Large-scale drone attack destroys enterprise building, damages homes and power lines in Poltava region
A Russian drone strike on the Poltava region overnight left one person injured and caused extensive damage in the Kremenchuk community.
23 May 2025
A Russian drone strike on the Poltava region overnight left one person injured and caused extensive damage in the Kremenchuk community.
On the night of May 23, Russia reported drone strikes across multiple regions, targeting a battery plant in Yelets and Ivanovo Severny air base.
Russian forces targeted railway infrastructure in the Chernivtsi region, causing damage.
On May 22, Russian forces killed three civilians in the Donetsk region, with four others wounded.
On May 22, Ukrainian Defense Forces engaged in 141 combat clashes with Russian invaders along the front lines.
On Friday, May 23, Ukraine marks Heroes' Day, a commemoration dedicated to Ukrainian defenders,both men and women, who fight for the nation’s freedom and independence.
In the past 24 hours, three people were killed and six others injured as a result of Russian aggression in Ukraine’s Kherson region.
As of May 23, 2025, the total combat losses of Russian forces in the war against Ukraine have reached approximately 978,700 personnel, with 1,050 of those losses occurring in the past 24 hours.
Officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the National Police have detained six agents of Russian intelligence services involved in setting fire to vehicles belonging to Ukraine’s Defense Forces and to infrastructure of Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways), including a 13-year-old boy.
The Security Service of Ukraine has detained a Russian military intelligence agent who was preparing coordinates for air strikes by the invading army on the frontline town of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region.
A driver with Ukraine's State Emergency Service (SES) sustained injuries while on duty following a Russian FPV drone strike in Rodynske, Donetsk region.
22 May 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with representatives of national minorities and indigenous peoples of Ukraine to discuss community coordination with the state and the implementation of the law on indigenous peoples.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has called for increased pressure on Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin in response to his recent statements about creating a “security buffer zone” along the Russian-Ukrainian border.
In Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region, Russian forces targeted a civilian with an FPV drone.
The situation at the front and prospects were the main topics of an extended meeting of the President of Ukraine with military officials.
Russian troops attacked Novooleksandrivka in the Kherson region with artillery, a man was wounded.
During the day, the Russian army attacked the settlements of Nikopol and Synelnykivskyi districts of Dnipropetrovsk region more than 20 times.
Daria Zarivna, the chief operating officer of the Bring Kids Back UA initiative, said that the number of Ukrainian children deported by Russia could be much higher than the officially known figure.
The process of enlisting convicted individuals into the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is ongoing, with around 1,500 applications currently under consideration. There is high demand for recruits from this category in combat units.
The Ukrainian Embassy in Spain is maintaining ongoing contact with Spanish law enforcement authorities investigating the murder of Andriy Portnov, former first deputy head of Ukraine's Presidential Administration, in Madrid and is keeping the case under close control.
A vehicle carrying four Kadyrovites was destroyed by an explosion near the temporarily occupied town of Skadovsk in Ukraine's southern Kherson region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting to coordinate preparations for a potential "1,000-for-1,000" prisoner exchange with Russia and stated that Ukrainian authorities are currently verifying the details of every individual on the lists submitted by the Russian side.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone conversation with his Moldovan counterpart Maia Sandu and stated that Moldova had confirmed its participation in the Ukraine-Southeast Europe Summit.
Russian Shahed drone attack destroys enterprise and administrative building in Velykyi Burluk
Russian Shahed drone attack destroys enterprise and administrative building in Velykyi Burluk
During a conversation with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized the need to maintain pressure on Russia and continue supporting Ukraine.
Despite increased shelling, challenging logistics and reduced production volumes, Ukrainian sea ports handled 6 million tonnes of goods in April 2025.
Russia will not end its war against Ukraine on its own and will continue its aggression until it is stopped from the outside.
On the night of Thursday, May 22, multiple regions of the Russian Federation, including Moscow, came under drone attacks.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine successfully shot down 74 Russian drones, while 38 enemy UAVs vanished from radar.