[NewsFrontInfo] 17:47 The Russian city of Kherson has regained its historical coat of arms. This is reported by the military-civilian administration of Kherson.
17:35 A bill has been submitted to the State Duma, according to which switching to the side of the enemy in the context of an armed conflict or military operations against Russia will be considered treason and punishable by up to 20 years in prison
16:42 The situation in Donbas is extremely bad for Ukrainian troops - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba.
16:39 The governor of the Belgorod region announced one victim during the shelling of the village of Zhuravlyovka from Ukraine.
16:15 The first residents of the Kherson region have already applied for Russian citizenship - the head of the military-civilian administration.
15:27 In Genichesk already pay previously promised benefits of 10,000 rubles.
15:23 Russia will not jump at any Western proposal to resolve the situation in Ukraine - Zakharova.
14:19 Centers for issuing passports of the Russian Federation for residents of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, if necessary, can earn money in the Crimea, the authorities of the region said.
13:48 Putin signed a decree on a simplified procedure for obtaining citizenship of the Russian Federation for residents of the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions of Ukraine.
13:27 The mayor of Gorlovka said that our troops are liberating the village of Novoluganskoye (near Svetlodarsk). It is obvious that the enemy will not hold onto Novoluganskoye too stubbornly and will withdraw in the direction of Artemovsk.
13:07 Shelling from the side of the VFU was recorded in the following directions:
n.p. Avdievka - n.p. Yasinovataya: five missiles fired from the BM-21 Grad.
n.p. Codema - n.p. Dolomite: fired 12 shells with a caliber of 152mm.
11:54 The port of Mariupol has started working as usual - the Russian Ministry of Defense.
11:53 Russia is not considering the issue of exchanging Medvedchuk for Ukrainian prisoners of war, Deputy Foreign Minister Rudenko said.
11:51 The military-civilian administration of the Zaporozhye region reports that infrastructure and employees are being prepared to organize the issuance of Russian passports to residents of the Zaporozhye region.
11:23 AFU fired at the village of Kochubeevka, Kherson region. As a result of the shelling, two people were injured, residential buildings were damaged.
10:38 In Melitopol, the utilities "Teploset" and "Vodokanal" begin preparations for the autumn-winter period
The corresponding order was given by the head of the military-civilian administration of Melitopol, Galina Danilchenko.
The technical condition of the facilities is being studied, on the basis of which planned repair work and replacement of failed equipment will be carried out in the near future.
09:16 Russian servicemen delivered about 70 tons of humanitarian aid to civilians in the Kharkiv region. Food and basic necessities have been delivered to the settlements. First of all, the necessary assistance is provided to families with children. Local residents thanked the Russian servicemen for their help.
08:54 Residents of the liberated territories of Ukraine are actively expressing a desire to obtain Russian passports. At the moment, about 70 percent of residents of Kherson, Zaporozhye, as well as part of the Nikolaev regions want to get Russian passports, said Viktor Vodolatsky, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots.
08:34 An impressive humanitarian cargo from Russia was delivered to the Kharkiv region. Dozens of local residents helped unload the cars. A covered mini-football field was adapted for the warehouse. The cargo includes buckwheat, rice, flour, sunflower oil, canned meat, fish, condensed milk. In total - 67 tons.
08:30 Russian air defense systems have destroyed about 90 Bayraktar attack drones in the air since the beginning of the operation on the territory of Ukraine.
08:05 The main results of the SVO in Ukraine for May 24, 2022:
In the north of the Kharkiv region, positional battles continue. The RF Armed Forces carried out artillery strikes on the accumulation of enemy manpower in Tsirkuny.
Fighting continues for Ternovoe on the border with the Belgorod region. In the city of Merefa, the railway infrastructure was hit.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are storming Liman, most of the city is occupied. Street fighting continues in Severodonetsk. A Ukrainian MiG-29 was shot down near Kramatorsk.
The enemy completely left the fortified areas on the Svetlodar arc. Wagner PMC fighters occupied Lugansk and Svetlodarsk without a fight. Vozrozhdenie, Rota, Krinichnoye, Vozdvizhenka, Mironovka were taken under control. Artillery duels continue in Mykolaiv and Kherson regions. The RF Armed Forces fired at the places of deployment of Ukrainian forces in Nikolaev and the village.
08:02 Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: “For the safe exit of foreign ships from the port of Mariupol, from 08:00 on May 25, a humanitarian corridor is being organized 115 miles long and 2 miles wide in the direction of the Black Sea. As a result of the complex of measures taken, the Russian Navy has eliminated the mine danger in the water area of the port of Mariupol, and measures are being taken to restore the port infrastructure.”
08:00 Russian military handed over humanitarian aid to residents of the Kharkiv region. The distribution took place in the villages around Izyum.