Ukrainian defenders from the Joint Forces Task Force repulsed 11 enemy attacks on May 20, destroying eight tanks, three artillery systems, ten armored fighting vehicles and other equipment.
Ukrainian defenders have killed about 80 Russian invaders and destroyed an ammunition depot in the area of responsibility of the Operational and Tactical Group East.
The situation within the areas of hostilities is remaining tense and showing the signs of aggravation. In particular, Russian invaders are attempting to encircle Ukrainian forces near Lysychansk and Sievierodonetsk.
As Ukraine celebrates Vyshyvanka Day on May 19, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has put on a traditional Ukrainian embroidered shirt as a sign of support and solidarity with Ukraine.
A Draft Statement of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to recognize President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin as war criminal has been tabled in Ukrainian parliament.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) started to register Ukrainian service members, including the wounded, who are being evacuated from the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol.
Ukrainian defenders have shot down Russia’s Su-25 aircraft and destroyed five tanks and other military equipment units in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area over the past day.
An air defense unit of the Ukrainian Air Force has destroyed an X-type cruise missile fired by a Russian plane at the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa.
In the Ukrainian city of Melitopol, which has been temporarily captured by Russian forces, local guerrillas killed more than 100 occupiers and completed over 20 successful resistance operations.