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Around 20 Ukrainian pilots will take initial training on the F-16 in the UK. That's according to Foreign Policy, citing an unnamed British government official, Ukrinform reports.  According to the source, this will be basic ground training for Ukrainian pilots, after which they will be ready for more specialized training in flying F-16 fighters or other military aircraft.  It is noted that Ukraine plans to send pilots with good English language skills to the training to speed up the training process. Training under the NATO course will be conducted on simulators and real aircraft. Earlier, the spokesman for the Air…

Kursk, Bryansk, and Belgorod regions are more than 700 kilometers of border with Ukraine. The enemy is physically unable to completely cover this front Events in the Belgorod region continue to unfold. The counterterrorist operation regime introduced in the region lasted less than a day and was canceled. The local governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, managed to state that "all the saboteurs were eliminated" and "the breakthrough of the subversive group was stopped." Meanwhile, the exact opposite information is coming from anti-Putin activists. The Russian Volunteer Corps and the Freedom of Russia Legion report in their Telegram channels that their operation to…

Russian troops launched a missile attack on the village of Tsyrkuny in the Kharkiv region at night, damaging a private house. Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "Last night, the Russian occupiers launched a missile attack on the village of Tsyrkuny, in the Kharkiv district. The missile, preliminary, S-300, hit the ground. A private house located nearby was damaged. Fortunately, no one was injured," he stressed. Read also: Tractor driver blows up on explosive in Kharkiv region According to Sinegubov, over the past 24 hours, on 24 May, Russian…

Russian forces attacked a dormitory, an educational institution, a church, a factory, a grain storage facility and the houses of civilians in the Kherson region. That's according to the Kherson region police, Ukrinform reports. "Russia's military launched air strikes with guided bombs on the city of Beryslav, the village of Mykolaivka and the village of Vesele. Enemy attacks damaged a dormitory, an educational institution, the territory of a factory, an administrative building, a church, a grain storage facility, and the houses of civilians. It is not the first time that the Russians attack some of these objects, so the damage…

Two dozen special blast suits purchased by Canada have arrived in Ukraine. That’s according to the Embassy of Canada in Ukraine, reports Ukrinform. "Canada has just provided another 23 blast suits to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine!" reads the report message on embassy's Twitter. Read also: Irish military train Ukrainian forces demining, bomb disposal It is noted that these suits will protect "the brave personnel as they clear landmines & unexploded ordnance from Ukraine’s territory, preventing needless deaths & countless injuries of Ukrainian civilians." It should be recalled, that, according to official data, up to 30% of the Ukrainian…

In the suburbs of Bakhmut, Russian troops are trying to reinforce their flanks and rely on artillery fire. Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "During the day, the intensity of fighting on the flanks in the suburbs of Bakhmut has decreased. But this does not mean that the enemy is weakening. On the contrary, the enemy is trying to strengthen its flanks and relies on artillery fire, conducting constant shelling," Maliar wrote. At the same time, Ukrainian troops are gradually advancing, she added. According to her, the number of enemy assaults in Bakhmut has decreased,…

The Russian army launched a missile attack on a community in Sumy region, and a kindergarten was destroyed in another community after a fire attack by a Russian aircraft. The Sumy Regional Military Administration said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "Today, the enemy carried out an air strike on the territory of the Velyka Pysarivka community - one missile explosion. Preliminary - without loss of life and destruction of civilian infrastructure," the message said. It is also reported that the Russians inflicted fire damage of approximately one explosion on a kindergarten in the Yunakivka community. Details of the shelling are…

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov and Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom Ben Wallace, who is paying a working visit to Ukraine, have discussed the continuation of training programs for the Ukrainian military in Great Britain. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov at a joint press conference, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “We discussed the continuation of training programs for our servicemen on the British territory and the main priorities and accents for these trainings. […] We had an opportunity to shake hands with the pilots who were trained for this weaponry [Storm…

The number of Russian troops has increased in the Zaporizhzhia direction, in particular in the area of Vasylivka, Tokmak and Molochansk. Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov said this during a briefing at the Media Center Ukraine - Ukrinform. "We see a tendency that in the villages from which the enemy forced evacuation, Russian military enter empty houses. If we are talking about the movement of enemy troops, it is towards the Zaporizhzhia front," Fedorov said. 110 🐆1A5. Schon bald. #NeueDeutscheHärte #FFG pic.twitter.com/L9Rnf9SIZX — Oleksii MAKEIEV 🇺🇦 (@Makeiev) May 24, 2023 In addition, Fedorov noted that an enemy group was destroyed near…

Russian invaders have already destroyed over 1,300 houses in the Donetsk region’s Mariupol, and continue demolishing those buildings that were damaged in Russia’s shelling of the city. The relevant statement was made by Mariupol City Council on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Russians killed tens of thousands of civilians, destroyed over 1,300 houses, and continue to ruin those that had been damaged by their attacks. They turned Mariupol from the city of development and opportunities, as it was under the Ukrainian flag, into the city of shot hopes, ruins and survival,” the report states. Mariupol City Council posted a few…