Two tanks, 40 invaders eliminated in eastern Ukraine
In the area of responsibility of the Operational and Tactical Group "East", the Ukrainian military eliminated 40 Russian invaders and destroyed two tanks and two armored personnel vehicles.
19 May 2022
In the area of responsibility of the Operational and Tactical Group "East", the Ukrainian military eliminated 40 Russian invaders and destroyed two tanks and two armored personnel vehicles.
Deputy Commander of the Azov Regiment, Captain Sviatoslav Palamar (call sign Kalyna) recorded a video in which he denies the information that he left the territory of the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol and surrendered to Russian invaders.
Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stressed during the NATO Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence meeting that Russian missile strikes pose a threat not only to Ukraine but NATO member states as well.
Ukrainian paratroopers destroyed about 10 Russian armored vehicles, an infantry fighting vehicle, and two tanks.
U.S. President Joe Biden applauded the completion of legislative procedures and the US Congress’ adoption of a bill on large-scale funding for measures to combat Russian aggression in Ukraine.
Russian troops intensified offensive and assault operations in the Donetsk direction so as to improve the tactical situation in some areas.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced an additional package of military aid to Ukraine worth 1.3 billion pounds.
In Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk region, Russian invaders killed 12 people and injured more than 40 on May 19.
Russian invaders have launched 63 missile strikes on Ukraine since May 10, targeting civilian and military infrastructure in six regions where are no active firefights underway.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has suggested extending martial law for three months at one move because any counteroffensive requires more time than defensive action.
Russian invaders are trying to cut off the Luhansk region from other Ukrainian regions by seizing control of the Lysychansk - Bakhmut highway.
Over the last two weeks, 23 settlements in Kharkiv direction have been liberated from Russian invaders.
A pre-trial investigation has been launched in Kherson region over Russian shelling of Chornobayivka and Pravdyne, where a person was killed and seven – injured.
To date, the preliminary damage inflicted by the Russian invaders on the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone exceeds UAH 2.5 billion.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) started to register Ukrainian service members, including the wounded, who are being evacuated from the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol.
As a result of the Russian attacks, there is no electricity or water supply in the entire territory of Luhansk region. There is almost no mobile communication, and gas is available only partially in three localities.
In Donetsk region, Russian invaders launched another airstrike on Bakhmut town, hitting a five-story apartment block, a private house, and an administrative building.
The Australian government will provide 14 M113 armored personnel carriers and 20 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles to Ukraine as it continues to fight Russian aggression.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated Ukrainians on Vyshyvanka Day.
Russian commanders, stymied by Ukrainian resistance and organizational problems, have shifted toward smaller unit attacks on the battlefield in Ukraine.
Russian officers increasingly seek to defer key decisions to their superiors in order to avoid personal responsibility for the Russian army's failures on the battlefield, so it will be difficult for Russia to regain the initiative under these conditions.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have already killed about 28,500 Russian soldiers since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24.
Russian troops have killed 231 children and injured at least 427 in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion started on February 24.
The Ukrainian army hit 90 enemy targets in southern Ukraine on May 18, including two self-propelled howitzers, armored vehicles and manpower.
The Russian military has already destroyed 161 educational facilities across Ukraine and severely damaged 1,611.
NATO expects no significant gains for either side of the battlefield in Ukraine in coming weeks.
Over the past 24 hours, Ukraine’s Air Force destroyed 20 units of Russian armored vehicles, as well as shot down a cruise missile and a Su-34 fighter-bomber.
Russia is trying to find its "wonder weapon", which indicates the complete failure of the invasion and the fear of admitting catastrophic mistakes.
18 May 2022
Russian invaders have opened fire on 46 settlements within the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area over the past day, leaving at least 15 civilians killed and seven injured.
The Ukrainian military have shot down Russia’s Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft near Kupiansk, Kharkiv Region.