12 people killed by Russian shelling in the Kharkiv region overnight

The Ukrainian Air Force destroyed 29 out of 29 Russian Shahed-131/136 attack drones in the Odesa, Mykolaiv, Poltava and Lviv regions.

During the day, the Russians shelled Kharkiv, Vovchansk and the districts of Bohodukhiv, Kupiansk and Kharkiv. Two women were injured in Kharkiv, one man was injured, and one killed in Vovchansk. In the shelling of Novooosynove and Kivsharivka, five people were killed and nine wounded. Cherkaska Lozova was hit by a rocket. Twenty-eight people were injured and six killed. Among them was a pregnant woman. May 20 was declared a day of mourning in the Kharkiv region.

Russian troops attacked the districts of Pokrovsk, Kramatorsk and Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, which has been partially occupied since 2014 and is located on the frontline in the east of Ukraine, 15 times. One person was injured in Katerynivka. Two others were wounded in the shelling of Pivdenne. Residential buildings and facilities have been damaged. Civilians are being evacuated from the front line.

Nikopol, Marhanets and Pokrovsk in the Dnipropetrovsk region in southcentral Ukraine came under Russian shelling. Houses and outbuildings were damaged. No one was killed or injured.

The Russian army shelled eight settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region, which has been partially occupied in the south since 2022, 378 times. The Russians used aircraft, UAVs, MLRS and artillery. One person was injured in the attack on the Polohy district. Residential buildings were damaged.

Eight people were injured in the Kherson region, which has been partially occupied since 2022. Novokairy, Novovorontsovka, Novoraisk, Beryslav, Kherson and other settlements came under Russian fire. A multi-storey building and private houses were damaged. Municipal and agricultural infrastructure was hit.

Ukrainian air defences destroyed 16 drones used by Russia to attack the Mykolaiv region in the south of Ukraine. Debris damaged a house in the Mykolaiv district. A fire broke out, and a woman was burned to death. The Russians also attacked the communities of Ochakiv and Kutsurub with artillery and drones. There were no casualties.

In the Sumy region in the north of Ukraine bordering Russia, the Russians shelled the border communities 11 times. Forty-nine explosions were registered. The Russian army used mortars, artillery and drones. There is no information about casualties.

Russian troops shelled the border communities of Novhorod-Siverskyi and Semenivka in the Chernihiv region in the north of Ukraine. The Ukrainian side reported 51 mortar explosions. No one was killed or injured.