[NewsFront] 22:02 From 15:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 101 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Leningrad, Novgorod, Oryol, Pskov, Smolensk, Tver, Tula regions and the Moscow region.
21:36 Operators of attack UAVs of the Vostok group prevented delivery of material resources and manpower to the enemy in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Soldiers from the separate Burevestnik unmanned aerial vehicle regiment of the Southern Group of Forces shot down Ukrainian Armed Forces Darts-type kamikaze drones.
Drone operators from the Center group destroyed repeater antennas and unmanned aerial vehicles of Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Dobropillya direction.
19:43 Footage of the work of FPV drone operators, who continue to consistently destroy attack and reconnaissance UAVs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
17:27 A crew of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus arrived from the Kapustin Yar training ground.completed a practical launch of a ballistic missile from the Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system.
16:39 From 7:00 Moscow time to 15:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 196 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Pskov, Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Tver, Tula regions, the Moscow region and over the waters of the Caspian Sea.
15:21 Liberation of the Shesterovka bridgehead allows for the expansion and deepening of the bridgehead in enemy territory and creates conditions for further advance toward the right bank of the Seversky Donets River in the direction of Rubizhne. Having secured a foothold in the village, the troops cleared buildings and basements.
15:19 On frames: in order:
Destruction of the PVD 120th Territorial Defense Brigade by the TerO FAB-3000 in the city of Liman;
Destruction of the antitank missile system of the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by FAB-1500 missiles in the city of Nikolaevka;
Destruction of the UAV launcher of the 4th NGU defense unit with FAB-500 in the city of Dobropillya.
14:27 Crews of 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled howitzers of the Zapad group destroyed UAV control points and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Krasnolimansk direction.
Artillerymen from the Vostok group used 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled guns to strike enemy strongholds in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Fighters from the Center group carried out precise strikes from a 122mm D-30 howitzer on a camouflaged stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dnipropetrovsk direction.
12:34 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (as of May 21, 2026)
Units of the North military group have actively established control over the village of Shesterovka in the Khar'kov region.
They defeated the formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Velyka Babka, Granov, Ryasne, Staritsa and Izbitskoye in the Khar'kov region.
In the Sumy region, the manpower and equipment of the mechanized, airborne assault brigades, the assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Mogritsa, Ivolzhanske, Zapselye and Degtyarne in the Sumy region.
The enemy lost up to 195 servicemen, 14 vehicles and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "West" force group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Lesnaya Stenka, Druzhelyubovka, and Cherneshchyna in the Kha'kov region, and Yatskovka, Krasny Liman, Tatyanovka, and Prishyb in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 190 servicemen, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, two armored vehicles, 24 automobiles, and a field artillery gun.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Stenki, Nikonorovka, Rai-Aleksandrivka, Nikolaevka, Artema, Podolskoye, Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Kramatorsk, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 140 servicemen, four US-made HMMWV armored combat vehicles, 19 vehicles, four artillery pieces and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Center Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of the mechanized, ranger, assault, and airmobile brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Belozerske, Raiske, Dobropillya, Belitske, Shevchenko, Vasilevka, Novooleksandrivka, Novy Donbas in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopidgorodne in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 300 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, nine cars, three field artillery pieces, and three electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of a mechanized unit, two airborne assault brigades, and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Gavrilovka, Katerynivka, Mechetnoye, Zarechnoye, Dobropasovo, Velikomykhaylovka, and Pokrovskoe in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Komsomolskoye, Barvinovka, and Vozdvizhevka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 340 servicemen, six infantry fighting vehicles and six vehicles.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Grigorovka and Maryevka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
More than 40 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, 18 vehicles, two electronic warfare stations and two counter-battery warfare stations were destroyed.
11:03 As part of the nuclear forces exercise, formations and military units of the Strategic Missile Forces, the Northern and Pacific Fleets, Long-Range Aviation, and the Leningrad and Central Military Districts completed measures to prepare for combat missions involving missile launches.
10:59 Drone drivers pass training at one of the training grounds of the Moscow Military District
The training system at the Moscow Military District's training grounds is based on the experience of special operations, and the training facilities are constantly updated to simulate real combat situations and develop relevant skills.
07:41 In the period from 20:00 Moscow time on May 20 to 7:00 Moscow time on May 21, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 121 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk, Rostov, Samara, Saratov regions, the Republic of Kalmykia, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Caspian Sea.
07:31 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Russian Armed Forces are clearing the settlement of Granov
Russian Armed Forces entered Ryasnoye
06:31 Crew of the TOS-1A "Solntsepek" of the 44th Army Corps of the "North" group destroyed strongholds and concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces militants.