In Balakliia, a church with an area of 1,300 square meters burned down due to a UAV strike. Additionally, the death of a woman and injuries to four civilians were recorded in the region.
In 2024-2026, over 11,000 UAV attacks on civilians were recorded. Russia is deliberately targeting medics, rescuers, and residential neighborhoods.
On May 23, thunderstorms and hail are expected in the eastern, southern, and central regions. The severe weather may cause disruptions to transport and utility services.
Rescuers are clearing trees from roads in the Zhytomyr, Cherkasy, and Vinnytsia regions. There are no casualties as a result of the storm; the State Emergency Service urges people to be cautious.
In the Artemivske forestry, drought caused fire to engulf 10 hectares of forest. Rescuers are operating only in safe areas due to the proximity of the front line.
The SBU has detained an IT specialist who waited 12 years for activation to conduct strikes on Kyiv. He was preparing an assassination attempt on the head of the State Emergency Service and collecting data on politicians.
In Odesa, police and rescuers removed an unexploded drone warhead that was lodged on the 15th floor. The 50-kilogram projectile was successfully neutralized.
As a result of 30 attacks on the Dnipropetrovsk region, a woman was killed and two people were wounded. A kindergarten, residential buildings, enterprises, and infrastructure facilities were damaged.
The attack on a DTEK energy facility in Odesa left tens of thousands of families without power. Residential buildings and warehouses were damaged, and one person was injured.
The SBU recorded radiation levels exceeding the norm on the debris of an enemy drone. Elements made of depleted uranium were discovered in the warhead of an R-60 missile.
Enemy drones attacked a Nova Poshta depot in Kharkiv three times; there were no casualties. The company promises to compensate for the value of all damaged shipments.
As a result of a ballistic missile strike on Pryluky, three people were killed and 29 were injured. A fire broke out in a shopping center in the city due to the hit.
In Pryluky, a ballistic missile strike killed two people and wounded 21 others. In Hlukhiv, a drone attack left two dead and four injured.
As a result of a Russian airstrike in Druzhkivka, one person was killed and several high-rise buildings were damaged. Rescuers extinguished a fire in one of the buildings.
In Chernihiv, a fuel tanker caught fire and residential buildings were damaged due to a drone attack. Two people were injured; emergency services are working at the scene.
As a result of the Russian attack on the Dnipropetrovsk region, 26 people were wounded, including two children. Residential buildings, educational institutions, and enterprises were damaged.
As a result of attacks in the Koriukivka district and Chernihiv, two people were hospitalized. Residential buildings, vehicles, and civilian infrastructure were damaged.
In the Putyvl community, two men were killed by the explosion of drone parts. They were loading found wreckage of a drone into their own vehicle.
In Kharkiv, a drone strike caused seven cars to catch fire and damaged residential buildings. Rescuers have liquidated the fire; there are no casualties or injuries.
59-year-old Naftogaz employee Serhiy Klymenko died in the hospital from injuries sustained during the May 5 attack. The death toll from the strike has risen to four.
The government will update the terms of eOselia, under which loans worth 45 billion UAH have already been issued. For IDPs, a compensation of 70% of the down payment and payments for the first year is provided.
In Uzhhorod, a lightning strike caused the roof of a residential building on Ispanska Street to catch fire. The blaze was localized over an area of 120 square meters; there were no casualties.
Due to a UAV attack, 80 hectares of forest have been burning in the Exclusion Zone for over a day. 148 SES rescuers are involved in the liquidation at three locations.
More than 60 foreign diplomats visited the destroyed building in the Darnytskyi district. The Kh-101 missile strike killed 24 people, including three children.
In Zaporizhzhia, one person was killed and three others were injured due to a UAV attack. In Vilniansk, an enemy drone injured a man during a strike on infrastructure.
Rescue operations completed in Kyiv: 24 people killed, including three children. Zelenskyy urged partners to increase pressure on the Russian Federation and provide air defense systems.
The rescue operation in the Darnytskyi district has been completed after 28 hours. 24 people were killed, including three children, and another 48 people were injured.
Two people were injured due to Russia's overnight attack on the Odesa region. Critical infrastructure, four private houses, and technical buildings were targeted.
In the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, 24 people were killed due to a Russian strike, including three children. In total, 47 people were injured in the capital; rescue operations are ongoing.
An overnight strike on Kyiv killed 21 people, including three children. Rescuers continue to clear the rubble in the city's Darnytskyi district.
