It has been the 1541 th day of the Ukrainian resistance to the russian military aggression.
What happened in Ukraine today:
Here is operational information of the General Staff as of 4 pm:
On 14 May, the aggressor attacked positions of the Defense Forces 53 times.
Artillery shelling of border areas continues. In Sumy oblast, the settlements of Ryzhivka, Korenok, Yastrubshchyna, Novovasylivka, Rohizne, Atynske, Budky, Volfyne, Vilna Sloboda, and Malushyne were affected; in Chernihiv oblast – Senkivka and Liskivshchyna.
Towards Northern Sloboda and Kursk, there were three combat engagements; the enemy carried out 44 attacks on settlements and positions of Ukrainian troops, 10 of which involved multiple launch rocket systems, and launched one airstrike using two guided bombs.
Towards Southern Sloboda, the enemy stormed positions of Ukrainian units seven times in the vicinity of Lyman and Starytsia, and towards Ternove and Izbytske. One combat engagement is ongoing.
Towards Kupiansk and Lyman, the enemy has not conducted active offensive operations.
Towards Sloviansk, the invaders’ attempt to advance in the vicinity of Rai-Oleksandrivka was unsuccessful.
Towards Kramatorsk, Ukrainian protectors stopped one enemy attack in the vicinity of Pryvillia.
Towards Kostiantynivka, the invaders carried out 11 attacks near Kostiantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Ivanopillia, Rusyn Yar, and Kucheriv Yar. One battle is still ongoing.
Towards Pokrovsk, the occupiers tried 21 times to push Ukrainian warriors from their positions in the vicinity of Nykanorivka, Rodynske, Novooleksandrivka, Hryshyne, Serhiivka, Udachne, Molodetske, and towards Novopavlivka. Four combat engagements are still ongoing.
Towards Oleksandrivka, the enemy conducted one unsuccessful assault in the vicinity of Oleksandrohrad.
Towards Huilaipole, the Defense Forces repelled five enemy attacks in the vicinity of Nove Zaporizhzhia, Zaliznychne, Hirke, and Huilaipilske. One combat engagement is still ongoing.
Towards Orikhiv, the enemy tried twice to advance in the vicinity of Shcherbaky.
Towards Kherson, Ukrainian defenders successfully stopped one enemy assault.
In other directions, there are currently no significant changes in the situation. No enemy attempts to advance were recorded.
Recent war events in the east of Ukraine
Kharkiv oblast
Frontline
Towards Southern Sloboda, russian troops stormed positions of Ukrainian units seven times in the vicinity of Lyman and Starytsia, and towards Ternove and Izbytske, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. One combat engagement was ongoing. Towards Kupiansk, the russian army has not conducted active offensive operations since the beginning of the day.
Over the past day, 241 combat engagements were recorded at the front, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Towards Southern Sloboda, russian troops stormed positions of the Defense Forces 22 times in the vicinity of Vovchanski Khutory, Lyman, Rybalchyne, Okhrimivka, and Starytsia, and towards Ternova, Izbytske, and Volokhivka.
Towards Kupiansk, Ukrainian defenders stopped an attempt by the russian army to advance in the vicinity of Borivska Andriivka.
Shelling
On the morning of May 14, russian troops attacked Kharkiv with drones. Kharkiv Regional Military Administration reports that as of now, 28 people are known to be injured, including three children. In Shevchenkivskyi district, 15 people sustained blast injuries: 10 women and five men. 12 victims are in medical facilities, three of them in serious condition. In Saltivskyi district, 10 women, a 13-year-old girl, and boys aged 8 and 12 were injured. Two adults sustained blast injuries, glass wounds, and bruises; the others, including the children, were diagnosed with an acute stress reaction.
Viktor Kovalenko, Head of Zolochiv Settlement Military Administration, reports that around 15:30, russian troops launched eight drone strikes on Liutivka, Zolochiv community. A house was destroyed in the village, and private buildings, the local administration office, and a Point of Invincibility were damaged. 14 people remain in Liutivka, having refused evacuation; 281 people have left the village over the past month.
State Penitentiary Service reported that in Shevchenkove, an administrative building housing two units of the Probation Center was damaged as a result of a falling russian drone.
Viktor Kovalenko, Head of Zolochiv Settlement Military Administration, reports that around 02:30 on May 14, russian troops launched six strikes with Geran UAVs on Odnorobivka, Zolochiv community. As a result of the attack, more than 10 apartments in two apartment buildings burned out, and three more private houses and a lyceum building were damaged.
Overnight on May 14, the russian army hit railway infrastructure in Kharkiv oblast. Ukrzaliznytsia reported that employees managed to reach shelters in time.
Kharkiv Regional Military Administration reports that over the past day, Kharkiv and 16 other settlements in the region came under enemy fire. As a result of the shelling, one person was killed and three others injured: a 63-year-old woman was wounded in Pysarivka, Zolochiv community; women aged 52 and 75 were injured in Kozacha Lopan, Derhachi community; and a 60-year-old man was killed in Riasne, Zolochiv community.
Kharkiv Regional Military Administration reported that russian troops used UAVs to attack Novobavarskyi, Osnovianskyi, Kholodnohirskyi, and Shevchenkivskyi districts of Kharkiv. Throughout the day, the russian army deployed two KABs, eight Geran-2 UAVs, five Molniya UAVs, seven FPV drones, and 46 unidentified drones across Kharkiv oblast.
In Kharkiv, a garage cooperative, three cars, and railway infrastructure were damaged. In Bohodukhiv, Izium, and Kharkiv regions, residential buildings, outbuildings, power grids, a car, a bus, a tractor, a garage, railway infrastructure, and a civilian enterprise were damaged.
Other
Kharkiv Regional Military Administration reports that the transit evacuation point in Lozova received 133 people over the past day. Since the point began operating, 33,953 people have been registered there.
Kharkiv Regional Military Administration reports that almost 90 hectares of territory were demined in Kharkiv oblast over the week. Specifically, almost 35 hectares of agricultural land, over 400 meters of gas pipelines, over 11 hectares of forests, and almost 2 kilometers of power lines were inspected; five households were demined, 20,073 consumers were reconnected to the power grid, and 678 explosive objects were neutralized.
Towards Kupiansk, soldiers of 41st Separate Mechanized Brigade helped a family whose house burned down due to russian shelling with food. On one of the packages, the fighters wrote: “AFU Food. Let us know what you need.”
In Kharkiv oblast, police officers of the “White Angel” special unit evacuated a 70-year-old resident of a settlement in Zolochiv community, which constantly suffers from shelling. The man is a former ATO veteran and combat participant who has difficulty moving and requires assistance.
In Kupiansk, police special forces, together with the rifle battalion of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Kharkiv region and the Defense Forces, evacuated 20 civilians over several days. Among them were elderly people, citizens with limited mobility, people with serious illnesses, and families with pets.
Kharkiv CHP-5 filed a claim with the Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine in the new category “Damage or destruction of critical infrastructure,” according to Asters law firm, which advised the enterprise. Damages caused to the CHP as a result of russian aggression were estimated at over 5 billion UAH. The application was filed on May 4, 2026, among the first in this category. The Register of Damage for Ukraine was created in 2023 under the auspices of the Council of Europe and is supported by 45 countries; as of now, over 125,000 claims have been submitted to it.
Kharkiv Regional Military Administration reports that after a forced pause, Diia.Business center resumed operations in Kharkiv oblast. The 300-square-meter space will serve as a platform for free consultations, training and development for small and medium-sized businesses, product presentations, demand testing, online promotion of goods, and digitalization of entrepreneurship.
In Kharkiv, the first educational “Vulyk” (Beehive) in a higher education institution in Ukraine was opened at Karazin University—a space for students, schoolchildren, and IDP children who lost access to a full educational environment due to the war. The 186.5-square-meter space has 59 seats, classrooms, a digital zone, a tutoring zone, a creative zone, a game room, and a relaxation area. Over 6 million UAH was spent on renovation and equipment within the project of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.
Also, the first underground university space in Ukraine—the “LandauCenter” secure scientific hub at Karazin Kharkiv National University—began operating in Kharkiv oblast. Classrooms, laboratories, interactive zones, and conditions for offline learning during air raids were set up there. The space is designed to support STEM fields, young scientists, and the popularization of science among schoolchildren and students.
Donetsk oblast
Frontline
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Defense Forces repelled 36 assaults towards Pokrovsk during the day. The occupiers attacked in the vicinity of Novopavlivka, Vilne, Kucheriv Yar, Bilytske, Rodynske, Novooleksandrivka, Hryshyne, Udachne, Serhiivka, Novomykolaivka, Toretske, Zolotoi Kolodiaz, and Novopidhorodne.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that towards Kostiantynivka, russian troops tried to advance 14 times.
Unmanned Systems Forces reported that in Donetsk oblast, pilots of the Unmanned Systems Forces struck a russian Redut-2US communication complex, which the occupiers use to create secure multi-channel communication lines. Ukrainian fighters also struck a Tor SAM system in Luhansk oblast and a base of the russian “Kaira” UAV unit in Donetsk oblast.
Shelling
Vadym Liakh, Head of Slaviansk City Military Administration, reports that since the beginning of the day, the russian army has attacked Slaviansk three times with Molniya-2 and Geran-2 drones.
Donetsk Region Police reported that for May 13, police recorded 1,654 strikes by the russian army on the frontline and residential sector of Donetsk region. Seven settlements were under fire: Dobropillia, Druzhkivka, Kramatorsk, Sviatohirsk, Slaviansk, Bilenke, and Viktorivka. 28 civilian objects were destroyed, including 18 residential buildings.
The russian army launched five strikes on Druzhkivka, including three KAB-250 bombs and FPV drones. Two civilians were killed, and another person was injured. 13 private houses and two cars were damaged.
In Bilenke, a person was injured and a private home damaged as a result of russian shelling.
As a result of drone attacks, a private house and two cars were damaged in Kramatorsk; two private homes and a car were damaged in Slaviansk; and an apartment building was damaged in Dobropillia.
Other
Police evacuated five people from frontline Mykolaivka, and a woman with two small children and a grandmother from Raihorodok. Mykolaivka is under daily strikes from aviation, tube artillery, and drones, and as the frontline approaches, more people wish to evacuate. After speaking with the police, the family from Raihorodok also agreed to leave: 11-year-old Valerii, 5-year-old Mariia, their mother, and grandmother are now safe.
Since the beginning of May, rescuers from the Phoenix evacuation unit have evacuated 29 people from Druzhkivka. The city has lived without electricity or communication for several months, so not all residents can independently contact evacuation groups. Recently, rescuers evacuated a 75-year-old woman who had lost her documents, phone, and money.
Kramatorsk City Council reported that due to the deteriorating security situation, monuments and sculptural compositions are being dismantled and moved to safer regions to preserve the city’s cultural heritage. Over the week, monuments to Leonid Bykov and Taras Shevchenko, the Vasyl Stus bas-relief, as well as the “Born in Ukraine” and “Scythian Girl” sculptural compositions have already been dismantled. Next, they plan to dismantle the memorial sign in honor of the Chornobyl disaster liquidators.
In the Shelter of Saint Princess Olha in Rivne region, women affected by domestic violence are helping displaced persons with limited mobility and elderly people from Donetsk oblast. They cook food, clean, and help with shopping and accompaniment. This area of work was introduced in 2025: women are involved in socially useful work through the employment center, which helps them recover from psychological trauma while providing care for evacuees. Currently, 33 people live in the shelter.
Olena Rybakova, Deputy Director of the Department of Agro-Industrial Development and Land Relations of Donetsk Regional Military Administration, reported that 144 agro-industrial entities are currently operating in the Ukrainian-controlled territory of Donetsk oblast: 27 enterprises, 40 farms, and 77 sole proprietors, whereas before the full-scale invasion, there were 1,223 agricultural companies in the region. Since the start of the invasion, 217 agro-industrial enterprises have been relocated from Donetsk oblast, and 52 of them continue to operate.
Mariupol City Council reported that in temporarily occupied Mariupol, the russian occupation authorities have failed to solve the problem of stray dogs for four years. There are about 10,000 animals in the city.
Luhansk oblast
Frontline
Ukrainian fighters struck a Tor SAM system in Luhansk oblast and a base of the russian Kaira UAV unit in Donetsk oblast.
Oleksii Kharchenko, Head of Luhansk Regional Military Administration, reports that in Luhansk oblast, russian troops used tube artillery 10 times, struck eight times with mortars, three times with automatic grenade launchers, and deployed 15 UAVs against Ukrainian defenders over the past day.
Life in evacuation
Novoaidar Settlement Military Administration, within the “Side by Side: United Communities” project, is developing partnerships with communities in various regions of Ukraine—from Zakarpattia to Kirovohrad oblast. Through the humanitarian hub in Uzhhorod and the Coordination Center in Sumy, residents are provided with food kits, hygiene products, consultations, social support, and assistance with household issues. The community also cooperates with partners in the fields of medicine, humanitarian support, the use of equipment and generators, preservation of cultural heritage, and children’s health recovery.
Shulhynka community, after the forced displacement of its residents, is developing support and interaction spaces to ensure people do not lose their connection with the community. The key platform is the Coordination Center for IDP Assistance in Chernivtsi, which has been operating since October 2022 and supports over 1,500 displaced persons. Social, legal, pension, and medical consultations are provided there, as well as assistance with employment, and creative and educational events for children, youth, and the elderly, including digital literacy courses and bookcrossing.
Life under occupation
Oleksii Kharchenko, Head of Luhansk Regional Military Administration, reports that in many cities of the so-called “lpr,” air raid notifications do not function during non-working hours. Specifically, in Starobilsk, the occupation administration recommends that residents stay home after 19:00 until sunrise. During this time, notifications of potential air raids are not even sent to mobile applications.
Oleksii Kharchenko, Head of Luhansk Regional Military Administration, reported that in Sievierodonetsk, residents complain about the inaction of communal services: over four years of occupation, city squares have turned into landfills. A similar situation exists with children’s playgrounds that survived the hostilities: they are maintained primarily by parents themselves.
What is happening now in the north of Ukraine
Kyiv oblast
On the night of 14 May, russian forces launched a massive attack on Kyiv. As of 18:00, nine people are known to have been killed and over 40 injured. In the Darnytskyi district of the capital, a residential building has been damaged. Search operations are ongoing at the sites of the strikes. The fatalities include three men, three women and a teenage girl. An infant and a minor are among the injured. A police officer has also been wounded.
The patrol police reported that as a result of the russian mass shelling in the capital, residential buildings, non-residential premises, a business centre, a car showroom, garages and cars have been damaged in the Shevchenkivskyi, Pecherskyi, Darnytskyi, Dniprovskyi, Obolonskyi, Solomianskyi, Desnianskyi, Sviatoshynskyi and Holosiivskyi districts.
The State Emergency Service reported that rescue workers in Kyiv are operating at eight locations across four districts. It is not yet known exactly how many people are trapped under the rubble. As of now, 14 people have not been in contact. Twenty-eight people have been rescued from a building in the Darnytskyi district where the structure collapsed. In total, around 150 personnel and approximately 50 units of general and specialist equipment are operating across Kyiv. Robotic equipment, dog handlers and psychologists are being deployed, and aircraft are operating at some locations.
According to the State Emergency Service, as of 6:00 am on 14 May, the following damage has been reported in Kyiv as a result of the russian attack:
- In Darnytskyi district, a high-rise building was hit, causing structural damage. Ten people have been rescued. Search and rescue operations are ongoing. At another location, debris fell onto the grounds of a petrol station.
- In Obolonskyi district, debris fell on a three-storey car park and business centre. At another address, debris damaged a flat on the 12th floor of a residential building and struck a 25-storey building under construction; Some people were wounded.
- In Dniprovskyi district, the attack caused a fire on the roof of a five-storey residential building. One person was found injured there. At another address, a UAV struck a five-storey building. Damage to a private residential building was also reported. In addition, several garages and a parked car caught fire.
- In Solomyanskyi district, a parked car caught fire.
- In Holosiivskyi district, debris was found on the carriageway.
- In Sviatoshynskyi district, debris was reported to have fallen onto open ground.
DTEK reported that on the night of 14 May, the russians also attacked Kyiv’s energy infrastructure. A transformer substation and a high-voltage power line were damaged as a result of a missile and drone strike. A production site, specialist equipment and 29 vehicles were also damaged.
According to Mykola Kalashnyk, Head of Kyiv Regional Military Administration, Kyiv oblast came under heavy attack from the russian army during the night of 14 May. Damage has been reported in five districts. As of 8:00 am, seven people are known to have been injured, including a child. The effects of the enemy attack have been recorded in all districts of the region. In total, over 70 properties have been damaged. Among them are private and multi-storey residential buildings, warehouses and office premises, vehicles, power lines, and critical infrastructure facilities.
A fire broke out in a warehouse and two cars in Bucha region.
Three private homes were damaged in Obukhiv region.
In Brovary region, three private homes, a car and a business premises were damaged.
In Boryspil region, five residents were injured. A 27-year-old man and a 56-year-old woman were hospitalised. A three-year-old child and two women aged 37 and 20 were also injured. A multi-storey building, six cars, a business, a private house and outbuildings were damaged.
In Fastiv region, two women aged 42 and 32 were injured. One of them sustained multiple lacerations to both limbs, whilst the other suffered from emotional shock and an acute stress reaction. Necessary medical assistance was provided at the scene. A multi-storey building was damaged.
In Bila Tserkva region, a private house was damaged.
According to the State Emergency Service, in the village of Chabany, fragments of a combat missile entered a flat in a multi-storey building during an enemy attack. Rescue workers carried out an extremely complex operation to remove parts of the missile from the residential building. The most dangerous situation was on the ground floor, where the unexploded warhead remained.
DTEK reported that power grid restoration is ongoing in Kyiv oblast following a massive enemy attack. Power engineers have already restored electricity to over 2,200 homes that were left without power as a result of enemy shelling. Currently, over 14,000 families remain without electricity.
Zhytomyr oblast
According to the Housing Department of Zhytomyr City Council, in Zhytomyr, a commission carried out an inspection of a high-rise building damaged by an enemy strike. A russian UAV crashed onto the roof of the 10-storey building at around 11:00 on 13 May, creating a hole. There is also minor damage to the communal windows between floors in the stairwells.
The Regional Military Administration reported that in Zhytomyr oblast, the state programme ‘Restoration’ continues to be implemented; this programme has been helping people to repair their homes and return to normal life following the consequences of russian aggression for three years already. During this period, 1,673 families in the oblast have received compensation totalling almost 372 million hryvnias. In particular, 1,447 families received funds to repair damaged homes – a total of nearly 138 million hryvnias. As of 13 May, 587 applications from citizens for housing vouchers had been registered, of which 460 have already been approved by the commissions on assistance for IDPs from the temporarily occupied territories, which have been established in 66 local communities across the oblast.
Sumy oblast
The State Border Guard Service reported that border guards of Steel Border Brigade eliminated two occupiers towards Sloboda and Kursk. They also destroyed four vehicles, eight shelters, two antennas and a waiting drone.
The State Border Guard Service informed that border guards of Prime Unmanned Aerial Systems Company destroyed russian ammunition and fuel and lubricant depots towards Northern Sloboda. Two more D-30 guns, equipment, communications and electronic warfare systems were also destroyed. Enemy troops also suffered significant personnel losses.
According to the General Staff, four combat clashes took place towards Northern Sloboda and Kursk over the past day, 13 May. russian forces carried out three air strikes, used eight guided bombs, and conducted 111 attacks on positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements, including eight using multiple-launch rocket systems.
The Regional Military Administration reported that on the morning of 14 May, in Bilopillia community, a 54-year-old man was wounded after a russian drone hit a civilian motorcycle. The man was evacuated from the scene. He sustained moderate injuries.
The Regional Military Administration informed that three people, including two children, were injured in Hlukhiv community as a result of enemy strikes in Sumy oblast over the past day, 13 May. A 67-year-old woman who was wounded on 7 May in an enemy UAV attack in Velyka Pysarivka community died in hospital.
Over the day, from the morning of 13 May to the morning of 14 May, russian troops carried out more than 40 attacks on 23 settlements in 14 territorial communities of oblast. Most attacks were recorded in Sumy and Shostka regions. The enemy used mortars, artillery, FPV drones, UAVs and guided aerial bombs. Over the day, air-raid alerts in oblast lasted 21 hours and 38 minutes.
Civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged and destroyed:
- In Kyrykivka community, a private residential house and a civilian infrastructure facility were damaged.
- In Seredyna-Buda community, houses and outbuildings were destroyed, and civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged.
- In Hlukhiv community, an outbuilding, premises of an educational institution, private residential houses and civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged.
- In Bilopillia community, a car was destroyed.
- In Vorozhba community, outbuildings were damaged.
- In Shalyhyne community, a private residential house and a tractor were damaged.
- In Krasnopillia community, a private residential house and civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged.
- In Velyka Pysarivka community, premises of a community centre were damaged.
- In Esman community, a private residential house and an outbuilding were destroyed.
- In Znob-Novhorodske community, a civilian infrastructure facility was damaged.
Over the day, local authorities together with units of State Emergency Service, National Police and public organisations evacuated seven people from border communities.
Chernihiv oblast
Andrii Podorvan, Adviser to Head of Chernihiv Regional Military Administration, reported that during 13 May, amid a massive russian attack, Chernihiv oblast recorded the largest number of russian aerial targets since the start of the full-scale invasion. From 7am on 13 May to 7am on 14 May, Defence Forces shot down almost 300 russian UAVs in the skies over Chernihiv oblast.
Oleksandr Seliverstov, Head of Regional Military Administration, said that russian army attacked Novhorod-Siverskyi by a UAV on 14 May. The enemy strike was recorded at around 10:35am. As a result of the attack, grain storage equipment on the premises of a private agricultural enterprise was damaged.
Chernihivoblenerho informed that an energy facility in Chernihiv region was damaged as a result of a russian attack on the morning of 14 May. More than 31,000 consumers were left without electricity. Energy workers will begin restoration work as soon as the security situation allows.
According to Chernihiv Border Guard Detachment, russian troops attacked five border communities of Chernihiv oblast during 13 May: Novhorod-Siverskyi, Semenivka, Snovsk, Koriukivka and Horodnia. The enemy launched strikes using tube artillery (nine explosions), guided aerial bombs (three explosions), Shahed-type UAVs (10 explosions), FPV drones (13 explosions), and dropped an explosive device from a UAV (one explosion). At least nine settlements came under enemy fire.
Chernihiv oblast Police reported that police explosives experts neutralised a thermobaric warhead of a russian Shahed-type attack UAV in Koriukivka region on 12 May. The UAV had been shot down by Defence Forces of Ukraine. The remains of the UAV were found in the yard of a private household and could have detonated at any moment.
Recent events in the central regions of Ukraine
Dnipropetrovsk oblast
Mykola Lukashuk, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Council, said that the occupiers struck Nikopol, Chervonohryhorivka and Marhanets communities with artillery and FPV drones. A fire broke out. Three private houses were damaged.
A private house caught fire as a result of a UAV attack in Dubovykivska community. Four people were injured, including a 12-year-old boy.
The occupiers struck Nikopol, Pokrovske rural, Myrove, Chervonohryhorivka and Marhanets communities with UAVs and artillery throughout the day. Nine private houses, six cars, a minibus and enterprises were damaged.
Hrushivka community was hit by FPV drones. A private house and a petrol station were damaged.
Vinnytsia oblast
During an air attack by russian troops on Vinnytsia oblast, servicemen of the 40th Colonel Danylo Nechai Regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine destroyed an attack UAV.
Poltava oblast
Poltava Regional Military Administration informed that about 1,000 consumers in several settlements were left without gas supply in Poltava oblast as a result of a night attack. In total, the enemy carried out a combined strike on Kremenchuh region overnight. The attack damaged technological equipment at an industrial enterprise, as well as vehicles and warehouse premises of a motor transport enterprise. Private houses were also destroyed and damaged at two locations.
Cherkasy oblast
Ihor Taburets, Head of Cherkasy Regional Military Administration, reported that four russian missiles and 32 UAVs were neutralised in Cherkasy oblast. In addition, after yesterday’s attack, four people remain in hospitals: three are in moderate condition and one is in mild condition.
Latest news from the front of the southern regions of Ukraine
Zaporizhzhia oblast
Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, reported that a 70-year-old man was injured as a result of a russian FPV drone attack on Preobrazhenka, Polohy district.
Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, reported that the russian army struck the regional center. Industrial and critical infrastructure sustained damage. Preliminarily, there are no casualties.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Defense Forces repelled 40 russian attacks towards Huilaipole and Orikhiv on May 13. Specifically, the russians tried to advance in the vicinity of Shcherbaky, Stepnohirsk, Dobropillia, Zlahoda, Pryvillia, Vozdvyzhivka, Zaliznychne, Verkhnia Tersa, Hirke, Sviatopetrivka, Tsvitkove, Staroukrainka, and Charivne.
Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, reported that one person was killed as a result of an attack on Zaporizhzhia district. On May 13, the russian army launched 973 strikes on 49 settlements in Zaporizhzhia oblast. The city council reported that 12 apartment buildings, as well as non-residential premises, were damaged in Voznesenivskyi district due to yesterday’s russian attack.
Mykolaiv oblast
Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration reported that the russian army massively attacked the region throughout the past day and night. As a result of combat work and falling debris, a fire broke out in a summer kitchen and a garage in Pervomaisk, and a car was damaged. No one was injured. Also, on May 13, russian military attacked Ochakiv community 13 times with FPV drones and launched artillery strikes on Kutsurub community three times.
Odesa oblast
Oleh Kiper, Head of Odesa Regional Military Administration, reported that two men, aged 33 and 70, were injured as a result of an overnight attack in Odesa oblast. Port infrastructure facilities came under strike. Equipment, property, and freight vehicles were damaged as a result of two waves of attacks. Shelling also caused fires, which were extinguished by rescuers.
Air Command South reported that during a combined air attack on the night of May 14, servicemen of the “Kolibri” interceptor UAV crew destroyed two Shahed-type strike drones in Odesa oblast.
Kherson oblast
Kherson Regional Military Administration reported that at approximately 09:30, russian invaders attacked the Korabelnyi district of Kherson with drones. As a result, six men aged 44, 30, 34, 46, 37, and 44 were injured. Among them are five employees of Kherson City Military Administration and a volunteer.
According to the Regional Military Administration, violating all norms of international law, the russians attacked cars of a humanitarian mission in Korabelnyi district of Kherson with a drone. Vehicles of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) were damaged in the strike. Information regarding casualties is being clarified.
Kherson Regional Military Administration reported that at around 10:00, the russians killed a woman in the Korabelnyi district of Kherson. The woman, whose identity is currently being established, sustained fatal injuries due to a strike by an enemy UAV.
At approximately 08:20, russian occupiers struck the Korabelnyi district of Kherson with a UAV. As a result of the attack, a 66-year-old man sustained shrapnel wounds to his chest, arms, and legs, a concussion, and blast and closed craniocerebral injuries.
Around 07:30, russian occupiers attacked a woman with a drone in the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson. A 69-year-old resident, who was on the street, came under the strike. She was taken to the hospital with shrapnel wounds to her back, a concussion, and blast and closed craniocerebral injuries.
A 61-year-old woman sustained a blast injury, concussion, brain tremor, and an acute stress reaction as a result of an overnight russian drone attack.
Kherson Regional Military Administration reported that Shevchenkivka, Novovorontsovka community, came under russian drone strikes last night. Due to hits by enemy UAVs, a residential building was destroyed. The roof was damaged, windows blown out, and internal premises ruined.
An elderly resident of Komyshany was killed due to yesterday’s russian shelling. At approximately 16:00, the occupiers struck the settlement with artillery, resulting in fatal injuries to a 79-year-old woman.
Latest news for today in the western regions of Ukraine
Volyn oblast
In Kivertsy, Soldier Svyrydiuk Serhii was awarded with the III degree Order of Courage (posthumously). The award was presented to his mother, Svitlana Svyrydiuk.
Zakarpattia oblast
The RMA reported that during a working meeting of the Ukrainian and Romanian delegations at the premises of the Sziget Marmației municipality, they discussed the prospects for cooperation in the field of border infrastructure development and establishing partnerships between associations of territorial communities located on both sides of the border.
Ivano-Frankivsk oblast
Prykarpattia continues to receive forcibly displaced people who are forced to leave their homes in search of safety due to the war. In total, since the beginning of 2026, Ivano-Frankivsk oblast has received 72 people, including 17 children.
Lviv oblast
The RMA held a meeting of veteran support specialists and representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross. The key topic of discussion was improving mechanisms for assisting families of prisoners of war and missing servicemen.
Rivne oblast
Another group of students from Rivne oblast went to Artek for health improvement. This is the 4th since the beginning of the year. These are 20 children from privileged categories.
Ternopil oblast
A meeting was held with the families of prisoners of war and missing servicemen in Ternopil. Families of the defenders received comprehensive explanations regarding the algorithms for searching for the missing, interaction with state structures and international organizations, as well as mechanisms for verifying captivity.
Khmelnytskyi oblast
Khmelnytskyi community sent 80 13-inch fiber-optic FPV drones worth UAH 1.6m with a reinforced battery to the military.
Chernivtsi oblast
Chernivtsi community paid its last respects to Vitalii Adukovsky, Soldier of the Military Unit A2582. The Hero was killed while performing a combat mission in Dnipropetrovsk oblast.
International support of Ukraine in the russian-Ukrainian war (russia’s invasion of Ukraine)
John Healy, UK Defense Secretary, announced that London is accelerating the supply of air defense systems and anti-drone equipment to Ukraine. The decision was made after large-scale russian drone attacks over the past 24 hours.
Materials compiled by Tetyana Pidgorna, Olena Reka, Yana Hushchyna, Tamara Moshkovska, Sofia Ratynska, Ioanna Kryvenko, Helena Albahachiieva, Kristina Maknynia
Translated by Tetyana Pidgorna, Yana Hushchyna, Alla Litrovnyk, Liudmyla Stadnykova, Ilona Korolevska, Tetiana Moiseienko, Marharyta Koval, Tetiana Kurbatova
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