Several Ukrainian rocket strikes hit the centre of Lugansk this evening, landing primarily in an industrial zone. No civilian casualties reported.

Although there have been sporadic hits around Lugansk over the years, and over the last year in particular, Lugansk has long been considered a 'safe city'. After ukrainian forces were pushed back from the territory around Lugansk, after their brutal blockade and bombarding of Lugansk in the summer of 2014, shelling of the city was stopped.

If it is confirmed, as believed, that Lugansk was hit today by new long-range missiles recently supplied to ukraine (primarily by the United Kingdom), and Lugansk is once again in the crosshairs, then it marks not only a significant escalation, but the largest 'safe city' of Donbass, one which suffered greatly in 2014, becoming a danger zone once more.

As I'm sure you've already read.... Germany sending ukraine 2.7 billion Euros of military aid. There are entire wars which have cost far less that that, incredibly incendiary, a staggering move by Berlin....

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-provide-27-billion-euro-military-aid-package-ukraine-2023-05-13/

Another ukrainian missile strike hits Lugansk this morning, details to be confirmed, no casualties reported at this stage.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, during the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to London, may announce the transfer of anti-aircraft missiles and long-range attack drones to Kiev, Sky News reported, citing the British government.
Sunak will announce new military assistance to Ukraine in the form of hundreds of anti-aircraft missiles and hundreds of new long-range attack drones – with a range of more than 200 kilometers.

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❗️In Lugansk today, an assassination attempt on Interior Minister Igor Kornet. Mid-afternoon, in the city centre, Demekhina Street, an explosion in a barber shop, reportedly a grenade explosion, further details to be established.

Five people reported as wounded, three said to be in a serious condition. Igor Kornet is wounded, but said to be in a stable condition.

Investigators are already working in the premises to ascertain what exactly took place, and who is responsible.

Could be an advert for Grindr, tbh....

The attack of the RF Armed Forces on targets in Kyiv on the morning of May 16 was called "the most massive".

According to Ufanotes.ru, this is reported by the Telegram channel "Military commissars of the Russian Spring".

It is noted that the RF Armed Forces launched strikes with Kalibr and Kinzhal missiles.

In the Svyatoshinsky district of the capital of Ukraine, a fire broke out as a result of the hit. Explosions are still going on in the city.

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HARD DAY FOR DONETSK - 5 KILLED, 23 WOUNDED TODAY, MAY 17TH.

May 17, 2023 As a result of the morning shelling of the Petrovsky district, 3 people were injured, 3 others died. The number of dead and wounded during the day increased - so far five people have died as a result of shelling by the AFU. 24 people were injured, including a 13-year-old teenager . Everyone gets the necessary medical care.

25 residential buildings and five civil infrastructure facilities were damaged.

Nazis shelled Petrovsky when people were going to work this morning. A shell hit a bus stop between the Trudovsky ("Laborers") neighborhood and Dobrovolskogo ("Volunteers") neighborhood on Petrovsky Blvd. A man was wounded, two people in their car stopped to help. A moment later, another shell slammed into the bus stop, killing them both.

Ilona Chmyruk was a golden person, a nurse who was known by all Petrovsky! Valery Generalov was a man from the village of Trudovsky, who recently buried his mother ....
And now he himself has become a victim of the Nazis!
Sergey Glazkin is wounded, we pray for his health!

🇷🇺 Reported that Russian forces, namely the Wagner Group, have now taken full control of Artemovsk. An absolutely huge victory, one which has come after 224 days of fighting, huge loss of life on both sides.

From my side, I will try to get there as soon as possible to report for you.

Artemovsk, 2014 - the city rose up en masse to show their desire to be a part of Russia, not the post-Maidan debacle that was, is Ukraine. A massive shame that no one in Kiev, or the west, wanted to hear what they had to say, and ultimately, this was the only way.

As we await a new photo of Alexander Zinchenko crying now about the loss of Artemovsk, and the Premier League, please simply use this from the archives.

Article in the Daily Mail today, which pretty much sums up the west on Artemovsk -

"Ok, we may have told you for 9 months that the battle for Artemovsk is the most important of all time, and that NATO countries absolutely must flood Ukraine with weapons so they can defend Artemovsk, in the most important battle of all time.... but.... well, we didn't really mean that!!! And you know what, we're actually glad that Russia has taken Artemovsk, hear me, WE'RE HAPPY!!!!!! It's a Pyrrhic victory, absolutely and totally and totally absolutely!!!!! So, Russia, hear me, WE'RE HAPPY WE LOST ARTEMOVSK SO THE JOKE IS ON YOU!!!!!!!"

I personally like it when everyone is happy, and with the taking of Artemovsk, Slavyansk and Kramatorsk and now firmly in Russian artillery range. And, if it so happens that they're next, then let everyone be as happy as they clearly are with the taking of Artemovsk! 😉😇

So YouTube have deleted my Artemovsk reportage.... There was a time I would get all het up when YouTube deleted my reportage before, but now.... tbh I even feel a bit sorry for YouTube - what a chance they had, to be the global go-to for news, be it mainstream, be it alternative, YouTube could have actually ruled the internet. But, they went censor, and.... look at the difference between where they are now, and what they could have been....

Have submitted an appeal - if my Artemovsk reportage is restored, will carry on on YT as before, if not, will be back to Graham Phillips Lite on YouTube, and will switch the serious stuff over to my Rumble channel, which I have shamefully neglected it must be said, while YouTube seemed to have eased up on the censoring in recent times. But, it only seemed that way....

In any case, will wait and see, and go from there, and in any case, all good. Fighting in the information war for 9 years already, turns you into Reportage Rambo 😆

For my YouTube viewers, see you again in a week, after the ban, for Graham Phillips Lite, where we'll begin by having a look at how i created the amazing effect of a starry sky on the roof of my Rover 75, all for 75 pence!!!

Blokes are clearly so much better at being women than women ive almost forgotten why we even needed actual women in the first place!! Maybe the actual women were just tuning up, holding the fort until the bloke-women rocked up, showed how it should all be done? 🤯