[Vesti] May 25 is the 456th day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that happened in the country on that day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, losses, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .
07:00 . During the night, Russia attacked Ukraine with 36 Shahed-136/131 attack drones . Launches from the northern and southern directions were recorded. Through the joint efforts of the air defense forces, all 36 drones were destroyed.
08:00 . Kharkov region. At night, the Russians launched a missile attack on the village of Tsirkuny, Kharkov region. The missile, previously S-300, hit the ground. Damaged private house nearby. There were no casualties.
Kherson region. During the day, the Russian Federation carried out 83 attacks from heavy artillery, Grads, tanks, UAVs and aviation. Kherson was fired on two times: hitting residential areas, social and critical infrastructure facilities in the Berislav region. Four people are injured.
Nikolaevkskaya area. Three Russian strike UAVs Shahed-131/136 were destroyed.
09:00 . Dnepropetrovsk region. On the evening of May 24, Russia attacked the Nikopol region with a kamikaze drone: a private house was damaged, there were no casualties. In the morning the Russians attacked Nikopol.
Crimea. Explosions thundered in the Crimea at night . The Russians claim a drone attack on Sevastopol. Two drones allegedly shot down the forces of the Black Sea Fleet.
Chernivtsi region. As a result of the fall of Shahed debris, three residential buildings and power lines were damaged. Disconnected 140 subscribers in the Dniester region. There were no casualties.
10:00 a.m. Lugansk region. The Russians shelled Raygorodka in the Svatov region: a 16-year-old boy and his 20-year-old sister were killed . The fate of their aunt, with whom they lived, remains unknown.
Donetsk region. PMC "Wagner" will leave Bakhmut before June 1. Prigozhin announced the withdrawal of his units from the city. Reports that they are withdrawing to the rear areas.
11:00 am . Moscow and Minsk signed a document on the deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus . Control over tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus will be carried out by the Russian Federation, as well as making a decision on their use.
Lviv region. At night, 10 Shahed drones attacked the Lviv region. All of them were destroyed. There are no hits on objects, there are no victims or injured either.
12:00 . Kherson region. At night, the Russians hit the dormitory of the Kherson State University. No casualties.
13:00 . Ukraine returned 106 people from Russian captivity . Among them are soldiers from the Bakhmut direction - eight officers and 98 soldiers and sergeants. Among those who returned, according to the head of the OP, 68 people were considered missing.
14:00 . Donetsk region. In the suburbs of Bakhmut, the Russian command has replaced units of the Wagner PMC with regular army units, Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said. In the city itself, at the moment, the "Wagnerites" remain. She added that the Defense Forces control the neighborhood of Bakhmut in the southwestern part in the "Airplane" area.
16:00 . Donetsk region. The Russian military shelled Krasnogorovka: a 73-year-old woman died .
17:00 . Sweden will allow Ukrainian pilots to undergo basic training on JAS 39 Gripen fighters.
18:00 . The situation at the front for the day: Russia continues to focus its main efforts on the Kupyansky, Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions. During the day, 17 combat clashes took place in these sectors of the front. Aviation of the Defense Forces in a day delivered 4 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment of the Russians, and units of missile forces and artillery hit 2 areas of concentration of manpower, an ammunition depot, a radar station and an artillery unit of the Russian Federation in firing positions.
18:51 . Ukraine's membership in NATO is real if the Armed Forces of Ukraine return Kherson and Zaporozhye regions under control. So says the philosopher Francis Fukuyama.
19:29 . The Russians launched an air strike on the Berislavsky district of the Kherson region.
19:59 . The transfer of the F-16 to Ukraine will not make NATO a party to the conflict in the war with the Russian Federation - Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
20:36 . During the day, there is a decrease in the intensity of fighting on the flanks in the suburbs of Bakhmut. This was stated by Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar.
20:58 . Passing the training of the Ukrainian Swedish Gripen is the first step to ensure that Ukraine can claim the JAS 39 Gripen in the future. These fighters are cheaper than F-16s and easier to master, but there are not many of them, and Sweden is not yet ready to transfer them. This was stated by Swedish Defense Minister Paul Jonsson.
21:26 . Bears "Barney" and chocolate bar "Milka" are international sponsors of the war. This was reported by the National Agency of Ukraine to overcome corruption.
21:55 . Two Russian planes crashed near Melitopol. Details are being specified.
22:22 . Swedish volunteer Daniel Nystrom died mysteriously in Kyiv, Scandinavian media report.
22:49 . Loud explosions are heard in Kherson.
23:01 . The first country to transfer F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine may be the Netherlands. Adviser to the Minister of Defense Yuriy Sak told Politico that the Netherlands has 24 F-16s in use, which are suitable for operational deployment.
23:11 . Finland will provide Ukraine with €109 million in military assistance, - the country's Ministry of Defense. This is the 16th military aid package. It includes, in particular, anti-aircraft weapons and ammunition.
23:37 . Ukraine's strategic goal of regaining all lost territories does not look militarily achievable in the short term, US Chief of Staff Milley said.
00:09 . In the Donetsk region, a dam on the Karlovsky reservoir was blown up. This is reported by local Telegram channels.
00:33 . The final decision on the transfer of fighter jets to Ukraine will "depend on how the military situation on the ground develops." This was stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.