20 injured after Russia again attacked residential buildings – Russian losses

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At least 20 people are injured after Russian drones and rockets have once again hit residences in several Ukrainian regions. The night’s Russian attacks targeted central and southern Ukraine, and among the twenty injured are also two children. Read more at Kyiv Independent.

Russian losses in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine has now lasted 1545 days and Russia continues to suffer heavy losses.

  • 1220 KIA
  • 1 Tank
  • 5 AFVs
  • 47 Artillery systems
  • 2 MLRS
  • 2 Air defense systems
  • 1 Helicopter
  • 1603 UAVs
  • 5 UGVs
  • 220 Vehicles and Fuel tanks
  • 4 Special equipment

Personnel losses decreased during February and until mid-March. After that, they rose again and have settled at a slightly higher level (although there have been some fluctuations since then).

Russian activities

High number of battles (which may indicate Ukrainian counterattacks) and high number of KAB.

  • 242 battles
  • 112 airstrikes
  • 316 KAB/CAB
  • 8,065 suicide drones
  • 2,716 artillery attacks (104 from MLRS)

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85 thoughts on “20 injured after Russia again attacked residential buildings – Russian losses”

  1. 205

    Only a few changes in a couple of front sections compared to yesterday.

    Of the 242 reported battles, less than half, 114 localized, were distributed along the front as below, according to the AFU morning report. All these battles are described in the report as offensive actions by the enemy – Russian attacks.

    The ratio of unlocalized/localized 1.12 remains record high (second highest after yesterday’s ratio of 1.13). 

    The 128 battles, which are the difference between the total and the localized, and thus more than the localized Russian attacks, are not further detailed by the AFU in the report. This pattern, which is repeated with an increasing discrepancy and a higher ratio between unlocalized and localized battles recently, cannot statistically be dismissed as noise. The ratio has grown gradually over the past year but accelerated after Christmas and intensified early in the spring. The last few weeks have marked yet another shift to a higher level.

    There are no explanations for this discrepancy from the AFU or others knowledgeable on the subject, so the question must be posed to an LLM with the data, which often does not provide a truly sensible answer until some hypotheses are tested, which the AI can confirm or dismiss.

    N Slobozhansky 5↘️
    S Slobozhansky 13💥↗️
    Kupyansk 2
    Lyman 8
    Slovyansk 3
    Kramatorsk 0
    Kostjantynivka 22💥↗️
    Pokrovsk 32💥💥
    Oleksandrivskij 0
    Huliaipole 24💥💥
    Orikhivsk 2↗️
    Prydniprovskij 3

    Sum localized/front 114
    Unlocalized 128
    Total 242
    Ratio unloc/loc 1.12

      1. 205

        Glad that you view the high ratio positively! 👍 At least it is not an indication of any significant increase in Russian attacks, which is positive. Then the question is whether the AFU will confirm what the numbers are about. There may be reasons why they are not disclosing it now, and then it is reasonable to assume that the same basis could become relevant again.

        1. MXT

          It will be interesting to see what information may come out after the war. At the same time, one might still not want to reveal too much even though the fighting has stopped.

           

          1. 205

            It may be other wars and other countries’ military leaderships that have similar reporting where certain information is retained – professional secrets.

  2. MXT

    ** Russia Pounds Dnipro, Odesa Overnight: 20 Injured, Children Among Victims
    Russia launched a combined drone and missile attack on Dnipro overnight, striking residential areas, sparking fires, and injuring at least 18 people, including children. Additional drone strikes in Odesa damaged homes and injured two civilians. Authorities say emergency services are responding, victims are receiving treatment, and rescue and recovery operations are ongoing as further updates are expected. **
    https://www.kyivpost.com/post/76334

  3. MXT

    Off-Topic, China-Russia

    “Just four days after the American president Donald Trump concluded his trip to China, Russia’s Vladimir Putin is preparing to travel to Beijing, writes The Guardian. Ahead of the visit, Chinese president Xi Jinping says that the bilateral cooperation between the countries is ‘steadily deepening and being consolidated.’

    The two summits are highlighted in state Chinese media as proof that China has increasingly become a hub for international top diplomacy.

    China and Russia have deepened their relationship following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. China has, among other things, purchased fossil fuels from Russia for over 367 billion dollars since the invasion.”
    https://omni.se/xi-hyllar-relationen-till-ryssland-infor-putins-besok/a/8p5d22

      2. Lasse W

        It is speculated that Xi will urge Putin to end the war in Ukraine. Trump has also reportedly told Xi that it should be ended and that all wars are bad for business. It is clear that the Ukraine war is not good for BRICS cooperation. Maybe Xi promises Putin a sanctuary in China if he ends the war? Yes, one can speculate. Putin is traveling to China almost immediately after Trump has left. Xi is apparently going to personally pick up Putin at the airport. A favor that was not granted to Trump.

          1. Lasse W

            Putin is coming to Xi on very short notice. How pressured is he? Is he so pressured that he stays in China? That he simply flees to China.

              1. fedtmule

                Maybe the head of the Chinese honor guard will ask Xi what they should do with the gnome-like fool on the red carpet, and then Xi will answer them, -Hmm, put in… jail.
                By the way, I should probably also think about going to bed…..

  7. MXT

    **Last night, Russia struck the cargo vessel KSL DEYANG, which was in the Black Sea near Odesa, the Ukrainian Navy reported. The vessel sails under the flag of the Marshall Islands. The crew on board consisted of Chinese citizens. “Russia once again demonstrates that its attacks pose a threat not only to Ukraine. This is now a risk even for its closest partners, whose vessels end up in the Black Sea,” the Ukrainian Navy stated. No casualties were reported.**

    https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/2056275453950710080

  8. MXT

    Tyvärr har 20 skadade nu blivit 49 skadade och 2 döda. 💔

    **At least 2 killed, 49 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over past day.
    Russia launched 524 drones and 22 missiles, including 14 ballistic ones, Ukraine’s Air Force said. Of them, 503 drones and 4 missiles were shot down. Direct hits by 18 missiles and 16 drones were recorded at 34 locations.**
    https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-killed-injured-in-russian-attacks-across-ukraine-over-past-day/

  9. 205

    **❗️First Ukrainian guided aerial bomb is ready for combat use – Defense Minister Fedorov.

    Its development took 17 months. This bomb has been created for the realities of modern warfare. It’s not a copy of Soviet or Western developments, but a unique product by Ukrainian engineers.

    Ukraine is creating our own high-tech weapons, @FedorovMykhailo noted.**

    — Gerashenko, MAKS, 

  10. 205

    Economist. Och ändå inget på DeepState..

    **Russia is starting to lose ground in Ukraine

    Our tracker suggests it has suffered its first sustained net loss since October 2023

    May 17th 2026|2 min read

    That even a short ceasefire could not hold is evidence the war in Ukraine is unlikely to end soon. Both sides accused the other of repeated violations between May 9th and 11th—and our war tracker, which uses satellite systems to detect the location and intensity of war-related fires, showed no meaningful decline in fighting. Yet the tide of the conflict looks to be turning. Russia’s death toll remains extraordinarily high, and its spring offensive has stalled. Indeed, our analysis suggests that this year it has suffered small but sustained territorial losses for the first time since October 2023.**

    Bakom betalvägg:
    https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2026/05/17/russia-is-starting-to-lose-ground-in-ukraine

     

    1. MXT

      It’s a bit strange. I understand if you want to hold out for a few days if you have gone on the offensive, but after that it probably doesn’t matter, the Russians will still get information about it. Even if you have completely wiped out the Russians where you attacked so no one can report, they have drones after all.

      1. Lynx

        Undoubtedly. I do wonder, though, what the barbarians’ reporting looks like and how their strategists verify what is being said. I am speculating that Deepstate refrains from publishing to make it harder for the opponent to piece things together (one probably cannot falsify reports to create smokescreens because civilian Ukrainians also rely on Deepstate).

    2. MXT

      A small village, now it will be interesting to see if they can continue to push forward. The Russians northwest of Stepnohirsk should hurry to retreat if they don’t want to be cut off.

  14. johan No.1

    See that you also feel that Deepstate is falling behind now – probably because the official UA is playing total silence and maybe has demanded that they follow after the conflict in autumn 2025?

    1. Lynx

      I believe Deepstate is probably also used by the barbarians and that the front commanders do not always report correctly upwards. So radio silence in Deepstate makes it harder for the higher barbarian chief. Hypothesis, of course.

      And it possibly indicates changes that are strategically important. Hopefully 😍!

  16. MXT

    The week began with rising oil prices after Donald Trump over the weekend raised the tone against Iran again. “The clock is ticking for Iran, and they must act quickly, otherwise there will be nothing left of them,” he wrote on Truth Social on Sunday.

    The price of both Brent oil and American WTI oil was up a couple of percent, but around 1:30 pm they suddenly turned down after reports in Iranian media that the US may pause sanctions on the country’s oil.

    American market interest rates, which rose on Friday, continued slightly upward in Monday trading.

    At the same time, Asian stock markets mostly traded downwards, with Tokyo and Hong Kong being clear losers while Kospi in Seoul went against the trend.

      1. fedtmule

        VA.. Nah??
        I didn’t see that coming….

        Note! There may be some traces of both sarcasm and irony in this post…. as well as quite a bit of bitterness….

  17. MXT

    Off-Topic

    In ten years, we might have nuclear power here in electricity area 5! 🎉

    “The Swedish energy company Blykalla wants to build six small nuclear reactors in Norrsundet north of Gävle. An application was submitted to the government on Monday, according to TT.

    The company’s CEO Jacob Stedman does not want to disclose what the construction might cost but says they will apply for financial support.

    – Investing in nuclear power is very costly in the beginning, but then it yields very high returns over time, says Climate and Environment Minister Johan Britz (L).

    The ambition is to be able to put the facility into operation within ten years. The idea is that it will have a capacity of 330 megawatts. For comparison, the three reactors at the Forsmark nuclear power plant each have a capacity of 1,200 megawatts.”
    https://omni.se/vill-bygga-karnkraft-utanfor-gavle-kostsamt-i-borjan/a/XMRXdo

    1. Proxima

      Norrsundet has a nice harbor. It probably plays a role when Blykalla is looking for establishment locations. A lot of pulpwood used to go there. But the mill has probably been closed for a few years.

        1. Proxima

          Arve Opsahl, the one with “The Girls in Lisbon,” was going to take out the coordinates to the first place where these little charmers were.
          But due to an unfortunate miscalculation, he ended up at the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Gothenburg.😣

    2. MacMelmac

      So damn dumb! It must be the Neanderthal in them “ööööhhh bubble club must kill! Kill propeller monster! Öhhhh hit with stick….. BANG”

      1. fedtmule

        I don’t think you should blame the Neanderthals! Instead, blame the Russian in the Russian, simply. It’s no coincidence that those stacking dolls come from there.

          1. fedtmule

            Exactly Pehr.
            There is a Russian bastard in the Russian bastard and a Russian bastard in that Russian bastard and in that Russian bastard there is yet another Russian bastard, and so on, and so on for all damn eternity.

  21. MXT

    Off-Topic, Grönland

    “USA:s Grönlandsändebud Jeff Landry har med sig den amerikanske läkaren Joseph Griffin under sitt besök i Nuuk. Griffins uppgift är att ”värdera Grönlands medicinska behov” rapporterar danska medier.

    Grönlands hälsominister Anna Wangenheim skriver i ett Linkedin-inlägg att det är ”djupt problematiskt när personer med ett politiskt uppdrag att göra Grönland till en del av USA skickar en så kallad ’frivillig läkare’ för att ’värdera våra behov’.”

    Den grönländska regeringen uppfattar Joseph Griffins närvaro som oseriös, enligt TV2:s korrespondent Martin Selsøe Sørensen.

    – Ingen säger emot att det finns hälsoproblem i detta gigantiska land, men lösningen på det är inte att en läkare från Louisiana går runt och tittar och att det kommer ett sjukhusfartyg från USA.”
    https://omni.se/usa-lakare-pa-gronland-ska-vardera-vardbehovet/a/Ar7KV3

    1. MXT

      “Grönländska ministrar har i dag haft möte med USA:s Danmarksambassadör Ken Howery och Trumps särskilde sändebud Jeff Landry, rapporterar danska TV2.

      – Mötet hölls i god ton och med ömsesidig respekt, säger premiärminister Jens-Frederik Nielsen vid en pressträff.

      På frågan om huruvida USA:s avsikt fortfarande är att äga Grönland säger Nielsen att mötet ”inte gav några indikationer på att något förändrats”, men att han upplever att amerikanerna är mer villiga att lyssna.

      – Det var ett hövlighetsmöte. Vi underströk den grönländska positionen vad gäller vårt lands självbestämmande, vårt folk och de upprepade hoten mot vårt land över huvudet på folket.”
      https://omni.se/gronland-usa-tycks-fortfarande-vilja-aga-oss-men-lyssnar-battre/a/vr6RPV

    2. fedtmule

      The current American administration seems to believe that the health status in Greenland matches that of the indigenous populations in the reservations back home in the states. Is that perhaps how they view the future of the Greenlanders…………

  22. MXT

    A decision regarding Sweden’s purchase of frigates has been made, SVT News reports. According to SVT’s information, it concerns which supplier the authorities will begin negotiations with. Tomorrow, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Defense Minister Pål Jonson, and Supreme Commander Michael Claesson will hold a press conference. No contract is expected to have been signed yet.

    1. Proxima

      The press conference takes place on a Visby corvette. It is likely to be crowded. Visby corvette built in Karlskrona… A hint as to who might get the order perhaps…

      1. fedtmule

        But… France did buy Globaleye and some other bits and pieces, and Macron did pay a visit not long ago. The French nuclear umbrella is, considering the world situation, undeniably beautiful, accessible, and truly tempting, and who knows, maybe some parts can both be developed and manufactured by Swedish companies as well…….

  23. Pehr

    Good that the MSM reminds us of the terror spread by the Russian devils.
    “24-year-old Maryna Homenyuk and 30-year-old Yuriy Orlov were two of the 24 people killed when a Russian cruise missile struck an apartment building in Kyiv last Friday. That is what AP reports.
    English teacher Homenyuk fled to the Czech Republic after the 2022 invasion. There she completed her degree and learned Vietnamese – one of many languages she mastered – before returning home the following year.
    Back home, she met Orlov through a dating app. He was the captain of Kyiv’s floorball team after several years of a hockey career. Although he was a sports guy and she was an artsy girl, they fell deeply in love – he taught her to play floorball and she taught him English.
    When they were killed, they were planning to get married and start a family.
    – I should have helped plan the wedding, and now I am helping plan the funeral. It is horrible, says Homenyuk’s friend Olesija Yuchnovych.”

    https://omni.se/a/zOMq5b

  25. 205

    Belarus 🇧🇾

    Kremlin creates dangerous nuclear precedent with Belarus deployments – Ukraine’s MFA

    The deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus and joint nuclear drills by the two authoritarian regimes represent an unprecedented challenge to the global security architecture that requires a firm international response.

    The Foreign Ministry recalled that the joint practice of conducting strikes directly violates key Articles I and II of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), which strictly prohibit nuclear-weapon states from transferring control over weapons of mass destruction technology and non-nuclear-weapon signatories from receiving it.

    Nuclear exercises in Belarus part of Russia’s strategy ahead of major summer offensive, diplomat says

    Demonstrative military and nuclear exercises in Belarus are part of Russia’s strategy to create an additional threat to Ukraine in order to force it to redeploy forces to the northern direction ahead of a planned Russian summer offensive on the main front.

    Belarus will face preemptive strikes if it prepares attack on Ukraine – military expert

    If Belarus begins to show signs of preparing military aggression against Ukraine, “no one will wait,” according to Ivan Tymochko, head of the Council of Reservists of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.

  27. Pehr

    The interview is about Putin’s strategy and why the next 2–3 years are considered crucial for the West. At the same time, a kind of “thought virus” affecting societies is discussed, with the USA seen as the frontline.
    Main points:
    Putin uses negotiations to buy time
    Risk of increased conflict, including threats to NATO
    Information influence directed against the West
    The USA’s development will be decisive for the Western world
    The question of whether societies can withstand hybrid warfare.

    https://youtu.be/n-V-oYCDnrM?is=JB68WzyHEXvAfkuI

  28. 205

    🎺-&”But I have instructed them to be ready to immediately carry out a full-scale attack on Iran if an acceptable agreement is not reached”

  29. 205

    President Zelensky;

    “Our foreign intelligence service in Ukraine has obtained new Russian documents assessing the losses for the aggressor state from the war. Importantly, this is specifically a Russian internal assessment – one they are trying to hide both from the world and from their own domestic audience.

    The first major indicator is a decrease in active oil wells. Just a single Russian oil company – and not even the largest – has already been forced to shut down about 400 wells. Considering the specific conditions of Russian oil production, these are significant losses, as it is much more difficult to restart wells in Russia than in other oil-producing countries.

    The second indicator is a reduction in crude oil refining by at least 10% in just a few months this year alone. We see that our Ukrainian long-distance sanctions are truly effective, and we will continue to scale up this line in our active measures. Data on the banking crisis in Russia is also quite convincing: 11 financial institutions are preparing for complete liquidation due to problems that cannot be resolved by other means, while an additional eight banks have accumulated critical problems that cannot be managed without external resources. This year’s federal budget deficit figures also look encouraging for us, with nearly 80 billion dollars by the fifth month of this year, along with the bankruptcy of a significant number of Russian regional budgets.

    I have also instructed the head of Ukraine’s foreign intelligence service, Oleh Luhovskyi, to share, in a format that does not compromise our sources, the obtained information about Russia’s attempts to involve global companies in resolving its financial difficulties and in sanction evasion schemes. In particular, we have recorded attempts to organize the export of grain from the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea – and, unfortunately, other forms of economic exploitation of the peninsula involving entities from the USA. We will inform our partners. We also record attempts to bring investments and technology from democratic countries into Russia’s Arctic oil and gas projects. We know how to counter this. Thanks to everyone who helps us. Thanks to all our Ukrainian intelligence officers.”

  33. 205

    About the same picture as yesterday on the totals, but slightly up in Donetsk and down in the north. The same high ratio with more unlocalized than localized attacks.

    N Slobozhansky 0↘️
    S Slobozhansky 7↘️
    Kupyansk 5↗️
    Lyman 14💥↗️
    Slovyansk 3
    Kramatorsk 0
    Kostjantynivka 28💥💥↗️
    Pokrovsk 40💥💥↗️
    Oleksandrivskij 1
    Huliaipole 22💥
    Orikhivsk 1
    Prydniprovskij 4

    Localized 115
    Unlocalized 121
    Total 236
    Ratio unloc/loc 1.05

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