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.
❗️Ukraine’s first guided aerial bomb is ready for combat use, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said. Developed by a Brave1 participant over 17 months, the Ukrainian-designed weapon carries a 250 kg warhead and is built to strike fortifications, command posts and other enemy targets tens of kilometers deep after release. The Defense Ministry has already purchased the first experimental batch.
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.
Photos show two models of the Ukrainian BARS jet-powered drone that took part in the attack on the Moscow region yesterday. The BARS-SM variant is visibly thicker than the standard version. The General Staff confirmed the BARS-SM variant was also used.
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
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