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🔹 Explosions in the night reported in Odesa, Kharkiv and Kherson; 🔹 Two industrial facilities on fire after Russian precision strike; 🔹 Japan discussed sending artillery munitions for ZSU with United States; 🔹18 people dead after destruction of Kakhovka dam; 🔹 Reports US planning for fast-track training ZSU servicemen with Abrams main battle tanks; 🔹 Russian National Guard uncovered ZSU training camp for terror and sabotage teams; 🔹 Air Defense in Crimea shot down 9 UAVs during the night; 🔹 Sweden and Denmark to give Kyiv 9000 artillery munitions; 🔹 Rogov reported new unsuccessful ZSU attacks in Zaporizha front.
🔹 ZSU shelled Energodar, wounding ambulance car driver; 🔹 4 UAVs downed by Russian Air Defense in north Crimea; 🔹 Authorities in Kharkiv Oblast confirmed Russian strike on critical infrastructure object; 🔹 Russian deputy PM Marat Khusnullin: Plan for restoration of DPR's Bakhmut shall be developed after liberation of the town; 🔹 Hackers from "Ukraine Salvation Army" cracked Kyiv government official web-sites and reports an attack on systems of Zelensky's office; 🔹 Japan and US confirm that Zelensky to make a personal visit to Hiroshima for G7 summit.
🔹 Zelensky proposed Pope Francis to support Kyiv "peace plan"; 🔹 ZSU shelled "Avangard" stadium in Luhansk; 🔹 Japan to deliver Kyiv 40 mln dollars worth of power supply equipment; 🔹 Germany to send Kyiv 2,7 bln euro military aid; 🔹 Rogov: Kyiv retains plans to seize Zaporizha NPP; 🔹 LPR temporarily shuts down mobile internet due to constant ZSU strikes; 🔹 Borrell embraces delivery of long-range weapons to Kyiv.
🔹 US called China leader to push for Russian pullout from Ukraine; 🔹 Austria won't supply Kyiv with military equipment, but shall continue military aid; 🔹 Bulgaria refused to engage with deal for providing Kyiv with 155 mm munitions; 🔹 EU Council to consider expanding EU Peace Fund by 3,5 billion euros; 🔹 Japan FM confirmed visit of PM Fumio Kishida to Kyiv; 🔹 LPR PM speaker reports Ukrainian forces use residential houses near Bakhmut and do not evacuate civilians; 🔹 LPR reports ZSU used older Soviet howitzers in Kupyansk front; 🔹 State of emergency introduced in Dzhankoi (Crimea) after UAV attack; 🔹 Janes: North Macedonia confirmed that gave Kyiv Su-25 assault jets unfit for flight.
🔹 Russian Zaporizha authorities: "Dozens" of foreign mercenaries eliminated after precision strike on a base in Kyiv-controlled part of Zaporizha; 🔹 Japan and Germany agreed to step up sanctions against Russia; 🔹 Pope says he will continue to seek peace in Ukraine; 🔹 ZSU fired over 5600 artillery shells on left bank of Dnieper in 2023; 🔹 Germany's Scholtz says that Beijing shall continue direct contact with Kyiv; 🔹 Newsweek: US are not concerned with territorial integrity of Ukraine; 🔹 Politico: problems with munitions for Ukraine can lead to breakup of NATO; 🔹 Congressman Gosar: UAV Reaper incident over Black Sea can lead to new escalation in Ukraine; 🔹 Zelensky issues personal sanctions against Syria president Bashar al-Asad; 🔹 Head of Crimea says a powerful group of forces is present in the region.
🔹 Japan sent Ukraine 262 power generators; 🔹 New Germany MOD says decision on giving Kyiv Leopard tanks will be taken "soon"; 🔹 Germany FM permits sending Germany military equipment to Ukraine by third parties; 🔹 Zelensky orders ZSU command to create reserves of personnel; 🔹 Russian offensive in Zaporizha Oblast managed to drive back shelling from major cities; 🔹 Zelensky says "a few dozen" western tanks won't change situation in frontlines; 🔹 Sources report hidden cache with over 300 kg of explosives found in LPR.
🔹LPR going to open consulates in regions of Russia, discusses recognition with Syria, Venezuela and other countries; 🔹9 civilians hurt by Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk; 🔹Evidence that US supplied Ukraine army with genuine communications systems found in Mariupol Illich steel and iron works; 🔹Japan sanctions persons from LPR and DPR; 🔹Blinken and Austin say they need new funding for Ukraine military aid by May 19; 🔹Ukraine media quoting vice-premier Sviridenko say Kyiv may ramp up fuel supplies from US and EU via Poland.