War

About 70 bodies were found under the rubble in the territory of former Oktiabr plant in captured Mariupol. The bodies will be buried in a mass grave. "The workers of Russia’s emergency situations ministry found about 70 bodies in the territory of the former Oktiabr plant while removing the rubble on Kuyindzhi Street. The reason is the same: people were blocked by a collapsed building after the shelling," Petro Andriushchenko, adviser to Mariupol mayor, posted on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. He noted that the bodies had been packed in plastic bags and taken for burial in a mass grave in the…

As a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, 241 children have been killed. "As of the morning of May 27, 2022, more than 679 children were affected in Ukraine as a result of full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation. According to official information from juvenile prosecutors, 241 children were killed and more than 438 were injured," the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on Telegram with reference to the data of juvenile prosecutors. It is noted that these figures are not final, as work is underway to establish casualties in places of active hostilities, in the…

A fighter jet of the Ukrainian Air Force has struck an enemy target in the sky over the Chernivtsi region. Serhii Osadchuk, head of the Chernivtsi Regional Military Administration, said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "I thank Ukrainian military pilots!" he wrote. The Ukrainian Air Force Command confirmed the report, saying that the target was a Russian cruise missile. "At about 22:30, a fighter jet of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed an enemy cruise missile in the sky over the Chernivtsi region!" the statement reads. Earlier reports said that in the area of responsibility of…

In Mykolaiv Region, Russian troops attempted to bypass the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and advance towards the regional center. The relevant statement was made by South Operational Command on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Looking for the slightest opportunity to advance towards the city of Mykolaiv, the enemy’s enhanced platoon, with the support of tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, attempted to bypass Ukrainian positions. Having inflicted fire damage, with the support of Mi-8 helicopters, Ukrainian forces eliminated up to seven rashists and destroyed one BMP-2 vehicle. The enemy was finally repulsed and retreated to their defense frontiers,”…

Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces shelled 13 settlements in Donetsk region, killing and wounding civilians. That’s according to Ukraine’s Interior Ministry’s report on Telegram, seen by Ukrinform. "Russian forces have employed Iskander missile systems, Grads and Tornado multiple rocket launchers, heavy artillery, and tanks against Avdiyivka, Pokrovsk, Bakhmut, Sloviansk, Marinka, Mykolaivka, Sviatohirsk, Lyman, Pivdenne, Velyka Novosilka, Raihorodok, Sydorove, and Vremivka,” the statement reads. As reported, 27 civilian objects, including households, a school, a health resort, and railway infrastructure, sustained damage. Police have documented the aftermath of shelling as evidence of Russian crimes for further trials. The police and…

Ukraine expects that international partners will supply weapons capable of strike enemy targets at longer distances. This was stated via Telegram by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, Ukrinform reports. "It’s very difficult for us, but we’re standing. We’re fighting for every section of the front line, for every settlement. Western weapons and equipment help us drive the enemy out of our land. We’re grateful for the international technical assistance provided. At the same time, we’re in dire need of weapons that would be able to hit the enemy at longer distances. And this must not…

As more accusations are made at the international level against Russia of creating a food crisis, which was the result of the blockade of Ukrainian sea ports, the Russian Defense Ministry has begun to justify itself for its criminal actions. That's according to an article published on the website of the Information Resistance news site, Ukrinform reports. "In particular, the Russian Defense Ministry sent a letter to the president of the Moscow Association of Military Attaches (MAMA), the president of the Moscow Association of Air Force Attaches (AFOA) and the president of the Moscow Association of Naval Attaches (FNOA), in…

The deployment of Iskander-M short-range ballistic missile launchers to the Brest region of Belarus does not mean they can be actively used against Ukraine, as Russia now does not have a large number of missiles for these systems. Waldemar Skrzypczak, former commander of the Polish Land Forces and former deputy minister of national defense, said this in a comment to Ukrinform. "The Russians do not have many Iskanders, so they will save them. The deployment of launchers does not mean anything, because you need to have missiles for them. They have already used a lot of missiles. I don't think…

Ukraine's Armed Forces have destroyed more than 60 Russian invaders, an armored personnel carrier, several artillery systems and mortars in the east. The Operational and Tactical Group East said this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. According to the statement, on May 25, Ukrainian defenders eliminated 62 invaders in the east and destroyed an armored personnel carrier, six artillery systems, four mortars, four artillery towers and a drone. Earlier reports said that Ukraine's Armed Forces killed about 29,450 Russian soldiers between February 24 and May 25.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine condemns the decree of the President of the Russian Federation, which opens the way to forcing the inhabitants of the territories temporarily occupied by the Russian army in Kherson and Zaporizhia regions to acquire Russian citizenship. That’s according to a statement by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Ukrinform reports. The Foreign Ministry stressed that illegal passportization in  Kherson and Zaporizhia, as well as in Crimea and the temporarily occupied part of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, is a gross violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, norms and principles of international humanitarian law, as well…