War

Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak has commented on the statement by Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, claiming that Russian forces attack only military targets of Ukraine, and shared the photographs of these ‘military targets’. The relevant statement was made by Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak on Twitter, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “‘We do not hit civilian targets, only military ones’ – claimed Mr. Lavrov, Russia’s war crimes justification minister. We believe WHO has to establish an international psychiatric council to evaluate the…

A total of 243 children have been killed and over 444 injured in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “As of May 30, 2022, over 687 children in Ukraine were affected by the Russian armed aggression. According to the data from juvenile prosecutors, 243 children were killed and over 444 injured,” the report states. These data are not final, as they are being investigated within the areas of hostilities, temporarily occupied and liberated areas. Currently, most casualties were recorded in Donetsk Region (153),…

Russian troops launched two missile strikes on Odesa region, hitting a road and railway bridge across the Dniester estuary. "Desperately continuing to destroy the non-functioning bridge across the Dniester estuary, the ruscists hit the previously broken track. The shock wave damaged several private houses nearby. No casualties among the population have been reported. One missile was shot down by the air defense units," Serhiy Bratchuk, Spokesman for the Odesa Military Administration, posted on Telegram. Another missile was shot down by the air defense forces. "On the morning of May 30, an anti-aircraft missile unit of the Air Command ‘South’ detected…

South of Kryvyi Rih, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a successful counterattack, eliminating 63 Russian invaders and destroying nearly two dozen units of military equipment. As Head of the Kryvyi Rih City Military Administration Oleksandr Vilkul posted on Telegram, the situation in Kryvyi Rih direction of the front remains tense, but at the same time stable and under control. The Armed Forces of Ukraine show real courage and heroism and successfully carry out combat missions. “A successful counterattack was launched south of Kryvyi Rih, eliminating 63 Russian invaders and destroying 19 units of enemy equipment, including modern T-72 tanks,…

The forcible transfer of Ukrainians from temporarily occupied territories by Russian invaders is genocide. This is stated in the international legal report "An Independent Legal Analysis of the Russian Federation's Breaches of the Genocide Convention in Ukraine and the Duty to Prevent". Russia announced that over 1 million people, including more than 180,000 children, had been relocated from Ukraine to Russia since the start of the full-scale invasion, the document says. Refugees and officials s have reported being transferred by force or the threat of force. According to Ukrainian officials, changes are being made to Russian legislation to expedite the…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed the head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) office in the Kharkiv region. Zelensky said this in a nightly video address, Ukrinform reports. "I came and figured out the situation. I fired the head of the SBU office in the region. Because he was not working to defend the city from the first days of the full-scale war, but only thinking about himself. Law enforcement officers will find out what his motives were," Zelensky said. He noted that a third of the Kharkiv region is still under occupation, but added that Ukraine will…

The Ukrainian Air Force shot down two enemy targets in the sky over the Sumy region on the night of May 29. Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "Our fighter jets hit two targets over the Romny district," Zhyvytskyi said. He added that enemy UAVs had probably been shot down. Ukrinform reported earlier that Ukraine's Armed Forces have already eliminated about 30,150 Russian soldiers from February 24 to May 29.

Russian forces have withdrawn some of their units from the settlement of Lyman, Donetsk region. According to Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in its latest war update published on Facebook. As of 18:00 on May 29, the enemy did not stop offensive operations in the Eastern Operational Zone in order to establish full control over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and block Ukraine's maritime communications in the northwestern part of the Black Sea. The aggressor continued shelling the border areas of the Chernihiv and Sumy regions, in particular, the settlements of Senkivka, Hirsk,…

Russian troops have again opened fire on settlements in Chernihiv Region and Sumy Region. The relevant statement was made by the North Operational Command on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “This afternoon the enemy has opened fire on border settlements in Chernihiv Region and Sumy Region from the territory of Russia,” the report states. At about 12:43 p.m., seven projectiles hit near Semenivka, Chernihiv Region. The personnel and equipment remained unharmed. At about 01:00-01:12 p.m., witnesses spotted five projectiles (reportedly, fired with mortar systems) near the village of Bachivska, Sumy Region. The personnel and equipment also remained unharmed. A reminder…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited the frontline positions in Kharkiv Region and presented state awards to Ukrainian servicemen. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Kharkiv Region. The frontline positions of our military. I am endlessly proud of our defenders. Every day, risking their lives, they fight for Ukraine’s freedom,” Zelensky wrote. The President of Ukraine expressed gratitude to each defender for their service. According to the Office of the President of Ukraine, the head of the state checked the operational situation in the area of responsibility of relevant units.…