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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 03.05.2023 Ukraine MOD 03 May 2023
• Zelenskiy Denies Kremlin Accusation That Kyiv Was Behind Alleged Drone Attack RFE/RL 03 May 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his country did not attack Moscow or Russian President Vladimir Putin, denying Russia's claim that Ukraine was behind an alleged overnight drone attack aimed at hitting Putin's residence inside the Kremlin.
• Ukraine Says Latest Russian Wave Of Drone Strikes Claims 21 Lives In Kherson RFE/RL 03 May 2023 -- Russia launched a new series of overnight drone strikes on Ukrainian cities, including the capital, Kyiv, and the Kherson region, where Ukrainian officials said 21 civilians were killed when various civilian targets in the southern region were hit.
• Fire, Explosions, Drone Attack Reported In Russian Regions Close To Ukraine RFE/RL 03 May 2023 -- Fire, damaging explosions on railways, and a drone attack targeting a military airport have been reported in two Russian regions close to Ukraine, Krasnodar and Bryansk.

Ukraine

• In Helsinki, President of Ukraine held bilateral meetings with Prime Ministers of Sweden, Denmark and Iceland President of Ukraine 03 May 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy: We are attacking neither Putin nor Moscow - we are defending our villages and cities President of Ukraine 03 May 2023
• President: Security in concrete daily defense against Russian terrorists was the main topic of the Nordic-Ukrainian Summit President of Ukraine 03 May 2023
• Joint statement of the Nordic-Ukrainian Summit in Helsinki President of Ukraine 03 May 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks with the Prime Minister of Norway President of Ukraine 03 May 2023
• President of Ukraine met with the Speaker of the Parliament of Finland in Helsinki President of Ukraine 03 May 2023
• President: Ukraine hopes to receive combat aircraft after successful offensive at the front President of Ukraine 03 May 2023
• Ukraine and Finland have started preparing the 16th defense package crucial for Ukraine's defense - Volodymyr Zelenskyy after meeting with Sauli Niinistö in Helsinki President of Ukraine 03 May 2023
• Ukraine implements 18 pct of NATO standards: defense minister People's Daily 03 May 2023 -- Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said that his country had implemented 18 percent of the standards of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported Tuesday.

Russia

• Russia accuses Ukraine of attempting to kill President Putin with drones, vows retaliation Press TV 03 May 2023 -- Russia has accused Ukraine of attacking the Kremlin with drones in a failed attempt to kill President Vladimir Putin, vowing retaliation for the "terrorist attack."
• Russia Foils Ukrainian Drone Attack on Putin's Kremlin Residence Sputnik 03 May 2023 -- Last night, the regime in Kiev made an attempt on Russian President Vladimir Putin's life by carrying out a UAV strike against the Kremlin, its press service said.
• Russia Wants Istanbul Grain Deal Terms to Be Fulfilled Sputnik 03 May 2023 -- Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia wants the grain deal's terms to be fulfilled, but won't do anything to contradict its national interests.
• Russia's FSB Foils Ukrainian Sabotage & Terror Plot Against Top Local Officials in Crimea Sputnik 03 May 2023 -- The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday that it had stopped the activities of a network of Ukraine's military intelligence that planned a series of high-profile terrorist attacks in Crimea.

United States

• Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine - May 03, 2023 DOD
• Memorandum on Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 The White House 03 May 2023
• Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine DoD 03 May 2023 -- Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs.
• DOD Announces Latest Security Assistance Package for Ukraine DoD News 03 May 2023 -- The Defense Department announced an additional security assistance package for Ukraine today containing more ammunition for U.S.-provided High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems among other weapons to arm Ukrainian forces against Russia's unprovoked war of aggression.
• Additional U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine US Dept. of State 03 May 2023
• US Providing $300 Million in Additional Aid to Ukraine VOA 03 May 2023 -- The United States is providing about $300 million in new military aid for Ukraine in a package that is expected to include more artillery rounds and rockets for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) ahead of an expected Ukrainian offensive, according to defense officials.
• US sending $300 million in new arms aid to Ukraine including air-launched rockets Press TV 03 May 2023 -- The United States is sending a $300 military aid package to Ukraine, including, for the first time, short-range air-launched rockets, deepening its involvement in the war in defiance of repeated warnings by Russia.

NATO

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• Defence: €500 million and new measures to urgently boost EU defence industry capacities in ammunition production European Commission 03 May 2023 -- Today, the Commission has adopted the Act in Support of Ammunition Production (ASAP) as a response to track 3 of the plan agreed by the Council on 20 March, to urgently deliver ammunition and missiles to Ukraine and to help Member States refill their stocks.
• Questions and Answers on the Act in Support of Ammunition Production European Commission 03 May 2023
• EU mulls ramping up ammunition production to boost Ukraine army Press TV 03 May 2023 -- The European Union has announced fresh plans to ramp up the large-scale production of ammunition to boost Ukrainian armed forces against Russia.
• EU Commission Says Ammunition to Fully Support Kiev 'Lacking' Due to Intensity of Conflict Sputnik 03 May 2023 -- The European Union and and its allies are "lacking" the capability to fully support Ukraine with ammunition due to the high intensity of the conflict, EU Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton said on Wednesday.
• European Commission to Earmark Over $1.6Bln for Ammo Production for Ukraine Sputnik 03 May 2023 -- The European Commission will set aside another 1.5 billion euros ($1.66 billion) for the production of ammunition for Ukraine, its president Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday.
• Increasingly desperate Russian leaders are running out of ideas: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 03 May 2023 -- UK military advisor, Ian Stubbs, says thousands of ordinary Russians are being sent to their deaths whilst Putin tries to insulate the Russian elite from the horrors of his appalling war of choice.

News Reports

• Latest in Ukraine: Russia Claims Ukraine Launched Drone Targeting Putin at Kremlin VOA 03 May 2023 -- The Kremlin claimed Wednesday that Ukraine launched two drones at Russian President Vladimir Putin's residence overnight but that security services disabled them, and the Russian leader was not injured.