⚡️Ukrainian troops shoot down Russian helicopter in Donetsk Oblast.
The 24th Mechanized Brigade reported on May 22 that it had destroyed a Russian Mi-24 attack helicopter in Donetsk Oblast.
The 24th Mechanized Brigade reported on May 22 that it had destroyed a Russian Mi-24 attack helicopter in Donetsk Oblast.
⚡️Portugal rules out sending F-16s, open to training Ukrainian pilots.
Portuguese Foreign Minister João Gomes Cravinho has ruled out providing Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets but said his country is ready to train Ukrainian pilots, the newspaper Diário de Notícias reported on May… https://t.co/l4QzKUEIlA
Portuguese Foreign Minister João Gomes Cravinho has ruled out providing Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets but said his country is ready to train Ukrainian pilots, the newspaper Diário de Notícias reported on May… https://t.co/l4QzKUEIlA
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“⚡️Portugal rules out sending F-16s, open to training Ukrainian pilots.
Portuguese Foreign Minister João Gomes Cravinho has ruled out providing Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets but said his country is ready to train Ukrainian pilots, the newspaper Diário de…
Portuguese Foreign Minister João Gomes Cravinho has ruled out providing Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets but said his country is ready to train Ukrainian pilots, the newspaper Diário de…
On May 22, Russian officials said fighting is ongoing within the country's Belgorod Oblast.
A group of armed men calling themselves the Free Russia Legion recorded videos saying they crossed into Russia and taken hold of bordering villages. https://t.co/3gSnJDMPeZ
A group of armed men calling themselves the Free Russia Legion recorded videos saying they crossed into Russia and taken hold of bordering villages. https://t.co/3gSnJDMPeZ
The Kyiv Independent
Ukraine war latest: Russia says fighting ongoing within its borders
Key developments on May 22:
* Attacks involving anti-Kremlin fighters reported in Russia's Belgorad Oblast
* Russia announces ‘counter-terrorist operation’ in Belgorad Oblast
* Ukrainian military reports small advance on Bakhmut flanks
Vyacheslav Gladkov…
* Attacks involving anti-Kremlin fighters reported in Russia's Belgorad Oblast
* Russia announces ‘counter-terrorist operation’ in Belgorad Oblast
* Ukrainian military reports small advance on Bakhmut flanks
Vyacheslav Gladkov…
⚡️General Staff: Bakhmut remains 'epicenter' of fighting.
There were 25 clashes between Ukrainian and Russian forces along the front line on May 22, including Bakhmut, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported in its evening update.
There were 25 clashes between Ukrainian and Russian forces along the front line on May 22, including Bakhmut, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported in its evening update.
⚡️Media: Mistress of top Kremlin propagandist gave birth in US.
Kremlin propagandist Vladimir Solovyov's mistress owns a villa next to members of the Russian military elite in the Black Sea resort of Sochi and gave birth to her children in the U.S., Russian opposition leader… https://t.co/GEnxZXX7qF
Kremlin propagandist Vladimir Solovyov's mistress owns a villa next to members of the Russian military elite in the Black Sea resort of Sochi and gave birth to her children in the U.S., Russian opposition leader… https://t.co/GEnxZXX7qF
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“⚡️Media: Mistress of top Kremlin propagandist gave birth in US.
Kremlin propagandist Vladimir Solovyov's mistress owns a villa next to members of the Russian military elite in the Black Sea resort of Sochi and gave birth to her children in the U.S., Russian…
Kremlin propagandist Vladimir Solovyov's mistress owns a villa next to members of the Russian military elite in the Black Sea resort of Sochi and gave birth to her children in the U.S., Russian…
Did Russia gain air superiority in Ukraine, as many expected?
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Check out the latest episode of our video podcast #ThisWeekInUkraine on any audio platform to find out. You can also watch it on YouTube: https://t.co/McbXsYvnJt https://t.co/JttgMJlNGd
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How Ukrainian air defense denies Russia air superiority | This Week In Ukraine Ep. 8
“This Week in Ukraine” is a video podcast hosted by Kyiv Independent’s reporter Anastasiia Lapatina. Every week, Anastasiia sits down with her newsroom colleagues to discuss Ukraine’s most pressing issues.
Episode #8 is dedicated to the work of Ukrainian…
Episode #8 is dedicated to the work of Ukrainian…
⚡️US State Department: Giving Ukraine F-16 jets remains 'priority'.
Training Ukrainian pilots to use F-16s and working with allies to provide Ukraine with advanced fighter jets remains a "priority" for the U.S. in the coming months, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew… https://t.co/057puRkXtG
Training Ukrainian pilots to use F-16s and working with allies to provide Ukraine with advanced fighter jets remains a "priority" for the U.S. in the coming months, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew… https://t.co/057puRkXtG
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“⚡️US State Department: Giving Ukraine F-16 jets remains 'priority'.
Training Ukrainian pilots to use F-16s and working with allies to provide Ukraine with advanced fighter jets remains a "priority" for the U.S. in the coming months, U.S. State Department…
Training Ukrainian pilots to use F-16s and working with allies to provide Ukraine with advanced fighter jets remains a "priority" for the U.S. in the coming months, U.S. State Department…
⚡ Borrell: 'No one wishes for peace more than Ukraine.’
The European Union’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell said during a press conference on May 22 that expediting the delivery of weapons to Ukraine was crucial to achieving victory, as only Russia wants the war to continue.
The European Union’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell said during a press conference on May 22 that expediting the delivery of weapons to Ukraine was crucial to achieving victory, as only Russia wants the war to continue.
Borrell added that those who equate the victim and the aggressor during wartime are not “really interested in peace.”
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The Kyiv Independent
Borrell: 'No one wishes for peace more than Ukraine'
The European Union’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell said during a press conference on May 22 that expediting the delivery of weapons to Ukraine was crucial to achieving victory, as only Russia wants the war to continue.
⚡️Russian state media: 'Majority' of residents flee Belgorod Oblast villages along border.
Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Russia's Belgorod Oblast, said that the "majority" of residents in the border villages of Russia's Belgorod Oblast have fled.
Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Russia's Belgorod Oblast, said that the "majority" of residents in the border villages of Russia's Belgorod Oblast have fled.
Earlier on May 22, the Russian Volunteer Corps, allegedly fighting on Ukraine's side, claimed its members conducted combat operations in Belgorod Oblast.
⚡ Russia shells 5 communities in Sumy Oblast, injuring 1 person.
Russian forces targeted the communities of Bilopillia, Myropillia, Yunakivka, Novoslobidske, and Velyka Pysarivka, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration said on May 22.
Russian forces targeted the communities of Bilopillia, Myropillia, Yunakivka, Novoslobidske, and Velyka Pysarivka, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration said on May 22.
Russia’s shelling of the Velyka Pysarivka community wounded one person and damaged one house, a car, an outbuilding, and a fence.
Ukrainian soldiers fighting around Bakhmut told the Kyiv Independent that battles on the outskirts of the city are still ongoing, but the Ukrainian army has indeed lost control of the last streets of multi-story buildings inside city limits. https://t.co/nEzY9IsN1Q
The Kyiv Independent
Russia takes Bakhmut: Taking stock of the war’s bloodiest battle so far
CHASIV YAR, Donetsk Oblast – Ten months after Russia's assault on the once-flourishing city in Donetsk Oblast began, Bakhmut has now been effectively occupied by Russian troops.
This hasn’t been confirmed yet by Kyiv, but is evident based on both official…
This hasn’t been confirmed yet by Kyiv, but is evident based on both official…
⚡ ISW: Russian information space incoherent after reports of fighting in Belgorod Oblast.
The Russian information space experienced "panic, factionalism, and incoherency" after reports of fighting in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, the Institute for the Study of War said.
The Russian information space experienced "panic, factionalism, and incoherency" after reports of fighting in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, the Institute for the Study of War said.
⚡️ General Staff: Russia conducts up to 158 aviation, missile strikes over past day.
Russia carried out 20 missile strikes against Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv oblasts, using cruise missiles, Iskander-M ballistic missiles, and S-300 anti-aircraft missiles.
Russia carried out 20 missile strikes against Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv oblasts, using cruise missiles, Iskander-M ballistic missiles, and S-300 anti-aircraft missiles.
Read the full morning update by Ukraine's General Staff: https://t.co/agBCMPtccv
The Kyiv Independent
General Staff: Russia conducts up to 158 aviation, missile strikes over past day
Russia carried out 20 missile strikes against Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv oblasts, using cruise missiles, Iskander-M ballistic missiles, and C-300 anti-aircraft missiles over the past day.
Furthermore, Russia launched 48 air strikes with Shahed…
Furthermore, Russia launched 48 air strikes with Shahed…
⚡️ Russia’s sanctioned interior minister visits Saudi Arabia just days after Zelensky.
Russian minister Vladimir Kolokotsev's May 23 trip to Riyadh comes just days after Ukraine’s President Zelensky’s visit to the Saudi city of Jeddah.
Russian minister Vladimir Kolokotsev's May 23 trip to Riyadh comes just days after Ukraine’s President Zelensky’s visit to the Saudi city of Jeddah.
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Russia’s sanctioned interior minister visits Saudi Arabia days after Zelensky
The sanctioned Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokotsev visited Saudi Arabia on May 23. Kolokoltsev’s trip to Riyadh comes just days after Ukraine’s President Zelensky’s visit to the Saudi city of Jeddah.
⚡️ Russian governor claims drones shot down in Belgorod Oblast.
Earlier today, the governor of the Russian Belgorod Oblast reported that two civilians were injured in the settlements allegedly taken by Russian partisans.
These claims couldn't be independently verified.
Earlier today, the governor of the Russian Belgorod Oblast reported that two civilians were injured in the settlements allegedly taken by Russian partisans.
These claims couldn't be independently verified.