Kherson

Ukraine is experiencing a significant electricity shortage due to increased consumption during the cold snap, which has led to extended electricity curtailment schedules for industrial consumers and record high imports of emergency electricity from the EU.

New Russian military units, including FSB officers, arrived in occupied Dzhankoy to strengthen security and protection of military facilities due to the significant losses suffered by Russian troops in the Kherson sector.

Due to significant damage to energy facilities and an increase in electricity consumption, restrictions are being imposed on industrial consumers in Ukraine starting at 4 p. m. today, while emergency electricity supplies are being delivered from the EU.

In the area of responsibility of the operational and tactical group "South", there are no signs of the creation of offensive groups of Russian occupants, and the enemy's tactics remain unchanged without any fundamental changes in the location and nature of actions.

Six children aged 5 to 12 were rescued from the camps of the Russian occupiers and returned to the territory controlled by Ukraine.

Russian troops attacked several settlements in Kherson region, damaging residential areas, infrastructure and killing 1 person and wounding 2 others, but Ukrainian air defense destroyed 2 Shahed drones.

The Ukrainian Air Force successfully shoots down all 18 Russian attack drones launched during a night attack on May 14.

The Kremlin promises future invaders 2 hectares of occupied Ukrainian land in Donetsk and Kherson regions for joining the Russian army and going to war in Ukraine.

Mykhailo Drapaty, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has replaced Yuriy Galushkin as commander of the Kharkiv operational and tactical group of troops.

On May 12, air defense forces destroyed an enemy Orlan-10 reconnaissance UAV in Odesa region and a Lancet strike UAV in Kherson region.

Ukraine is facing a significant electricity shortage for most of the day, which necessitates a consumption restriction for industrial consumers from 5 p. m. to midnight and record electricity imports from 5 European countries.

The enemy significantly increased the number of attacks in the Orikhivsk sector, but to no avail.

The enemy did not conduct any attacks in the Krynok area of Kherson region yesterday, possibly due to increased pressure in the Orikhivsk sector, where 19 attacks took place.

4 private houses, critical infrastructure facilities and a cellular tower were damaged in Kherson region as a result of hostile aggression.

Kherson region discussed further cooperation with Japan, including waste management, opening a waste processing plant, and assistance in demining to ensure security in the region.

On May 11, Ukrainian air defense units in the southern regions destroyed five russian reconnaissance drones, including four Zala models in Kherson and one Orlan-10 in Mykolaiv.

In the Kherson region, 1 person was killed and 5 others, including 1 child, were wounded as a result of hostile shelling by Russian troops in several localities over the past day.

A 46-year-old man from Mykolaiv region, who was appointed by the Russian occupation authorities as the "director" of the Kherson SIZO, is suspected of forcibly transferring and deporting more than 150 convicts to Russia and the occupied territories.

Due to damage to energy infrastructure and shelling, Ukraine received emergency electricity supplies from Poland, Romania, and Slovakia, and more than 1,000 consumers in Kharkiv region were cut off from gas supply.

In the south of Ukraine, the situation remains stable: 14 hostile attacks took place, mostly in Zaporizhzhia, while no enemy ships were spotted in the Black Sea.

4 people were injured, 3 private houses, an administrative building and private cars were damaged as a result of hostile shelling in many settlements of Kherson region.

Over the past day, russia launched 7 missile strikes, 108 air strikes and 120 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities in various regions.

Local residents in the temporarily occupied territories refuse to speak russian with russian touring musicians, which causes complaints and consideration by the occupation authorities of the issue of conducting "language courses" for Ukrainians.

Ukraine's Air Force reported hostile launches of the UAS in Kherson region.

A 49-year-old woman was wounded by Russian shelling in Kozatske, Kherson region, and a 48-year-old man was wounded in Beryslav.

In the south, the enemy continues active assault operations along the entire frontline, making numerous unsuccessful attempts to storm Ukrainian positions in Robotyno, Krynky and other areas, suffering losses and being forced to retreat, as well as conducting drone attacks, which were repelled.

The local population in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine refuses to switch to Russian, which frustrates the occupation authorities, who are considering creating language courses to force Ukrainians to improve their Russian.

Russian troops launched drones in the direction of southern Ukraine and attacked Kharkiv with anti-aircraft missiles, destroying all drones and damaging Kharkiv's civilian infrastructure.

In the Kherson region, Russian troops shelled several settlements, damaging 28 houses and infrastructure and causing a gas leak, while Ukrainian air defense destroyed a Shahid drone during a night attack.

The Ukrainian Air Force confirms the destruction of 10 Russian Shahid attack drones and two S-300/S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems launched from Crimea and Belgorod region during a night attack.