Launch of "Reserve+" application, attack on military enlistment center serviceman: highlights

"Reserve+" app was launched

The Reserve+ application has been launched in Ukraine, where people liable for military service, conscripts and reservists can update their credentials.

Since the launch of the mobile application, 150,000 Ukrainians have successfully registered. At the same time, many users began to complain and joke about problems with authorization.

From May 18, all men aged 18-60 must update their credentials by July 16.

Zelenskyy warns of a wider Russian offensive

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that the Russian offensive in Kharkiv Oblast in May may be only the first wave of wider attacks.

"They have started their operation, it may consist of several waves. And this is their first wave. But after this first wave, the situation is under control," the head of state explained.

In the afternoon, the General Staff reported that since the beginning of the day on May 18, 22 combat engagements have taken place at the front, eight of them are ongoing. In particular, Russian forces attacked in vain in the direction of Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast..

An electronic queue will appear for the military enlistment centers

The Ministry of Defense has started testing its new service – an electronic queue to the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers.

Pre-registration is already possible in 19 military commissariats in separate centers of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Dnipro, Sumy, Vinnytsia and Kropyvnytskyi.

Attack on a military officer from a military enlistment center

On May 18, a civilian attacked a sergeant serving in the military enlistment center with a knife in the town of Synelnykove in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. The attacker was detained. Prior to the incident, the military personnel were taking measures to notify those liable for military service.

The military commissariat emphasized that the incident took place against the backdrop of a "shameful information campaign" to discredit their officials.

The Georgian president vetoed the law on "foreign agents"

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili has vetoed the law on "foreign agents" passed by parliament despite protests in the streets. She called the law "Russian" in "essence and spirit" and contrary to "the Georgian constitution and all European standards."

The document will now return to the legislature for consideration. Nevertheless, the support of 76 MPs is enough to override the veto, and the parliamentary majority has even more – 83 votes.

A Russian Su-25 was shot down over Donetsk Oblast

Ukrainian soldiers from the 110th Brigade shot down a Russian Su-25 over Donetsk Oblast. This is the fourth Su-25 shot down by the brigade in May.

Including this Su-25, the Ukrainian military has shot down 355 Russian aircraft in total.

A Ukrainian raised the Russian flag in the sky over Berlin

On May 9, a drone with a Russian flag flew over the Reichstag building in Berlin for several minutes. A pro-Russian citizen of Ukraine, who came to Germany in the summer of 2022 and had previously openly glorified Russia with his actions, is suspected of this prank..

Russian attacks

Russian troops opened fire on a car with civilians in Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast. Two people were killed. The Russian military also attacked the residential sector of Kharkiv. Six people are known to be injured.

Other news

• 9,900 residents have been evacuated from the border settlements of Kharkiv Oblast.
• Volodymyr Zelensky commented on the prospects for a counteroffensive.
• A power substation caught fire in Russia’s Novorossiysk. Locals attribute it to a UAV attack, although the authorities denied it.
• Maidan cases: the State Bureau of Investigation indicted FSB Director Bortnikov and 20 other Russians.
• The Pentagon announces the date of the next Ramstein format meeting.