added that Ukraine had also proposed to disturb the civil infrastructure and to establish “permanent silence” over the country, sea and air.

“Russia reacted all of this with new shelling and new attacks,” he said.