16 May 2025 in Russo-Ukrainian war
- The Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with 112 drones, the air defense knocked down 73 drones
- In Odessa, after attack of drones, fires were raised, dwellings, three victims were damaged
- Russian troops hit the industrial Kramatorsk
- In Sevastopol, explosions were heard
- The Russians died in the Nikopol region, damaged businesses, houses and church
- The Head of the Embassy of Poland in Ukraine: Transfer to Ukraine MiG-29 is quite possible
- Turkey presented a version of Bayraktar TB2 drone with artificial intelligence
- Tripartite talks of Ukraine, the United States and Turkey with the participation of Rubio started in Istanbul
- FT: Ukraine gave $ 770 million per weapons that not received
- The Russians fired Donetsk region, six civilians were injured
- 909 fallen soldiers were returned to Ukraine
- Von der Liaan stated that Putin is not ready for peace: we have to increase the pressure
- Negotiations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation with the participation of Turkey took place in Istanbul
- Delegations of the Russian Federation and Ukraine in Istanbul agreed to exchange prisoners a thousand per thousand
- The Economist: The Russians in Istanbul threatened to fight forever and capture Sumy and Kharkiv region
- Turkish Foreign Ministry: Ukraine and the Russian Federation have agreed on new negotiations
- Turkey: Ukraine-RF negotiations went better than we were waiting
- Macron: EU leaders were able to participate in the negotiations of Ukraine and the Russian Federation in real time
- Due to the shelling of Kupyansk district in Kharkiv region, 4 people were injured
- The Kremlin stated that Putin and Trump's meeting is necessary
- Trump said Putin was calling
- Zelensky and European leaders talked together with Trump
- US exhibit in Ukraine admitted that it has decided to be released through Trump
- Bloomberg: Europe is embarrassed that Trump has not yet embodied the threats to force Russia to the truce
- Slovenia's Prime Minister suggested expanding the definition of defense expenses in order to fulfill NATO requirements
- Trump stated that he did not consider Putin an obstacle to peace and criticized Zelensky
- The Russians attacked 112 by airbams a day
- Three dead and 18 wounded civilians in Donetsk and Kharkiv region
- Armed Forces: 910 invaders were neutralized per day