88 enemy strike "shaheds" shot down confirmed – Air Drive
On the night time of Could 18, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with 273 drones, of which 88 "shaheds" have been shot down. 128 drone simulators have been misplaced locationally.
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An in a single day Russian drone strike in Kyiv Oblast killed one particular person and injured three extra, Governor Mykola Kalashnyk reported on Could 18.
As a direct results of the drone assault, a 28-year-old lady died from her accidents, Kalashnyk wrote on Telegram.
A 59-year-old man, a 61-year-old lady, and a 4-year-old youngster have been additionally injured, and have been taken to the hospital for medical therapy.
Civilian targets, together with a personal dwelling and multi-story residential constructing, have been additionally partially broken within the assault.
Emergency providers are presently working on the scene.
In latest days, Russian assaults have resulted in civilian casualties throughout Ukraine.
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The Russian navy attacked Donetsk Oblast on Could 17, killing one particular person and injuring a further eight.
This was reported by the Governor of Donetsk Oblast, Vadym Filashkin, on Telegram.
The drone strike occurred within the morning and impacted the Yablunivka settlement, in addition to Pokrovsk, Myrnohrad, and Andriivka.
In Yablunivka, Russian forces attacked the settlement with an FPV drone, killing a 27-year-old lady. Russian forces additionally used drones to strike a civilian automobile in Andriivka, injuring 5 folks together with one minor.
A further two folks had been injured in Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad.
Earlier within the day, Russian shelling hit 18 cities and villages in Donetsk Oblast, in addition to different oblasts throughout Ukraine.
Donetsk Oblast has been the epicenter of Russian aggression since 2014, with elevated preventing after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
A lady died within the Kyiv area on account of a Russian assault, a toddler is among the many injured
Within the Obukhiv district of the Kyiv area, a 28-year-old girl died on account of an enemy assault. Three folks have been injured, together with a 4-year-old baby. There are additionally destructions and a hearth.
The id of Ukraine's signatory is a "basic" problem for Russia in any potential settlement to finish the warfare, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov mentioned on Might 17 throughout a briefing, Russian state-controlled media reported.
"For Russia, an important and principal matter when signing paperwork between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations is the id of the individual licensed to signal on behalf of Ukraine," Peskov instructed reporters.
His feedback come as Russia and Ukraine held a brand new spherical of negotiations in Istanbul on Might 16. Though no ceasefire settlement was reached, either side agreed to a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner-of-war change.
Ukrainian officers mentioned Russia had demanded a full army withdrawal from 4 areas, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson, which Moscow claims to have annexed, regardless of not controlling them solely. Kyiv rejected the demand and expressed doubts in regards to the Russian delegation's authority to make choices.
Peskov mentioned work on a settlement will proceed and added {that a} assembly between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Volodymyr Zelensky may very well be attainable if the 2 delegations attain enough settlement.
The Kremlin additionally mentioned it might inform the general public if Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump determine to carry a telephone name.
Peskov's feedback additionally affirm that negotiations stay open.
"The Russian Federation will put together and hand over to Ukraine a listing of situations for a ceasefire," Peskov mentioned.
Following the Istanbul talks, Zelensky, along with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, held a name with Trump to debate subsequent steps.
Western officers stay skeptical of Russia's intentions, particularly after the Kremlin despatched a low-level delegation to Istanbul, omitting senior figures equivalent to International Minister Sergey Lavrov. Zelensky described the Russian crew as a "sham delegation."
Ukraine has proposed a right away ceasefire, a full POW change, and a face-to-face assembly between the 2 presidents. Russia continues to insist on addressing what it calls the "root causes" of the warfare — a phrase usually used to justify its 2022 invasion.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree simplifying the method for residents of Georgia’s Russian-occupied territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to acquire Russian citizenship, Russian state-controlled media reported on Might 17.
Based on the decree, all grownup "residents" of Abkhazia and South Ossetia who held that standing as of Aug. 26, 2008, the day Russia acknowledged the territories as "unbiased," at the moment are eligible to use for Russian citizenship via an expedited course of. Candidates are required solely to submit a proper request for citizenship.
Moscow gained full management over Abkhazia and South Ossetia following its 2008 invasion of Georgia and has since maintained a army presence in each areas.
Russia has employed related ways in Ukraine.
In August 2024, Russia’s Inside Ministry claimed it had issued 2.2 million Russian passports to residents of the occupied Ukrainian territories — Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Donetsk, and Luhansk — since October 2022. The determine was printed by ministry official Irina Volk on her Telegram channel. The declare couldn’t be independently verified.
The U.S.-based Ukraine Battle Observatory reported in 2023 that Russia systematically coerces residents of occupied Ukrainian areas into accepting Russian citizenship, usually beneath menace of detention, deportation, or the lack of entry to primary companies.
Refusal to just accept Russian documentation has reportedly resulted within the denial of medical care, employment, humanitarian assist, and different crucial help.
Through the large flooding of the Kherson Oblast following the breach of the Kakhovka Dam, Russia allowed evacuations solely to Russian passport holders, the Basic Workers of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported.
Putin first launched a simplified citizenship course of for Ukrainians in occupied territories in July 2022. In April 2023, he signed one other decree setting a deadline in the summertime of 2024 for residents in these areas to acquire Russian passports or face authorized and civil penalties.
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Oleksandr Shyrshyn, battalion commander of the 47 Separate Mechanized Brigade, has submitted his resignation, sharply criticizing Ukraine’s army management for what he described as mindless orders and pointless casualties.
"I’ve by no means obtained extra silly duties than within the present path," Shyrshyn wrote in a blunt Fb submit asserting his determination on Might 16. "Sometime I’ll inform you the small print, however the silly lack of individuals, trembling in entrance of a silly generals, results in nothing however failures."
Ukraine's Basic Employees, who was tagged in Shyrshyn's submit, had not commented on the matter on the time of the publication.
The Kyiv Unbiased reported in 2023 that the brigade, which was shaped from scratch in 2022 and is usually recognized by the title “Magura," was ready with the summer time 2023 counteroffensive in thoughts; its troopers have been educated in NATO international locations and geared up with superior new Western tools.
In 2024, the brigade was engaged in fight operations inside Russia's Kursk Oblast.
Ukraine launched its cross-border incursion into Kursk Oblast in August 2024, marking the primary main international floor offensive into Russian territory since World Conflict II. The operation sought to delay a deliberate Russian push into Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast and redirect Russian forces away from jap Donetsk Oblast.
Moscow started a serious counteroffensive in early March, retaking massive parts of territory together with the city of Sudzha. Ukrainian forces have since withdrawn from a lot of the realm however nonetheless preserve restricted management in some zones as of late April regardless of Russia's claims that its forces have totally recaptured the territory of the area.
In the meantime, Shyrshyn on Might 16 accused the army command of specializing in punishments quite than outcomes. "All they’re able to is reprimands, investigations, imposition of penalties. Everybody goes to hell," he wrote. "Political video games and evaluation of the true state of affairs don’t correspond to both actuality or potentialities. They performed video games."
Shyrshyn mentioned he has filed a proper report requesting dismissal from his submit and expressed hope that it might be accepted quickly.
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