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Over the past day, Russian troops fired 13 times at localities in Donetsk region. Dozens of buildings and infrastructure facilities were damaged, and 3 people were wounded.

A 49-year-old informant who passed geolocations of Ukrainian artillery and air defense to Russian intelligence was detained in Donetsk region. The offender faces up to 8 years in prison for unauthorized dissemination of information.

Six civilians were killed and 22 others injured, including a child, as a result of massive shelling by Russian troops of 17 settlements in Donetsk region.

At least 4 people were killed and 9 wounded as a result of shelling in Donetsk region, in particular, the towns of Myrnohrad and Kostyantynivka were affected.

Over the past day, Russians killed 11 and wounded 43 residents of Donetsk region, damaging 157 civilian objects, including 91 residential buildings, 9 shops, administrative buildings, a business, an educational institution, a pharmacy, a cafe, a market, a service station, vehicles and critical infrastructure in 25 settlements.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 119 combat engagements took place at the front, with the most tense situation remaining in the Pokrovsk sector. The enemy was also active in the Liman and Toretsk sectors.

In the Donetsk region, 3 civilians were killed and 24 others, including 5 children, were wounded by Russian shelling over the past day; massive shelling damaged 66 civilian objects in 21 localities. One person was also wounded in the nighttime shelling of Kostyantynivka with the use of guided bombs.

Three residents of Donetsk region were injured as a result of Russian shelling of 17 localities, 51 civilian objects were damaged.

Russian occupation forces deliberately destroyed more than 60 hectares of ripe wheat fields in Donetsk region with shelling, causing fires that rescuers were working to extinguish.

Two people were killed and nine wounded as a result of Russian shelling of 23 settlements in Donetsk region using KAB-500 and D-30SN guided bombs, which caused significant damage to civilian infrastructure.

A civilian was wounded and a house damaged as a result of a nighttime shelling by the Russian army in Zarichne village, Donetsk region.

An FSB agent who spied on the locations and movements of Ukrainian troops defending Chasovyi Yar was sentenced by a Ukrainian court to 15 years in prison for treason.

More than 30 attacks by the Russian armed forces in the Donetsk region resulted in the deaths of 7 people and injuries to at least 13 others, damaging residential buildings, infrastructure and industrial facilities.

Over the past 24 hours, 8 civilians died and 14 were wounded in Donetsk region as a result of hostile shelling.

The total number of hostile attacks along the entire frontline increased to 90, while Ukrainian defenders are holding their positions despite the Russian aggressor's continued attacks in several sectors, most actively in the Pokrovske and Kharkiv sectors.

Russian troops are trying to seize the Kostyantynivka road in the Pokrovske direction, which is of great logistical importance, in order to reach the administrative borders of Luhansk and Donetsk regions.

The situation in the Pokrovsky direction remains tense, and the Defense Forces are taking measures to deplete the offensive potential of the invaders. Since the beginning of the day, the Russians have made 12 attempts to break through the Ukrainian Defense.

A Russian military intelligence agent was sentenced to 15 years in prison for passing geolocation data of Ukrainian Armed Forces units near Bakhmut to the Russian occupiers.

The Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct a defensive operation and concentrate their main efforts in the Tavrichesky, Donetsk and Slobozhansky operational areas. Over the past day, 116 military clashes occurred.

Yesterday, Russian troops shelled 11 localities in Donetsk region 2648 times, including an air strike on Pivdenne. A civilian was killed in Toretsk as a result of artillery shelling.

Since the beginning of the day, 121 combat engagements have taken place, during which Russian occupants launched 4 missile attacks, 37 air strikes using 47 drones and 376 kamikaze attacks on Ukrainian positions.

Russians conducted 2360 attacks in Donetsk region, damaging 17 residential buildings and wounding 2 civilians, 1 person was killed in Krasnohorivka earlier.

Three people were wounded as a result of Russian shelling of 7 localities in Donetsk region over the last day, 45 civilian objects were damaged.

Russian troops continue to attack Chasiv Yar to seize strategic heights for artillery shelling of neighboring towns, but Ukrainian defenders successfully repel the attacks.

Over the past day, russia launched 3 missile strikes, 38 air strikes, used 404 kamikaze drones and fired over 3,000 times at Ukrainian positions, with intense fighting in different directions.

Since the beginning of the day, 44 combat engagements took place, most of them in the Pokrovske, Kramatorsk and Kurakhove sectors, as the enemy continues active offensive actions, trying to break through the defense of Ukrainian troops.

Russian occupants do not abandon their intention to capture the town of Chasiv Yar, despite losses in manpower and military equipment.

Russian invaders continue to increase their efforts in the Pokrovsk sector, the number of combat engagements there has increased to 30, while Ukrainian soldiers are holding the line and responding to the invaders' actions.

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.

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.