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The Border Committee of Belarus has restricted until the end of summer public access to the areas bordering Ukraine in three districts of Gomel region. The statement was released by the agency’s press service on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "The State Border Committee informs that in order to ensure border security from June 1, 2022, to August 31, 2022, entry and temporary stay of citizens across the border zone in Bragin, Loev and Khoiniki districts of Gomel region shall be temporarily restricted," the statement reads. Also during the said period, the agency will not be issuing the relevant passes allowing…

The Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council has released a selection of misinformation, fake reports, and manipulations produced by Kremlin propaganda on May 27. That’s according to the Center’s Telegram channel, Ukrinform reports. In particular, local media in Bryansk, a regional center close to the border with Ukraine, spread misinformation about a “nuclear strike” that Ukraine was allegedly preparing to inflict. At the same time, it is emphasized that, had Russia not started a war against Ukraine, Kyiv would have used “dirty radiation bombs” against Belgorod, Bryansk, Rostov-on-Don, and Simferopol. In this way, the Russian…

Since the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine started, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has recorded 8,766 civilian casualties in the country: 4,031 killed and 4,735 injured. “This included: a total of 4,031 killed (1,529 men, 995 women, 92 girls, and 100 boys, as well as 69 children and 1,246 adults whose sex is yet unknown); a total of 4,735 injured (957 men, 629 women, 110 girls, and 132 boys, as well as 164 children and 2,743 adults whose sex is yet unknown),” reads the OHCHR’s civilian casualty update. As noted, most of the…

The Russian military fired three missiles at the Dnipropetrovsk region this morning, killing ten people and wounding at least 35 others after one missile hit a Ukrainian National Guard base in Dnipro. Hennadii Korban, head of the Dnipro Territorial Defense, said this on Dnipro TV, Ukrinform reports. "There was a tragedy in the morning. An Iskander missile struck a National Guard firing range. Unfortunately, about ten people were killed. About 30-35 people were injured. Most of the personnel were scattered throughout the region," he said. There could have been more casualties, but according to an order by the Ukrainian Defense…

Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian President's Office, has called on Western partners to provide Ukraine with U.S.-made multiple launch rocket systems as soon as possible. He made a respective appeal on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. According to Yermak, the United States continues to discuss the transfer of MLRS to Ukraine. Referring to CNN, he said that U.S. partners could hand over advanced missile systems to Ukraine if they make a respective decision next week. "We are grateful for artillery and other assistance, but modern MLRS will help us stop the Russian invasion and gain a tangible superiority at the front.…

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…