Occupation head of Skadovsk Oleksandr Dudka was hit by a drone and hospitalized with severe wounds. Collaborator and Russian apppointed Kherson Governor Vladimir Saldo said Dudka suffered blast trauma and shrapnel wounds to the head after the strike.
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Ukraine’s Steel Border Brigade struck Russian targets with FPV and Vampire drones on the Kursk and Northern Slobozhanshchyna axes, hitting an armored personnel carrier, 3 troops, EW system, antenna, gun, 2 vehicles, ammo depot and 3 shelters.
Ukrainian drones struck Russian logistics in occupied Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast.
❗️Destinus and Rheinmetall are developing the RUTA Block 3 cruise missile with range up to 2,000 km, with flight tests planned in Ukraine in 2027. The missile will carry a 250 kg warhead, use the new Destinus T220 turbojet engine and operate with GPS-free navigation, while Ukraine is set to manufacture key components for the system.
Russian sources claim Ukraine is now using FPV drones equipped with artificial intelligence and face-based auto-guidance.
Ukraine’s HUR special unit Artan said Stepnohirsk is under control after a series of coordinated assault actions on the Zaporizhzhia front. Fighting in dense urban conditions pushed Russian forces from fortified positions and brought key locations in the town under the control of Ukraine’s Security and Defense Forces. Artan said clearing operations are continuing and warned Russia may try to re-en...
❗️A new Razumkov Center poll found 66.3% of Ukrainians believe or rather believe in victory over Russia, while 54% do not expect a peace deal within 12 months. Another 61.6% say Moscow would violate any agreement and attack Ukraine again when convenient.
Ukraine’s Navy said a Russian strike drone hit the KSL Deyang cargo ship near Odesa Oblast as it moved through Ukraine’s maritime corridor toward Greater Odesa ports. The Marshall Islands-flagged vessel belongs to China’s KSL and has a Chinese crew.
Orthodox Russian priests drove through Perm with an icon of the Mother of God to pray for protection from drone attacks. The local diocese said the rite follows an old tradition of carrying holy objects around cities during external threats.🤷♂️
DeepState said Russia’s Zapad grouping faked a claim of Borova’s full occupation by using infantry footage filmed 25 km away near Kolomyichykha, then adding reconnaissance drone footage over Borova. Users geolocated the mismatch.
A drone attack is reported near Kstovo in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, with possible targets including the local oil refinery or the Gorky oil pumping station.
The number of wounded in Dnipro rose to 18 after Russia’s overnight combined strike. The injured include a 2-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy, adding children to the toll from the attack on Dnipro and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Ukraine downed or suppressed 507 Russian air targets overnight into May 18, including 4 Iskander-K cruise missiles and 503 drones. Russia launched 546 weapons, with the main strike aimed at Dnipro and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Russian losses per 18/05/26 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff+1220 men+1 tank+5 ACVs+47 artillery+2 MLRS+2 AD systems+1 helicopter +1603 UAVs+5 GRCs