Ukraine

Two women were wounded in Kharkiv as a result of Russian shelling that damaged a cemetery, a central park, a cinema, a restaurant, and cars.

Ukrainian defenders have established strong positions in the Kharkiv region, while Russian forces are not achieving their goals, President Zelenskiy said.

British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps expressed confidence in Ukraine's ability to repel the Russian offensive in Kharkiv region. He called for increased defense spending in Europe to counter the threat posed by Russia.

On May 20, from 18:00 to 24:00, hourly power cuts will be introduced for industrial and residential consumers across Ukraine, except for critical infrastructure facilities, due to damage caused by shelling and the need to cover the electricity shortage through imports.

The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine destroyed the piloting point of a Russian UAV in the Vovchansk sector using an FPV drone, having calculated its location.

In the occupied Ukrainian territories, Russia has introduced a new school subject called "moral foundations of family life" that promotes "Russian values" and traditional gender roles, teaching that women should obey their husbands and men should defend their homeland.

Ukrainian athletes face problems competing at the Olympic Games with Russian and Belarusian athletes under neutral flags, as they may be associated with the war against Ukraine, making it difficult to adhere to the rules of fair play, and Ukrainian athletes are seen as an attractive target for provocations.

A pregnant woman and four men are killed as a result of a Russian missile attack on a recreation center in Kharkiv region.

Russian troops are moving military equipment and units around Mariupol and nearby settlements, placing them near residential areas and civilian infrastructure.

Amid the latest Russian attack on the Kharkiv region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reminded that the world can stop Russian terror over Ukrainian cities by increasing military support for Ukraine.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the First Lady honored the victims of Soviet political repression at the Bykivnia Cemetery, drawing parallels with modern Russian totalitarianism.

According to UNN sources, three explosive devices destroyed three fuel tanks at the Vyborg oil depot in Russia. After that, a fire broke out on the territory of the refinery.

SBU drones attacked the Russian military airfield of Kushchevsk and the Slavyansk oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai, damaging aircraft and forcing the plant to suspend operations.

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.

Intense fighting continued on the frontline of the Russian-Ukrainian war yesterday: 110 combat engagements and 39 additional combat engagements took place, Ukrainian troops repelled numerous Russian attacks, inflicting significant losses on the enemy, including 274 occupants killed and wounded, and 19 pieces of weapons and military equipment destroyed or damaged.

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

Russian President Vladimir Putin is using the threat of mass migration from Ukraine as a weapon to divide and weaken European unity in supporting Ukraine against Russian invasion.

Russian troops fired nine times at settlements and border areas of Sumy region, resulting in 21 explosions from artillery, mortars, mines and drone strikes.

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

Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury to become the first absolute heavyweight champion of the world in the 21st century, unifying all four major belts.

Ukraine honors the memory of the victims of Soviet political repression: millions of people were arrested, executed, or sent to camps in the 1920s and 1980s for opposing communist ideology.

kremlin-controlled belarus has significantly increased fuel supplies to russia due to a shortage caused by repairs at russian refineries.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius demands that his government provide an additional €3. 8 billion in military aid to Ukraine in the current fiscal year, in addition to the €7.1 billion already provided.

Ukrainian Olga Kharlan won a silver medal in the individual sabre championship at the World Cup in Plovdiv, losing in the final to Sarah Balzer of France.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba blamed Ukraine's recent failures on the battlefield on "everyone who is not doing enough," admitting that the current situation is "difficult" due to insufficient military aid, which has to be compensated for by the heroism and sacrifice of its soldiers.

Over the past week, 286 demining teams of the Ministry of Defense cleared 6,973 hectares of land, 6,940 hectares of agricultural land, 2. 1 km of roads, 0.3 km of pipelines and 1.55 km of power lines in the liberated territories, defusing 3,630 explosive devices.

On May 19, partly cloudy weather in Ukraine, no precipitation, only in the afternoon on the Left Bank and in the western regions there will be short-term rains and thunderstorms.

Ukraine expects the participants of the Global Peace Summit to jointly develop an action plan on free navigation, nuclear and energy security, as well as the exchange of prisoners and the return of deported children.

Ukrainian troops repelled a russian attack on Chasovyi Yar in Donetsk region and destroyed more than 20 units of enemy armored vehicles.

In a telephone conversation, Chinese President Xi Jinping assured President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that China supports Ukraine's territorial integrity.