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May 18
07:59
Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 18 May 2024 (approximation): 491080 troops; 7560 tanks; 14595 armored vehicles; 12639 artillery systems; 1071 MLRS; 801 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 354 aircraft; 326 helicopters; 17169 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 26 military boats; 1 submarine; 10108 tactical UAVs; 2075 special military equipment; 2203 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
09:08
At night on May 18, Ukrainian defenders shot down 13 out of 13 Shahed-136/131 drones used by Russian troops to attack the Kharkiv, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, and Vinnytsia regions. – Mykola Oleshchuk, Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
23:09
In the last 24 hours, Russian troops launched three missile and 38 air strikes, used 404 combat drones, and fired more than 3,000 shots at the positions of Ukrainian forces. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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People take cover inside underground parking during a Russian missile and drone strike on Lviv on August 26, 2024.
Photo: Roman Baluk
People take cover inside underground parking during a Russian missile and drone strike on Lviv on August 26, 2024.
Photo: Roman Baluk
Ukraine returned another 115 soldiers from Russian captivity as a result of the exchange of POWs on August 24, 2024.
Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine
Ukraine returned another 115 soldiers from Russian captivity as a result of the exchange of POWs on August 24, 2024.
Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine
A Ukrainian serviceman works to attach additional protection on a Soviet-made T-72 tank on a position in the Sumy region near the border with Russia. August 2024.
Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo
Ukrainian military drone operators of the 22nd Mechanized Brigade assemble a Poseidon reconnaissance UAV on their position in the Sumy region near the border with Russia. August 2024.
Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo
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