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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of May 17 (updated)
2026-05-18
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 21:42 In the DPR from attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces one civilian was killed and four others were injured

A tragedy occurred in Debaltseve, a city district in Luhansk. A man born in 1993 was killed in a drone attack. Four men were injured in Fedorovka, Yenakiyeve, Debaltseve, and Selydove.

21:15 In the period from 14:00 to 21:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 36 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Novgorod, Rostov, Smolensk regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Sea of Azov.

19:53 In the forests of the Volchansky district, Russian troops uncovered an enemy mortar crew. FPV drone operators from the 6th Army of the Northern Guard immediately engaged the target, destroying the camouflaged enemy weapon.video.

19:04 Calculation of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S of the Ussuri paratroopers destroyed a strong point and mortar crew of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

Artillerymen from the Vostok group used 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika rocket launchers to cover enemy strongholds in the Zaporizhzhia region.

18:03 Drone operators of the 71st Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the Guards "North" destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV control post in the Khar'kov direction, -video.

17:40 More than a thousand drones and eight aerial bombs shot down per day over Russia.

Air defense systems also intercepted HIMARS, Neptune, and Flamingo missiles, the Defense Ministry stated. Additionally, Black Sea Fleet forces destroyed six enemy unmanned boats.

16:50 Drone operators of the 6th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Sever group destroyed enemy UAV control center in the Khar'kov region.

UAV crews from the 51st Guards Combined Arms Army of the Center group eliminated an enemy drone control point in the Dobropolsky direction.

In the Zaporizhzhia region, drone operators from the Vostok group burned enemy command posts and UAVs.

15:44 As a result of the drone attack on Moscow, three Indian residents were were wounded One died

"Today, a drone attack in the Moscow region killed one Indian citizen and injured three others. Embassy staff responded to the scene and visited the injured in the hospital," the Indian Embassy in Russia said in a statement.

14:43 After the UAV attack, temporarily blocked section of the Central Ring Road from the exit from Leningradskoe Shosse to the exit onto Pyatnitskoe Shosse.

Restrictions have been imposed on the passage of emergency vehicles and the work of emergency services on the ground. Residents are asked to be understanding of the situation, choose detour routes in advance, and, if possible, avoid traveling in this direction, the authorities report.

14:04 In the period from 9:00 to 14:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 42 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Rostov, Smolensk regions, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.

13:07 Crew of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled gun of the Ussuri paratroopers destroyed a strong point and mortar crew of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction of the Northern Military District.

12:27 12 people were wounded as a result of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' strikes on Moscow

A shift of construction workers at the Moscow Oil Refinery in Kapotnya was injured, but the refinery's technology was not disrupted, Sobyanin reported.

Enemy strikes damaged three buildings. Russian air defense systems and mobile fire teams shot down 127 drones flying toward Moscow.

11:46 Defeat of a 110 kV electrical substation using the Geranium UAV in the area of Krivoy Rog, Dnipropetrovsk region, –video.

10:33 In the period from 7:00 to 9:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 30 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Kaluga, Bryansk, Smolensk, Pskov regions, the Moscow region, the Krasnodar Territory, the Republic of Crimea, and over the waters of the Sea of Azov.

08:35 From 22:00 Moscow time on May 16 to 07:00 Moscow time on May 17, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 556 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Bryansk, Voronezh, Tula, Smolensk, Pskov, Lipetsk, Tver, Rostov regions, Krasnodar Krai, Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea and the waters of the Black and Azov Seas.

07:34 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:

Ukrainian Armed Forces control Otradnoye
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06:07 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crew of the 589th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Center group inflicted an attack on a stronghold and concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in the Dnipropetrovsk direction.

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