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[Korrespondent] 22.19 The situation at the front is no longer tense, fragments of the Russian army are about to emerge in several directions, but the Ukrainian forces are holding back their positions and moving on to active action. Confirmation. The commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Sirsky, spoke about this in an interview with Militarnyi.
According to Sirsky, Russian forces are concentrating offensive actions on several main directions, including Pokrovsky, Ocheretinsky, Oleksandrivsky, Kostyantynivsky, Limansky and, in part, Kup'yansky. Low-intensity events are also recorded around the cordon near the Kharkiv and Sumy regions.
20.49 The Supreme Commander of the Combined Armored Forces of NATO in Europe, Alexus Grinkevich, stated that all American armor purchased within the PURL program at the expense of European allies is already being used in Ukraine. Interfax-Ukraine reported about this after a meeting of the NATO Military Committee at the Alliance headquarters.
Behind the words of Grinkevich, mov, zokrem, about the spitters for anti-aircraft defense systems, which Ukraine urgently needs.
19.27 According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, since 2022, the death of 15,850 civilians in Ukraine has been confirmed, including 791 children, and another 2,752 children were injured. This was reported by the representative of the UN Department of Political Affairs and Peace Affairs, Kayoko Goto, at the UN Security Council meeting on May 19. Behind these words, another 44,809 people, including 2,752 children, were injured. The actual numbers are incredibly significant.
19.19 The armored forces of Ukraine have found a way to neutralize the main tactics of the occupying Russian army of the remaining two forces. The Wall Street Journal newspaper reported about this earlier.
It is stated that we are talking about the Russian tactics of the so-called “infiltration”, for which help the occupiers, regardless of the great expenses, were allowed to stick their neck out. Even since then, the front has practically risen, and the ZSU forces are increasingly conducting successful counterattacks.
19.19 The European Union may change the mechanism for updating sanctions against Russia by extending their review period from six months to one month. European diplomats and plant officials report this, write Politico.
The change to the mechanism is intended to strengthen the political and legal stability of the EU sanctions regime, which was introduced in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
EU sanctions will require a one-day period of six months, which gives the country's member states the right of veto. According to diplomats, this created risks for the stability of the sanctions regime.
The idea was activated after political changes in Ugorshchyna, where Prime Minister Viktor Orban had previously blocked or delayed EU sanctions.
18.44 Military hospitals of the Russian Federation have stopped coping with the flow of wounded in the war against Ukraine. Due to lack of space for treatment, civilian medical facilities are more often provided with treatment, writes Novaya Gazeta Europe. Residents of the city say that it is more complicated for emergency patients to spend on treatment.
18.08 The EU is highly respected by the fact that a part of the military-bound Ukrainians, after leaving, automatically remove the temporary protection from the European countries. This was stated by the special representative for the nutrition of Ukrainians at the EU, Ylva Johansson, in an interview for Deutsche Welle.
17.55 The defense forces at certain locations were able to penetrate 3 km into the depths of the defense of the Russian Army in the Pokrovsk area on Donetsk directly. Riverman of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army (UDA) Sergei Bratchuk said this, reporting the FREEDOM information portal.
17.34 Three more Russian agents were seized for 15 years in connection with the confiscation of the mine. They took care of the fire and transmitted the coordinates of the Defense Forces in various regions of Ukraine. The SBU reports about the 19th of May. It appears that in Cherkassy region two drug addicts were sentenced for setting fire to a relay cabinet near the Ukrzaliznytsia local station and two military pickup trucks in response to the Russian Federation. The SBU intelligence officers hounded the criminals in the spring of 2024 “on hot trail” in the continuation of the extraction after the fires.
17.17 Last year, China secretly trained about 200 Russian military servicemen on its territory, some of whom took part in military operations in Ukraine. This is reported by Reuters based on data from three European intelligence services.
16.47 Law enforcement informed the Russian military services about the suspicion of cruelty against civilians, as well as other violations of laws and war. During the hour-long occupation of the village of Bogdanivka in the Kiev region, the firemen cruelly treated the civilian population and spared the people their freedom. Two firecrackers have been identified, who threw three local scumbags into the basement, among whom were freely hired security police officers. The zagarbniki gave the illegal tortures to the victims. The National Police reported this.
16.39 The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Sirsky, noted the military servicemen, representatives of the Ministry of Defense and the defense industry, who were able to create planning and correction modules for aircraft ammunition. The press service informed the General Staff about this.
“The Ukrainian fighters have created a first-class, corroded aerial bomb. It was built in anticipation of an immediate war and is now ready for combat,” the insider said.
The General Staff realized that the advancement of these technologies is transforming the original air bombs into high-precision weapons. This allows Ukrainian pilots to carry out strikes on targets that are outside the air defense zone.
16.25 From the beginning of the continuous killing and until 16:00, the Russian aggressors attacked the positions of the Ukrainian army 63 times on 10 key directions. I informed the General Staff of the ZSU about this in the operational level.
More than half of Russian attacks occurred in the Pokrovsk and Gulyai-Polye areas. There, the ZSU carried out assaults in the areas of 17 settlements.
16.11 The number of those who died as a result of the shelling of the city of Pryluki has grown to three individuals. The police press service of the Chernihiv region reported this.
The Russian aggressors hit the central part of the place with a ballistic missile.
“At 15:20 we are aware of three dead Priluk boys, among them a 15-year-old boy. Unfortunately, the minor died at the hospital due to his injuries,” said the source.
Information about the deceased was confirmed by the head of the OVA Vyacheslav Chaus.
16.01 Russia continues to redirect Ukrainian drones to the Baltics for additional electronic warfare (REW) capabilities. Ukraine has reprimanded Estonia and all the Baltic countries for such innocent incidents. About the MZS chain worker Georgiy Tikhy, having informed the social media service Kh.
15.44 In Kharkiv region, due to a Russian UAV attack in the village of Shevchenkove, Kupyansky district, one person died and three more were injured. DSNS informs about this 19th herb. It turns out that as a result the vibukhs became ruins and the fires of the living quarters. A 75-year-old woman tripped under the rubble and died. Previously, three more people had a severe reaction to stress.
15.43 Moreover, under the hour of shelling of Kiev, the Russian military has reduced to 90% of simulator drones. About this telethon, the riverman of the Military Forces of the ZSU Yuriy Ignat.
The Russian military has built a large number of drones of the Parody type.
“The Russians were planning to test our anti-Victorian defense to its advantage,” Ignat explained.
He noted that Russia is trying to overhaul the Ukrainian air defense system, reacting disproportionately to a large number of targets and wasting ammunition.
At the same time, Ignat added that the introduction of drone-imitators creates a further emphasis on anti-anti-anti-anti-aircraft defense through mass stagnation.
14.54 The Ukrainian military attacked the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery plant on the territory of Russia on the 18th May, and the Yaroslavl-3 oil pumping station on the 19th May. I informed the ZSU General Staff about this.
14.50 Ministry of Foreign Affairs China received information from the Financial Times about those who, during the reshuffle with President Donald Trump, Chinese leader Xi Jinping were critical of the actions of Russian ruler Volodymyr Putin in Ukraine.
“You have ordered the information to be based on facts and pure guesswork,” said Guo Jiakun, a river worker at the Ministry of Health of the People’s Republic of China, as he was prompted to comment on Xi’s findings from the publication of the Financial Times.
14.15 The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service stated that Ukraine is probably preparing strikes against the Russian Federation from the territory of Latvia and threatened with “strikes in payment.” The Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the SZR statement nonsense.
“Russia is in the breach again. This time, the Foreign Intelligence Service is conducting a disinformation campaign against Latvia. Fact: Latvia does not give much room for attacks on Russia. This has been repeatedly explained by the Russians representatives,” said Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Baiba Brazhe.
The SZR of Russia stated that Ukraine is not preparing strikes on the Russian Federation from the territory of Latvia, as Vikoristova says, “in order to speed up the time for drones to reach targets and promote the effectiveness of attacks.” The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service has threatened “payment strikes” against “resolution centers in Latvia” if Ukrainian drones are launched from the territory of the country Baltic.
13.51 The Estonian military quickly shot down a “lost” drone that could have been Ukrainian. Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said this, Delfi reports.
13.48 The security service liquidated a large-scale unique mobilization scheme in Transcarpathia. In Uzhgorod, a kerivnik of the municipal obednaya was violated, who was killed together with a large number of officers from the district TCC for the swag of “armored” evaders.
The figurants sold clients summonses to arrive at the TCC with a date one month after the moment of “purchase” of the document. This actually gave them the status of “armored” due to the verification of regional data by law enforcement officials.
Whenever there was a need for a new document, the equipment organizers wrote out new samples to the contractors for an additional payment. The fee of the “service” became 800 to 2000 dollars for issuing one summons.
13.23 At the beginning of the large-scale invasion of Russia, the Ukrainian border guards affected 68.5 thousand people, who were trying to illegally cross the sovereign border. Most of them are on the border with Romania. This is close to 30 thousand people.
At the beginning of a full-scale war, the DPSU recorded more than 70 deaths during the illegal crossing of the cordon.
13.03 Belarus is ready to partially compensate for the efforts of Russian oil refineries, which reduce work through drone attacks. About this, President Oleksandr Lukashenko declared himself self-proclaimed.
“Today there is a rumor emerging from the side of our opponents that they are driving the oil refining enterprises (Russia - ed.) to an abnormal level. We may have two modernizations of the plant... and we offer our shoulder at any time, as necessary,” said Vin.
12.58 As a result of an attack by Russian drones, two residents of the Glukhiv community died. Oleg Grigorov, a resident of the Sumy OVA, reported this on Telegram.
Four more people were injured. Doctors will bandage the victims and provide necessary assistance.
12.27 In Kharkiv region, due to a Russian UAV attack in the village of Shevchenkovo, Kupyansky district, one person died and three more were injured. DSNS informs about this 19th herb. It turns out that as a result the vibukhs became ruins and the fires of the living quarters. A 75-year-old woman tripped under the rubble and died. Previously, three more people had a severe reaction to stress.
12.16 In the Cherkasy region, a conflict arose between the TCC authorities and the military due to amputation, at which point, in my words, they threatened me with death and congealed mucus gas.
For information about the veteran's strength, the car, which was the name of the military serviceman Volodymyr, was contacted by the TCC workers. A man who is active in the military is undergoing rehabilitation after being injured and suffering from disability as a result of the war - his leg is amputated. In the salon, there were also this squad and a child.
“Further this is not included in any legal or regulatory matters. This is an attack by villains on a veteran with his homeland. Polova road, a group of special forces in camouflage, a pistol, a cartridge in the chamber, gas in the interior of a car, threats of suicide,” - go to a friend.
The Cherkasy Regional TsK and Joint Venture reacted to the information and informed about the importance of the inspection service to resolve all situations.
“Any action that threatens civilians is absolutely unacceptable to veterans. The situation is being established. We urge you to check official information and trust Let’s check with the Dzherels,” the TCC said.
11.52 Russian aggressors hit the central part of the town of Pryluki near the Chernihiv region with a ballistic missile. The National Police reported this.
“We already know about two dead and 17 injured people. Among the wounded is a child. The low level, the cars of the local bastards were damaged,” says the source.
11.33 Ukrainian aggressors dropped a ceramic bomb (KAB) on Kramatorsk. At least six civilians recovered from injuries, the Donetsk regional prosecutor’s office reported.
11.05 The Russians are attacking the Naftogaz group’s facilities for the third time, and France has launched attacks on several gas infrastructure facilities in the Chernihiv region. The company's press service reported this.
10.56 In the Lviv region, they screamed and harassed a staff sergeant of one of the law enforcement agencies of special significance, who, for a pittance, helped military conscripts to withdraw from the mobilization line.
In one of the episodes, the person involved, having registered for 16,000 dollars, will issue a letter to a person who has been at the door of one of the Lviv TCCs and joint ventures. Without the particular presence of viral diseases, the patient’s place of residence was changed - he was placed on the site in one of the TCC and SP of the Volinsk region.
After this person submitted the documents through the CNAP in Lviv region, and the next day, information about the extension appeared at the Reserve+ office.
Viyskovy was harassed immediately after the money was ripped off. You were informed about the suspicion of the evil one in the flood.
10.45 Counterintelligence officers tracked down an agent of the Russian military intelligence (GRU), who was behind the enemy’s attacks on Kiev and the Donetsk region. The SBU reported this.
The man was recruited through his sister, who lives in the Russian Federation. The agent's relative played the role of "link".
10.28 Ukraine will accelerate the production and provision of equipment for combat aircraft. The press service of the Ministry of Defense reported this.
"For this purpose, representatives of defense companies and delegations from the participating powers of the Air Force Capabilities Coalition were gathered at Industry Day. Ukrainian specialists presented the authorities in the field of aviation ammunition and "Urazhenya" - go to the knowledge.
The Ministry of Defense stated that the priority is to work with international partners to develop ideas as quickly as possible until a technological solution is established on the battlefield.
“The coalition of capabilities of the air forces is working to strengthen the protection of our skies: training Ukrainian pilots and technicians, transferring daily flights, developing airfield infrastructure and services,” added department.
10.21 Secondary warnings in several regions of Ukraine include power outages due to Russian drone attacks and artillery shelling of energy infrastructure. Ukrenergo reported about this. There, where safe minds allow, emergency robots are already in operation.
10.00 The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the beginning of preparations and the stagnation of nuclear forces in the minds of the threat of aggression.
Russia plans to acquire over 64,000 special warehouses, over 7,800 units of manufactured, military and special equipment, including over 200 missile launchers, over 140 lethal vehicles, 73 surface water ships and 13 submarines, including all missile submarines.
It is also planned to begin in cooperation with the nuclear depot located in Belarus.
09.40 Chinese leader Xi Jinping, during the hour of negotiations with US President Donald Trump, said that Russian ruler Volodymyr Putin can be wrong about his invasion of Ukraine.
Following the words of several Financial Times journalists familiar with the US assessment of the situation in Beijing, the leader of China provided comments during the extensive negotiations that were taking place in Ukraine, and included Trump’s proposal about the merger of the three leaders in the fight against the International Criminal Court.
The FT notes that comments from Putin's decision to launch a large-scale invasion of Ukraine appear to have gone further than the past.
08.48 On the eve of the 19th of May, the Russian army attacked Ukraine with 209 attack UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, and Italmas types and simulator drones of the Parody type.
The anti-aircraft defense knocked down/suppressed 180 hostile UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas type, and simulator drones of the Parody of the Evening, Day, and End of Day type. The presence of 27 attack UAVs was recorded at 15 locations, as well as the fall of drones at five locations.
08.30 During the last battle, 236 combat operations were recorded at the front. Aircraft, missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces hit several areas where manpower was concentrated, a control center, three UAV launchers and three other important Russian targets.
08.08 The legacy of a wounded attack by Russian drones near Krivoy Roziya resulted in an injured woman, and damage to the living quarters was also recorded.
07.54 At the beginning of May 19, drones attacked the Yaroslavl region of Russia. The Governor of Europe announced that the traffic flow at the exit from Yaroslavl towards Moscow has been blocked. Previously, the region was plagued by drone insecurity.
According to public data, the target of unmanned aircraft could be the Yaroslavl-3 oil pumping station, which belongs to Transneft. It is necessary to enter the system of main oil pipelines, which will ensure the movement of oil between production plants, collection centers and processing plants.
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07.28 From May 24, 2022 to May 19, 2026, the military’s military spending to the special warehouse of the Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 1,351,150 people (+1140 per additional amount).
05.49 In the front-line regions, the rise in antidrone protection has accelerated. Over 1,170 km of roads were stolen. In 2025, the rate increased from 4 to 8.5 km today. Also, the five front-line regions are concerned about the renewal of roads.
03.51 On Tuesday, May 19, the Russians attacked the Izmail district of the Odessa region. The port infrastructure showed signs of deterioration, but most UAVs were deployed over open areas between populated areas.
00.50 In two districts of Kharkov - Kholodnogirskoye and Novobavarsky - UAVs began to appear. At Novobavarsky, the enemy attacked a civil infrastructure facility. On the site of the wedding, the vinyl was burned.
00.20 On Monday evening, the Russians attacked the Naftogaz facility in the Dnipropetrovsk region with ballistic missiles with 3 ballistic missiles. The legacy of the blow is damage and ruin. Its scale can be assessed later this year. The personnel of the attacked objects were not injured.
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[Korrespondent] More than half of the Russian attacks are concentrated in the Pokrovsk and Hulyaipol areas. There, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are repelling assaults in the areas of 17 settlements.
Since the beginning of the current day and as of 4:00 p.m., Russian aggressors have attacked Ukrainian army positions 63 times in 10 key areas. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an operational update on Tuesday, May 19.
Thus, two clashes occurred in the North-Slobozhansk and Kursk directions.
In the South Slobozhansk direction, the enemy stormed the areas of the settlements of Hraniv, Lyman, Radkivka, Vilcha, and Starytsia six times.
In the Lyman direction, six enemy attempts to advance in the areas of the settlements of Drobysheve, Ozerne, and Dibrova were stopped.
In the Slavyansk direction, the invaders twice tried to advance in the areas of the settlements of Riznykovka and Kryva Luka. One clash is ongoing.
In the Kostyantynivka direction, the invaders carried out six attacks near Kostyantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Illinivka, and Dovha Balka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the invaders stormed 26 times in the areas of the settlements of Dorozhne, Rodynske, Oleksandrivka, Pokrovsk, Hryshyne, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske and in the direction of the settlements of Vilne, Gruzke. One battle is ongoing.
On the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy once attacked near Oleksandrograd.
In the Hulyaipil direction, 10 attacks were successfully repelled in the areas of the settlements of Rivnopillya, Radisne, Rybne, Dobropillya, Staroukrainka, Tsvitkove, and Charivne. One clash is ongoing.
In the Prydniprovskie direction, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stopped the enemy, who was trying to advance towards the Bilogruy Island.
The enemy has not yet carried out active operations in the Kupyansk, Kramatorsk, and Orikhiv directions.
Earlier it became known that the Russians were driven out of Stepnohirsk in Zaporizhia region. The defense forces took control of the main locations in this settlement.
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[NewsFront] 21:58 In the period from 14:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 56 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Leningrad, Kaluga, Kursk, Novgorod, Smolensk, Tver, Tula regions, the Moscow region and the Republic of Crimea. 19:47 As a result of an attack by an enemy drone in the village of Storozhevoe, Bolshesoldatsky district wounded two people. A 60-year-old man suffered shrapnel wounds to the head, chest, abdomen, arms, and legs. A man born in 1983 suffered acupuncture, and shrapnel also damaged his head, neck, arms, and legs.
19:06 In the Khar'kov region, FPV drone operators of the 6th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Sever group disrupted the delivery of ammunition and food to the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,video.
18:27 Announced forced evacuation of children from Zaporizhzhia's Novooleksandrivka and Novonikolaevka
This decision is due to the intensification of intense fighting and shelling. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are finding it increasingly difficult to hold the Zaporizhzhia front.
17:49 Investigators of the Russian Investigative Committee will investigate further instances of criminal actions by Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in the Bryansk and Kursk regions
17:01 UAV operators destroyed a camouflaged Ukrainian Armed Forces bunker in the southern direction of the Zaporizhzhia region, video.
During aerial reconnaissance, Russian Army unmanned aerial vehicle operators discovered an enemy UAV crew position located in a forest belt.
16:42 In Ukraine, a TCC employee threatened a man with a weapon while the police did nothing, video.
16:03 After the liberation of the village of Miropolye by our troops, the following settlements of the original Russian Sumy region, from which will be knocked out Zapselye and Velyka (Velyka) Rybica may become Ukrainian occupiers.
Today, small arms fire is taking place in Zapsel'ye, while our UAV operators are clearing out neighboring Bol'shaya Rybitsa, forcing the enemy to hide in basements or flee the village.
15:29 In the period from 8:00 Moscow time to 14:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and 70 destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Leningrad, Kaluga, Kursk, Novgorod, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tver, Tula, Yaroslavl regions, the Moscow region and the Republic of Crimea.
14:38 Ukrainian units remain in the grey zone near Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk) in a “pocket” that is increasingly becoming a trap, stated chief of Communications of the 7th Corps of the Air Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Vladimir Polevoy.
14:14 in the Belovsky district, a 66-year-old woman was wounded
An enemy drone struck the village of Korochka. The victim suffered multiple shrapnel wounds to her face and left leg, including an open fracture. She received medical treatment at the scene and is being prepared for transport to the Kursk Regional Hospital.
12:46 Over the past 24 hours, terrorist attacks by the Kyiv regime wounded three civilians from the Kherson region
A man born in 1990 was injured in a drone strike in Velyki Kopani, Aleshkinsky Municipal District. He was hospitalized with a concussion and shrapnel wound.
In Kakhovka, a drone dropped a munition into a residential area, injuring a man born in 1971. He was hospitalized at the Kakhovka Central Regional Hospital.
A drone strike damaged two liquefied gas tankers near Rykovo in the Genichesk Municipal District. A man born in 1972 suffered burns and was treated at the scene.
Shelling and drone strikes damaged an unused commercial building in Gladkovka, private residential buildings in Antonovka, Olgino, Gladkovka, and Chernyanka, an administrative building in Skadovsk, a commercial building in Vynohradiv, an unused administrative building in Radensk, a passenger car in Kakhovka, and a special-purpose vehicle in Tavrichanka.
12:20 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of May 19, 2026
In the Khar'kov region, units of the North military group established control over the village of Volokhovka in the Khar'kov region.
The formations of the mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Rubezhnoye, Ryasnoye and Budarki in the Khar'kov region.
In the Sumy region, the manpower and equipment of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the territorial defense brigade and the border detachment of the Border Service of Ukraine were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Bachevsk, Volnaya Sloboda and Zapselye in the Sumy region.
The enemy lost over 190 servicemen, 22 vehicles and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "West" force group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Sidorov and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Shiykovka, Gorokhovatka, Velyka Shapkovka, and Nechvolodovka in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 190 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, 21 vehicles, and three field artillery pieces.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated formations of the mechanized and motorized infantry brigades and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Novoselivka, Malinovka, Tikhonovka, Rai-Aleksandrivka, Kramatorsk, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 160 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, 25 cars, four artillery pieces and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the Center Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault and airmobile brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Raipole, Podgavrilovka, and Novopidgorodne in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Matyashevo, Dobropillya, Serhiivka, Artema, and Kucherov Yar in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 280 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, 11 cars, two field artillery pieces, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of a mechanized brigade, two assault brigades, two airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Mechetne, Mayak, and Vovchanskoe in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Lesnoe, Vasynivka, Rivne, Chervony Yar, Vozdvizhevka, and Komsomolskoe in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 315 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, six cars, and a field artillery gun.
Units of the Dnipro group of forces defeated formations of a mechanized brigade, an unmanned systems brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade in the areas of the settlements of Novoraysk and Tomarino in the Kherson region, and Hryhorivka and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
More than 40 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, 12 cars, an artillery piece, and an electronic warfare station were destroyed.
11:33 Investigators from the Russian Investigative Committee will investigate more instances of criminal actions by Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in the DPR, Kursk, and Belgorod regions
10:54 Last night the enemy committed a massive attack on the city of Energodar. Civilian infrastructure, private and apartment buildings, and cars suffered significant damage. In total, more than 40 attacks were recorded.
The Kamensko-Dniprovsky, Vasilyevsky, and Kuibyshevsky municipal districts were also affected by fire. Damage to civilian infrastructure was recorded.
In the city of Kamianka-Dniprovska, a man born in 1964 was injured in an attack on a private home. He sustained shrapnel wounds to the chest and arms. He was taken to a hospital.
In the Akimov Municipal District, a 15-year-old boy was injured in an attack by an enemy drone, struck by shrapnel. He is receiving medical attention and is not in life-threatening danger.
10:21 A crew of the Skat-350M UAV from the Dnepr group pointed artillery at a hidden command post for Ukrainian Armed Forces drones with personnel on the right bank of the Kherson region
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that artillerymen from a 152mm Msta-B howitzer destroyed the object with a precise shot.
9:50 During the week from May 11 to 17, from shelling by Ukrainians suffered 234 civilians hit, 203 of whom were wounded, including 18 minors. 31 people were killed, including two children. In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired at least 3,619 munitions at civilian targets on Russian territory.
9:10 AFU continue strikes on civilian infrastructure on the left bank of the Kherson region
Yesterday afternoon, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 23 shells from barrel artillery at populated areas of the Kherson region of the Russian Federation:
Throughout the night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued their artillery bombardment of the Kherson region, firing a total of 15 shells from cannon artillery. The following villages were shelled: Nova Kakhovka, Kakhovka, Nova Mayachka, Gornostaivka, and Stara Zburyivka.
8:44 Night "Geraniums" hit at targets in the Odessa, Khar'kov, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy and Chernihiv regions
Around 20 drones struck port infrastructure in Izmail, Odesa Oblast, setting fires in warehouses. Targets were also hit in Shostka, Sumy Oblast, Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Khar'kov. Air forces also struck targets in Kramatorsk, using around 15 aerial bombs.
8:20 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 315 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Novgorod, Oryol, Pskov, Ryazan, Rostov, Smolensk, Tambov, Tver, Tula, Yaroslavl regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Sea of Azov.
8:02 A Crew of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled gun of the 400th Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment of the 90th Guards Tank Division of the Center group covered fortified stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dnepropetrovsk direction.
Using fire from a 122mm D-30 howitzer, artillerymen from the Vostok group destroyed enemy drone control points in the Zaporizhzhia region.
[Breitbart] Russia embarked on two days of large-scale air, sea, and terrestrial military exercises with Belarus on Tuesday to practice preparing to deploy nuclear forces in the event of an “aggression threat,” Moscow said.
The drills involving 64,000 troops, 7,800 armament pieces, 200 missile launchers, more than 140 aircraft, 73 ships and 13 submarines, including eight strategic nuclear deterrent submarines, will see test-firings of ballistic and cruise missiles across Russia, the state-run TASS news agency said.
The exercise combines the Strategic Missile Force, the Northern and Pacific Fleets, the long-range aviation military command and some military districts with the goal of refining skills and command and control preparedness to implement deterrence, “prevent aggression” and test the ability of forces and logistics to work together to deliver specific goals, said TASS.
“The drills are set to practice readying some of nuclear forces’ units and formations for accomplishing assigned objectives and rendering them comprehensive logistical support, and also carrying out test-launches of ballistic and cruise missiles at practice range,” the report said.
The operation will also practice working with Belarus on preparation and deployment of Russian nuclear weapons stationed in Belarus.
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[Regnum] The UN received a letter from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with questions regarding the staging of the Bucha massacre. This was announced on May 19 by the UN's spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric.
On May 19, Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, announced at a meeting of the UN Security Council that Lavrov had sent a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres with 12 questions regarding the Bucha provocation. Nebenzya noted that Moscow has been asking Guterres for assistance in obtaining a list of victims of the Bucha staging for four years and believes the incident was a deliberate fabrication used to disrupt peace talks in 2022.
"The letter has been received and a response is being drafted," Dujarric said at a briefing for journalists.
When asked for clarification, he added that the answer had not yet been sent.
The town of Bucha is located in the Kyiv region of Ukraine. It remained under Russian military control until the end of March 2022. Russian forces then abandoned the town. Meanwhile, Ukrainian and Western media outlets circulated video footage of the bodies of "dead" civilians lying along the road, allegedly filmed on the streets of the town. However, users noted that these "corpses" were moving their arms, and one of the "dead" stood up after a car passed by.
The Russian Ministry of Defense called the published materials a provocation. In July 2022, volunteer and former French military officer Adrien Bocquet, who had visited Ukraine, admitted to witnessing the staging in Bucha.
Russia has repeatedly demanded that the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights provide evidence of Russia's involvement in the events in Bucha. In turn, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office and the Investigative Committee submitted an official request for cooperation to the UN Secretariat. However, Moscow's requests remained unanswered.
As Lavrov reported, the Russian side was verbally informed that the Secretariat's lawyers considered the disclosure of information about the victims in Bucha inappropriate, citing the need to ensure the safety of their relatives as the reason.
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