Russia attacks Ukraine: live update, May 2022

🟡10.05.2022

21:42 Suspilne.Sumy

On the evening of May 10, the planes of the Russian Federation twice struck unguided missiles on the border territories of the Sumy region – the State Border Guard Service

20:18 General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

In the Kharkiv region, the enemy suffers significant losses and withdraws its troops to the Belgorod region (Russia). The units of Ukraine’s Defense Forces liberated the settlements of Cherkaski Tyshky, Ruski Tyshky, Rubizhne, and Bayrak

17:05 Odesa City Council with reference to “Pivden” (South) Operational Command

Russia has once again launched a missile attack on a damaged bridge across the Dniester estuary in Odesa Region

16:33 Suspilne referring to the General Staff of Belarus

On May 10, the Belarusian Ministry of Defense announced the second phase of combat capability testing in response to the “increased military presence” of NATO and Ukrainian forces near the Belarusian border

14:31 Novoye Vremya

Some of the grain that Russia stole from occupied territories in Ukraine is already on Russian ships in the Mediterranean region, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry Main Intelligence Directorate has reported. “Their most likely destination is Syria. From there, grain can be smuggled to other countries in the Middle East,” Ukraine’s intelligence says

12:40 Ruslan Stefanchuk, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Lithuania has acknowledged that the actions of the Russian army in Ukraine constitute genocide of the Ukrainian people

12:04 Suspilne referring to Kharkiv regional police

The bodies of three civilians were found on the way out of Kharkiv towards the Tsyrkuny village. 

“Tsyrkuny is now a continuous war crime of the Russian Federation,” says Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv regional military administration.

11:29 Suspilne.Volyn

Fighters of the Volyn brigade showed how the artillerymen of the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Prince Roman the Great attack the positions of the Russian army 

10:16 Oleh Synehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration

44 bodies of dead civilians have been found under the rubble of a destroyed residential building by Russian occupiers in Izium, in the Kharkiv region. The five-story building was destroyed back in March

8:31 War.Ukraine.ua referring to Reuters

Japan has imposed new sanctions against Russia. The new sanctions list includes 70 Russian companies and more than 130 Russian officials, incl. Mikhail Mishustin, Prime Minister of the RF, Rashyd Nurhaliiev, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council, and many others

8:24 Prosecutor General’s Office

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, 226 Ukrainian children have died, 416 children have been injured. Most victims among children are from the Donetsk region [conservative estimates, real numbers are likely higher]

7:45 Valentyn Reznichenko, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration

On the morning of May 10, Russian troops fired artillery at the Zelenodolsk community. In Zelenodolsk, several houses were damaged by the shelling. They also aimed at the outskirts of Velyka Kostromka in the Kryvyi Rih district

7:11 General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Russian invaders may conduct acts of sabotage at the Ukrainian chemical industry facilities to further accuse the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of them

1:48 Operational Command “South”

One person was killed and five more were injured as Russians fired seven missiles on Odesa, south of Ukraine. A shopping mall and a warehouse of finished consumer goods were hit.