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Ukraine’s Defense Forces carried out a series of strikes against Russian military targets on May 18, hitting a command-and-observation post in Russia’s Kursk region as well as several other military facilities in temporarily occupied and frontline areas.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on May 19.
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The command-and-observation post was struck near the settlement of Tyotkino in Russia’s Kursk region.
Additional strikes targeted Russian drone control points near the settlements of Oleksandrivka in Ukraine’s Kherson region and Bilovody in the Sumy region, the General Staff said.
On the temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk region, Ukrainian forces also hit two Russian pontoon bridge crossings used by occupying troops.
Further attacks were reported against concentrations of Russian personnel near the settlements of Sichneve in the Dnipropetrovsk region and Rodynske in the Donetsk region.
The operations come amid continued Ukrainian strikes on Russian military and energy infrastructure deep behind the front lines.
According to the General Staff, Ukrainian forces also targeted major Russian fuel infrastructure facilities on May 18 and 19, including the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery in the city of Kstovo in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region.
A fire was reported at the refinery following the strike, while the full extent of the damage remains under assessment.
The Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez facility is among Russia’s largest oil refineries, processing around 17 million tons of crude oil annually. The plant produces gasoline, diesel fuel, and aviation fuel, including supplies used to support Russian military operations.
In a separate operation on May 19, Ukrainian forces struck the Yaroslavl-3 oil pumping station near the settlement of Semibratovo in Russia’s Yaroslavl region.
At the same time, Russia launched a three-day nuclear weapons exercise on May 19 involving approximately 64,000 troops and 7,800 units of military equipment, just hours before Russian leader Vladimir Putin departed for a two-day visit to China.
According to Russia’s Defense Ministry, the drills are scheduled to continue through May 21 and involve multiple branches of the Russian armed forces.
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