[Korrespondent] 22.58 As of 22:00 on Saturday, May 16, 195 combat clashes had occurred since the beginning of the day.
22.11 A large Russian manufacturer of sapphires for equipping missiles and drones declared bankruptcy. The company's financial situation was most affected by the closure of the European market, the increase in debt, and damage to production facilities in the Belgorod region.
21.22 In an evening video address on Saturday, May 16, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that work is underway on further prisoner exchanges.
20.59 Moldovan Prime Minister Alexander Munteanu said that the Kremlin's decision to simplify obtaining Russian citizenship for residents of unrecognized Transnistria may be related to an attempt to attract more people to the war against Ukraine.
19.19 On Saturday, May 16, Russian war criminals attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region more than 70 times. One person died. 9 were injured, including two children. In the Nikopol district, the Nikopol, Marhanetska, Pokrovska, Chervonogryhorivska and Myrivska communities were under attack. The Russians also struck Kryvyi Rih and Zelenodolsk communities of the Kryvyi Rih district.
18.54 On Friday and Saturday night, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck a number of important objects of the Russian occupiers. This was reported on Saturday, May 16, by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is reported that the enemy's command post in the Pokrovsk area of ​​the Donetsk region, the enemy's UAV command post in Grafske in the Donetsk region, a hangar with enemy military equipment in Selydove in the Donetsk region, a warehouse of enemy material and technical equipment in Baranykyvka in the Luhansk region, and an enemy repair unit in Pryvil in the Kherson region were hit.
In addition, Ukrainian soldiers struck at the concentrations of the occupants' manpower in Shakhtarsk, Mykhailivka, Yalta, Selydove in the Donetsk region, in Lyubimivka in the Zaporizhia region, and in the areas of a number of other settlements.
17.20 Serhiy Klymenko, 59, a refrigeration engineer at Naftogaz, died in hospital. He was seriously injured on the night of May 4-5 in Poltava region, when Russians targeted rescuers of the State Emergency Service and Naftogaz employees. After his death, the number of Naftogaz employees killed in this attack increased to four. This was reported on Saturday, May 16, by the press service of the Naftogaz Group.
16:35 In the Kherson region, one person was killed and 25 were injured as a result of Russian shelling, including three police officers.
15.22 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a conversation with President of France Emmanuel Macron and announced France's readiness to participate in the development of ballistic missile defense systems for Ukraine.
14.57 The Ukrainian military is recording the flight of every Shahed drone that used the air corridors of Belarus. The commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert "Magyar" Brovdy, reported this on Telegram.
13.31 Ukrainian military has struck a number of targets in the Russian rear during the week. There were strikes on targets located almost 1,000 km from the line of combat contact. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky and published a video of the attacks on Facebook.
12.53 Russian invaders attacked Kherson with drones and artillery this morning. One person was killed and 10 others were injured, the local OVA reported.
12.21 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, following the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump, stated that the Chinese and American sides are interested in continuing to help end the Russian Federation's war against Ukraine. The Chinese Foreign Ministry reported this the day before.
11.29 The bodies of 528 dead, which, according to the Russian side, may belong to Ukrainian servicemen, were returned to Ukraine. This was reported by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War (KSHPPV).
11.05 Russian invaders struck Kharkiv using a Molniya drone. Three casualties are currently known. This was reported by the city's mayor, Igor Terekhov, on Telegram.
10.23 In the Dnipropetrovsk region, a person was injured and about 40 vehicles burned as a result of Russian attacks. This was reported by the head of the local OVA Oleksandr Ganzha in Telegram.
09.36 On Saturday night, Russian aggressors launched 294 attack drones of various types over Ukraine. Air defense units intercepted the vast majority of them, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
09.00 Russian aggressors attacked the south of the Odessa region with strike drones on Saturday night. There are casualties and damage, said the head of the local OVA, Oleg Kiper.
08.42 Over the past 24 hours, 263 combat clashes took place on the front in 11 directions between the Ukrainian army and the Russian occupiers. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in its morning briefing.
08.01 Three metro exits and three ground transport stops were damaged in Kharkiv due to "arrivals". Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported this on Telegram.
Falling debris from enemy drones was recorded in the Shevchenkivskyi, Kyivskyi, and Osnovyanskyi districts of the city.
07.39 Over the past 24 hours, the Russian occupation army has lost 1,230 servicemen killed and wounded on the front in Ukraine. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an operational report on Saturday morning.
The Ukrainian military destroyed almost 2,200 units of Russian equipment, including an aircraft, 48 guns, and two air defense systems.
03.28 In Russia, drones attacked the chemical plant Nevinnomyssk Azot, located in the city of Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Territory. A large-scale fire broke out at the site of the attack.