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Russia attacked 16 regions of Ukraine during the day
2023-05-19
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[LB] Kyiv, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Poltava, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhzhya, Dnipropetrovsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Odesa, and Kherson regions were subjected to shelling or missile attacks.

In the Kyiv region, during the enemy's night missile attack, air defense was working. No hits were recorded, there were no casualties. Several private buildings were damaged as a result of falling debris. Fixation of the consequences of the attack continues, the data is being clarified, says the summary from OVA as of this morning.

In Zhytomyrska , the summer kitchen and shed were damaged due to falling rocket fragments. There are no victims or injured.

In Poltava, air defense was operating in the region at night, no enemy hits were recorded. The data is being verified.

Air defense forces shot down a missile in the airspace of Vinnytsia . The data is being verified.

In Khmelnytskyi this morning during an air alert, the enemy struck. A series of explosions rang out. Air defense forces were working. There is a hit to an infrastructure object of the Khmelnytskyi district. There are no casualties. Information about the destruction is being clarified.

In Kirovohradsk, air defense forces destroyed a cruise missile in the sky over Oleksandriysky district and a drone in Kropyvnytskyi district. In both cases, it was not without destruction. The warhead of the rocket exploded on the territory of a private home.

Three houses were damaged by the blast wave. There were no casualties. Debris of the downed drone hit one of the objects. For several hours, rescue units extinguished the fire. Residents of the surrounding yards were evacuated. Currently, information about the dead and injured is being clarified.

Chernihivska was shelled three times during the day in the Novgorod-Siversky district - mortars, artillery and self-propelled guns . In the Semenivska community, the building of the FAP and the local educational institution were damaged. No casualties.

In Sumyat night and in the morning, the Russians launched two artillery barrages. Esmansk community: there was artillery shelling at night - one explosion. Bilopol community: in the morning, the enemy shelled the territory of the community with artillery - nine explosions. As a result of the shelling, five private residential buildings and a non-residential premises were damaged.

Yesterday, during the day, the Russians carried out 16 artillery attacks of the border. More than 180 explosions were recorded. The Bilopolska, Novoslobidska, Seredino-Budska, and Znob-Novgorodska communities came under fire. The Bilopol community came under fire from a mortar and AGS. In Znob-Novgorodskaya there was artillery shelling, shelling from mortars and "Grad" salvo rocket systems.

As a result of the shelling of the Novoslobodsk community, a residential building caught fire. Another private house was damaged. While trying to put out the fire, civilians were fired upon with small arms. There was no information about the victims. The data is being verified. There was also shelling of settlements of the community from the AGS. Seredino-Budsk community: the Russians fired mortar and barrel artillery.

In Zaporizhzhya, the enemy delivered 90 strikes on 16 settlements in 24 hours: 82 artillery strikes (on Gulyaipol, Gulyaipilskyi, Novoandriivka, Novodanilivka, Biloghiri, Shcherbaki), seven strikes from salvo rocket systems (on Zaliznychny, Stepnohirsk, Malynivka, Poltavaka, Kam Yansky, Stepovo) and an airstrike on Malya Tokmachka.

The destruction of 31 objects was recorded: homes and property of civilians. A 68-year-old resident of Gulyaipol died from injuries sustained during the shelling. In Stepnohirsk, three men, aged 44, 51 and 70, were wounded during enemy attacks. They were promptly taken to a medical facility and are receiving all necessary assistance.

In Dnipropetrovsk , the enemy shelled the Nikopol district three times during the day with heavy artillery. In Myrivska hromada, an apartment building, 11 private estates, an outbuilding, an apiary, two cars, six gas pumps, seven power lines, a post office, two cultural institutions, a kindergarten, a dispensary, an agricultural enterprise, and a store were damaged. An agricultural company was gutted in the Marganets community. There were no deaths or injuries.

In Luhansk last day, the Russians again shelled Stelmakhivka. Four people were evacuated from there yesterday morning. The occupiers also tried to attack near the nearby Novoselivskyi, which was emptied a few months ago. In addition, the enemy tried to advance in the Nevsky district, carried out airstrikes near Dibrova and Bilogorivka. The occupying forces directed artillery fire in the direction of Makiivka, Nevsky, Bilogorivka and Dibrova. During the day, the enemy fired 94 rounds (410 shells).

In Kharkivska on Slobozhansk direction, the enemy carried out mortar and artillery attacks on the settlements of Guryiv Kozachok, Udy, Okip, Kozacha Lopan, Gatyshche, Vovchansk, Budarky, Zybine, Ustinivka and Zarubinka. In the Kupian direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the area of ​​Masyutivka.

Airstrikes near Masyutivka, Kislivka and Pershotravnevo. The settlements of Krasne Pershe, Figolivka, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Masyutivka, Tabaivka and Berestov came under enemy artillery and mortar fire. There was a missile attack on Tsirkuny, a missile attack, probably from the S300. The rocket hit the ground, damaging a private car. No casualties. As a result of the repeated shelling of Novoosynovo, a forest fire occurred in the area of ​​Sinkiv Forestry.

In Donetsk tonight, the occupiers shelled Kostyantynivka and Toretsk with S-300 air defense systems, Smerch anti-aircraft missiles and artillery. Targeted at residential sectors, there is destruction. Last day, the settlements of Avdiivka, Lyman, Girnyk, Chasiv Yar, Kostyantynivka, Krasnohorivka, Velika Novosilka, Kurakhivka, Nelipivka, Udachne, Varvarivka, Berdychi, Katerynivka, Umanske, Karlivka, Maiske, Vremivka were under shelling.

A total of 20 residential buildings, the building of PrJSC "AZMK", the building of the Palace of Culture, radar equipment, two railway tracks, a garage, two farm buildings, a railway crossing building, two transmission lines, a transformer substation, two gas pipelines, two shops of the wagon depot of "Ukrzaliznytsia" were damaged. In one day, two civilians were killed and five were wounded in Donetsk region.

In Mykolaivska, at night, as a result of enemy shelling of the settlement of Vesnyansk community, a warehouse was set on fire, which was quickly liquidated by units of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Mykolaiv region. There are no casualties. Yesterday, in one of the settlements of the Voskresen territorial community, in the private sector, a projectile detonated, as a result of which the roof and windows of a residential building were damaged. There were no casualties. Also yesterday, the enemy carried out artillery strikes on the water area of ​​the Ochakiv community. As a result of enemy shelling on Ochakov, a power line was damaged. Currently, the electricity supply has been restored. There are no casualties.

Yesterday evening in Odesa , the enemy launched a rocket attack on the regional center. The attack was carried out using different missiles from different directions. One civilian was killed, two were wounded.

In Khersonskaduring the day, the enemy carried out 90 shellings (529 shells), of which there were three shellings (eight shells) on Kherson. In just one day, three people (one of them a child) were killed and another eight (one of them a child) were injured due to Russian aggression. The enemy destroyed two entrances of a residential building in Kherson. The shelling took place on the night of May 17.

The murderous country carried out another act of terrorism - it fired at a store in the village of Zelenivka when people were there. Five people were injured in the shelling. A 5-year-old boy was injured as a result of the shelling. They tried to take him to Kherson hospital with serious injuries. But it was not possible to save the little one. Three more adults and a 16-year-old teenager were taken to Kherson medical facilities. The boy is in serious condition. A 24-year-old man has moderate injuries. Two hospitalized men could not be saved.

At noon, the enemy shelled Kherson - a 52-year-old man was seriously injured. He is in the surgical department, doctors are fighting for the wounded man's life. At six o'clock in the evening, the Russian army once again struck the residential quarter of Kherson. As a result of the shelling, three people were injured, they are being provided with the necessary medical assistance. One of the schools in the city was also damaged due to shelling.

The shelling of Kozatske and Vesele settlements of Kakhovsky district continues with various weapons. As a result of the shelling, seven private houses were damaged, one person was injured in Kozatskyi. During the mortar shelling of the residential quarters of Beryslav, shells hit the territory of the medical institution.

As a result of enemy shelling, a resident was injured. Residential buildings and a post office were damaged due to the shelling of Tyaginka in the Beryslav district. Enemy airstrikes on Kizomys and Stanislav continue. Damaged residential buildings. There are no casualties.

After the last shelling, the power grid in Kizomys was damaged. A civilian was blown up by a Russian mine near Malaya Oleksandrivka. A 59-year-old man lost part of his leg due to the detonation of explosives. The victim was taken to the nearest medical facility, where doctors provided him with the necessary assistance. 147 people were evacuated from the de-occupied territory of the region.

We will remind you that at night Russia launched another missile attack on Ukraine. The enemy fired 30 rockets, of which 29 were shot down by the defenders.

Posted by:badanov

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