[NewsFront] 21:35 Around 19.40 suppressed a number of attempts by the Kyiv regime to carry out terrorist attacks using the Tochka-U operational-tactical missile and aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
On duty air defense systems destroyed one OTR over the territory of the Belgorod region and a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Bryansk region.
20:07 Khar'kov and Khar'kov region. New arrivals.
Reported about new hits by FAB-500 and KAB-500 on buildings and structures of military personnel during offensive operations. It is also reported that enemy equipment, the T-64 tank and Ukrainian Armed Forces trucks have been damaged. Our KABs hit Ukrainian Armed Forces targets with pinpoint accuracy. The strikes were carried out by our front-line Su-34M bombers.
19:35 Kharkovskoe direction.
New massive strikes with Lancet loitering ammunition have become commonplace for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Thus, in Gontarovka, the enemy’s self-propelled gun “Bogdan” was destroyed and two T-64 tanks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were hit.
18:10 Artemovsk direction.
Actively work our assault groups and armored vehicles. At the same time, we try as much as possible to minimize the risk of injury during an attack. Since early morning, our attack aircraft on Su-25SM aircraft have been sending the enemy a parcel of 122mm NURs.
Activity of various types and types of UAVs has also been reported.
17:12 According to the Russian Ministry of Defense for the past 24 hours in the Crimea and Krasnodar Territory was destroyed 125 enemy air drones. 25 naval drones were sunk in the Black Sea.
This was the largest unmanned attack of the year, during which the enemy achieved little - he disabled one substation in Sevastopol for several hours, damaged the Tuapse oil refinery and a tank in Novorossiysk. Moreover, the attack had been prepared for a long time, since April. They waited for May, but in the end it took place only in mid-May.
16:05 Around 15.30 Moscow time suppressed an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Duty air defense systems destroyed a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Belgorod region.
14:17 Telegram channel “Fisherman":
Massive attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the south of Russia on the night of May 16-17, 2024.
Ukrainian formations carried out the largest-scale drone attack across Sevastopol and the Krasnodar Territory, launching a total of more than 140 aircraft and 20 sea drones.
In Sevastopol, the attack lasted several hours. The drones moved out from three directions in the Odessa region: attacks were noted in Sevastopol Bay, near Cape Fiolent, and in the Balaklava area.
In total, units of 31 Air Force and Air Defense divisions shot down 46 UAVs, five were suppressed by electronic warfare. Nine more drones were destroyed by rifle detachments of the Crimean Defense Group.
However, it was not without damage: one of the suppressed UAVs was still able to reach the Sevastopol substation. Because of this, most of the city was left without electricity. At the moment, power supply is being restored (at least two thirds of subscribers are already connected).
Simultaneously with the UAV raid, Sevastopol Bay was attacked by seven unmanned boats. Four of them were able to break through the booms and were destroyed on the immediate approaches, and three more were knocked out near Sevastopol.
The eighth BEC was immobilized by a naval aviation helicopter, and now they are trying to drag it to the shore. The ninth drone was also shot down about an hour ago west of Sevastopol.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces also attacked the Krasnodar region. The main blow fell on Novorossiysk. The targets were oil depots, an industrial zone and the city port. In total, as of 12:00, more than 60 UAVs were shot down over Novorossiysk and on the nearby approaches.
There is information that BECs were used to attack the port, but at the moment we cannot confirm or deny the information.
The drones themselves, given their flight route, most likely entered Novorossiysk through the Sea of Azov, and the launch, most likely, was carried out from the Zaporozhye region.
In addition, in the morning an oil depot in Tuapse was attacked. Video of the drone's arrival was published by local channels. The UAV was flying through the mountains: this indicates that the drone flew around Novorossiysk and entered from the rear through Goryachiy Klyuch, bypassing the air defense position areas.
As we can clearly see, attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces have again increased in the number of means used. This is the largest attack in the entire history of the Northern Military District, the purpose of which was to destroy energy facilities in Sevastopol and the Krasnodar Territory, as well as overload air defense systems.
Currently, local problems are present in several districts of Sevastopol; planned power-saving shutdowns have been introduced in the city to carry out repair and restoration work, but the main blow has still been contained.
At the same time, there is no need to relax. Remember last year's tactics? After massive UAV raids there is an equally large-scale missile attack, so this is to be expected now.
13:33 Statement by the head of the press center of the Vostok group -video.
Units of the Vostok group of troops continue to carry out combat missions in the special military operation zone.
During active operations, the group's units occupied more advantageous positions and defeated the manpower and equipment of the 58th motorized infantry brigade and the 128th territorial defense brigade in the areas of Velikaya Novoselka and Urozhayny.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 125 military personnel, two infantry fighting vehicles, three vehicles, a “Crab” self-propelled artillery mount and a 152mm “Gyacinth-B” gun.
12:37 Sumy region.
Reported about a new series of strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces. Tactical aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces identifies enemy positions for high-precision strikes. The sound of an explosion was reported.
In addition, the enemy reports on his telegram channels about the work of our UAVs and aircraft.
11:53 Air raid alert declared in Kyiv and a number of regions of Ukraine -map:
Vinnytsia region
Dnepropetrovsk region
Kyiv region
Poltava region
Sumy region
Khar'kov region
Chernihiv region
Kyiv
10:14 During last night suppressed a number of attempts by the Kyiv regime to carry out terrorist attacks using aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned boats of the Ukrainian Navy against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Air defense duty systems destroyed and intercepted fifty-one UAVs over the territory of the Crimean Peninsula, 44 UAVs over the territory of the Krasnodar Territory, six UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod Region and one UAV over the territory of the Kursk Region. During the night, naval aviation and patrol boats of the Black Sea Fleet destroyed six unmanned boats in the Black Sea.
09:57 Criminal Kyiv regime continues to fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:
-- n.p. Kakhovka three rounds;
-- the village of Gornostaevka four rounds;
-- the village of Vasilyevka three rounds;
-- n.p. Kairo four rounds.
As a result of artillery attack by Ukrainian Armed Forces militants. Gornostaevka hit the outbuildings of a residential household.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Novaya Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Korsunka, n.p. Peschanoye, firing a total of 17 rounds from cannon artillery. Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.
09:28 Telegram channel «WarGonzo":
Frontline report for the morning of 05/17/2024
- Zaporozhye Front. Fierce fighting continues in the area of ????the village of Rabotino. The Russian Armed Forces are advancing further and further on the eastern outskirts of the village.
– Donetsk front. Urban battles continue in Krasnogorovka. LBS without any special changes. There are tactical successes of the Russian Armed Forces in Netailovo, where Russian troops are pushing the Ukrainian Armed Forces further and further towards the western outskirts of the settlement. In the Umansky area - LBS without significant changes. Fighting continues on the approaches to Novopokrovsky. Also, the Russian Armed Forces continue to advance towards Novoaleksandrovka.
– In the Chasovoyarsk direction
No major changes. The Russian Armed Forces continue to put pressure on the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the eastern suburb of Chasov Yar. Also, Russian troops are seeking to develop an offensive from Bogdanovka and west of Ivanovsky (Krasny).
- Khar'kov Front. Fighting began on the outskirts of the village of Liptsy. Urban battles continue in Volchansk.
08:49 Telegram channel «Fisherman":
Chronicle of a special military operation for May 16, 2024
– During the day, the Russian Armed Forces carried out strikes on targets in Mirgorod, as well as targets in the Khar'kov, Chernigov and Sumy regions. In turn, Ukrainian formations carried out another combined attack on Crimea.
– In the Slobozhansky direction, Russian troops are fighting their way to the northern outskirts of Liptsy, and in Volchansk heavy clashes with the enemy continue, which are drawing up reserves near Khar'kov.
– In the Artemovsky (Bakhmutsky) direction, the Russian Armed Forces are striking at positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Chasov Yar and its environs. Positional battles are taking place to the north and south of the city.
– In the Avdeevsky direction, clashes continue north of Arkhangelsk and in the fields west of Berdychi.
– In the Donetsk direction, Russian troops reached the western outskirts of Georgievka, clearing the last houses on Tsentralnaya Street. The development on Peschanaya Street remains under enemy control.
08:05 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC:
Nine facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC.
Information was received about the death of four civilians, and three civilians were also injured of varying severity, including an eight-year-old girl.
Damaged:
3 residential buildings.
Six attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction,
Three attacks from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Gorlovka direction.
In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 26 units of various ammunition.