A fire broke out at an oil terminal in the southern Russian city of Novorossiysk during the night following Ukrainian drone attacks, but as usual, according to Russian authorities, there were of course no direct hits. The fire was of course caused by debris after Russian air defense heroically shot down all Ukrainian drones (and probably three to four times as many). More to read here.
Ukraine has liberated 590 square kilometers so far this year and this will force Russia to negotiations according to Zelenskyy. Read more here.
Russian losses
The latest report shows that Russian losses in Ukraine continue to remain at a stable level but around a thousand dead and wounded soldiers, ten armored vehicles and a large number of artillery and vehicles for logistics among others. Four air defense systems and five special equipments are also nice to see.
- 950 KWIA
- 5 Tanks
- 5 AFVs
- 68 Artillery systems
- 1 MLRS
- 4 Air defense systems
- 1819 UAVs
- 4 UGVs
- 210 Vehicles & fuel tanks
- 5 Special equipments
Ukrainian Army General Staff reports
Unfortunately far too many suicide drones and KAB. Quite a high number of battles, we hope that 205 will come with a report showing that the unidentified attacks are in the majority.
- 216 combat clashes
- 83 aviation strikes
- 264 KAB/CAB
- 9,753 kamikaze drones
- 3,195 shells (34 from MLRS)
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Ratio in favor of Ukraine again, with more unlocalized attacks than the sum of attacks reported per front sector, almost all of which, as almost always, have been explicitly indicated as Russian.
N Slobozhansky 6↘️
S Slobozhansky 7↘️
Kupyansk 5
Lyman 13💥↗️
Slovyansk 3
Kramatorsk 2
Kostjantynivka 16💥↘️
Pokrovsk 42💥💥↘️
Oleksandrivskij 2↘️
Huliaipole 32💥
Orikhivsk 0
Prydniprovskij 2
Localized (🇷🇺) 129↘️
Unlocalized (🇺🇦) 135↗️
Total 264↗️
Ratio unloc/loc 1.05↗️
Operational Update as of 08:00 on May 23, 2026, regarding the Russian invasion
Glory to Ukraine!
The 1,550th day of Russia’s large-scale armed aggression against Ukraine has begun.
In total, 216 combat engagements were recorded over the past 24 hours.
Yesterday, the enemy carried out 83 airstrikes and dropped 264 guided bombs. Additionally, they deployed 9,753 kamikaze drones and fired 3,195 rounds at populated areas and our troops’ positions, including 34 rounds from multiple launch rocket systems.
The aggressor carried out airstrikes, particularly in the areas of the settlements of Tovstodubove and Pustogorod in Sumy Oblast.
Over the past 24 hours, the Defense Forces’ aviation, missile forces, and artillery struck a command post, nine areas where personnel were concentrated, and an enemy artillery system.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk directions over the past day, six combat engagements took place; the enemy carried out 81 attacks on the positions of our troops and settlements, including one using multiple launch rocket systems, launched five airstrikes, and deployed 10 guided bombs.
In the Southern Slobozhansky direction, the enemy stormed the positions of our units seven times in the areas of the settlements of Ternove, Hraniv, and Novovasylivka.
In the Kupiansky direction, our defenders repelled five enemy attacks near the settlements of Hlushkivka and Novoplatonivka.
In the Lyman direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 12 attempts by the invaders to advance in the areas of the settlements of Torske, Ozerne, Drobysheve, Dibrova, Yampil, and Lyman.
In the Sloviansk direction, over the past 24 hours, our defenders repelled three attempts by the occupiers to advance in the areas around the settlements of Zakytne and Rai-Oleksandrivka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, our defenders repelled two enemy attacks in the areas around the settlements of Nykyforivka and Tykhonivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the enemy carried out 16 attacks near Kostiantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Illinivka, Ivanopil, Novodmytrivka, and Stepanivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, our defenders repelled 42 enemy assaults in the areas of the settlements of Vilne, Bilytske, Rodynske, Oleksandrivka, Shevchenko, Pokrovsk, Hryshyne, Toretske, Dorozhne, Novooleksandrivka, Udachne, Kucheryv Yar, Novopavlivka, and Novopidhorodne.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, the enemy launched two attacks in the areas of the settlements of Verbove and Zaporizke.
In the Huliaipole sector, the occupiers carried out 32 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Novozaporizhzhia, Zlagoda, Solodke, Staroukrainka, Dobropillia, Hirke, Zaliznychne, Vozdvyzhivka, Olenokostyantynivka, and Charivne.
In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy did not conduct any active operations.
In the Dnipro direction, Ukrainian units repelled two enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Hola Prystan and Zaplava.
In the Volyn and Polissya sectors, no signs of enemy offensive groupings were detected.
In total, Russian invaders suffered 950 casualties over the past day. The enemy also lost five tanks, five armored fighting vehicles, 68 artillery systems, one multiple launch rocket system, four air defense systems, four ground-based robotic systems, 1,819 unmanned aerial vehicles, 201 vehicles, and five pieces of specialized equipment.
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A somewhat reduced ratio, 0.67, still higher than the elevated average of 0.5 we have seen during the spring.
N Slobozhansky 6↘️
S Slobozhansky 7↘️
Kupyansk 5
Lyman 13💥↗️
Slovyansk 3
Kramatorsk 2
Kostjantynivka 16💥↘️
Pokrovsk 42💥💥↘️
Oleksandrivskij 2↘️
Huliaipole 32💥
Orikhivsk 0
Prydniprovskij 2
Localized (🇷🇺) 129↘️
Unlocalized (🇺🇦) 87↘️
Total 216↗️
Ratio unloc/loc 0.67↗️
Localized: The sum of attacks indicated per front sector above, which almost all, as almost always, are explicitly stated as Russian.
Operational Update as of 08:00 on May 23, 2026, regarding the Russian invasion
Over the past 24 hours, the Defense Forces’ aviation, missile forces, and artillery struck a command post, nine areas where personnel were concentrated, and an enemy artillery system.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk directions over the past day, six combat engagements took place; the enemy carried out 81 attacks on the positions of our troops and settlements, including one using multiple launch rocket systems, launched five airstrikes, and deployed 10 guided bombs.
In the Southern Slobozhansky direction, the enemy stormed the positions of our units seven times in the areas of the settlements of Ternove, Hraniv, and Novovasylivka.
In the Kupiansky direction, our defenders repelled five enemy attacks near the settlements of Hlushkivka and Novoplatonivka.
In the Lyman direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 12 attempts by the invaders to advance in the areas of the settlements of Torske, Ozerne, Drobysheve, Dibrova, Yampil, and Lyman.
In the Sloviansk direction, over the past 24 hours, our defenders repelled three attempts by the occupiers to advance in the areas around the settlements of Zakytne and Rai-Oleksandrivka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, our defenders repelled two enemy attacks in the areas around the settlements of Nykyforivka and Tykhonivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the enemy carried out 16 attacks near Kostiantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Illinivka, Ivanopil, Novodmytrivka, and Stepanivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, our defenders repelled 42 enemy assaults in the areas of the settlements of Vilne, Bilytske, Rodynske, Oleksandrivka, Shevchenko, Pokrovsk, Hryshyne, Toretske, Dorozhne, Novooleksandrivka, Udachne, Kucheryv Yar, Novopavlivka, and Novopidhorodne.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, the enemy launched two attacks in the areas of the settlements of Verbove and Zaporizke.
In the Huliaipole sector, the occupiers carried out 32 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Novozaporizhzhia, Zlagoda, Solodke, Staroukrainka, Dobropillia, Hirke, Zaliznychne, Vozdvyzhivka, Olenokostyantynivka, and Charivne.
In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy did not conduct any active operations.
In the Dnipro direction, Ukrainian units repelled two enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Hola Prystan and Zaplava.
In the Volyn and Polissya sectors, no signs of enemy offensive groupings were detected.
I don’t know why the first sector farthest north sometimes reports clashes and not enemy as the others do, but it could be some adjutant who had special instructions during the Kursk offensive and has not returned to the regular instructions.
The JavaScript that is blocked. Nothing happens when I click save, nor when I click the up arrow. The page must be reloaded. Recurring issue.
How long have you had problems?
WordPress released a new version the day before yesterday, which might be related. Unfortunately, there is not much I can do other than wait for the next update. I could try to roll back to the previous version if it turns out to be a big problem for several people.
Otherwise, I have not made any changes to the site myself.
It might also be due to the ads. You can try visiting some larger well-known sites that sell things, so Google will prioritize showing ads from them instead of ads from more unknown sources.
Are there others of you who are having problems or is it working as it should? It would be good to know if it affects only a few or if it is the majority.
Please feel free to write (if you want) whether you are using a computer or mobile and if it is Apple, Windows, Android, etc.
Works for me, running Firefox on Ubuntu, as well as Chrome on iPhone
But maybe it’s better if everyone with problems responds and those of us who don’t keep quiet?
Well, maybe easiest to understand at the same time interesting to know the distribution. If five people have problems, and no one reports that it works, one can easily think that it is troublesome for everyone, just that not everyone takes the time to tell about it.
But I’ll do this, I’ll create a survey so we don’t have to fill the comment field.
Will get back a little later about that when I’m at the computer.
The up arrow button may be new for today, but the save button appears frequently, and the bug has never really disappeared since I reported it earlier. I am currently using Safari on iPhone 15
So it is partly the same old problem.
The up arrow has not changed, strange if it has started to act up now as well.
It is included as a feature in the theme. However, I have added the down arrow. Does it work as it should?
Now I see that it is an iPhone 14, and the iOS version is 26.3.1
I don’t know if I have tested the up arrow before, I usually just copy the post and reload the page.
Hard to test: when the save button works, the arrow buttons probably work too. That’s why I generally suspect a javascript error.
Thumbs up to your own post? Yes, why not, from me you get two thumbs up.
Yeah, that got a bit crazy there. 😆
Mixed up which page I was on and posted on the wrong one.
Didn’t see it until after 205 had left their comment, and then I couldn’t delete it either because then their comment would have disappeared too.
Thanks for the thumbs up! 👍👍
I posted the first comment but removed it because I had the wrong total and needed to recalculate.
Ah, so that was what happened. I thought I had posted in the wrong place, but then it was you who deleted your comment that I had given a thumbs up to.
I must be remembering wrong, I thought WordPress hid comments that were below if the parent was deleted, but they apparently remain and end up at the top level.
That’s how I remember it too, maybe part of the new package? :
update at 10:25
A slightly decreased ratio, 0.67, still higher than the elevated average of 0.5 we have seen during the spring.
N Slobozhansky 6↘️
S Slobozhansky 7↘️
Kupyansk 5
Lyman 13💥↗️
Slovyansk 3
Kramatorsk 2
Kostjantynivka 16💥↘️
Pokrovsk 42💥💥↘️
Oleksandrivskij 2↘️
Huliaipole 32💥
Orikhivsk 0
Prydniprovskij 2
Localized (🇷🇺) 129↘️
Unlocalized (🇺🇦) 87↘️
Total 216↗️
Ratio unloc/loc 0.67↗️
Localized: The sum of attacks indicated per front sector above, which almost all, as almost always, are explicitly stated as Russian.
Operational Update as of 08:00 on May 23, 2026, regarding the Russian invasion
Over the past 24 hours, the Defense Forces’ aviation, missile forces, and artillery struck a command post, nine areas where personnel were concentrated, and an enemy artillery system.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk directions over the past day, six combat engagements took place; the enemy carried out 81 attacks on the positions of our troops and settlements, including one using multiple launch rocket systems, launched five airstrikes, and deployed 10 guided bombs.
In the Southern Slobozhansky direction, the enemy stormed the positions of our units seven times in the areas of the settlements of Ternove, Hraniv, and Novovasylivka.
In the Kupiansky direction, our defenders repelled five enemy attacks near the settlements of Hlushkivka and Novoplatonivka.
In the Lyman direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 12 attempts by the invaders to advance in the areas of the settlements of Torske, Ozerne, Drobysheve, Dibrova, Yampil, and Lyman.
In the Sloviansk direction, over the past 24 hours, our defenders repelled three attempts by the occupiers to advance in the areas around the settlements of Zakytne and Rai-Oleksandrivka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, our defenders repelled two enemy attacks in the areas around the settlements of Nykyforivka and Tykhonivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the enemy carried out 16 attacks near Kostiantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Illinivka, Ivanopil, Novodmytrivka, and Stepanivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, our defenders repelled 42 enemy assaults in the areas of the settlements of Vilne, Bilytske, Rodynske, Oleksandrivka, Shevchenko, Pokrovsk, Hryshyne, Toretske, Dorozhne, Novooleksandrivka, Udachne, Kucheryv Yar, Novopavlivka, and Novopidhorodne.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, the enemy launched two attacks in the areas of the settlements of Verbove and Zaporizke.
In the Huliaipole sector, the occupiers carried out 32 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Novozaporizhzhia, Zlagoda, Solodke, Staroukrainka, Dobropillia, Hirke, Zaliznychne, Vozdvyzhivka, Olenokostyantynivka, and Charivne.
In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy did not conduct any active operations.
In the Dnipro direction, Ukrainian units repelled two enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Hola Prystan and Zaplava.
In the Volyn and Polissya sectors, no signs of enemy offensive groupings were detected.
🔥 FIRMS service records a fire at the Grushovaya oil terminal.
Lada in Germany is shutting down. Incredible that they have been there for fifty years. There must be many Russians living in Germany.
“Lada is no more. AvtoVAZ went bankrupt in Germany after more than 50 years of operation in the market. The company Lada Deutschland GmbH was declared insolvent. The organization failed to find an investor, which led to its closure.”
https://bsky.app/profile/beefeaterfella.bsky.social/post/3mmiwlos5uc2x
“102/124 drones shot down 👀🇺🇦”
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mmiwj6uj522q
☠️ The 34th Brigade published a video of how they eliminated a dozen and a half Russians in occupied Oleshky.
Those who managed to escape immediately were finished off in basements and houses.
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mmixvkbxhk2q
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