On the night of May 26, drones attacked Yelabuga in Tatarstan, where a plant for the production of "Shaheds" is located. Drones also struck Tula, causing a blackout there.
In the event of failed ceasefire negotiations, Ukraine will have to reduce the use of air defense. Russia is increasing drone production to 500 per day, which could lead to attacks of 1,000 units.
The President of Ukraine stated that the night attacks by the Russian Federation on Ukrainian cities led to the death of civilians, including children. He called on the world to increase pressure on Russia.
On the night of May 25, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with 367 air attack weapons. Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 45 cruise missiles and 266 enemy UAVs in various regions of the country.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the night attack by the Russian Federation shows that the reason for the protraction of the war is in Moscow. Ukraine expects increased sanctions from the United States, Europe, and partners.
At night, Russia launched 14 ballistic missiles and 250 drones at Ukraine. Air defense shot down 6 missiles and neutralized 245 drones in various regions of the country, including Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
On May 23, the Russians struck Chuguev, killing a 33-year-old woman and injuring two people. Also, the occupiers attacked Staryi Saltiv with a drone, injuring two men.
Serhiy Lysak warned about the threat of an attack by UAVs of the "shahed" type in the Dnipropetrovsk region. An air alert has been declared in the region, explosions are reported.
On the night of May 23, Russia attacked Ukraine with a ballistic missile and 175 strike UAVs. Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 150 Shahed-type drones in various directions.
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.
A new technology for drones has been developed in Ukraine, which should change the course of hostilities. According to Fedorov, this will be a turning point in the technological war.
On May 19, Russia attacked a checkpoint in Kharkiv region with a "Molniya" drone, injuring two police officers and three guardsmen. They were provided with assistance, their condition is stable.
Russia is modernizing kamikaze drones, changing the color and guidance system to overcome electronic warfare. It also launches drone-imitators that can carry explosives to exhaust air defense.
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.
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 the night of May 18, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with 273 drones, of which 88 "shaheds" were shot down. 128 drone simulators were lost locationally.
On the night of May 17, Russia attacked Ukraine with 62 drones. Air defense forces shot down 36 enemy UAVs in the eastern, northern, southern, western and central regions.
On the night of May 16, russia attacked Ukraine with 112 Shahed-type drones and others. Air defense forces shot down 73 strike UAVs, 36 simulators were lost locationally. Odesa, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, and Kyiv regions were affected by the russian attack.
Ukrainian defenders destroyed a rare Russian ZALA Z-20 drone equipped with artificial intelligence in the Lyman direction of the Donetsk region. The drone costs $200,000.
On the night of May 15, the enemy attacked Ukraine with 110 Shahed-type drones. Air defense forces shot down 62 UAVs. Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Kyiv, and Ivano-Frankivsk regions were under attack.
On the night of May 13, the enemy attacked Ukraine with 10 "Shahed" UAV simulators from Primorsko-Akhtarsk. Ukrainian air defense successfully shot down all 10 enemy drones.
On the night of May 12, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with 108 «Shahed» and other UAVs from different directions. Defense forces shot down 55 «Shahed» in the east, north, south and center of the country, but 30 simulators were lost.
On the night of May 11, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with 108 Shahed-type drones and simulators. Defense forces shot down 60 UAVs, another 41 simulators were lost locally.
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 parade featured the leaders of 30 countries, the military and the equipment Russia is using in its war against Ukraine. After the parade, Putin congratulated the DPRK military.
The National Security and Defense Council stated that the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is spreading false accusations of Ukraine violating the ceasefire. In fact, the Russian Federation is violating its own "truce", hitting civilians in Kharkiv region with drones, launching air strikes on Sumy region and attacking at the front.
During the day, the Russians shelled settlements in Kharkiv region with various types of weapons. In Vasylivka, a man was blown up by an explosive device, houses and infrastructure were damaged.
On May 7, the enemy launched 31 attack UAVs. Air defense forces shot down 20 "Shahed" drones in the north and center of Ukraine. Uman and surrounding villages in the Cherkasy region were damaged.
In Kyiv, a family of zoo volunteers and 5 of their cats died as a result of a Russian drone attack, one cat survived and ended up in the hospital.
On the night of May 6-7, Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles and drones from various directions. The defense forces shot down 2 ballistic missiles and 81 strike UAVs, but there are casualties in 5 regions.