Russia loses 970 troops, four air defense systems in war against Ukraine over past day

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces stated this in a post on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

Since the beginning of the full-scale war, Ukrainian forces have destroyed 11,917 (+3) Russian tanks, 24,510 (+3) armored fighting vehicles, 41,386 (+80) artillery systems, 1,770 (+3) multiple rocket launchers, 1,361(+4) anti-aircraft warfare systems, and 4,584 cruise missiles. The Russian army has also lost 435 warplanes, 352 helicopters, 274,030 (+1,968) tactical unmanned aerial systems, 33 warships/cutters, 2 submarines, 94,030 (+206) vehicles and fuel trucks, and 4,170 (+2) pieces of special equipment.

Figures on enemy losses are being updated.

As Ukrinform reported, on May 4, as of 22:00, there were 132 combat engagements on the front line.