News from Kyiv
Official: Russia hits power plant in Donetsk Oblast. Russian forces struck the Sloviansk Thermal Power Plant in Donetsk Oblast with five heavy artillery rockets, damaging several sites at the power plant, deputy head of Mykolaivka City Military Administration Volodymyr Proskunin said on May 5.
Military intelligence confirms car bomb attack killing Russian organizer of torture chambers in Berdiansk. Russian officials, their proxies, and collaborators have been routinely targeted in both occupied parts of Ukraine and inside Russia.
BBC: Russia lures Cubans to army with offers of high pay, Russian passport. Leaked documents reveal that Russia has been coercing Cuban citizens into the Russian Armed Forces with salaries of approximately $2,000 per month, in addition to offers of a Russian passports within months of signing up, a BBC investigation revealed on May 4.
Energy Minister: Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure cause over $1 billion in damage. The most damage was caused by the attacks on electricity transmission facilities, as well as thermal and hydro generation ones, according to Herman Halushchenko.
Defense Ministry: Medical commission members can no longer use own discretion on conscripts' eligibility. Members of the Military Medical Examination Commission can no longer use their own discretion when determining a person's eligibility for the military, the Defense Ministry said on May 4.
