On 2 May 2025, a special unit of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, in cooperation with the SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) and the Ukrainian Defence Forces, destroyed a Russian Su-30 in the Black Sea - the world's first destruction of a combat aircraft by a maritime drone.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expects that the subsoil deal will double US aid this year, including the necessary number of air defense systems.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's proposal for a three-day ceasefire on 9 May and insisted on a 30-day ceasefire as soon as possible

Over the past day, in the eastern direction, Ukraine’s Defense Forces continued to hold back the enemy’s advance, eliminating numerically superior Russian forces.

The enemy is testing new tactics in the Donetsk region, using motorcycle convoys and ground drones. Two enemy robotic systems, a tank, a shelter, and a group of motorcyclists were in the sights of the Phoenix UAV operators. All of them were destroyed.

On Friday, 2 May, the US State Department approved the potential sale of $310 million worth of training and technical equipment for F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.

Drones flew over multiple regions of Russia overnight on 3 May, with loud explosions reported. Air defense systems were activated in Krasnodar Krai, Anapa, Novorossiysk, and Rostov region.

Explosions rocked Kharkiv on the evening of May 2 amid a Russian Shahed drone attack.

The Verkhovna Rada currently holds no real influence, as all power has been concentrated in the hands of the President’s Office.

A suspect in the attempted murder of volunteer Serhii Sternenko has been placed in pre-trial detention