The vein was in the tail today. #Russia announced that it would voluntarily but with some encouragement evacuate all citizens and agencies to the other side of the #Dnipr.
We start with #Russian losses. We passed the 65.000 mark and are now steadily climbing towards 70.000. The daily rate on men losses are stable between 350-500 a day.
During the day, units of the Defense Forces repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the areas of settlements: #Ohirtseve, Kharkiv oblast; #Bilohorivka, Luhansk oblast; #Novokalynove and #Maryinka, Donetsk oblast.
Early this morning local authorities in #Kyiv, #Zhytomyr, #Dnipro, #Kharkiv, #Mykolayiv, and #Zaporizhzhia report explosions as Russia again launched Shahed-136 drones and missiles toward Ukraine. Air alert was active throughout Ukraine.
Also 🇺🇦 will officially ask 🇮🇱 for the transfer of air defense systems, - Foreign Minister Kuleba
"Today a note will be sent to 🇮🇱 with a request to immediately provide 🇺🇦 with air defense systems and begin highquality cooperation in obtaining appropriate technology for 🇺🇦"
NATO plans to hand over to Ukraine in the coming days hundreds of active jamming stations to combat drones, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.
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➡️Russia shelled #Bruskynske, #Dudchany
➡️🇷🇺 42nd Motor Rifle Division together with airborne units from the 76th Guards Air Assault Division from Pskov complain about losses
➡️#NovaKahkovka crossings alledgedly destroyed
At first it were just rumours but around 8pm, so called head of the Kherson region Saldo adressed the residents living under occupation. He ordered all of them including government offices to be evacuated to the eastbank of the Dnipr River.
"An immediate risk of flooding of the territories due to the planned destruction of the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station and the discharge of water from the cascade of power plants upstream of the Dnipr."
Gen. Surovikin about #Kherson during a TV interview:
"Further actions regarding Kherson will depend on the emerging military-tactical situation, it is not easy, difficult decisions cannot be ruled out".
Right after that panic emerged in Russian social channels and groups. Expecting another retreat and losing another front just like they were squeezed out of #Kharkiv. Some were also a bit overoptimistic about the situation.. 🤥🤥
➡️Russia shelled Berestove, Hryanykivka, Dvorichna, Kamianka, Krasne, Kyslivka, Kotlyarivka, Stelmakhivka
➡️Yesterday's reports about a 🇷🇺 counterattack on #Kyslivka were not confirmed. It was shelled by RU today, so unlikely.
➡️AFU shelled #Svatove
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➡️Russia keeps attacking and shelling Opytne, Bakhmuts'ke and Soledar. Also heavy fighting around Ivanhrad but the AFU hasn't moved an inch. These guys are battle hardened heroes.
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➡️Russia shelled #Torske, #Zarichne
➡️Russian forces keep attacking NW of #Kreminna. AFU has a defensive line there. Most likely these attacks are ment to give the units inside Kreminna extra time for defensive positions
SitRep - 18/05/24 - Have Russian advances in the Kharkiv region come to a standstill?
An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Fighting does continue in the Kharkiv region, but Ukraine seems to have stabilized the situation.
SitRep - 17/05/24 - A massive drone attack on Russian territory.
An overview of the daily events of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. During the night, Ukraine attacked a lot of targets inside Russia. Meanwhile, fierce fighting in Kharkiv continues.
As usual we start with Russian losses over the past 24 hours. We include footage of visually confirmed damaged or destroyed Russian equipment or personnel.
SitRep - 16/05/24 - Minus 2 Mig-31's and another fighter jet ✈️❌
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SitRep - 14/05/24 - Blinken visited Kyiv and fighting in Kharkiv continues..
An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Blinken visited Kyiv and reaffirmed the US support for Ukraine while fighting in Kharkiv region continues unabated.
SitRep - 13/05/24 - Heavy fighting in the Kharkiv region & F-16's soon!
An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Fighting in the Kharkiv region continues while Ukraine is deploying more brigades to put an end to the Russian advances.