Liman taken by Russian and DNR/LNR armies. Surrounding of the Ukrainian forces continues.

💢 Ukraine admits major defeat

👉 Top Zelensky adviser concedes loss of Liman, a major Ukrainian stronghold in Donbass

Russian troops have taken over the town of Liman in the northern Donetsk region, the government in Kiev revealed, on Thursday evening. Ukrainian forces have reportedly withdrawn west-southwest towards Slavyansk.

“We have lost the town of Liman,” Alexey Arestovich, a key adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, admitted in a livestream on Thursday.

Though Arestovich cited “unconfirmed reports,” Russian military correspondent Alexander Kots posted a video of Russian troops in the city shortly thereafter, captioned “Liman is ours.” Ukrainian troops “fled” west and southwest, Kots added, while covering their retreat with artillery fire.

The storming of Liman lasted less than a week, with Russian forces entering the city on May 23. There were unconfirmed reports, on Telegram channels, that as many as 500 Ukrainian troops had surrendered. By Wednesday, three quarters of Liman was allegedly under Russian control, with the remaining Ukrainian troops said to be fortifying the industrial zone on the southwestern edge of town.

However, an unverified video posted on TikTok on Wednesday purported to show a group of Ukrainian soldiers clinging to an armored vehicle driving at high speed away from the town, amid an artillery bombardment.

Liman was among the first towns in the Donetsk region to be taken over by militia opposed to the government in Kiev after the 2014 Maidan coup. Ukrainian “anti-terrorist” forces captured it in early June that year, and used their positions to lay siege to Slavyansk, where the separatist militia held on for another month.

News of the Ukrainian defeat at Liman comes amid the ongoing advance of Russian forces from Popasnaya, which threatens to completely cut off thousands of troops loyal to Kiev in the Severodonetsk-Lisichansk pocket.

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💢 Russian artillery strikes on Ukrainian positions near Novomikhaylovka.

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https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/putin-pushing-europe-in-direction-of-renewable-clean-energy-says-european-commission-president-140631109686 From 4:10 "Well, we have to be careful. If we would completely cut as of today the import of the oil, he (Putin) might be able to take it to the world market where the price would increase and sell it for more..."

British mercenaries and Ukrainian servicemen retreating in Donbas.

Australian "Bushmaster" in Ukrainian battlefield. In early April, Australia announced the delivery of its armored vehicles to Ukraine. Moreover, Australian Bushmaster armored vehicles have already taken part in the battles in the Donbass. However, their baptism of fire in the ranks of the Ukrainian army was unsuccessful.
During the fighting near the settlement of Trypillya, located near Popasna, in the Luhansk People's Republic, an Australian Bushmaster armored car was destroyed. It was handed over to the armed forces of Ukraine among the first batch of 20 vehicles.

Even the tabloids are getting the right mood now. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10862491/IAN-BIRRELL-Kremlins-sharpened-attack-mood-suddenly-pessimistic.html

🇨🇳🇷🇺💜 Китайский привет из Благовещенска!

Такое послание с противоположного берега реки Амур передают китайские друзья.

🇨🇳🇷🇺💜 Chinese greetings

"Russia, we are with you!" Such a message from the opposite bank of the Amur River is transmitted by Chinese friends.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇺🇸 Testimony of US citizen Stephen James Humberd, who lived in the city at the time of Izyum's liberation. Confirms the facts of the shelling of Izyum by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in order to intimidate the civilian population.

🇺🇸Obama has warned.

NYP journalist Goodwin recalled the words of the 44th US president about Biden's ability to ruin everything.

"We are witnessing how Biden's blunders grow in proportion to his age and status. It would be fair, but not very comforting, to recall Barack Obama's warning about his former vice president: "Do not underestimate Joe's ability to ruin everything," the columnist stressed.

The journalist recalled the words of former Pentagon chief Robert Gates, who stated in his 2014 memoirs that Biden "was wrong on almost all major issues of foreign policy and national security" over the past forty years.

According to the observer, another proof of this was the unsuccessful and chaotic withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.

Goodwin added that Biden's confusing statements provoke global tensions and threaten to draw the United States into conflicts. And the attempts of the White House to justify itself for the words of the chief cause only bewilderment.

🇱🇻Riga does not have enough money for "desovetization".

The authorities were going to reconstruct the Mukusala embankment in order to get rid of the Soviet symbols preserved there. But it turned out that this requires money.

"The implementation of the project, which requires 22.8 million euros, is being delayed, because it has not yet been possible to find funding for its implementation," the Riga City Council quoted @BALTNEWS as saying.

💢 To Slavyansk: Columns of military equipment of the Brave Batallion reportedly go to support the offensive

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#demilitariZation

🇷🇺 Footage of Airborne Troops fighting

◽️ Russian paratroopers' fire disrupted AFU counterattack. Two armoured personnel carriers and around 20 AFU servicemen were eliminated in the battle.

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At Izum front. Ukrainian group set a crossing over the river Siverskii Donetz. It was spotted by Russian drone...

🇷🇺 Airmobile groups of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations are clearing the rubble in Mariupol

The restoration of Mariupol is gaining momentum. In order to speed up the removal of the rubble of apartment and private residential buildings, airmobile groups of rescue centers of the Russian Emergencies Ministry were involved in the work. This decision improved the quality and safety of repair and restoration work.

At the same time, sappers from the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the DPR are inspecting the territory for the presence of explosive objects. Since March 23, they have neutralized more than 28 thousand of them.