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In Velykopysarivka community of Sumy region, Russian attacks have damaged hydraulic infrastructure. This was reported by the Sumy Regional Military Administration (RMA) on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. “As a result of another attack by Russian forces, hydraulic structures in Velykopysarivka community were damaged. Currently, there is no flooding in residential areas. Water levels are stable, with no rise,” the statement reads. It is noted that the situation is under constant monitoring by specialists. A meeting of the Commission on Technogenic and Environmental Safety and Emergencies was held, involving representatives from the regional water resources office. Based on their assessment, there…

Russia has simply bought time to carry out offensive operations by refusing the U.S. demand for an immediate ceasefire. Russian military bloggers are claiming they’ve been allowed to “fight until victory.” As reported by Ukrinform, this was stated on Telegram by Andrii Kovalenko, Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) under the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC). “Russia has simply gained time to carry out offensive actions by refusing the U.S. proposal for an immediate ceasefire. Russian war correspondents are openly writing that they’ve been given permission to ‘fight until victory.’ They aren’t even hiding their…

As a result of Russian shelling early on May 20, ten people were injured in Kherson. This was reported by the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. According to the report, around 7:00, Russian Armed Forces launched an attack at the civilian population of Kherson using an unmanned aerial vehicle (drone). The enemy targeted a public minibus carrying passengers. Five of them were injured. Starting from 8:30, invading forces conducted artillery shelling of the city. As of 10:00, five more injuries were reported. Most of the victims are elderly people who were in their homes at the…

The number of people injured in a Russian drone attack on a passenger bus in Kherson has increased to five. The press service of the Kherson Military-Civil Administration reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "The number of those wounded in an enemy drone attack on minibus No. 5 has increased to five, including the driver and two other passengers," the statement reads. The administration noted that the injured include men aged 62 and 41, and a 45-year-old woman. All suffered concussions and blast injuries. Read also: Kherson police investigate Russian shooting of civilian car in February 2022 This morning,…

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On May 19, Russian forces killed one civilian and injured six others in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region. Vadym Filashkin, head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, announced this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. Filashkin stated that one person was killed in Siversk, and six others were wounded in Russian attacks. He said that the official casualty count for the Donetsk region — 3,215 killed and 7,148 injured — does not include data from occupied Mariupol and Volnovakha. Read also: Russia preparing orphaned children from occupied Donetsk region for war against Ukraine – CCD As previously reported, Russian troops struck a…

Ukraine's air defense forces neutralized 93 drones launched by Russia in an overnight attack that began on the evening of May 19. The Ukrainian Air Force said this in a post on the Telegram messaging app, according to Ukrinform. Beginning at 19:00 on Monday, May 19, Russian forces launched 108 strike UAVs — primarily Shahed-type drones and other drone decoys — from Bryansk, Shatalovo, Oryol, Millerovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk. Ukraine's air defenses, including fighter aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare teams, drone warfare units, and mobile fire groups, responded to the aerial assault. Read also: War update: 177 clashes on front…

On May 19, Ukraine's Defense Forces engaged in 177 combat clashes with Russian invaders, with the highest number recorded in the Pokrovsk sector. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said this in an operational update as of 08:00 on Tuesday, May 20, Ukrinform reports. Yesterday, Russian forces launched 59 airstrikes on Ukrainian positions and populated areas, dropping 117 guided bombs and deploying 2,882 kamikaze drones. Additionally, the enemy carried out 5,366 artillery strikes, including 157 from multiple launch rocket systems. Russian airstrikes targeted areas near Pyharivka in the Sumy region, Novopil in the Donetsk region, Huliaipole, Temyrivka, Stepnohirsk,…

Yesterday, Russian invaders attacked the Ochakivska and Kutsurubska communities in Mykolaiv region. This was reported by the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration Vitaliy Kim in Telegram, Ukrinform reports. “Yesterday, on May 19, at 11:25 a.m., the enemy attacked the town of Ochakiv with an FPV drone. Ochakiv of the Ochakiv community. There were no casualties,” he said. In addition, at 14:30, the enemy fired artillery and attacked Kutsurubska community nine times with FPV drones. As a result of one of the attacks in Dmytrivka village, a farm vehicle was damaged. There were no casualties. Read also: Fatalities, injuries…

The total combat losses of Russian troops from February 24, 2022, to May 20, 2025, in the war against Ukraine amount to about 975,800 people, including 1,030 people over the past day. This is stated in the message of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. Also, the Russian army lost 10,834 (+1) tanks, 22,567 (+5) armored combat vehicles, 28,067 (+58) artillery systems, 1,388 (+1) MLRS, 1,167 (+0) air defense systems, 372 (+0) aircraft, and 336 (+0) helicopters, operational and tactical level UAVs - 36,621 (+118), cruise missiles - 3,197 (+0), ships/boats - 28…