16 May 2023 in Russo-Ukrainian war

• An air alert was announced throughout Ukraine: explosions sounded in Kyiv, air defense was working
• Night attack on Kyiv: fragments of a rocket fell on the territory of the zoo, cars were damaged, a building was on fire
• The Russian Federation announced the downing of a drone in the Bryansk region
• More than 40% of Ukrainian refugees were able to find work in Estonia
• After a series of night explosions in Kyiv, the US ambassador thanked the Air Defense Forces of Ukraine for their work
• Air defense shot down all Russian missiles and drones flying over Ukraine at night, including 6 "Daggers"
• Macron hinted at the transfer of long-range missiles to Ukraine
• The building was destroyed and 4 double-decker buses burned down - the consequences of the night attack of the Russians on Kyiv
• Kyiv wants to receive 40-50 F-16 fighters from allies
• Grain exports from Russia are growing at the expense of Ukraine
• British intelligence reported on Ukraine's tactical successes in the Bakhmut region
• A drone attacked the FSB headquarters in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation: 5 injured
• French investigators arrived in Ukraine to investigate the death of an AFP journalist
• McDonald's has resumed operations in Kremenchuk and Poltava
• Ukrzaliznytsia received 105 generators for 2.7 million dollars from USAID
• Instructors from Lithuania have already trained more than 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers
• The occupiers took turns firing at one of the DTEK thermal power plants
• Zelensky returned to Kyiv
• Chairman of the Supreme Court of Ukraine Knyazev detained for corruption
• Shroeder's wife lost her job after the May 9 celebration at the Russian Embassy
• Kernel comes from the Warsaw Stock Exchange
• In Belarus, officials can travel abroad only with the permission of Lukashenka
• More than a third of migrants from Ukraine plan to stay in EU countries
• There was an explosion on a gas pipeline in Russia
• Ukraine has officially joined the cyber center under NATO
• India and Russia settle in rupees for some non-oil trade
• The Russian Duma denounced the Convention on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
• Ukrainian troops destroyed 18 units of Russian vehicles in the Tauri direction
• The EBRD estimated the need for rapid recovery of Ukraine at 250 billion dollars of investments
• In a few days, the Armed Forces liberated 20 square kilometers near Bakhmut, the Russians are advancing in the city
• Head of PACE: Ukraine must hold free and fair elections, even if they are imperfect
• UZ resumed traffic through the section in Khmelnytskyi, which was closed after shelling a few days before
• PACE President: after the war, Russia will have to prove that it can be trusted
• CNN: Ukraine has already started firing Storm Shadow missiles
• Near Bakhmut and Maryinka, the front is the hottest, 2 Russian ammunition depots destroyed
• Occupants have significantly increased at the ZNPP
• The EU has appointed a new head of the Consultative Mission in Ukraine
• CNN: The Russians did not destroy the Patriot air defense system near Kiev, but they could have damaged it
• Russian oil exports hit post-invasion high, but revenues fall 27%
• In Norway, the largest population growth in a decade is due to refugees from Ukraine
• The White House did not confirm the defeat of the Patriot air defense system in Ukraine
• Ursula Von der Leyen called on the world to support Zelensky's "peace formula".
• At the summit of the Council of Europe, Macron announced the creation of a register of damages from the aggression of the Russian Federation
• Hungary has confirmed the blocking of funds from the EU fund, which helps Ukraine with weapons
• Blinken allowed recognition of the Russian Federation as a sponsor of terrorism for the first time: "Never say never"
• The Russians shelled Sumy region 20 times a day: there is destruction
• Belgium is ready to train Ukrainian pilots on the F-16
• Russians suffer from a shortage of doctors in the occupied territories
• A large-scale air alert was announced in Ukraine: fires broke out in Mykolaiv after the explosions
• The Russian Federation is trying to intensify offensive operations in the Bakhmut area
• Strike on Mykolaiv: the enemy fired 2 Kalibr missiles at the city
• 55 combat clashes took place between the Defense Forces and the occupiers during the day
• Consequences of shelling of Mykolaiv: car dealership, shopping center, industrial and private buildings were damaged
• Russia's losses in the war against Ukraine exceeded 200 thousand killed