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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: May 8th, 2022
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Korrespondent] 23:22 Canada has lifted all trade barriers for Ukraine for a year, Zelensky said. 23:19 Zelensky: "I'm sure today in Ukraine has shown that we are already a full part of the free world and a united Europe. This is an obvious contrast against the backdrop of Moscow's loneliness in evil and the hatred that everyone will see tomorrow."  "Russia has forgotten everything that was important for the victors in World War II. But Ukraine and the entire free world will be reminded. So that later no one will forget. So that the really important words "never again", which are repeated throughout the free world, regain their weight. world every year in the days of memory of the victims of World War II. I am grateful to all our defenders and defenders who hold the defense and save Ukraine from the modern offspring of that old evil." 23:12 The first minute of peace for Ukraine will certainly come. 23:09 Arestovich said that the situation at the front “now you can’t really turn around”: “Lend-lease, at such a pace, until weapons reach us, the Russian Federation will have time to mobilize, and then a second offensive is quite possible, including an attack on Kiev, Sumy, Kharkiv. Covert mobilization is already underway." 23:07 In Berlin, the police detained a man who was handing out Ukrainian paper flags, writes Bild. The publication also reports that several people unfurled the 25-meter flag of Ukraine, the police rolled it up. 22:46 Evacuation from the Lugansk region is not yet possible, the invaders are shelling the "road of life", the Lisichansk-Bakhmut highway, said the head of the OVA Serhiy Gaidai. 22:41 The Mariupol City Council reported that another 173 people arrived on ten buses from Azovstal and Mariupol to the territory controlled by Ukraine today. 22:36 The Azov Regiment declares that during the last evacuation from Azov, the invaders separated the woman and her four-year-old daughter Alice. The mother remained in the filtration camp on the territory of the “DPR”, and only her daughter arrived at her destination in Zaporozhye today, the mother’s whereabouts are unknown. Azov asks the world community to intervene and return the mother to the child. 22:20 Arestovich said that Popasnaya is already "virtually out of our hands." According to him, the Ukrainian troops withdrew and occupied the lines to the west. "There is nothing left to take in Popasna, there is practically no city left," the adviser to the head of the Office of the President explained. 22:18 YouTube removed all videos featuring Rogozin from the Roscosmos Media channel, the Russian state corporation reported. In total, 20 videos were removed from the channel with a total number of views of about 5 million. 22:14 Arestovich believes that there will be no nuclear strike on Kiev - American diplomats answered this question with their return to the Ukrainian capital. "You don't have to fall for these horror stories," the adviser to the head of the OP said. 22:11 Zelensky, in an address to the leaders of the G7 countries, again stated that Ukraine needs three things to win: weapons, anti-Russian sanctions and financial support for recovery. 22:09 The G7 countries in today's statement demanded that Putin end the naval blockade of Ukraine - "failure to comply with this requirement will be considered as an attack on food throughout the world." Ukraine will be helped to export grain by alternative routes. 21:51 Zelensky, during a joint press conference with Trudeau, said that it is still impossible to unblock Mariupol by military means due to the lack of heavy weapons: "It is impossible today. These are not opinions, these are the conclusions of the leadership of our army. Russia changes the military only if they are prisoners "on prisoners. This is the situation. This is the answer that we have from the Russian Federation. There are no other answers." Unblocking Mariupol by military means, according to the president, is possible only with heavier weapons. Zelensky assured that Ukraine will return all its temporarily occupied territories when there is such a possibility from a military point of view. 21:46 The United States has made it clear that it is ready for sanctions that could stop the trade in Russian gas, writes Reuters. For example, Washington imposed sanctions on top managers of Gazprombank, thereby demonstrating that it no longer intends to avoid restrictions that could stop Russian gas supplies to Europe. Sanctions have been imposed on some of Gazprombank's top executives as the US wants to create a deterrent effect. 21:41 Scholz, after a meeting of the leaders of the G7 countries, said that peace cannot be accepted on Russia's terms: "There should be no dictate of peace from Russia. Ukrainians will not accept it, and we will not accept it either." According to the chancellor, he does not know how much longer the hostilities in Ukraine will last, but he is confident that "Ukraine will stand." 21:39 In Berlin today, at a demonstration in honor of the end of World War II, the police took away the Ukrainian flag and rolled it up. Earlier, the city authorities warned that in 15 locations of the German capital on May 8 and 9, there is a ban on any flags. The goal is to prevent clashes between Russians and Ukrainians. Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk called such a move "a huge shame for Berlin," and Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that "this is an attack on everyone who is now defending Europe and Germany with this flag in their hands from Russian aggression." 21:36 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation said that in Kramatorsk "Ukrainian units have equipped firing positions in a school and a kindergarten, civilians are being held in basements, all approaches to buildings are mined." In Kharkiv, "right in the building of a children's hospital," the Armed Forces of Ukraine allegedly equipped an ammunition depot, and in Sloviansk, "they mined the railway and road bridges, they plan to blow it up and blame the Russian forces for this." 21:29 State Duma Speaker Volodin believes that the statement of the G7 countries about their intention to prevent the victory of the Russian Federation in Ukraine "can be regarded as their recognition of the success of the special operation." In his opinion, "Russia has destroyed the plans of the West to expand NATO to the east." 21:27 Biden on today's G7 meeting: "Today I spoke with the leaders of the G7 and President Zelensky about our unwavering unity and desire to continue to strengthen Ukraine and increase Putin's pain." 21:24 Zelensky, in the presence of Justin Trudeau, awarded Ukrainian sappers who mastered Canadian mine clearance technologies. Among them is the famous dog Patron. 20:51 The head of the UOC, Metropolitan Onuphry, asked Putin to give the opportunity to leave Mariupol to everyone who wants it, both civilians and the military. He reminded the President of the Russian Federation that his parents survived the siege of Leningrad, and said that "the inhabitants of Mariupol and its defenders are in the same position today." “We hope that you will agree in a Christian way to the Extraction procedure for the Ukrainian garrison in Mariupol and give the encircled civilians, policemen, border guards and military an opportunity to enter the territory controlled by Ukraine or the territory of third countries,” the metropolitan urged. He also invited the Kremlin to choose any of the intermediary countries for this mission. 20:23 For the duration of the long curfew, all trains in Zaporozhye have been canceled, Ukrzaliznytsia reported. 20:22 The head of the Odesa OVA Maxim Marchenko said that four rockets were shot down in Odessa today, but there was a hit in a residential building, a girl was wounded. A substation was destroyed in the Bolgradsky district, there is no electricity in six settlements. Damaged civilian facilities and infrastructure. 20:17 The White House released a statement following the G7 summit, in which Zelensky took part. The leaders of the G7 countries assured the president of their full solidarity and support for Ukraine. The G7 countries will continue military and defense assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and will protect Ukrainian networks from cyber incidents. Zelensky said that the main goals of Ukraine remain the complete withdrawal of Russian troops from the entire territory of the state and ensuring the ability to defend itself in the future. The G7 countries promised Ukraine to help bring Putin and Lukashenko to justice, as well as all those involved in war crimes. In addition, the G7 countries have pledged to phase out or embargo Russian oil imports, impose sanctions on pro-Putin financial elites, step up measures against Russian banks, and “in memory of all those who fought for freedom in World War II.” continue to fight for it today, for the people of Ukraine, Europe and the world community." 20:13 Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Marat Khusnullin arrived in Mariupol together with Pushilin today, they "inspected" Azovmash and the Sea Port. As Piotr Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, said, citing his sources, the main announced goal is to take an inventory of what can be taken to Russia. So, Azovmash left equipment that can be used as scrap metal, and metal belonging to the metallurgical enterprises of Mariupol remained in the port. All this is planned for export. 20:07 The Cannes Film Festival has refused accreditation to Russian journalists. This was reported by the media workers themselves, who filed relevant requests. The head of the press service of the film festival, Agnès Leroy, said that the organizers waited until the last moment for an improvement in the situation in the Russian-Ukrainian war, but it did not happen, so all Russian journalists were denied. 20:05 The Kremlin has no reason to celebrate May 9, says US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield: "They have nothing to celebrate tomorrow. They failed to defeat the Ukrainians, they failed to divide the world or divide NATO." The diplomat also recalled the numerous war crimes committed by the Russians in Ukraine. And she promised that the United States would facilitate the collection of relevant evidence and its transfer to international courts. 20:00 The Armed Forces of Ukraine are making extra efforts so that the possibility of a military deblockade of Mariupol appears in the visible future, but so far there is none, Podolyak said at a briefing. He stressed that the authorities are doing everything possible to save the Ukrainian military from Azovstal: "In my opinion, the energy of society today should be directed not to appealing to the military-political leadership within the country, because we are focused as much as possible on finding solutions, but to the societies of Western countries, world leaders and international organizations. So that they also put pressure on Russian side. Especially those who have had excellent business and lobbying relations with them for years. Stand next to us. Become mediators. Prove to the Russians that reputation, humanism matter." 19:55 Ukrzaliznytsia has canceled all trains to Odessa for the curfew period, which will last from 22:00 Sunday, May 8, until 05:00 Tuesday, May 10. The train station in the city will also be closed. 19:53 Today, Russia continued to launch missile attacks on the Odessa region. According to OK Pivden, at 16:20 three rockets fired from aircraft from the Black Sea were directed at Odessa. One was shot down by air defense, the other two hit a residential area, destroying recreation areas. A 15 sq. m, it was eliminated. There were no casualties. 19:47 The Pivden operational command reported that on May 7, the Russians fired rockets at the Odessa airport. 19:44 The US Treasury ordered American companies to complete accounting and consulting work with Russia from July, audit services - from August. 19:23 Russian troops destroyed the Georgievsky Skete of the Svyatogorsk Lavra in the Donetsk region with an aimed strike, Yuriy Kochevenko from the 95th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said. 19:19 Kuleba said that he discussed with Blinken steps to bring Ukraine's victory closer, ways to unblock Ukrainian food exports and ensure global food security. "New tough US sanctions against Russia are on the way," the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry wrote. 19:12 The G7 countries are going to cut or ban oil imports from Russia, the White House said. 19:11 The US has imposed new sanctions against Russia. In particular, visa restrictions have been introduced against the leadership of Gazprombank. The sanctions will also affect the Moscow Industrial Bank and its subsidiaries. In addition, sanctions have been imposed on TV channels First, Russia 1 and NTV. The United States also banned the export of nuclear materials, industrial equipment and bulldozers to Russia. Accounting, advertising, management and consulting services fell under the new sanctions. 19:05 The fate of the Crimean bridge has already been decided - it will definitely be destroyed, it's only a matter of time, adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Viktor Andrusiv said in an interview with Channel 24: "We don't have such weapons for this yet. More precisely, we have, but we need to move much closer to coast of the Sea of Azov. 19:02 In the Sumy region, the Russians launched rocket attacks on the territory of the Shostka region, said the head of the OVA Dmitry Zhivitsky. 18:59 According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the main efforts of the enemy focused on the destruction of the airfield infrastructure in order to prevent the actions of Ukrainian aviation, including the Bayraktar UAV, support the actions of air units in the zone of responsibility of the Joint Forces group and in the Black Sea operational zone. There is still a possibility that units of the RF Armed Forces will carry out missile and bomb strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure facilities from the territory and airspace of Belarus. 18:53 Russian troops are regrouping, building up air defense systems and material support in order to intensify hostilities in the areas of Lisichansk and Severodonetsk, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports. Unsuccessful attempts continue to capture Rubizhne, and the enemy is also trying to take positions in Popasnaya and take control of the Popasnaya-Bakhmut road section. In the Mariupol direction, the intensity of hostilities has been reduced. 18:49 The Russians once again fired at an oil refinery in Lisichansk, said the head of the Lugansk OVA, Sergei Gaidai. As a result of the impact of shells, the production facilities of the plant caught fire, namely the sulfur recovery unit and the substance mixing station. Fire area - 360 sq. m, there is a threat of an explosion of a neighboring group of tanks. It is impossible to put out the fire, because the shelling does not subside. 18:45 In the Kharkiv region, as a result of today's attacks by the occupiers, five people were injured, three were killed, the OVA reported. In particular, in the city of Bogodukhiv and the Bogodukhovsky district, three people were injured, two died, in the Kharkiv region two people were injured, one died. 18:39 Zelensky has been invited to today's G7 summit. According to Yermak, as a result of the meeting, "a very powerful joint statement will be adopted, which will contain not only general phrases about supporting Ukraine's right to self-defense, but also the announcement of very specific actions." 18:28 The Russian war in Ukraine will be one of the reasons for the worst famine since the Second World War, said German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Svenja Schulze. 18:05 The US Embassy announced the return to Kiev of Chargé d'Affaires Christina Quinn and other American diplomats. 18:04 The Embassy of Canada has resumed work in Kiev. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took part in the raising of the Canadian flag outside the embassy today. According to journalist Paul Workman, Trudeau spent most of today with Zelensky. 17:58 The occupying "authorities" of the Kherson region "allowed" local residents to temporarily not pay for housing and communal services, because "payments still go to Ukrainian banks." Prices will be recalculated in the future. 17:56 Russia's general offensive in the Donbass has not yet begun, and so far the Russian army is using a limited number of available troops, Stoltenberg said in an interview with Welt am Sonntag. According to him, in the coming weeks, Ukraine should be ready for a major Russian offensive and an increase in the intensity of hostilities and new destruction of critical infrastructure. 17:50 Johnson, in his congratulations on Victory Day in Europe, compared the feat of those who liberated the world from Nazism with the feat of Ukrainians: "On Victory Day in Europe, when we remember those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom and our future, we also "Thinking of those killed or injured by the Russian illegal invasion of Ukraine. Our respect and gratitude for those who fought in previous conflicts strengthens our determination to support the people of Ukraine in their struggle. We will not forget the sacrifices made by generations to ensure peace and freedom in Europe" . 17:47 The Berlin police will severely suppress all attempts on May 8 and 9 to glorify Russia's war against Ukraine, Interior Minister Nancy Fraser said. “Especially in these days, we are carefully monitoring that Russian military propaganda does not leak out,” the minister stressed and added that the Kremlin’s allegations of “growing Russophobia” in Germany are lies and part of Russian disinformation. 17:45 Zelensky held meetings in Kiev with the head of the Bundestag, Berbel Bas, and with the President of the Norwegian Storting, Masoud Garakhani. 17:43 In the village of Borovaya, Kharkiv region, the invaders are conducting a "census" of household appliances in individual houses, the village council said. Why is unknown. Also, the village council said that, despite the absence of hostilities, the occupiers are losing heavy equipment. So, in the village of Boguslavka, the Russians decided to check whether they could cross the shallowed Oskol on tanks. As a result, they could not even reach the riverbed - two enemy tanks were so mired in silt that they could not be pulled out. 17:36 Gas reserves in the Black Sea will be enough for the whole world for 45 years, said the deputy head of the ruling Justice and Development Party in Turkey, former Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim: "The Black Sea reserves in natural gas are now estimated at 540 billion cubic meters. This is just the beginning will be continued. The Black Sea is able to cover the world's gas needs for 45 years." 17:32 The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, addressed the Europeans: "The invasion of Ukraine reminds us why we celebrate Europe Day tomorrow. The birth of a peaceful and prosperous Europe. After 72 years, Europe is united with our Ukrainian friends who strive for a free future. European future." 17:19 In the Zaporozhye direction, the invaders, using the Solntsepek heavy flamethrower system, used it against their positions and "actually burned the Russians out of the Ukrainian land," the 97th Infantry Battalion of the 60th Separate Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said. 17:13 Russian invaders in Melitopol are preparing provocations during the May 9 celebrations with the execution of people in order to accuse the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Mayor Ivan Fedorov said. 17:11 British Foreign Secretary Liz Thrus condemned the airstrike on a school in Belogorivka and said that the Putin regime will be held accountable: "Horrified by the latest Russian attack on a school in Luhansk, which killed innocent people hiding from Russian shelling. Deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure amount to war crimes. We will ensure that the Putin regime is held accountable." 16:52 U2 soloist Bono wrote on Twitter after a concert in the Kiev metro that Zelensky personally invited him to perform in Kiev as a sign of solidarity with the Ukrainian people. 16:43 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Irpin. 16:29 EU Permanent Representatives on Sunday, May 8, did not reach an agreement on sanctions against Russia, in particular, because of the position of Hungary, which opposes the oil embargo. The discussion will continue in the coming days, writes Bloomberg. 15:46 The Russian invaders are engaged in racketeering in the Kherson region, and in their "free time from work" they drink heavily, after which they arrange shootouts and "stabbing" among themselves, the occupants say in a telephone conversation that the SBU managed to intercept. 15:45 The Embassy of Croatia in Ukraine resumes work in Kiev, the ambassador has already returned to the capital, Prime Minister Andrei Plenkovich said during a visit to Kiev. 15:42 Ilya Samoilenko, intelligence officer of the Azov Regiment, said that the military at Azovstal received an order to hold the line. The fighters will "stand for as long as necessary ," he assured. 15:40 US First Lady Jill Biden visited Uzhgorod, where she visited a center for evacuees and met with Olena Zelenska, Transcarpathian journalist Vitaliy Glagola said. By now, she has already left the territory of Ukraine. 15:37 Commander of the Azov Regiment Denis Prokopenko, in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda, told details about how the commander of the 36th brigade of Ukrainian marines Volodymyr Baranyuk decided to escape from the encircled Mariupol and as a result was captured: “Suddenly, the commander of the 36th brigade decided, without warning anyone, to simply go to a breakthrough in an unknown direction and thereby lost many people. Also, many were left to their own devices, and they were simply captured. If this had not happened, With this brigade, we could have kept the defense on the right bank for a long time, but the flank was exposed, and after the completion of the clearing of the Ilyich plant, the enemy threw all his forces into our direction - this gave him the opportunity to attack us from the flank and rear. 15:29 In Mariupol, the occupiers opened "republican employment centers of the DPR", where people are offered to get temporary jobs: "information support, city improvement, removal of rubble and collection of bodies of the dead (wages - from 10 to 32 thousand rubles. "As the adviser said Mayor Pyotr Andryushchenko, earlier people were recruited to work for food, but due to the massive refusal of local residents to participate in the removal of rubble, the occupiers changed tactics and now promise money. 15:22 The famous dog Patron fell asleep at a briefing held in his honor by Chernihiv rescuers: 15:20 As a result of the shelling of the Russian army, the capacities of the Popasnyansky water utility were damaged, a million residents of the Luhansk region were left without water, said the head of the OVA Serhiy Gaidai. 15:18 A cruise missile launched by a Russian SU-35 fighter and a Forpost drone were shot down in the Odessa region today, the Pivden operational command reports. 15:16 Soldiers of the Azov Regiment cannot surrender, because for Russians and propaganda of the Russian Federation this "will be a gift," Ilya Samoylenko, intelligence officer of the Azov Regiment, said. He said that on April 25, the Russians captured one Azov man with the call sign Deng. He was used in propaganda, and then strangled. The mother of this fighter received a photo of her dead son from the Russians. 15:14 Deputy commander of the Azov regiment, Captain Svyatoslav Palamar, said that the commander of the Marines of the 36th brigade was trying to escape from the city with a small group in armored vehicles, trying to break through. Today, the Russian media reported that he was a prisoner of the "DNR". Palamar called several options for the development of events for people at the blocked plant: “The first is to lay down their arms and just wait for death from a bomb or from starvation. The second is to run away like a coward, thinking only of yourself, forgetting about the duty, the oath that you took. This happened with the commander of the Marines of the 36th Brigade - he tried to escape from the city with a small group in armored vehicles, trying to break through. Third, lay down their arms and surrender. Fourth, prolong your life, stand and fight." 15:07 There is no certainty that all civilians were evacuated from Azovstal , Deputy Commander of the Azov Regiment Svyatoslav Palamar Kalina said: “Over the past three days, civilians have been evacuated from the Azovstal plant. an international organization or a power structure, our Ukrainian politicians did not come here, to the territory of Azovstal. There is no special equipment to sort out all the rubble." 14:53 In the Sinelnikovsky district of the Dnipropetrovsk region, a 12-year-old boy found ammunition from a Russian cluster projectile and brought it home. The explosives detonated, the child died, said the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko. This is the sixth death in the region due to such ammunition. 14:51 Intelligence officer of the Azov Regiment Ilya Samoilenko said that Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol killed 2.5 thousand Russians and wounded another 5,000 - and all this without the support of aviation and artillery. In Mariupol, the Russians lost 15% of the troops that invaded Ukraine. 14:50 In Mariupol, 25 thousand people, mostly civilians, were killed, said the deputy commander of the Azov regiment, Captain Svyatoslav Palamar. 14:48 Zelensky met with Croatian Prime Minister Andriy Plenkovic, discussed increasing sanctions pressure on Russia, protecting Europe's energy freedom and Ukraine's integration into the EU. 14:46 Anton Gerashchenko reports that, according to preliminary estimates, about 300 servicemen from the 64th brigade of the Russian army, which committed atrocities in Bucha, have already been destroyed near Izyum, where they were transferred by the Russian command. "That's how the orcs think they'll cover their tracks," said an adviser to the interior minister. 14:43 An investigation by the British edition of iNews has revealed at least 66 camps in remote parts of Russia, where citizens of Ukraine were forcibly taken from the occupied territories. They were scattered throughout the country: Siberia, the Caucasus, the Arctic Circle and the Far East. While Moscow claims that "liberated" Ukrainians have "chosen" life in the Far East, those who want to get out of there face an almost impossible task: they have no belongings, no phones, no money, no documents. 14:41 Bono from U2 performed at the metro station in Kiev . 14:35 Occupants in the occupied territories of the Kherson region are looking for candidates for "service in the people's militia" among convicts serving sentences in penitentiary institutions of the region to "replenish the ranks of personnel," the IS group said. 14:30 In Mariupol, the Russian invaders are using the silence regime in order to strengthen their positions and continue the assault on Azovstal. Mayor's adviser Pyotr Andryushchenko said that the Russians had set up a point on Slag Mountain in order to correct the shelling. 14:28 Defenders of Mariupol give a press conference with Azovstal: 14:07 As a result of rocket attacks on Odessa on May 7, 252 apartments were damaged, the City Council reported. Utilities clean up areas of broken glass and frames. 1800 square meters were spent on tightening the windows. m of film. As of the morning of May 8, work has been completed in 75% of homes. 13:49 The invaders are taking out sunflower oil from the Zaporozhye region, the press service of the Defense Forces of the Zaporozhye Territory reports. The finished products that Russian soldiers seized from the Slavia plant in Pologi were destined for shipment abroad, where there is already a shortage of oil. 13:40 Attempts to build a common European home with Russia's participation have failed, Steinmeier said: "We all supported Mikhail Gorbachev's great 1980s concept of building a common European home. However, today we must state that these efforts have failed." The German President stressed that this does not mean that attempts to participate in the construction were wrong. But what really was a mistake, according to him, was the political support that he provided for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. 13:32 Adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Vadym Denisenko, in a commentary to the Country, called misform information that Russia is allegedly transferring troops from Syria to Ukraine. According to him, these rumors are as much a myth as the past news that 16,000 Syrian mercenaries arrived in Kyiv: “Remember the rumor from a month ago? But in fact, only 300 arrived. Imagine that they are withdrawing all troops from Syria, - this is nonsense, because they received these bases on lease for 49 years. It makes no sense to leave these places.<...> There are two thousand real soldiers there, at best. The maximum that they can do is to transfer a thousand people And that's it. No need to panic and fan a far-fetched myth." 13:19 Russia is pulling anti-aircraft missile forces to the north of Crimea. The satellite recorded the pulling together of the anti-aircraft missile forces of the Russian army in the village of Filatovka, located near the Kherson region, Schemes (Radio Liberty) report. The images show a cluster of Russian military equipment, including anti-aircraft and missile systems. 12:52 The head of the Luhansk OVA, Sergei Gaidai, said that due to an air strike by the Russian army, the light went out first in Lisichansk, and then in Severodonetsk. 12:34 Putin, in his message addressed to the veterans of the "Great Patriotic War" and the citizens of Ukraine, stressed "the inadmissibility of revenge on the ideological heirs of those who were defeated in the Great Patriotic War." He also "sincerely" wished the Ukrainian veterans "mental fortitude, good health and longevity", and all the inhabitants of Ukraine - "a peaceful and just future." At the same time, he declared that "as in 1945, victory will be ours." 12:18 Ukraine is completing questionnaires on the status of a candidate for EU membership. How the consideration of her application will proceed, what the conclusion of the European Commission may be and why the EU summit in June is important - in the material Ukraine's accession to the EU . 12:06 The war unleashed by Russia also affects the Ukrainian oligarchs. How and what they are doing to help Ukraine - in the material How the war affects the Ukrainian oligarchs and what role they play . 11:46 Rogozin threatened Elon Musk that he would "have to answer in an adult way" for supplying the Ukrainian forces with military communications: "According to our information, the Pentagon delivered and transferred Internet transmission and reception boxes to the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Starlink. The mask will have to answer like an adult." 11:40 The American Institute for the Study of War notes that the Ukrainian counter-offensive northeast of Kharkov has made significant progress and is likely to move towards the border with Russia in the coming days or weeks. And the bridges blown up by the Russians mean that in the near future the occupiers are unlikely to start operations to return the north-eastern outskirts of Kharkov liberated by Ukrainian troops. This Ukrainian offensive is likely aimed at pushing Russian troops out of range of artillery fire for Kharkov and towards the border of Russia's Belgorod region, analysts say. The Ukrainian counter-offensive is thus forcing Russian units intended for deployment elsewhere to redeploy to the Kharkov Front. The Ukrainian counter-offensive demonstrates "promising opportunities" and may create conditions for further offensive operations in the north-east of the Kharkiv region. 11:19 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the approximate losses of the invaders on the morning of May 8. The enemy suffered the greatest losses over the past day in the Novopavlovsk direction.
11:14 Every fourth migrant of working age from Ukraine found a legal job in Poland, said the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Poland, the authorized government for Ukrainian refugees Pavel Shefernaker. According to him, 400,000 people of working age from Ukraine are registered in the PESEL database (identification number); more than 100 thousand of them managed to find work. Shefernaker also said that Ukrainian migrants are trying to be as independent as possible, in particular, they are looking for separate housing for rent. 11:10 Kuleba announced the need to create a special tribunal: "We need a special tribunal for aggression against Ukraine to call the Russian leadership to account. Yesterday I spoke at the first International Conference on this issue in Vilnius. I thank the organizers and repeat my call to support the creation of the tribunal ". 11:03 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that the Aerospace Forces during the night destroyed the command post of the Ukrainian mechanized brigade in the Kharkiv region and the communications center of the military airfield Chervonoglinskoe near the village of Artsyz. Also, a project 1241 corvette of the Ukrainian Navy was allegedly destroyed in the Odessa region, and two more Ukrainian Su-24 bombers and one Mi-24 helicopter were destroyed over Zmeiny Island. 10:58 The head of the German Bundestag, Berbel Bas, has arrived in Kyiv , said Enrico Brissa, head of the Bundestag secretariat. She will commemorate the victims of World War II and National Socialist tyranny and hold political talks. 10:54 Taiwan after Russia has limited the export of high-tech goods to Belarus. The export control list contains equipment for the production of semiconductors, as well as lasers and navigation systems. 10:27 The Russians are suffering huge losses, the hospital in Luhansk is crammed with the bodies of the liquidated occupiers and the seriously wounded, the head of the Luhansk OVA, Sergei Gaidai, said during a telethon. According to him, due to the lack of medicines, "the wounded have a high chance of becoming 200." Gaidai noted that each attack of the RF Armed Forces ends with dozens of liquidated occupiers. 10:24 Zelensky said in an interview with Fox News that Kiev is aware of individual countries that have shown interest in Russia's proposals to sell them grain stolen from Ukraine, and will "respond properly" if they conclude such agreements. 10:22 Ukrainian fighters retreated from Popasna to take stronger positions, the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai said on the air of the telethon: "Unfortunately, our military really retreated a little from Popasna. Because the city was shelled for more than two months, as long as the invasion has been going on, constantly shelled, everything was destroyed there. Therefore, ours retreated to stronger positions that were prepared in advance. " Earlier today, the Russian media reported, citing Kadyrov, that "most of the city of Popasnaya has been taken under the control of the Russian armed forces." 10:17 AFU showed how they destroyed an enemy helicopter with a landing force on Snake Island: 10:15 Biden and Trudeau had a telephone conversation in which the central topic was Russia's war against Ukraine. 10:08 Germany will increase the volume of emergency humanitarian aid to Ukraine from 122 to 185 million euros, said Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Svenja Schulze. The increased funding will allow for the supply of drinking water, as well as the restoration of destroyed apartments, schools and kindergartens. "Where bombs no longer fall, Germany will invest billions in reconstruction," Schulze promised. 10:04 British intelligence notes that Russia is transferring high-ranking commanders to the battlefield, but this is unlikely to help her. Difficulties with command and control, as well as the poor performance of the Russians on the front line, dragged senior commanders onto the battlefield, who presumably took personal control of operations. Russian commanders rarely delegate operational authority to their subordinates, who in turn do not gain vital command experience. However, it is not clear whether the presence of these commanders on the battlefield led to an improvement or change in the operational concept. Planning errors and failures continue to undermine RF progress. Placing commanders on the front line exposes them to significant risk, resulting in a disproportionately high loss of Russian officers in this war. Accordingly, forces react slowly to setbacks and cannot change their approach on the battlefield. These challenges are likely to remain unchanged given the relative lack of operational command experience among assigned officers. 09:47 Zelensky: "This year we say 'Never again' differently. We hear 'Never again' differently. It sounds painful, cruel. Without an exclamation, but with a question mark. You say: never again? Tell Ukraine about it" . 09:26 On the night of May 8, two more cruise missiles were fired at Odessa, both were shot down, OK Pivden reports. 09:24 The invaders fired at Shipilovo at night in the Luhansk region, 11 people were under the rubble, said the head of the Luhansk regional military administration, Sergei Gaidai. He also added that the group of occupying troops continues offensive operations in the Popasnyansky and Severodonetsk directions. 09:13 In Poland, almost 57% of the population is in favor of sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine. These are the results of an IBRiS survey commissioned by the newspaper Rzeczpospolita. 32.5% of Poles were against. 08:56 The "DNR" stated that they captured the highest command staff of the 36th Marine Brigade of the Ukrainian troops. The brigade commander, Hero of Ukraine Colonel Volodymyr Baranyuk and Chief of Staff Colonel Dmitry Kormyankov were captured after they tried to leave the Azovmash plant. The fact that Baranyuk was taken prisoner was confirmed by the interlocutors of Ukrainska Pravda among the Ukrainian defenders in Mariupol. 08:54 Zaporozhye was closed for exits, the OVA reported. Such measures were introduced in connection with the tense security situation. The entrance to the city remains open. 08:35 Russians are trying to create a "picture" of celebrations on May 9 in the Zaporozhye region by deceit: in Energodar, documents are taken away from the locals and they promise to give it back on May 9, and in Kamenka-Dniprovska they are forced to come to work on Monday and take part in the parade, reports Zaporozhskaya OVA. 08:20 Bayraktars near Zmeiny Island destroyed a Russian landing boat of the Serna type and two landing assault boats of the Raptor type, the Pivden Operational Command reported. 08:11 Zelensky, in an interview with FoxNews, commented on Putin's possible declaration of war against Ukraine on May 9: "This will not change anything for us. For us, the war has been going on for eight years, a full-scale war has been more than 70 days." According to the president, the victory that the Russians are striving for is the defeat of the civilized world. Zelensky added that May 9 may be remembered by the world as a tragedy, a bloody day and as a day that should not be forgotten. 07:50 From an air strike on a school in Belogorovka, 60 people were previously killed , said the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai. The Russians launched an airstrike on a school where people were hiding on May 7 at 16:37. As a result, a fire broke out in the school building on an area of about 300 square meters. m and in the house of culture. The fire was extinguished for almost four hours, then during the analysis of the rubble, the bodies of two dead were found. Evacuated from the rubble 30 people, seven of whom were injured. Most likely, all 60 people who remained under the rubble of buildings died. 07:42 In the Slobozhansky direction, the enemy is trying to stop the advance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine towards the state border of Ukraine to the north and northeast of Kharkov, the General Staff said. The Russians shelled the settlements of Prudyanka, Slatino and Tsirkuny. Russia is also preparing a continuation of the offensive on the Izyum-Barvenkovo and Izyum-Slavyansk directions. For this, two battalion tactical groups from the 35th army of invaders were additionally deployed from the territory of Russia. In the Donetsk region, the invaders are advancing in the Limansky, Popasnyansky, Severodonetsky and Avdeevsky directions. In the Kurakhovsky direction, they are trying to resume offensive operations towards the settlement of Novomikhailovka. In the Liman direction, as a result of assault operations, the enemy captured the northern outskirts of Shandrigolovo. The troops in Transnistria are in full combat readiness, the situation in the Bessarabian direction is tense. 07:03 Great Britain will provide additional military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 1.6 billion dollars. This is almost double Britain's previous spending commitments to Ukraine. Additional funds will come from the reserve in case of emergencies after agreement with the Treasury, reports The Guardian, citing Johnson's statement. In particular, the package includes counter-battery radar systems, GPS jamming equipment and night vision devices. This is the highest level of military spending in Britain since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the newspaper notes. 06:20 The Russian authorities do not abandon their plans to destroy Ukraine as a state and openly declare their military aggression - this is how Podolyak, on the air of Ukraine 24, commented on the words of the Vice Speaker of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Pyotr Tolstoy about their intentions to continue the war until the troops reach the Polish border. “In my opinion, this is a brilliant statement. It is on the same line as Mr. Lavrov’s statement regarding the state of Israel. All this really shows what the political elite of the Russian Federation is thinking about. Putin is not just thinking about this, they are thinking about it, they live in this, they boil in it. These are their blood vessels, through which these infectious bacteria travel, the desire to destroy everyone," the adviser to the head of the OP said. 05:04 Supporting a full-scale invasion of Ukraine at this stage could cost Russia about $900 million a day. Such an assessment in an interview with Newsweek was expressed by Sean Spunts, editor-in-chief of the military publication SOFREP. 01:30 In occupied Berdyansk, Russians abducted ambulance volunteer Alexei Poddubny, and a week ago, the head of the ambulance station, Olga Savvon, disappeared, the press service of the City Council reports. Posted by: badanov 2022-05-09 |
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