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| Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: May 18, 2026 |
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| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited [Korrespondent] 23.25 The US Department of the Treasury will extend the sanctions on Russian sea oil for another 30 days. The action against the previous sanctions against Russian sea oil will end on Saturday. However, the rumors of the “worst affected” countries were extended for another month. ![]() 21.58 NATO will be able to completely protect Russian bases near Kaliningrad at any time. The head of the Ministry of Health of Lithuania, Kestutis Budris, stated this in an interview with the Swiss newspaper NZZ. Journalists guessed about the Russian enclave - the Kaliningrad region, which borders Lithuania. The Lithuanian official stated that NATO can demonstrate its determination to stop the Russian threat. 21.26 Ukraine’s attacks on the territory of Russia over the past month have reduced 10% of naphtha refining. The cost of video production for the Russian Federation is “even more painful”, even for Moscow it is easier to renew it than for other naphtha countries. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated this in his video. 20.50 SBS commander Robert “Madyar” Brovdy, after a massive drone attack on Moscow, revealed details of the Russian software system and announced its spillage. About this, check your addition in Telegram. The SBS commander stated that Moscow's air defense system will be supported by over 100 launchers of the S-300, S-400 and S-500 complexes, as well as more than 50 anti-aircraft missile-harmatt complexes "Pantsir-S1/S2". 19.54 May 40 Ukrainians, who were trying to illegally cross the border with Romania, perished in the Rumanian mountains as part of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine. Check out the report from the Russian edition of the German edition of Bild. Since the beginning of the full-scale war, the Romanian ritual warriors have seen casualties slaughtered at least 400 times. Prote Nina knows about 39 dead Ukrainians who perished in the mountains, see the materials. 19.51 In the Dnieper, the number of victims of the Russian night attack has increased to 28 people. The head of the OVA, Oleksandr Ganzha, told us about this. “Near the Dnieper, after the night attack, five more people died with the help of doctors. They are all being treated on an outpatient basis. Thus, there are already 28 victims. Of these, 8 are hospitalized,” said Ganzha. So, as the lead of the Russian military, 40 times they attacked several districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region with stationary artillery and drones. 19.36 Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel floated the idea of her mediation in negotiations between the EU and Russia on ending the Russian war against Ukraine. Hasepost reports about this. Vaughn spoke at the WDR Europaforum and made it clear that she does not respect the possibility of conducting a dialogue with the Kremlin without real political power. 19.23 Russian fire fighters fired at Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region from the Smerch RSZV this day. As a result of the attack, a woman died, and two more people were injured. Mrs. Rada told me about this. "As a result of exposure to a rocket, a woman born in 1943 died. A man born in 1983 also suffered (having received help on the spot, he is undergoing treatment on an outpatient basis) and a woman born in 1955 (is in hospital become of medium severity),” the source said. Also, as a result of the hostile shelling, dozens of private houses and three cars were damaged over the past year. 18.14 On the evening of the 18th, Russian troops used drones to attack low-level targets of the Naftogaz Group in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The Group’s press service announced this on Monday. As it turns out, a number of drones hit a critical infrastructure facility. However, through the constant shelling it is impossible to fully assess the scale of the ruin. Among the targets attacked was also the UKRNAFTA gas station. As a result of the blow, two sisters were injured and are in need of medical assistance. This is also the location of a gas filling station and a station in an empty area. 18.01 Russia and Belarus's ongoing nuclear strikes completely violate the fundamental Articles 1 and 2 of the Nuclear Security Treaty (TNST). About this can be found in the comments of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. 17.52 Some Telegram channels began to spread the word that Russian soldiers were never active in the Chernihiv region, but in reality this does not correspond to the effectiveness. RBC-Ukraine reports this, based on the commentary of the river operator of the Derzhprikordon service of Ukraine Andriy Demchenko. 17.16 Richard Deitz, founder of the hedge fund VR Capital, which traded with Russia, has now become one of the largest creditors of strategic companies in Ukraine. You can find out more about this in the materials of the Bloomberg information agency. 16.54 With the start of the continuous killing at the front, 71 attacks by Russian fire fighters were launched in nine directions. I informed the General Staff of the ZSU about this in the operational level. About a third of the Russian attacks were concentrated on Pokrovsky directly, and the ZSU already defeated over 20 assaults. 16.21 Ukrainian intelligence took internal documents of the Russian Federation, indicating serious problems in the Russian economy. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on Telegram. 15.39 Near the forest near the Ukrainian-Romanian cordon, border guards discovered the body of a man without signs of life. The State Cordon Service of Ukraine (DSSU) reported this. It is stated that the previous evening the Cordon Police of Romania had withdrawn information about those who had brutalized the Ukrainian population before them. Vaughn reported that her man intends to illegally cross the border in the area of the village of Krasnoyilsk. 15.00 Olexandr Dudka, whom the Russians call the “officer” of the Skadovsky region, was killed by a drone strike near the quickly occupied Skadovsk Khrsonskaya region. According to the words of Dudka himself, the first blow of the drone fell on the car, which was standing in the booth where it lives. After this, Russian security forces and police arrived at the scene. The pipe confirms that just before the hour of turning to the booth, it has spotted another drone that is flying at its side. “They documented that I had already turned around in the house and was amazed that the drone was flying on me. Then he fell, and I fell from it at the same time. Having torn off a wounded head from shrapnel,” the Gauleiter said. It also appears that another blow has almost become almost medicinal: according to Dudka, the drone attacked the car, from which he was forced to leave. The occupation “governor” suffered from a brain injury and a head injury and is in the doctor’s office. 15.12 Two shahrays lured a huge Visokoposad resident to spend about 7 million hryvnias for the money. The capital's prosecutor's office and police reported this. In its own way, the Ukrainian Pravda, sent to the press, informs what is going on about the sixth Prime Minister of Ukraine Valeriy Pustovoitenko (1997-99). You are just 79 years old. The Shakhrays have turned over a great deal of high-stakes, so that there is clearly a criminal investigation into the fact of purchasing “shaheeds” for the Russian army. 14.42 Chief Commander of the ZSU Oleksandr Sirsky checked the work of the 2nd Corps of the National Guard Charter, which is leading the active defense on the Pivdenno-Slobozhansky direct line near the Kharkiv region. I told you about the price on Telegram. 14.31 Ukraine will become a platform for testing and testing the new long-range missile RUTA Block 3. More tests are planned for 2027. RUTA Block 3 is a new missile with a range of up to 2000 km. It will be based on the already obvious architecture of the RUTA family, which went from combat stagnation to serial production. Virology is distributed among several countries: The Netherlands is the main engineering and manufacturing center, where serial production of the RUTA family has already been established; Ukraine - participation in the development, operational testing of Block 3 and production of key components; Germany - a joint venture of Rheinmetall Destinus Strike Systems to ensure serial production, certification and final integration for the Bundeswehr and other partners. The rocket will be equipped with a new generation turbojet engine - the larger Destinus T220, which is currently at the design stage. Boyova partina vazhitime 250 kg. The system provides autonomous navigation for robots, where the GPS signal is jammed, as well as terminal guidance to the target. 14.18 Defense forces hit the anti-sabotage boat of the Grachonok project near the Kaspiysk area in Russian Dagestan, as well as low-value targets of the Russian zagarbniks in the temporarily occupied territories (TOT) of Ukraine. I informed the ZSU General Staff about this. 13.59 False hopes for the end of the war, the blocking of the Internet and the deterioration of the economic situation caused the strongest surge in the Russian economy dissatisfaction with the government's policies. The portion of the population who are “unfazed” by domestic policy in Russia reached 36% at the end of the year, which was the maximum for 2021. Over the past few months, the share of dissatisfaction increased by 14 percentage points, which was a record increase for the same period since 2018, when the Kremlin launched pension reform (the figure also increased from 21% to 38% over a period of four months). With the beginning of the war against Ukraine, the Russian citizens who are “not controlled by Vlashtov” by domestic policy are outnumbered by those who are “not controlled by Vlashtov” (33%). The rage of dissatisfaction with the Russian supremacy is growing frontally. The proportion of those who are “not governed” by the country’s current foreign policy has grown from 16% among infants to 26% and has become a record for two decades of available statistics (since 2007). The proportion of those who are not governed by the government's economic policy reached 46%, although 31% gave this answer in general. The rise in economic dissatisfaction - by 15 percentage points over four months - also became a record increase in the pension age in 2018. 13.33 The Ukrainian military released the population of the Stepnogirsk village in the Zaporizhzhya region and carried out a cleanup there. This was reported to the Head Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense. 13.09 In Belarus, the military units began to recover from the combat standstill of the nuclear defense and nuclear security. The Ministry of Defense of Belarus reported this, write ZMI RB. The department said that the maneuvers were being carried out “to advance the readiness of the armored forces until the current conditions of the war ceased, while securing special ammunition.” Also, missile forces and aircraft have recently received. As it turns out, during the hour of maneuvers “in cooperation with the Russian side,” it is planned to supply power for the delivery of nuclear ammunition and prepare them until they freeze. 12.59 At the hour of the rank attack on Odessa, a civilian ship under Ensign Panami was damaged, as it was directly along the Ukrainian sea corridor to one of the ports of Velikaya Odessa. The Administration of Seaports of Ukraine informed about this. As it turns out, the ship was under the voyage of Olia. After the accident of the UAV, the ship became aware of damage. However, the legacy of the attack was liquidated by the crew by powerful forces. There are no survivors of the attack. The ship continued to collapse until the port of destination. 12.12 The dismantling of the first Ukrainian ceramic aerial bomb (KAB) was completed. The Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Mikhailo Fedorov, announced this on Facebook. 11.35 Ukrzaliznytsia was clearing out the rush of trains after the massive overnight Russian shelling of the Dnipropetrovsk region. “The monitoring groups of Ukrzaliznytsia monitored the dispatch of low trains through the immediate threat of hostile drones - directly ahead in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Varto note that, despite the importance of nothing, passengers and the dry warehouse of UZ “I wanted to save you from any harm,” says the company. Some routes were changed to speed up delays and ensure timely circulation of cars on return flights. 11.27 The Russian aggressors, who attacked a merchant ship in the Black Sea with huge Chinese people on board, were identified as the last thing to come. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on Telegram, reacting to the large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine on Monday. 10.55 Near Nikopol, they screamed and hid an FSB agent who was carrying out Russian attacks on the site with artillery and FPV drones. The SBU reported this. It was stated that the miscious recidivist was working at the gates. The legacy of the past was squandered to the respect of the Russian special services through official publications in Telegram channels in support of the Kremlin. The Federal Security Service (FSB) has issued a “Swedish salary” in exchange for a special offer. 10.40 In Germany, the activity of a large-scale smuggling scheme of European technologies of secondary importance for the military industry of Russia, which operated in circumvention of external sanctions, was discovered. Over 16,000 funds were transferred through the scheme, amounting to over 30 million euros. The basis of the scheme was the German trading company Global Trade from Lubeck, which traded openly with Russia before the war. After the beginning of the large-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine, the company was abandoned by the 39-year-old businessman Mikita S., but the Russian sanctioned company Kolovrat, which invests in the defense industry, was actually in charge Russia complex. Russian curators had direct access to the German company’s email and completed requests throughout Europe under the same names. Vantazhi was important in transit through Turechchina. Among the goods purchased for Russia: microcontrollers, electronic components, sensors, oscillographs, bearings, mechanical parts and materials. According to the investigation, the possession went directly to the Russian military enterprises. Okrema, part of the goods was taken away by the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Automation, which is related to the nuclear program of Russia. 10.27 On Monday in Ukraine, due to Russian shelling on the civil energy infrastructure and disruption, damage was recorded in seven regions. Ukrenergo reported about this. Repair crews can work as hard as they can to get all subscribers back to life as quickly as possible. 10.16 The main intelligence department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in the Kremlin mouthpiece section of the War&Sanctions portal published data from ten Russian public figures who are expanding radical anti-Ukrainian rhetoric. Among them are military anchors, bloggers, writers and journalists who unite their efforts to provide facts to formulate a strong idea that they will accept and praise Russian military aggression. The GUR and the Center for the Prevention of Disinformation are calling for personal sanctions to be imposed on representatives of the Russian propaganda apparatus. Zokrema: block entry points, block financial assets, restrict media and commercial activities. 09.17 On the eve of the 18th, Russia launched a combined attack on the territory of Ukraine from attack UAVs and ground-based missiles. The main target for the attack is Dnipro and Dnipropetrovsk region. Odessa region, Chernigiv region, Zaporizhzhya were also attacked. The entire radio technical forces of the PS recorded 546 types of air attack (22 missiles and 524 UAVs): 14 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles; 8 Iskander-K missiles; 524 attack UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas types, simulator drones of the Parody type. The anti-aircraft defense destroyed/suppressed 507 targets - 4 Iskander-K missiles and 503 UAVs of various types. The incident of 18 missiles and 16 strike UAVs at 34 locations was recorded, as well as the fall of downed UAVs at 11 locations. 08.52 Russia attacked a Chinese merchant ship at night, which was in the territorial waters of Ukraine. Dmytro Pletenchuk, river officer of the Viyskovo-Marine Forces ZSU, spoke about this. According to him, the Russian troops attacked the ship with an attack drone of the Shahed type. The legacy of the attack left no one harmed. “What happened to the Russians, if the stench of this night was a “martyrdom” for the arrival of a Chinese merchant ship in our sea. There were no casualties, but this is new. “A monstrous mistake has occurred,” comrades?” - Pletenchuk wrote on Facebook. 08.40 During the last battle, 242 combat operations were recorded at the front. Aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces hit this area of concentrated Russian manpower and one UAV control point. 07.49 Russian troops attacked Odessa in large numbers with strike drones. Near the Kiev and Primorsky districts of Odessa, a UAV was detected near three live booths. One of them is a single-surface booth in the Primorsky district, destroyed. In other booths, the facades and walls are damaged. Narasi knows about two victims. This is an 11-year-old boy and a 59-year-old man. They hope for additional help. 07.28 The number of victims of the impact of the Russian troops on the Dnieper has grown to 18. Among them are two children - a 2-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy. Children undergo outpatient treatment. Before the doctor, all kinds of people were hospitalized - four women and four men. Doctors assess his condition as moderately severe. 07.17 From February 24, 2022 to May 18, 2026, the military’s military spending to the special warehouse of the Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 1,350,010 people (+1220 per additional amount). 04.27 Vlada Odessa spoke about the remains of a large-scale night attack of Russian troops on the site. Zokrem, the living quarters were damaged, as well as the kindergarten and the lyceum. As a result of the shelling, two types of injuries were removed, among them the 11-fold layer. 03.58 Russia launched a combined attack on the Dnieper on Monday, May 18th, with missiles and drones. The head of the Dnipropetrovsk Police Department, Oleksandr Ganzha, spoke about the missile strike on a residential area and the fire that resulted from the strike. People are blocked in one of the booths. 02.29 The rapidly occupied Zaporizhzhya region has suddenly experienced large-scale power outages. According to collaborator Evgen Balitsky, the problem affected a significant part of the territory. Balitsky publicly recognized the scale of the problem, but did not give detailed details about the causes of the accident or the terms of power supply renewal. Now, near the left bank part of the occupied Kherson region, where there had previously been a blackout, representatives of the so-called administration announced an updated power supply. 02.01 On the morning of May 18, Russian drones attacked Odessa, striking civilian buildings. According to the MBA's reports, the damage was recognized as an ass. 00.56 On the evening of the 18th, the Dnieper began to swell as a result of the deadly attack of Russian drones. As reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Ganzha, a lot of wine was burned. Also in the Dnipro region, Russians raided a warehouse where firetechnical products were being stored. It started to burn there. In advance, it passed without any casualties. 00.23 After the attack of Ukrainian drones on Moscow on May 17, the Kremlin’s propaganda machine immediately began to work on the tranquility of the population. Russian President Dmitro Peskov, a riverman, made a statement that “there is no threat to the foundation of Russia.” The Kremlin representative told propagandist Pavel Zarubin about this. To further reassure the domestic audience, Putin’s riverman subsequently spoke out on the importance of nuclear streaming, calling it the “outer stone” of national security and a guarantee that Russia will lose its place on the political map. to the world. |
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