Armed Forces of Ukraine

Since yesterday, the Russians have resumed active assault operations in the Kupyansko-Lymanske direction towards the town of Lyman, fighting continues in Synkivka, where Ukrainian troops repelled about 16 attacks.

Ukraine decides how to wage a defensive war against the Russian invasion, while the United States provides the weapons necessary for Ukraine's victory, but does not encourage or facilitate strikes on Russian territory with American weapons.

About 8,000 civilians have been evacuated from Kharkiv region since May 10, mostly from the northern border areas of Kharkiv, Chuhuiv and Bohodukhiv districts, as Russian forces continue their offensive in the region.

At the moment, the enemy is focusing its assault actions in the direction of Hlyboke to Lypky to the right and in three directions near the town of Vovchansk.

The 2023/24 Vbet Ukrainian Football Cup final between Vorskla Poltava and Shakhtar Donetsk, dedicated to the Armed Forces of Ukraine as a thank you for protecting lives, will be broadcast for every Ukrainian, and the proceeds from ticket sales will go to the military.

In the Kharkiv sector, the Ukrainian Armed Forces partially drove the Russian occupiers out of the city of Vovchansk. Defensive actions are underway in the northern and northwestern outskirts of the city.

A missile strike on a Russian airfield in occupied Crimea could have damaged MiG-31 fighters. In total, 24 airplanes and six helicopters can be counted at this base.

Reports of Russian troops occupying the city of Vovchansk, Kharkiv region, are not true, as most of the city remains under Ukrainian control, reports the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.

The Ukrainian military is prepared for a possible russian offensive in Sumy region, and appropriate forces have been concentrated there to counter the enemy's known plans.

The Ukrainian Air Force warned of a high-speed target heading toward Dnipro and urged the city's residents to take cover.

The Security Service of Ukraine has exposed an underground pro-Russian cell in Kyiv that worked for Viktor Medvedchuk's organization "Druha Ukraina", distributed anti-Ukrainian propaganda videos and coordinated its activities with the Russian FSB.

Some Russian infantry groups have entered Vovchansk, Kharkiv region, and heavy fighting continues.

President Zelenskyy held a conference call to discuss the situation in Kharkiv region, the deployment of additional forces and intelligence on enemy movements, and the postponement of international events in response to the situation.

In Donetsk region, the Security Service of Ukraine neutralized a six-member Russian military intelligence agent group that was adjusting missile strikes, including a double Iskander strike on a residential building in Pokrovsk, which resulted in civilian casualties.

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi shared new footage of the combat work of the Ukrainian military, which he called "fatal for the Russian occupiers".

Ukraine asks the White House for permission to use U. S.-supplied weapons to strike Russian military targets in Russia to counter the Russian offensive in the Kharkiv region.

Russian troops have slowed their offensive operations in the Kharkiv region, using a new tactic of using small assault groups to infiltrate Ukrainian positions and create a "buffer zone" near the border instead of advancing deeper.

The Deposit Guarantee Fund has paid out funds to the creditors of the 9th stage of Concord Bank, including the DobroDiy Charity Exchange.

Volunteers and law enforcement officers have evacuated more than 3,100 people from the northern districts of Kharkiv region, where active hostilities are ongoing, including about 1,100 people from Vovchansk and villages located directly on the contact line.

Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have lost approximately 486,940 personnel and 7,510 tanks.

Since the beginning of the day, 145 combat engagements took place along the entire frontline, during which the enemy fired 3 missiles, over 320 sorties of kamikaze drones and over 2,400 attacks on Ukrainian positions, actively using aviation and dropping almost 70 guided aerial bombs on Ukraine.

On May 14, 130 combat engagements took place on the contact line, during which the enemy intensively attacked Ukrainian positions, using its superiority in manpower and equipment, launching 2 missile strikes, 65 air strikes and 74 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.

More than a third of mortgage loans under the government's eOselya program have been issued since the beginning of 2024, with about two-thirds of transactions occurring on the secondary market.

Ukrainian defense forces are fighting Russian troops on the outskirts of Vovchansk in the Kharkiv sector.

On May 14, the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported 93 combat engagements on the frontline, with the most active activity in the Pokrovsk sector, where Russia conducted 30 attacks and 13 air strikes.

Active hostilities continue in the north of Kharkiv region, with the Ukrainian Armed Forces controlling a complex and dynamic situation, conducting defensive battles and repelling Russian attempts to gain a foothold in some localities.

The International Working Group on Ukraine's Security and Euro-Atlantic Integration proposes that NATO invite Ukraine to start accession negotiations and define specific membership conditions at the July NATO Summit, with the goal of Ukraine joining NATO no later than July 2028.

The city of Vovchansk is under constant enemy fire, almost destroyed, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are defending it and preventing small groups of enemy from reaching the outskirts, and residents are being evacuated to Kharkiv.

In Sumy region, up to 90% of damaged power supply facilities are restored within 2-3 days after the shelling.

The State Defense Ministry announced tenders for the supply of food to the Armed Forces for the second half of the year with a total value of almost UAH 22. 5 billion.