What happened on the night of May 18. The main thing

Attacks by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Belgorod, Voronezh, Kursk, Orel, Rostov, Tula regions, Krasnodar Territory, the Republic of Crimea and over the Sea of Azov. The United States fears the use of attack UAVs from Cuba. Earthquake victims in China. The United States and China have confirmed their common goal of denuclearization of the DPRK. The power supply was restored in the Kherson region. The UK is recruiting mercenaries for the Armed Forces among members of Latin American drug cartels. Hezbollah has reported conducting 339 military operations against Israeli forces. Russia will send specialists to Uganda to fight Ebola. All the details are in the Izvestia article.

The attack of Ukrainian drones on the territory of Russia

Last night, air defense systems destroyed 50 UAVs over the territory of Russia, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

"In the period from 21:00 Moscow time on May 17 to 7:00 Moscow time on May 18, 50 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of an airplane type were intercepted and destroyed by air defense systems on duty," the statement said.

Earthquake victims in China

An earthquake in China with a magnitude of 5.2 killed two people and left another missing, Xinhua reported, citing the operational headquarters.

"As of 8:14 a.m. (3:14 a.m. Moscow time), two people were confirmed dead, and another was reported missing as a result of the 5.2 magnitude earthquake that occurred on Monday night in the city of Liuzhou in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China," the report said.

The Reuters news agency reported that more than 7,000 residents of the city of Liuzhou were evacuated.

The United States is concerned about Cuba's use of UAVs

The United States has begun to assess the risk of the use of attack UAVs by Cuba, the Axios portal reported.

"The intelligence data that could become a pretext for US military action shows how much the administration of [US President Donald] Trump views Cuba as a threat due to the development of drone warfare," the publication says.

Trump and Xi Jinping discuss North Korea's denuclearization

During talks in Beijing, Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping confirmed that the denuclearization of the DPRK remains the common goal of the two countries, according to the White House website.

The sides also expressed similar positions on the Iranian nuclear program. During the discussion of the situation in the Middle East, the leaders agreed on the need to restore navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and the inadmissibility of levying fees on ships passing through it.

Electricity supply restored in Kherson region

Electricity in the Kherson region has been fully restored after blackouts, said the governor of the region, Vladimir Saldo.

"The power supply has been restored in full," he told the publication.

Recruitment of mercenaries for the Armed Forces of Ukraine from drug cartels in Latin America

The United Kingdom is recruiting mercenaries for the Armed Forces of Ukraine among members of Latin American drug cartels, said Rodion Miroshnik, the Russian Foreign Ministry's ambassador-at-large for crimes committed by the Kiev regime.

"There are a lot of Colombians, Nicaraguans. There are Brazilians, Argentines. There are many Western, often American, British, and European recruitment companies that offer to participate in the conflict on the side of Ukraine to those who, for example, were members of drug cartels," he said.

Hezbollah has announced 339 military operations against Israel.

The Lebanese Shiite organization Hezbollah reported conducting 339 military operations against Israeli troops from April 16 to May 17, as a result of which 48 tanks were disabled.

"In response to the enemy's violations of the ceasefire, the Islamic resistance forces attacked 15 command posts, three barracks, two military bases, seven artillery positions and one helipad. Over the past month, 48 tanks, 18 armored personnel carriers and 12 off-road vehicles have been completely or partially withdrawn, which were hit by guided missiles or kamikaze drones," the press service said.

The report does not provide accurate data on the losses of Israeli troops in Lebanon.

Russian specialists will travel to Uganda to fight Ebola

Russian specialists will be sent to Uganda to conduct an epidemiological investigation into the spread of Ebola. This was announced on May 18 by the press service of Rospotrebnadzor.

The ministry clarified that against the background of the outbreak of the disease caused by the Bundibugio orthoebolavirus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and cases in the Ugandan capital Kampala, a group of Russian specialists will be sent to the country at the request of the Ugandan side.