[NewsFront] 22:05 FPV drone crews of the 11th and 44th Army Corps of the North group destroyed equipment and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov and Sumy regions.
UAV operators from the Vostok group eliminated enemy drone control centers.
The Southern Group's drone crews destroyed three enemy ground robotic systems in the Konstantinovsky direction.
Drone operators from the Novorossiysk paratroopers thwarted an attempt to rotate Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in the Zaporizhzhia direction.
FPV drone operators from the Center group destroyed enemy equipment and rammed enemy drones in the Dobropillya direction.
22:03 In the period from 14:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 12 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Novgorod regions and the Krasnodar Territory.
20:05 Crews of T-90M "Proryv" tanks of the 25th Combined Arms Army of the "West" group destroyed camouflaged dugouts, strongpoints and enemy manpower in the Krasnolimansk direction.
Tank crews from the Vostok group attacked Ukrainian Armed Forces strongholds in the Zaporizhzhia region.
18:53 Calculation of the Lancet loitering munition from the Varyag Brigade burned unmanned boat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (Zmeiny Island area, Black Sea).
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16:44 Military personnel from the Center air surveillance posts using Yolka interceptor drones liquidated Ukrainian Armed Forces drones, ensuring the security of our troops' logistics routes (Dobropillya direction).
15:37 In the period from 9:00 Moscow time to 14:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 94 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novgorod, Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tver, Tula regions, the Moscow region, the Krasnodar and Stavropol territories, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Sea of Azov.
14:14 Merlin crew guiding "Krasnopol" laser guided artillery round, hit an Ukrainian Armed Forces command post
The crew of the Merlin-VR reconnaissance UAV of the 51st Guards Combined Arms Army of the Center group identified an enemy target.
The artillerymen fired a high-precision Krasnopol projectile at the transmitted coordinates.
12:27 Operational-tactical aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of the troop groups of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun "Gepard" produced in Germany, damaged fuel and energy infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, ammunition depots, assembly shops and storage sites for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 143 districts.
12:20 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (as of May 20, 2026)
Units of the North group of forces improved their tactical position, inflicting losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized and airborne assault brigades, the assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Bachevsk, Bunyakino, Velyka Pisarevka, Degtyarnoye, and Khoten in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov region, three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Bely Kolodez, Izbitskoye, Ryasnoye and Staritsa in the Khar'kov region.
The enemy lost up to 165 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 14 cars and three electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "West" force group have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. The personnel and equipment of five mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, an airmobile brigade, and two territorial defense brigades have been defeated near the settlements of Podliman and Shiykovka in the Khar'kov region, and Krasny Liman, Prishyb, Sidorov, and Tatyanovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 180 servicemen, a tank, an M113 armored personnel carrier, and a US-made HMMWV armored car, three field artillery pieces, including a 155mm American M-777 howitzer and a 155mm Paladin M-109A6 self-propelled artillery unit, 20 vehicles, and a radio-electronic reconnaissance station.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, a mountain assault brigade, and an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been defeated near the villages of Druzhkovka, Konstantinovka, Kramatorsk, Malinovka, Nikolaevka, Orekhovatka, and Rai-Aleksandrivka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 100 servicemen, a German-made Leopard tank, a Cossack combat armored vehicle, 14 vehicles, three artillery pieces, and a radar station.
Units of the Center Group of Forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of the mechanized, assault, and airmobile brigades, an assault regiment, an unmanned aerial systems battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, the Azov* special forces brigade, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Dobropillya, Kuritsyno, Kucherov Yar, Lenina, Novooleksandrivka, Novy Donbas, Rubizhne, Svetloe, and Shevchenko in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Ivanivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 255 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, two cars, and a US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery unit.
Units of the "East" force group continue to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. The personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, four airborne assault brigades, and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been defeated near the settlements of Velykomykhaylovka, Gavrilovka, Orly, Pokrovskoe, and Chaplino in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Vozdvizhevka, Novoselivka, and Trudovoye in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 240 servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, and six vehicles.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Belenkoe, Novooleksandrivka and Novomykhailivka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
More than 50 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, 18 cars, two artillery pieces, including a US-made 155mm M777 howitzer and an electronic warfare station were destroyed.
11:19 In the period from 7:00 Moscow time to 9:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 61 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Leningrad, Kaluga, Kursk, Novgorod, Smolensk regions, the Moscow region and the Stavropol Territory.
11:03 Footage of destruction of the American Paladin self-propelled gun of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
10:19 In the period from 7:00 Moscow time to 9:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 61 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Leningrad, Kaluga, Kursk, Novgorod, Smolensk regions, the Moscow region and the Stavropol Territory.
07:41 During the past night, in the period from 20:00 Moscow time on May 19 to 7:00 Moscow time on May 20, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 273 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Volgograd, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Leningrad, Nizhny Novgorod, Novgorod, Oryol, Rostov, Smolensk, Tver, Tula regions, Krasnodar Krai, Stavropol Krai, the Republic of Crimea, the Republic of Tatarstan, the Moscow region and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
07:34 Changes onmapover the past 24 hours:
Volohovka was liberated
07:28 122mm D-30 howitzer crew of the Dnepr group destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Artillerymen from the Vostok group fired from 152mm Msta-B systems at enemy drone control points in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
05:01 122mm BM-21 Grad crews of the 400th Self-propelled Artillery Regiment of the Center group inflicted massive artillery strike on Ukrainian Armed Forces positions.