Russians are now in control of Novoselivka, Troits’ke, and Novoselivka Druha.
With some ukrainian forces being transported from the Azovstal plant to russian occupied settlements over the past 24 hours, organised resistance in Mariupol appears to have now ended.
Russians have captured Drobysheve (N Lyman), Novozvanivka (SW Popasna), Toshkivka and Orikove (NE Popasna)
Lyman Update - The situation around Lyman is rapidly deteriorating for Ukrainian troops. Today, Russia captured Novoselivka to the NW and may have captured Yarova. Lyman is now surrounded on three sides with only destroyed bridges over the Donets on the 4th side.
Today, Finland and Sweden hand in letters expressing their countries’ interest to apply for NATO membership to SG
Destroyed
Artillery strikes by the Ukrainian 25th Airborne Brigade targeting a Russian BMP.
A Russian MBT taken out by Ukrainian forces during the battles at the eastern front.
A Russian R-330Zh Zhitel EW system was destroyed by Ukrainian artillery units.
A Russian tank was hit by Ukrainian indirect fire, claimed to be 120mm mortar impacts from 2S9 Nona-S 120mm self-propelled gun-mortar. Some bodies are visible.
Ukrainian 25th airborne brigade targets Russian positions with what appears to be drone spotted artillery fire. At least 1 BMP destroyed.
Destroyed something Russian
The Ukrainians mounted an AZP S-60 57mm anti-aircraft cannon onto the back of a flatbed truck
Kharkiv
(Update) Ukrainian SF personnel ambush a Russian T-80 MBT near Pytomnyk village, Kharkiv Oblast.
Here’s the video with the correct sequence and a description of the event. (from yesterday)
A Russian 2S3M Akatsiya 152mm self-propelled howitzer was captured by the Ukrainian 92nd Mechanized Brigade during the ongoing offensive in #Kharkiv Oblast.
During recent battles in the east, a Russian MT-LBVM/K armoured vehicle was destroyed by Ukrainian forces.
Two tanks are struck in very rapid succession- it is said this is deep behind the front lines.
The first ever footage of what is claimed by the Ukrainian side to be UK-supplied Brimstone missiles in use against Russian forces in the East.
Mariopol
18.05.2022 Azovstal
Zaporizhia
A Russian IFV destroyed by drone-dropped munition strikes conducted by Ukrainian SF in Zaporizhia Oblast.