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4:57 PM


RUSSIAN STRIKES NEAR KUPIANSK KILL 5, INJURE 9.

Five people were killed and nine injured in Russian strikes on villages in the
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ENERGY WORKERS TARGETED BY RUSSIAN LANCET DRONE DURING REPAIR IN DONETSK OBLAST;
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“(Russian troops) attacked the area where local residents were resting” in Mala
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4:56 AM


ZELENSKY CALLS FOR THREE-POINT ACTION PLAN AT UPCOMING PEACE SUMMIT.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he anticipates the upcoming peace summit
in Switzerland will yield an action plan addressing three key areas: free
navigation to protect port infrastructure, global food security, and Ukraine's
economic development.

3:01 AM


OLEKSANDR USYK DEFEATS TYSON FURY, CLAIMING HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION TITLE.

Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk has claimed the title of undisputed heavyweight
world champion, by defeating British boxer Tyson Fury.

2:49 AM


DANONE FINALIZES SALE OF ASSETS AND EXITS RUSSIA.

The French dairy products company Danone has finalized the sale of its Russian
operations, accounting for about 5% of its global sales, after more than 30
years in the country.

1:19 AM


RUSSIAN ATTACKS ON SUMY OBLAST INJURE 1 PERSON.

Russian forces attacked ten border areas and settlements of Sumy Oblast on May
18, firing 46 times and causing at least 284 explosions, the Sumy Oblast
Military Administration reported.

Saturday, May 18
12:52 AM


MEDIA: TRUCKERS BRIEFLY BLOCK KYIV-ODESA HIGHWAY OVER MOBILIZATION LAW.

Olena Berezhna, the National Police's spokeswoman, told Suspilne that truckers
gathered in Kyrovohrad and Odesa oblasts. Later in the day, Suspilne reported
that traffic on the Kyiv-Odesa highway had been restored.

11:54 PM


UPDATE: RUSSIAN GLIDE BOMB ATTACK INJURES 6, INCLUDING 2 CHILDREN, IN KHARKIV.

Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Tereknov said earlier in the day that several houses were
destroyed in the attack.

11:10 PM


DECORATED UKRAINIAN PILOT KILLED IN ACTION.

Lieutenant Colonel Vasyliuk, the brigade’s chief of staff and a deputy commander
of an aviation squadron, was killed “recently” while conducting a combat
mission, the brigade said.

10:15 PM


UKRAINE’S 110TH BRIGADE DOWNS 4 RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT IN 2 WEEKS.

Su-25s help Russia carry out intense attacks in multiple sections of the eastern
front.

9:16 PM


ZELENSKY: UKRAINE REPELS RUSSIAN ASSAULT ON CHASIV YAR, RUSSIA LOSES TROOPS NEAR
KHARKIV.

Chasiv Yar, a largely destroyed town, has been seen as Russia’s next target
after the fall of Bakhmut, while Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, is also
a major Russian target.

8:11 PM


MAN STABS MILITARY ENLISTMENT OFFICIAL IN DNIPROPETROVSK OBLAST.

According to the report, the official sustained an arm injury.

7:45 PM
Interview


TAIWAN'S FM: 'IF RUSSIA CAN DO THAT TO UKRAINE, CHINA MIGHT DO THE SAME TO
TAIWAN'



7:12 PM


ZELENSKY: 'OUR PARTNERS FEAR THAT RUSSIA WILL LOSE THIS WAR'.

President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that Ukraine's partners "are afraid of
Russia losing the war" and would like Kyiv "to win in such a way that Russia
does not lose," Zelensky said in a meeting with journalists attended by the Kyiv
Independent.

6:24 PM


GEORGIAN PRESIDENT VETOES 'FOREIGN AGENTS' BILL.

Georgia's pro-Western President Salome Zourabichvili said on May 18 that she
vetoed the controversial "foreign agents" bill previously passed by the
parliament despite large-scale protests.

5:55 PM


AUTHORITIES: RUSSIAN ATTACKS ON KHERSON OBLAST KILL 2, INJURE 1.

Russian attacks against the villages of Tiahynka and Stanislav in Kherson Oblast
killed two people and wounded another one, regional authorities reported on May
18.

5:27 PM


POLISH PM: WARSAW TO SPEND $2.5 BILLION TO SECURE RUSSIA, BELARUS BORDER.

Poland plans to invest 10 billion zlotys ($2.55 billion) in strengthening its
borders with Russia and Belarus to deter potential aggression, Polish Prime
Minister Donald Tusk said on May 18, according to Bloomberg.

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