Russia-Ukraine War: List of main events, day 816 | Russia-Ukraine war news

As the war enters its 816th day, these are the key developments.

This is the situation on Monday, May 20, 2024.

Fighting

• At least 11 people were killed and dozens injured after Russia shelled a busy lakeside resort on the outskirts of Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, and attacked nearby villages.
• At least 13 people were injured after the Ukrainian military shelled areas of the Belgorod region in southern Russia, according to Belgorod regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov.
• The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that Russian attacks in the Kharkiv area “slowed down somewhat” but that the forces “continue their attempts to break through our defenses near Vovchansk, Starytsya and Lyptsi”. The Russian Defense Ministry, which previously claimed to have captured Starytsya, said its units “continued to advance deep into the enemy’s defenses.”
• Officials said Russia shot down at least 103 Ukrainian drones, including 62 over Russian regions, as well as missiles targeting Crimea, which Moscow captured and annexed from Ukraine in 2014. An oil refinery in the southern Krasnodar region Russia was forced to halt operations after six drones invaded the site.
• The Ukrainian military said its forces sank the Russian minesweeper Kovrovets in the attack on Crimea.
• The head of Ukraine’s Air Force said air defenses shot down all 37 Shahed attack drones launched by Russia. Guns were shot down in the regions of Kiev, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Cherkasy and Kherson. There were no reports of damage or casualties.

Politics and diplomacy

• A court in St. Petersburg has ordered the seizure of assets of Deutsche Bank and Germany’s Commerzbank in Russia in response to a lawsuit over a planned liquefied natural gas terminal in the Baltic Sea, which was canceled when sanctions were imposed over the massive hacking. stopover from Ukraine via Moscow. .
• Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury to win the first undisputed world heavyweight championship in 25 years. The Ukrainian won the 12-round fight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, by split decision.

Weapons

• After the latest Russian attack on Kharkiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of using its weapons to “terrorize our cities and communities, to kill ordinary people”. He said Ukraine needed “two Patriots for Kharkiv, [which] will fundamentally change the situation,” referring to the sophisticated US-made air defense system.