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May 31. Russian troops have shelled the Kharkiv region’s city of Vovchansk. Casualties among civilians were reported. The relevant statement was made by Kharkiv Regional Military Administration on Telegram.
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“A man, 60, has been killed in today’s enemy shelling of Vovchansk. Also, a woman, 52, received shrapnel injuries,” the report states. The injured woman was taken to hospital.
According to the data from the regional police, detached houses were damaged, and trading pavilions caught fire at the market.
May 31. Between May 26, 2023 and May 31, 2023, rescuers detected 112 locations in the city of Kyiv and the Kyiv region, where the fragments of the downed Russian projectiles, missiles and drones landed, having caused damage to 237 objects.
The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian State Emergency Service Press Officer Oleksandr Khorunzhyi during a briefing at Ukrinform.
In particular, over 100 fragments were found in the capital city and 130 in the Kyiv region.
Additionally, fifteen fires were extinguished, namely 10 in the city of Kyiv and 5 in the Kyiv region.
According to Khorunzhyi, during that period, the Ukrainian State Emergency Service recorded over 800 attacks on settlements across 13 regions of Ukraine and the city of Kyiv. The Ukrainian State Emergency Service responded to calls 785 times, rescued 11 people and extinguished 53 fires.
May 31. Russian invaders are mining the Titan plant in temporarily occupied Crimea.
The Atesh partisan movement reported this on Telegram.
"The Russian occupiers began to mine the Crimean plant Titan near the town of Armiansk. Obviously, the Russians think that Ukrainian forces will soon reach the administrative border with Crimea," the post said.
The movement participants said the invaders were doing this to accuse Ukraine of environmental terrorism.
May 31. In the evening and in the morning, Russian troops attacked communities in the Dnipropetrovsk region using drones, and an eight-year-old boy was injured.
The head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council Mykola Lukashuk wrote this on Telegram.
"Late last night, the Russian occupiers attacked the Marhanets community in the Nikopol region with a UAV. There were no casualties. The area of the attack is being examined," the statement said.
In the morning, the enemy attacked a transport company in the Mezhyrich community of Pavlohrad district.
Accurate information on the consequences is currently being clarified.
An eight-year-old boy was injured with cuts to a hand. The child will be treated at home.
There are damaged windows and doors in a two-storey building, a private house, and garages. There was a fire, which has already been eliminated.
May 30. In the temporarily occupied Melitopol, the invaders have launched another wave of passport control and said that from 1 June, only those with a passport will receive free medicines
Ivan Fedorov, the mayor of Melitopol, said this on the air of the national telethon "United News", Ukrinform reports.
"Compulsory passportisation continues, the third wave of the process is underway, and it is very powerful," Fedorov said.
May 30. The Sumy region needs humanitarian assistance to restore housing, especially in the border communities that are constantly under fire.
The Sumy Regional Military Administration reported this.
Volodymyr Artyukh , the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, said that the Sumy region has the longest border with the aggressor country in Ukraine, and the border of the region is under active shelling. Therefore, the provision of humanitarian aid to residents of the region, especially border communities, is a constant issue, said Artyukh.
" The Sumy region needs help in rebuilding housing and infrastructure. This is especially important for the border communities. We need all the support we can get - from assistance in arranging places of compact residence to restoring housing in the communities, including restoring houses in the countryside far from the border with Russia. Such houses could be used to accommodate people who wish to move away from the border," said Artyukh during a meeting with the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Ukraine, Denise Brown, on humanitarian support for the Sumy region.
According to the head of the RMA, the figures for assistance to the region over the past year from various international organisations are impressive.
"Since the beginning of the war, 729 railway cars of humanitarian aid totalling 14.3 thousand tonnes have been received by rail alone. According to local communities, in 2022, humanitarian aid was received in the total amount of almost 18 thousand tonnes. Most of it was food, hygiene products and clothes. Since the beginning of 2023, more than 2.1 thousand tonnes of humanitarian aid have been received," said Artyukh.
He thanked international partners, in particular, for generators, which were especially needed in the communities to equip the Stability Points, heat hospitals, social institutions, etc. due to the power outage caused by the Russian shelling.
"500 generators were transferred to the region, including 127 in 2022. In addition, according to 33 territorial communities, they have independently received 342 generators of various capacities from international organisations," said Artyukh.
May 30. In Donetsk region, Russian troops killed two civilians over the past day and injured ten other civilians.
The head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko said this on Telegram.
"On May 29, Russians killed two residents of Donetsk region in Toretsk. Another ten people were injured in the region," he said.
May 30. On the night of May 30, 2023, Russia launched another attack on Ukraine’s capital city, which is the fourth time in the past two days. The fragments of the downed enemy drones landed across different districts.
This is reported by Kyiv City State Administration and Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
Explosions were heard in the Podilskyi, Holosiivskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, Dniprovskyi, Darnytskyi and Pecherskyi districts. Around 05:00 a.m., a civilian was reported killed, as the fragments of the enemy drone hit an apartment block.
According to Kyiv City State Administration, a fire broke out on the upper two floors of the house. Slabs between floors were likely broken. Search and rescue works are underway, as people might have been trapped under the rubble.
In the Podilskyi district, a residential house caught fire. So far, no casualties have been reported.
Additionally, blasts rocked the Sviatoshynskyi district. The fragments landed within the area of an enterprise.
In the Darnytskyi district, civilian cars were damaged by the fragments of the enemy drone.
In the Dniprovskyi district, the burning debris landed within a green space.
In the Podilskyi district, the fragments hit a non-residential building.
According to Kyiv City Military Administration, over 20 enemy drones were destroyed by Ukraine’s air defense within Kyiv’s airspace.
Emergency services are working at the scene. Information about casualties and the damage caused is yet to be updated.
May 29. In the village of Kozatske of the Nova Kakhovka community in Kherson region, a 61-year-old man was killed in his own home due to shelling.
That's according to the press service of the Kherson Regional Military Administration on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.
" Due to the shelling of the village of Kozatske of the Nova Kakhovka community, a 61-year-old man was killed in his own house," the report says.
It is noted that about a dozen explosions occurred in Zolota Balka, where a private house and outbuildings were damaged by enemy shells.
Ma 29. A woman born in 1972 was killed as a result of a Russian attack on Pokrovske community in Synelnykove district, Dnipropetrovsk region.
"There were three people in one of the houses, among them a child born in 2011, all of them were injured. A woman born in 1972 was on the street nearby, she was killed," Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council Mykola Lukashuk told a briefing at the Media Center Ukraine – Ukrinform.
According to him, Pokrovske community is located on the border with Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. The shelling took place around 11:30, and two settlements came under fire. In one of them, one house was completely destroyed, 19 were damaged, in another – one house was destroyed and 11 were damaged. Currently, the State Emergency Service teams work there, the fire was put out, and all the injured were given medical assistance.
As reported, nine people, including an 11-year-old child, were injured as a result of an enemy attack on Pokrovske community in Synelnykove district.
May 29. In Toretsk, Donetsk region, invaders dropped aerial bombs on a gas station and an administrative building, killing one person and injuring nine more.
"Around 11:30 on May 29, 2023, the Russian troops once again shelled the town of Toretsk, probably using FAB-250 [bombs]. One of the aerial bombs hit a local gas station, killing a 28-year-old worker. In addition, according to preliminary data, eight civilians received injuries of varying degrees of severity: six women and two men," the Donetsk Region Prosecutor's Office posted on Facebook.
According to the prosecutor's office, the second bomb fell on an administrative building. As a result of the explosion, a local resident was injured.
In Toretsk, Donetsk region, invaders dropped aerial bombs on a gas station and an administrative building, killing one person and injuring nine more.
"Around 11:30 on May 29, 2023, the Russian troops once again shelled the town of Toretsk, probably using FAB-250 [bombs]. One of the aerial bombs hit a local gas station, killing a 28-year-old worker. In addition, according to preliminary data, eight civilians received injuries of varying degrees of severity: six women and two men," the Donetsk Region Prosecutor's Office posted on Facebook.
According to the prosecutor's office, the second bomb fell on an administrative building. As a result of the explosion, a local resident was injured.
As a result of the attack, the premises of a gas station, a bank, an educational institution, and vehicles were damaged.
Rescuers and law enforcement officers work on the ground, the final number of casualties is being determined.
As a result of the attack, the premises of a gas station, a bank, an educational institution, and vehicles were damaged.
Rescuers and law enforcement officers work on the ground, the final number of casualties is being determined.
May 29. In Kharkiv region, three elderly women, a pregnant woman, children were injured, and many houses were damaged in Russia’s missile attack on the urban-type settlement of Kivsharivka, Kupiansk district.
Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.
"The enemy launched a missile strike, presumably with an Iskander missile, on the urban-type settlement of Kivsharivka, Kupiansk district. Three elderly women, aged 73, 85 and 90, were injured. In addition, a pregnant woman, a 14-year-old teenager and a 10-year-old child were hurt," Syniehubov informed.
May 29. A farm building was damaged and a fire broke out in one of Kyiv region’s districts as a result of a Russian missile attack on May 29
Kyiv regional police chief Andriy Nebytov announced this on Telegram.
"In one of Kyiv region’s districts, as a result of an attack by the occupiers, a farm building was damaged. A fire broke out. There have been no casualties," Nebytov wrote.
May 29. Several powerful explosions were heard in the city of Kyiv during the latest air raid alert. One person has been injured.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported this on Telegram.
"In the capital's Podilskyi district, medics hospitalized one injured person," Klitschko said.
As of 11:45, there were reports of the discovery of six fragments of Russian missiles. In Obolonskyi district, missile fragments were found near a gas station; on the road surface where ignition occurred; on the green zone. In Desnianskyi district, missile fragments were found in a park. In Dniprovskyi district, missle fragments fell on the road surface in various places.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported on Telegram that loud explosions were heard in the central districts of the capital.
May 29. Russian troops launched 22 artillery strikes and four air strikes on the Donetsk region’s city of Vuhleda on May 28, 2023.
The relevant statement was made by Donetsk Regional Military Administration Head Pavlo Kyrylenko on Telegram
“The day before Russians struck the suburbs of Kramatorsk – no casualties were reported. In the Volnovakha direction, 22 artillery strikes and four air strikes were launched on Vuhledar; Prechystivka came under enemy fire. In the Komar community, such settlements as Shevchenko and Burlatske were affected,” Kyrylenko wrote.
In the Donetsk direction, Russian invaders launched an air strike on Avdiivka last night, and shelled the city with artillery and the Grad multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) on the morning of May 29, 2023. Enemy projectiles hit residential and industrial areas. Sixteen detached houses were damaged in Kurakhove.
In the Horlivka direction, Russian attacks caused damage to three houses in Toretsk, and four detached houses and one apartment block in the Chasiv Yar community.
In the Lysychansk direction, one house was hit in the Lysychansk community’s Yampil.
According to Kyrylenko, no casualties have been reported over the past day.
May 29. Since the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine, a total of 371 children have been returned.
That's according to the press service of the Office of the Ombudsman.
"According to the state portal for searching for children "Children of War", as of May 29, 2023, (in Ukraine are considered - ed.) 394 children are missing, 19,484 are deported, 12936 are found, and 371 children are returned," the report says.
May 29. Russian troops attacked the Kherson region 67 times on May 28, 2023,
The relevant statement was made by Kherson Regional Military Administration Head Oleksandr Prokudin on Telegram.
“Over the past day, the enemy has attacked 61 times, having fired 300 projectiles with mortars, artillery, tanks, unmanned aerial vehicles and aircraft,” Prokudin wrote.
The city of Kherson came under enemy fire six times. A total of 26 Russian projectiles were recorded.
According to Prokudin, Russian invaders targeted residential areas across the Kherson region’s settlements. The area and premises of a hospital and a plant were hit in the Beryslav district.
As a result, one civilian was reported injured.
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May 29. Residential houses and infrastructure objects have been damaged across several districts in Russia’s overnight attack on the Kyiv region.
The relevant statement was made by Head of the Main Directorate of the National Police of Ukraine in the Kyiv region Andrii Niebytov on Telegram.
“Another massive attack by the enemy on the Kyiv region. The enemy fired cruise missiles and drones at us. The air raid sirens were ringing out from 00:31 a.m. until 05:00 a.m.,” Niebytov wrote.
In his words, thanks to the efforts of Ukraine’s air defense forces, nearly all enemy targets were destroyed.
“As a result of the attack, residential houses and infrastructure objects were damaged across several districts in the region. No casualties were reported,” Niebytov added.
The Kyiv region’s police continue to determine the impact locations, where the fragments of enemy projectiles had landed, and are documenting the effects of Russia’s overnight attack.
A reminder that, on the night of May 29, 2023, Russia attacked the city of Kyiv with unmanned aerial vehicles and Kh-101/555 missiles. Ukraine’s air defense units destroyed over 40 enemy targets.
May 28. The residents of Luhansk region have submitted more than 36,000 reports on the property destroyed or damaged as a result of the war.
"The residents of the region have submitted 36,087 informational reports on damaged/destroyed real estate. 13,036 cases were processed by the military administrations of territorial communities," Artem Lysohor, Head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram.
Lysohor clarified that 10,406 reports submitted by residents are related to objects of the state register of property damaged and destroyed as a result of military operations, terrorist acts, and sabotage caused by the military aggression of the Russian Federation.
May 28. On May 28, 2023, Russian troops opened fire on settlements in the Kharkiv region’s Kupiansk district. A woman was reported injured, and several fires broke out.
The relevant statement was made by the Main Department of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service in the Kharkiv region on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
According to the Ukrainian State Emergency Service, on May 28, 2023, Russian invaders were extensively shelling the Kupiansk district with artillery.
May 28. A rescuer was injured during a drone attack on Kyiv last night. He was crushed by a concrete slab during a rescue operation at one of the facilities.
"They decided to spoil our City Day. But our air defense forces destroyed about 40 drones near the capital and in the airspace of Kyiv. And in general, as you know, 54 drones were launched on Ukraine, 52 of which were shot down by our air defense forces. That is, the main part of Shahed drones targeted specifically the capital. Falling fragments caused destruction in several districts of Kyiv. One person – a 41-year-old man – was killed. Two people were hospitalized: 35-year-old woman who is in an intensive care unit now, and a rescuer who was crushed by a concrete slab during a rescue operation at one of the facilities. I hope the doctors will quickly set him on his feet and he will continue performing his duties," Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said during the United News telethon, the Kyiv City State Administration reports.
He also stated that the city is constantly improving its air defense system and air raid alerts.
May 28. As a result of the Russian drone attack on May 28, at least 26 houses, as well as educational and healthcare facilities, were damaged in Zhytomyr city.
"After today's air raid, there is damage in the city. These are mostly common areas of apartment blocks. The glass was broken at the stairwells," the press service of the Zhytomyr City Council posted on Facebook.
Educational and healthcare institutions with damaged doors and windows work as usual.
May 28. The Russian invaders shelled more than 20 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region last day – the destruction of civilian objects was recorded, and four people were injured.
"In the past 24 hours, the Russians launched 77 strikes on Zaporizhzhia region. Twenty-one settlements came under enemy fire. So far, 12 new destructions of civilian objects have been recorded," Yuriy Malashko, Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram.
According to him, Novodanylivka, Chervone, and Novoselivka suffered airstrikes. Four UAV attacks were launched on Mala Tokmachka and Olhivske. The invaders hit Kamyanske and Yehorivka with MLRS.
May 28. The Russian army shelled Kherson region 73 times over the past day, injuring one person.
"Over the past day, the enemy launched 73 attacks, firing 335 shells from mortars, artillery, tanks, UAVs, and aircraft.
The enemy shelled the city of Kherson three times (11 shells)... Due to Russian aggression, one person was injured," Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram.
In particular, according to his data, the Russian military shelled residential neighborhoods of the populated settlements of the region; the territory and premises of a factory and an educational institution in Kherson.
Over the past day, 119 people were evacuated from the de-occupied territory of the region.
May 28. One person has died after falling drone debris fell on the territory of a filling station in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv.
The Kyiv city military administration reported this on Telegram.
"Debris fell on the territory of a filling station in the Holosiivskyi district. According to preliminary information, three people were injured, one person died. The information is being clarified," the report reads.
Later, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that a 41-year-old man had died in the Solomianskyi district of the capital due to falling drone debris near a filling station and a 35-year-old woman had been hospitalized.
"In the Solomianskyi district, where drone debris hit a seven-story non-residential building, a part of the wall collapsed and a fire broke out on the third floor," the mayor wrote, noting that rescuers were working at the scene.
May 28. On Saturday, May 27, Russian troops launched 18 strikes on the border communities of Sumy region – a total of 88 explosions were recorded.
"During the day, the Russians launched 18 strikes, 88 explosions were recorded. Velyka Pysarivka, Yunakivka, Myropillia, Khotin, Bilopillia, Krasnopillia came under fire," the Sumy Regional Military Administration posted on Telegram.
The enemy fired six rockets from a helicopter and two mortar mines on the territory of Velyka Pysarivka community.
The Russians shelled Yunakivka community with self-propelled guns (three explosions), mortar shelling was also recorded (12 explosions).
The aggressor fired mortars (11 explosions) at Myropillia community.
May 27. Russian invaders have shelled the village of Stepnohirsk in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, wounding two civilians.
Yurii Malashko, head of the Zaporizhzhia regional military administration, said this in a post on Telegram.
"Stepnohirsk was shelled from Grads. They hit a residential area. A 65-year-old man was injured while walking down the street. Another man, 60 years old, is now in serious condition. All the necessary assistance is being provided to the victims," Malashko wrote.
He added that specialists were currently working to eliminate the consequences of the strike.
May 27. On the night of May 27, 2023, Russian troops attacked the Sumy region’s city of Hlukhiv, having hit an apartment block and detached houses.
The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office on Telegram.
Law enforcement officers launched a pre-trial investigation for the violation of laws and customs of war (Part 1, Art. 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
In particular, on the night of May 27, 2023, Russian troops opened fire from the territory of Russia on civil infrastructure in the Sumy region’s Hlukhiv.
As a result, the roof of an apartment block was damaged, and three detached houses were left with their windows blown out, fences and walls hit by the debris.
Prosecutors, in cooperation with other law enforcement officers, are documenting the effects of the enemy attack.
May 27. Russian invaders shelled Sadove and Zmiyivka villages in Kherson region, injuring a 61-year-old woman.
"Russia continues to terrorize Kherson region. Sadove came under fire. Private houses were pummeled. A 61-year-old woman was injured. She was taken to a regional clinical hospital in moderate condition... Zmiyivka was struck next. A private warehouse was damaged in the village," the Kherson Regional Military Administration posted on Telegram.
It is noted that the enemy also shelled Kherson during the day, damaging the premises of a lyceum.
May 27. The OSCE leadership condemned Russia's missile attacks on Ukraine, including yesterday's shelling of a healthcare facility in Dnipro, and pledged to support the Ukrainian people.
The joint statement by OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani, OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid, President of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Margareta Cederfelt and Secretary General Roberto Montella was released on the OSCE website.
“We denounce the continued missile attacks against Ukraine, which have intensified in recent weeks. Such missile attacks constitute major human rights violations, are contrary to international humanitarian law, and achieve nothing but indiscriminate death and destruction, including on civilians,” reads the statement.
The OSCE leaders named Russia’s strike on a medical clinic in Dnipro city on Friday “an especially egregious act.”
“We condemn in the strongest possible terms this senseless violence, committed against a civilian population that continues to pay a terrible price in this war. We reiterate our call to the Russian Federation to immediately put an end to the attacks, stop violating international law, and uphold the principles and commitments of the OSCE. We continue to stand united with Ukraine and remain committed to supporting its people,” says the statement.
May 27. The Russian army shelled Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region 108 times on May 26, killing an elderly woman.
Yurii Malashko, head of the Zaporizhzhia regional military administration, said this in a post on Telegram.
According to him, Russian terrorists targeted 16 peaceful towns and villages in the region. In Huliaipole, two women were injured, and in Novodanylivka, the Russians killed a 73-year-old woman in her own yard.
"The enemy launched 108 strikes: 96 instances of artillery shelling in Huliaipole, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka, Stepnohirsk, Kamianske and other villages, six MLRS attacks on Huliaipilske, Bilohiria, Temyrivka, UAV attacks on Stepove, Olhivske, Malynivka, Chervone, and missile attacks on the villages of Rizdvianka and Liubytske," he said.
May 27. The Russian army has already injured 986 children across Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office said this in a post on Telegram.
"As of the morning of May 27, 2023, 1,469 children were affected in Ukraine as a result of Russia's full-scale armed aggression. According to official reports from juvenile prosecutors, 483 children were killed and over 986 sustained injuries of various degrees of severity," the post reads.
The figures are not final as work is ongoing to verify incoming reports from the zones of hostilities, temporarily captured and recently liberated territories.
The largest number of child casualties was reported in Donetsk region (462), Kharkiv region (278), Kyiv region (128), Kherson region (102), Zaporizhzhia region (91), Mykolaiv region (89), Dnipropetrovsk region (72), Chernihiv region (70), and Luhansk region (67).
May 27. Two civilians have been killed and five injured in Russia’s shelling of the Donetsk region over the past day.
The relevant statement was made by Donetsk Regional Military Administration Head Pavlo Kyrylenko on Telegram.
“On May 26, 2023, Russians killed two civilians in the Donetsk region, namely in Vasiukivka and Chasiv Yar. Five more people were injured,” Kyrylenko wrote.
Additionally, it is now impossible to count the exact number of casualties in Mariupol and Volnovakha, Kyrylenko noted.
May 26. Russian troops attacked the Kherson region 45 times, having fired 193 projectiles.
The relevant statement was made by Kherson Regional Military Administration Head Oleksandr Prokudin on Telegram.
Russian invaders used the Grad multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), tanks, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), mortars, artillery and aircraft.
The city of Kherson came under enemy fire twice. A total of five Russian projectiles were recorded.
According to Prokudin, enemy projectiles targeted residential areas across the Kherson region’s settlements. The area of a grain elevator was hit in the Beryslav district.
May 26. There have been more than 900 attacks on health care in Ukraine since the Russian invasion began, according to the latest figures from the World Health Organization.
That's according to CNN.
Of the 967 total attacks, 868 of them impacted medical facilities, WHO data shows. In total, strikes on health care in Ukraine have resulted in at least 97 deaths and 126 injuries since February 25, 2022.
Russia's attack on a medical facility in Dnipro city on Friday is not yet included in the WHO data or death toll, given that the organization's process for verifying attacks takes some time.
"WHO condemns all acts of violence against healthcare. These attacks not only kill and maim but also deprive people of urgently needed care, endanger healthcare providers, and undermine health systems," WHO spokesperson Dr. Margaret Harris said in a statement to CNN.
May 26. Russia is preparing a large-scale provocation by simulating an accident at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
That's according to the Defense Intelligence of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
"In the coming hours, the rashists are preparing a large-scale provocation by simulating an accident at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. For this purpose, a strike will be carried out directly on the territory of the ZNPP. After that, an emergency leak of radioactive substances will be announced. Ukraine will traditionally be blamed for the incident," the Ukrainian intelligence said.
According to the report, in order to hide their actions, the invaders disrupted the staff rotation of the IAEA's permanent monitoring mission scheduled for today.
"The purpose of this action is to provoke the international community to conduct a detailed investigation, during which all hostilities will be stopped. In this way, the rashists hope to get the long-awaited pause that will be used to regroup the occupation contingent and stop the Ukrainian counteroffensive," the report said
May 26. In Dnipro, the number of those injured in the morning missile attack has increased to 31.
The regional prosecutor's office announced this on Telegram.
"Two people have died, another thirty-one have been injured, including two children - boys aged 3 and 6,” the report says.
It is noted that apart from a healthcare facility and a veterinary clinic, nine apartment blocks, private homes, and cars of city residents were damaged.
May 26.
A total of 128 children were forcibly evacuated from the settlements across Donetsk region where hostilities are raging. Eight more children remain in place, including four in Bakhmut and one in Avdiivka.
That’s according to Oleksandr Vdovenko of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, who spoke at a briefing on Friday.
"A total of 128 children, together with their parents or legal guardians, were forcibly evacuated from settlements where hostilities are going on... Eight children remain in settlements where hostilities are taking place, namely: four in Bakhmut and one in Avdiivka (where the parents are hiding the child from authorities), two in the city of Krasnohorivka, one in the village of Keramik (the parents categorically refuse evacuation)," official said.
It is noted that these reports are as of May 23, while mandatory evacuation of children with their parents and guardians kicked off on April 7. This evacuation effort covered 21 settlements.
Vdovenko urged all residents to leave for safer regions of Ukraine. "Unfortunately, shelling by the invaders is becoming more and more frequent. There are reports of wounded and killed civilians coming almost every day so don't neglect your life and the lives of your children. Remember: evacuation saves lives," he emphasized.
May 26. Russian invaders dropped a FAB-250 bomb on the village of New York in Donetsk region, injuring a man and damaging an outpatient clinic, nursery, and a number of apartment blocks.
Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, reported the news on Telegram
"The Russians dropped a FAB-250 bomb on New York - a person was injured. The town was struck this morning - three apartment blocks, a nursery, an outpatient clinic, a movie theater, and a gym were damaged," the head of the region wrote.
He noted that this is yet another targeted attack on civilians, another war crime committed by Russians in the Donetsk region.
"Take care of yourselves - evacuate!" Kyrylenko said, addressing residents.
As reported earlier, on May 25, Russian troops killed a civilian in Donetsk region and injured another one.
The Donetsk region is constantly under Russian fire as the enemy keeps killing and injuring civilians and destroying infrastructure.
May 26. In Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia region, two women were wounded as a result of shelling, and residential buildings and outbuildings were damaged.
The head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Yuriy Malashko said this on Telegram.
"Two wounded in Huliaipole as a result of a terrorist attack... Currently, two women, 47 and 62 years old, who were pulled out of the rubble, are being provided with medical care," the statement said.
The head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration noted that the enemy hit the civilian district with artillery: residential buildings and outbuildings were destroyed.
Specialists are working to eliminate the consequences of the strike.
May 26. At least one person has been killed and 15 injured in a Russian missile attack on a medical facility in Dnipro.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on Telegram.
"Russian terrorists once again confirm their status of fighters against everything humane and honest. A rocket attack on a clinic in the city of Dnipro. As of now, one person was killed and 15 were wounded," he wrote.
May 25. The Russian forces launched another attack on Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, using heavy artillery. Civilian facilities have been damaged.
The Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration wrote this on Facebook, referring to the regional department of the State Emergency Service.
"None of the residents was injured. However, the property was mutilated," the administration said.
In the city, seven private residential buildings, the same number of commercial buildings and a car were damaged by Russian shelling. A garage and summer kitchen on the territory of a private residential building caught fire. Firefighters extinguished the fire.
May 25. In the Donetsk region, a car of the "White Angel" police unit, which was evacuating a family with four children from the village of New York, came under the targeted fire of Russian invaders.
That's according to the Main Directorate of the National Police in Donetsk region.
As noted, this is the second time in the last ten days that the Russian military has attacked the "White Angels".
The shelling took place on Wednesday, May 24, while leaving New York. An enemy shell exploded behind the car. At the time, there were 11 people in the car: five law enforcement officers and a family - a mother, a grandmother and four children aged almost 2 to 14 years.
The force of the explosion was such that the shrapnel pierced the car's armor. One hit a 14-year-old girl, leaving a scratch, and another got stuck in the police officer's vest.
Without slowing down, law enforcement officers took the people out of the line of fire and brought them to a safe place. On the way, the child was given first aid.
After the family was handed over to the care of social services and volunteers, the police officers underwent a medical examination. According to preliminary data, the police officers suffered concussion.
May 25. Russian troops launched a missile attack on the village of Tsyrkuny in the Kharkiv region at night, damaging a private house.
Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.
"Last night, the Russian occupiers launched a missile attack on the village of Tsyrkuny, in the Kharkiv district. The missile, preliminary, S-300, hit the ground. A private house located nearby was damaged. Fortunately, no one was injured," he stressed.
According to Sinegubov, over the past 24 hours, on 24 May, Russian troops shelled settlements in Kharkiv, Kupyansk, Bohodukhiv and Chuhuiv districts of the Kharkiv region.
The shelling of Kupyansk damaged a kindergarten, two 5-storey residential buildings and civilian infrastructure.
May 25. Russian forces attacked a dormitory, an educational institution, a church, a factory, a grain storage facility and the houses of civilians in the Kherson region.
That's according to the Kherson region police.
"Russia's military launched air strikes with guided bombs on the city of Beryslav, the village of Mykolaivka and the village of Vesele. Enemy attacks damaged a dormitory, an educational institution, the territory of a factory, an administrative building, a church, a grain storage facility, and the houses of civilians. It is not the first time that the Russians attack some of these objects, so the damage is significant," the report said.
The police said that from the left bank of the Dnipro River, the Russian military launched a heavy artillery attack on unarmed civilian residents of Kherson, targeting exclusively residential buildings and infrastructure facilities. The Korabel residential neighborhood, the coastal area and the suburbs of Kherson were the most affected.
May 25. Over the past 24 hours, on 24 May, the army of the Russian Federation killed one resident of Donetsk region and injured six others.
Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram.
On 24 May, Russians killed 1 resident of Donetsk region in Chasovyi Yar. Another 6 people were injured in the region," he said.
It is currently impossible to establish the exact number of casualties in Mariupol and Volnovakha, Kyrylenko said.
May 24. The Russian army launched a missile attack on a community in Sumy region, and a kindergarten was destroyed in another community after a fire attack by a Russian aircraft.
The Sumy Regional Military Administration said this on Telegrams.
"Today, the enemy carried out an air strike on the territory of the Velyka Pysarivka community - one missile explosion. Preliminary - without loss of life and destruction of civilian infrastructure," the message said.
It is also reported that the Russians inflicted fire damage of approximately one explosion on a kindergarten in the Yunakivka community.
Details of the shelling are being investigated.
May 24. Russian invaders are using the area of power units 1, 2 and 3 at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) as a logistics and military base.
The relevant statement was made by the Defense Intelligence of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
Russian troops, armored vehicles and trucks are permanently stationed within the aforementioned power units. The number of transport vehicles and soldiers is constantly changing.
Five to 20 pieces of equipment can be deployed near each power unit per day. The rotation takes place covertly during the curfew, between 11:00 p.m. and 05:00 a.m.
“All trucks are tightly tented. According to the available data, they may contain ammunition and explosives,” the Ukrainian intelligence noted.
Regular employees who must inspect power units at least once or twice a week are not allowed to enter the controlled territory. Those who tried to carry out control checks were beaten and tortured. Several victims are in hospital in critical condition.
A reminder that Zaporizhzhia NPP has been under Russian occupation since March 2022. Russian invaders are continuously shelling the adjacent territory and the plant itself, damaging power grids and causing power supply interruptions.
On the night of May 22, 2023, Russian troops again opened fire on Zaporizhzhia NPP, and the plant went into blackout mode for the eighth time since the Russian invasion started.
May 24. In the Kharkiv region, Russian troops have attacked three districts over the past day. Casualties among civilians were reported.
The relevant statement was made by Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Head Oleh Syniehubov on Telegram.
In particular, the Chuhuiv, Kharkiv and Kupiansk districts came under enemy fire.
In the Kharkiv district’s Lyptsi, Russian projectiles caused damage to detached houses and garages. People remained unharmed.
In the Chuhuiv district’s Vovchansk, extensive enemy attacks have been recorded over the past day. Residential houses, building adjacent grounds and motor vehicles were damaged. A man, 33, suffered a mine blast injury.
Another man, 56, was injured in Kupiansk and applied for medical aid. Both of those injured were taken to hospital in moderate condition.
In the Velykyi Burluk community, four fired broke out last night. According to the preliminary data, Russian invaders launched attacks with Shahed suicide drones.
“School premises, office buildings, and a cultural hall were on fire. The Kharkiv region’s rescuers extinguished all the fires,” Syniehubov noted.
May 24. Eleven civilians have been injured in Russia’s shelling of the Donetsk region over the past day.
The relevant statement was made by Donetsk Regional Military Administration Head Pavlo Kyrylenko on Telegram.
“On May 23, 2023, Russians injured 11 civilians in the Donetsk region, namely five in Toretsk, three in Avdiivka, one in Kostiantynivka, one in Novodmytrivka, and one in Mykolaivka,” Kyrylenko wrote.
Additionally, it is now impossible to count the exact number of casualties in Mariupol and Volnovakha, Kyrylenko noted.
May 24. A total of 482 children have been killed and over 983 injured in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started.
The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office on Telegram.
“As of May 24, 2023, over 1,465 children in Ukraine were affected by the Russian armed aggression. According to the data from juvenile prosecutors, a total of 482 children were killed and over 983 received injuries of various severity levels,” the report states.
These data are not final, as they are being investigated within the areas of hostilities, temporarily occupied and liberated areas.
Currently, most casualties were recorded in the Donetsk region (461), Kharkiv region (278), Kyiv region (128), Kherson region (102), Zaporizhzhia region (91), Mykolaiv region (89), Chernihiv region (70), Dnipropetrovsk region (70), and Luhansk region (66).
On May 23, 2023, a 2-year-old boy was injured in Russia’s missile strike on a residential building in the Donetsk region’s Toretsk.
May 24. Over the past day, Russian troops have launched 102 attacks on 23 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The relevant statement was made by Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Head Yurii Malashko on Telegram.
“The enemy has launched 102 attacks over the past day: three air strikes, seven unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attacks, and 92 artillery strikes,” the report states.
Twenty-three settlements came under enemy fire in the Polohy and Vasylivka districts, such as Huliaipole, Orikhiv, Mala Tokmachka, Charivne, Stepove, Zaliznychne, and others.
May 24. The Russian forces shelled Kherson region 64 times over the past day, killing two civilians and injuring three more.
Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, announced this on Telegram.
In total, on May 23, the invaders fired 271 projectiles from heavy artillery, used Grad MLRS, tanks and drones to attack the region.
In particular, the Russians shelled Kherson 11 times, firing 147 projectiles at the city.
May 23 . In the liberated village of Bohorodychne, Donetsk region, law enforcement officers found the bodies of five men and two women who died during the temporary occupation of the region by the army of the Russian Federation.
The Office of the Prosecutor General wrote this on Telegram.
Under the procedural supervision of the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office, investigative and operational measures are underway to identify and document war crimes committed by representatives of the Russian Armed Forces in the region.
"Prosecutors, together with police investigators, found the bodies of five men and two women aged 60 to 72 years at the time of death in the liberated village of Bohorodychne, Kramatorsk district. The identities of two more victims are being established," the statement said.
All died during the temporary seizure of the settlement by units of the armed forces of the Russian Federation.
The bodies have been sent for forensic medical examination.
May 23. Russian troops have opened fire on the Kharkiv region’s city of Vovchansk and village of Lyptsi. As a result, a civilian was injured, and detached houses were damaged.
The relevant statement was made by Kharkiv Region’s Police on Telegram.
“On May 23, 2023, Russian troops shelled the Chuhuiv district’s city of Vovchansk. A civilian man, 33, was injured. He suffered shrapnel injuries and was taken to hospital in moderately grave condition. Detached houses were damaged,” the report states.
Additionally, the enemy attacked the Kharkiv district’s village of Lyptsi. Operational investigative teams and explosives experts are working at the scene.
May 23. Following Russia’s air strike on the Donetsk region’s Avdiivka, about five people are likely to have been trapped under the rubble of a 9-storey apartment block.
The relevant statement was made by Avdiivka City Military Administration Head Vitalii Barabash on Telegram.
“Another Russian missile has smashed a residential building in Avdiivka. Nine floors – to the foundation. Two people have been reported under the rubble, but up to five persons are likely to have been trapped there. Two civilians were injured. A woman is in critical condition,” Barabash wrote.
In his words, there is no place to hide from Russian missiles and aerial bombs in Avdiivka. Neither the strong walls of houses nor bomb shelters can save people. Evacuation is the only solution, Barabash stressed.
A reminder that Donetsk Regional Military Administration Head Pavlo Kyrylenko stated earlier that at least two civilians had been injured in Russia’s air and missile strike on the Donetsk region’s Avdiivka on May 23, 2023.
May 23. On Tuesday morning, May 23, Russian attacks damaged a school, an outbuilding of the church and a multi-story building in Toretsk, Donetsk region.
Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, said this in a Telegram post.
"This morning, the Russians struck Toretsk — fortunately, there have been no casualties. The school, where the Point of Invincibility is located, an outbuilding of the church and a multi-story building were damaged within a radius of 100 meters from the epicenter," the regional governor wrote.
He noted that, according to preliminary information, the enemy used aerial bombs.
Rescuers and the police are working at the scene.
May 23. Russian forces are shelling the city of Ochakiv in the Mykolaiv region with multiple rocket launchers.
The chief of police of the Mykolaiv region Serhii Shaikhet wrote this on Telegram.
"The city of Ochakiv, Mykolaiv region! The city was shelled again, with a certain periodicity, previously with MLRS. We are establishing the damage and victims," Shaikhet said.
May 23. Over the past day, 22 May, the Russian army fired 61 times at the Kherson region, killing one person.
Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, said this on Telegram.
According to him, over the past day, the enemy carried out 61 attacks, firing 373 missiles from heavy artillery, Grad, tanks, ATGM, UAVs and aircraft. Russian troops fired six times at Kherson, launching 16 shells.
May 23. Russian troops shelled settlements in four districts of the Kharkiv region yesterday, 22 May.
Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, posted this on Telegram
"Yesterday, the enemy massively fired at the settlements of the Kharkiv, Kupyansk, Izyum and Chuhuiv districts with cannon artillery, MLRS and rocket weapons," he said.
May 23. One civilian has been killed and five injured in Russia’s shelling of the Donetsk region over the past day.
The relevant statement was made by Donetsk Regional Military Administration Head Pavlo Kyrylenko on Telegram
“On May 22, 2023, Russians killed one civilian in the Donetsk region, namely in New York. Five more people were injured,” Kyrylenko wrote.
Additionally, it is now impossible to count the exact number of casualties in Mariupol and Volnovakha, Kyrylenko noted.
May 22. The NATO Parliamentary Assembly has recognized Russia’s crimes against Ukraine as genocide, and the terrorist regime in the Russian Federation as ruscism.
Head of the Ukrainian delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Yegor Chernev announced this on Facebook.
"The NATO Parliamentary Assembly has recognized Russia's crimes against Ukraine as genocide, and the terrorist regime in the Russian Federation as ruscism. Unanimously," Chernev wrote.
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According to him, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly also called on member countries' governments to openly declare at the upcoming summit in Vilnius that Ukraine will become a member of the Alliance and to agree on certain steps for Ukraine's accession to NATO.
"This is our diplomatic victory. All our key wishes regarding the final text of the declaration have been taken into account," the politician wrote.
May 22. Russian troops fired five times at border settlements in the Chernihiv and Sumy regions.
The Operational Command North reported this on Telegram
"As of 13:00 on 22 May, Russian troops fired five times at the border areas of the Chernihiv and Sumy regions," the statement said.
Between 00:00 and 00:10, the Russians fired at the area of Khodyne village, allegedly with a 120-mm mortar, launching two mines.
Between 05:40 and 05:50, the enemy fired at the area of the village of Katerynivka, allegedly with a 120-mm mortar, launching four mines.
One hit, probably a rocket from a helicopter, was recorded in the area of Gorky village at around 09:15.
The enemy fired on the village of Tymonovychi between 09:05 and 11:20, probably with cannon artillery, firing 20 shells.
The village of Halahanivka was shelled by Russians between 12:00 and 12:05, allegedly with a 120mm mortar, launching three mines.
May 22. In Kharkiv region, two women were injured as a result of the Russian shelling of Kupiansk and hospitalized in moderate severity.
The head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleh Syniehubov said this on Telegram.
"The enemy continues to attack civilians in the Kharkiv region. Today, the Russian occupiers fired on Kupiansk once again. Unfortunately, two women were injured - 76 and 53 years old. They are hospitalized in moderate severity," Syniehubov said.
The head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration noted that private houses, commercial buildings and civilian infrastructure were damaged in the city. Emergency services are working at the scene.
May 22. In Ukraine, 398 children are considered missing, while 12,674 have been found since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
The press service of the Ombudsman's Office said this in a Facebook post, Ukrinform reports.
“According to the Children of War state portal for missing children, 398 children are considered missing (in Ukraine – ed.), and 12,674 children were found as of May 22, 2023,” the press service of the Ombudsman's Office said.
May 22. The Russian Federation's army killed two residents of the Donetsk region and injured six others in the past 24 hours, on May 21st.
Pavlo Kyrylenko, the chief of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram
Kyrylenko emphasized that it is currently impossible to determine the exact number of casualties in Mariupol and Volnovakha.
May 22. On the night of May 21-22, the Russian invaders shelled a fire and rescue unit of Ukraine’s State Emergency Service in the city of Dnipro, injuring a rescuer.
The State Emergency Service reported this on Telegram.
According to Serhii Kruk, the head of the State Emergency Service, "at night, the enemy insidiously fired at a fire and rescue unit. Three buildings were damaged, more than 20 pieces of equipment were destroyed. One rescuer was injured."
May 22. The Russian forces shelled Zaporizhzhia region 75 times on Sunday, May 21. There have been reports of damage.
Yuriy Malashko, the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, said this in a Telegram post.
"The enemy continued to attack the civilian infrastructure: 75 strikes on 16 populated areas per day. The Russians used aviation to attack Novodanylivka, attacked Stepove twice with UAVs, Huliaipole and Preobrazhenka with anti-aircraft missiles, launched 70 artillery strikes on Novoandriivka, Mala Tokmachka, Chervone, Malynivka, Stepove, Kamianske," Malashko wrote.
May 22. In the past day, Russian troops conducted 57 strikes targeting Kherson region, killing a civilian.
That’s according to Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration.
The official says that over the past day, the enemy carried out 57 attacks, firing 318 rounds employing heavy artillery, Grad MLR systems, tanks, UAVs, and aviation. The Russians shelled Kherson four times, firing off 22 rounds.
May 22. Overnight Monday, May 22, the Russian forces launched cruise missiles and drones targeting Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region.
Some of the incoming weapons did make it through Ukraine’s air defenses, says Serhiy Lysak, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military
"This night, the defenders shot down 15 drones and four cruise missiles over our region. However, unfortunately, some hits were reported," he wrote on Telegram.
May 21. The Russian invaders repeatedly attacked Myrove community of Nikopol district, as well as a community of Synelnykove district, Dnipropetrovsk region, on May 21.
Mykola Lukashuk, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council, announced this on Telegram.
"There was a drone attack, and more than 40 projectiles were fired from heavy artillery. As a result of the shelling, a private residential building and a car were destroyed. Six private homes, an outbuilding, and a car were damaged. A post office, a healthcare facility, an agricultural enterprise, and an administrative building were also damaged," he wrote.
No casualties have been reported.
May 21. The Russian invasion army has once again shelled populaces in Donetsk region, as a result of which two people were killed and six were injured.
That’s according to the Prosecutor General's Office. On May 21, the invaders attacked the settlements of Avdiyivka, Chasiv Yar, New York, Toretsk, and Heorhiivka of the Maryinka territorial community.
According to the inquiry, the Russians have likely fired barrel artillery and dropped FAB-250 high-explosive aerial bombs.
Two male residents, 46 and 55, were killed when a residential building was hit. Six locals - two men and four women - were injured by the strikes. Medics say those affected sustained injuries to the head, torso, and limbs.
Law enforcement documented damage to a number of private homes, an apartment block, premises of a local enterprise, and some civilian infrastructure objects.
Prosecutors supervise criminal proceedings launched into violations of the laws and customs of war (Article 438 Parts 1,2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
All measures are being taken to document war crimes committed by Russia’s armed forces.
As reported by Ukrinform, on May 20, Russian troops killed a civilian and wounded eight more in Donetsk region within 24 hours.
May 21. In Kherson region, 12 houses, a cultural center, a shop and two other buildings were damaged in Russia’s attack on Stanislav village with guided aerial bombs.
The Kherson Regional Military Administration wrote this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.
"Russian aircraft continue to attack Stanislav. 12 houses, a cultural center, a shop and two more civilian buildings were damaged in a nighttime attack on the village with guided aerial bombs," the report says.
May 21. As a result of Russia’s full-scale armed aggression, 482 children have been killed and 981 more injured in Ukraine.
“As of the morning of May 21, 2023, more than 1,463 children were affected in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation. According to the official information provided by juvenile prosecutors, 482 children were killed and more than 981 received injuries of various degrees of severity,” the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office wrote on Telegram.
It is noted that these figures are not final, as work is underway in the areas of active hostilities, in the temporarily occupied and liberated territories.
Most children were affected in Donetsk region - 460, Kharkiv region - 277, Kyiv region - 128, Kherson region - 102, Zaporizhzhia region – 91, Mykolaiv region - 89, Chernihiv region - 70, Dnipropetrovsk region – 70, and Luhansk region – 66.
On May 20, an 11-year-old boy was injured in Russia’s shelling of Toretsk, Donetsk region.
May 21. In Kharkiv region, a local enterprise burned down in Kupiansk as a result of Russia’s shelling. Three people were injured after repeated attacks.
The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office posted this on Facebook.
"On May 20, about 18:10, the Russian military once again shelled the city of Kupiansk. According to preliminary information, Grad MLRS were used... As a result of the shelling, an area of 300 square meters was ignited on the territory of a local enterprise,” the report says.
Around 19:00, the Russian forces shelled Kupiansk. According to preliminary information, they used artillery. "Two women, aged 61 and 69, and a 44-year-old man were injured," the prosecutor's office said.
A pre-trial investigation into violations of the laws and customs of war (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) has been launched.
May 21. On the night of May 21, 2023, Russian troops fired unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the Dnipropetrovsk region. Ukraine’s air defense forces destroyed all enemy targets.
The relevant statement was made by Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Head Serhii Lysak on Telegram.
“Last night the enemy fired UAVs at the Dnipropetrovsk region. All drones were shot down by the East Air Command. Excellent work,” Lysak wrote.
In his words, no other cases of enemy attacks were recorded in the region last night.
“In the morning, the aggressor struck the Nikopol district with heavy artillery. The Myrove community was hit. Civilians remained unharmed. The effects of the enemy attack are yet to be checked,” Lysak added.
May 20. On May 20, Russian troops shelled four communities in Sumy region close to the border with Russia, where a total of 56 explosions were reported.
That’s according to the Sumy Regional Military Administration.
"Throughout the day, the Russians seven times shelled the areas near the border. Fifty-six explosions were recorded," the statement reads.
The Bilopillia, Khotyn, Krasnopillia, and Yunakivka communities all came under Russian fire.
The Russians mortared the Bilopillia community 38 times.
The enemy shelled the Yunakivka community, employing artillery, firing four rounds.
The Krasnopillia community also came under Russian artillery fire as seven explosions were recorded.
In addition, the enemy artillery fired seven times at the Khotyn community where two residential buildings were damaged.
May 20. Russian troops have struck the Dnipropetrovsk region’s city of Nikopol and Chervonohryhorivka community with heavy artillery.
The relevant statement was made by Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council Head Mykola Lukashuk on Telegram.
“The Nikopol district again came under enemy fire. Russian occupiers shelled Nikopol and the Chervonohryhorivka community with heavy artillery, having fired over 20 projectiles,” the report states.
A woman, 46, was injured. She is in stable condition and will receive outpatient treatment.
According to Lukashuk, two 5-storey apartment blocks were seriously damaged in Nikopol, as well as about 15 detached houses, seven household buildings, fences, a dozen of photovoltaic panels, power grids and gas pipelines.
About 1,000 household consumers were left without electricity. Repair works are underway.
May 20. In Donetsk region, houses, outbuildings and an infrastructure facility were damaged as a result of shelling by the Russian army.
The head of Donetsk Regional Military Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko reported this on Telegram.
"At dawn, the Russians fired missiles at Sloviansk - one house was destroyed, and nine others were damaged. In the Volnovakha direction, Vuhledar suffered an air strike and 21 artillery attacks. Two houses were damaged in Bohoiavlenka. Prechystivka came under fire four times, Novoukrainka - twice," wrote Kyrylenko.
May 20. On the morning of May 20, 2023, two civilians were killed and one injured as Russian troops attacked the Kherson region.
The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office on Telegram.
“According to the investigative data, around 04:00 a.m., May 20, 2023, Russian troops again shelled the city of Beryslav. The enemy projectile hit a detached house. A man and a woman died under the rubble,” the report states.
Another man was injured in Russia’s attack on Kindiika, which is situated not far from Kherson. He was taken to hospital.
May 20. On May 19, 2023, Russian troops shelled at least 21 settlements in the Kharkiv region. As a result, one civilian was killed and one injured.
The relevant statement was made by Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Head Oleh Syniehubov on Telegram.
In particular, Russian invaders opened fire on the Kharkiv, Kupiansk and Chuhuiv districts. The enemy used artillery, mortars and aircraft.
A man, 65, was killed in the Kupiansk district’s Petropavlivka. Russian projectiles caused damage to a residential house and household buildings.
Another civilian man, 43, was injured in Synkivka. He was taken to hospital.
May 20. A total of 482 children have been killed and over 980 injured in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started.
The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office on Telegram.
“As of May 20, 2023, over 1,462 children in Ukraine were affected by the Russian armed aggression. According to the data from juvenile prosecutors, a total of 482 children were killed and over 980 received injuries of various severity levels,” the report states.
These data are not final, as they are being investigated within the areas of hostilities, temporarily occupied and liberated areas.
Currently, most casualties were recorded in the Donetsk region (459), Kharkiv region (277), Kyiv region (128), Kherson region (102), Zaporizhzhia region (91), Mykolaiv region (89), Chernihiv region (70), Dnipropetrovsk region (70), and Luhansk region (66).
May 20. Over the past day, Russian troops shelled Kherson region 53 times, firing a total of 311 shells from heavy artillery, tanks, aircraft, drones, and Grad MLRS.
The Russian military hit the residential neighborhoods of the populated settlements of the region, the territory and the premises of a gas station in Beryslav district,” Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram.
The invaders hit Kherson city twice, firing a total of 11 shells.
May 19. Ukraine’s police officers have opened a total of 70 criminal cases over sexual violence committed by the Russian military.
"As of May 18, 2023, 70 criminal cases were opened over the facts of sexual violence committed by the Russian military," the press service of the National Police of Ukraine informs.
As noted, since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the National Police investigators have opened 77,298 cases over crimes committed by service members of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and their accomplices in the territory of Ukraine.
In particular, 64,984 cases were opened under Art. 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (Violation of laws and customs of war), 9,191 – Art. 110 (Encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine), 2,863 – Art. 111-1 (Collaborationism), 154 – Art. 111 (High treason).
As reported, the State Bureau of Investigation brought high treason charges against one of the leaders of the 501st Marine Brigade who allegedly facilitated the capture of 277 soldiers by the Russian forces.
May 19. In Sumy region, three employees of the Sumyoblenergo local energy company were killed in the shelling by the Russian military.
"According to the investigation data, around 11:45 on May 19, 2023, the occupiers, using methods of warfare prohibited by international law, fired at the car of PJSC Sumyoblenergo which was driving along the field road in Yunakivka community, Sumy district. The driver and two electricians were killed," the Prosecutor General's Office posted on Telegram.
Prosecutors, in cooperation with other law enforcement officers, record the consequences of the crime and collect evidence.
May 19. G7 leaders adopted a statement on Ukraine at the Hiroshima summit, supporting the IAEA's efforts to resolve the situation around the Zaporizhzhia NPP and calling Russia's actions to militarize the nuclear plant "irresponsible".
“We express our gravest concern over Russia’s grossly irresponsible seizure and militarization of the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP). We support the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) efforts to strengthen nuclear safety and security of, and the application of safeguards to, nuclear material and facilities in Ukraine, including through the continuous presence of IAEA experts and its focus on ensuring nuclear safety and security at the site,” reads G7 Leaders’ Statement on Ukraine released today.
G7 leaders reaffirmed support for the IAEA Director General’s “Seven Indispensable Pillars of Nuclear Safety and Nuclear Security" and highlighted the importance of ensuring and promoting the safety and security of nuclear facilities under any circumstances. In this context, the leaders highlighted the G7’s contribution to the IAEA’s efforts in Ukraine for this purpose and called on others to provide support.
May 19. Russian invaders launched a drone attack on Pokrovsk, shelled the Kurakhove community seven times, and opened fire on Ukrainsk with the Smerch multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS).
The relevant statement was made by Donetsk Regional Military Administration Head Pavlo Kyrylenko on Telegram.
“In the middle of the night, Russians attacked Pokrovsk with drones, targeting warehouse facilities. In the Donetsk direction, the Kurakhove community came under enemy fire seven times: two houses were damaged. Russians struck Ukrainsk with the Smerch MLRS, having injured two civilians and having caused damage to 14 detached houses and 13 two-storey buildings,” Kyrylenko wrote.
In the Volnovakha direction, one civilian was reported killed in Velyka Novosilka. The enemy shelling also affected Vuhledar, Novoukrainka, Prechystivka and Bohoiavlenka.
According to Kyrylenko, Russian troops were continuously attacking Avdiivka with the Grad MLRS, artillery and tanks. The enemy struck Marinka, Heorhiivka, and the Ocheretyne community with artillery.
May 19. Russian troops shelled 17 settlements in three districts of the Kharkiv region on May 19, killing one person.
Oleh Syniehubov, head of the regional military administration, said this on his Telegram social media channel.
"A 52-year-old civilian man was killed by a missile attack on the village of Tsyrkuny. Two more men, 41 and 57, were injured. Two private residential houses in the village were destroyed, and 13 more houses were damaged," he said.
According to Syniehubov, in the village of Teshenkivka Kupiansk district, shelling from multiple rocket launchers damaged buildings, property and equipment at a farm.
He noted that residential buildings, a fence and a civilian infrastructure object had been damaged in Vovchansk, Chuhuiv district.
May 19. The Russian army launched 80 shelling attacks on the Zaporizhzhia region on Thursday, May 18. Yurii Malashko, head of the regional military administration, said this in a post on the messaging app Telegram.
"The rashists launched 80 shelling attacks on 17 front-line towns and villages, including 70 artillery attacks on Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Stepove, four MLRS attacks on Orikhiv, Kamianske and Mali Shcherbaky, and one airstrike on Novodanylivka," the post reads.
In Huliaipole, a 57-year-old man was injured in his home during an enemy attack.
Some 25 civilian objects were damaged in the last 24 hours.
May 19. Russian troops attacked Kryvyi Rih at night. Casualties have been reported.
"Last night, several explosions rang out in Kryvyi Rih. The enemy hit a private industrial enterprise. A 64-year-old woman was injured. She was hospitalized in a serious condition," Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Serhiy Lysak posted on Telegram.
May 19. Over the past day, May 18, the Russian invaders launched 57 strikes on Kherson region, injuring two people.
“The enemy launched 57 attacks, firing 287 shells from heavy artillery, Grad MLRS, tanks, UAVs, and aircraft. Russian troops struck Kherson city twice, firing 11 shells,” Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Prokudin posted on Telegram.
The Russian military hit the residential neighborhoods of the population settlements of the region, two healthcare facilities, and a cultural center in Kherson city.
May 18. In the afternoon, the Russian army hit Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, with heavy artillery.
Serhiy Lysak, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram.
"A dozen projectiles targeted the city. People were not injured. Unfortunately, there is destruction," he wrote.
May 18. As a result of Russia’s missile attack on the village of Tsyrkuny, Kharkiv region, two residential buildings were completely destroyed, many private houses and farm buildings were damaged.
Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram.
"Two residential buildings were completely destroyed in the village. In addition, 13 private houses and 14 farm buildings were damaged," Syniehubov wrote.
Earlier, it was reported that a 52-year-old local resident was killed in enemy shelling, and two more civilians were injured.
May 18. During the night, Russians carried out a rocket attack on Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region. As a result, two apartment buildings, two private houses, two administrative buildings, and a store were damaged. One person was killed, and another person was injured.
Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram.
"At midnight, the Russians launched a missile strike on Kostiantynivka. One person was killed, and one was injured. Two apartment buildings, two private houses, two administrative buildings, and a shop in the city were damaged. Additionally, yesterday the enemy struck with 'Smerch' rockets on the Udachne community, damaging two houses," wrote the head of the region.
In the direction of Donetsk, the Kurakhiv community came under fire: a correctional facility was damaged in Hostre, two houses were damaged in Kurakhivka, and another house was damaged in Hirnyk. In Krasnohorivka, shells hit four streets.
"The AKHZ district (Avdiivka Coke Chemical Plant) in Avdiivka and the outskirts of the Ocheretyne community are under shelling. Chasiv Yar has come under fire in the Horlivka direction, resulting in damage to four houses. Zvanivka, Torske, Zarychnoye, and the outskirts of Lymanske have been targeted with shelling in the Lysychansk direction," stated Kyrylenko.
May 18. Russian troops shelled at least 20 settlements in the Kharkiv region yesterday, May 17.
The head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleh Syniehubov wrote this on Telegram
"Over the last day, the enemy fired at least 20 settlements in the region's Kharkiv, Kupiansk and Chuhuiv districts, using cannon and rocket artillery, mortars, aircraft, and missile weapons," Syniehubov stressed.
According to Syniehubov, in the areas of Masiutivka, Kyslivka and Pershotravneve, the invaders used combat aircraft.
According to the head of the Military Administration, last night the enemy launched a missile attack, according to preliminary data, from the S-300 system, on the village of Tsyrkuny, Kharkiv district. The missile hit the ground. Preliminarily, there were no casualties or large-scale destruction. A private car was damaged.
As a result of two shellings in Novoosynove village, Kup district, forest fires broke out.
May 18. In Zaporizhzhia region, a 68-year-old resident of Huliaipole was killed in Russia’s shelling.
Yuriy Malashko, the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.
"Unfortunately, a 68-year-old resident of Huliaipole died from injuries sustained during the shelling," the post reads.
May 17. The Russian troops have struck Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk region three times today.
"During the day, the enemy has hit Nikopol district with heavy artillery three times. Myrove and Marhanets communities were struck," Serhiy Lysak, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram.
An apartment block, 11 private houses, an outbuilding, an apiary, two cars, six gas pipelines, seven power lines, a post office, two culture centers, a kindergarten, an outpatient clinic, an agricultural enterprise and a store were damaged in Myrove community.
An agricultural enterprise was ruined in the Marhanets community.
Nobody was injured.
May 17. The number of people killed by Russian shelling of a village in Ukraine's Kherson region has increased to three, including a five-year-old boy.
The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office reported this on Facebook.
"According to the investigation, the occupiers shelled a village in the Kherson district at around 16:00 on May 17. One of the shells landed near a store where local residents stayed. A 5-year-old boy and two men sustained fatal injuries," the report said.
Another man and a minor boy were injured.
The Kherson District Prosecutor's Office has launched a pre-trial investigation into the violation of the laws and customs of war.
May 17. The Russian army struck a hospital in Beryslav, Kherson region. Patients and medical staff were not injured.
"The Russian army struck a hospital in Beryslav. They hit an intensive care unit and central units," Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram.
According to him, about 60 windows and walls were damaged in the healthcare facility. Patients and hospital staff were not injured.
May 17. Russian troops launched two airstrikes and 34 artillery strikes on Vuhledar. Novoukrayinka came under Grad MLRS fire.
"The Russians launched two airstrikes and 34 artillery strikes on Vuhledar in Volnovakha direction. Prechystivka also came under artillery fire, Novoukrayinka was struck with Grad MLRS," Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram.
In Donetsk direction, one person was killed and another was injured in Kurakhove. Three apartment blocks and four private houses were damaged in the town. Three more houses were damaged in Kurakhivka.
According to Kyrylenko, one person was injured and two infrastructure facilities were damaged in Kostiantynivka. In Toretsk community, five houses were damaged in Toretsk and three more – in New York.
"In Chasiv Yar community, a person was injured, 10 houses and a shop were damaged. Three houses were damaged in Vasiukivka, Soledar community. In Lysychansk direction, the Russians shelled the outskirts of Lyman community 17 times. There were casualties," the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration added.
May 17. Over the past day, the Russian army shelled at least 24 settlements in Kharkiv region, killing a 50-year-old civilian in Kupyansk.
“Kharkiv, Kupyansk, Chuhuiv, and Izium districts suffered enemy attacks,” Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram.
The invaders attacked Budarky, Vilshana, Kyslivka, Kotliarivka, and Tabayivka with aircraft. Kozacha Lopan, Nesterne, Starytsia, Dvorichanske, Kamyanka, Dvorichna, Kupyansk, Vovchansk and other settlements came under Russian artillery and mortar fire.
In Bohuslavka, Izium district, at least three private houses, outbuildings, and infrastructure objects were damaged by enemy hits.
As Syniehubov noted, the Russian invaders intensify terrorist attacks on the civilian population of the region, using all available weapons – tube and rocket artillery, mortars, aircraft, drones, missile weapons, and small arms.
May 17. The bodies of four people killed during the occupation were exhumed in Sviatohirsk, Donetsk region.
The head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko said this on Telegram.
"On May 16, Russians killed one resident of Donetsk region - in Kug. In addition, the bodies of 4 people killed during the occupation were exhumed in Sviatohirsk," he said.
According to Kyrylenko, seven more people were injured in the region.
The head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration said it is currently impossible to establish the exact number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovakha.
May 17. As of the morning of May 17, 481 children were killed and another 977 children were injured in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale aggression of the Russian Federation.
"As of the morning of May 17, 2023, more than 1,458 children were killed and injured in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation. According to the official information from the juvenile prosecutors, 481 children were killed and more than 977 children received injuries of various degrees of severity," the Prosecutor General's Office posted on Telegram.
These numbers are not final as efforts are ongoing to establish casualties in the areas of military operations, in temporarily captured and liberated territories.
Most children were killed and injured in Donetsk region – 459, Kharkiv region – 277, Kyiv region –128, Kherson region – 100, Zaporizhzhia region – 90, Mykolaiv region – 89, Chernihiv region – 70, Dnipropetrovsk region – 70, Luhansk region – 66.
May 17. Over the past day, Russian troops shelled 16 towns and villages of Zaporizhzhia region close to the front line.
“Over the past day, the Russians launched 88 attacks, namely 81 artillery strikes on Huliaypole, Orikhiv, Olhivske, Zaliznychne, Preobrazhenka, Malynivka; two MLRS attacks on Poltavka and Malynyvka; four UAV attacks on Poltavka and Mala Tokmachka; an air strike on Novodanylivka,” Yuriy Malashko, Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram.
The destruction of 51 civilian objects – cars, houses, etc. – was recorded.
As Malashko noted, "a 48-year-old man was injured in the shelling of Huliaypole. He has already been given medical aid. The enemy is hitting the center of the town, where civilians still live."
In addition, a 34-year-old tractor driver and a 61-year-old agronomist were injured in a field near Uspenivka.
May 17. Russia's missile attack on Mykolaiv partially destroyed a shopping mall, a car dealership, private houses and shops. An industrial facility was hit.
Vitaliy Kim, head of the Mykolaiv regional military administration, reported this on Telegram.
"Yesterday, May 16, at 23:08, Mykolaiv came under an enemy missile attack. As a result, a shopping mall and a car dealership were partially destroyed. The rescuers promptly extinguished the fires at these facilities. Private houses and shops were damaged by the blast wave. In addition, an industrial infrastructure facility was hit," he said.
He added that one person had been injured in the attack.
May 16. The Russian forces attacked Nikopol district, Dnipropetrovsk region, twice.
Mykola Lukashuk, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council, wrote this on Telegram.
"In Myrove community, 5 private residential buildings, 4 outbuildings, 2 solar panels, 1 fence, 1 power line, 1 gas pipeline were damaged," he wrote.
The invaders dropped munitions from a drone on Chervonohryhorivka community, damaging a private enterprise.
May 16. The Russian army attacked the village of Molodizhne in Kherson community, injuring three children and a 59-year-old woman.
Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram.
An 8-year-old girl received a traumatic brain injury as a result of the shelling. She was hospitalized, doctors are providing the injured with the necessary assistance.
Two children, a 10-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, were diagnosed with an acute stress reaction. Medics provided assistance to them on the spot, their lives are not in danger.
Another victim, a 59-year-old woman, received a concussion as a result of the shelling. She received assistance on the spot, as she refused hospitalization.
May 16. The Russian invaders shelled three districts of Kharkiv region on May 15, killing two civilians.
Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram.
"In the past day, the Russian occupiers massively fired artillery, mortars, and used aircraft to attack populated areas of Kharkiv, Kupiansk, and Chuhuiv districts of the region," he wrote.
May 16.The Russian invaders launched 90 attacks on 14 towns and villages in Zaporizhzhia region, damaging 24 civilian objects.
Yuriy Malashko, the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.
May 16. As a result of Russia’s full-scale armed aggression, 481 children have been killed and 974 more injured in Ukraine.
“As of the morning of May 16, 2023, more than 1,454 children were affected in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation. According to the official information provided by juvenile prosecutors, 481 children were killed and more than 974 received injuries of various degrees of severity,” the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office wrote on Telegram.
It is noted that these figures are not final, as work is underway in the areas of active hostilities, in the temporarily occupied and liberated territories.
May 16. Russian invaders killed four residents of Donetsk region on May 15.
Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram.
“On May 15, the Russians killed four residents of Donetsk region - in Avdiivka. In addition, the body of a man, killed during the occupation, was exhumed in Bohorodychne,” he wrote.
Currently, it is impossible to establish the exact number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovakha, Kyrylenko noted.
May 16. Three people were injured as a result of a Russian missile attack targeting Kyiv’s Solomyansky district overnight Tuesday.
That’s according to Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko, who broke the news on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.
"According to tentative reports, three people were injured in the Solomyansky district. In the Obolonsky district, where the debris fell, no one was hurt," Kyiv mayor noted.
Also, several cars caught fire in Kyiv, struck by Russian missile fragments.
May 15. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has now verified 23,600 civilian casualties in Ukraine since February 24, 2022.
The relevant statement was made by UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths at a meeting of the UN Security Council, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
According to Griffiths, the actual toll is likely to be much higher.
Griffiths mentioned Russian missile strikes on a humanitarian storage warehouse in Odesa and a Ukrainian Red Cross mobile hospital in Mykolaiv. As a result, humanitarian supplies and vital medical equipment were destroyed.
In the first quarter of 2023, nearly 3.6 million people received humanitarian assistance in Ukraine through a multi-sectoral response. Around 43 inter-agency convoys have delivered supplies to 278,000 people in front-line areas so far this year, with local partners conducting last-mile delivery and distribution.
May 15. In Hulyaipole the Zaporizhzhia region, an administrative institution and a local store were damaged by Russian shelling.
Yuriy Malashko, the head of Zaporizhzhia RMA reported this on Telegram
"Indomitable Hulyaipole is under fire again. The enemy is hitting the heart of the city: an administrative institution, a local store were affected," Malashko noted.
According to him, information about the victims and destruction is being clarified.
May 15. Russian invaders injured seven residents of the Donetsk region on Sunday, May 14.
Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Donetsk regional military administration, said this in a post on Telegram.
"On May 14, the Russians injured seven residents of the Donetsk region: three in Kostiantynivka, three in Kurakhove and one in Druzhkivka. Currently, it is impossible to establish the exact number of casualties in Mariupol and Volnovakha," he said.
May 15. Three people were injured as a result of a Russian attack on Kurakhove in Donetsk region.
"Three [people were] injured, including a minor. This is the result of today's shelling of Kurakhove. The Russians used Uragan MLRS. Five apartment blocks and three private houses were damaged. In addition, heat supply networks were pierced," Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram.
May 15. The Russian forces shelled a village in Kharkiv region, killing two civilians.
Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram.
"The occupiers once again shelled the houses of civilians in Kharkiv region. Today, the village of Starytsia, Chuhuiv district, came under attack. Unfortunately, two civilians were killed in the shelling: a 59-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man," he wrote.
May 15. The Russian forces attacked a village in Zaporizhzhia district with artillery, injuring a 48-year-old woman.
Yuriy Malashko, the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram.
"The enemy artillery has been attacking a village in the Zaporizhzhia district since the morning. In Novoiakovlivka, the strike completely destroyed a house, a 48-year-old woman was injured. She was taken to a healthcare facility. In addition, a fire broke out in a shop and residential buildings were damaged," the post says.
May 15. Five people have been killed by an unexploded shell left behind by the Russian army in the village of Myroliubivka, Novovorontsovka community, Kherson region.
Andriy Yermak, the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, reported this on his Telegram .
"In the Kherson region, explosives left by the Russian army ended the lives of five civilians," he wrote.
According to Yermak, the tragedy occurred at an agricultural enterprise in the village of Myroliubivka.
"An undetonated shell exploded. The youngest person killed was 27 years old, and the oldest was 68," he said.
May 15. At night, the Russian army shelled two communities in Sumy region, damaging a power line and an administrative services center.
As the Sumy Regional Military Administration posted on Telegram, Khotin community was struck with mortars at night, and three explosions rang out. A power line was damaged. There were no casualties.
In addition, the invaders shelled Znob-Novhorodske from tube artillery (two explosions). The building of an administrative services center was damaged. There were no casualties.
May 15. As a result of the full-scale Russian invasion, more than 1,452 children have been already killed and injured in Ukraine.
"As of the morning of May 14, 2023, more than 1,452 children were killed and injured in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation. According to the official information from juvenile prosecutors, 481 children were killed and more than 971 children received injuries of varying degrees of severity," the Prosecutor General's Office posted on Facebook.
It is noted that the numbers are not final. Efforts are underway to establish casualties in the areas of military operations, in temporarily occupied and liberated territories.
May 15. Russian army shelled 18 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region over the past day, injuring a 64-year-old man in Huliaypole.
"Ninety-five strikes were launched on 18 settlements... A 64-year-old man was injured during a massive attack on front-line Huliaypole. He was evacuated to the regional center for treatment," Yuriy Malashko, Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration posted on Telegram.
According to him, the invaders launched 86 artillery strikes, two airstrikes, four MLRS attacks, and three UAV attacks.
May 15. On the night of May 14, Russian troops launched missile attacks on Kharkiv city and Zolochiv village in Bohodukhiv district.
"Last night, the enemy launched missile strikes, according to preliminary data, from S-300 surface-to-air missile system on Kharkiv city and Zolochiv village in Bohodukhiv district," Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram.
As noted, a transport infrastructure object, a dormitory, and an apartment block in Kharkiv city were damaged. In Zolochiv, two missiles hit the ground between residential buildings. Windows were broken in the houses, two garages were destroyed. There were no casualties, Syniehubov said.
He added that the enemy used artillery, mortars, and aircraft to shell the settlements of Kupyansk, Chuhuiv, and Kharkiv districts of the region over the past day.
May 14. Three people were injured as a result of a Russian attack on Kurakhove in Donetsk region.
"Three [people were] injured, including a minor. This is the result of today's shelling of Kurakhove. The Russians used Uragan MLRS. Five apartment blocks and three private houses were damaged. In addition, heat supply networks were pierced," Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram.
Rescuers and police work on the scene.
"As long as active military operations are ongoing, all civilians should leave Donetsk region. Evacuation saves lives," Kyrylenko added.
May 14. The Russian forces shelled a village in Kharkiv region, killing two civilians.
Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram.
"The occupiers once again shelled the houses of civilians in Kharkiv region. Today, the village of Starytsia, Chuhuiv district, came under attack. Unfortunately, two civilians were killed in the shelling: a 59-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man," he wrote.
May 14. A man was killed in Russia’s shelling of Respublikanets village in Kherson region.
Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram.
"Russian artillery struck a residential building in the village of Respublikanets. A 64-year-old man, who was in his own garden, was fatally wounded by the shelling," the report says.
May 14. The Russian forces attacked a village in Zaporizhzhia district with artillery, injuring a 48-year-old woman.
Yuriy Malashko, the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram.
"The enemy artillery has been attacking a village in the Zaporizhzhia district since the morning. In Novoiakovlivka, the strike completely destroyed a house, a 48-year-old woman was injured. She was taken to a healthcare facility. In addition, a fire broke out in a shop and residential buildings were damaged," the post says.
May 14. At night, the Russian army shelled two communities in Sumy region, damaging a power line and an administrative services center.
As the Sumy Regional Military Administration posted on Telegram, Khotin community was struck with mortars at night, and three explosions rang out. A power line was damaged. There were no casualties.
In addition, the invaders shelled Znob-Novhorodske from tube artillery (two explosions). The building of an administrative services center was damaged. There were no casualties.
May 14. As a result of the full-scale Russian invasion, more than 1,452 children have been already killed and injured in Ukraine.
"As of the morning of May 14, 2023, more than 1,452 children were killed and injured in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation. According to the official information from juvenile prosecutors, 481 children were killed and more than 971 children received injuries of varying degrees of severity," the Prosecutor General's Office posted on Facebook.
It is noted that the numbers are not final. Efforts are underway to establish casualties in the areas of military operations, in temporarily occupied and liberated territories.
Most children were killed and injured in Donetsk region – 458, Kharkiv region – 277, Kyiv region – 128, Kherson region – 97, Zaporizhzhia region – 89, Mykolaiv region – 89, Chernihiv region – 70, Dnipropetrovsk region – 69, Luhansk region – 66.
May 13. Two people were killed and 11 more were injured in Russia’s shelling of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region.
Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram.
"Among those killed - one child, among those injured - two. Today, in the middle of the day, the Russians shelled the city with artillery and Smerch [MLRS]. One private house was completely destroyed, four multi-story buildings, three private houses, two shops, an administrative building and a cultural institution were damaged,” the regional governor wrote.
He added that for the second day in a row, the Russians are launching massive strikes on Kostiantynivka.
May 13. Two civilians were injured as Russian forces shelled Kharkiv region today, May 13.
Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram.
"Today, the Russian occupiers shelled the village of Khatnie in Kupiansk district. A 43-year-old woman was injured. In addition, a 61-year-old civilian man was wounded in the shelling of Ohirtseve village in Chuhuiv district. Currently, medics are providing assistance to the victims," Syniehubov wrote.
As previously reported, Russian troops shelled settlements in four districts of Kharkiv region on May 12, killing one civilian.
May 13. The Russian army has shelled the city of Kostiantynivka in Ukraine's Donetsk region with Smerch multiple rocket launchers, killing two people.
The Prosecutor General's Office said this in a post on Telegram.
According to the investigation, on May 13, Russian troops once again shelled Kostiantynivka.
"Two residents, including a 15-year-old girl, were killed in the occupiers' attack on the settlement. Ten people sustained various injuries - among them two teenagers aged 15 and 16. They were taken to the hospital for qualified medical care," the post reads.
May 13. A man was injured and houses were damaged as the Russians shelled Nikopol town in Dnipropetrovsk region.
"The aggressor committed another war crime, again shelling Nikopol with heavy artillery fire. A 57-year-old local resident was injured. The man was in his car. He has been hospitalized to intensive care unit in a serious condition," Serhiy Lysak, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram.
As a result of the attack, two apartment blocks, five private houses, and several outbuildings were damaged in the town. A garage, a minibus and two power lines were damaged also. Teams of the State Emergency Service are examining the consequences of the attack.
May 13. The number of those injured in Russia’s nighttime attack on Khmelnytskyi has grown to 11, and their number may increase.
Khmelnytskyi Mayor Oleksandr Symchyshyn announced this on the air of the nationwide news telethon, Ukrinform reports.
"We are now checking the aftermath of this terrorist attack. There were no strikes on the territory of Khmelnytskyi community, but one of the objects in another community - neighboring to us - was hit, and as a result - blast waves caused serious damage to our city infrastructure. As of now, there are 11 injured, one person has been taken to the hospital, but his life is not in danger. The degree of injuries of the others is glass cuts, injuries from blows as a result of the falling ceiling and doors," the mayor said.
He also noted that the number of injured people may grow as people constantly go to the trauma center of the city hospital.
May 13. The Russian army launched 88 attacks on Kherson region on May 12, killing two people and injuring four others.
Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram.
"Over the past day, the enemy launched 88 attacks, firing 445 projectiles from heavy artillery, Grad [MLRS], tanks, anti-tank grenade launchers, ATGM, UAVs and aircraft," he wrote.
According to the regional governor, the Russian army shelled Kherson 15 times.
"Russian soldiers targeted the residential quarters of the region’s populated areas; the building and territory of an educational institution in Kherson and the building of the village council in the Bilozerka settlement community in Kherson district," Prokudin wrote.
May 13. The Russian army injured four residents of Donetsk region in the past day, May 12.
Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram.
"On May 12, the Russians injured 4 residents of Donetsk region: 2 in Druzhkivka, 1 in Kostiantynivka and 1 in Heorhiivka," he wrote.
According to Kyrylenko, it is currently impossible to establish the exact number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovakha.
May 13. Russian troops attacked Mykolaiv with Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 drones overnight, injuring three civilians.
Vitaliy Kim, head of the Mykolaiv regional military administration, said this in a post on Telegram.
"Today at 01:23, the enemy shelled Mykolaiv, according to preliminary information, with Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 attack drones. A five-story residential building was damaged and a two-story building at an enterprise was destroyed. The shelling caused fires at both objects, which were quickly extinguished by units of the main directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Mykolaiv region. Three people were injured," he said.
May 12. Russian forces shelled Beryslav district of Kherson region, injuring a civilian and damaging a critical infrastructure building.
Volodymyr Litvinov, the head of the Beryslav District Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram.
"Suburbs and residential quarters of Osokorivka village in Novovorontsovka territorial community came under artillery fire," the report says.
It is noted that the building of a critical infrastructure object was partially damaged in the enemy shelling. No casualties have been reported.
In addition, a resident of Odradokamianka village in Tiahynka territorial community was injured after Russian forces dropped fragmentation munitions from a drone.
May 12. Russian troops once again began shelling the city of Kherson and settlements in the region, and it is known that two women were killed in the Kakhovka district.
That's according to the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office.
"Under the procedural guidance of the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation into criminal proceedings on the violation of the laws and customs of war has been launched," the statement said.
According to the investigation, on May 12, 2023, Russian troops once again began shelling the city of Kherson and settlements in the region. In the Kakhovka district, two women were killed by an enemy shell that hit a private house. Another resident was hospitalized with injuries. A woman was also wounded in the shelling of Darivka community.
In the regional center, the Russian army hit the roof of a multi-storey building. No casualties have been identified so far. The information is being clarified.
May 12. Russian forces shell 13 settlements in Donetsk region over the past day, damaging 46 civilian objects. This was reported by the regional police department.
"Over the past day, the occupiers launched 27 fire attacks. The police recorded the aftermath of the shelling in 13 settlements... 46 civilian objects were damaged: 25 residential buildings, a cinema, workshops of an enterprise, a gym, office premises, farm buildings, garages, transport," the report says.
As noted, Avdiivka, Chasiv Yar, Toretsk, Kramatorsk, Kurakhove, Kostiantynivka, Sloviansk, the settlements of Velyka Novosilka, New York, the villages of Umanske, Dibrova, Novoselivka Persha, and Druzhba came under enemy fire. Russian troops used an S-300 system, Grad, Smerch MLRS, artillery, mortars, as well as launched airstrikes.
In particular, the Russians shelled Toretsk with Smerch MLRS and artillery, targeting a residential sector and injuring 10 local residents.
May 12. The Russian army shelled Kupiansk, Chuhuiv and Kharkiv districts of the Kharkiv region, injuring four people.
Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram
"Yesterday, the Russian occupiers fired on the settlements of Kupiansk, Chuhuiv and the Kharkiv districts," he wrote.
Syniehubov said that the shelling of Velykyi Burluk village in the Kupiansk district by multiple rocket launchers damaged trade pavilions at the local market and at least seven private houses. An administrative building and an educational institution were also damaged, and public transportation was affected. A 16-year-old girl and women aged 43 and 62 were hospitalized with moderate injuries.
In Vovchansk, a private residential building was destroyed by artillery shelling. Rescuers pulled out an 88-year-old woman from the rubble. She was injured and hospitalized.
Syniehubov reminds that the danger of mines remains high in the region. Thus, on Thursday, May 11, at about 15:30, a tractor exploded on an unknown explosive device near the village of Turove, Bohodukhiv district. No one was injured.
May 12. Russian troops attacked the Kherson region 80 times, having fired 339 projectiles.
The relevant statement was made by Kherson Regional Military Administration Head Oleksandr Prokudin on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
Russian troops used heavy artillery, the Grad multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), tanks, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and aircraft.
The city of Kherson came under enemy fire four times.
According to Prokudin, Russian projectiles targeted residential areas across the Kherson region’s settlements. A local school, a hospital, the area and buildings of two critical infrastructure enterprises were hit in Kherson.
As a result, one civilian was reported killed and four injured.
May 12. On Friday morning, Russian troops shelled the waters of the Ochakiv community with artillery, causing no casualties.
Vitaliy Kim, the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram
" In the morning of May 12, at 5:59 a.m., the enemy fired artillery at the waters of the Ochakiv community. There were no casualties," Kim wrote. He also noted that in the Mykolaiv district on May 11 at 18:35 two residential buildings were damaged as a result of hostile attacks from MLRS on the village of the Kutsurubsk community. There were no casualties. In Mykolaiv, Pervomaisk, Voznesensk and the Bashtanka districts, the day and night were relatively calm.
May 12. At night, the enemy army fired four times in the Nikopol region.
Serhiy Lysak, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram
"The Russian army fired at the Nikopol district. Nikopol itself was under attack, as well as the Chervonohryhoriv and Marhanets communities," Lysak wrote. The post states that the enemy was firing from heavy artillery. No one was killed or injured.
May 11. On May 11, the enemy attacked Nikopol district in Dnipropetrovsk region five times. No casualties have been reported.
Mykola Lukashuk, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council, reported this on Telegram.
"Today there have been five attacks on Nikopol district. In the afternoon, Nikopol and Marhanets community came under enemy fire. There were again heavy artillery and a drone attack. Fortunately, no casualties have been reported," he wrote.
May 11. Russian forces shelled the territory of a municipal enterprise in Kherson.
The Kherson Regional Military Administration reported this on Telegram.
"The occupiers struck Kherson again, targeting the territory of a municipal transport enterprise. The roof of a building and a trolleybus were damaged in enemy shelling," the report says.
According to preliminary information, no one was injured.
May 11. Six civilians have been injured in Russia’s missile attack on the Donetsk region’s Toretsk.
The relevant statement was made by Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak on Telegram.
“Russians have shelled Toretsk. Following the missile strike on the adjacent territory of a house, six people were reported injured. Medics are providing all the necessary aid,” Yermak wrote.
He also posted the photographs, depicting the aftermath of Russia’s missile attack.
May 11. The enemy army launched air strikes on the Preobrazhenska community. Yuriy Malashko, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, Yuriy Malashko wrote this on Telegram.
"Zaporizhzhia region is again under enemy fire. The occupiers carried out four air strikes on the Preobrazhenska community. As a result of the attack, houses and cars were damaged," the post reads.
May 11. Russian forces struck the village of Malokaterynivka in Zaporizhzhia district with multiple launch rocket systems on Wednesday evening. Eight people have been injured.
Yuriy Malashko, the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram.
"The enemy massively attacked Malokaterynivka with MLRS, where eight people were injured by cluster munitions. Three of them are ambulance workers who arrived on call," the report says.
It is noted that local residents - three men and two women - were also injured. They were provided with all necessary assistance.
Overall, the enemy once again attacked peaceful towns and villages of Zaporizhzhia region in the past day. After 70 strikes, more than 30 cases of destructions were recorded in 20 settlements. The enemy struck 60 times with artillery, five times with MLRS, launched three airstrikes, one missile attack, and one UAV attack. Private houses, cars, property of residents, social institutions and utility networks were damaged in Huliaipole, Orikhiv, Stepnohirsk and surrounding villages.
May 11. Russian troops have fired cluster and white phosphorus munitions at a village in the Zaporizhzhia district. Five people were reported injured, including two medics.
The relevant statement was made by the Main Department of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service in the Zaporizhzhia region on Facebook.
“At 10:05 p.m., May 10, 2023, [Russian] occupiers massively fired cluster and white phosphorus munitions at a village in the Zaporizhzhia district. As a result, five residential houses caught fire and six more were damaged,” the report states.
Five people received injuries, and two of them were ambulance workers. The enemy shelling also caused damage to two ambulance cars.
May 10. In Donetsk region, law enforcement officers found 385 bodies in the territories liberated from Russian troops, and 282 people have been identified.
That's according to the Kramatorsk District Police Department of Donetsk region
"In total, police officers of Donetsk region found 385 bodies in the de-occupied territories, 309 of them were civilians. Among the victims of the Russian aggression are 174 men, 117 women, and six children, the gender of 12 more people has not been established. The work to identify the dead continues. As of today, 282 people have been identified," the statement said.
Law enforcement officers have been discovering new graves and unidentified bodies in the liberated Lyman and Sviatohirsk communities for six months now. They are examining the sites of shelling, interviewing local residents, looking for relatives of the victims, identifying witnesses, and reconstructing the course of events.
May 10. A resident of one of the villages in Kakhovka district was killed in an enemy shelling of Kherson region.
"Around 17:00 on May 10, the occupiers struck a village in Kakhovka district with mortars. As a result of the shelling, a local resident received fatal injuries," the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office posted on Telegram.
In addition, houses and outbuildings were damaged.
Under the procedural leadership of the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation has been launched into the violation of the laws and customs of war combined with intentional murder (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
May 10. Russian troops shelled the border town of Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region, killing a civilian.
Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv regional military administration, reported this on Telegram.
"The enemy fired artillery again at civilians in the town of Vovchansk. Unfortunately, a civilian was killed by this shelling. According to preliminary information, one woman may still be under the rubble," Syniehubov said.
May 10. Russian occupation troops shelled 126 settlements in nine regions of Ukraine on Tuesday, May 9, killing two civilians and wounding five others.
Ukraine's Military Media Center reported this on Telegram.
"According to the information provided by the Situation Center of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Russian troops shelled nine regions of Ukraine in the past day. In total, 126 settlements were shelled with various types of weapons (mortars, tanks, artillery, MLRS, air defense systems, UAVs and tactical aircraft) and 153 infrastructure facilities were hit. According to preliminary reports, two people were killed and five were wounded," the report said.
May 10. Over the past day, May 9, the Russian army carried out 107 strikes targeting Zaporizhzhia region, where 19 settlements came under fire.
That’s according to the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, Yuriy Malashko.
"Nineteen front-line settlements around Kamianskye, Orikhiv, and Hulyaipole were hit by 107 strikes: 93 artillery shells, 10 MLRS volleys, three UAV attacks, and an airstrike," Malashko wrote on Telegram.
May 10. Over the past day, Russian troops attacked the Kherson region 63 times, having fired 354 projectiles.
The relevant statement was made by Kherson Regional Military Administration Head Oleksandr Prokudin on Telegram.
Russian troops used heavy artillery, the Grad multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), tanks, recoilless guns, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and aircraft.
The city of Kherson came under enemy fire seven times.
According to Prokudin, Russian projectiles targeted residential areas across the Kherson region’s settlements. Additionally, a school and a medical aid post were hit, as well as the area and the building of a shopping mall. One civilian was reported injured.
May 10. The operation of the "grain corridor" is actually 90% blocked due to the actions of the Russian side.
"Now it [‘grain corridor’] seems to be working de jure, but de facto the Russian Federation is trying to block any issue and any passage of ships. The operation is paralyzed by 90% of what could be and what was happening there several months or six months ago," Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solskyi said during the national news telethon.
The minister noted that currently Ukraine and international partners are working to ensure that the "grain agreement" is in effect after May 18.
He added that the Ministry has a back-up plan if the agreement is not extended.
As reported, on March 18, 2023, Ukraine, the United Nations, and Turkey agreed on the extension of the Initiative for the safe transportation of agricultural products across the Black Sea. According to Oleksandr Kubrakov, Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction – Minister of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine, the agreement was extended for 120 days. At the same time, the Russian side declares that the agreement will be valid until May 18.
May 9. Russian troops have shelled the Myrove and Marhanets communities in the Dnipropetrovsk region’s Nikopol district.
The relevant statement was made by Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council Head Mykola Lukashuk on Telegram.
“Russian occupiers do not leave the Nikopol district in peace. Today, the aggressor has struck the Myrove and Marhanets communities. The enemy attacked with heavy artillery and drones,” the report states.
As a result, about five detached houses were seriously damaged, as well as eight household buildings, garages, power transmission lines, and a gas pipeline. Civilians remained unharmed.
May 9. Russian troops launched an airstrike on the town of Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region. Houses were damaged.
"On May 9, the enemy launched an airstrike on the town of Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region. As a result of the enemy's aggression, 10 private houses were destroyed and another 20 houses of civilians were damaged," the Zaporizhzhia Region Department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine posted on Facebook.
As a result of the airstrike, the ruins of buildings on an area of 200 square meters caught fire. Firefighters who arrived at the scene quickly put the fire out and conducted search and rescue operations.
May 9. Nine enemy attacks were recorded in the Sumy region in border communities.
The Sumy Regional Military Administration reported this on Telegram.
"At night and in the morning of May 9, nine enemy attacks (75 explosions) were recorded in the Sumy region," the statement said.
As noted, the settlements of the Velyka Pysarivka, Seredyna-Buda, Esmansk, Bilopilla, Yunakivka, and Nova Sloboda territorial communities were shelled.
According to the RMA, the Velyka Pysarivka community was shelled with an MLRS (25 explosions), and the Seredyna-Buda community was hit by an air strike ("two missiles") in the village of Romashkove. Three private houses and a grain warehouse of a local agricultural company were damaged.
"️Bilopilla community: Russians fired mortars - (23 explosions). The Esman community: the enemy dropped three mines on the territory of the community in the morning. Yunakivka community: artillery shelling from self-propelled artillery systems (four explosions). Nova Sloboda community: mortar shelling (13 explosions)," reported the Sumy Military Administration.
May 9. On the morning of May 9, Russians fired two missiles at the Cherkasy region, causing no casualties.
Ihor Taburets, head of the Cherkasy Regional Military District Administration, wrote about this on Facebook.
"At dawn, the enemy attacked our region. According to preliminary information, with two cruise missiles. We are checking the details. Fortunately, there were no casualties. In one case, we had a small fire at the crash site. The blast wave also damaged the windows in a municipal institution," he said.
May 9. The Russian army launched 46 strikes on Kherson region over the past day, injuring 14 people.
"Over the past day, the enemy launched 46 strikes, firing 320 shells from heavy artillery, Grad MLRS, tanks, anti-tank grenade launchers, UAVs, and aircraft. The enemy shelled Kherson city once," Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram.
As Prokudin noted, "Russian military struck the residential neighborhoods of the populated settlements of the region, a school, an outpatient clinic, a retirement home, and a village council."
As a result of the Russian aggression, 14 people were injured with a child among them.
May 8. Google has updated satellite images of Ukraine that show the destruction caused by Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Ukrinform reports this with reference to Politico.
The publication gathered satellite pictures from a number of locations in Ukraine to show what they looked like before and after Russia invaded.
In particular, the photos show the destruction in Kyiv region: the aftermath of the battles near Kyiv, the destroyed airfield in Hostomel, a destroyed bridge in Irpin and a dam in the village of Kozarovychi.
In addition, satellite cameras have captured Bakhmut fields peppered with shell holes, and the Mariupol Drama Theater destroyed by Russian bombs.
May 8. A warehouse with humanitarian aid from the Ukrainian Red Cross Society was completely destroyed in Odesa region as a result of a missile strike on May 8.
That's according to the press service of the Odesa regional organization of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society, Ukrinform reports.
"As a result of a missile strike in Odesa region on 08.05.2023, the leased warehouse of the Odesa regional organization of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society with an area of 1000 square meters was completely destroyed," the statement said.
It is noted that the fire destroyed the humanitarian aid for Odesa region in the warehouse.
At the time of the missile strike, the Red Cross representatives were not there.
"The provision of humanitarian aid and the activities of some projects of the Odesa regional organization of the Red Cross of Ukraine have been suspended," the statement also said.
As reported, Russian troops launched a missile attack on Odesa region from strategic aviation aircraft. It was reported that Russian missiles of the Kh-22 type hit a warehouse of a food company and a recreational area on the Black Sea coast. A security guard of the warehouse was killed.
May 8. As of May 8, the power grid operates with a power reserve, but due to shelling, there are power outages in six regions, primarily in the frontline.
That's according to the press service of the Ministry of Energy on Telegram.
"The situation in the power system of Ukraine as of May 8: no damage was recorded due to massive nighttime shelling, there are blackouts in the frontline regions. Fortunately, the massive nighttime shelling of the capital, Kyiv and Odesa regions did not damage the energy infrastructure. At the same time, consumers in Kherson, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Sumy, and Chernihiv regions remain without electricity due to the shelling," the statement said.
It is noted that power engineers are working to restore power supply where the security situation allows. In total, power supply was restored to more than 24.5 thousand consumers over the day.
"The power system operates without restrictions, there is a power reserve," the Ministry of Energy added.
May 8. The invaders have intensified shelling of the Zaporizhzhia region with artillery and multiple rocket launchers, while collaborators and their families are leaving the temporarily occupied territory of the region.
Yuriy Malashko, the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military District Administration, reported this on Telegram.
"Collaborators and their families are leaving the occupied territories and calling on people who have received Russian passports to do the same. The occupiers are evacuating civilians, taking them to Russia through Crimea or the Donetsk region," the statement said.
May 8. As a result of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, at least 1,444 children have been killed and injured.
"According to the official information from the juvenile prosecutors, 480 children have been killed and more than 964 have received injuries of varying degrees of severity," the Prosecutor General’s Office reports.
As noted, these figures are not final. The efforts are ongoing to establish casualties in the areas of military operations, in temporarily captured and liberated territories.
Most children were killed and injured in Donetsk region — 455, Kharkiv region — 275, Kyiv region — 128, Kherson region — 96, Zaporizhzhia region — 89, Mykolaiv region — 89, Chernihiv region — 70, Dnipropetrovsk region — 67, Luhansk region — 66.
May 8. rUssian troops attacked four districts in the Kharkiv regions with different weapons on May 7, 2023. Seven civilians were reported injured.
The relevant statement was made by Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Head Oleh Syniehubov on Telegram.
In particular, such districts as Kharkiv, Kupiansk, Chuhuiv and Izium came under enemy fire. The enemy used aircraft, artillery, mortars and missiles.
As a result, seven civilians were injured. Four of them received minor injuries and did not require hospital treatment. Three persons suffered moderate injuries and were taken to hospital.
According to Syniehubov, Russian attacks caused damage to at least three detached houses and a car in the Chuhuiv district’s Vovchanski Khutory.
May 8. As a result of shelling in Odesa region, country houses and recreation centers were destroyed.
The spokesperson for the Defense Forces of the South of Ukraine Nataliia Humeniuk said this in the telethon "United News".
"The fact that they attacked with strategic bombers from the direction of Sevastopol is another sacredness and binding that they like to significant dates, events, etc. This is what we predicted," she said on the air of the telethon.
May 8. The Russian army fired on over 20 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region, three people were injured. The Head of Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Yuriy Malashko said this on Telegram.
"99 strikes were made in 21 peaceful settlements of the region: 89 artillery attacks, 7 from MLRS, 2 air strikes and 1 from UAVs. Huliaipole, Novodanilivka, Tavriyske and Novoyakovlivka came under fire again. We are recording new destructions," the statement said.
In Komyshuvakha, a family was injured: a woman born in 1952 and a man born in 1982.
In Stepove, a man born in 1957 was injured.
May 8. Two civilians have been injured in Russia’s shelling of the Donetsk region over the past day.
The relevant statement was made by Donetsk Regional Military Administration Head Pavlo Kyrylenko on Telegram.
In particular, Russians injured two civilians in the Donetsk region’s Shcherbynivka and Katerynivka.
Additionally, it is now impossible to count the exact number of casualties in Mariupol and Volnovakha, Kyrylenko noted.
May 8. Russian aggressors have launched a missile strike from strategic bombers in the Odesa region.
Ukraine's Operational Command South said this in a post on Facebook.
"The enemy launched a missile attack on the Odesa region from strategic bombers. Kh-22 missiles were directed at a warehouse of a food enterprise and at a recreation area on the Black Sea coast," the post said.
May 8. Five people have been injured when drone wreckage fell onto the Sviatoshynskyi and Solomianskyi districts of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, in the early hours of Monday, May 8.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported this on his Telegram channel.
He wrote that three people had been injured at the site of the explosion in the Solomianskyi district and one in the Sviatoshynskyi district.
Later, Klitschko specified that in the Sviatoshynskyi district, two people had been hospitalized.
May 7. russians have shelled the Kharkiv region’s village of Buhaivka, leaving an elderly woman injured.
The relevant statement was made by Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office on Telegram.
According to the investigative data, Russian troops attacked the Chuhuiv district’s village of Buhaivka around 02:00 p.m., May 7, 2023. A woman, 67, was injured and taken to hospital.
On the morning of May 7, 2023, russian invaders also shelled the village of Vovchanski Khutory, having caused damage to a detached house.
Pre-trial investigations were launched into the cases of the violation of laws and customs of war (Part 1, Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
In cooperation with police investigators, prosecutors are making every effort to document the war crimes committed by Russian troops.
May 7. The russian invasion army used heavy artillery to shell the city of Nikopol in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region.
A local man, 43, sustained injuries, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council, Mykola Lukashuk, reported on Telegram
"A 43-year-old man was wounded as a result of today's shelling of Nikopol. In the afternoon, the occupiers hit the city with heavy artillery," he wrote.
May 7. Over the past day, the Russian army shelled 11 settlements in Donetsk region, using S-300 missiles, Grad MLRS, and artillery.
"The occupiers launched 18 attacks on the civilian population, using S-300 missiles, Grad MLRS, and artillery. rUssian troops attacked 11 settlements: Avdiyivka, Bakhmut, Druzhkivka, Krasnohorivka, Kurakhove, Chasiv Yar, New York, Pivnichne, Vremivka, Maksymivka, Novoselivka Persha," the Donetsk regional police reported.
According to police data, 46 civilian objects were destroyed and damaged: 36 houses, a retirement home, outbuildings, and railway infrastructure.
May 7. The enemy launched a missile attack on Balaklia in the Izium district of Kharkiv region, presumably using an S-300 system.
That’s according to Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration.
"The enemy launched a missile attack on the town of Balaklia, Izium district. According to tentative reports, a S-300 missile hit the territory of one of the car parks," Syniehubov said.
All emergency services are now on site, the report reads. Five civilians have been injured, according to the official.
Two 75-year-old women and a 50-year-old woman sustained explosive injuries. Two men, aged 20 and 85, have relatively minor injuries.
May 7. rUssian troops launched 51 strikes on Kherson region, killing six civilians.
“Over the past day, the enemy launched 51 strikes, firing 237 shells from heavy artillery, Grad MLRS, tanks, UAVs, and aviation. Kherson city was struck four times,” Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram.
The russian military targeted the residential neighborhoods of the population settlements of the region.
"Six people were killed and four more were injured due to russian aggression," Prokudin emphasized.
May 7. At night, russian troops fired Grad MLRS and heavy artillery at Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk region, killing one person and injuring three more.
"Nikopol district was struck twice at night. Grad MLRS and heavy artillery were used. More than 30 shells were fired. A 72-year-old woman was killed. Three more locals were injured. One has a head injury. Two people are in a state of stress and have concussions," Serhiy Lysak, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram.
May 6. On the afternoon of May 6, 2023, russian troops attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region’s Nikopol district eight times. Seven civilians were reported injured.
The relevant statement was made by Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council Head Mykola Lukashuk on Telegram.
In particular, russian invaders shelled the city of Nikopol with the Grad multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) and heavy artillery. Five men, aged 44 to 60, were injured. Four of them were taken to hospital.
A total of 14 detached houses and 13 household buildings were damaged in the city of Nikopol, as well as gas pipelines and an industrial enterprise. One more building that is out of service was also affected.
Additionally, the enemy struck the Marhanets, Myrove and Pokrovske communities with heavy artillery.
May 6. rUssian army shelled Kherson region, injuring a woman.
“According to the investigation data, on May 6, russian troops fired at a micro-district of Kherson city and suburban settlements. A woman was injured as an enemy shell slammed into a private house in one of the villages,” the Prosecutor General's Office posted on Telegram.
Under the procedural guidance of the Kherson District Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation was launched into the violation of the laws and customs of war (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
May 6. Throughout the e day, the russian army conducted 104 strikes on populated areas of Zaporizhzhia region, including with the use of an Iskander ballistic missile.
That’s according to the region’s National Police department.
"Throughout the day, the aggressor struck 104 times in Zaporizhzhia, Vasylivskyi and Polohyvskyi districts, using UAVs, anti-aircraft missiles, aviation, and artillery, also targeting the regional center with an Iskander ballistic missile," the statement reads.
It is noted that in one of the districts of Zaporizhzhia, civilian and residential infrastructure was damaged as a result of the strike.
Over the past 24 hours, police have registered 18 reports of destruction. Among the affected areas are Zaporizhzhia, Hulyaipole, Orikhiv, Zaliznychne, Yehorivka, Zatyshshia, Novoandriivka, Novodanylivka, Hulyaipilske, Mala Tokmachka, Olhivske, Charivne, Chervone, Bilohirya, Malynivka, Shcherbaky, Temyrivka, Novopavlivka, Poltavka, Temyrivka, Chervona Krynytsia, Stepnohirsk, Plavni, Stepove, and Kamianske.
May 6. rUssian troops shelled the populated settlements in four districts of Kharkiv region over the past day.
"Over the past day, the enemy continued to terrorize the civilian population of Kharkiv, Chuhuiv, Izium, and Kupyansk districts of the region," Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram.
In particular, Vovchansk, Chervona Zoria, Udy, Veterynarne, Kozacha Lopan, Starytsia, Krasne Pershe, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, and Lyman Pershyi came under russian fire.
May 6. rUssian army launched 71 strikes on Kherson region over the past day, injuring two civilians.
"Over the past day, the enemy launched 71 strikes, firing 411 shells from heavy artillery, Grad MLRS, tanks, UAVs, and aircraft. The enemy shelled Kherson city 11 times," Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram.
"rUssian military targeted the residential neighborhoods of the populated settlements of the region; the territory of a plant in Kherson and a church in Beryslav district," Prokudin noted.
He added that two people were injured due to rUssian aggression.
May 5. rUssian troops shell Bakhmut with phosphorus munitions.
"Bakhmut. Phosphorus munitions. Miserable bastards. The same situation was in Mariupol. When they can't do anything, phosphorus munitions are fired," Petro Andriushchenko, adviser to Mariupol mayor, posted on Telegram and published the relevant video.
At the same time, the press service of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that their units continue to defend the city.
"We are standing! SOF soldiers together with our fellow service members continue to defend Bakhmut!" they emphasized.
May 5. About 300 houses and 24 educational institutions were damaged in a russian missile attack on Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region, on the night of May 1.
"A terrible night. About 300 private houses, two healthcare facilities, 13 schools, and 11 kindergartens were damaged," Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council Mykola Lukashuk told a briefing at the Media Center Ukraine – Ukrinform.
According to him, more than 1,800 residents of the town contacted the mayor's helpline. The regional council allocated a subvention of UAH 3 million in total to the victims, the town authorities – UAH 6 million.
When asked whether the attack made Pavlohrad residents leave the town, Lukashuk said that no one is leaving the town and people are rebuilding their homes.
Regarding the renewal of the educational process in Pavlohrad schools which are currently transferred to remote learning, a mixed form of education, the head of the regional council noted that this will depend on the terms of repairs in the damaged educational institutions.
May 5. The russian army fired S-300 missiles at the industrial enterprises of Slovyansk and Kramatorsk in Donetsk region, damaging them.
Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko posted this on Telegram.
In Slovyansk, two enemy missiles hit the building of the Zeus Ceramica plant. In Kramatorsk, the administrative building of the Novokramatorsk Machine-Building Plant was damaged by an enemy strike.
According to preliminary data, there were no casualties.
May 5. russian troops attacked the border of the Sumy region twice in the morning, allegedly with unguided aircraft missiles fired from helicopters.
The operational command North reported this on Telegram.
Thus, at about 09:40, five hits were registered in the village of Znob-Trubchevske. Around 09:30, four hits were recorded in the area of Buchky village.
There were no reports of casualties among the local population or damage to civilian infrastructure.
May 5. The russian army struck Zaporizhzhia region 92 times in the past day. As many as 18 settlements came under fire.
Yuriy Malashko, the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram.
"Frontline territories came under 92 attacks on 18 settlements,” Malashko wrote.
In particular, russian forces launched three airstrikes, three attacks using UAVs, two attacks with anti-aircraft missiles, and 84 strikes using artillery.
May 5. The russian army attacked Ukraine's Kherson region 95 times on May 4, injuring three people.
Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson regional military administration, said this in a Telegram post.
According to him, the enemy fired 538 shells from heavy artillery, Grad multiple rocket launchers, tanks, UAVs and aircraft. The russians shelled the city of Kherson five times.
"The russian military targeted residential areas in the settlements of the region, the territory and buildings of a plant in Beryslav," Prokudin said.
May 4. rUssian forces shelled border districts in Sumy region 14 times, about 90 explosions were recorded.
The Sumy Regional Military Administration wrote this on Telegram.
Settlements of Yunakivka, Bilopillia, Khotin, Myropillia, Krasnopillia, Shalyhyne, Nova Sloboda, Velyka Pysarivka communities came under attacks.
In the morning, russians shelled the territory of Yunakivka community with artillery - five explosions were recorded. As a result of the shelling, a private household was damaged.
In Bilopillia community, there was mortar shelling - seven explosions were recorded. As a result of the shelling, two private households were damaged.
Khotin community came under enemy mortar shelling - 10 explosions were recorded. As a result of the shelling, a cultural center and two residential buildings were damaged.
Krasnopillia community also came under mortar shelling - 12 explosions were recorded.
In Nova Sloboda community, 16 explosions were recorded as a result of mortar shelling. A local resident was injured.
rUsians dropped six mines on the territory of Myropillia community.
In Velyka Pysarivka community, the enemy launched mortar shelling - six explosions were recorded.
Shalyhyne community came under artillery strikes - 13 explosions were recorded.
May 4. rUssian troops opened fire on the Pokrovsk community in the Nikopol district in Dnipropetrovsk region with heavy artillery. A farm was damaged.
The Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council Mykola Lukashuk said this on Telegram.
"A farm building in the Pokrovsk community in the Nikopol region came under enemy fire from heavy artillery today. The roof and windows were damaged," Lukashuk said.
It was quiet everywhere else in Dnipropetrovsk region.
As Ukrinform reported, on Tuesday, during the day, the Russian army fired four times at communities in the Nikopol district with artillery. There was also a drone attack.
May 4. In the morning, the Russian army fired four times, allegedly with cannon artillery, at the border areas of the Chernihiv and Sumy regions. The OC "North" reported this.
The military reported that eight hits were recorded in the area of Shalygino from 05:30 to 05:55. According to preliminary information, two private houses were damaged.
In addition, from 06:08 to 06:15, 5 explosions were recorded in the area of Studenok, and from 06:10 to 06:30 - nine explosions in the area of Chernatske and eight in the area of Porokhon.
There were no reports of casualties among the local population or damage to civilian infrastructure.
May 4. In the Donetsk region, Russian troops killed two civilians and injured nine others over the past day.
Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram.
"On May 3, Russians killed two Donetsk residents: in Velyka Novosilka and Zarichne. Another nine people were injured in the region over the day," he noted.
The head of the RMA emphasized that it is currently impossible to establish the exact number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovakha.
May 4. In Zaporizhzhia, as a result of a night attack by the Russian army, private houses were damaged, but no people were injured. Anatoliy Kurtev, the acting mayor of Zaporizhzhia, said this on Telegram. "As a result of the enemy's night attack in Zaporizhzhia, private houses were damaged. The blast wave smashed windowpanes and damaged roofs," the post reads. According to Kurtev, there were no casualties as a result of the attack. All relevant services are working at the scene, he added.
May 4. At least 1,441 children have been affected in Ukraine due to Russia's full-scale invasion.
The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office said this in a post on the Telegram.
According to official information from juvenile prosecutors, Russia's full-scale armed aggression left 478 children dead and 963 others injured.
The PGO said the figures were not final as work was ongoing to establish them in areas of hostilities and in temporarily occupied and liberated territories.
Most children were killed or injured in the Donetsk region - 453, Kharkiv region - 275, Kyiv region - 128, Kherson region - 96, Zaporizhzhia region - 89, Mykolaiv region - 89, Chernihiv region - 70, Dnipropetrovsk region - 67, Luhansk region - 66.
Two children, aged 6 and 17, were injured in a Russian attack on Kherson on May 3.
As of April, more than 380 children were listed as missing during the full-scale war.
May 3. Russian aviation attacked the village of Kizomys in the Kherson region with guided bombs, destroying three residential buildings and damaging a gas pipeline.
This was reported by the Kherson Regional Military Administration "Russian aviation attacked Kizomys of the Bilozerske community," the report says.
As noted, the enemy launched three guided aerial bombs at the settlement. The attack destroyed three residential buildings and damaged a gas pipeline. According to the RMA, there were no casualties.
May 3. An emergency medical team came under enemy fire at the railway station in Kherson.
The Ministry of Health of Ukraine reported this on Telegram.
"The Kherson railway station has just been attacked. Preliminary: one dead and six more injured. Doctors are providing the necessary assistance to the victims and hospitalizing them," the message says. Seven emergency medical teams are currently engaged in assisting the victims. "An ambulance crew also came under fire. Fortunately, the workers are alive," the Ministry of Health noted.
May 3. The Russian army fired at a hypermarket in Kherson at around 11:00 on Wednesday, killing three people and leaving five others injured.
The Ukrainian Interior Ministry's press service reported this on Telegram.
"Three dead, five wounded as of now. These are employees and visitors of the institution. All services are at the scene. They are providing assistance to people. You cannot negotiate with Russian murderers. They need to be held accountable or destroyed," Ukraine's Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said
According to the report, the hypermarket was the only one that was operating in the city.
May 3. On Wednesday night, Russian troops attacked the civilian infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia.
The Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Yuriy Malashko said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.
"At night, the enemy struck twice at civilian infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia. Specialists immediately began to liquidate the consequences and provide all necessary assistance to the victims," Malashko said.
The city council added that civilian houses in one of the city's private sectors were targeted by enemy missiles. As a result of the attack, one house was completely destroyed, two were heavily damaged, and about 40 more had their windows smashed and roofs damaged.
May 3. On May 2, 2023, Russian troops opened fire on the Kharkiv region’s Kharkiv, Chuhuiv, Kupiansk and Bohodukhiv districts. A woman, 73, was reported injured.
The relevant statement was made by Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Head Oleh Suniehubov on Telegram.
“Over the past day, the enemy has been shelling civilians and civil infrastructure across the Kharkiv, Chuhuiv, Kupiansk and Bohodukhiv districts,” the report states.
In the Bohodukhiv district’s village of Huriv Kozachok, an agricultural enterprise was hit by Russian multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS).
May 3. The Russian army shelled 106 times at Kherson region yesterday, May 2, killing four people.
The Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Prokudin said this on Telegram.
According to him, Russians carried out 106 attacks, firing 485 shells from heavy artillery, Grad, tanks, UAVs and aircraft.
May 3. A total of 478 children have been killed and over 961 injured in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started.
The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office on Telegram.
“As of May 3, 2023, over 1,439 children in Ukraine were affected by the Russian armed aggression. According to the data from juvenile prosecutors, a total of 478 children were killed and over 961 received injuries of various severity levels,” the report states.
These data are not final, as they are being investigated within the areas of hostilities, temporarily occupied and liberated areas.
Currently, most casualties were recorded in the Donetsk region (453), Kharkiv region (275), Kyiv region (128), Kherson region (94), Zaporizhzhia region (89), Mykolaiv region (89), Chernihiv region (70), Dnipropetrovsk region (67), and Luhansk region (66).
May 3. The State Bureau of Investigation is running almost 1,500 criminal proceedings into crimes against national security.
The SBI reported this on Telegram.
It is noted that the Bureau focuses on exposing and bringing to justice traitors, collaborators, and saboteurs, as well as investigating Russian war crimes, searching for Russian assets to be transferred to Ukraine’s ownership, locating enemy ammunition depots, etc.
Since the full-scale Russian invasion, the SBI has investigated 1,487 criminal cases into crimes against the foundations of national security.
Among them, there are 1,177 cases of treason (Article 111 of the Criminal Code), 226 cases of aiding and abetting the enemy (Article 111-1), and 20 targeting Russian accomplices (Article 111-2).
As a result of the inquiries, 666 persons were notified of suspicion, 385 were declared wanted, and 1,375 persons are being investigated for involvement in treason and aiding the enemy.
366 indictments have already been sent to the court under these articles.
The largest number of criminal proceedings was opened in Luhansk, Zaporizhia, Kherson, Donetsk, and Kharkiv regions.
Among the recent high-profile cases targeting traitors is that of a former official with the Navy HQ, who is currently fighting against Ukraine and that of an ex-law enforcement officer who provides transportation services to Russian forces. The SBI also completed a pre-trial investigation into two law enforcers who joined the so-called "Berdyansk militia" and pressed charges against a law enforcement officer from Henichesk, who collects fines from Kherson residents into the coffers of the Russian invaders.
May 2. Seven residential buildings and an outbuilding were damaged as a result of shelling in the village of Hirsk Snovsk territorial community in Chernihiv region.
The Head of the Koriukivka Regional Military Administration Ivan Vashchenko said this on Facebook.
"As a result of the shelling by the Russians of the village of Hirsk, Snovsk city territorial community, which took place on 02.05.2023, seven residential buildings, one outbuilding were damaged, and one outbuilding was destroyed, including due to a fire caused by shelling, one residential building, one outbuilding was damaged, and one outbuilding was destroyed," Vashchenko said.
May 2. Russian troops in the morning fired at border settlements in Kharkiv region, one person was wounded.
The Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleh Syniehubov said this on Telegram.
"This morning, the Russian occupiers again fired at the border settlements of the region. Unfortunately, civilians are suffering. The village of Petropavlivka in Kupiansk district came under enemy fire. According to preliminary data, a 73-year-old woman sustained a shrapnel wound," Syniehubov said.
May 2. Russian invaders have already killed 478 children in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office reported this on Telegram.
"As of the morning of May 2, 2023, more than 1,438 children were affected in Ukraine due to Russia's full-scale armed aggression. According to official information from juvenile prosecutors, 478 children were killed and more than 960 were injured," the report reads.
The figures are not final as work is underway to establish casualty figures in areas of hostilities and in temporarily occupied and liberated territories.
Most children were killed or injured in Donetsk region - 453, Kharkiv region - 275, Kyiv region - 128, Kherson region - 94, Zaporizhzhia region - 89, Mykolaiv region - 89, Chernihiv region - 70, Dnipropetrovsk region - 67, and Luhansk region - 66.
May 2. Four people were injured by enemy shelling in Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia region.
Yurii Malashko, head of the Zaporizhzhia regional military administration, said this in a post on Telegram
"Over the past day, the enemy launched 56 attacks on 15 settlements. Huliaipole and Orikhiv were under airstrikes again. Some 51 artillery strikes and three UAV attacks were launched on front-line villages," the report said.
Four people were injured in Huliaipole, including two elderly women born in 1938 and 1942, a man born in 1972 and a woman born in 1973. The victims received all the necessary assistance.
May 2. Two civilians were injured in Russian shelling of Donetsk region on May 1.
Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram.
"On May 1, the Russians injured two residents of Donetsk region: in Kramatorsk and Siversk,” Kyrylenko wrote.
According to him, it is currently impossible to establish the exact number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovakha.
May 2. The Russian army shelled Kherson region 71 times on May 1. Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram.
"Over the past day, the enemy launched 71 attacks, firing 363 shells from heavy artillery, Grad MLRS, tanks, UAVs and aircraft. The enemy struck the city of Kherson 11 times," he noted.
May 2. Serhiy Lysak, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "At night, the aggressor shelled Nikopol with heavy artillery. There were no killed or injured," he said.
According to Lysak, rescuers are working in the city. They are surveying the territory and examining the aftermath of the attack.
He also answered "the most common question following the visit of the President of the Czech Republic to Dnipropetrovsk region last weekend."
May 2. The Russian invaders have strengthened counter-intelligence and police regimes in the temporarily captured territory of Zaporizhzhia region.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a morning update published on Facebook.
"In the settlements of Dorozhnianka, Reshetylivka, Kostiantynivka, and Chumatske, the invaders prohibited the entry of civilians without local registration," the report says.
In Hornostaivka, Kherson region, there are significant problems with cellular service of Russian mobile operators, in contrast to the stable service provided by Ukrainian national operators. The local command of the Russian occupation forces said that these problems occurred due to defeats they are suffering from the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
May 1. Russian troops attacked the town of Huliaypole in Zaporizhzhia region from the air. Three civilians were injured.
“According to the investigation data, around 11:30 on May 1, Russian invaders launched airstrikes on Huliaypole, injuring three civilians and partially destroying private residential buildings and outbuildings,” the Prosecutor General's Office posted on Telegram.
The blast wave blew out windows, shattered window panes, and damaged a car.
May 1. The Russian army shelled the village of Tiahynka in Kherson region, damaging residential buildings.
"Russian artillery shelled the village of Tiahynka, hitting the houses of civilians," the Kherson Regional Military Administration reports.
About ten houses were damaged as a result of the attack.
May 1. At night and in the morning, the Russians attacked the border communities of the Sumy region, five territorial communities were under attack.
The Sumy Regional Military Administration reported this on Telegram.
"At night and in the morning, the enemy fired six times at the border of the region. Yunakivka, Bilopillia, Miropilsk, Seredyna-Buda and Znob-Novgorod territorial communities were shelled," the statement said.
May 1. During the day, the enemy army fired 47 times from artillery, attacked with drones and aircraft settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Yuriy Malashko, the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram.
"The enemy is raging and destroying all life in settlements near the front line. Hulyaipole, Orikhiv, Kamianske and a dozen other villages came under attack," the post reads.
May 1. Russian troops have already injured 960 children in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office said this in a post on Telegram.
"As of the morning of May 1, 2023, more than 1,437 children have been affected in Ukraine due to Russia's full-scale armed aggression. According to official information from juvenile prosecutors, 477 children were killed and more than 960 were injured," the post reads.
The figures are not final as work is ongoing to establish them in areas of hostilities and in temporarily captured and liberated territories.
Most children were killed or injured in Donetsk region - 453, Kharkiv region - 275, Kyiv region - 128, Kherson region - 94, Zaporizhzhia region - 89, Mykolaiv region - 89, Chernihiv region - 69, Dnipropetrovsk region - 67, Luhansk region - 66.
May 1. Twenty-five civilians, including three children, have been injured in Russia’s overnight missile attack on the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The relevant statement was made by Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Head Serhii Lysak on Telegram.
“The enemy attacked the region with missiles. Seven of them were shot down by the East Air Command. But, some of them hit the targets. The Pavlohrad district was affected. According to the preliminary data, twenty-five people were injured, including three children,” Lysak wrote. In his words, an industrial enterprise was damaged in Pavlohrad. A fire broke out, but rescuers had already extinguished it.
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