Russia – Ukraine war latest updates from the General Staff of Ukraine as of May 19, 2025.
1,181 day of the russian large-scale invasion and 4,094 day of the russia’s war against Ukraine begins.
Operational information as of 8:00 a.m. May 19, 2025 regarding the Russian invasion.
The 1181st day of the large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun.
In total, 175 combat clashes were recorded over the past day.
According to updated information, yesterday the invaders carried out 78 air strikes on the territory of Ukraine, dropped 124 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they attracted 2904 kamikaze drones for destruction and carried out 5134 attacks on the positions of our troops and settlements, including 116 from multiple launch rocket systems.
The aggressor carried out air strikes, in particular, on the areas of the settlements of Mykhalchyna-Sloboda in the Chernihiv region; Kamyanka, Kolodyazne, Stary Saltiv in the Kharkiv region; Popiv Yar, Shevchenko Pershe, Sukhyi Yar, Novoukrainka, Zaporizhzhia, Burlatske and Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region; Gulyaipole, Novodarivka, Novoandriyivka of the Zaporizhia region; Odradokamyanka of the Kherson region.
Over the past day, aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces struck five areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, an artillery piece, two command posts and another important enemy target.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy stormed the positions of our units six times in the areas of Vovchansk, Vovchanskiye Khutory and Stroyivka.
In the Kupyansk direction, two attacks by the invaders took place during the day. The defense forces repelled the enemy’s assault actions in the direction of Nova Kruglyakivka.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 22 times, trying to advance near the settlements of Tverdokhlibovo, Kopanky, Ridkodub, Hrekivka, Lypove, Torske and in the direction of Karpivka, Olhivka, Zelenaya Dolyna and Hryhorivka.
In the Siversky direction, in the Verkhnokamyansky and Bilogorivka areas, the enemy attacked our troops’ positions six times.
In the Kramatorsk direction, nine clashes were recorded near Chasiv Yar, Bila Hora, Kurdyumivka, and Stupochok.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out 11 attacks in the Toretsk, Petrivka, Shcherbynivka, Ozaryanivka, Diliivka, and Druzhba areas.
In the Pokrovsky direction, our defenders stopped 65 assault and offensive actions of the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Malynovka, Myrolyubivka, Yelizavetivka, Lysivka, Dachenske, Zvirovo, Novooleksandrivka, Kotlyarivka, Novoserhiivka, Udachne, Troitske, Oleksiivka, Andriivka, Kotlyne, and in the directions of Zori, Shevchenko Pershy, Muravka, and Popovy Yar.
In the Novopavlivske direction, the enemy attacked our positions 24 times in the areas of Konstantinopol, Bahatyry, Shevchenko, Vilny Pole, and Rivnepol.
In the Hulyaipol direction, no clashes were recorded in the past day.
In the Orikhivske direction, our defenders repelled two enemy assaults near Lukyanivske and in the area of Novodanylivka.
In the Prydniprovsky direction, enemy units tried to advance once, the attack was repelled.
In the Kursk direction, 18 clashes occurred in the past day. The enemy launched 19 air strikes, dropped 35 guided bombs, and carried out 236 artillery shelling.
In the Volyn and Polissya directions, no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups were detected.
Our soldiers inflict significant losses in manpower and equipment on the occupation forces and actively undermine the enemy’s offensive potential in the rear.
Overall, the losses of the Russian invaders last day amounted to 1,040 soldiers. Ukrainian soldiers also destroyed one tank, five armored combat vehicles, 29 artillery systems, 118 unmanned aerial vehicles of the operational-tactical level, and 88 units of automotive equipment of the invaders.
