May 9th: Results of the day

It has been the four hundred and fortieth day of the large-scale armed aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine. During this period, the enemy launched 20 missile and 30 aviation strikes, as well as carried out approximately 30 shelling attacks using rocket artillery on the positions of our troops and populated areas. To launch missile strikes, the adversary used 17 air-based cruise missiles, 15 of which were destroyed by our defenders, and 3 more S-300 missiles were launched at Kramatorsk and Kostiantynivka. Civil infrastructure suffered damage. This information has been reported by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, debris from a downed missile hit a four-story building, injuring a woman.

Boxer from Poltava Oblast, Oleksandr Hizhniak, returned with a gold medal from an international tournament in the Czech Republic.

In Poltava Oblast, sunflower seeds were sown in greater quantities than anywhere else in Ukraine.

Thirteen talented young scientists from Dnipropetrovsk Oblast are heading to the United States to participate in an international olympiad.

In Poltava Oblast, a sports complex is being prepared for reopening after reconstruction.

In Vinnytsia Oblast, students deepened their knowledge of World War II history.