[Korrespondent] 22:21 Zelensky said in an interview with RAI that Xi Jinping promised him in a telephone conversation not to supply weapons to Russia. "We expect that China will not be a supplier of weapons to the Russian Federation and will not support Russia with weapons or other technologies," the president added.
20:48 Adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, Petr Andryushchenko, announced a blow to the club building in the village of Respublika, Mariupol region, where the occupiers were located: about 50 Russian soldiers were liquidated.
20:35 At the epicenter of hostilities in the Bakhmut direction, the situation is developing dynamically, Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said: "Our troops are gradually advancing in two directions in the suburbs of Bakhmut. There will be no correct figures now, because active hostilities are underway. many were taken prisoner. But in the city itself, the situation is more complicated. However, thanks to the competent planning of the command and the courage of our soldiers, the enemy does not manage to take control of the city."
20:02 In Luhansk, they again report a missile strike - previously, it was inflicted on the military registration and enlistment office, where the base of the occupiers is located, local publics write.
19:44 Zelensky, during a meeting with Pope Francis, asked him to comprehensively contribute to the implementation of the Ukrainian formula for peace, in particular, in matters of food security, the release of prisoners and deportees, and the restoration of justice. "Since the war is going on on the territory of Ukraine, the peace plan can only be Ukrainian," the president stressed. A separate topic of the meeting was the crimes of Russia related to the deportation of Ukrainian children.
18:56 Russian Kommersant writes that two planes (a Su-34 bomber and a Su-35 fighter) and two Mi-8 helicopters were allegedly shot down in the Bryansk region. Planes crashed in the Starodub area, 25 km from the border with Ukraine, helicopters - in the Klintsovsky district, 30-40 km from the border. All of them were part of the same air group and were supposed to strike at the Chernihiv region. It is reported about the death of nine people who were on four sides.
18:40 The Russians fired at the settlements of the Berislavsky district of the Kherson region. According to the Office of the Prosecutor General, in one of the villages, as a result of a targeted strike on a private house under the rubble, one person was killed, another was injured. The enemy also struck at the Kherson and Chernobaev communities - three people were injured there.
17:14 The number of victims in the Khmelnitsky region due to the night attack of the Russian Federation has increased to 30 people , the mayor Alexander Simchishin said.
16:38 Another plane allegedly crashed in the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation, the Baza Telegram channel reports. According to journalists, we are talking about another Su-34 fighter.
16:11 The Russians fired on Konstantinovka in the Donetsk region: two people were killed and ten people were injured. Among the dead is a 15-year-old teenager, among the wounded are also teenagers aged 15 and 16, the Office of the Prosecutor General said.
14:48 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that on May 12, combat aircraft of the Air Force of Ukraine allegedly launched a missile attack on the Polypak polymer products enterprise and the Milam meat processing plant in Lugansk. According to Moscow, British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles were used for the strike.
14:36 ​​The "LPR" said that due to the increased shelling, the mobile Internet was suspended.
14:25 In Russia, a Su-34 plane and two helicopters fell during the day . The media do not exclude that they could have been shot down in the Bryansk region by Russian air defense forces.
13:34 The number of wounded as a result of a night attack on the Khmelnytsky region has increased to 21 people , the IVA reported.
13:08 Syrsky said that in the Bakhmut direction, the Defense Forces "are moving forward in some sectors of the front, and the enemy is losing equipment and manpower."
12:49 Switzerland may grant permission for the supply of weapons to Ukraine, writes Euronews. The two chambers of parliament and the National Council voted to amend the law, allowing in the future to supply military equipment to Ukraine.
12:23 British intelligence reports that Ukrainian forces have regained at least a kilometer of territory in the southern part of Bakhmut, and Russian troops have retreated. In particular, over the past four days, units of the 72nd separate motorized rifle brigade of the Russian Federation have probably withdrawn from their positions on the southern flank of the Bakhmut operation. Analysts say the area has some tactical significance, as it was a Russian foothold on the western side of the Donetsk-Donbass Canal, marking the front line in parts of the sector.
11:39 Zelensky announced that he was on a working visit to Rome. He will hold meetings with Italian President Sergio Mattarella, Prime Minister George Meloni and Pope Francis. "An important visit for the victory of Ukraine," the President stressed.
11:17 The Russians hit Gulyaipol in the Zaporozhye region. About 15 strikes were recorded in the city center, one wounded is known, the President's Office reported.
11:14 Russian media write that in Lugansk a blow was struck on the old building of the Academy of Internal Affairs, where the military has been located since 2015, there may be dead and wounded.
10:51 The number of victims of a night attack by drones in the Khmelnytsky region has grown to 11 people , said the mayor of the city Alexander Simchishin.
10:44 "Military-civil administration" of the occupied part of the Kharkiv region called on local residents to leave the region due to increased shelling. It is proposed to leave "until favorable conditions for life are established." Also, the occupying "authorities" promise to assist those who decide to leave for the Russian Federation.
10:39 The "LNR" said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine, during the shelling of Luhansk on May 12, allegedly used Anglo-French-made Storm Shadow missiles and one US-made ADM-160B MALD missile. Meanwhile, the Russian media write that today a powerful explosion thundered again in Lugansk. Also, the adviser to the mayor of the city, Petr Andryushchenko, announced two powerful explosions in Mariupol.
10:28 Germany will give Ukraine the largest military aid package since the start of the war, worth about 2.7 billion euros, writes Der Spiegel. According to the publication, the country's authorities will announce it tomorrow. The package will include, inter alia, 20 Marder infantry fighting vehicles, 30 Leopard 1 tanks, 18 wheeled howitzers, four IRIS-T-SLM systems and 12 IRIS-T-SLS missile launchers, 200 reconnaissance drones, 100 protected combat vehicles and more than 100 logistics support vehicles.
09:50 Night massive drone attack did not damage energy infrastructure facilities, the energy system is stable, Ukrenergo reported. At the same time, as a result of Russian shelling of the frontline areas, there is damage to energy facilities in the Donetsk region.
09:17 During the night attack, the air defense forces shot down 17 attack drones out of 21, the command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported. In addition, an UAV of the operational-tactical level Orlan-10 was destroyed at night, and during the past day four attack drones of the Lancet type were destroyed.
09:06 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, four people were injured. In the Kharkiv region, one person died. In the Kherson region, two people died and four were injured, according to the IVA.
08:58 Hungary will block EU sanctions if Ukraine does not remove OTP Bank from the list of sponsors of the war, said Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó.
08:47 At night, the Russians attacked Nikolaev, according to preliminary information, with Shahed-136/131 attack drones. As a result of the hit of ammunition, a five-story residential building was damaged and a two-story building at the enterprise was destroyed. Fires broke out at both facilities, which were promptly extinguished. Three people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Vitaly Kim. In addition, one strike UAV was shot down in the region at night.
08:35 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 13.
- personnel - about 198,260 (+590) people liquidated,
- tanks - 3751 (+6),
- armored combat vehicles - 7307 (+12),
- artillery systems - 3095 (+27),
- MLRS - 561 (+2),
- air defense systems - 314 (+2),
- aircraft - 308 (+0),
- helicopters - 294 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 2665 (+29),
- cruise missiles - 970 (+0),
- ships/boats - 18 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 6011 (+15),
- special equipment - 402 (+9).
08:24 The Russian army continues to focus its main efforts on the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions. Over the past day, 47 clashes took place in the indicated sectors of the front, Bakhmut and Marinka remain at the epicenter of hostilities, the General Staff said in a morning report .
According to the General Staff, one of the enemy units operating in the Svatovsky district of the Lugansk region received reinforcements from among those mobilized. It is known that among the newly arrived personnel there are military personnel who underwent treatment and rehabilitation due to mental disorders.
Recently, against the background of significant losses, the Russians have been tightening counterintelligence measures in the occupied settlements. In particular, the number of posts and patrols in Yalta, Donetsk region, has increased. Representatives of the Russian commandant's office are looking for "informants" and conducting searches.
08:11 The Russians attacked Kiev at night with Shahed strike drones, all of them were destroyed, said the head of the KGVA Sergey Popko. No damage was recorded in the capital, people were not injured.
07:36 The Russians attacked the Khmelnytsky region at night, struck at critical infrastructure. As reported in the OVA, the affected object is located outside the settlements. Separate trains will follow the changed schedule today.
05:20 Representatives of the EU member states could not make a decision on the 11th package of sanctions against Russia, another meeting will be held next week, said Polish Ambassador to the EU Andrzej Sados. He explained that many issues related to sanctions against the Russian Federation are technically very complex, and therefore require careful expert analysis.
Sados also said that the new package takes into account Poland's proposal to extend sanctions to propagandists and judges who pass sentences in political trials, as well as the introduction of restrictions against Russian transport companies. He recalled that Warsaw also calls for a ban on the import of agri-food products from Russia to the EU.
03:46 Russia, during a night attack on Kiev on May 4, tried to destroy the Patriot air defense system using the Dagger missile, but the Ukrainian military intercepted it using the same Patriot air defense system, CNN reports, citing unnamed US officials. According to them, the Russians picked up signals emanating from the Patriot, which allowed them to target the system with a Kinzhal missile.
"Ukrainian air defenses fired several Patriot missiles at various angles to intercept the Russian missile, demonstrating how quickly they learned to use the powerful system," the US official said.
The Patriot system has a powerful long-range target detection radar, allowing it to intercept ballistic missiles. But the radar radiation needed to detect threats at a distance also allows an adversary to locate the battery and locate it.