On May 18, Ukraine regained control over the village of Dementiivka. Hostilities with the Russian forces continue in another village, Ternova.
Russia struck a residential building in Odesa, killing one and injuring six, while an attack on Kyiv Oblast sparked a fire, the State Emergency Service reported.
"We strengthened our air defense — with the cruise missile interception rate of almost 80% and drone interception rising to 90%," Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said.
Russia has warned that European support for Ukraine's drone capabilities could lead to "unpredictable consequences," accusing several countries of becoming part of Kyiv's "strategic rear," the Russian Defense Ministry said on April 15.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said earlier this week she would reiterate her country's support for Ukraine amid Russian aggression.
Russia agreed to pay damages for the downing of the Azerbaijani airliner in 2024 that killed 38 people, according to a joint statement by the two countries on April 15.
"With the goal of lowering the enemy's advance capabilities, we are maintaining a high strike intensity on military, defense industry, and other facilities on Russian territory that sustain the occupier's activities," Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi wrote.
The U.K. Defense Ministry publicized its commitment to its "biggest ever drone package for Ukraine" in an April 15 statement.
The Kyiv Independent’s Yuliia Taradiuk speaks with Artem Kariakin, a Ukrainian from Luhansk Oblast who spent eight years living under Russian occupation and covertly resisting it before escaping and joining the Ukrainian military.
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