Timeline: day 77 of Ukraine's defense against russia's aggression
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Today is May 11. russia's military attack on Ukraine has been going on for 77 days. We're reporting on all the current news. The article will be constantly updated.
What about today?
Key points
Ukraine's key goal is the liberation of all territories. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba stated this yesterday. "In the first months of the war, the victory looked like taking the ruscists to the positions they had held before February 24. Now that Ukraine has strengthened its position on the military front, the only victory is the complete liberation of Ukrainian territories." Kuleba also added that if the allies quickly provide the promised heavy weapons, Ukraine will be able to completely push back russian troops.
Western partners are just beginning to provide weapons at full capacity. The lease will work in a few days. We need to be patient because it takes some time to not only get the equipment and teach the fighters to work with it, but also to conduct unit cohesion.
That's why President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Ukrainians not to spread excessive emotions about the Armed Forces of Ukraine in anticipation of new victories. He stressed that the defenders were doing everything possible to liberate Ukrainian cities such as Kherson, Melitopol, Berdiansk, and Mariupol. Zelensky also thanked the soldiers who "hold the defense and show superhuman strength to drive out the army of invaders."
Let's keep order and believe in our soldiers! They are the strongest, most motivated, and most talented!
On the front of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, 12 enemy attacks were repulsed in one day, the following were destroyed:
- 12 tanks
- four artillery systems
- 19 units of armored combat vehicles
- two units of special engineering equipment
- seven cars.
In the Zaporizhzhia direction, during the past 24 hours, our soldiers destroyed:
- Grad multiple rocket launchers – 6 units;
- 120 mm mortars – 2 units;
- armored combat vehicles – 3 units.
- automotive equipment – 5 units.
On May 10, our soldiers destroyed 5 air targets: 4 Orlan-10 UAVs of the russian occupiers were defeated by the air defense of the Land Forces and the Air Force, and a brigade of assault troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed an enemy Mi-24 helicopter. Aviation of the Air Force in various directions continues to fire at the enemy from the air, supporting the fighting of ground forces.
The Resistance Movement continues to develop in the towns and villages temporarily occupied by the aggressor.
Total enemy losses as of the morning of May 11:
We look forward to the 200th anniversary downed enemy plane!
The wive of the Azov Regiment commander, Denys Prokopenko, Kateryna, and the wife of the regiment's soldier, Arsenii Fedosyuk, Yulia, arrived at the Pope's. Women handed over photos from the Azovstal plant and letters. The world must hear and do everything to free the heroes from the trap!
Ukraine offers russia to remove the seriously wounded from Azovstal in exchange for captured russians. The proposal was announced by Deputy PM Iryna Vereshchuk:
"We are taking our seriously injured guys from Azovstal along the humanitarian corridor. Instead, we hand over russian prisoners according to the standard rules of the prisoner exchange. There is no agreement yet. Negotiations are underway." Vereshchuk also added that "as of now, it is impossible to unblock Azovstal by military means."
The National Guard for the first time named the losses during russia's full-scale war against Ukraine: 501 servicemen were killed and 1,697 wounded. And boxing champion Artem Mosha died at Azovstal.
We will remember everyone, we will take revenge on everyone. Eternal memory to the heroes! Death to enemies!
The losses of the occupiers already account for about 20% of personnel and up to 60% of the main types of weapons and military equipment, the General Staff said.
"Shortly, the russians will be shocked by the place of the attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces," said Andrusiv, an adviser to the Interior Minister. An interesting announcement comes out. Crimean bridge or the Kremlin?
Meanwhile, in the districts of Kharkiv and Izium, as well as in the Kherson and Melitopol areas, the enemy moved to the defense. This was stated by the Deputy Chief of the Main Operations Department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksii Hromov. The Armed Forces stopped the orcs' offensive!
Ukraine's talks with russia
European Foreign Minister Josep Borrell called for arms supplies to Ukraine, continuing the war, and opposing talks with russia. In an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine, he said he "does not understand people who see the supply of weapons as a continuation of the war." Borrell added that the EU was not going to be a mediator in negotiations with russia. "You see, wars end in negotiations. But we need to sit down at the negotiating table from a position of strength, and the task now is to put Ukrainians in this position," said the head of European diplomacy. In fact, the official said that "this war must be won on the battlefield. According to him, the "weakening of russia's economy and its international isolation must continue."
The desire to negotiate with russia is disappearing with "every new Bucha," Zelensky said. But Ukraine is continuing its efforts, the president added during a speech to students at the French University of Sciences Po. And he emphasized: "As soon as we return everything that belongs to us, we will finish it."
Who's coming to Ukraine?
About financial assistance, weapons, and volunteer fighters
The US House of Representatives has supported a record $40 billion aid package for Ukraine! Now the Senate "must take swift action" to approve it and send it to US President Joe Biden for signature. There is money for a lease!
Meanwhile, 89 of the 90 promised to Ukraine M777 howitzers have already been handed over to the Ukrainian army, and 120,000 155-mm artillery ammunition has been sent (65% of the planned), the Pentagon said. To date, 370 Ukrainian servicemen have completed a training program on how to handle these systems.
Canada provides Ukraine with cyber assistance and intelligence on cyber threats, the Foreign Ministry said.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced on Tuesday that he was sending a multimillion-dollar aid package to Odesa, including medicine and bulletproof vests. The Maryland Department of Health has donated more than 485,000 bandages and wound care products, 95 Eternity mechanical ventilators for intensive care units, and 50 Astral portable ventilators, the governor's office said. The package also includes about 200 bulletproof vests, including tactical vests and shields donated by Maryland Police.
Estonia and Latvia have already given Ukraine almost a third of their defense budgets, Ukraine Support Tracker created an infographic.
Malina Ukrainian Bakery Restaurant in Edmonton, Canada offers special dumplings with potatoes. All profits will be donated to help Ukrainian families.
The German Embassy returned to Kyiv and resumed its work on Bohdana Khmelnytskoho Street.
The Czech Senate has recognized the actions of russians in Ukraine as genocide. Ambassador of Ukraine Yevhen Perebyinis announced the decision of the upper house of the Czech parliament. "The adopted resolution also supports the Czech Republic's continued provision of weapons to Ukraine and Ukraine's candidate status for EU membership," the ambassador wrote.
In addition, Czech President Milos Zeman signed a decision allowing 103 Czech servicemen to join the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This was announced by a spokesman for the head of state. Let's beat the ruscists together!
Training of the Ukrainian military on the howitzers Panzerhaubitze 2000 began in Germany. German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht announced this. Germany and the Netherlands plan to work together to train up to 18 Ukrainian crews to use these self-propelled howitzers.
News from partners
Ukraine's allies intend to hold another meeting of defense ministers by the end of May. Military assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be discussed, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said. "There will be another similar meeting this month. Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin wants to hold similar meetings every month. So, most likely, they will be online. But so far, it has not been finally decided," Kirby said.
Germany will become the largest gas hub in Europe. The government plans to build 4 floating terminals, which will replace at least 70% of russian gas imports and marks a significant reversal in energy policy.
EU officials are considering compensating Hungary in support of the russian oil embargo and sanctions against russia as a whole, Politico reported. Earlier, the country's prime minister said that the sanctions, which include an embargo on russian energy, are an atomic bomb for the Hungarian economy.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba travels to Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands for a week. He will take part in the G7 and the EU. It will also hold talks to coordinate the support of partners and ensure Ukraine's progress towards EU membership, the Foreign Ministry said.
The United Kingdom has signed a security guarantee agreement with Sweden, which is deciding on NATO membership. A similar agreement with Finland is expected to be signed in the afternoon.
The American newspaper The Washington Post will open a representative office in Kyiv. It will cover events related to the war in Ukraine.
Sanctions on the aggressor!
A task force of international experts, chaired by Michael McFaul and Andrii Yermak, has proposed a roadmap for energy sanctions. This is a detailed document that describes what needs to be done to make it really difficult for russia to finance the war, but at the same time so that the global economy does not suffer losses because of restrictions on russian energy resources. This is a rationally drafted document, and work has already begun on its implementation," said Zelensky in his evening address.
In Finland, as part of EU sanctions, payments to russia's Faberlic have been suspended and the property of Moscow Komsomol editor-in-chief Pavel Gusev has been seized, the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper reported, citing the Ulosottolaitos Debt Collection Office.
New Zealand has imposed additional sanctions against russia. This package is directed against russian propagandists.
And Bulgaria has agreed to supply gas from the United States. According to the country's government, American gas will cost Bulgaria less than gas from russia. To recap, in late April, Gazprom cut off gas supplies to Bulgaria because of the country's refusal to switch to rubles.
Life considering hostilities
Ukraine's Gas Transmission System Operator announced the termination of gas transit through the occupied north of the Luhansk region because they lost control over the Novopskov compressor station. Almost a third of transit to Europe took place through it, according to the company's website. From 7 am on May 11, 2022, gas will not be accepted into the gas transmission system of Ukraine at the physical point of the Sokhranivka connection. The company said that the loss of control over the gas transmission system is a force majeure, which makes it impossible to fulfill obligations on Sokhranivka and the Novopskov border compressor station.
Ukraine is in the final of Eurovision-2022! Kalush Orchestra will sing Stefania again at the final concert, which will take place this Saturday, May 14, at 22:00.
A group of Kyiv's creatives and communicators have submitted official applications and appeals to the world's most famous academic dictionaries of English, which monitor the proper replenishment of the language with relevant words, Oxford and Cambridge. Ukrainians are asking them to add "ruscism" to the dictionary to introduce the word into official use around the world. The information campaign was called #BrandNewFascism, and anyone can join it using the hashtags #BrandNewFascism #Rashism #Ruscism.
Meanwhile, the German word Putinversteher has appeared in the English-language Wikipedia. This is the name given to people in Germany who understand Putin. Because of the war in Ukraine, this neologism became almost a curse. In general, the circle of Putinverstehers in Germany is quite wide. But the most famous of them is Gerhard Schroeder, Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005, who is considered a close friend of the russian president.
Elon Musk reported an increase in cyber attacks by russia on Starlink in Ukraine. According to him, Starlink is currently repelling russian hacker attacks.
KYB Architects has developed a housing concept for IDPs called Oselya. Such houses can be used for living for a long time, and then they can be adapted to the campus or office space.
Ukraine will create a strategic fuel supply for several months in advance. This was announced during a briefing by the Deputy head of the Office of the President, Rostyslav Shurma. The additional strategic stockpile cannot be bombed and destroyed. It will create stability and the availability of oil products in the coming months.
In Ukraine, 5 million people have lost their jobs since the beginning of the war, according to the International Labor Organization. The organization estimates that if the fighting escalates, job losses will rise to seven million.
Kyiv and the region
Restoring order after the russian occupiers is no less important than destroying them. From May 11 to June 16, all districts of Kyiv will hold communal work. Residents of the capital are also invited to join them.
Donetsk and Luhansk regions
Azov Regiment: During the past 24hrs, 34 flights of aircraft have been made to the territory of the Azovstal plant, which is guarded by the defenders of Mariupol, including 8 flights of strategic bombers.
By the end of the year, more than 10,000 people may die from diseases and intolerable conditions in Mariupol. Now the city has 150-170 thousand inhabitants. "The occupiers turned Mariupol into a medieval ghetto. So mortality will be suitable. Without medicine and medical care, restoration of water supply, and proper sewerage in the city, epidemics will erupt. Today, the majority of the current population is old and sick. Without proper conditions, mortality among vulnerable groups will increase exponentially. Some Mariupol residents from nearby villages have returned to the city because they are not allowed to enter the territory of free Ukraine due to a strict filtration system. But the russians continue the genocide that began on February 24. Our people are in mortal danger. That is why a full evacuation of the city is needed," Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boichenko emphasizes.
In Sloviansk, missile strikes were fired on two districts of the city. The consequences are being clarified, Mayor Vadym Liakh said. There are no victims.
In the Luhansk region on May 10, the enemy opened fire 15 times on residential areas and infrastructure of the region. According to Serhii Haidai, the invaders once again opened fire on Hirske. "They shelled the building of the regional school for children with special needs. An institution with modern repairs and new equipment. It was 'thanks' to the Russians. The students, fortunately, were evacuated in advance," the head of the region said.
A warehouse with ammonium nitrate was damaged near Kramatorsk as a result of hostilities. The authorities of Sloviansk report: "We emphasize that there is no direct threat to the lives of the residents of the Sloviansk community. But the leadership of the city military administration asks to limit the stay in the open air and close the windows for a day.
In Sievierodonetsk, 30% of houses are no longer suitable for living, the head of the Sievierodonetsk City Military-Civil Administration Oleksandr Striuk said.
Residents of Donbas were left without a Ukrainian gas supply. The occupiers closed the valves of the Shebelinka-Novopskov main gas pipeline," said Serhii Makohon, head of Ukraine's gas transportation system.
Four-year-old Alisa from Mariupol, who was separated from her mother by the russian military during the evacuation, was taken by her uncle to Chernivtsi.
Ukrainian defenders once again destroyed enemy crossings across the Siverskyi Donets River. Serhii Haidai, head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration announced this.
Kharkiv region
russia is withdrawing troops from the Kharkiv region due to significant losses, says the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. We are talking about the military of the 138th separate mechanized brigade of the 6th All-Military Army of the Western Military District. They all went "for recovery."
At the same time, the russian army is trying to maintain its position in the Kharkiv region and prevent the advance of the Armed Forces to the border.
Life in Kharkiv is being restored. The occupiers are already far enough away from the city, but the danger remains. Mayor Ihor Terekhov said that next week, for the first time since the war, they plan to launch land public transport: buses and trolleybuses. They hope to restore the tram lines. As for the subway, it will be possible to launch it no earlier than two months after the end of the war. Now people still live there.
In the Kharkiv region during counter-offensive actions border guards destroyed 30 russian soldiers, two more were taken prisoner, the State Border Guard Service reports. The prisoners called themselves residents of Krasnyi Luch in the occupied Luhansk region.
Kharkiv builders are eliminating the effects of shelling of residential buildings. In particular, public utilities are closing windows in apartments and repairing roofs. In total, about 12,000 such appeals have been received by the 15-62 city information services since the beginning of the war.
In the Kharkiv region, a missile from a russian plane hit a tractor working in the field. A 26-year-old tractor driver was injured, said the head of the Investigation Department Serhii Bolvinov. According to the police, it happened in Novyi Merchyk, Bohodukhiv district. Thank God, the man is alive.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have liberated the village of Pytomnyk, north of Kharkiv, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Now, according to the General Staff, the russians have moved to the defense in the Kharkiv region to slow down the pace of the offensive of the Ukrainian army.
Enraged by the setbacks, the occupiers fired incendiary shells at the village of Tsyrkuny in the Kharkiv region. The village is on fire in several places. This was reported by a correspondent of the Center for Strategic Studies. The shelling was carried out from the village of Lyptsi. The sole purpose of the shelling was to set fire to the village, which now has 20 bed-ridden people, many children and only a few adults.
Sumy region
Details of the evening air raid in the Sumy region: a russian plane fired two missiles on the territory of the Shostka district. The head of the Shostka community, Mykola Noha, said that 21 houses and 43 apartments were damaged as a result of a russian plane attack in Voronizh. One woman was injured. Data are being updated.
For the first time in Ukraine, the occupier will be tried for the murder of a civilian. The Prosecutor General's Office filed the first indictment for violating the laws and customs of war. The occupier together with four employees in the stolen car drove to the settlement of Chupakhivka in the Sumy region. On the way, they saw an unarmed villager, and one of the soldiers ordered the suspect to kill a civilian so that he would not report them. The accused fired several shots through the open window of the car from a machine gun at the head of the 62-year-old victim. The man died on the spot.
There is no doubt that each of the invaders will be held accountable for their crimes. Of course, if they live.
Poltava region
21:00 – russian missile strike on Poltava region! The enemy struck from the plane. There are no details about the destruction and casualties yet.
UPD: "Hit" in the Karlivka community on the infrastructure object. Rescuers put out the fire. The information on victims and destruction is being established, the head of the region Dmytro Lunin reports.
Chernihiv region
Rushists continue to cynically shell the border areas of Ukraine from the russian federation. On May 10, russian occupation forces shelled the Chernihiv region. In the evening, the russians fired mortars from the village of Novi Yurkovychi, not far from the Senkivka checkpoint in the Horodnia district. There are no victims, the information is being clarified.
At 6 am, the russians fired mortars at the Chernihiv region, said Viacheslav Chaus, head of the Chernihiv Regional State Administration.
Zaporizhzhia region
A missile strike was launched at Zaporizhzhia this morning, Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration reports. Air defense worked during the shelling. The rocket exploded over an infrastructure facility in a settlement near the regional center. The facility was severely damaged. According to the preliminary information, no one was injured.
The Office of the Prosecutor General reported that the russian military had stolen Scythian gold and other national values of Ukraine from a museum in occupied Melitopol.
People died as a result of shelling by the occupiers in Orikhiv, the National Police said. The incident took place on May 10, but the police reported it only today, on May 11. There are also injured civilians.
Dnipropetrovsk region
The night passed almost calmly, with only one air raid alarm, Valentin Reznichenko, Head of Dnipropetrovsk regional state administration reports. In the morning, the enemy fired again on the border with the Kherson region. "They shelled the fields on the outskirts of the villages of Zelenodolka and Shyroke communities. Nobody and nothing was affected. Everything is fine now."
Dnipropetrovsk region was shelled from Grad MRLS three times in one day, the head of regional military administration Valentyn Reznichenko. We are talking about the same Zelenodolsk community. They aimed at Zelenodolsk and Velyka Kostromka. There is destruction; fortunately, there are no victims.
Kherson region
The Ukrainian Armed Forces will liberate Kherson, no matter what wordplay the occupiers invent, Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the President's Office, commented on the "inclusion of Kherson in russia."
While traitors are gushing with stupid ideas, the Kherson region is on fire. The area of forest fires is already about 800 hectares, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources said. As a result of hostilities and partial occupation of the region, firefighters are unable to fully extinguish the fire.
Mykolaiv region
In the south of Ukraine, the situation remains tense, russians are on full alert in the Transnistrian region of Moldova.
In the Mykolaiv direction, the military of the Russian Federation continues to fire at the Ukrainian army's positions. The enemy is using electronic warfare systems to suppress radio channels, the General Staff said.
The occupiers are shipping stolen products from the grain elevators of the Prometheus Group of Companies, which are located in the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia and Mykolaiv regions. Ukrinform reported this. These include the theft of grain, oil, and mineral fertilizers from the Polohy and Snihurivka elevators. The company clarified that the russians took away more than 100 tons of mineral fertilizers from the territory of the Polohy grain storage complex. The situation is similar in the Snihurivka elevator: the occupiers take out tons of sunflower seeds and fertilizers every day.
Odesa region
Summary from British Intelligence:
- Fighting continues on Zmiinyi Island, where russia is trying to strengthen its weakly defended garrison.
- Ukraine has hit russian air defenses and supply vessels with Bayraktar drones. russian supply ships have minimal protection in the western part of the Black Sea, after the loss of the Moscow missile cruiser.
- russia's attempts to strengthen the garrison on the island give Ukraine more opportunities to fight russian troops and destroy equipment.
- If russia strengthens its position on the island with strategic cruise missiles, air defense, and coastal defense, it will be able to dominate the northwestern Black Sea.
14:30 – Explosions in the Odesa region! The air defense shot down a cruise missile of the occupiers over the sea, The South Operational Command says.
Khmelnytskyi region
The state of Mississippi has recognized the Khmelnytskyi region as a twin region. This is the first time in the history of the US state that has made such a decision, the head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Military Administration Serhii Hamalii.
