Chronicle of the war with Ukraine. Day 73

20:55

Four civilians were killed today as a result of shelling in the Donetsk region, according to the head of the regional administration Pavel Kirilenko.

Two people died in Bakhmut (earlier Kirilenko reported one dead in this city), two more - in Konstantinovka. Nine people were injured.

20:13

As a result of the shelling in Privolye (Luhansk region, near Lisichansk), two children were killed, according to the head of the regional administration Sergei Gaidai.

According to him, Russian troops launched a strike from Grad multiple launch rocket systems on a residential sector. Two dead boys, aged 11 and 14, were found in the yard of one of the houses. Three more people (two girls 12 and 8 years old and a woman 69 years old) were wounded. The police continue to work at the scene of the shelling; according to Gaidai, there may be more casualties.

19:19

All children, women and the elderly have been evacuated from the territory of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, reports Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Irina Vereshchuk . “This part of the Mariupol humanitarian operation has been completed,” she wrote.

The evacuation from Azovstal to the territories controlled by Ukraine began a week ago, after UN Secretary General António Guiterres visited Moscow and Kyiv.

18:57

The Russian military has lost control over the village of Tsirkuny in the Kharkiv region, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

17:49

The Savelovsky Court of Moscow arrested in absentia the head of the Poltava pre-trial detention center Alexei Domashov for cruel treatment of prisoners of war (Part 1 of Article 356 of the Criminal Code), TASS reports citing the press service of the court.

17:23

17:15

Russian troops launched six strikes on Odessa, reports with reference to the head of the press center of the Southern Defense Forces, Natalya Gumenyuk. Suspilne Novini

Four shells hit a civilian enterprise in a residential area. As a result, a fire broke out, rescuers are on the scene. Information about the victims is being clarified.

Two more shells hit the previously destroyed runway.

16:24

Another coordinator of the Vesna movement, Yevgeny Zateev, was detained in St. Petersburg, reports Sota . According to the publication, he, like the previously detained Valentin Khoroshenin, is charged with a criminal article on the creation of a non-profit organization that infringes on the personality and rights of citizens (Article 239 of the Criminal Code).

At the same time, the Vesna movement clarifies that information about the criminal case under Article 239 was received from Khoroshenin's mother, and so far the activists have not been able to verify her. Previously, Avtozak LIVE reported on the opening of a case under this article with reference to Khoroshenin himself.

“We have not yet seen the materials of the case, it is not known under what article and who exactly they are accused,” Viasna said in a statement.

15:51

The mayor of the occupied city of Tokmak in the Zaporozhye region, Igor Kotelevsky, has died, reports Ukrinform with reference to the regional administration. The circumstances of his death will be clarified, according to unofficial data, the version of suicide is being considered.

According to Strana.ua, Kotelevsky resigned after Tokmok was occupied by the Russian military in mid-April. He refused to cooperate with the new government, but remained in the city.

Kotelevsky was 57 years old, he left behind a wife and two children.

15:32

The Odessa region was subjected to rocket fire, said the press secretary of the regional military administration, Sergei Bratchuk. Details have not yet been provided.

The publication "Suspilne Novini" published photos of black smoke over Odessa. Videos of the shelling are posted on the Trukha telegram channel.

15:21

A criminal case was opened against members of the Vesna movement under the article on the creation of a non-profit organization that infringes on the personality and rights of citizens (Article 239 of the Criminal Code). the Avtozak LIVE project about this Activist Valentin Khoroshenin told .

15:16

As a result of the shelling of the village of Korobochkino in the Kharkiv region, a 28-year-old woman was killed, reports the regional military administration . The shell hit a private house.

15:11

Russian aircraft fired surface-to-air missiles at two communities in the Sumy region - Miropol and Khoten, reports . the head of the region, Dmitry Zhivitsky,

As a result of the shelling, a Ukrainian border guard was wounded.

15:00

The Russian military opened fire on a convoy of 15 cars with civilians who were trying to leave the occupied Volchansk in the Kharkiv region, the office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine claims .

The attack took place on May 4th. On May 6, six damaged cars and four dead bodies were found on the road between Stary Saltov and Verkhny Saltov.

14:45

Residents of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics will receive telephone numbers with the Russian code +7, according to the Ministry of Digital Development.

Starting today, when making calls and sending SMS, instead of the codes +38071 and +38072, the phone number will be displayed in the format +7(949) and +7(959). “This will free the residents of the republics from the communication blockade and will allow them to stay in touch with relatives and friends,” the agency said in a statement.

14:13

In St. Petersburg, the parents of the federal coordinator of the Vesna movement, Bogdan Litvin, were searched, according to the movement's telegram. All of their equipment was confiscated.

As Lytvyn told Paper, his parents were told that the search was related to the criminal case against Viasna. Under what article the case was initiated, it is not specified.

A search was also carried out at the home of Viasna activist Valentin Khoroshenin. All his equipment was also confiscated from him, and Khoroshenin himself was detained. The movement links the searches to their anti-war campaign and the May 9 action "They didn't fight for this."

In addition, according to the Rotunda, today the police also came to the parents of two St. Petersburg journalists. Families live in different regions of Russia: in the south and in the north (“Rotonda” does not specify where exactly). The parents of one reporter were told by the police that they wanted to warn him of responsibility for participating in unauthorized rallies. The parents of another journalist were never told the purpose of the visit.

13:37

Four cruise missiles hit the Odessa region, reports the operational command "South" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. There were no casualties.

about “arrivals” in the region . reported Earlier , local telegram channels

12:45

12:34

The first indictment on waging a war of aggression in Ukraine has been sent to court, reports . the office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine

The commander of the 22nd Army Corps of the Coastal Forces of the Black Sea Fleet of the Navy, Major General Denis Lyamin, is accused of encroaching on the territorial integrity of Ukraine (Part 3 of Article 110 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) and of conducting aggressive military operations (Part 2 of Article 437).

According to the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office, on February 23, Lyamin, being in Dzhankoy in Crimea, ordered his military subordinates to invade Ukraine, and then organized and controlled the conduct of military operations on the territory of the country.

11:43

At least one person died in an air attack on the city of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, according to the head of the regional administration Pavel Kirilenko. Two private houses in the city were completely destroyed, 11 more buildings were damaged.

In addition, as a result of shelling on the night of May 7, two people were injured in Malotaranovka near Kramatorsk and one person in Drobyshev near Liman.

“Massive shelling along the entire front line and strikes on cities in the rear,” Kirilenko commented last night.

11:07

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on the defeat of "two command posts" near the village of Skovorodnikovo in the Kharkov region. Local authorities previously spoke about a direct hit by a Russian missile on the museum of Grigory Skovoroda.

10:56

11 Russian sailors from the Avangard dry cargo ship have returned from Ukrainian captivity, reports . Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova

The ship arrived in Izmail from Greece for repairs on December 1, 2021, but after the start of the war, the sailors “contrary to national laws, international norms and principles, were blocked by the port security and Ukrainian border guards and were deprived of the opportunity to return to their homeland.”

Yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Irina Vereshchuk spoke about another exchange of prisoners, as a result of which 41 people were returned from Russia. How many people were transferred to Russia, and whether they include sailors from the Avangard, is not specified.

10:38

Artist Sasha Skochilenko, who was arrested in connection with the replacement of price tags in a supermarket with anti-war leaflets, was transferred to a double cell and fed hot gluten-free meals. This was told by the lawyer of the artist Yana Nepovinnova.

“If the day before yesterday she met me with tears, today she met me with a smile and shared good news,” Nepovinnova described her visit to Skochilenko in St. Petersburg SIZO-5. “Now she lives with a benevolent girl, with whom they are already building a life based on the rules of the internal order,” the lawyer added.

Earlier, the artist's associates told that the cellmates had persecuted the girl.

Skochilenko faces up to 10 years in prison under the article about "fakes" about the Russian army (part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). An appeal against the arrest of the artist will be considered on May 17.

10:13

9:54

The National Museum of Hryhoriy Skovoroda in the Kharkiv region burned down as a result of a direct hit by a Russian missile on the night of May 7, Suspilne Novini reports , citing the head of the Zolochiv community (there is a museum in it), Viktor Kovalenko.

The 35-year-old son of the director of the museum, who guarded the building that night, was injured during the shelling.

The most valuable exhibits were taken out in advance to a safe place, according to the head of the Kharkiv regional administration Oleg Sinegubov.

As clarifies , the fire with an area of ​​280 square meters was extinguished for more than eight hours. the regional department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine

The Museum of Grigory Skovoroda is located in a building in the village of Skovorodinovka, which belonged to the landowners Kovalevsky in the 18th century. The philosopher lived and worked in this house at the end of his life.

Updated at 11:05. Added information about exhibits.

9:23

The UN Security Council for the first time adopted an official statement on the war in Ukraine, according to the website of the organization.

The Security Council "expresses deep concern about the maintenance of peace and security in Ukraine" and recalls the obligation of UN members to resolve international disputes peacefully.

In addition, the Security Council "expresses strong support for the efforts of the Secretary General in search of a peaceful solution to the war in Ukraine." Last week, UN Secretary General António Guterres visited Moscow and Kyiv.

The full text of the statement is not yet available.

Results of the 72nd day of the war

According to the UN, almost 500 people were evacuated from Azovstal and adjacent areas. Yesterday, 50 civilians were evacuated from the territory of Azovstal. At the same time, the Azov Regiment accused the Russian military of knocking out an evacuation vehicle while the ceasefire was in effect.

Amnesty International released a report on Russian war crimes in the Kyiv region. In particular, the organization documented 22 cases of murder, "most of which were clearly extrajudicial executions."

A court in Moscow has arrested journalist Alexander Nevzorov in absentia, accused of spreading "fake news" about the Russian army.

The BBC Russian Service has counted at least 2,120 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine.

Cover photo: Oleg Pereverzev for Kholod**