Le Monde interviewed 5 brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donbass, where the fiercest fighting is taking place. They all confirmed that neither the ammunition according to the “Czech plan” (800,000 shells) nor the US aid package reached them.
“We read the news, but we are realistic. We rely only on what we really have. We don't have a shortage of small arms ammunition, but we do have a shortage of everything else: drones, anti-drone capabilities, shells, missiles... And we see supplies continue to decline and become increasingly unstable. They only cover the bare minimum,” said one of the military men.
The absence of UAVs and artillery fire support leads to losses, the Armed Forces of Ukraine say.
“We also lose a lot of equipment to enemy FPVs (drones); we absolutely need jammers. My battalion lost its last encoder 2 days ago."
Near Bakhmut, tank crews of the 28th Brigade feel a lack of shells and fuel. “We have only one anti-drone jammer for the entire company, consisting of 10 T-64 tanks. Every pair of tanks needs at least one silencer,” adds another fighter.
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[LB] In total, 101 combat clashes were recorded during the day.
by Andriy Lobanov
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published operational information on the Russian-Ukrainian war as of 11 p.m. on May 17.
The military counted 101 combat clashes, 15 missile strikes, 70 air strikes, 452 kamikaze drone strikes, and 2,843 shellings per day.
In the Kharkiv direction, the occupiers made two attempts to break through Ukrainian defenses - on the Hlyboke-Lyptsi and Bugruvatka-Staritsa lines. The situation is controlled by the Defense Forces, battles are being fought in some areas to improve the tactical position, defenses are being strengthened near Vovchansk.
There were six clashes in the Kupyansk direction, three attacks were repelled by the defenders.
Five attempts to break through the defense were made at Siverskyi.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the number of clashes increased to 15. The defense forces held their positions.
In the Pokrovsky direction, the number of combat clashes remained unchanged. Since the beginning of the current day, the enemy has carried out 25 attacks on the positions of our troops.
In the Kurakhiv direction, the enemy tried to break through the defense of our troops 16 times. Fighting continues in the areas of the settlements of Paraskoviyvka and Vodyane.
In the Vremivsk direction, the enemy made three attempts to improve the tactical position. Our troops repelled two enemy attempts to advance in the direction of Staromayorskyi.
In the Dnieper direction, the occupiers continue to try to dislodge our soldiers from the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnipro River. Our troops repelled 13 enemy attacks in the area of the settlement of Krynka. Loss of positions was not allowed during the battles.
On Friday, the occupiers did not carry out offensive and assault actions in the Lymansky, Toretsk, Gulyaipilsky and Orihiv directions.
Most of the fighting is taking place in the Kramatorsk, Pokrovsky and Kurakhiv directions, there have been no significant changes in the situation in the rest of the directions.
by Ivanna Kapustyanska
The Russian army continues to conduct active offensive operations with the support of aviation in the Kramatorsk, Pokrovsk, Kurakhiv and Kharkiv directions. Ukrainian units continue to resist attempts by the Russian invaders to break through our defenses.
This is stated in the summary of the General Staff as of 17:00.
In the Kharkiv direction , in addition to the area of the previously mentioned village of Staritsa, the enemy launched an unsuccessful attack in the direction of Hlyboke - Liptsi. Also, the Russian occupiers continue to carry out airstrikes - this time, the areas of the villages of Izbytske and Pokalyne were affected.
The losses of the enemy are 35 Russian occupiers killed and wounded, our soldiers destroyed 15 units of enemy equipment, including a tank, an armored combat vehicle, and an artillery installation.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the Russian invaders attempted to advance in the areas of Novy, Andriivka and Ivanivka settlements. They struck a guided aerial bomb near the North.
In the Pokrovsky direction, the enemy continues active actions - the number of clashes has increased to 21 . The enemy exerts the greatest pressure on our positions in the Novooleksandrivka area. He also attacked near Umanskyi and Netaylovo. The situation is under control.
In the Kurakhiv direction , the invaders have already tried to improve their tactical position 16 times . They receive a decent rebuff from our soldiers, the number of enemy casualties is being clarified.
In the direction of Vremivsk , the occupiers launched two airstrikes in the area of Staromayorskyi. Otherwise, no changes.
In the Dnieper direction, the territories near Tyaginka, Tokarivka and Ivanivka were subjected to artillery fire. The number of unsuccessful enemy attacks near Krynyk increased to seven. Our fpv drone operators work efficiently.
In the rest of the directions, there were no significant changes in the situation at this time.
The defense forces inflict significant losses on the occupiers, actively use means of fire damage to the enemy's manpower and equipment. Measures are being taken to improve the tactical position in certain directions. The tasks of the grouping of troops are defined and proven.
As of 1:30 p.m., the enemy was most active in the Kurakhiv and Pokrovsky directions . The Russian occupiers have not carried out attacks in the Lyman, Toretsk, Gulyaipil and Orihiv directions since the beginning of the century.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:05 During the day on May 17, Russia attacked the Odessa region with three ballistic missiles (probably Iskander-M) and three Kh-59/Kh-69 guided missiles, actively using reconnaissance drones throughout the southern direction, the Air Force reported. In total, air defense in the southern direction destroyed three X-59 guided aircraft missiles in the Odessa region, two ZALA reconnaissance UAVs, an attack Lancet and one UAV of an unknown type in the Kherson region, as well as one UAV of an unknown type in the Kirovograd region.
21:36 The Leningrad Military District of the Russian Federation stated that the cause of the explosion on the economic territory of the Budyonny Military Academy of Communications in St. Petersburg was the “arbitrary detonation” of 76-mm ammunition from the Second World War. Seven soldiers were injured.
21:08 The Russians dropped explosives from a drone on Stanislav, Kherson region - the car in which the head of the Novotroitsk SVA, Sergei Peretyatko, was traveling was hit, he was wounded, said the head of the SVA, Alexander Prokudin. According to him, the community headed by Peretyatko is under Russian occupation, so he helped his colleagues from Stanislav.
21:04 Russian public pages write about an explosion at the Military Academy of Communications in St. Petersburg, which injured seven people. She was allegedly attacked by a drone.
20:53 The death toll as a result of today's attacks on Kharkov has increased to three, 28 people were injured , said the mayor of the city, Igor Terekhov.
20:37 The Tuapse oil refinery stopped after an attack by a Ukrainian drone, Reuters writes, citing sources. According to the publication, drones hit a liquefied petroleum gas production plant in Tuapse, while a crude oil processing plant remained undamaged.
20:02 As a result of today's Russian shelling of populated areas in the Donetsk region, three people were killed and three were wounded, the prosecutor's office reported. In particular, two people died in the city of Krasnogorovka, another in the city of Chasov Yar. Two people were injured as a result of an air bomb attack on the cities of Selidovo and Liman, and one in the village. Bogatyr of Volnovakha district.
19:54 As a result of today's Russian strike on the Odessa region, one person was killed, the number of wounded increased to eight, said Oleg Kiper, head of the OVA.
19:50 Ukraine and Slovenia are completing work on a bilateral security agreement within the framework of the G7 declaration, Zelensky said following a telephone conversation with Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob. He also thanked for confirming his participation in the Peace Summit in Switzerland.
In an evening video message, Zelensky said that he had a “very detailed and lengthy” conversation about the protection and restoration of energy, the overall situation in the energy sector: “Now, after Russian attacks, our energy sector has lost a significant part of generation. And it takes time to restore. A lot of effort is needed for further development of energy - new energy that will be able to operate despite the threats of Russian terror. Plus, we are already preparing for the next heating season, and this involves, in particular, planned repairs and preparation of nuclear generation. Therefore, now there is again a need for very rational, thoughtful consumption. electricity."
19:41 There are no preliminary plans for restrictions on electricity supplies for Saturday, May 18, DTEK reported. At the same time, they added that “the situation is extremely changeable” and called for using light sparingly. Today from 19:00 to 00:00 the schedules for Kyiv, Kyiv, Odessa, Dnepropetrovsk and Donetsk regions are applied.
18:13 The Washington Post writes that the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Starlink terminals failed on the day of the Russian troops’ offensive in the Kharkov direction. Because of Russian electronic warfare equipment, the terminals were completely out of order for the first time. On the morning of May 10, communication with the drones “simply disappeared,” all video channels were lost, the unit commander said. The military did not see how the Russian Armed Forces were moving and worked only with radios or telephones.
18:07 The Russians launched a missile attack on the Odessa region. In the Odessa region, there was a strong fire at the site where one of the missiles hit, and civilian infrastructure was damaged. Currently, five casualties are known, said the head of the OVA, Oleg Kiper.
17:54 As a result of today's strikes on Kharkov, two people were killed and 19 were injured , said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.
17:42 The European Union has banned the broadcasting of RIA Novosti, Izvestia, Rossiyskaya Gazeta and Voice of Europe.
16:51 Russia suffered the largest drone strike since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Behind him are the SBU and the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. Although Kyiv, of course, does not officially deny or confirm these strikes. Read more in the article Rain from drones .
16:29 The Russians launched two KAB attacks on Kharkov, including the Kholodnogorsk region. One person was killed and five were injured, said the head of the OVA, Oleg Sinegubov.
15:35 Zelensky signed the law on the mobilization of convicts.
14:54 Zelensky signed a law increasing fines for evading military registration. For violation of military registration rules during martial law, the fine will range from 17,000 to 25,500 hryvnia. Fines can also be imposed in absentia.
14:48 The Ministry of Defense announced the launch of the Reserve+ mobile application for military personnel, conscripts and reservists. The department recalled that from Saturday, May 18, a new law on mobilization comes into force, according to which all men 18-60 years old must update their credentials within 60 days - until July 16 inclusive. When updating the data, a referral to the VLK will not be issued - it can be issued later if necessary.
You can update your data online - through the Reserve+ application, which will be available for download on smartphones through the App Store and Google Play Market from May 18; or offline at Territorial Acquisition Centers and Administrative Services Centers throughout the country.
A QR code will also appear in the Reserve+ application, by scanning which government officials will be able to instantly obtain information about the status of a person liable for military service, a conscript or a reservist.
14:22 About 4,500 prisoners in Ukraine agreed that a law on parole through concluding a contract for military service is needed. The Ministry of Justice conducted such a survey in April, said Deputy Minister of Justice Elena Vysotskaya. She clarified that those convicted under articles of the Criminal Code were not interviewed, some of whom are currently not subject to mobilization. Also, when preparing these statistics, experts immediately discarded about 4,000 prisoners who were diagnosed with diseases such as HIV, hepatitis, and tuberculosis. As of May 15, there were 27,471 convicts in Ukrainian colonies, including 1,538 women.
13:43 Russia is ready to participate in peace negotiations on Ukraine, but it is not invited to the conference in Switzerland, Putin said. He also noted that before the invasion of Ukraine he was in constant contact with Zelensky. Now Moscow will proceed “from real conditions” when resolving the conflict, the head of the Kremlin added.
Putin also said that the issue of Zelensky’s legitimacy is important for Russia if documents have to be signed. At the same time, he believes that the question of Zelensky’s legitimacy, given the cancellation of the elections, “should be answered by the legal and political system of Ukraine.”
13:17 Putin said that Russia currently has no plans to capture Kharkov, and the Russian offensive in the region is “the fault of the Ukrainian authorities” and “a response to shelling of the regions of the Russian Federation.” According to him, Russia is “forced to create a sanitary zone” due to the shelling of Belgorod.
Putin also said that Russia is analyzing “who it can deal with in Ukraine and who it can trust.” According to him, “in general, there is a basis for the negotiation process, these are the Istanbul agreements.” He also noted that China “sincerely strives to resolve the Ukrainian crisis.”
13:13 In the Vinnytsia region, as a result of falling debris from an enemy drone, the equipment of one of the energy facilities was damaged, the Ministry of Energy reported. More than 23 thousand subscribers in four settlements lost power, most of them have already been connected.
13:01 Lithuania has sent Ukraine a new batch of military and humanitarian aid, Defense Minister Laurynas Kasciunas said. The package included, inter alia, reconnaissance drones, counter-UAV systems, as well as ammunition, generators and folding beds.
12:55 The government has allocated more than 1.5 billion hryvnia for the restoration of the Zmievskaya Thermal Power Plant in the Kharkov region and the Trypilska Thermal Power Plant in the Kiev region, Shmygal said.
12:42 Hungary vetoed the Council of Europe resolution recognizing the lack of alternative to Zelensky’s peace formula, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó said: “The Council wanted to adopt a resolution today in which it wanted to recognize only and exclusively the peace plan of President Zelensky as the peace formula that should be consider and support. This is unacceptable for us. Other countries have also developed peace plans that are no worse than the plan of the Ukrainian president. I asked that other peace plans be included in the Council of Europe resolution. Therefore, I vetoed it. did not become a decision of the Council." Szijjártó also called for the start of “real peace negotiations” with the participation of the Russian Federation.
12:26 Starting Saturday, May 18, an e-office will be launched in Ukraine, in which men of military age will be able to update their data, said Dmitry Lazutkin, spokesman for the Ministry of Defense. According to him, at first it will be a version with a minimum set of functions, and then additional options will appear in the electronic account. In the meantime, this will be an opportunity to update your data - email, phone and place of residence.
In addition, from May 18, CNAPs will also accept those liable for military service to update data, said Natalya Shamray, director of the CNAP department in Kyiv. According to her, 300 administrators of central administrative centers are connected to the accounting system; they will work from 9:00 to 18:00.
12:17 The Russian Army has expanded the active combat zone by almost 70 km, thus trying to force the Ukrainian Armed Forces to use additional brigades from the reserve, said Syrsky, who has been working in units in the Kharkov region for several days in a row. According to him, the enemy concentrated his main efforts on the direction of Strelechk-Liptsy and on the capture of Volchansk, followed by access to the White Well and the deployment of an offensive to the rear of the Ukrainian troops. For this purpose, the Russian Federation created and significantly strengthened the operational-tactical group of troops North, which included combat units of the 6th Army, 11th and 44th Army Corps.
The commander-in-chief said that the enemy launched an offensive much earlier than planned when he noticed the transfer of Ukrainian troops, but he was unable to break through the defenses. “However, we understand that there will be heavy fighting ahead and the enemy is preparing for this. In such circumstances, we must prevent further advance of enemy troops, inflict maximum losses on them, and also create conditions for defeat by the actions of mobile assault groups and units by attacks on the flank and rear from different directions,” added Syrsky.
11:39 Zelensky said that for the first time in the war years, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have enough artillery: “Not a single brigade is complaining that there are no shells. And this has been happening in the last two months.”
11:35 In the Kharkov direction, since the beginning of the day, there has been one military clash in the area of the village of Staritsa, the General Staff reported. The situation in Volchansk is under control. Measures are continuing to strengthen the positions of the Defense Forces and improve the tactical situation in certain directions. In the Kupyansky direction, Ukrainian troops are conducting assault operations in order to improve the tactical situation in the direction of Sinkovka-Olshana.
11:08 Zelensky claims that partners are not pushing Ukraine to negotiate with Russia, although “there is this in the atmosphere of peace.” In his opinion, if a large number of countries attend the Peace Summit in Switzerland and the corresponding communiqué is adopted, this will become a diplomatic advantage for Ukraine. The President also believes that before communicating with Moscow, a detailed plan should be created, agreed upon by the whole world. At the same time, Zelensky added that Putin does not benefit from dialogue with the whole world, “because even China will tell him: explain the seizure of territories. Because China stands for the territorial integrity of any state.”
Zelensky called Macron’s idea of a truce for the duration of the Olympics “dead history,” since there was already a ceasefire experience.
10:43 As a result of a night attack in Novorossiysk, the Novorossiysk fuel oil terminal and the Importpischeprom terminal were damaged - in the latter, drones hit two fuel tanks, reports the opposition Russian publication Astra. In addition, the Gazprom oil depot in the village of Kirilovka and the Grushovaya Balka oil depot of Transneft were hit. There were no casualties.
10:37 High-quality satellite images of the Belbek airfield in Crimea after the Ukrainian attack on May 15 have appeared online. NYT investigator Christian Triebert suggested that two MiG-31 fighters and one Su-27 were completely destroyed, and the MiG-29 was damaged.
10:34 In the Kharkov region, the Russian army has advanced a maximum of 10 km, Zelensky said: “Today, our Defense Forces have stabilized the Russians where they are now. The deepest point of their advance is 10 km. There is no advance in the directions of some enemy brigades and did not have". According to the president, the Russians managed to break through the border due to a lack of air defense.
Zelensky added that the enemy reached the first line of defense, but “no one reached the concrete line of defense.” According to him, the first and second lines were built by the military, and the third, most powerful, by local authorities. At the same time, the president explained that it is the strongest, since it was not created under constant shelling.
10:29 Stabilization power outages today from 19:00 will be applied in Kiev, as well as in the Kiev, Odessa, Dnepropetrovsk and Donetsk regions, DTEK reported.
10:25 Brazilian President Lula da Silva will not participate in the Peace Summit in Switzerland, since “there is no point in participating in a summit that does not involve both sides to resolve the conflict,” CNN Brasil reports, citing Brazilian diplomatic sources. A Brazilian delegation will attend the summit, but it is not yet known who will lead it.
09:52 In the Kherson region, as a result of Russian shelling over the past 24 hours, two people were killed and six were injured, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. Four high-rise buildings and seven private houses, a medical facility and a store were damaged.
09:27 In the Donetsk region, as a result of Russian shelling over the past 24 hours, five people were wounded - in Mikhailovka, said the head of the OBA Vadim Filashkin.
08:56 In Kharkov at night, a Russian UAV hit an open area - the glazing of the windows of a five-story residential building and the city district administration building were damaged, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. Another drone also hit an open area, damaging three houses. In the Nemyshlyansky district of the city, an S-300 missile hit an open area, without destruction or casualties.
In the village Sinelnikovo, as a result of shelling from the MLRS, one person was killed and two were wounded. In the village Krasnoye, Kharkov district, one person died as a result of an ammunition drop from a drone.
08:31 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 17:
personnel - about 489,870 (+1410) people,
tanks - 7547 (+18),
armored combat vehicles - 14,552 (+14),
artillery systems - 12 603 (+38),
MLRS - 1071 (+1),
air defense systems - 800 (+2),
aircraft - 353 (+2),
helicopters - 326 (+1),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 10 073 (+45),
cruise missiles - 2200 (+0),
ships/boats - 26 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 17,104 (+56),
special equipment - 2062 (+7).
08:18 Ukraine can use weapons from the United States only within its territory, Pentagon Speaker Sabrina Singh said: “We have not changed our position. We believe that the equipment, the capabilities that we provide to Ukraine, which other countries provide to Ukraine, should be used to return Ukrainian sovereign territory."
07:57 Air defense at night destroyed all 20 attack UAVs of the Shahed-131/136 type, which Russia attacked from Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Kursk, the Air Force reported. The drones were destroyed within the Kharkov, Poltava, Vinnitsa, Odessa and Nikolaev regions.
07:40 Sevastopol was attacked by drones at night. “Governor” Mikhail Razvozhaev said that as a result of the attack, the work of the substation was suspended, there were spot power outages in the city, and classes were canceled in all schools, secondary education institutions and kindergartens.
In Novorossiysk, local residents counted at least 35 explosions overnight. According to them, the local port and oil depot were attacked. After the explosions, the port and part of the city were cut off. Authorities also said that public transport had been suspended. In addition, as a result of a night drone attack, a fire occurred at the Tuapse oil refinery. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that during the night the air defense allegedly destroyed and intercepted 102 drones: 51 over Crimea and 44 over the Krasnodar Territory, six over the Belgorod region and one over Kursk. In addition, six drone boats were allegedly destroyed in the Black Sea.
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[KavkazUel] At least 80 residents of Chechnya were kidnapped after a car with a DUSTUM license plate was set on fire; volunteers managed to establish the names of a number of them. In the village of Starye Atagi, Urus-Martan district, about 50 members of the family of Sayf-Islam Elmurzaev, who is suspected of setting fire to a car, were kidnapped, and about 30 people were kidnapped in the Shalinsky district, the Memorial Human Rights Center reported*. As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, in Grozny an unknown person set fire to a car with a DUSTUM license plate and the inscription K13 on the door. A resident of the Chechen capital was detained on suspicion of arson; he surrendered himself after the abduction of his family, the opposition Chechen telegram channel reported. Analysts interviewed by the Caucasian Knot supported the opinion that the car is connected with the son of the head of Chechnya, Adam Kadyrov. They believe that the recent mass abductions in the Shali region are related to the arson of a car.
A telegram channel opposed to the authorities of Chechnya reported on May 7 about raids in the Olimpiysky residential area, where a car was set on fire, and searches and checks of residents of the complex. The telegram channel also reported on mass detentions of people in the Shalinsky district; as of May 7, about 30 people were detained. The Telegram channel lists the names of some of them.
Volunteers from the Human Rights Protection Center "Memorial"* interviewed local residents. Sources confirmed that between May 6 and May 14, security forces in Chechnya abducted from 80 to 90 people; only some of them were identified, the Human Rights Protection Center reported today person "Memorial"*.
At least six people were kidnapped in the village of Goyskoye, Urus-Martan district. One of them is Arbi Borchashvili. Previously, he was forcibly sent to a war zone in Ukraine, he was wounded and returned home in 2023.
In Gudermes, security forces kidnapped Abubakar Tsakaev, and in the Ippodromny microdistrict of Grozny, Dzhabrail Dauthadzhiev, who, according to the mentioned telegram channel, wore the same jacket as the car arsonist.
On May 9, security forces kidnapped about 50 members of the Elmurzaev family from the village of Starye Atagi, Urus-Martan district. Among those abducted are elderly people and women, including the pregnant sister of Sayf-Islam Elmurzaev - he, according to our sources, is considered the main suspect in the arson. It is reported that at first, Saif-Islam’s relatives were taken as hostages, but the kidnappings continued after his “detention.” Elmurzaev’s mother was in Ukraine under a civilian work contract. She was also returned home and detained.
Members of the Elmurzaev family from the village of Starye Atagi, who were abducted and held for more than a week, have been released. They are under house arrest, another telegram channel opposition to the Chechen authorities reported today.
According to information received by volunteers of the Memorial Center, in the city of Shali, security forces kidnapped more than 30 people. The Telegram channel in opposition to the authorities of Chechnya reported that 37 people were kidnapped in Shali. All those abducted, according to human rights activists, were taken to Grozny to the security department .
On May 13, information was received that those abducted from Shali, with the exception of four, were transferred to the police department in the Shali district. Yusuf Akhmadov, Umar Aliyev, Ruslan Ebishev and Abdusalam (surname unknown) were left in Grozny. It also became known that the security forces took a hunting shotgun from the house of one of them, sawed off the barrel and butt of this gun and charged the stolen person with possession and manufacture of firearms, according to a message on the center’s website.
On May 11, another resident of Shali, Dzhabrail Javatkhanov, was kidnapped. Relatives are being demanded to return home their brother Dzhabrail, who is in one of the European countries.
Human rights activists noted that they could not confirm that the death of a young man, whose body was found on May 7 in the Shali district, was connected with the car arson. There is also no confirmation of the connection between the arson and the abduction on May 5 in Grozny of two young people - natives of the city of Shali and the village of Agishty, Vedeno district. The two abductions are likely unrelated to the car arson and occurred before the video was released, the report said.
In Chechnya, the call sign “Dostum” and the number “K13” are secretly reserved for people related to Adam Kadyrov, an employee of the “Memorial” Center for the Protection of Human Rights confirmed information to the “ Caucasian Knot ” correspondent on May 14 in a telegram channel.
There is indirect confirmation of the connection between cars with DUSTUM license plates and Adam Kadyrov. For example, on April 28, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, published information about the open tactical shooting competition “Our People,” which took place at the Russian Special Forces University in Gudermes. Second place in the competition was taken by the “Dostum” squad of the head of the security department of the head of the Chechen Republic, Adam Kadyrov, said the head of the republic.
In February 2023, a video with Adam Kadyrov was published in the telegram channel “Adviser KRA”. On his jacket on the right there is a patch with the inscription DUSTUM Adam Kadyrov wore a cap with a DUSTUM badge when he demonstrated his shooting skills to a delegation from Guinea-Bissau, a video about which was published by Ramzan Kadyrov on May 10.
The "Caucasian Knot" wrote that on September 25, 2023, Ramzan Kadyrov published a video recording of his son Adam beating Nikita Zhuravel in a pre-trial detention center. The head of Chechnya praised his son for this act. After this, Adam Kadyrov received the title of Hero of Chechnya and the highest state awards of Karachay-Cherkessia and Kabardino-Balkaria, and in total at least nine state and public awards.
In November 2023, the 18-year-old son of the head of Chechnya, Akhmat Kadyrov, was appointed Deputy Minister for Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the republic. A position of this level cannot be held by a person without completed higher education; this restriction is established by republican law, lawyers interviewed by the Caucasian Knot indicated.
In February 2024, Akhmat Kadyrov was appointed Minister of Youth Affairs of Chechnya. He was also awarded the highest award of the republic. And on April 28, Kadyrov announced the appointment of Adam as curator of the Russian Special Forces University . According to him, this was done at the request of the head of the university, Baibetar Vaikhanov.
On November 5, 2023, it became known that Adam Kadyrov, shortly before his 16th birthday, was appointed head of the security department of the head of the republic. This appointment does not correlate well with labor legislation for teenagers and only emphasizes the hereditary principle of the formation of power in the republic, lawyers, security officials and human rights activists pointed out. For Adam Kadyrov, this is a test of his ability to lead Chechnya after his father, they suggested.
Ramzan Kadyrov is building a management system in Chechnya based on family and personal ties, and strives to demonstrate the success of his children in their careers, and the new appointment of his daughter Khadizhat was no exception, noted analysts interviewed by the Caucasian Knot.
Years of leadership of Chechnya allowed Ramzan Kadyrov to build a total family cult. Leadership positions, key positions, awards and names in honor of relatives - all this confirms the course towards the “Akhmatization” of Chechnya. How Kadyrov makes himself and his relatives idols is described in the “Caucasian Knot” reference “ In the name of father and son: how the cult of the Kadyrovs is being implanted in Chechnya.
According to the provided search results, more than 1,000 people have been arrested in connection with the January 6 United States Capitol attack."
"How many J6 citizens remain in jail?
According to the search results, there are various numbers mentioned regarding the number of J6 citizens remaining in jail. Here’s a summary:
Less than 40 remain behind bars (from the article “Are there hundreds of Capitol Riot defendants still in jail?”)
78 remain jailed pending trial (from the article “What to know about Capitol riot defendants and the Justice for J6 rally”)
Around six dozen defendants who have been charged in Jan. 6 cases remain jailed awaiting trial (from the article “Jan. 6 defendants have been charged with crimes”)
Three were already in jail on unrelated charges, and one presented some combination of problems that led judges to conclude there were no release conditions that would be enough to protect the community or ensure a defendant would show up to court again (from the article ‘“Justice For J6” Says They’re Rallying For Nonviolent Offenders. Most Alleged Capitol Rioters In Jail Are Charged With Violent Crimes.’)
It’s difficult to provide an exact number, as the numbers vary across the search results. However, based on the available information, it appears that around 100-120 J6 citizens remain in jail, with some possibly already having been released or having their charges dropped."
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[EngMilRu] From 11 to 17 May 2024, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out 28 group strikes by high-precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles, which hit command posts, military airfield infrastructure facilities, air defence equipment, fuel bases of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as a production and storage workshop for uncrewed surface vehicles and strike UAVs.
Moreover, the strikes also hit deployment areas of nationalist groups and foreign mercenaries.
Over the past week, the units of the Sever Group of Forces have liberated 12 settlements in Kharkov region: Borisovka, Bugrovatka, Gatishche, Glubokoye, Krasnoye, Lukyantsy, Morokhovets, Ogurtsovo, Oleynikovo, Pletenyevka, Pyulnaya, Strelechya, and continue advancing to the depth of the enemy's defence.
The Russian troops have launched strikes at manpower and hardware of the five brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, four territorial defence brigades, and the 15th Ukrainian border detachment near Vesyoloye, Volchansk, Dergachi, Neskuchnoye, Krasnoye, and Liptsy (Kharkov region). Twenty-one counter-attacks launched by AFU assault groups were repelled close to Glubokoye, Tikhoye, and Staritsa (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 1,175 Ukrainian troops, 10 tanks, 14 armoured fighting vehicles, 45 motor vehicles, 13 MLRS combat vehicles, including six Czech-made Vampire MLRS, 26 field artillery guns, as well as five Buk and Strela-10 SAM combat vehicles.
The Zapad Group of Forces continues to occupy more advantageous lines and has inflicted fire damage on 18 brigades close to Artyomovka, Makeyevka (Lugansk People's Republic), Kislovka, Sinkovka (Kharkov region), Yampolovka, Krasny Liman, and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Thirty-seven counter-attacks launched by assault groups of eight AFU brigades, as well as two National Guard brigades, were repelled close to Chervonaya Dibrova, Novoyegorovka, Stelmakhovka, Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Berestovoye, Kislovka, and Olshana (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 960 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, nine armoured fighting vehicles, 24 motor vehicles, four 122mm BM-21 Grad and Verba MLRS combat vehicles, 25 field artillery guns, of which five are U.S.-made. In addition, two ammunition depots were destroyed.
The Yug Group of Forces continue to advance into the depth of the enemy's defence. The Group launched strikes at manpower and hardware of six assault, ten mechanised, and seven territorial defence brigades close to Andreyevka, Antonovka, Georgiyevka, Grigorovka, Kleshcheyevka, Kurdyumovka, Paraskoviyevka, and Novomikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Nine AFU counter-attacks were repelled near Belogorovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Razdolovka, Krasnoye, Spornoye, and Chasov Yar (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy lost up to 3,725 Ukrainian troops, eight tanks, including five German-made Leopard-2A1 tanks, 13 armoured fighting vehicles, 55 motor vehicles, one 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS, 47 field artillery guns, to include 22 foreign-made ones.
Three Nota and Bukovel-AD electronic warfare stations, two U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery warfare stations, and 16 field ammunition depots have been destroyed.
The Tsentr Group of Forces has liberated the settlement of Keramik (Donetsk People's Republic), improved the situation along the front line, and defeated 14 brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and national guard brigades near Novoaleksandrovka, Yevgenovka, Karlovka, and Rozovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The Russian Armed Forces repelled 59 counter-attacks launched by the enemy's assault groups close to Arkhangelskoye, Semyonovka, Ocheretino, Solovyevo, Novgorodskoye, Umanskoye, Netaylovo, and Berdychi (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses in this direction amounted to up to 2,475 Ukrainian troops, four tanks, including one U.S.-made Abrams, 20 armoured fighting vehicles, 27 motor vehicles, and one Croatian-made RAK-SA-12 MLRS combat vehicle.
In addition, 23 field artillery guns, including five Paladin self-propelled guns and three U.S.-made M777 howitzers, were hit during counterbattery warfare.
The Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and defeated the units of three brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and three territorial defence brigades near Ugledar, Velikaya Novoselka, Vodyanoye, Vladimirovka (Donetsk People's Republic), Chervonoye, and Dorozhyanka (Zaporozhye region).
Two counter-attacks launched by assault groups of the AFU 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade and the 21st National Guard Brigade were repelled near Staromayorskoye and Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 965 Ukrainian troops, one tank, nine armoured fighting vehicles, 28 motor vehicles, one 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS vehicle, and two Strela-10 SAM combat vehicles.
In counter-battery warfare, 20 field artillery guns were hit, to include four Polish-made Krab self-propelled guns and four U.S.-made M777 howitzers.
The Dnepr Group of Forces liberated Rabotino (Zaporozhye region) as a result of intensive actions. They have also hit manpower and hardware of two brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, three territorial defence brigades, as well as three national guard brigades close to Orekhov, Verbovoye, Nesteryanka, Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region), Nikopol, Kapulovka (Dnepropetrovsk region), Zolotaya Balka, and Ivanovka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 265 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 15 motor vehicles, one Czech-made Vampire MLRS launcher, 35 field artillery guns, including 14 U.S.-made M777 howitzers, as well as one Buk SAM self-propelled artillery system.
The Groups' Missile Troops and Artillery and UAVs have neutralised four Mi-24 helicopters at a helipad, as well as 40 uncrewed surface ships at a storage depot over the past week.
In addition, one U.S.-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile system battalion, ammunition and fuel depots, and aerial vehicles in parks of five military airfields were hit.
Aviation and air defence systems have shot down six MiG-29 and one Su-27 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, 31 U.S.-made ATACMS and Tochka-U operational-tactical missiles, 31 French-made Hammer guided air bombs, 15 U.S.-made HARM anti-radiation missiles, 199 HIMARS, Vampire, Grad, and Olkha projectiles, as well as 329 UAVs.
In the last 24 hours alone, 123 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs have been shot down over the territory of Crimea and the Black Sea coast of Krasnodarsky Krai.
The Black Sea Fleet destroyed 25 Ukrainian uncrewed surface vehicles in the Black Sea waters over the past day.
Over the past week, 63 Ukrainian servicemen have surrendered on the line of contact, 48 of them in the area of responsibility of the Sever Group of Forces.
In total, 601 airplanes, 274 helicopters, 24,234 unmanned aerial vehicles, 522 anti-aircraft missile systems, 16,058 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,303 MLRS combat vehicles, 9,635 field artillery and mortar guns, and 21,763 special military vehicles have been neutralised since the beginning of the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 21:35 Around 19.40 suppressed a number of attempts by the Kyiv regime to carry out terrorist attacks using the Tochka-U operational-tactical missile and aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
On duty air defense systems destroyed one OTR over the territory of the Belgorod region and a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Bryansk region.
20:07 Khar'kov and Khar'kov region. New arrivals.
Reported about new hits by FAB-500 and KAB-500 on buildings and structures of military personnel during offensive operations. It is also reported that enemy equipment, the T-64 tank and Ukrainian Armed Forces trucks have been damaged. Our KABs hit Ukrainian Armed Forces targets with pinpoint accuracy. The strikes were carried out by our front-line Su-34M bombers.
19:35 Kharkovskoe direction.
New massive strikes with Lancet loitering ammunition have become commonplace for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Thus, in Gontarovka, the enemy’s self-propelled gun “Bogdan” was destroyed and two T-64 tanks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were hit.
18:10 Artemovsk direction.
Actively work our assault groups and armored vehicles. At the same time, we try as much as possible to minimize the risk of injury during an attack. Since early morning, our attack aircraft on Su-25SM aircraft have been sending the enemy a parcel of 122mm NURs.
Activity of various types and types of UAVs has also been reported.
17:12 According to the Russian Ministry of Defense for the past 24 hours in the Crimea and Krasnodar Territory was destroyed 125 enemy air drones. 25 naval drones were sunk in the Black Sea.
This was the largest unmanned attack of the year, during which the enemy achieved little - he disabled one substation in Sevastopol for several hours, damaged the Tuapse oil refinery and a tank in Novorossiysk. Moreover, the attack had been prepared for a long time, since April. They waited for May, but in the end it took place only in mid-May.
16:05 Around 15.30 Moscow time suppressed an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Duty air defense systems destroyed a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Belgorod region.
14:17 Telegram channel “Fisherman":
Massive attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the south of Russia on the night of May 16-17, 2024.
Ukrainian formations carried out the largest-scale drone attack across Sevastopol and the Krasnodar Territory, launching a total of more than 140 aircraft and 20 sea drones.
In Sevastopol, the attack lasted several hours. The drones moved out from three directions in the Odessa region: attacks were noted in Sevastopol Bay, near Cape Fiolent, and in the Balaklava area.
In total, units of 31 Air Force and Air Defense divisions shot down 46 UAVs, five were suppressed by electronic warfare. Nine more drones were destroyed by rifle detachments of the Crimean Defense Group.
However, it was not without damage: one of the suppressed UAVs was still able to reach the Sevastopol substation. Because of this, most of the city was left without electricity. At the moment, power supply is being restored (at least two thirds of subscribers are already connected).
Simultaneously with the UAV raid, Sevastopol Bay was attacked by seven unmanned boats. Four of them were able to break through the booms and were destroyed on the immediate approaches, and three more were knocked out near Sevastopol.
The eighth BEC was immobilized by a naval aviation helicopter, and now they are trying to drag it to the shore. The ninth drone was also shot down about an hour ago west of Sevastopol.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces also attacked the Krasnodar region. The main blow fell on Novorossiysk. The targets were oil depots, an industrial zone and the city port. In total, as of 12:00, more than 60 UAVs were shot down over Novorossiysk and on the nearby approaches.
There is information that BECs were used to attack the port, but at the moment we cannot confirm or deny the information.
The drones themselves, given their flight route, most likely entered Novorossiysk through the Sea of Azov, and the launch, most likely, was carried out from the Zaporozhye region.
In addition, in the morning an oil depot in Tuapse was attacked. Video of the drone's arrival was published by local channels. The UAV was flying through the mountains: this indicates that the drone flew around Novorossiysk and entered from the rear through Goryachiy Klyuch, bypassing the air defense position areas.
As we can clearly see, attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces have again increased in the number of means used. This is the largest attack in the entire history of the Northern Military District, the purpose of which was to destroy energy facilities in Sevastopol and the Krasnodar Territory, as well as overload air defense systems.
Currently, local problems are present in several districts of Sevastopol; planned power-saving shutdowns have been introduced in the city to carry out repair and restoration work, but the main blow has still been contained.
At the same time, there is no need to relax. Remember last year's tactics? After massive UAV raids there is an equally large-scale missile attack, so this is to be expected now.
13:33 Statement by the head of the press center of the Vostok group -video.
Units of the Vostok group of troops continue to carry out combat missions in the special military operation zone.
During active operations, the group's units occupied more advantageous positions and defeated the manpower and equipment of the 58th motorized infantry brigade and the 128th territorial defense brigade in the areas of Velikaya Novoselka and Urozhayny.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 125 military personnel, two infantry fighting vehicles, three vehicles, a “Crab” self-propelled artillery mount and a 152mm “Gyacinth-B” gun.
12:37 Sumy region.
Reported about a new series of strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces. Tactical aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces identifies enemy positions for high-precision strikes. The sound of an explosion was reported.
In addition, the enemy reports on his telegram channels about the work of our UAVs and aircraft.
11:53 Air raid alert declared in Kyiv and a number of regions of Ukraine -map:
Vinnytsia region
Dnepropetrovsk region
Kyiv region
Poltava region
Sumy region
Khar'kov region
Chernihiv region
Kyiv
10:14 During last night suppressed a number of attempts by the Kyiv regime to carry out terrorist attacks using aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned boats of the Ukrainian Navy against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Air defense duty systems destroyed and intercepted fifty-one UAVs over the territory of the Crimean Peninsula, 44 UAVs over the territory of the Krasnodar Territory, six UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod Region and one UAV over the territory of the Kursk Region. During the night, naval aviation and patrol boats of the Black Sea Fleet destroyed six unmanned boats in the Black Sea.
09:57 Criminal Kyiv regime continues to fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:
-- n.p. Kakhovka three rounds;
-- the village of Gornostaevka four rounds;
-- the village of Vasilyevka three rounds;
-- n.p. Kairo four rounds.
As a result of artillery attack by Ukrainian Armed Forces militants. Gornostaevka hit the outbuildings of a residential household.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Novaya Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Korsunka, n.p. Peschanoye, firing a total of 17 rounds from cannon artillery. Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.
09:28 Telegram channel «WarGonzo":
Frontline report for the morning of 05/17/2024
- Zaporozhye Front. Fierce fighting continues in the area of ????the village of Rabotino. The Russian Armed Forces are advancing further and further on the eastern outskirts of the village.
– Donetsk front. Urban battles continue in Krasnogorovka. LBS without any special changes. There are tactical successes of the Russian Armed Forces in Netailovo, where Russian troops are pushing the Ukrainian Armed Forces further and further towards the western outskirts of the settlement. In the Umansky area - LBS without significant changes. Fighting continues on the approaches to Novopokrovsky. Also, the Russian Armed Forces continue to advance towards Novoaleksandrovka.
– In the Chasovoyarsk direction
No major changes. The Russian Armed Forces continue to put pressure on the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the eastern suburb of Chasov Yar. Also, Russian troops are seeking to develop an offensive from Bogdanovka and west of Ivanovsky (Krasny).
- Khar'kov Front. Fighting began on the outskirts of the village of Liptsy. Urban battles continue in Volchansk.
08:49 Telegram channel «Fisherman":
Chronicle of a special military operation for May 16, 2024
– During the day, the Russian Armed Forces carried out strikes on targets in Mirgorod, as well as targets in the Khar'kov, Chernigov and Sumy regions. In turn, Ukrainian formations carried out another combined attack on Crimea.
– In the Slobozhansky direction, Russian troops are fighting their way to the northern outskirts of Liptsy, and in Volchansk heavy clashes with the enemy continue, which are drawing up reserves near Khar'kov.
– In the Artemovsky (Bakhmutsky) direction, the Russian Armed Forces are striking at positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Chasov Yar and its environs. Positional battles are taking place to the north and south of the city.
– In the Avdeevsky direction, clashes continue north of Arkhangelsk and in the fields west of Berdychi.
– In the Donetsk direction, Russian troops reached the western outskirts of Georgievka, clearing the last houses on Tsentralnaya Street. The development on Peschanaya Street remains under enemy control.
08:05 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC:
Nine facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC.
Information was received about the death of four civilians, and three civilians were also injured of varying severity, including an eight-year-old girl.
Damaged:
3 residential buildings.
Six attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction,
Three attacks from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Gorlovka direction.
In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 26 units of various ammunition.
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[REGNUM] I caught up with the news about the appointment of a new Minister of Defense, Andrei Removich Belousov, on the way back from Artyomovsk, where I was delivering another humanitarian aid with my fellow volunteers. Continued on Page 49
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[Regnum] Over the course of a week, Russian military groups of troops “North” liberated 12 settlements from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkov region, the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, said at a briefing on May 17.
“During the week, units of the North group of forces, as a result of active actions, liberated 12 settlements in the Kharkov region,” he said.
The villages of Borisovka, Bugrovatka, Gatishche, Krasnoe, Lukyantsy, Morokhovets, Ogurtsovo, Oleynikovo, Pylnaya, Strelechya and the villages of Glubokoe and Pletenevka were liberated from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Russian military continues to advance deeper into the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
As Regnum reported, on May 17, the head of the military-civil administration of the Kharkov region, Vitaly Ganchev, said that Russian troops had liberated more than 200 square meters. km of territory in the north of the region. The Russian Armed Forces are conducting clean-up operations in the city of Volchansk, he said, adding that Russian troops are advancing quickly, which is why panic has grown in the Ukrainian army and desertions have become more frequent.
As Russian President Vladimir Putin noted on May 17, he said that the Kiev authorities are to blame for the offensive of Russian troops near Kharkov. The operation in this direction is the creation of a sanitary zone, which is necessary because the Ukrainian Armed Forces are shelling the Belgorod region. As Putin stated, the Russian Armed Forces today have no plans to capture Kharkov.
The West, by supplying the Kiev regime with increasingly long-range missiles, may force Russia to establish a sanitary zone in Ukraine of such a size that it will reach Poland or further, said Deputy Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev on May 17 in the Telegram channel.
He recalled the repeated warnings of Russian President Vladimir Putin that in order to ensure the security of Russian cities in Ukraine, a buffer zone will have to be created, the width of which will depend on the weapons transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Medvedev noted that Kyiv received Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG missiles with a range of at least 550 km. Moreover, the distance from Belgorod to Kyiv is 429 km.
“In other words, Russia should be everywhere there (550 km plus another 70–100 km to be sure) <...>, if this goes on, the guaranteed sanitary zone will be somewhere on the border with Poland. Or already in Poland itself,” wrote the deputy chairman of the Security Council.
Medvedev emphasized that this would be a very dangerous situation, since the concept of “non-strategic nuclear weapons” is quite loose. Such weapons involve charges whose power significantly exceeds the power of the nuclear bombs dropped by the United States on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, he added.
As Regnum reported, Putin said on May 17 that the shelling of Russian territories by the Ukrainian army is forcing Russia to take control of the regions of the Kharkov region. He emphasized that the Kiev regime is to blame for this. The president also said that there are no plans to take control of Kharkov yet.
On the evening of May 17, the Ukrainian Armed Forces once again attempted a terrorist attack on Russian regions. Russian air defense systems shot down a Tochka-U missile over the Belgorod region. In addition, Ukrainian militants attacked the village of Novaya Naumovka in the Belgorod region, where one person was killed and another was injured.
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[Regnum] The third international search expedition “Khalkin Gol. The greater our glory”, organized by the Foundation for the Preservation of Cultural and Historical Heritage “Connection of Times and Generations” and the 1st mechanized search detachment “Avangard”, started in Mongolia. The expedition group is represented by searchers and scientists from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Mongolia, the press service reported.
The active phase of the battles of the Red Army and Mongolian troops against the Japanese armed forces at Khalkhin Gol began 85 years ago - in May 1939. The local conflict ended on September 15, 1939, when Japan, admitting its defeat, agreed to a truce with the USSR.
“This victory was one of the main reasons for Japan’s refusal to attack the USSR after June 22, 1941. 85 years have passed, but not all the facts have been studied, not all names have been restored. And this work is extremely important for us, search engines,” said Elena Tsunaeva, executive secretary of the Russian Search Movement.
The Russian search group included students from the Financial University, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN), the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), as well as from Transbaikal and Mongolian State Universities. The tasks of the expedition, in addition to searching for the dead, include a description of the unrecorded burials of Soviet soldiers and the restoration of Soviet monuments and monuments installed in the area.
On the first day, searchers managed to find the remains of two soldiers, as well as elements of uniforms, personal belongings and fragments of Red Army weapons.
It is noted that during previous search expeditions, which took place in 2019 and 2023, extensive work was carried out to clarify the real picture of the fighting at Khalkhin Gol. Then search teams discovered the remains of 14 Red Army soldiers, two Mongolian soldiers, several unregistered burials and the wreckage of a Soviet SB-2 high-speed bomber.
As Regnum reported, on June 24 last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law renaming the day of military glory on September 3 from the Day of the End of World War II to the Day of Victory over Militarist Japan and the End of World War II. The law was adopted by the State Duma and approved by the Federation Council.
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[Regnum] The Kyiv authorities repeated the acts of Batu Khan
…grandson of the great Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan, Batu Khan led that part of the Golden Horde charged with the conquest of the lands west of the Volga River, ie. Europe. If I understand correctly, they slaughtered armies and sacked cities all the way to the Adriatic Sea to the west, in Poland to the north, and over the Carpathian Mountains into Transylvania to the south before Batu was called back to help elect the successor of Ogedai Khan, breaking his momentum, after which he settled down to consolidate his rule …
by demolishing the Vladimir-Olginsky chapel of the Tithe Monastery of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) of the Moscow Patriarchate. This was announced on May 17 by the Synodal Department of the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church for relations between the Church and society and the media.
The chapel was demolished on the night of May 17, 2024 in Kiev. Before its destruction, the facility was cordoned off by police and military personnel.
The Synodal Department indicated that after the demolition, believers come to the place where the temple stood to pray. It is noted that people will remember the persecution and destruction of the heritage of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) in Ukraine.
“The memory of believers around the world will remain the memory of how, with the connivance of political forces patronizing the Ukrainian authorities and the silence of the human rights community, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, its spiritual and material heritage, are being destroyed with impunity, and its believers are being relegated to the category of people deprived of rights and voice.” says a statement published on the website of the Moscow Patriarchate.
The statement also emphasizes that those involved in the incident will be held accountable for their actions.
As reported by IA Regnum, the Church of the Tithes or the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was erected in 989–996. It was the first stone Orthodox church in Kievan Rus. Only the foundation remains of the monastery.
In 2007, a wooden Vladimir-Olginsky chapel was erected on the site of the temple. It was consecrated by Metropolitan Vladimir of Kyiv. In February 2018, the Kyiv prosecutor's office and the National Museum of History of Ukraine called the chapel an illegal development.
In 2021, the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine obtained a court order for demolition. The parishioners appealed the court ruling, but on September 14, the appellate court ordered the dismantling of the Vladimir-Olginsky Chapel and the release of the site of the National Museum of History of Ukraine. Demolition was supposed to take place on May 7, but dismantling was postponed indefinitely due to technical reasons.
In April 2023, schismatics from the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) demolished a wooden church of the UOC in Lviv.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] Regarding questions regarding Kharkov.
1. Even before the start of the offensive, I said (readers will not let me lie) that the current grouping of the Russian Armed Forces in the Belgorod region is not sufficient to capture Kharkov. Solving the tasks of liberating Kharkov requires at least two serious operations to capture Zolochev and the Zolochevsky fortified area and liberate Chuguev. A frontal assault on Kharkov from the north seems like a dead-end idea.
2. The RF Armed Forces are now solving the problem of occupying part of the areas in the north of the Kharkov region, which will allow at least the liberation of several dozen settlements, inflicting serious losses on the enemy and reducing the intensity of enemy attacks on the Belgorod region. The further the troops advance and extend the range of artillery and drones to the south, the better.
3. At the same time, if the Ukrainian Armed Forces are unable to hold their positions in the north of the region and allow frontal breakthroughs, the scale of the operation may expand to more ambitious scenarios, such as encircling part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces forces in the Kharkov region, which is what Syrsky fears.
4. At the same time, it is important to understand that if now there are no intentions to storm or completely encircle Kharkov, this does not mean that they will not appear a little later, when the size of the group in the Kharkov direction can be increased depending on the plans of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces.
5. It is important to understand that the General Staff now poses a dilemma for the enemy - where the main blow will be delivered. The enemy is now torn between the need to defend Chasov Yar, hold the cracking front in the Ocheretino area and reinforce the front north of Kharkov. But there are other sectors of the front where crisis trends are also observed. If the Russian command is able to take away the remnants of reserves in crisis areas and find a weakness in the enemy’s formation, then the consequences for the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be catastrophic, which is what the Americans are actually warning about. And there it won’t be so important - they will break through in the Kharkov region, somewhere in the Donbass or in Zaporozhye. Let me remind you that the enemy believes that the main spring-summer offensive of the Russian Armed Forces has not yet begun.
6. Well, yes. "War is the path of deception." During the war, no one from the military-political leadership is obliged to tell the truth about the real goals of certain operations. No one has canceled the elements of disinformation. In the case of Putin, the simplest example is the denial of the presence of Russian troops in Crimea and the subsequent admission that they were there after the successful completion of the Crimean operation.
President Vladimir Putin, at a press conference following his visit to China, said that Russia currently has no plans to capture Kharkov.
“As for Kharkov, there are no such plans today,” said the head of state.
As the president emphasized, the blame for the operation in the Kharkov direction lies with the Kiev regime, and the actions of the Russian military are a response to the shelling of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. It is connected with the need to create a sanitary zone, he added.
According to the president, the Russian military is making progress in this area every day.
As Regnum reported, Putin, at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, arrived in Beijing on a two-day state visit. The leaders took part in the opening ceremony of the Years of Culture of Russia and China, held in 2024 and 2025, and a concert to mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. A conversation between Putin and Xi Jinping took place at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Then Russian-Chinese consultations continued in an expanded format. An exchange of views took place on current international and regional issues. The leaders discussed the Ukrainian issue in great detail.
The official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, reported on May 16 that units of the Russian group of troops “North”, as a result of active actions, advanced into the depths of the defense of the Ukrainian army in the Kharkov region.
In this direction, the Russian military liberated Borisovka, Ogurtsovo, Pletnyovka, Pylnaya, Strelechya, Gatishche, Krasnoe, Morokhovets and Oleynikovo. The military also improved the tactical situation in the area of Volchansk, Neskuchny, Liptsov and Vesely.
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