Over 18.4 thousand crimes registered in Ukraine as part of Russian invasion

A total of 18,477 crimes have been registered in Ukraine by law enforcement officers as part of the Russian invasion. — Ukrinform.

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https://t.me/KyivIndependent_official/4558 ⚡️ISW: Unidentified Russians attack military commissariats in Russia with Molotov cocktails.
Attacks in three Moscow Oblast settlements over the last five weeks are likely in protest of covert mobilization, the Institute for the Study of War said. Ukraine’s General Staff reports at least 12 cases of deliberate arson on military commissariats in Russia. #Ukraine #RetakeMariupol #News #ArmUkraineNow #Resist! #FreeMariupol #NATO
The Kyiv Independent

⚡️ISW: Unidentified Russians attack military commissariats in Russia with Molotov cocktails. Attacks in three Moscow Oblast settlements over the last five weeks are likely in protest of covert mobilization, the Institute for the Study of War said. Ukraine’s General Staff reports at least 12 cases of deliberate arson on military commissariats in Russia.

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https://t.me/KyivIndependent_official/4548 ⚡️ This being reported by Kyiv Independent : Azovstal defenders reporting that Mariupol Defenders remain at Azovstal plant. Resistance still underway.⚡️⚡️🙀 #Ukraine #RetakeMariupol #News #ArmUkrianeNow #NATO #Resist! #FreeMariupol #SaveMariupolHeroes
The Kyiv Independent

⚡️ Azovstal defenders: Soldiers remain at Azovstal plant. "The operation is underway," Sviatoslav Palamar, a deputy commander of the Azov regiment, said on May 19, without providing further details.

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Ukrainian Army liberates 23 settlements in Kharkiv region over two weeks

Over the last two weeks, 23 settlements in Kharkiv direction have been liberated from Russian invaders. — Ukrinform.

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The Washington Post

Here’s the latest from key battlegrounds in Ukraine. Mariupol: Local officials have warned of a possible “environmental catastrophe” during Russia’s siege of the city’s Azovstal steel plant. They said tens of thousands of tons of toxic chemicals stored there could leak into the Sea of Azov, and subsequently the Black and Mediterranean seas. Donetsk region: Russian forces killed 10 civilians, including two children, in this eastern region Wednesday, Pavlo Kyrylenko, the region’s governor, said on Telegram. Luhansk region: This region was without electricity, according to its governor, Serhiy Haidai, because power lines were cut and a major substation was damaged during fighting. Kyiv region: As of Wednesday, authorities had located the bodies of 1,288 civilians killed by Russian forces during their occupation of towns and villages in the Kyiv region in the early phase of the conflict, regional police chief Andriy Niebytov told local media. Read more details here.

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Invaders destroy 161 educational facilities in Ukraine, damaging over 1,600 - minister

The Russian military has already destroyed 161 educational facilities across Ukraine and severely damaged 1,611. — Ukrinform.

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