Russia Kills 22 in Overnight Strikes as Ukraine Fires Flamingo Cruise Missiles at Russian Arms Plant

Russian forces struck at least six Ukrainian regions overnight May 4-5, killing 22 people in attacks Zelensky said targeted energy infrastructure. Strikes in Poltava killed four, including two emergency responders; guided aerial bombs in Zaporizhzhia killed one and wounded at least eight, the Kyiv Post reported. The assault came one day after Russia announced a May 8-9 Victory Day ceasefire, which Zelensky condemned as "utter cynicism," saying Kyiv had received no official notification of the proposal. Ukraine announced its own ceasefire beginning midnight Wednesday and confirmed overnight strikes on Russian military-industrial targets, including a facility in Cheboksary hit with domestically developed Flamingo cruise missiles, according to Zelensky.