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Russian air attacks kill five at Ukraine’s Naftogaz gas facilities

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 571 words · By Al Jazeera Staff
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Russian air attacks kill five at Ukraine’s Naftogaz gas facilities Three workers and two emergency service rescuers killed and 37 others wounded, Naftogaz CEO Serhiy Koretskyi says.

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What happened

Russian air attacks kill five at Ukraine’s Naftogaz gas facilities Three workers and two emergency service rescuers killed and 37 others wounded, Naftogaz CEO Serhiy Koretskyi says.

Why it matters

At least five people have been killed in Russian air strikes on Ukrainian state-run gas facilities in the Poltava and Kharkiv regions, officials said, a day after Kyiv and Moscow announced unilateral ceasefires to take effect later this week.

Common ground

Three employees and two rescue workers were killed and 37 people were wounded in the overnight missile and drone barrage, Serhiy Koretskyi, the CEO of Ukraine’s state energy company Naftogaz said on Tuesday.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Zelenskyy countered with his proposed pause in fighting starting on the night of May 5.”
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Multiple sources report that Zelenskyy countered Putin's ceasefire proposal with his own proposed pause starting the night of May 5.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who, since 2019, has served as the sixth president of Ukraine. He took office five years afte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 20 May 2019, Volodymyr Zelenskyy was inaugurated as the sixth President of Ukraine, commencing his first term, which is still ongoing due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. During his inaugur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration_of_Volodymyr_Zele…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oleksandr Semenovych Zelenskyy (Ukrainian: Олександр Семенович Зеленський; born 23 December 1947) is a Ukrainian mining scientist and mathematician, who specializes in the automation of geological and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksandr_Zelenskyy
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Claim 2: “At least five people have been killed in Russian air strikes on Ukrainian state-run gas facilities in the Poltava and Kharkiv regions”
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Multiple sources confirm at least five deaths resulting from strikes on state-run gas facilities specifically in the Poltava and Kharkiv regions.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kharkiv Oblast (Ukrainian: Харківська область, romanized: Kharkivska oblast, Russian: Харьковская область, romanized: Kharkovskaya oblast), also referred to as Kharkivshchyna (Ukrainian: Харківщина), …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv_Oblast
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Poltava is a city on the Vorskla River in Central Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Poltava Oblast as well as Poltava Raion within the oblast. It also hosts the administration of Polt…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltava
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russian occupation of Ukraine may refer to: Ukrainian War of Independence (1917–1921) 1918 Soviet invasion of Ukraine 1919 Soviet invasion of Ukraine Kharkiv Operation (December 1919) Russian-occupie…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_occupation_of_Ukraine
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Claim 3: “the attack cut gas supply to nearly 3,500 customers”
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The claim that the attack cut gas supply to nearly 3,500 customers is corroborated by multiple reports citing CEO Koretskyi.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Naftogaz of Ukraine (Ukrainian: НАК "Нафтогаз України", Naftogaz Ukrainy; literally "Naphtha-Gas of Ukraine") is the largest national oil and gas company of Ukraine. It is a state-owned company subord…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naftogaz
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yuriy Yuriyovych Vitrenko (Ukrainian: Юрій Юрійович Вітренко; born 17 September 1976) is a Ukrainian businessman. Vitrenko was born and raised in Kyiv before completing his education abroad. He spent …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuriy_Vitrenko
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Claim 4: “The Russian Ministry of Defence said its air defence forces destroyed 289 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight.”
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Claim 5: “the Kirishinefteorgsintez oil refinery... processed 17.5 million metric tonnes of oil (350,000 barrels per day) in 2024, which amounted to 6.6 percent of Russia’s total oil refining volumes.”
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Claim 6: “It produced 2 million tonnes of petrol, 7.1 million tonnes of diesel, 6.1 million tonnes of fuel oil and 600,000 tonnes of bitumen.”
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Claim 7: “One missile and 149 drones were shot down or neutralised”
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The specific count of one missile and 149 drones being shot down or neutralized is reported by multiple independent sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine said Russia launched a large-scale aerial assault overnight on May 5, firing ballistic missiles and dozens of drones across multiple regions of the country.
https://caliber.az/en/post/russia-unleashes-175-munitions-ai…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia launched 11 ballistic missiles and 164 drones at Ukraine overnight; 1 missile and 149 drones were shot down or suppressed, while two enemy ballistic missiles failed to reach their targets, the …
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine’s air force said Russia had launched 11 ballistic missiles and 164 drones at the country since 6pm (15:00 GMT) on Monday. One missile and 149 drones were shot down or neutralised, it said, but…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/5/russian-attack-kills…
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Claim 8: “there were no casualties as a result of the attack [on Kirishinefteorgsintez]”
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Claim 9: “Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a two-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine on May 8 and 9”
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The report of Putin declaring a two-day ceasefire for May 8-9 is corroborated by news sources (NTD) and mentioned in the context of Zelenskyy's response.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Speculations regarding the health of Vladimir Putin have been a regular occurrence since his rise to power as President of Russia. They include theories about severe and potentially terminal medical i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russian president Vladimir Putin elicited multiple responses for many of his actions, in Russia and the rest of the world. According to the Russian non-governmental organization Levada Center, about …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "The Vladimir Putin Interview" is a television interview hosted by the American journalist and political commentator Tucker Carlson with the Russian president Vladimir Putin. It premiered on the Tucke…
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Claim 10: “Ukraine attacked one of Russia’s biggest oil refineries on Tuesday, sparking a fire in an industrial area of the Russian town of Kirishi in the Leningrad region”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or cross-references to support the claim regarding an attack on the Kirishi oil refinery.
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Claim 11: “eight missiles and 14 drones struck 14 locations”
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The detail that eight missiles and 14 drones struck 14 locations is confirmed by both a cross-reference and web search results.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — eight missiles and 14 drones struck 14 locations
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-05-russian-a…
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Claim 12: “Russian air attacks kill five at Ukraine’s Naftogaz gas facilities”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Russian air attacks killed five people at Naftogaz gas facilities.
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web search NEUTRAL — In the first four months of 2026 alone, there were 96 shelling attacks on our facilities," Koretskyi wrote. He added that since the start of the full-scale invasion, the Naftogaz Group has lost 320 em…
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-economy/4118720-russian-for…
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web search NEUTRAL — Naftogaz reported the largest Russian attack on Ukrainian gas facilities since the beginning of the war (Photo: Naftogaz Group).The Air Force of Ukraine reported that Russia launched a total of 416 ae…
https://english.nv.ua/russian-war/russia-launches-largest-st…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine’s air force said Russia had launched 11 ballistic missiles and 164 drones at the country since 6pm (15:00 GMT) on Monday. One missile and 149 drones were shot down or neutralised, it said, but…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/5/russian-attack-kills…
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Claim 13: “Three workers and two emergency service rescuers killed and 37 others wounded, Naftogaz CEO Serhiy Koretskyi says.”
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The specific breakdown of casualties (three workers, two rescuers, and 37 wounded) attributed to Naftogaz CEO Serhiy Koretskyi is reported across multiple search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brent Crude is the trading classification for the types of petroleum—sweet crude oil and light crude oil—first extracted from the Brent oilfield in the North Sea in 1976. The term Brent Crude also ide…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2005–06 Russia–Ukraine gas dispute was between Ukrainian state-controlled oil and gas company Naftogaz Ukrainy and Russian national gas supplier Gazprom. The disagreements concerned natural gas su…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005–2006_Russia–Ukraine_gas_d…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2009, Russian natural gas company Gazprom refused to conclude a supply contract unless Ukrainian gas company Naftogaz paid its accumulating debts for previous gas supplies. The dispute began in the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Russia–Ukraine_gas_disput…
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Claim 14: “Ukraine’s air force said Russia had launched 11 ballistic missiles and 164 drones at the country since 6pm (15:00 GMT) on Monday.”
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The specific numbers of 11 ballistic missiles and 164 drones launched since 15:00 GMT Monday are reported by multiple sources citing the Ukrainian air force.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine's air force said Russia had launched 11 ballistic missiles and 164 drones at the country since 6pm (15:00 GMT) on Monday.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/5/russian-attack-kills…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia launched nearly 700 drones and dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles, primarily targeting civilians, authorities said. Moscow's forces have hit civilian areas almost daily since its all-out i…
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web search NEUTRAL — KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia hammered civilian areas across Ukraine with drones and missiles Thursday, killing at least 16 people and wounding more than 100 others in the worst aerial attack in ...
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-04-16/russia…
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