Photo from Azovstal by Dmytro Kozatskyi
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By Pavlo Vitenko
Summary by regions
Donetsk Region
Intense shelling along the entire front line. 13 settlements in the region were fired upon – by tanks, artillery, «Grad» etc. The city of Bakhmut has been hit by air missiles four times in the past 24 hours. Significant destruction of civilian infrastructure. For days in the area 5 dead, 6 wounded civilians. In the morning – shelling of Avdiivka, Toretska, Yelyzavetivka. Damaged private homes and civilian infrastructure, including schools. The evacuation of the population continues, in particular by rail.
Luhansk Region
The Russians are trying to storm Lysychansk and Severodonetsk. They are not successful. Per day: 12 dead in Severodonetsk, another – in the Hirske community. Houses are being destroyed and burned down. In Lysychansk shelling damaged 12 houses, in Novodruzhesk – 14, in Privillia – 17, in the village Nyrkove burned five homes in a row. In Zolote – six, in Vrubivka – three, three more – in Rubizhne. Other details about the destruction and consequences are being clarified.
Mykolayiv Region
Yesterday at about 11:30 pm and this morning, there were shellings in the Shyrokiv community. Dwelling houses were damaged, no one was injured. Detailed information on the consequences is being clarified. In the afternoon there were shellings in the Bereznehuvatskyi community. According to preliminary information, there are no injuries or casualties. In the regional center during the day it is relatively quiet.
Dnipropetrovsk Region
Night shelling of the village of Velyka Kostromka, on the border with Kherson region. Windows are broken in several houses. No one was killed or injured. Details on the consequences of the shelling are being clarified.
Kherson Region
In the Kherson region, the Russian military continues to shell occupied settlements and positions of the Armed Forces in neighboring regions, using prohibited weapons. The Vysokopilska, Velykooleksandrivska, Stanislavska, Kalynivska, Chornobayivska and Novovorontsovska communities remain on the line of fire. The occupiers live in almost all settlements of these territorial communities, the situation is getting worse every day. There are more checkpoints in the regional center. The situation in the region is critical.
Kharkiv Region
There were several night shellings of the city, no one was injured.
In Derhachi, a shell hit a private house last night. No one was injured. In the village. Mala Danylivka also had a garage and a car set on fire by the occupiers. At about 5 am, several garages of the Kharkiv State Veterinary Academy were on fire. According to preliminary data, no one was injured.
UKRAINE: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reported that the proposals of Italy, which shared its vision of ways to end the war unleashed by Russia, are currently being studied.
Europeans want to «save face» Putin, cured by a cruel story – Kuleba.
«Ukraine will determine what, where and when it will end. This is our land. We are at war, but we are also ready to negotiate. We are grateful to the partners for all their help, but not one partner has the moral or political right to break us. – what concessions», – the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Kuleba added.
More than 1,700 Ukrainian servicemen have left the territory of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, which is bravely defended by Ukrainian soldiers. This was reported by British intelligence.
«It’s hell there,» Zelenskyi described the situation in Donbas
Deputy Commander of the Azov Regiment Svyatoslav Palamar (Kalyna), despite statements by the Russian media about the capture, is still on the Azovstal in Mariupol. In the evening of May 19, he made an urgent video message. «There is a certain operation going on, the details of which I will not disclose. Thank you to the whole world and thank you to Ukraine for your support. See you!» – said Kalyna.
WORLD: The European Parliament has supported the abolition of EU import duties on all Ukrainian exports for one year.
The US Senate has approved $ 40 billion in aid to Ukraine
The European Union is looking for ways to use the frozen assets of Russian oligarchs to finance the reconstruction of Ukraine after the war. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is convinced that Russia also «must contribute» to this process.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has said that Russia is deliberately creating food shortages and using hunger as a weapon to achieve its goals.
Russia will take measures to «adequately counter» Finland’s and Sweden’s intentions to join NATO – Shoigu
«The place of my death and my life»: the defender of Mariupol showed farewell photos from «Azovstal»
Photographer of the Azov Regiment Dmytro Kozatskyi, known on Twitter under the nickname Orest, showed his photos from Azovstal.
The Ukrainian defender called for the distribution of photos so that the whole world would know about the heroes’ feat. You can view photos by following the link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1efz3M_yHIJG6EYB57J9Di8V85MJco51I
«By the way, while I am in captivity, I will leave you photos in the best quality, send them to all journalistic awards and photo contests, if I win something, it will be very nice after leaving. Thank you all for your support. See you,» Dmytro wrote.
The photos show how the Russian occupiers, who fired at Azovstal from land, sky and sea, destroyed the plant, where a separate special unit «Azov», the 12th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, the 36th a separate brigade of marines, border guards, police, volunteers and the city’s defense.
By Pavlo Vitenko, Ukrainian Freedom News
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