In addition to the two rescuers, three Naftogaz employees were killed in the second strike.
“This night, Russia took the lives of three of our colleagues and two rescuers of the State Emergency Service. Another 37 people were injured,” Naftogaz said in a report.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs also reacted to the strike, calling Russia’s attacks “deliberate.”
“These are deliberate strikes against those who save lives. We record every war crime of Russia. The enemy must bear responsibility for the murders of Ukrainians,” the statement says.
Zelensky added that Russian forces also struck eastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, where four people were injured, and one person was killed.
Critical infrastructure was attacked in central Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, where three people were injured. In the city of Pavlohrad, power lines were damaged, leaving thousands of families without electricity.
Strikes were also reported in the Zaporizhzhia and Kyiv regions, where three people were injured.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, from 6 p.m. on May 4, Russia launched 11 Iskander-M ballistic missiles, along with 164 Shahed strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including jet-powered variants, as well as Gerbera, Italmas, and Parody-type decoy drones.
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups.
“As of 9 a.m., air defenses shot down or suppressed one ballistic missile and 149 enemy UAVs in the north, south, east, and center of the country,” the report said.
At the same time, eight ballistic missiles and 14 strike drones were recorded hitting 14 locations, with debris from downed targets falling in 10 additional locations. Two ballistic missiles did not reach their targets, and information is still being clarified.
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