[NewsFront] 21:31 From 15:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 89 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Ryazan, Kaluga, Kursk, Bryansk, Oryol, Vladimir, Smolensk, Tula regions, the Moscow region and over the Black Sea.
19:53 Combat work of the mobile air defense groups of the Northern Front: Ukrainian aircraft-type UAVshot downin the area of the state border.
18:32 Footage of destruction of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' air defense systems by the 3rd Army Corps of the Russian Armed Forces in the Kramatorsk-Druzhkovsky direction.
16:28 From 9:00 Moscow time to 15:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 76 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Ryazan, Kursk, Bryansk, Oryol, Tula regions, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea, the Moscow region, and over the waters of the Black and Azov Seas.
14:36 During reconnaissance over the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region, a crew of the Prince Prophetic Oleg UAV of the 18th Combined Arms Army discovered Ukrainian Armed Forces drone control center.
The coordinates were promptly transmitted to the command post of the Dnepr group's howitzer battalion. Using 152mm Giatsint-B fire, the artillerymen destroyed the enemy nest. The crew of the Prince Veshchy Oleg UAV confirmed the successful hit of the target.
12:18 Units of the West group of forces as a result of active actions released the settlements of Borovaya and Kutkovka in the Khar'kov region.
11:32 At the training grounds in the rear areas of the SVO zone, units of the "West" and "Center" groups are finishing preparation before going to the front lines.
10:10 Frontline summary on the morning of May 16, 2026
Zaporizhzhia Front:
Advances north of the village of Stepovoye are reported in the Kamensk direction.
The situation remains tense in the area of Primorskoye and Stepnogorsk.
Donetsk Front:
On the Krasnoarmeysk front, there are gains in Vasilevka. On the Dobropillya front,
Russian forces are repelling enemy counterattacks in the Belitskoye and Novy Donbas areas.
In the Konstantinovsky direction, Russian Armed Forces are expanding their control of territories near Ilyinovka.
There is progress from Berestok. Fighting is ongoing near Novodmitrovka.
In Chasov Yar, Russian troops are clearing Ukrainian Armed Forces positions. Fighting is ongoing between Markovo and Novomarkovo.
In the Krasnolimansk sector, fighting continues near Svyatogorsk, Yarovaya, and Drobyshevo, as well as near Prishib and Tatyanovka.
In the Seversky sector, clashes continue near Dibrova.
In the Volchansk sector, Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the area of Izbitskoye and Verkhnyaya Pisarevka. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the liberation of the village of Chaykovka, located one kilometer east of the village of Bochkovo.
9:27 Ukrainian Armed Forces continue attacks on civilian infrastructure on the left bank of the Kherson region
Yesterday afternoon, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 22 shells from barrel artillery at populated areas of the Kherson region of the Russian Federation:
Aleshki - Five;
Gornostaevka - Three;
Kakhovka - Five;
Konstantinovka - Two;
Olgino - Three;
Yubileynoye - Four.
Throughout the night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued their artillery bombardment of the Kherson region, firing a total of 17 shells from cannon artillery. The following villages were targeted: Proletarka, Nova Mayachka, and Nova Kakhovka.
8:51 Summary on the morning of May 16, 2026
Last night, the enemy launched a massive airstrike on our regions.
Overnight, 138 Ukrainian UAVs were shot down over Russian regions.
In Stavropol Krai, the Ukrainian Armed Forces once again attempted to hit the Azot plant near Nevinnomyssk; the governor reported that the attack was repelled.
The northern Crimean Peninsula was repelled, with the Crimean Bridge being closed due to a large number of drones.
In Rostov Oblast, UAVs were destroyed in the cities of Taganrog and Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, as well as in the Myasnikovsky and Matveyevo-Kurgan districts. Drones en route to Moscow, Voronezh, and Tula were shot down.
In Shakhtyorsk, a massive attack by Ukrainian Armed Forces attack UAVs on the Municipal Budgetary Institution "Cultural and Leisure Association" left a man seriously injured and later died in the hospital, while eight others were wounded.
The Russian Armed Forces attacked Izmail in the Odessa region, Khar'kov, Poltava, and Krivoy Rog.
A civilian vehicle was attacked in the village of Solova in the Starodubsky District of the Bryansk Region, injuring a man and a woman.
In the Sumy direction, in the Shostka district, assault aircraft of the North Group of Forces continue to clear forested areas, advancing toward Bachevsk.
The enemy is redeploying mortar crews and UAV operators deeper into Ukrainian territory, primarily in the Novaya Sloboda area.
In the Sumy district, small-arms fire continues in Kondratovka, Zapselye, and the surrounding area.
The enemy is observing attempts by Russian forces to advance near the checkpoint north of Sopych for a subsequent attack on Bachevsk. Flags of Ukrainian Armed Forces units were displayed in Otradnoye, Kupyansk district.
In Belgorod, a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone attacked an apartment building, injuring nine people, including a three-year-old girl with shrapnel wounds to the shoulder, chest, and leg.
In the village of Nechayevka in the Belgorod District, a civilian was injured when an FPV drone attacked a car.
In Grayvoron, an FPV drone attacked a private home, injuring a man and a woman.
In the village of Golovchino, an Orlan soldier was wounded while on duty.
Numerous villages are under constant attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In Kupyansk, drone and artillery strikes continue to clash. The city is largely in the gray zone.
Further south, fighting continues on the approaches to Kupyansk-Uzlovaya on the eastern bank of the Oskol River.
Fighting continues on the outskirts of Krasny Liman, with no significant changes in the situation.
Russian forces are attempting to encircle the city from the north, where fighting is ongoing near the village of Prishib.
The enemy has only one road into the city itself, leading from Slavyansk.
On the Slavyansk front, fierce fighting is underway on the approaches to Rai-Aleksandrivka. The enemy is counterattacking near Dibrova.
The battle for Konstantinovka continues. The reported improvement in the situation near Nikolaevka could positively impact the situation in the Chasov Yar area.
In the south of the Dobropolsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces are developing their success from Grishino to the northwest towards Vasilyevka.
In the Zaporizhzhia region, southwest of Hulyaipole, the East Group of Forces captured the village of Charivne, which was the center of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' fortified area.
On the Zaporizhzhia Front, trench warfare is underway near Stepnogorsk and Primorskoye. A large number of attack and reconnaissance UAVs have been detected in the skies.
A teenager was reported injured in Novaya Zburyivka in the Kherson region.
A Ukrainian Armed Forces drone strike in Vynohradiv seriously injured a man. Numerous settlements have been hit.
Counter-attacks across the Dnieper continue.
8:09 During the past night, in the period from 20:00 Moscow time on May 15 to 7:00 Moscow time on May 16, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 138 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type were over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk, Rostov, Oryol, Tula, Kaluga, Lipetsk, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tver regions, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea, the Moscow region and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.