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.
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 May 18, one person was killed and another wounded as a result of Russian shelling in Donetsk region, the head of the Donetsk regional military administration said.
Anti-aircraft gunners of the 110th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down a russian Su-25 in Donetsk region, the fourth enemy aircraft shot down by the brigade.
Since the beginning of the day, 22 combat engagements have taken place, 8 of them are ongoing, with Russian occupants firing one missile attack, using 25 kamikaze drones and firing 547 times at Ukrainian troops' positions.
Over the past day, three people were killed and five others were wounded in Russian shelling in the Donetsk region.
Ukrainian troops continue to defend themselves against Russian attacks on several fronts in Donetsk and Kharkiv regions, repelling numerous attacks and inflicting casualties on the enemy.
On May 13, about 140 combat engagements took place on the frontline, 13 of them in the Kharkiv sector, where Ukrainian troops inflicted fire damage on the enemy, strengthening their positions and evacuating civilians from the affected settlements.
Ukrainian military shoots down a Russian Su-25 fighter jet in Donetsk region.
The Ukrainian military shoots down another Russian SU-25 aircraft, continuing its successful air defense against Russian air raids.
The absence of heavy military equipment, including battle tanks and modern aircraft, at the "parade" in Moscow indicates large-scale losses of the russian federation in the war in Ukraine.
Belarus is conducting an unannounced inspection of non-strategic nuclear weapons in coordination with Russia's preparations for exercises involving the use of such weapons.
The ground forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft in Donetsk region using short- and medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems.
In his evening address, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that soldiers of the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade had shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft in Donetsk region.
Russian troops are intensively shelling Chasovyi Yar, using the same aerial bombardment tactics as during the offensive on Avdiivka, dropping 20-30 rounds of ammunition per day from aircraft with the aim of capturing the town by May 9.
Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian airfields may have destroyed about 5% of Russia's Tu-95 strategic bombers, dealing a significant blow to Russia's long-range strike capabilities.
Russian generals who commanded the airstrikes that killed more than 30 civilians were served with notices of suspicion of violating the laws and customs of war.
Three russian servicemen were wounded as a result of an alleged rocket attack on an air base in occupied Crimea on March 1.
Russian troops are fighting within the town of Bohdanivka in the Bakhmut sector.