During one of the most recent days on the battlefield, the number of offensive actions carried out by Ukrainian troops for the first time exceeded the number of attacks launched by Russian forces.
The overall losses of Russian forces on the battlefield currently exceed Ukrainian losses by approximately 3.5 times, while on some days the number of Russian troops killed is seven to nine times higher.
Despite widespread claims on social media about an alleged massive influx of labor migrants from Asian and African countries, the real figures indicate the opposite: the number of foreigners coming to work in Ukraine is currently significantly lower than it was before Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Ukraine is intensifying combat operations and inflicting heavier losses on Russian forces, particularly through long-range strikes on Russian territory. According to the results of May, there have been positive changes in the dynamics of combat operations in Ukraine's favor.
Fighters of the 73rd Naval Center of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine used FPV drones to strike vehicles, communication antennas, and shelters used by Russian troops in Russia's border areas.
Russia has twice as many brigades and regiments as Ukraine, while the front line already stretches for more than 1,200 kilometers, creating the risk of further expansion.
Throughout the day, Russian forces carried out more than 50 attacks on the Nikopol and Synelnykove districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region, leaving three people wounded.
The head of the Center for the Study of Occupation, Petro Andriushchenko, published photographs showing damage to a Russian air defense system near occupied Mariupol.
Since the start of the day, 63 combat engagements have taken place between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian occupying troops. The enemy is applying the greatest pressure in the Pokrovsk direction.
Fighters of the Hart border brigade are eliminating small assault groups of Russian invaders attempting to cross the state border in the north of the Kharkiv region.
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna, commenting on a recent drone incident over Estonian territory, has said that Ukraine has full legal and moral right to strike Russian military targets.
Finance ministers of the G7 countries have reaffirmed their support for Ukraine and agreed to maintain sanctions pressure on Russia to prevent it from generating critical revenues to finance its war effort.
Germany has already provided more than EUR 1.2 billion in emergency support to Ukraine's energy sector, making it the largest bilateral donor in this field.
Operators of the Raid regiment of the Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces have struck a command post of the 9th Motor Rifle Brigade of Russia's 51st Combined Arms Army in the temporarily occupied city of Pokrovsk.
The death toll from a Russian ballistic missile strike on the central part of Pryluky has risen to three, including a 15-year-old boy who died in hospital, while 29 people were injured.
Ukraine has apologized to Estonia over an unintended drone incident caused by Russian electronic warfare systems, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said.
Ukrainian forces on May 18 struck a Russian command and observation post near Tyotkino in Russia's Kursk region, along with several other enemy targets in the Kherson, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, and Donetsk regions.
Russian forces attacked the settlement of Shevchenkove in the Kupiansk district with a drone strike, killing a woman and leaving three others suffering from acute stress reactions.