State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Russian occupiers shelled the suburbs of Kharkiv, causing partial destruction, as well as settlements near the border in Kharkiv, Bohodukhiv, Kupiansk and Izium districts, damaging civilian infrastructure and causing fires in forests.
In Poltava, a wall and ceiling collapsed in a residential building, trapping people under the rubble, and rescuers pulled two victims from the rubble.
A 46-year-old man died in a house fire caused by a gas cylinder explosion in the village of Kolonshchyna, Kyiv region.
At night, a fire broke out on the balcony of an apartment on the 9th floor of a high-rise building in Odesa, resulting in one resident being hospitalized.
21 people were rescued and 4 hospitalized with poisoning after a fire in an apartment building in Cherkasy, the cause of which is under investigation.
A fire at an enterprise in Kharkiv, caused by a russian missile attack that killed 7 people and injured 21 others, is largely extinguished.
17 people are killed and 7 wounded in a Russian strike on Kharkiv, which caused a large fire at a printing plant.
In Smela, Cherkasy region, a cafe on an area of 50 square meters caught fire, but rescuers extinguished it without any casualties, the cause of the fire is still being established.
In the Holosiivsky District of Kiev, a fire broke out, as a result of which car tires caught fire and spread to trees and the adjacent building of a service station on an area of 500 square meters.
In the event of a power outage, turn off all appliances connected to the mains to avoid a fire from power surges when the power is restored and leave one light bulb on.
Since the beginning of the year, more than 8,500 fires have occurred in Ukraine's residential sector amid increased use of power generators and backup power sources, resulting in losses of more than UAH 4 billion, 550 deaths and 500 injuries, including 38 children.
A russian missile strike on a recreation center in Kharkiv region kills 7 people, including a pregnant woman, and injures 28 others.
While extinguishing a fire caused by Russian shelling in Novoandriivka, Zaporizhzhia region, rescuers repeatedly came under enemy fire, and one firefighter was injured by a drone dropped ammunition on them.
Ukrainian defenders have established strong positions in the Kharkiv region, while Russian forces are not achieving their goals, President Zelenskiy said.
In Zaporizhzhia, rescuers rescued a kitten stuck in a ventilation shaft under concrete and handed it over to the apartment owners to help them find its owners.
In Chernihiv region, SES units extinguished 6 fires, including 5 in the residential sector and 1 in natural ecosystems, and seized 19 explosive devices and provided assistance to the population.
Evacuation efforts are ongoing in Kharkiv region: thanks to the joint efforts of emergency services, police, volunteers and local authorities, more than 9,900 civilians have been evacuated, including about 2,500 people from the Vovchansk community.
Four people were rescued by rescuers after a fire broke out in an apartment on the fifth floor of a ten-story building in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv, which was later extinguished.
The Law on Strengthening Mobilization Preparation and Mobilization grants persons liable for military service the right to deferment from mobilization during martial law, defining different categories of persons eligible for deferment, including people with disabilities, parents with many children, guardians, civil servants, and certain professions.
In Kharkiv, a Russian airstrike caused a large fire, killing 3 people and injuring 29, and rescuing 2.
A Russian missile strike in Odesa region causes a fire in an 8,000-square-meter warehouse, killing 1 person and injuring 8.
More than 9,300 people have been evacuated from the settlements bordering Russia in Kharkiv region.
In Dnipro, a deadly fire broke out in a residential building on the territory of the church, claiming the life of a woman born in 1960, while a man born in 1951 was saved.
In three days, more than 1,000 people, including 200 children, were evacuated from the shelled settlements of Bilopillia and Vorozhba in Sumy Oblast.
An illegal religious building, a "church-MAF," was dismantled on the territory of the National Museum of History of Ukraine in Kyiv, following a court order to eliminate unauthorized construction.
On May 15, Mykolaiv came under rocket fire, injuring six people and damaging buildings, shops, and cars.
Six people were injured in a Russian missile attack on Mykolaiv, Ukraine, the State Emergency Service reports.
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.
Five people were injured in Mykolaiv as a result of Russian shelling, service station caught fire after a missile strike.
The Russian army shelled 8 settlements in Donetsk region 2,169 times, damaging 11 civilian objects, including residential buildings, a telecommunications tower, a power line and a fire and rescue station, but no casualties were reported.