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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Monday, May 20, launched the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, delivering a traditional opening speech. This is already the 22nd meeting in the so-called Ramstein format, this time is being held in video conference mode, Ukrinform's own correspondent reports. "We’re meeting at a moment of challenge. Putin's invaders have launched another offensive onto sovereign Ukraine territory. And the Kremlin's forces will try to make further advances in the weeks ahead and try to carve out a buffer zone along the Ukrainian border," the head of the Pentagon noted. Read also: Ukraine's…

British Defense Minister Grant Shapps has published a list of weapons and equipment that the country has donated to Ukraine as military aid over the past three weeks. Shapps reported this on X, Ukrinform saw. "The world cannot wait, Ukraine needs us to step up so they have what they need to push Putin back," the head of the British defense ministry emphasized. In the list of aid he published, he recalled 80 missiles for air defense already transferred to Ukraine, out of the 100 set to arrive by the end of May; more than 20 demining systems; 30 pallets…

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen announced on Thursday a new package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of EUR 750 million. That’s according to MFA Denmark’s press service, Ukrinform reports. "Pleased to announce a new military support package to Ukraine worth 750 million EUR bolstering their air defense and artillery. Denmark also looking into opportunities for investing in Ukraine’s defense industry," Rasmussen said. He noted that Denmark “stands firmly” with Ukraine and its people. Read also: Head of Zelensky’s Office, Denmark’s PM talk defense aid to Ukraine As Ukrinform reported earlier, the chief of the Ukrainian President's…

President of Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine says several additional Patriot air defense systems are needed to protect Kharkiv from Russian attacks. He said this in an interview with the ABC News, whose crew accompanied the Ukrainian head of state during a visit to one of the hospitals in Kharkiv, Ukrinform reports. “The situation is very serious. We cannot afford to lose Kharkiv. (..). All we need are two Patriot systems. Russia will not be able to occupy Kharkiv if we have those," Zelensky emphasized. According to the president, over the past few days, hundreds have died or been injured amid…

French Minister of Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu vowed a new batch of Aster missiles for the SAMP-T air defense system already deployed in Ukraine. The minister spoke at a hearing of the National Assembly, Ukrinform reports, referring to Le Monde. "I have just signed the documents regarding the second batch of Aster missiles, which will allow the SAMP-T medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems that we have transferred together with our Italian partners to continue operations," the minister said. Neither the number of missiles nor the delivery schedule has been disclosed. Recently, France has stated that it is channeling efforts to halve…

A batch of modern Sentinel 830R RHIB boats will be part of the $100 million military aid package to Ukraine announced by the Australian government in April. That’s according to the Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia, Vasyl Miroshnychenko, who reported the news via X, Ukrinform saw. While in Hobart, in addition to delivering talks at Tasmanian Club and Royal United Services Institute, I was also able to inspect the boats which are manufactured for Ukraine at the innovative Tassie company Sentinel. They were included in the latest package of assistance from… pic.twitter.com/bhqnu01Ex0 — Vasyl Myroshnychenko (@AmbVasyl) May 15, 2024 "I…

In the Bakhmut sector, the Defense Forces destroyed seven units of enemy equipment with drones. The Department for Strategic Communications (StratCom) of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "In the Bakhmut direction, the Achilles combat UAV company of the 92nd Ivan Sirko Separate Mechanized Brigade hit 7 units of enemy equipment with FPV drones," the report says. The Ukrainian defenders destroyed an S-60 cannon, Ural 4320, Ural, Kamaz vehicles, a D-30 howitzer, a BTR-D, and a 2s3 Akatsiya self-propelled gun. In addition, three occupiers were killed and wounded.…

The arrival of newly formed enemy units is recorded in Mariupol. The advisor to the mayor of Mariupol, Petro Andriushchenko, reported this on Telegram, Ukrinform reported. "The arrival of newly formed and/or newly recruited Russian units has been recorded. They have two guns on their chevrons. According to the sources, even the uniforms are in a condition 'never been laundered'. In total, we are talking about a number of up to 5,000. We recorded the last such deployment of new reserves in April 2023," Andriushchenko wrote. Read also: In Mariupol hospitals, invaders die from lack of blood "Along the coast…

In temporarily occupied Crimea, the Russians are afraid to move military boats by sea, so they transport them by trucks. The Atesh military partisan movement said this in a post on the Telegram messaging app, Ukrinform reports. "The Russians are afraid of moving military boats by sea," the post reads. The partisans posted a photo showing the transportation of a military boat by truck from the port of Feodosia deep into Crimea. Read also: Partisans discover secret depot of invaders in Crimea "The exact type of boat could not be identified due to camouflage," they wrote. According to the partisans,…

Russian invasion forces are intensifying the mining efforts near the villages of Robotyne and Verbove, and are trying to bind Ukrainian troops in areas of the front farther from the western part of Zaporizhzhia region. That’s according to an update by the Institute for the Study of War think tank, Ukrinform reports. Russian milbloggers claim Russian troops are now remining previously cleared areas on the Robotyne-Verbove line (10 km south - 18 km southeast of Orikhiv) in order to achieve tactical surprise. A prominent Kremlin-affiliated milblogger claimed that Russian forces intensified tactical offensive operations in several areas of the front…