[Korrespondent] 22:37 Zelensky said that during his visit to Germany he visited a military base in the city of Aachen, where Ukrainian servicemen are trained. Together with Scholz, they talked to Ukrainian soldiers, the president presented state awards to the fighters.
22:01 Zelensky announced that he had arrived in Paris: "With each visit, Ukraine's defense and offensive capabilities are increasing. The connection with Europe is growing stronger, and the pressure on Russia is growing. I will meet with my friend Emmanuel, we will discuss the most important points of bilateral relations."
21:42 As a result of Russian shelling of Primorsky and the entire Zaporozhye region, six local residents were injured, including a young child. One of the wounded died in the hospital, another is in serious condition, said the head of the IVA, Yuri Malashko.
20:34 Russia has deployed the largest number of strategic bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons to the border with Norway and Finland since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, reports The Barents Observer, citing satellite images. The bombers are based at the Olenya airbase in the Murmansk region. It is from this base that Russian strategic aviation has recently taken off for strikes against Ukraine.
19:38 Podolyak, in an interview with Bild, called the events in Bakhmut a prelude to a counteroffensive: "Ukraine has taken the initiative into its own hands. This does not mean that Bakhmut will be released tomorrow, but heavy fighting will continue. The counteroffensive is not one event that began today and will end tomorrow. It's a lot of action, dozens and hundreds of actions, some of which are already taking place. In my opinion, it will be a hot spring-summer season."
19:23 Zelensky was awarded the Charlemagne Prize in Germany, which he and the Ukrainian people were awarded for "defending freedom, democracy and European values."
18:49 Russians fired from Hurricanes Kurakhovo of Donetsk region: three people are wounded, including a minor. Five high-rise buildings and three private houses were damaged, heating networks were interrupted, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
18:17 Scholz officially announced a new military aid package for Ukraine in the amount of 2.7 billion euros.
18:04 Ukrainian forces continue to move forward in the Bakhmut direction in suburban areas, Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said. According to her, today it was possible to capture more than ten enemy positions in the north and south of the outskirts of Bakhmut and clear a significant area of ​​the forest in the Ivanovo region. Captured enemy soldiers from different parts.
"Who knows the real situation and is now there, understands the severity of the situation. This is when one meter in terms of the complexity of completing tasks costs 10 km. Ours operate on the verge of superhuman capabilities. They act firmly, decisively and professionally. It is very hot in Bakhmut itself. The enemy has gathered there all forces and is trying to advance, destroying everything in its path. Fierce battles continue. As of today, the enemy cannot encircle the city and achieve a resounding victory in this direction," Malyar said.
According to her, Commander Syrsky keeps the situation under control, brigadier generals Bogomolov and Gnatov are in charge of subordinate troops next to him - they are implementing the general plan of the operation.
17:27 French media write that after Germany and Italy, Zelensky will go on a visit to France.
16:26 The Russians fired at the village of Staritsa, Chuguevsky district, Kharkiv region, two people were killed, the head of the OVA, Oleg Sinegubov, said.
15:44 The Russians are shelling the Zaporozhye region: in the village of Primorskoye, one person was injured as a result of falling into a private house, four more people were injured during the shelling of the Primorskaya secondary school, the President's Office reported.
15:10 The speaker of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Yuri Ignat, said that it was Russian air defense that was involved in yesterday's fall in the Bryansk region of five Russian aircraft. According to him, it was an aviation group of planes and helicopters that planned to attack the border areas of Ukraine: “The black day of aviation. They recognized this, they even have an analysis of who is to blame, who they are going to fire for this, punish for this mess, which is happening."
14:41 Zelensky denied The Washington Post's information, citing "secret documents" from the Pentagon, that the Ukrainian president allegedly offered to transfer Ukrainian troops to the territory of the Russian Federation and occupy some Russian villages, as well as blow up the Druzhba oil pipeline. "When I want to go somewhere, I come officially and do not enter anywhere," Zelensky said and stressed that Ukraine is not attacking the territory of the Russian Federation, but is liberating its lawful lands.
14:19 Zelensky said at a joint press conference with Scholz in Berlin that Ukraine is almost ready for a counteroffensive. "A few more visits and that's it," the president said. He also noted that Germany became the second country after the United States in terms of support provided to Ukraine. According to the head of state, Germany has reserved more than 11 billion euros for this and subsequent years to continue supporting Ukraine.
Zelensky also said that one of the goals of his visit to Europe is to work on creating a coalition of fighters: "We are now working on creating a coalition of fighters, and part of my visits to the capitals of Europe are aimed precisely at this. I think that we will be successful. I Today I will appeal to the German side to support Ukraine in this coalition. This is important for us."
13:51 Russian artillery attacked a residential building in the village of Respublikanets, Kherson region, one person died, the IVA reported.
13:27 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that to the north and south of Bakhmut over the past day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine allegedly made massive attempts to break through the defense of Russian troops. According to Moscow, all the attacks were allegedly repulsed, but the commander of the 4th motorized rifle brigade, Colonel Vyacheslav Makarov, and the deputy commander of the army corps for military-political work, Colonel Yevgeny Brovko, were killed.
11:48 In the Kherson region, at one of the agricultural enterprises in the village of Myrolyubovka, Novovorontsov community, five people were blown up by explosives left by the Russian army - they all died, the President's Office reported.
11:03 British intelligence reports that the Russian combined group of troops in Ukraine consists of more than 200 thousand people, organized into about 70 combat regiments and brigades, divided into five groups of troops.
Analysts note that this force looked about the same at the beginning of the invasion 446 days ago, only in February 2022 they consisted of professional soldiers, were mostly equipped with fairly modern means of transportation and regularly trained, striving for complex joint operations. Now Russian forces are made up mostly of poorly trained mobilized reservists and are increasingly dependent on outdated equipment, with many of the units severely understaffed and only capable of very basic infantry operations.
Intelligence considers it unlikely that Russia will be able to create a large capable mobile reserve to respond to emerging operational problems along the 1200-kilometer front line.
10:12 In Berlin, unprecedented security measures amid Zelensky's visit, Radio Svaboda reports. The entire center of the city is blocked, there are dozens of police cars, as well as water cannons. Local journalists remind that this was not the case even during Obama's visit as president.
09:31 The countries of the G7 and the European Union within the framework of the summit in Hiroshima on May 19-21 intend to ban the export of Russian gas through pipelines through which supplies were previously suspended, reports the Financial Times.
09:26 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, seven people were killed (five in Avdiivka and two in Konstantinovka), another 16 people were injured. In the Kherson region, six wounded. Another person was injured during a massive attack on the front-line Huliaipole, Zaporozhye region, according to the IVA.
09:23 At night, the Russians launched missile strikes, previously S-300 air defense systems, in Kharkov and the village of Zolochiv, Bogodukhovsky district. In the Novobavarsky district of Kharkiv, a transport infrastructure facility, a hostel building and an apartment building were damaged. In the village of Zolochiv, two rockets hit the ground between residential buildings. Windows were broken in the houses, people were not injured, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
In addition, over the past day, the enemy from artillery, mortars and using aircraft fired at the settlements of the Kupyansky, Chuguevsky and Kharkov regions of the region, two people were injured.
09:14 On the night of May 14, Russia attacked Ukraine from different directions with strike drones, Caliber missiles from ships in the Black Sea, Kh-101 / Kh-555 / Kh-55 cruise missiles from Tu-95ms strategic aviation aircraft, the Air Force Command reported . APU. Three X-101/X-555/X-55 cruise missiles and 25 drones were destroyed, including 18 Shahed-136/131 strike drones, one Lancet-type attack UAV, two Orlan-10 operational-tactical UAVs and four more drones , the type of which is specified.
08:47 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 14.
- personnel - about 198,880 (+620) people liquidated,
- tanks - 3756 (+5),
- armored combat vehicles - 7325 (+18),
- artillery systems - 3116 (+21),
- MLRS - 562 (+1),
- air defense systems - 314 (+0),
- aircraft - 308 (+0),
- helicopters - 294 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 2696 (+31),
- cruise missiles - 970 (+0),
- ships/boats - 18 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 6018 (+7),
- special equipment - 404 (+2).
08:33 The Russian army continues to concentrate its main efforts on the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions. Over the past day, there have been 57 clashes 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, the Russian Federation continues to make up for its losses in manpower at the expense of prisoners. Recently, about 200 such persons arrived at one of the field camps in Rogovo, Luhansk region, to undergo a four-week course in combined arms training. Up to 250 convicts are expected to arrive by the end of the month. In addition, in the area of ​​​​Mozhnyakovka, Luhansk region, the invaders organized the training of up to 800 newly arrived Russian prisoners.
Meanwhile, near the settlement of Novopetrivka, Zaporozhye region, about 400 mercenaries from among the Russian prisoners recruited by PMC Wagner recently arrived at the training ground for military training. The preparation will take several weeks. In the near future, another 400 mercenaries from among the Russian convicts are expected to arrive for military training.
08:09 The Russians attacked the Ternopil region twice a night, the head of the UVA Vladimir Trush said. Around 5:00, cruise missile strikes on civilian targets were recorded. Two country houses were destroyed and 12 were damaged, people were not injured.
06:14 Until midnight on May 13, the Russians launched reconnaissance drones into the airspace around Kiev, according to preliminary information - to identify air defense positions, said the head of the KGVA Sergey Popko. All UAVs moving in the direction of the capital were destroyed on the distant approaches.
After midnight there was an air-raid attack, probably by cruise missiles launched from strategic bombers from the Caspian direction. But no such cruise missiles were recorded in the airspace around the capital. According to preliminary data, there were no damages or injuries in the city.
01:47 Zelensky announced that he had arrived in Berlin: "Weapons. Powerful package. Air defense. Reconstruction. EU. NATO. Security."
00:24 The Russians attacked the Ternopil region, two people were injured, the head of the Regional Military District Volodymyr Trush said. There are hits in warehouses belonging to commercial enterprises and a religious organization.