Russo-Ukrainian war main facts

  • 20 May 2023

  • The German concern Rheinmetall plans to produce Fuchs armored personnel carriers in Ukraine
  • The new EU sanctions apply to more than 90 foreign companies, including those from China
  • The Russian army struck Kharkiv with a Lancet drone and shelled Kupyansk
  • The Russians shelled Toretsk from "Hrad" - 6 people were wounded
  • The fiercest battles are taking place for Bakhmut and Maryinka, the Russian offensive in the direction of White Mountain was not successful
  • Sandu: There is nothing good left for Moldova in the CIS, Russia is the main problem
  • The president of Georgia called for a boycott of the airline that started flying to Russia
  • The occupiers announced the explosions in Tokmak
  • Zelensky thanked Scholz for military assistance on the sidelines of the G7 summit
  • The situation in Bakhmut is critical, but the defenders control certain objects
  • Macron: Zelensky's participation in the G7 summit could "become a turning point"
  • Zelenskyi met with Maloney on the sidelines of the G7: they also talked about the training of pilots
  • Zelensky discussed the export of Ukrainian grain to the EU with the President of the European Council
  • Zelensky met with the Prime Minister of India
  • The G7 adopted a plan to counter the energy blackmail of the Russian Federation
  • Zelensky arrived in Japan for the G7 meeting
  • The first direct flight from Georgia in four years landed in the Russian Federation
  • The G7 leaders agreed on a joint communiqué in advance: they confirmed their unwavering support for Ukraine
  • British intelligence: Russia throws new forces into the capture of Bakhmut to claim at least some success
  • The US has confirmed its participation in the "coalition of fighter jets". States will discuss when to give F-16 to Ukraine
  • 18 Shchakhed UAVs attacked Kyiv region at night
  • The Russian Federation sent elite units to the border with Ukraine
  • Air defense shot down all drones over Kyiv: debris damaged 2 residential buildings and cars
  • It has been announced that the USA will strengthen the deterrence of the Russian Federation in the Black Sea region
  • An air alert was announced in Kyiv and a number of regions: air defense was working, explosions were heard in the capital
  • Attack on Kyiv: due to falling debris, the roof of a high-rise building caught fire

  • 19 May 2023

  • The Russians lost about 700 soldiers and 19 artillery systems
  • The enemy raided the Kherson region 53 times a day
  • More than 80 combat encounters with the enemy took place over the past day
  • Shelling of Sumy Oblast: more than 130 Russian strikes per day
  • Fighter coalition: Denmark will train Ukrainian pilots, does not exclude the provision of F-16
  • 2 enemy drones were destroyed near the Dnipro
  • Explosions rang out in occupied Mariupol: the airport, where the Russians were stationed, was on fire
  • In Marinets, the fighting was in the center of the city, now the Russian Federation is concentrating on the flanks
  • The Prime Ministers of Great Britain and the Netherlands welcomed the participation of the United States in the "coalition of fighter jets"
  • Zaluzhny discussed with Milly the effective operation of the Patriot and asked for more air defense
  • Russia imports drones and microcircuits for missiles through Kazakhstan
  • Russia has banned the entry of former US President Obama
  • The Ukrainian language was included in the European Commission's translation system
  • The Russians transferred a few thousand more occupiers under Bakhmut, heavy fighting continues
  • In 70 combat clashes in 4 directions, the occupiers lost 2 artillery units
  • The Russians connected the island of Dzharylgach with the occupied Kherson region with a braided braid
  • In Saudi Arabia, Zelenskyy spoke with representatives of the UAE, Oman, Kuwait and Iraq
  • Poland's EuRoPol Gaz filed an arbitration against Gazprom for $1.4 billion
  • Russia spends 25-30 thousand shells in Ukraine per day
  • The US added 71 companies to the blacklist as part of expanding sanctions against Russia
  • FT: PVK Wagner bought thousands of helmets in China to circumvent sanctions
  • Zelensky called on the leaders of Arab countries to help Ukrainians despite the influence of the Russian Federation
  • The warhead of the Russian missile that fell in December near Bydgoszcz was found in Poland
  • The occupiers are flooding fields in Zaporozhye and undermining dams
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