Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported a difficult situation in Donetsk region, especially in the Pokrovsk direction. Since the beginning of the operation in the Kursk direction, Russian troops have lost more than 63,000.
On the night of May 21, Russia attacked Ukraine with 76 UAVs. Air defense neutralized 63 enemy targets in the east, north, and center of the country, but Kharkiv Oblast and Sumy Oblast were affected.
Russian troops launched a missile strike on the Shostka community in the Sumy region. The infrastructure of a local enterprise has been damaged, and an emergency rescue operation is underway.
Trostyanets court acquitted a man of manufacturing weapons during the occupation but found him guilty of possession of weapons and gunpowder after de-occupation. He was sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment conditionally.
Russian troops attacked civilians with a drone while receiving humanitarian aid in Velyka Pysarivka. Two men were injured to varying degrees.
As a result of the Russian attack, hydrotechnical structures in the Velykopysarivka community were damaged. There are no floods, no threat to the population has been detected, the situation is under control.
On the night of May 20, Russia attacked Ukraine with 108 Shahed drones. Ukrainian air defense destroyed 93 UAVs in the eastern, northern and central regions.
There are 29 mobile pharmacy points operating in Ukraine, serving remote communities and front-line regions. The largest number of mobile pharmacies operate in Kharkiv, Kyiv, Cherkasy, and Chernihiv regions.
Since the beginning of the day, 84 combat clashes have taken place at the front, a third of them in the Pokrovsk direction. The enemy is also more active in the Lyman and Novopavlivka directions.
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.
Russian troops do not stop trying to break through the defense in the direction of Kramatorsk. The enemy attacks the positions of Ukrainian defenders every day, but their attempts are unsuccessful.
On the night of May 19, Russia attacked Ukraine with 112 drones. Air defense destroyed 76 "Shahed" drones, but Kharkiv, Sumy, Donetsk, Cherkasy, and Kirovohrad regions were affected.
On May 17, a Russian drone hit a passenger bus in Sumy region, killing 9 people. Ombudsman Lubinets stated that international law is not in effect, and the impunity of the Russian Federation leads to new crimes.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine are restraining the advance of the occupiers, 81 combat clashes took place. The greatest activity of the enemy is observed in the Pokrovsky direction, where 23 attempts to break through took place.
On May 17, in the Sumy region, a Russian kamikaze drone hit a bus with civilians, people were going for evacuation. 9 people died, 7 more were injured.
On the morning of May 17, Russian troops struck a scheduled bus near Bilopillia. Nine people died and four were injured, the bus was heading towards Sumy.
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 Air Force of Ukraine warned about an enemy missile moving towards the Sumy region from the Kursk region.
In the Sumy region, rescuers have been extinguishing a fire for more than 12 hours on an area of 6,000 square meters, caused by a Russian strike. 65 specialists and 17 pieces of equipment were involved in the extinguishing, debris removal is ongoing.
ATESH agents damaged a relay cabinet on the railway, which the Russians used to supply weapons to the front in the Sumy and Chernihiv regions. This will complicate the logistics of the occupiers.
On May 14, the Russians launched an air strike on the Bilopillia community, causing a fire in a building. Rescuers quickly extinguished the fire, but there is information about two injured people.
In the Sumy region, law enforcement officers exposed hunters who illegally hunted marmots listed in the Red Book of Ukraine. The perpetrators, aged 25 to 35, set traps.
Over 4 days, Russia shelled Sumy Oblast 420 times, resulting in deaths and injuries. More than 50 houses, businesses, and critical infrastructure were damaged.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled 23 attacks in the Pokrovsk direction, where the enemy made 29 attempts to break through. Fighting continues near Vovchansk and other settlements.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine are holding back the Russian offensive, repelling attacks in various directions. The greatest enemy activity is observed in the Pokrovsk direction, where 36 breakthrough attempts took place.
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.
At night, after the end of the three-day "truce", Russia launched "Shaheds" at Ukraine. The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported a threat of strike UAVs in several regions, including Sumy, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine are repelling Russian attacks in the Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, Pokrovsk, and other directions. Heavy fighting continues, the situation remains tense.
During the day, the occupiers shelled 33 settlements of the Sumy region, causing 271 strikes. An 85-year-old woman died, three people were injured, and dozens of buildings were destroyed.
Law enforcement officers conducted a large-scale special operation against influential representatives of the criminal world. The criminals organized a branched network that was engaged in shadow finance, forgery of documents, illegal smuggling of people abroad and maintaining the "common fund".
