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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: May 23rd, 2022
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Korrespondent] 23:35 Zelensky on negotiations with the Russian Federation: "In principle, I do not accept any meeting with anyone from the Russian Federation, except for the President of the Russian Federation, even if there is one issue on the table - ending the war. That's all. About the other nothing to talk about".  23:31 Turkey has officially published the requirements for Sweden and Finland, the fulfillment of which is necessary for the approval of their applications to join NATO:
23:28 Zelensky spoke about plan B in case of his assassination: "We were prepared and divided, I, the prime minister and the head of parliament. We have a parliamentary-presidential republic. We understood that if there was this or that loss, we would be ready for this process. We divided the Cabinet of Ministers into two parts, it was two takes, so that the country could be protected even from such results." 23:25 US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin admitted that Putin's overall strategy for Ukraine is unknown. According to him, at the beginning of the war, the President of the Russian Federation planned to use superior force, speed, in order to "very quickly" take Kyiv and change the government, but he failed, and the Russian forces were driven back. "And that's why we've seen them really move very slowly and unsuccessfully on the battlefield, and one would expect him to seek to use other levers of power or other instruments of power, and he does, but as far as his general strategy is unknown," the head of the Pentagon said. 23:21 The second meeting of the Contact Group for the Defense of Ukraine was held via videoconference. 20 countries have announced new security packages for Kyiv, including the transfer of critically needed artillery systems and ammunition. Details - in the material Ramstein-2 . 23:19 In the Dnipropetrovsk region, the enemy today launched four missile attacks on the railway infrastructure in the Pavlograd and Sinelnikovsky districts at once, said the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko. There is serious damage to the railway track and contact network. It is not yet clear when traffic will resume. In 12 houses nearby, roofs were damaged and windows were shattered, but people were not injured. 22:47 Arestovich called the real threat of the complete encirclement of Severodonetsk. According to him, in the event of a fall, the city will become "the second major success of the enemy after Mariupol." He also said that west of Popasna, Russian troops "had success" in recent days, advancing 10 km. 22:34 Since February 24, the Russian army has launched 1,474 missile strikes on Ukraine, using 2,275 different missiles. The absolute majority - on civilian objects, Zelensky said in an evening address. In less than three months, he said, more than 3,000 airstrikes were carried out from Russian planes and helicopters. In Desna, Chernihiv region, 87 people died - "and that was only four missiles." 22:30 In the Seversk region of the Donetsk region, the Russians are trying to organize another crossing over the Seversky Donets, Arestovich said: "The same maneuver as in Belogorovka, only to the west." He also denied reports that the Russians entered Liman: "They fired, but did not enter." 22:28 Zelensky, in an evening video message, said that the coming weeks of the war would be difficult: "The most difficult situation now is Donbass: Bakhmut, Popasnaya, Severodonetsk ... The enemy has staged a massacre there, they are trying to destroy all life." 22:12 Zelensky said that the de-occupation of Crimea by military means would cost significant losses among the Ukrainian military: "Today, I'm sure it is hundreds of thousands of killed soldiers from our side." 22:10 The Russians have sent new troops to the north of the Kharkiv region in order to prevent the liberation of Volchansk by the Ukrainian army, Arestovich said. 22:08 In Donbass, Russian troops now have 20 times more equipment than Ukrainians, Zelensky said: "We lack equipment because we are fighting against such a large state and a large state army. They have 20 times more equipment, now in Donbass 1:20. Imagine how strong our soldiers are, what kind of people we have." 21:52 The Russians seized five defense enterprises on the territory of Ukraine, Ukroboronprom reported. 21:51 The head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council, Nikolai Lukashuk, announced a missile attack on Pavlograd. There were also three strikes in the Sinelnikovsky district, information about the destruction and casualties is being specified. 21:49 Pushilin said that all prisoners of war from Azovstal are on the territory of the so-called "DPR", and that's where the "international tribunal" will be held. 21:37 Turkey did not take part in the "show to resolve the situation in Ukraine", but instead provided real assistance to Kiev, Erdogan said: "Instead of shows that did not contribute to the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, we made the most sincere efforts to ceasefire and establish peace. We have provided Ukraine with serious, concrete and useful assistance. We have boldly expressed our position to Russia." At the same time, the Turkish president noted that Turkey continues to develop relations with the Russian Federation. 21:35 Russia has pulled together 25 battalion tactical groups to the Luhansk region, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Gaidai. According to him, it is about 12,500 people. 21:33 Senator and former presidential candidate Mitt Romney urged NATO to prepare for a nuclear strike from Russia on the United States and developed response options: "The use of nuclear weapons by Russia would undoubtedly be a redefining and reorienting geopolitical event. We must imagine the unimaginable, in specifically, how we will respond militarily and economically to a nuclear attack on the United States." 21:21 The Ukrainian government will cooperate with Microsoft in the issue of documenting Russian war crimes. The corresponding agreement was reached in Davos at a meeting with Microsoft President Brad Smith, said Mikhail Fedorov, head of the Ministry of Digital Development. In addition, the Microsoft team plans to help the digital industry in Ukraine during the recovery. 21:13 The meeting in the Ramstein format was successful, Reznikov wrote on Twitter and posted a photo of the "death star" - the most powerful weapon from the Star Wars universe . 21:10 Ukrainian special services conducted a special operation in the occupied Melitopol and left the Russians without the supply of weapons, the mayor of the city Ivan Fedorov said on the air of the national telethon: "The military, special services and partisans from Melitopol conducted a successful special operation. This concerns the paralysis of the supply of firearms, ammunition to Melitopol and all occupied territories. According to Fedorov, this is the fourth successful work of the Ukrainian special services in Melitopol. 21:06 In the Donetsk region, due to Russian shelling, the largest salt mining enterprise in Europe, State Enterprise Artemsol, stopped its work, the company reported. 21:04 Lithuania proposed to create a naval coalition to lift the Russian blockade of Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea. This proposal was voiced by Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis during negotiations with his British counterpart Liz Truss, writes The Guardian. 20:47 US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and the head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley held a press conference on the results of the second coordination meeting on military support to Ukraine. The meeting was held in an online format, it was attended by defense ministers or commanders-in-chief of the armies of 47 countries of the world. The main results of the meeting:
20:32 The criminal case against Poroshenko and Medvedchuk was one of the key episodes in Ukraine's domestic policy before Russia's full-scale attack. After three months of war, this case was decided to be revived. More details - in the material Policy returns . 20:11 In the Donetsk direction, Russian troops are trying to break through the defense of the Ukrainian forces in order to cordon them off and reach the administrative borders of the Lugansk region, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports . The main efforts are concentrated on the Bakhmut direction. 20:03 The Russian military blocked the checkpoint in Vasilyevka, Zaporozhye region and do not let local residents out of the occupied territories, the OVA reported. So, at noon, about 400 cars stood in line at the checkpoint. At the moment, there is no possibility of departure in the direction of Zaporozhye from Melitopol and Energodar. 19:49 Denmark will transfer Harpoon anti-ship missiles and launchers to Ukraine, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said. Also, according to him, the Czech Republic transferred fire support helicopters, tanks, missile systems to Ukraine. 19:48 The UN recorded 3930 deaths and 4532 injuries of the civilian population of Ukraine as a result of a full-scale Russian invasion. 19:45 Russia has deployed two additional S-400 anti-aircraft missile divisions in the northwestern part of Crimea. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the goal is to build up the air defense system. 19:41 Defense ministers from more than 40 countries took part in the second meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine, which took place virtually, CNN reports. The meeting was attended by Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a representative of the military intelligence of Ukraine. The meeting was joined by four countries that were not present at the Ramstein base last month - Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Ireland. 19:33 By September of this year, the Russian army will be defeated with the necessary supply of heavy weapons, said in Davos the US military Malcolm Nance, a former US Navy intelligence officer, analyst and writer who is now fighting for Ukraine in the International Legion. “In my assessment of the situation before the invasion, I realized that the Russians are completely discounting the Ukrainian army and the Ukrainian people. I understood the main thing: these people will fight. These people will fight. And I was convinced before the invasion that Russia would fail.” 19:21 The White House clarified that Biden, speaking about readiness for military participation in the defense of Taiwan, had in mind the supply of weapons for the self-defense of the island. 19:16 Both Donetsk and Lugansk regions were completely left without gas, reports the GTS Operator of Ukraine. According to him, on May 23, as a result of shelling, the main gas pipeline, which transported gas to the settlements of both regions, was damaged. From 14:00, gas supply to this section of the GTS was stopped, it is still impossible to restore it due to hostilities. 19:01 In the Kharkiv region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated 24 settlements, Zaluzhny said. Among them is the village of Kutuzovka, which was de-occupied in early May. "About 170 local residents lived in the basement of the kindergarten for more than two months. Among them, 40 children aged from three months to 12 years," said the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 18:52 Today, Russian invaders broke into the house of Serhiy Shvets, an employee of the energy repair unit of the Zaporozhye NPP, and shot him, Energoatom reports. Shvets was hospitalized with numerous wounds. 18:38 During the attack on Kiev, Russian troops used chemical weapons. Six fighters of the International Legion, who participated in the hostilities in the Kyiv region, were found to have sarin poisoning, the Center for Strategic Communications reports, citing a fighter of the International Legion Alexei Bobrovnikov. According to him, seven people were in the hangar with the Mriya plane and a few hours after the operation they complained of nausea, swelling, problems with urination. Doctors stated that it was sarin, and this was confirmed by one of the laboratories in the NATO country. 18:35 In the border areas of the Kiev, Zhytomyr and Rivne regions, restrictions have been strengthened, the Rivne Regional State Administration reported. In particular, any movement of civilians is prohibited in the strip of terrain that is directly adjacent to the state border, 1000 meters wide, except for the territory of settlements that are directly adjacent to the border. 18:21 In Vinnytsia today they said goodbye to the pilots of the 7th tactical aviation brigade of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant Colonel Igor Khmara and Major Ilya Negara. According to the command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the crew of the Ukrainian Su-24M bomber died heroically in the east of the country during a combat mission on May 19. 17:58 A number of Western countries are blocking granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for the EU, they said in the Office of the Polish President: "We - Poland, all of Central and Eastern Europe - believe that we will overcome the resistance of several Western countries, which we consider unfounded ... The richest countries in Europe have no reason to be afraid of Ukraine." 17:39 The speaker of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said that Russian troops are advancing in the direction of Severodonetsk. Active hostilities are currently ongoing. He also said that the Ukrainian defenders repulsed the Russian attack in the village of Metelkino. Having suffered losses, the invaders retreated. 17:30 The State Border Service did not disclose the identity of the author of the phrase "Russian ship, go f*ck" so as not to damage him in captivity, and for security reasons, it still cannot name him, Andriy Demchenko, the press secretary of the State Border Guard Service, said in a commentary to the UP. According to Demchenko, when the media began to be interested in the name of the hero, neither the State Border Guard Service nor the Armed Forces of Ukraine publicly supported this topic and tried with all their might not to give it a significant impetus so that it would not threaten anyone during their stay in captivity. And the media publicity of the Marine Roman Gribov, to whom the media erroneously attributed the authorship of the phrase, to a certain extent was an information cover operation, which guaranteed the safety of the island's defenders who were captured. Demchenko confirmed that only the border guards at the outpost had a channel of communication with the sea vessels, and not the marines. The Russians also obviously understood this, and therefore, in this matter, among the prisoners, they worked out more border guards. 17:16 Ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova said that Russia forcibly removed 1.4 million Ukrainians to its territory, of which more than 240 thousand children. 17:07 The German government, led by Scholz, is blocking the supply of Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. The defense concern Rheinmetall is ready to provide up to 100 of these armored vehicles, but its application has not yet been considered, writes Bild. 16:58 Russian servicemen who refused to go to war in Ukraine said during interrogations that they knew about Russia's large-scale invasion even before February 24, Sibir.Realii reports. According to the documents, the Rosguards were taken out for exercises on the eve of the war, and when they learned about the plan to invade Ukraine, some of the interrogated refused to obey the order and left the military unit, citing illness. One of the interrogated employees of the Russian Guard said that the "task" for all redeployed detachments was "to guard the streets and intersections of Kyiv." 16:53 Biden wrote a text in Time about Zelensky, who was included in the ranking of the 100 most influential people in 2022: "In President Zelensky, the people of Ukraine have a leader who is worthy of their courage and resilience, as citizens across the country - shopkeepers and soldiers, tailors and truck drivers - fight for their homes and their freedom. Every time we talk, I hear in the voice President Zelensky is the determination of a man who deeply believes in his duty to his people and is daily responsible for his nation in this dark and difficult hour. The countries of the free world, inspired by the example of President Zelensky, are more united, determined and purposeful than ever in recent times. With the support of the United States, our allies and partners, he left his mark on history and proved to the world that Ukraine will last for a long time and its people will have the democratic future he has long desired." 16:39 Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Slovakia will call for the confiscation of Russian assets frozen by the EU to finance the reconstruction of Ukraine, the four countries say in a joint letter, Reuters reports. 16:10 Israel will grant Ukrainian refugees the right to employment - this decision was reached thanks to a long negotiation process between the Ukrainian Embassy and the head of the Israeli Interior Ministry. 15:59 Bogdan Gotsky, head of the border outpost of Zmeiny Island, said on the air of the national telethon that they managed to return the border guard from Zmeiny Island, who is the real author of the famous phrase about "Russian warship", from Russian captivity. His name has not yet been released. "This is my subordinate. He was in captivity for a month and a half, now he is free," Gotsky said. Previously, the authorship of the phrase was attributed to Marine Roman Gribov, who returned to Ukraine on an exchange in April. It was he who took part in the presentation of the iconic stamp of Ukrposhta. 15:51 The states of the Adriatic-Ionian region, including Serbia and Croatia, adopted a declaration in which Russia's invasion of Ukraine is called "illegal and unjustified." The countries expressed their commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine, writes Euractiv. Among the signatories are Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania and San Marino. 3:43 pm Biden said China was playing with fire by threatening Taiwan with war and vowed that the US military would intervene if the island was attacked. The White House was quick to assure that the US has not changed its strategy regarding the island, but some experts believe that an attempt by China to seize Taiwan and US intervention are inevitable. For more details, see Will Biden fight China over Taiwan . 15:27 Zelensky said at the Davos forum that any world response to hunger is belated: "Any response to massive hunger is already belated by definition: hunger must be stopped only preventively, when it has not yet begun. But now the world does not have such a tool." Therefore, Ukraine, according to the president, proposes to create an organization of food exporting countries to insure the world from hunger. Ukraine is ready to provide a platform for the work of such an organization. 15:03 On the liberated territory of the Kharkiv region, the Ukrainian military collected 63 bodies of Russian soldiers, said the captain of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Anton Ivannikov, Hromadske reports. He believes that the bodies can be exchanged for living or dead Ukrainian soldiers. 14:59 At a meeting with Putin, Lukashenka said that "the intention of NATO member countries, in particular Poland, to dismember Ukraine causes concern in Belarus," since the West allegedly builds similar plans in relation to Belarus. And the Ukrainians, he said, "will still have to ask us not to allow the separation of western Ukraine." 14:54 The Ombudsman's hotline has already received 44 thousand statements about Russian war crimes in Ukraine, which concern 87 thousand people. As Lyudmila Denisova said in Davos, the hotline receives 700-800 calls daily. 14:51 Zelensky at the forum in Davos called on international donors to join the support of Ukraine within the framework of the United 24 fund and expressed his conviction that in the future this fund should become a global structure for providing ambulance to countries in trouble: "This war of Russia against Ukraine convinces that assistance to a state that has been attacked is more valuable the faster it is provided: weapons, finances, political support, sanctions.<...> Under the United 24 brand, we propose to create a global structure that can provide sufficient support to any country within 24 hours subjected to a military attack, a natural disaster or, for example, a pandemic." The President stressed that if Ukraine had received all the necessary support in February, the result would have been tens of thousands of saved lives. 14:43 Zelensky said at a forum in Davos that the war in Ukraine could be repeated: "The war can be repeated, I am sure of this. We must make sure that people and businesses are not afraid to develop in our country. Our task is to create the most modern air defense system , to have a security treaty with countries we trust, and that any future chances of an aggressor for an invasion are terminated before entering our land." The President also expressed his conviction that the war could have been prevented if the West had introduced preventive sanctions against Russia in time. 14:32 Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov said in an interview with UP that an attempt was made on Putin after the start of the war against Ukraine: "There were attempts on Putin ... There was even an attempt on him along the line, as they say, representatives of the Caucasus not so long ago "This is not public information. A completely unsuccessful assassination attempt, but it really took place ... It was about two months ago." 14:21 Advisor to the Russian mission to the UN in Geneva Boris Bondarev has resigned. In his LinkedIn post, he wrote that he was "never as ashamed of his country as on February 24th." He called the war a crime not only against the Ukrainian people, but also against the Russians. The diplomat spoke out against the war in Ukraine and criticized the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry: "Minister Lavrov is a good illustration of the degradation of this system. <...> He constantly broadcasts conflicting statements and threatens the world (that is, the Russian Federation too) with nuclear weapons." 14:15 The Russian-appointed "head" of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo announced that from May 23 a "dual currency zone" will be introduced in the region and the ruble will go along with the hryvnia. 14:12 According to the UN, the number of Ukrainian refugees has reached 6.5 million people, of which 3.5 million went to Poland and almost a million each to Romania and the Russian Federation. Also, 644 thousand refugees left for Hungary, 471 thousand - for the Czech Republic, 422 thousand - for Slovakia. 14:06 Alla Dudayeva, the widow of the first president of Ichkeria, Dzhokhar Dudayev, addressed the Zelensky and Ukrainian people: "We have a common enemy. Ukraine is doomed to victory." Once her husband said that Russia would disappear when the Ukrainian sun rises over Ukraine. 13:54 Donetskoblgaz stops distributing gas to consumers in the region due to damage to main gas pipelines and the lack of alternative sources of supply, the Kramatorsk City Council said. Consumers are asked to turn off the gas taps. 13:25 In Chernihiv and the region, the invaders fired on and stole the equipment of base stations, as a result of which mobile communications do not work well in the de-occupied and war-damaged territory, the Ministry of Digital Development reports and promises to restore everything. So, Vodafone is already restoring its network in the region. 13:17 Zelensky at a forum in Davos called on foreign businesses to leave the Russian market and work in Ukraine: "We need to create a precedent for the complete exit of all foreign companies from the Russian market so that your brands are not associated with war crimes. So that your offices, accounts, goods are not used war criminals for their bloody interests. Values should matter, especially when a full-scale war breaks out." The President called on the international companies that are already represented in Ukraine to continue their work, and the rest to open their representative offices: "We offer every company that leaves the Russian market to continue operating in Ukraine. You will get access not only to our market of 40 million consumers, but also access to the common market of Europe. And your brands, positions will only get stronger, because you will support the defense of freedom." 13:12 Biden said that sanctions against Russia should be maintained after the likely "rapprochement" with Ukraine - this should help deter China from trying to take over Taiwan: "One of the reasons why Putin should pay a high price for barbarism in Ukraine is that that this applies not only to Ukraine." At the same time, he noted that he does not expect China to try to take over Taiwan, but avoiding an invasion depends on whether the world clears up all the consequences for Beijing. 13:03 The court sentenced the Russian military Vadim Shishimarin to life imprisonment for the murder of a civilian. This is the first time a Russian soldier has been sentenced for war crimes in Ukraine. 13:01 In the village of Desna, Chernihiv region, on which the Russians launched a missile strike on May 17, the bodies of 87 dead were found under the rubble , Zelensky said during a speech in Davos. 12:58 In Kazakhstan, 21.6 million dollars have been blocked on the accounts of three subsidiaries of Russian banks due to sanctions. We are talking about branches of Sberbank, Alfa-Bank and VTB, writes Kommersant. 12:54 Ukraine, together with Switzerland, is organizing a conference to be held in Swiss Lugano in early July. As Swiss President Ignazio Cassis said during the forum in Davos, this will be an international conference on post-war reconstruction of Ukraine. 12:41 In Ukraine, at least 4,600 civilian victims have been confirmed at the hands of Russian invaders, 232 of them are children, Venediktova said in Davos. She stressed that these figures do not include data from the occupied territories. The Prosecutor General noted that Russian war crimes are confirmed by domestic and international investigations, journalistic investigations, and reports by human rights organizations. 12:35 The Russian Foreign Ministry said that it had received from Italy and was already considering proposals for a peaceful settlement of the situation in Ukraine. 12:31 In an attempt to cut off the Luhansk region from the Lisichansk-Bakhmut highway, the Russians damaged the main gas pipeline with a diameter of 1200 mm, as a result, the gas supply of the Donetsk region was under threat, said the head of the Lugansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai. It is extremely difficult to get to the depressurized area due to hostilities. 12:29 The Red Cross will not publicly disclose information about the number and personal data of the Ukrainian military from Azovstal, said the representative of the organization Mirella Khodeyb: "Our priority is to check the conditions of detention and treatment of prisoners of war, prevent disappearance and maintain their connection with their families. But we will not publish lists or names of people we have visited or those we will visit in the future." 12:26 Pushilin said that the Ukrainian military is now in the "DNR", in the future it is planned to hold an international tribunal, the documents are already being prepared. 12:23 Peskov, commenting on the possibility of exchanging Medvedchuk for the military with Azovstal, said that "it is hardly possible to talk about this, these are different categories." He also commented on the trial of the Russian military, who is accused of killing a civilian in Ukraine and who pleaded guilty: "We do not have many opportunities to protect his interests on the spot, measures will be taken through other channels." The court is due to deliver its verdict today. 12:18 The number of initiated cases related only to Russian war crimes is about 13 thousand today, Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova said at the opening of the Russia War Crimes House exhibition in Davos. According to her, in this category, 49 people were reported suspected, whom Ukraine began to prosecute for war crimes. There are more than 600 suspects in the basic case against the Russian Federation, the Prosecutor General specified. 12:14 In Mariupol and the surrounding area, the road is controlled by mobile patrols from the Kadyrovites. First of all, unpaved roads leading to the detour of Mangush and Nikolsky towards Berdyansk and Zaporozhye fall under the patrol, said Petr Andryushchenko, adviser to the mayor of Mariupol. According to local residents, yesterday afternoon in the area with. Demyanovka, Mangush district, such a patrol detained a car with people moving towards Berdyansk. People were stripped, mocked, resorted to physical violence, and then turned towards Mariupol. At the same time, the driver and passengers had certificates of filtration, but there was no pass. Andryushchenko asks local residents to be careful and not yet try to break into the evacuation. He assured that Ukraine is working on opening official evacuation corridors. 12:03 Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko admitted the possibility of discussing with Ukraine the exchange of prisoners with Azovstal. 12:00 Now active negotiations are underway to exchange Medvedchuk for fighters from Azovstal, which is why the detainee decided to testify against Poroshenko, said Viktor Andrusiv, adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs: "Today Medvedchuk told us what we already knew from his tapes. And about the pipe which Poroshenko considered compensation for the lost business in Crimea, and about the coal schemes, when the whole country was buzzing about Rotterdam +. In fact, there are active negotiations now to exchange Medvedchuk for our heroes Azovstal. Therefore, he decided to clarify this shameful story about how Poroshenko made money in the war. 11:48 The Pentagon and the US State Department are discussing sending special forces to Kiev to protect the embassy, reports The Wall Street Journal. Also, according to the publication, the Americans want to return instructors to train the Ukrainian military. So far, we are talking about sending dozens of military personnel. In addition to special forces, one of the guard detachments of the US Marine Corps can be transferred to Kyiv. 11:44 Russian opposition publication The project has created a guide to the war in Ukraine. The journalists identified the names of 166 Russian commanders leading the invasion, as well as the names of more than 150 units. The publication notes that all combat-ready units of the Russian army take part in the war in Ukraine. Even the only special peacekeeping brigade in the country was sent to the war, which Russia used as a peacekeeping contingent under the auspices of the UN. 11:30 The Russian Defense Ministry said that sea-based missiles near the Malin railway station in the Zhytomyr region "destroyed weapons and military equipment transferred to the Donbass of the 10th mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian army from Ivano-Frankivsk." 11:27 Zelensky at the opening of the forum in Davos: "What is the difference between what is happening in Ukraine and what the terrorists did? Except what a permanent member of the UN Security Council does." 11:24 Podolyak on the results of three months of the war: "The third month of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is coming to an end. Europe continues to send a billion euros a day to Moscow, buying oil and gas. Russia continues to kill children, rape women and destroy cities. Ukraine continues to defend European borders and democratic civilization. Draw your own conclusions." 11:10 Lukashenka sent a message to the UN Secretary General, in which he listed "steps to end the conflict" in Ukraine and "to prevent it from escalating into a global war." According to Lukashenka, first of all, the West should "refrain from the supply of weapons, information wars and provocations," Belta reports. 11:07 Germany is ready to refuse Hungary's participation in the issue of banning the import of Russian oil to the EU, German Economy Minister Robert Habek said: "If the President of the European Commission says that we are doing it as 26 countries, without Hungary, then I will always support such a path." 11:00 The IMF called the current state of the world economy the worst since the Second World War. The reasons were the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the threat of climate change. Fund economists propose easing trade restrictions to alleviate shortages and lower prices for food and other commodities, as well as stepping up joint efforts to address countries' debt problems. 10:57 Medvedchuk spoke about the scheme for withdrawing from state ownership of a part of the main oil pipeline Samara - Western direction and detailed Poroshenko's role in it. 10:45 Chinese Foreign Ministry protested the United States in connection with Biden's statement about the readiness to defend Taiwan by military force: "The United States should stop underestimating China's determination and ability to protect sovereignty and territorial integrity. China will not allow any country to interfere in its internal affairs, including the issue of Taiwan ". 10:26 Zelensky signed law No. 7194, which allows taking property from those who support Russian aggression. The law will allow "quickly and effectively replenish the Ukrainian budget at the expense of enemies," the presidential press service said. 10:23 The Polish government announced that it was terminating the agreement on the supply of Russian gas, without waiting for its completion at the end of the year: "On May 13, the government of Mateusz Morawiecki adopted a resolution to break the agreement between the government of Poland and the government of the Russian Federation. That agreement, which is called Yamal and which was signed in 1993. 10:13 Due to problems with the resumption of the work of the Mariupol port, the occupiers are trying to take out rolled metal and grain residues from the port area by rail. Urgently began repairing the railway track in Mariupol and Art. Sartana. They also report a simultaneous attempt to restore railways in the Volnovakha area, said Petr Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol. 10:08 New Zealand will send more instructors to train the Ukrainian military, said Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, CNN reports. The soldiers will be stationed in the United Kingdom until the end of July, she said. The Ukrainian military will be taught how to use the L-119 light gun. 09:53 Austria, within the framework of EU sanctions, has frozen about 254 million euros of Russian assets in 97 accounts, the ORF TV channel reported, citing data from the federal government. Compared with the data for March, the amount has doubled. 09:39 In Korosten tonight, the enemy attacked the railway infrastructure, said the head of the Zhytomyr OVA Vitaliy Bunechko. 09:36 The United States is ready to provide military participation in the defense of Taiwan, Biden said at a press conference with Japanese Premier Fumio Kishida: "These are the obligations that we have assumed. We remain committed to maintaining the peace and security of the Taiwan Strait and intend to do so, so that its status quo is not changed unilaterally." 09:33 British intelligence notes that in the first three months of the war in Ukraine, the number of dead Russians is probably the same as that of the Soviet Union during its nine-year war in Afghanistan. The combination of poor low-level tactics with limited air cover, a lack of flexibility and a team approach that is willing to compound failures and repeat mistakes has led to this high loss rate. The Russian public has in the past been sensitive to losses incurred during wars. Therefore, as the number of victims in Ukraine grows, the losses will become more obvious, and public dissatisfaction with the war and the desire to voice it may increase, analysts say. 09:28 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of May 23. The enemy suffered the greatest losses over the past day in the Bakhmut direction.
09:11 The enemy shelled the village of Belopolye, Sumy region, from artillery all night, and then an air strike was launched on it. 11 houses were destroyed, but there were no casualties, said the head of the OVA Dmitry Zhivitsky. 08:47 Kharkiv rescuers reported that since the beginning of the Russian invasion, more than 150 bodies of the dead have been removed from the rubble in the city. In total, 98 destroyed objects were dismantled, more than 250 people were saved. 08:25 The military administration of the Odessa region reported that the Russian cruiser Admiral Makarov entered the water area, which could become the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet instead of the sunken cruiser Moscow. As OVA speaker Sergei Bratchuk said, in the Black Sea, the enemy is trying to gain a foothold on Zmeiny Island, pulling air defense systems there. 08:18 YouTube removed more than 70 thousand videos and 9 thousand channels related to the war in Ukraine. According to The Guardian - for violating the content rules, where the Russian invasion was called a "liberation mission." 08:11 Invaders from Hurricanes fired at the Dnepropetrovsk region, the blow fell on the Apostolic community, said the head of the OVA Valentin Reznichenko. Caught between villages, people were not injured. 07:50 In Mariupol, due to clogged storm drains and sewers, rainwater spreads along with garbage, the consequences of its decay and ptomaine throughout the city, adviser to the mayor of the city Petr Andryushchenko reports. According to him, the threat of an epidemic is becoming more real with every thunderstorm. At the same time, the occupiers continue to issue sanitary calls and are only engaged in the formation of "beautiful photos". 07:35 Russian troops have increased the intensity of the use of aviation in the zone of active hostilities, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in the morning report . The Russian Federation is also preparing to resume the offensive in the Slavic direction and strengthens the police-administrative regime in Slobozhansky. In the Volyn and Polesye directions, the armed forces of Belarus are intensively conducting reconnaissance, additional units are being deployed in the border areas of the Gomel region. 05:17 Johnson, during a telephone conversation with Zelensky, promised to "redouble efforts to provide Ukraine with vital food and humanitarian aid." Also, according to the British Prime Minister, the UK will seek to ensure that Ukraine can export grain and other food products. 04:39 White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan is convinced that Russia will not be able to prevent the United States from providing military assistance to Ukraine: "We have a diversified and stable supply chain of weapons to Ukraine. Therefore, even if the Russians can hit some kind of cargo on the territory of Ukraine , from a strategic point of view, this will not stop the military assistance that we provide." Sullivan also noted that he had not received information about the alleged destruction of a large batch of Western weapons by Russian troops. 04:21 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) suggests that Russian troops are preparing an offensive in the southern direction, while on May 22 they received only minimal achievements in eastern Ukraine. According to analysts, Russian troops will provide additional reinforcement to hold their positions on the western bank of the Seversky Donets. Ukrainian sources have confirmed that the enemy is likely seeking to open a new line of advance north of Popasna to complete the cordon of Severodonetsk while moving west towards Bakhmut, although Russian forces are unlikely to be able to actively advance in both directions. Ukrainian sources also confirmed that Russian troops had advanced locally to the north and west of Popasna. The invaders are probably aiming to move further west towards Bakhmut and north towards Severodonetsk, but are unlikely to achieve a rapid advance. The Russians will likely try to hold positions west of the Seversky Donets River against Ukrainian attacks (rather than pull back across the river) to prevent further threat of a Ukrainian advance towards Izyum. In addition, the invaders will continue to try to cordon off Severodonetsk and Lysichansk (at least from the south) in order to cut off the connection along the Severodonetsk-Lysichansk highway with the rest of Ukraine. 03:37 The President of the World Economic Forum in Davos Berge Brende called for the creation of a Marshall plan for the restoration of Ukraine: "Even without a peace agreement, which is unlikely, we must begin work on reconstruction, at least in areas that are under the control of Ukraine." 03:22 As a result of an air strike on Malin, Zhytomyr region, on May 22, an employee of Ukrzaliznytsia was killed. Three more workers, as well as one resident of the city, were injured and were hospitalized, the mayor Alexander Sitaylo said. 01:49 In the Black Sea, Admiral Makarov, one of the newest ships of the Black Sea Fleet, advanced from Sevastopol to a group of seven large landing ships and two missile ships. The likelihood of missile strikes is increasing, the operational command of Pivden reported. 01:13 In Ukraine, the head of communications of the 98th Guards Airborne Division of the Russian Airborne Forces, Colonel Alexei Smirnov, has been liquidated, Russian media report. According to InformNapalm investigations, servicemen of the 98th Airborne Division of the Russian Federation have been actively involved in the aggression against Ukraine since 2014. 00:30 Occupants wipe Avdiivka off the face of the earth, today there is one of the strongest attacks since 2014, MP Musa Magomedov said. According to him, fires are raging in the city, which cannot be extinguished due to incessant shelling. 00:04 On Monday, May 23, Ukrposhta launches the Russian warship stamp for sale... That's it! , it can be purchased at post offices from 14:00. According to the company's CEO Igor Smelyansky, the day was not chosen by chance: on May 23, Ukraine will celebrate Marine Corps Day, in addition, May 23 marks exactly 40 days since the cruiser Moskva sank . The stamp is issued in a circulation of 5 million pieces. Posted by: badanov 2022-05-24 |
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