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strike2026-05-19 19:00 UTC🇺🇦 Multiple front directions across Ukraine (incl. Pokrovsk direction and other named settlements)
Ukraine General Staff reports 5,662 Russian kamikaze-drone attacks in daily update
In a 19 May 2026 evening operational update, Ukraine's General Staff reported Russian forces used 5,662 kamikaze drones and conducted widespread strikes and shelling over the day. The update also claims 197 UAVs of various types were destroyed or suppressed and that two UAV control points were destroyed on the Pokrovsk direction.
Details
Type
strike
Occurred
2026-05-19 19:00
Reported
2026-05-19
Location
Multiple front directions across Ukraine (incl. Pokrovsk direction and other named settlements)
Coordinates
49.4872, 31.2718
Killed
63
Wounded
12
Confidence
72 / 100
Damage assessment
Report states Russia employed 5,662 kamikaze drones; Ukraine claims 197 UAVs destroyed/suppressed and two UAV control points destroyed (Pokrovsk direction), along with other equipment losses.