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The population of occupied Mariupol has decreased fivefold. "The pension fund of the terrorist entity ‘DPR’ counted the number of retirees in Mariupol: 46,000 people. This is three times less than before the Russian invasion (136,000 people). But the share of elderly people in the structure of the current population of Mariupol has doubled," the Mariupol City Council posted on Telegram. It is noted that the total population of the city has decreased fivefold. About 200,000 Mariupol residents left for the government-controlled territory of Ukraine. About 50,000-70,000 people stay in the Sea of Azov area villages or in the occupied…

Ukraine's victory in the war must be achieved on the battlefield, and Ukrainian forces need a tenfold advantage over the enemy for their advance. According to Ukrinform, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in an interview with the Financial Times. "Of course, [our] victory must be achieved on the battlefield. […] To advance, our units need over a tenfold advantage over enemy forces. We certainly have a stronger motivation than the Russians, but we are inferior in military equipment, so there is no opportunity to advance. And until we have it [the equipment], it will be very difficult for us,…

The situation in Mykolaiv is now even more dangerous than it was two weeks ago because the city is under constant attacks. Vitaliy Kim, head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, said this at a briefing at the Media Center Ukraine - Ukrinform, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. "Now the situation is even more dangerous than it was two weeks ago, because the city is under non-stop shelling. We advised two districts of the city to move to another area. But I don't know how many people listened to that," Kim said. According to him, more than 3,700 civilian facilities…

In Siverodonetsk, Luhansk region, the situation is currently stable, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have strengthened their positions and are holding their ground in the city against the Russian onslaught. Siverodonetsk Mayor Oleksandr Striuk reported the news on the air of the national telethon, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. "The situation in Siverodonetsk is stably difficult. Our Armed Forces have strengthened their positions, holding the city and the ground they have regained. But at the same time, the fighting does not subside. The orcs are deploying more and more forces, plenty of artillery units are concentrated here, lots of equipment.…

The countries friendly to Ukraine, including the Czech Republic and Poland, are shipping ammunition as part of security assistance, with various "greetings" written on the shells, addressed to the Russians. That’s according to Oleksii Biloshytskyi, First Deputy Chief of Ukraine’s Patrol Police, Ukrinform reports. For instance, the Czech Republic sends ammunition, signed "For the Shot Prague Spring 1968". The Netherlands’ shells read "Revenge for MH17", while Poles write "For Katyn!" "Everyone remembers everything. Russia will rot in isolation forever," said that patrol police official. Read also: U.S. to “do everything” to strengthen Ukraine’s hand on battlefield - Ambassador As reported,…

In Russia, the families of sailors from the sunken Moskva cruiser are compelled to withhold information about their dead relatives. The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry issued the report on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. The Ukrainian intelligence agency informs that public tension is rising among the families of the Russian navy servicemen killed aboard the Moskva cruiser, the former flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, which sank on April 14, 2022. A special group of psychologists, doctors and lawyers is working with the sailors' relatives, primarily aiming to prevent any leaks about the dead and missing…

Multiple casualties were reported in Kharkiv region in the latest series of Russian artillery strikes. In the city of Kharkiv, Metalist Arena, which was among Ukrainian stadiums hosting UEFA EURO2012, was hit, according to Oleh Syniehubov, chief of the regional military administration, according to Ukrinform. "In Kharkiv, the Metalist Arena and the infrastructure in the city’s Kyivskyi district were shelled. A fire broke out in a private household in the Kyivskyi district at night as a result of a Russian strike. The emergency response team rescued a man, 52, from under the rubble. He sustained no serious injuries. A woman,…

In the occupied Mariupol, Russian invaders announced humanitarian aid from the city of St. Petersburg, which is enough for a mere 0.25% of the local population. That's according to Mariupol mayor’s advisor Petro Andriushchenko, Ukrinform reports. "Propaganda comes first while people can wait. The occupiers report that 300 Mariupol residents have received humanitarian aid from St. Petersburg. As many as 300 of them! That is, 0.25% of the current population," Andriushchenko wrote. He recalled that more than 120,000 people currently remain in captured Mariupol, and that all of them suffer from food and water shortage. Read also: Mariupol suffers from…

The bodies of the fallen Ukrainian servicemen, who had been killed in action within the Mariupol-based Azovstal steelworks, were transported to the city of Kyiv. The relevant statement was made by the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security on Facebook, referring to the Association of the Families of Azovstal Defenders, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “One-third of the bodies are those of the Azov Regiment fighters. The relation of other bodies to different military units is being checked,” the report states. Forensic experts are conducting works, which may take them up to three months. Later, the families of the fallen…

Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya has criticized the position of politicians who advise Ukraine to make concessions to Russia in order to stop the war. According to Ukrinform's correspondent in New York, he said this on Monday at a meeting of the UN Security Council on sexual violence and human trafficking caused by Russian aggression. "We reiterate therefore that any 'concession' that some 'well-wishers' advise now will be only the way to a new war. With the same scope for violence and closer to our western borders," he said. According to him, if the recently occupied territories…