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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…

There are no enemy ships in Ukrainian seas, with only one enemy Kalibr missile carrier remaining in the Mediterranean. This is stated in the operational information of the Ukrainian Navy as of 06:00 on 20.05.2025 on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. “There are no enemy ships in the Black Sea; there are no enemy ships in the Sea of Azov,” the military said. At the same time, according to the Ukrainian Navy, there are 3 enemy ships in the Mediterranean, of which 1 is a carrier of Kalibr cruise missiles with a total volley of up to 8 missiles. Read also: Russian…

Soldiers of the 77th separate airborne brigade of the Naddniprians Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled another attempted Russian assault, hitting a tank and destroying two cars and three motorcycles of the invaders. According to Ukrinform, the brigade reported this in Telegram and posted a video. “At about 4:00 am, the enemy launched an attack with three motorcycles, two lightly armored cars and a tank acting as a cover. Thanks to the quick and coordinated actions of the paratroopers, the enemy was quickly stopped. As a result of the battle, two enemy vehicles and motorcycles were…

The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense (HUR) is calling on residents of temporarily occupied territories (TOT) to report the locations of Russian air defense systems via the eVorog chatbot. As reported by Ukrinform, HUR posted the appeal on Telegram. “Air defense protects the invaders’ equipment and command centers, repels attacks from our Defense Forces, and covers the enemy’s offensive operations. Citizens, help make our military's advance more effective — report the locations of Russian air defense systems to eVorog. Any details about systems like Osa, Pantsir-S1, Tor, or Buk are important,” HUR stated. Intelligence officials noted that…

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has officially codified and approved for use in Ukrainian Armed Forces units the KRAMPUS mobile flamethrower strike system, which is designed for both assault and defensive operations. According to the ministry's press service, the domestically produced KRAMPUS complex has now been cleared for operational deployment, Ukrinform reports. "The Ministry of Defense has codified and approved for use in Ukrainian Armed Forces units the KRAMPUS mobile flamethrower strike complex, developed by a Ukrainian manufacturer. It is intended for both assault and defensive tasks," the statement reads. KRAMPUS is compact and lightweight enough to fit in the bed…