The walkout, which was due to start on Thursday, has been suspended while union members vote on a tentative deal.

During the previous day, 233 combat engagements took place between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops.

In the Kherson region, ten people were injured over the past 24 hours as a result of Russian aggression.

Russian forces attacked Novhorod-Siverskyi in the Chernihiv region, killing one person and injuring two others.

After four years of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine has become far more successful at fighting off air raids.

Russia’s total combat losses in the war against Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to May 21, 2026, have reached approximately 1,352,980 personnel, including 910 losses over the past day.

Russian forces carried out 839 attacks on 53 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region during the past 24 hours, leaving two men wounded.

On Thursday, May 21, rain is expected in most regions of Ukraine, with hail and strong wind gusts possible in some areas. Daytime temperatures will be summer-like warm: 23-28°C across most of the country, up to 31°C in the east, while western regions will see temperatures around 18-23°C.

Soldiers of the 15th Artillery Reconnaissance Brigade "Black Forest" of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a Russian Buk-M2 surface-to-air missile system in the Donetsk region.

The Russians once again struck Dnipro, leaving a woman injured and damaging several residential buildings.