The UN Commission has established that Russian forces committed crimes against humanity by attacking civilians with drones in Kherson region. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs called for increased pressure on the Russian Federation.
In the Poltava region, 29 prisoners were discovered who were being held against their will in a psychiatric hospital. The people had their documents and phones taken away and were forced to work for free.
Construction of about 200 underground schools has begun in Ukraine to allow children to return to offline learning. Schools will also receive shelters and school buses.
Overnight, Russia attacked the Khmelnytskyi region, damaging four enterprises, 18 residential buildings, and a power line. There is no information about civilian casualties, and the aftermath is being dealt with.
According to the Prosecutor's Office, 630 children have died and more than 1,960 have been injured as a result of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation in Ukraine. On May 25 alone, 3 children became victims of the attacks.
ISW analysts calculated that it would take Russia 91 years and 50 million casualties to capture Medvedev's proposed "buffer zone" in Ukraine, given the current rate of advance.
As a result of the Russian shelling of Mykolaiv on May 25, rescuers found the body of a dead woman under the rubble. In total, two people died and three were injured as a result of the occupiers' strike.
There are signals in the Russian information field about the preparation of repeated combined strikes on Ukraine. At the same time, the Kremlin is broadcasting messages to Western countries about its alleged "desire for peace."
The occupiers in the Kherson region have created a “volunteer headquarters” to recruit local residents for fake “elections”. Under the guise of helping the Russian army, they are preparing extras to legitimize the occupation.
GUR warriors struck an occupiers' military train in Zaporizhzhia. At least three fuel tankers were destroyed, and the occupiers' railway supply was disrupted.
On May 24, 204 combat clashes took place at the front. The most attacks were recorded in the Pokrovsky direction, where the enemy stormed the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 65 times.
On the night of May 25, the Khmelnytskyi region was subjected to rocket fire. Four civilians were killed, five were injured, houses were destroyed and infrastructure was damaged.
On May 25, Ukraine expects varied weather: rain with thunderstorms in the west and +14. ..+16°C, in the east - dry and sunny with temperatures up to +28°C.
On May 24, Ukraine returned 307 soldiers from Russian captivity, most of whom were captured in the Donetsk region in 2022. Tomorrow, May 25, the third stage of the exchange in the "1000 for 1000" format will take place.
In Kalinivske, Kherson region, an 8-year-old boy died as a result of an explosion of ammunition in a house. Five more people were injured to varying degrees and were hospitalized.
The Russians in southern Ukraine have abandoned large forces for the offensive. The enemy is forming small groups of infantry on motorcycles to break through the defenses of the Armed Forces.
As part of the large prisoner exchange "1000 for 1000," 307 Ukrainian defenders were returned. Among those released are 27 defenders of Mariupol, the youngest is 25 years old, and the oldest is 61.
During May 23, 202 combat clashes were recorded on the front line, the Russian army is attacking Ukrainian positions in 10 directions. The Defense Forces are inflicting significant losses on the occupiers.
"ATESH" agents published a photo of the headquarters of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces in Rostov-on-Don. They studied patrol schedules, transportation routes, and security habits.
A UAZ Patriot with four officers of the Russian army was blown up between Skadovsk and Antonivka in the Kherson region. After the explosion, the ammunition that the occupiers were transporting detonated.
On May 19-20, a "yellow" level of danger has been declared in a number of regions of Ukraine due to thunderstorms. Exceptions are Kyiv, Vinnytsia and Chernihiv regions.
Due to the freezing of most orchards in the Kherson region, Ukraine may have problems with early apricots. Frosts have already damaged fruit and berry crops.
During negotiations in Istanbul on May 16, Russia made demands regarding Ukraine's neutral status, renunciation of reparations, and recognition of Russian territories. It also demanded a ceasefire.
Andriy Kovalenko stated that the threats from the Russians are traditional behavior, which often has no basis. During negotiations in Istanbul, the Russians demanded that Ukraine withdraw its troops from the occupied territories.
The Russian delegation at the Istanbul talks threatened to seize Kharkiv and Sumy regions. This could happen if Ukraine does not withdraw troops from four partially occupied regions.
The Russian army has increased the number of attacks in the South, trying to break through to the border of Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk regions. The number of strikes by strike UAVs has increased.
During the day, 161 combat clashes took place, mostly in the Pokrovsky direction. Ukrainian troops struck at the areas of concentration of the occupiers, destroying their equipment.
Russian forces attacked a police crew with a drone in the Kherson region while they were evacuating two women. Despite this, the police officers were able to complete the evacuation and take the people to a safe place.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on a massive Russian attack on Ukraine. Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk region, Zhytomyr region, Kherson region, and Dnipropetrovsk region were under attack, and there are casualties.
Russian artillery shelled the village of Ivanopillia in Donetsk region, killing a 44-year-old man and injuring two others. At least four private houses were damaged.
