Invaders attack Sumy region from aircraft and mortars
Russian invaders attacked the border area of the Sumy region by launching unguided missiles from a warplane and firing mortars from Russian territory.
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28 May 2022
Ukraine needs effective weapons to bring Russia back behind Iron Curtain - Podoliak
Ukraine can bring the Russians back behind the Iron Curtain, but it needs effective weapons for that.
More than 50 Ukrainian athletes perish in war
Many Ukrainian athletes are defending their Homeland, while more than 50 of them have already died in the war Russia is waging against Ukraine.
RFE/RL journos come under enemy fire near Bakhmut
RFE/RL journalists came under Russian shelling near Bakhmut, Donetsk region.
“World’s second-strongest” army can and should be defeated - Ukraine’s Defense Minister
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov and Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyy have visited an exhibition of destroyed Russian military equipment in Kyiv’s Mykhailivska Square.
Zelensky: In occupied territories, Russians follow "Nazi playbook"
Invaders operating in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories torture local officials and, if the latter agree to cooperate, sign them up and hire them.
No data suggesting Putin may launch offensive on Kyiv just yet - Ukraine’s Defense Ministry
Currently, the Ministry of Defense has no information from either the General Staff of the Armed Forces or intelligence agencies about an impending offensive on Kyiv, while such information spins may be beneficial to the enemy.
Zelensky on advice to cede lands to Russia: Millions of Ukrainians mustn’t be exchanged for illusion of peace
President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that politicians advising that Ukraine give something to Russia in exchange for the illusion of peace fail to take into account ordinary people – millions of Ukrainians.
War crimes in Ukraine: ICC prosecutor urges Russia to cooperate
Karim Khan, a prosecutor with the International Criminal Court, expects cooperation from Russia in a probe into the war crimes committed in Ukraine.
Ukraine’s Armed Forces master French howitzers: 5 enemy hardware units destroyed
Ukrainian artillerists of the Joint Forces Group destroyed five enemy hardware units with the help of French CAESAR self-propelled wheeled howitzers.
Enemy shelled 49 localities in Donetsk and Luhansk regions over past day
The Russian army shelled 49 localities in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, eastern Ukraine, over the past 24 hours. Four people were killed in Donetsk region.
1 killed, 2 injured in night attack on Kharkiv city and region
Over the past day, one civilian was killed and two more were injured in the Russian shelling of Kharkiv city and region.
Enemy fires on 14 Donetsk region localities. Casualties reported
Over the past day, Russian troops fired on 14 localities of Donetsk region. Casualties have been reported.
Luhansk region not cut off from Ukraine – administration’s head
Luhansk region is not cut off from Ukraine as there is access to Lysychansk and Sievierodonetsk towns.
Ukraine gets upgraded variant of M109 howitzers - Reznikov
An upgraded variant of the M109 self-propelled howitzer has already arrived in Ukraine.
Russians demine part of seaport in Mariupol, sending stolen steel products to Rostov-on-Don
The Russian military has demined part of the seaport in Mariupol and is sending 3,000 tonnes of steel products by ship to Rostov-on-Don.
Ukraine receiving Harpoon anti-ship missiles for defense in Black Sea
Ukraine is receiving Harpoon anti-ship missiles and land-based launchers to defend itself against the Russian aggressor in the Black Sea.
Ukraine's Armed Forces fortifying defense lines in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia regions - Nayev
The situation in the areas of hostilities remains difficult, but it is controlled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Russian troops will try to cross Siverskyi Donets River in coming days - British intelligence
Russian forces in the next few days are likely to try to cross the Siverskyi Donets River with the prospect of moving deep into the Donetsk region to the cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
Ukraine's Armed Forces kill about 30,000 Russian soldiers
Ukraine's defenders killed about 30,000 Russian troops from February 24 to May 28, including 250 in the past day.
Russian troops kill 242 children in Ukraine since invasion
Russian troops have already killed 242 children and injured at least 440 in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion started on February 24.
Russian troops retreat near Sievierodonetsk - Haidai
The Russian army suffered significant losses and was forced to retreat in the area of Sievierodonetsk, Toshkivka and Oskolonivka.
Covert mobilization ongoing in Russia, reservists undergoing training outside Voronezh
The Russian military command is running a covert mobilization campaign in the country.
Land mines pose threat to wildlife in Chornobyl exclusion zone - ecology ministry
A high level of wildfire threat is confirmed in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone due to the large number of Russian mines and other munitions triggered by animals.
Belarus restricts public access to three districts bordering Ukraine through summer-end
The Border Committee of Belarus has restricted until the end of summer public access to the areas bordering Ukraine in three districts of Gomel region.
Ukraine posts review of Russia’s latest fake news
The Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council has released a selection of misinformation, fake reports, and manipulations produced by Kremlin propaganda on May 27.
Pentagon "mindful" of Ukraine's urgent need for long-range rockets
The U.S. Defense Department said it is “mindful and aware” of Ukraine’s request for multiple-launch rocket systems, but that “decisions … haven’t been made yet.”
Russian losses in Ukraine’s south in past day: Over 60 soldiers, six helicopters, three tanks
Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian military in the southern direction eliminated 63 Russian invaders and a large number of military equipment.
Ukrainians, Americans become closer since start of war unleashed by Russia - Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky is convinced that since launch of a full-scale Russian invasion, the Ukrainian and American peoples have become closer in their sense of freedom.
27 May 2022
Five civilians killed, four injured in Russia’s shelling of Donetsk Region
Five civilians have been killed and four injured in Russia’s shelling of Donetsk Region over the past day.