It has been the 1545 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:
Since the start of the day, the aggressor has carried out 71 attacks.
The aggressor is shelling border areas. Today, in Sumy oblast, the following areas were affected: Iskryskivshchyna, Tovtodubove, Ryzhivka, Rohizne, Korenok, Sopych, Luzhky, Bachivsk, Novovasylivka, Ulanove, Neskuchne and Buniachyne. In Chernihiv oblast, Khrinivka and Kliusy were affected. Vilna Sloboda in Sumy oblast also came under air attack.
Towards Northern Sloboda and Kursk, the enemy carried out 26 shelling attacks on settlements and our troops’ positions.
Towards Southern Sloboda, the enemy made three attempts to improve its position in the areas of Prylipka and Hrafske. One of these attacks is still ongoing.
Towards Kupiansk, the enemy carried out two assaults towards Petropavlivka.
Towards Lyman, the enemy attacked eight times towards Stavky, Zarichne, Drobysheve and Ozerny. One of these attacks is still ongoing.
Towards Sloviansk, the occupiers attempted three times to improve their position towards Rai-Oleksandrivka and Kalenyky.
Towards Kramatorsk, the enemy did not carry out any active offensive operations.
Towards Kostiantynivka, the invaders launched 11 attacks towards the settlements of Kostiantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Illinivka, Ivanopillia, Kucheriv Yar and Vilne.
Towards Pokrovsk, the occupiers have attempted 25 times to push our troops from their positions towards the settlements of Dorozhnie, Shevchenko, Rodynske, Novooleksandrivka, Hryshyne, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novoserhiivka, Molodetske and Filiia since the start of the day. Four of these attacks are still ongoing.
Towards Oleksandrivka, the enemy is attempting to advance towards Voronne. The assault is ongoing.
Towards Huliaipole, 15 attacks were launched against our defenders’ positions in the areas of Charivne, Novozaporizhzhia, Tsvitkove, Rivne, Zaliznychne and Staroukrainka. One of these attacks is still ongoing.
Towards Orikhiv, no enemy assaults have been recorded.
Towards Kherson, the enemy launched three attacks towards Antonivka and Bilohrudyi Island.
In other directions, there are currently no significant changes in the situation. No attempts by the enemy to advance have been recorded.
Ukrainian troops are wearing down the enemy along the entire line of contact and in the rear.
Recent war events in the east of Ukraine
Kharkiv oblast
Frontline
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as of 4pm, russian troops had launched three attacks towards Southern Sloboda, in the areas of Prylipka and Hrafske. One engagement was still ongoing. Towards Kupiansk, Russian forces launched two assaults towards Petropavlivka.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that over the past 24 hours, 242 combat engagements were recorded on the front line. Towards Southern Sloboda, russian troops attacked the positions of the Defence Forces 13 times in the areas of Vovchanski Khutory, Prylipka, Dvorichanske, Starytsia, Veterynarne, Izbytske, Zybyne, Ternova, Okhrymivka and Kolodiazne. Towards Kupiansk, the russian army attacked twice towards Petropavlivka and Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi.
Borova Village Council informed that the russian army is spreading information about the alleged capture of Borova and fighting in Shyikivka, Izium region. The russians are passing off footage of the advance on Borova community as videos filmed in Luhansk oblast.
Attacks
Viktor Kovalenko, Head of Zolochiv Civil-Military Administration, reported that russian forces attacked Klynova-Novoselivka in Zolochiv community with two Molniya-type UAVs. A private house, outbuildings, a summer kitchen and a tractor were destroyed in the village.
The RMA stated that in Bohodukhiv, a russian UAV struck near a car in the town centre. Two people were reportedly injured, and a 29-year-old woman suffered an acute stress reaction. Medical staff provided assistance to the victims.
Mayor Ihor Terekhov said that in Saltivskyi district of Kharkiv, a russian drone, preliminarily identified as a Molniya type, was reported to have struck the ground. According to police, the drone hit the ground near a bus stop. There were no injuries or damage; experts are determining the type of drone.
According to Viacheslav Zadorenko, Head of Derhachi Military Administration, at 7:45am, the russian army struck a residential area in Nova Kozacha, Derhachi community, with a drone. A house and an outbuilding were damaged, and a fire broke out at the impact site. There were no injuries.
Over the past 24 hours, eight settlements in Kharkiv oblast have come under enemy attack. In Shypuvate, Velykyi Burluk community, a 63-year-old woman was injured as a result of an attack by an FPV drone. Medical staff also treated a 43-year-old man who was wounded on 15 May by the explosion of an unknown device in Osynove, Kupiansk community.
Over the past 24 hours, the russian army deployed two KABs, one Geran-2 UAV, six Molniya UAVs, two FPV drones and 59 unidentified drones in the oblast.
In Bohodukhiv region, an apartment block, two private houses, three shops, two administrative buildings, power lines and two buses were damaged. In Izium region, a private house and a community centre were damaged; in Kharkiv r,gion private houses, a farm building and a garage were damaged; and in Chuhuiv region, a former children’s camp was damaged.
Over the past week, 63 settlements in the oblast, including Kharkiv, came under enemy attack. 57 people were injured as a result of the shelling, including nine children; one person was killed, and another was injured by the explosion of an unknown device. Over the course of the week, the russian army deployed 17 KABs, 45 Geran-2 UAVs, 30 Molniya UAVs, one Lancet UAV, 49 FPV drones and 219 unidentified UAVs in Kharkiv oblast. The civilian infrastructure in Bohodukhiv and Kupiansk regions, as well as in Kharkiv, suffered the most damage: residential buildings, educational and administrative institutions, a clinic, a boarding school, a farm, catering establishments, shops, power lines, railway infrastructure, public transport stops, a metro exit, cars, buses and other facilities were damaged. State Emergency Service units extinguished 26 fires caused by russian shelling.
Other
Kharkiv Regional Military Administration said that the transit evacuation centre in Lozova has taken in 68 people over the past 24 hours. Since the centre opened, 34,671 people have been registered there.
The 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade stated that an 85-year-old paralysed woman and her 50-year-old son were evacuated from the area near Vovchansk. The operation was carried out during the night of 12–13 May by servicemen of the 3rd Motorised Infantry Battalion “Volia”. According to the brigade, a ground-based robotic system was used for the evacuation for the first time.
Kharkiv Regional Military Administration reported that the evacuation of people from communities close to the front line is continuing in Kharkiv oblast. A 12-year-old boy was recently evacuated from Kupiansk, even though there were reportedly no children left in the town. According to the Regional State Administration, 377 people remain in Kupiansk.
School buses are being provided to underground educational institutions in the oblast. Currently, there are 23 such schools operating, with plans to complete a further 13 by the end of the year.
The All-Ukrainian “Games of Heroes” took place in Kharkiv oblast — a CrossFit competition among veterans of the War for Ukraine’s Independence. Athletes from Kharkiv, Kyiv, Lviv, Chernihiv, Odesa and other oblasts took part in the tournament. The competition was held in several categories for athletes with amputations and professionals, and a demonstration training session entitled “First Step” was also held, involving male and female veterans from communities across the oblast.
Donetsk oblast
According to Ihor Yeskov, Head of the Information Policy Department at Kramatorsk City Council, for the first time since the start of the full-scale invasion, russian troops have targeted the largest flagpole in Kramatorsk. The damaged flag has already been replaced.
Kramatorsk City Council reported that during the day the russian army launched a multiple launch rocket system strike on Kramatorsk. A woman was killed, two others were injured, and private homes were damaged.
The State Emergency Service informed that russian occupiers carried out an air strike on Druzhkivka. One person was killed. During the night, russian forces dropped three guided bombs on the town, reportedly damaging two houses.
Sloviansk was also under attack, where two private homes and a civilian vehicle were damaged, as was Myrne. No reports of casualties have been received.
Donetsk Regional Police said that on 17 May, the police recorded 1,095 strikes by the russian army along the front line and in residential areas. Nine settlements were under attack: Dobropillia, Druzhkivka, Kramatorsk, Mykolaivka, Sloviansk, Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka, Yasnohirka, Myrne and Pryvillia. Twenty civilian structures were damaged, including 10 residential buildings.
Russian forces struck Sloviansk with three drones. Two civilians were injured, and a private house, a shop and a mobile crane were damaged.
The russian army attacked Druzhkivka with four FPV drones. One person was injured, and two apartment blocks and a car were damaged.
In Dobropillia, one person was injured and an apartment block was damaged.
In Kramatorsk, a drone attack damaged an apartment block, a hospital, a shop and a civilian vehicle.
In Mykolaivka, four apartment blocks were damaged; in Mirne, a private house; and in Yasnohirka, a garage.
From the frontline town of Dobropillia, soldiers from the 4th Special Operations Battalion “Force of Freedom” of the Rubizh Brigade, together with the White Angel police evacuation unit, evacuated two young children whose parents had been killed in russian shelling. The children’s grandmother had alerted the police to the tragedy. The soldiers found the children, took them to a safe place, fed them and handed them over to the evacuation team.
Sloviansk City Council reported that the regular evacuation service has begun operating from Sloviansk to Kharkiv evacuation centre, from where people can travel by train to safer regions of Ukraine.
Volunteers from the Druzhba charity are evacuating dogs from a shelter in Kramatorsk due to constant russian shelling and the risk that it will later be impossible to remove the animals. The shelter houses abandoned dogs and animals rescued after suffering serious injuries. There are currently 136 dogs in the shelter, and around 50 have already been taken to safer regions since April. Volunteers are looking for new homes for the animals or places in partner organisations and are raising funds for treatment and transport.
Luhansk oblast
Russian forces attacked Dnipro with missiles and strike drones for over six hours, damaging residential buildings, civilian infrastructure and four medical facilities that had been relocated from Luhansk oblast, — Luhansk Regional Clinical Hospital, the Regional Mental Health Centre, the Primary Healthcare Centre from Rubizhne, and Lysychansk Multidisciplinary Hospital. These institutions retained their staff and resumed providing medical care in Dnipro from 2022. As a result of strikes on the building housing the hospital from Lysychansk, the blast wave shattered almost all the windows; the other three medical facilities also sustained damage of varying degrees. Work to clear up the aftermath of the shelling is currently underway.
At a meeting of the Coordination Centre for Civilian Support at Luhansk Regional Military Administration, the work of the support system for IDPs, veterans, children and other vulnerable groups was discussed, particularly in the communities of Starobilsk region There are two resilience centres operating in the district – in Bilovodsk and Markivske communities – and six humanitarian hubs, through which 12,325 displaced persons from Luhansk oblast have been registered. In 2025, 41,547 services were provided there, including nearly 19,500 medical services, over 5,000 social services and 1,693 psychological services; in the first four months of 2026, 19,191 services have already been provided. Over UAH 13.7m was allocated to local support programmes in 2025, of which nearly UAH 8m went towards assistance for veterans, defenders and the families of those killed, captured or missing in action; UAH 2.5m was allocated to programmes for children. 1,132 displaced persons from Luhansk oblast have made use of temporary accommodation, with a further 961 people continuing to live there.
In the temporarily occupied Luhansk oblast, between 11 and 17 May, mobilisation measures, the staffing crisis, the deterioration of social services and control over the population intensified. In Sievierodonetsk, there remains a critical shortage of notaries: the city is effectively served by a single specialist, and the waiting list is booked up five months in advance. The occupiers are also demanding that disability documents be reissued, particularly those issued by the so-called “lpr” itself, threatening to cut off payments; however, the medical and social commissions cannot keep up with the demand. Medical facilities in Siverskodonetsk, Lysychansk and Rubizhne are not integrated into the russian public services system, so residents cannot book a doctor’s appointment online or check consultation hours.
The occupying authorities are also tightening control over mobilisation processes: checks will cover military registration offices, businesses and educational institutions, particularly young people as young as school age. The decision by the russian State Duma to write off loan debts of up to rub 10m in the event of signing a contract with the Russian army after 1 May will also apply to the temporarily occupied Luhansk oblast. At the same time, the occupiers are expanding military training for young people: over two years, three thousand young men and women have passed through Luhansk branch of the Voin centre, where they were trained in UAV operation, tactical and engineering skills.
The staff shortage in the occupied territory is becoming systemic: in Siverskodonetsk, the russians are attempting to recruit future medical professionals by offering them places at russian universities, followed by compulsory work placements in local hospitals; however, the first results will only be visible in five to six years. The much-touted “reconstruction” is also effectively failing: in Siverskodonetsk, yet another contractor has abandoned a high-rise building after carrying out partial façade work, without completing the interior repairs, and the condition of the structures is already causing concern among residents.
What is happening now in the north of Ukraine
Kyiv oblast
According to the Department of Regional Development of the Kyiv Regional State Administration, construction is underway on the Max Levin Borodianka Children’s School of Arts at 230 Tsentralna Street. The work is being carried out as part of a pilot project to rebuild settlements affected by russia’s armed aggression. A dual-purpose facility with the protective properties of a radiation shelter, designed to accommodate 188 people, is being built in the basement.
The Kyiv Regional Military Administration reported that Kyiv oblast has handed over a new batch of specialised pick-up trucks to meet the needs of the 429th Separate Brigade of Unmanned Systems ‘Achilles’.
A mental health event, ‘WE ARE TOGETHER’, took place in Irpin, featuring various activities for residents and visitors, performances by Ukrainian show business stars, and a fund-raiser for an evacuation boat for the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine.
Brovary received assistance from international partners in Erlangen (Germany). A modern Mercedes-Benz fire truck was also donated to the community with the support of the Kyiv Regional State Administration and HECH TEK UKRAINE LLC.
In the Makariv community, as part of the HOPE project, technical and architectural solutions were presented for the restoration of apartment blocks damaged as a result of hostilities.
A modern sensory room has been opened at the Mental Health Centre of the Kyiv Regional Children’s Hospital to support children’s emotional well-being, development and psychosocial recovery. The project was implemented with the support of the ‘Tvoia Opora’ Charitable Foundation and VIATEC.
The Kyiv Regional Military Administration reported that the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War hosted the opening of the ‘Project 12’ exhibition. The exhibition brings together 12 works by artist Serhiy Smetankin on the resistance, courage and resilience of Ukrainians. A special place in the exhibition is given to the combat history of the “Da Vinci Wolves” battalion and the “Honour” company.
Zhytomyr oblast
On 18 May, the Zhytomyr region came under attack from russian military drones during the night. Damage to civilian infrastructure has been reported in the Korosten and Zviahel communities. Windows were also shattered in a high-rise building in the Korosten community. A commission will be sent to the site to assess the extent of the damage.
Sumy oblast
The Regional Military Administration reported that over the past day, 17 May, Defence Forces destroyed around 300 enemy drones over Sumy oblast.
The State Emergency Service informed that on the night of 18 May, russian forces struck Hlukhiv by at least four drones. Buildings of an educational institution were damaged, with subsequent fires. Rescuers extinguished fires simultaneously at three locations. In addition to university buildings and a dormitory, the blast wave damaged private homes nearby.
According to Sumy branch of Gas Distribution Networks reported that russian forces damaged a gas pipeline in Mykolaivka rural community. As a result of the attack, some consumers in the villages of Rudnivka and Krovne are without gas. Repair work is ongoing.
The Regional Military Administration reported that as a result of enemy strikes in Sumy oblast over the past day, 17 May, one person was killed and four people were injured:
- In Seredyna-Buda community, men aged 52 and 73 were injured after a car drove over an explosive device.
- In Bilopillia community, a 46-year-old man was injured in an enemy drone strike.
- In Velyka Pysarivka community, a 52-year-old man was killed and a 25-year-old man was injured in an enemy drone strike.
Over the course of the day, from the morning of 17 May to the morning of 18 May, russian forces carried out 50 attacks on 31 settlements in 19 territorial communities of the oblast. The highest number of attacks was recorded in Sumy and Shostka region. The enemy used mortars, artillery, FPV drones, UAVs and guided aerial bombs. Over the day, the air raid alert in the oblast lasted 21 hours and 20 minutes.
Civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged and destroyed:
- in Buryn community, private residential houses and civilian cars were damaged;
- in Khutir-Mykhailivskyi community, private residential houses and a civilian infrastructure facility were damaged;
- in Svesa community, a lorry was damaged;
- in Kyrykivka community, an outbuilding and cars were damaged;
- in Seredyna-Buda community, a car was damaged;
- in Mykolaivka rural community, a private household was damaged;
- in Sumy community, a vehicle was destroyed, and an apartment block, private residential houses and an outbuilding were damaged;
- in Okhtyrka community, an outbuilding was damaged;
- in Yampil community, a private house was damaged;
- in Bilopillia community, cars were damaged;
- in Hlukhiv community, a private residential house was destroyed and premises of an educational institution were damaged.
Chernihiv oblast
Vyacheslav Chaus, Head of Chernihiv Regional Military Administration, reported that from 11 to 17 May, 611 russian attack drones were neutralised in the skies over Chernihiv oblast.
Oleksii Bielskyi, Spokesperson for 15th Army Corps of Armed Forces of Ukraine and Lieutenant Colonel, said that no crossings of Ukraine’s State Border by russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were recorded in Chernihiv oblast. Information about increased activity of russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups from Federal Security Service in Chernihiv oblast near Senkivka–Lypivka–Kliusy–Khrinivka settlements is not true.
Chernihiv City Council informed that russian forces struck Chernihiv on 18 May. As of 7:30pm, two hits were known: on a private residential house and an infrastructure facility. A drone strike on the private house caused a fire, which was promptly extinguished. Windows were blown out in several neighbouring private houses. A hit on a car was also recorded.
According to State Emergency Service, on 17 May, residential houses and a car caught fire in two communities in Koriukivka region as a result of an enemy attack. Two people, born in 1974 and 2001, were injured. Vyacheslav Chaus, Head of Chernihiv Regional Military Administration, said that russian forces struck a house in Pereliub village by an FPV drone. The homeowner and her son were injured. They were hospitalised with burns and acoustic trauma.
In Chernihiv, two cars caught fire on 17 May, and a two-storey building was also damaged. In Chernihiv region, in Ripky community and in Horodnia, private residential houses and a building of a closed shop were damaged.
Chernihiv Border Guard Detachment reported that over the course of 17 May, russian forces attacked four border communities in Chernihiv oblast: Novhorod-Siverskyi, Semenivka, Horodnia and Snovsk. The enemy shelled the area by mortars (five explosions) and tube artillery (16 explosions), and carried out FPV drone strikes (15 explosions). Eight settlements came under enemy fire.
Pavlo Miroshnychenko, Head of Koriukivka Regional Military Administration, informed that 98 residents left Shyshkivka village in Koriukivka community due to constant russian shelling. In total, 120 people left Koriukivka region over the past week, from 11 to 17 May. The distance from the village to russian border is about seven kilometres.
Fifty-seven veterans from Chernihiv oblast will be able to purchase their own housing this year. Cabinet of Ministers approved the distribution of a housing subvention under Ministry of Veterans Affairs programme. Chernihiv oblast will receive almost UAH 154m. The funds will go to defenders with Group I and II disabilities.
Recent events in the central regions of Ukraine
Vinnytsia oblast
Serhii Morhunov, Mayor, reported that 43 enemy UAVs were recorded over Vinnytsia oblast overnight. Air defence was operating.
Dnipropetrovsk oblast
Massive strike on Dnipro and oblast. Six regions under attack.
Dnipro region. Dnipro was attacked by missiles and UAVs.
Eighteen people were injured, including a 10-year-old boy and a two-year-old girl. Fires broke out. Apartment blocks and 11 private houses, a religious institution, an educational institution, a garage, three cars and a power line were damaged.
In Sursko-Lytovske community, a woman was injured, a private house was damaged and a summer kitchen was destroyed.
In Pidhorodne, Novooleksandrivka and Slobozhanske communities, fires broke out as a result of a UAV attack. Cars caught fire.
Synelnykove region. In Dubovyky community, a 65-year-old man was injured in a guided aerial bomb strike. A fire broke out, and private houses were damaged.
Kamianske region. In Kamianske community, 10 private houses, two summer kitchens and a lorry were damaged in a UAV strike. A woman was injured.
Kryvyi Rih region. In Kryvyi Rih, two men were injured in a UAV attack, and enterprises were damaged.
Nikopol region. In Chervonohryhorivka community, two women were injured. In total, the enemy attacked by drones and artillery. Myrove, Chervonohryhorivka, Marhanets and Pokrovske rural communities were targeted.
A petrol station and a car were damaged.
Samarivskyi region. Fires broke out in Pereshchepynska community. An administrative building, transport, an agricultural company, a residential house and an outbuilding were damaged.
Nikopol region. In Chervonohryhorivska community, a 51-year-old man was injured. Occupying forces attacked the district with drones and artillery. They targeted Nikopol, Myrivska, Chervonohryhorivska, Marhanetska and Pokrovska rural communities. A fire broke out. A petrol station, two private homes and a car were damaged.
Samarivskyi region. Infrastructure was damaged as a result of a UAV attack in Pereshchepyne community.
Synelnykove region. The enemy attacked Pokrovske community by a UAV. An unused building was damaged.
Kryvyi Rih region. Zelonodolsk community was attacked by FPV drones. Three houses were damaged.
According to updated information, 28 people were injured in Dnipro.
Kirovohrad oblast
During an enemy drone attack overnight, a private house was damaged in Kropyvnytskyi region. The roof caught fire. Rescuers promptly extinguished the fire. There were no casualties.
During a prisoner of war exchange, Serhii Zaplavskyi from Myronivka village in Svitlovodsk community returned from russian captivity. Serhii Zaplavskyi was taken prisoner by russia during the defence of Mariupol. He spent 1,494 days in captivity. The defender is currently undergoing professional rehabilitation, receiving the necessary psychological assistance and is under medical supervision.
Poltava oblast
After a russian drone fell in Poltava on 16 May, dozens of houses were damaged, with windows blown out and roofs destroyed. At a meeting of Executive Committee, a decision was made to transfer construction materials to residents of these homes.
Poltava paid tribute to fallen defender Mykola Roman. The soldier was killed on 12 April 2024 while carrying out a combat mission in Donetsk oblast. For a long time, he had been considered missing in action. The defender was 50 years old.
Farewell ceremonies for servicemen Volodymyr Tsenihin from Kremenchuk and Oleksandr Driapak from Chutivska community will be held in Poltava oblast.
Volodymyr Tsenihin was killed on 19 November 2024 while carrying out official duties near Novooleksiivka village, Donetsk oblast.
Oleksandr Driapak was killed on 2 February 2025 while carrying out a combat mission near Zelenivka village, Donetsk oblast.
Cherkasy oblast
Ihor Taburets, Head of Cherkasy RMA, stated that air defence forces destroyed 6 strike UAVs over Cherkasy oblast. There were no injuries or infrastructure damage reported.
In Smila, people will pay tribute to fallen soldier Volodymyr Andrushchenko, who was killed on 28 October 2025, in Bakhmut region of Donetsk oblast during artillery shelling while performing military service duties.
Cherkasy community paid tribute to 2 fallen servicemen, Serhii Riabenko and Ivan Holembovskyi.
Serhii Riabenko was killed on 14 April 2026, as a result of a drone strike near Monachynivka settlement in Kupiansk region of Kharkiv oblast.
Ivan Holembovskyi was killed on 8 September 2024, during combat operations to defend the Motherland, as a result of russian mortar shelling near Berestove settlement in Kupiansk region of Kharkiv oblast.
Latest news from the front of the southern regions of Ukraine
Zaporizhzhia oblast
In Stepnohirsk, Zaporizhzhia oblast, the Ukrainian Defense Forces pushed the occupiers out of fortified positions and regained key locations. According to the Chief Intelligence Directorate, special forces of the “Artan” unit, in cooperation with adjacent units, carried out the operation. Clearing operations are currently ongoing in Stepnohirsk.
Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration reported that yesterday, 17 May, the occupiers carried out 756 strikes on 42 settlements in the region. russian forces launched 19 airstrikes on Malokaterynivka, Komyshuvakha, Kushuhum, Zarichne, Zhovta Krucha, Trudove, Zalyvne, Liubytske, Novohupalivka, Preobrazhenka, Vilnianka, Hirke, Omelnyk, Dolynka, Shevchenkivske, and Vozdvyzhivka. 538 UAVs of various modifications, mostly FPV drones, attacked Komyshuvakha, Malokaterynivka, Chervonodniprovka, Novoiakovlivka, Novooleksandrivka, Lezhyne, Trudoolenivka, Mykhailo-Lukasheve, Stepnohirsk, Stepove, Lukianivske, Pavlivka, Huliaipole, Orikhiv, Zaliznychne, Shcherbaky, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka, Mala Tokmachka, Charivne, Huliaipilske, Verkhnia Tersa, Staroukrainka, Sviatopetrivka, Olenokostiantynivka, Vozdvyzhivka, Varvarivka, Dobropillia, Novo Zaporizhzhia, and Preobrazhenka. Seven MLRS strikes targeted Prymorske, Lukianivske, and Novodanylivka. Another 192 artillery strikes hit Novoyakovlivka, Chervonodniprovka, Stepnohirsk, Prymorske, Stepove, Pavlivka, Lukianivske, Huliaipole, Orikhiv, Zaliznychne, Shcherbaky, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka, Mala Tokmachka, Charivne, Huliaipilske, Verkhnia Tersa, Staroukrainka, Sviatopetrivka, Olenokostiantynivka, and Vozdvyzhivka. Authorities received 39 reports of damage to infrastructure facilities, homes, vehicles, and utility buildings. Three people were injured as a result of enemy attacks on Zaporizhzhia region.
The General Staff reported that as of 16:00 on 18 May, there were 15 attacks toward Ukrainian defensive positions in the areas of Charivne, Novo Zaporizhzhia, Tsvitkove, Rivne, Zaliznychne, and Staroukrainka on the Huliaipole axis. One of these attacks is still ongoing. Yesterday, 17 May, the Defense Forces repelled 24 russian attacks towards Huliaipole two more towards Orikhiv.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that during the night of 18 May, the Defense Forces struck a russian UAV command post in the Zaporizhzhia oblast. According to their information, Ukrainian forces carried out the strike near the settlement of Kamianske. The extent of losses and damage is being clarified.
Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Robert “Madiar” Brovdi reported that over the previous day, 17 May, Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck port cranes in temporarily occupied Berdiansk and telecommunications towers in Zaporizhzhia oblast. The extent of losses and damage is still being assessed.
Mykolaiv oblast
Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration reported that on 17 May, the enemy attacked Kutsurub community with an FPV drone. An outbuilding and a vehicle were damaged in the village of Parutyne. The enemy also carried out three attacks on Chornomorka and Ochakiv communities using “Molniya” strike drones. In addition, the enemy struck Ochakiv community, preliminarily using multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). Seven private houses and two vehicles were damaged. No casualties were reported.
Odesa oblast
Odesa Regional Military Administration reported that the enemy once again launched a massive drone attack on Odesa overnight. Two people were reported injured, including an 11-year-old child. As a result of the attack, UAVs struck three residential buildings in Kyivskyi and Prymorskyi districts of Odesa, one of which was destroyed. Localized fires broke out and were promptly extinguished.
Odesa Regional Military Administration also reported that during the nighttime attack, enemy UAVs struck two civilian vessels flying the flags of Guinea-Bissau and the Marshall Islands, which were waiting and moving along the Ukrainian corridor toward the ports of Greater Odesa. Small fires broke out on both vessels following the strikes and were localized by the crews. The vessels remained operational and continued toward the ports. Later, the administration reported that on the morning of 18 May, russians attacked a third vessel flying the flag of Panama that was entering the port of Chornomorsk via the Ukrainian corridor. The vessel sustained damage, and a fire broke out, which the crew extinguished on their own.
Kherson oblast
The head of Kherson Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, reported the deaths of two residents of the region as a result of russian aggression. In Zelenivka, russian forces killed a motorcyclist with a drone. In Bilozerka, a resident was killed due to enemy shelling.
Kherson Regional Military Administration also reported at least four people injured as a result of russian attacks on 18 May. In Zelenivka, two people were injured due to a drone strike. In Korabelnyi district, a woman was attacked by a drone, and in Tsentralnyi district, a man was also injured. In addition, two previously injured residents sought medical assistance today after being wounded in earlier russian attacks.
The Police of Kherson oblast reported that on 17 May, the russian forces attacked Kherson, Sadove, Antonivka, Komyshany, Zelenivka, Inhulets, Naddniprianske, Veletenke, Blahodatne, Inhulivka, Oleksandrivka, Shyroka Balka, Sofiivka, Muzykivka, Petrivka, Dniprovske, Poniativka, Mykilсьke, Fedorivka, Darivka, Bilozerka, Romashkove, Yantarne, Rozlyv, Zorivka, Nadiivka, Stanislav, Berislav, Shevchenkivka, Dobrianka, Zolota Balka, Novoraisk, Vysoke, Trudoliubivka, Tomaryne, Kozatske and Vesele. The attacks damaged 15 private houses, a fuel station, a starosta’s office, a shop, 10 vehicles, and a bus. One person was killed, and nine were injured.
According to the General Staff, as of 16:00 on 18 May, the enemy launched three attacks toward Antonivka and Bilohrudyi Island.
Latest news for today in the western regions of Ukraine
Volyn oblast
A delegation from Volodymyr community visited the Ketrzyn County of the Republic of Poland last Saturday. Ukrainian and Polish partners discussed strengthening international partnerships, exchanging experience in medicine and new opportunities for improving the health of Ukrainian children.
Zakarpattia oblast
Uzhhorod City Council held a meeting with Tomohiro Yoden, Deputy Director General of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). They discussed the strengthening of bilateral economic ties.
Ivano-Frankivsk oblast
Ivano-Frankivsk City Council announced that a memorial plaque to the fallen hero Vasyl Soroka was unveiled in the city.
Lviv oblast
A Human Rights Protection Center has opened in Lviv oblast. Here you can get free legal assistance, consultations, and support. The center will work primarily for veterans, military families, internally displaced persons, people who have lost their homes, and for everyone who seeks justice while solving complex life problems.
Rivne oblast
At night, thanks to the professional work of the Air Defense Forces, the oblast shot down enemy air targets. Representatives of the Defense Forces and other services are working on the scene. People and infrastructure were not harmed.
Ternopil oblast
The RMA reported that 5 vehicles were sent to the Ukrainian military as part of the Ukraine Mission of Ihor Vitenko project, an initiative that unites the efforts of Ternopil oblast and Belgium.
Khmelnytskyi oblast
Khmelnytskyi community sent a JSB excavator with a number of additional equipment, a van and an SUV worth UAH 9m to the military. The community provided the military with funds for this equipment, and they purchased it themselves.
Chernivtsi oblast
Military-patriotic training for youth was held in Bukovina. The training brought together over 300 participants from Chernivtsi, Dniester and Vyzhnytskyi regions. The training program covered 7 training locations, where participants received training in tactical medicine; riflemanship; control of unmanned aerial vehicles; control of ground robotic complexes; basics of self-defense; basics of tactical actions in modern combat; mine and explosive safety. A field kitchen was also organized for the participants and after completing the training, the youth received special certificates.
International support of Ukraine in the russian-Ukrainian war (russia’s invasion of Ukraine)
Law enforcement officers in Germany have dismantled a large-scale smuggling scheme to supply European dual-use technologies to the russian military industry, circumventing Western sanctions. The equipment was received by the all-russian Research Institute of Automation, which is associated with the nuclear weapons development program.
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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