Kherson

Overnight, Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 28 of 29 Russian attack drones in different regions of Ukraine.

Two people, a 74-year-old man and a 64-year-old woman, sustained mine-blast wounds as a result of Russian shelling of Bilozerka village in Kherson region on May 20.

In occupied Berdiansk, a sudden power outage occurred, followed by problems with water, electricity, and communication, which also affected other occupied districts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, with the occupation authorities blaming the Armed Forces of Ukraine and promising to partially restore power only at night.

Back in the seventies, the windmill was transported to the National Museum of Culture and Life of Ukraine, where they planned to assemble and restore it. The idea was never realized. Today, it has become possible with the support of the MHP-Community Foundation.

Russian troops shelled the Dniprovsky district of Kherson, killing one resident and wounding another elderly man.

8 people were wounded in Kherson region as a result of Russian shelling of 18 localities over the past day.

Russian unmanned aerial vehicles were spotted over several regions of Ukraine, triggering an air alert.

russian troops continue to attack Kherson and surrounding villages, with 4 civilians wounded by shelling and drone strikes, including a 75-year-old man in Kherson and a family of 3 in Beryslav.

Ukraine is covering its electricity needs through domestic generation, imports and emergency aid from Romania, Slovakia and Poland, and is providing emergency aid to Poland despite damage to infrastructure caused by shelling, calling for careful and responsible energy consumption to ensure stability in the power system.

On the night of May 19, Russian troops attacked Odesa region with kamikaze drones, but air defense forces destroyed 24 drones. However, the falling debris damaged an administrative building in Odesa district

All 37 enemy drones that attacked Ukraine at night were successfully shot down by air defense forces.

In Kherson region, hostile forces shelled residential areas, damaging a multi-storey building, 8 houses and infrastructure, killing 2 civilians and injuring 2 others.

Hostile UAVs were spotted in different regions of Ukraine, including Sumy, Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, and Kherson, with different flight paths and directions.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, enemy Shahed UAVs were spotted in Kherson and Sumy regions.

In most parts of the frontline, the dynamics of hostilities remain tense, with Ukrainian troops adequately responding to Russian shelling and conducting assault operations to drive the enemy out.

In the temporarily occupied Kherson region, russian troops have set up displays in schools glorifying the russian army despite repressions against the civilian population, forcing children to learn about the "heroism" of the forces responsible for separating them from their parents.

The work of one of the humanitarian headquarters and the Stability Points in the center of Kherson has been suspended due to constant hostile shelling with various types of weapons and aircraft, and their work is distributed among other humanitarian centers until the security situation improves.

On May 17, 2024, Russian forces attacked the Odesa region with three ballistic missiles and three guided missiles, damaging civilian infrastructure.

In the Kherson region, Russian occupants dropped explosives from a drone on a car carrying the head of the Novotroitsk Military District, injuring him.

The Russian military attacked people in the village of Vesele, Kherson region, using a drone, wounding two men aged 59.

Three brothers and a sister aged 2 to 12 were evacuated from the temporarily occupied Kherson region to the territory controlled by Ukraine.

russian troops shelled residential areas in the central district of Kherson, damaging private homes, fortunately without causing any casualties.

In Kherson region, Russian troops shelled residential areas, damaging houses, a medical facility, a store, and vehicles, killing 2 people and injuring 6.

Two civilians, a 54-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man, were injured as a result of russian shelling of residential areas in the Korabelny district of Kherson.

russian troops "lost" three FAB-500 aircraft bombs in the belgorod region, reportedly without causing any casualties.

As a result of Russian shelling in the Korabelny district of Kherson, a 54-year-old woman suffered contusion, blast and brain injuries.

A 44-year-old man was admitted to a hospital in Kherson with numerous bruises as a result of Russian air strikes on the city on May 15. He will undergo further treatment on an outpatient basis.

On May 16, intense fighting continued along almost the entire frontline, with 58 combat engagements recorded, with the Russian occupiers being most active in the Kramatorsk and Pokrovsk sectors, and Ukrainian troops taking measures to prevent their advance.

Ukraine is facing a significant electricity shortage, with hourly blackouts in all regions, and imports from 5 EU countries are planned to overcome the shortage.

Since the beginning of the day, 23 combat engagements have taken place on the frontline, with Russian troops unsuccessfully trying to break through the defense in the area of Klishchiyivka and Andriyivka three times, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reports.