The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense said that the Ukrainian army recaptured a dozen positions near Bakhmut and captured many Russian soldiers from various units.

The security forces seized almost 400 barrels from underground gunsmiths in 44 regions, including Dagestan, Ingushetia, KBR and Stavropol. In particular, 399 firearms of domestic and foreign production were seize.

On 17 April 2001, Ochs-Ahmet Alsultanov and his accompanying children, son Islam and nephews Shamkhan and Shahid Umarhajiev, disappeared near the village of Alleroi. The son at that time was 14 years old, and the nephews turned 13, and the other - 11 years. In the morning they went to pasture public cattle, and then disappeared. As it turns out, for a while... 

On May 16, 2001, at 4 am, five Russian military men, two of whom were wearing masks, broke down the door of apartment 46 in building 21 on Novatorov Street in Grozny.

At night, Kyiv was subjected to a massive complex attack using drones and various missiles.

May 15, 2001 in the village. Duba-Yurt, Shali district, unidentified men dressed in camouflage uniforms and masks broke into the house of the head of the local administration.

Six people were killed and three were wounded as a result of shelling of Kherson and the region. There are wounded in Zaporozhye and Donetsk regions.

May 14, 2001 in Tsa-Vedeno, Vedeno district, Russian soldiers shot and killed a young local resident. His funeral was witnessed by employees of the Danish Refugee Council, who were distributing humanitarian aid in this locality.

May 13, 2001

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In the Chechen regional center of Vedeno, during the “cleansing” operation, the Russian military took away four local residents in an unknown direction. Their further fate is unknown.

As part of an official visit to the Italian Republic and the Vatican, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky met with Pope Francis.