Russians shelled the border areas and settlements in the Sumy region of Ukraine with artillery and drones, causing numerous explosions in the Yunakivska, Bilopilska and Krasnopilska communities.
The enemy's tactical aviation launched anti-missile systems in Kherson region, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
The European Union is discussing sanctions against Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani for providing military support to groups in the Middle East and the Red Sea, as well as for supplying Russia with drones and missiles.
Over the past day, 113 combat engagements took place between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Russian occupiers in various parts of the frontline, during which Ukrainian troops successfully repelled numerous Russian attacks and inflicted significant losses on the enemy.
On May 23, 8 people were killed and 44 injured, including two children, in Kharkiv region as a result of massive Russian shelling that damaged residential buildings, infrastructure and vehicles in many towns and villages.
Russia claims that 38 air targets, including shells and drones, were shot down over the Belgorod region overnight.
Russian troops twice unsuccessfully tried to attack the area of the village of Liptsy, Kharkiv region, while five military clashes continue in the Kupyansky direction near the settlements of Sinkovka, Berestovo, Nevsky and Makeyevka.
Russian troops attacked power facilities in the cities of Shostka in Konotop, Sumy region, using Shahid attack drones, which led to power outages.
Russian troops shelled 11 settlements in the Sumy region of Ukraine, carrying out 34 attacks, during which 201 explosions were recorded, including rocket attacks, artillery, mortar attacks and drone attacks, as a result of which one person was injured.
Another 5 ARES UAV systems were handed over to the defenders by WOG and the Dignitas Foundation.
A drone attacked an oil depot in the Belgorod region of Russia, damaging a gasoline tanker, Russian media report.
Over the past day, Ukrainian troops destroyed two areas of concentration of Russian occupants' personnel, four control points, three artillery systems and an enemy anti-aircraft missile system.
The situation at the front remains tense, with fighting continuing in the Kharkiv sector in the direction of Starytsia village. Since the beginning of the day, Russian occupants have fired 533 times and used more than 50 kamikaze drones, but Ukrainian troops are repelling the attacks and keeping the situation under control.
At night, the enemy attacked Poltava region with two groups of UAVs, but there were no hits on civilian objects or critical infrastructure, no casualties or damage were recorded.
At night and in the morning, Russians shelled 8 communities in Sumy region, 49 explosions from mortars, artillery and aircraft were recorded.
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.
The Ukrainian military destroyed the Russian minesweeper Kovrovets and inflicted heavy losses on the Russian occupiers, including 16 tanks, 35 armored vehicles and more than 1,200 personnel.
Russians shelled 7 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region, wounding one woman, using UAVs, MLRS and artillery in 459 attacks.
In Kherson region, hostile forces shelled residential areas, damaging a multi-storey building, 8 houses and infrastructure, killing 2 civilians and injuring 2 others.
According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, enemy drones were spotted in various regions of Ukraine, including Chernihiv, Sumy, Cherkasy, Vinnytsia, and Dnipro, moving in different directions.
Hostile UAVs were spotted in different regions of Ukraine, including Sumy, Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, and Kherson, with different flight paths and directions.
russians shelled the border areas and settlements of Sumy region 46 times, causing 284 explosions and injuring a resident of the Esman community.
In one day, the communities of Sumy region were subjected to 44 attacks by the russian federation, which resulted in 183 explosions in different places.
On May 17, 2024, Russian forces attacked the Odesa region with three ballistic missiles and three guided missiles, damaging civilian infrastructure.
russian troops attacked Kharkiv at night using Shahed drones and S-300 missiles, damaging a multi-story building. Damage analysis and response is ongoing.
There is a significant deficit in the Ukrainian energy system, which necessitates hourly blackouts from 19:00 to 24:00 and imports that reach the technically permitted maximum.
A large part of the temporarily occupied Sevastopol was left without electricity after a nighttime drone attack, and it will take about a day to restore the city's power system.
Russian troops attacked Kharkiv at night with S-300s and drones, damaging the district administration building and a residential building. Over the day, 2 people were killed and 9 injured in the region due to Russian shelling.
The fire at the tuapse oil refinery in russia broke out after an attack by two unmanned aerial vehicles, which resulted in no injuries but set off sirens in the city.
In the temporarily occupied Sevastopol, there was a partial power outage due to a downed drone hitting the equipment of the Sevastopol substation.
