Russia invaded Ukraine

Today, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a resolution on getting a €150 million loan on preferential terms from the State Bank of Germany – the Credit Institute for Reconstruction (KfW). – Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine

In the last 24 hours, Russian aggressors have shelled the Lviv, the Sumy, the Luhansk, the Chernihiv, the Donetsk, the Kharkiv, the Odesa, and the Dnipropetrovsk regions. 33 people have been killed. 45 citizens have been injured, 1 child is among them. – Information from Regional Military Administrations

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, Russian troops have attacked Ukraine’s healthcare system 226 times. They have killed at least 75 and injured 59 Ukrainian citizens. – Dr. Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, Russian aggressors have forcibly deported more than 1,3 million Ukrainian citizens, including 223 thousand children, to the Russian Federation. – Liudmyla Denisova, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights

More than 3,000 Ukrainian civilians from Mariupol are being held by Russian occupiers in the “filtration prison” in the village of Olenivka, in the Donetsk region. Russian servicemen interrogate Ukrainian citizens and torture them with electric shocks. – Liudmyla Denisova, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights

The Embassy of Israel in Ukraine reopens in Kyiv today. – Official Twitter page of the Embassy

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February to 17 May (approximation): 27900 troops; 1235 tanks; 3009 armored vehicles; 578 artillery systems; 198 MLRS; 90 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 201 aircraft; 167 helicopters; 2109 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 13 military boats; 436 tactical UAVs; 43 special military equipment; 97 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, 229 Ukrainian children have died, 423 children have been injured. Most victims among children are from the Donetsk region. – Prosecutor General’s Office

Another mass grave with 4 dead civilian victims of Russian occupiers with gunshot wounds has been found in the Kyiv region. – Andrii Niebytov, Kyiv regional police chief

53 severely wounded Ukrainian servicemen from Azovstal in Mariupol have been evacuated to Novoazovsk, in the Donetsk region. Another 211 servicemen have been taken to Olenivka, in the Donetsk region, for exchange. Some defenders of Mariupol remain at the plant. – Hanna Maliar, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine