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06:15

On May 11, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled 44 Russian attacks in the Bakhmutskyi, Lymanskyi, Avdiivskyi, and Marinskyi directions. In addition, Ukrainian missile troops and gunners hit 11 Russian command posts, 19 locations with Russian troops, an enemy ammunition depot, a Russian fuel and lubricants warehouse, 9 enemy artillery units at the firing position, and a Russian anti-aircraft missile system. In the last 24 hours, the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out 14 strikes on locations with Russian troops and military equipment. Ukrainian defenders also shot down 9 Russian UAVs of various types. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

06:47

The US government plans to transfer M1 Abrams tanks to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in early autumn 2023. – Lloyd Austin, US Secretary of Defense

08:37

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 12 May 2023 (approximation): 197670 troops; 3745 tanks; 7295 armored vehicles; 3068 artillery systems; 559 MLRS; 312 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 308 aircraft; 294 helicopters; 5996 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 18 military boats; 2636 tactical UAVs; 393 special military equipment; 970 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

09:45

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, 480 Ukrainian children have died, 968 children have been injured. Most victims among children are from the Donetsk region. – Prosecutor General’s Office

10:45

In the last 24 hours, Russian troops shelled the Chernihiv, Sumy, Cherkasy, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions. 2 citizens were killed. 22 people were injured. – Information from Regional Military Administrations

14:36

On May 12, Russian troops shelled the Kakhovskyi district in the Kherson region. An enemy shell hit the private house. Two women were killed. Another local resident was injured and hospitalized. – Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office

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A soldier from the ‘Da Vinci Wolves’ special unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launches an FPV drone from the Ukrainian positions on the Pokrovsk axis in the Donetsk region. October 2024.

Photo: Viacheslav Ratynskyi

A Ukrainian serviceman of the 33rd Mechanized Brigade smokes as his fellow soldiers prepare to go on a US-made M113 armoured personnel carrier to the combat mission. Near the frontline city of Kurakhove in the Donetsk region. October 2024.

Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo

Paramedics from the Hospitallers volunteer medic battalion take care of wounded Ukrainian soldiers on the evacuation bus on the way to the hospital. October 2024.

Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo

Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region is another Ukrainian city that was turned into ruins due to Russian military aggression.

Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov

Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region is another Ukrainian city that was turned into ruins due to Russian military aggression.

Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov

Ukrainian Ada is a UAV operator of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. After she drove over an enemy anti-tank mine in September 2024, the woman lost her left leg, while several complex operations are ahead of her to save the shattered heel of her right leg.

Photo: Konstantyn & Vlada Liberov / Superhumans Center

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