MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak of the Voice faction said that a number of MPs from the Servant of the People party want to obtain US visas before the Verkhovna Rada ratifies the agreement with the US on minerals.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is planning a four-day visit to Moscow, during which he will attend a parade in the center of the Russian capital.

The Strela transformer manufacturing plant in the Bryansk region of Russia, whose partners include leading Russian defence companies, was attacked.

Russian troops occupied Zelene Pole in the Donetsk region and advanced near two settlements in the Lyman district.

The day before, the Defense Forces destroyed two Russian Su-30 aircraft in the Black Sea using AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles with infrared guidance.

Rescuers in Kyiv have been extinguishing fires all night after Russian drones attacked residential areas.

The Ukrainian Defence Forces' operation in the temporarily occupied Crimea resulted in the downing of another Russian aircraft, the second in 24 hours.

During the attack by Russian drones, debris fell in three districts of Kyiv. In the Obolonskyi district of the capital, a fire broke out on the upper floors of a residential building and a car caught fire.

On 4 May 2025, a drone attack in the capital caused destruction and fires in three districts: Obolonskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, and Shevchenkivskyi districts.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed hope that the agreement on critical minerals with the United States would be ratified by the Verkhovna Rada, and stated that those who do not support it should lose their US visas.