Russian strikes kill 10 as Zelensky says Ukraine hits oil tankers and terminal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said three Russian oil tankers, a cruise-missile carrier warship, and a patrol boat were struck in separate attacks on two Russian ports. He reported significant damage to the Primorsk terminal on the Baltic Sea and said two oil tankers were hit at the entrance to the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, with a third vessel—a Karakurt-class corvette designed to carry Kalibr missiles—also struck. He noted that the tankers were used to transport oil and that the attacks were captured in video footage showing a naval drone approaching a tanker.

Russia’s military said Ukraine had fired at least 334 drones, with the north-western Leningrad region heavily targeted.

Ukrainian officials said three people were killed in Kherson, two in Odesa, two in Donetsk, two in Zaporizhzhia, and one in Sumy, bringing the day’s toll to 10 dead and at least 76 injured.

Ukraine's air force said Russia fired 269 drones overnight, with 249 shot down or jammed. It reported 19 direct drone hits and one ballistic missile hit across 15 locations, plus damage from falling debris.

The Kremlin announced it would reduce the scale of its annual Victory Day military parade, scheduled for May 9, because of what it called a 'terrorist threat' from Ukraine.