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In the city of Mariupol, about 200 bodies of victims were found in a basement when dismantling the rubble of an apartment block on Myru Avenue. The relevant statement was made by Advisor to Mariupol Mayor Petro Andriushchenko on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “When dismantling the rubble of an apartment block on Myru Avenue, about 200 bodies of victims were found in a basement with a high degree of decomposition,” Andriushchenko wrote. In his words, as local residents refused to collect and pack the bodies of the dead, Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry simply left corpses at the scene. As…

Russian invaders opened fire from Uragan self-propelled multiple rocket launcher systems on Kryvyi Rih district on the night of May 24. "At night, there were many enemy shellings along the entire line of contact. In Kryvyi Rih district, the village of Velyka Kostromka came under 15 Uragan attacks. A household was destroyed," Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the Kryvyi Rih military administration, posted on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. No casualties were reported. On May 23, Russian troops fired missiles on Pavlohrad and Synelnykove district of Dnipropetrovsk region and shelled the villages in Kryvyi Rih district. ol

The Czech Republic is one of the five largest military aid donors to Ukraine. The government has allocated more than $100 million in assistance to Ukraine, and more than $50 million has been transferred to the embassy's charity account in almost three months. "The first [element of assistance] is what the Czech government donates to Ukraine, such assistance already exceeds 100 million dollars, I would even say it’s about 130 million dollars. The second is that Ukraine buys directly from Czech producers. And the third is what our embassy implements jointly with the Ministry of Defense," Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary…

The Government of New Zealand will deploy up to 30 instructors to Britain to train Ukrainian forces in the use of L119 105mm howitzers. “We have been clear throughout Russia’s assault on Ukraine, that such a blatant attack on innocent lives and the sovereignty of another country is wrong…Our response has not only included the condemnation of Russia, but practical support for Ukraine,” said Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern, The Defense Post reports. Her cabinet agreed to deploy up to 30 members of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to Britain to train Ukrainian forces in the use…

Volodymyr Zelensky is convinced that the exchange of Ukrainians held in Russian captivity depends on the support of many states and calls on foreign partners to put pressure on Russia. "The exchange of people. This is a humanitarian moment and a very political decision that depends on the support of many states. Several thousand people are held in captivity after the blockade of Mariupol, after the blockade of Azovstal. Moreover, there were people from Donbas. They are held captive now," Zelensky said in a question-and-answer video link at Ukraine House Davos on May 23, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. Zelensky stressed…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that a meeting on ending the Russia-Ukraine war will be held only with Putin, because only he makes all decisions in Russia. The head of state said this during an online conversation at the Ukrainian House in Davos in a question-and-answer format, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. "No decisions are made without him [Putin]. And we must be clearly aware of this… And if we are talking about a specific decision to end the war, then this decision will not be made without him, we won't do without a meeting with the Russian president.…

A virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on Monday was very successful as about 20 countries have announced new security assistance packages for Ukraine's Armed Forces. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, said this after the meeting, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. Austin stressed that new initiatives in support of Ukraine were announced at the meeting. He clarified that many countries also provide the Ukrainian Armed Forces with ammunition, armored vehicles and other equipment. In addition, according to him, many countries provide training for representatives of the…

Any information on the number and personal data of Ukrainian service members who left the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, which the International Committee of the Red Cross has or will have at its disposal, will remain confidential and will not be made public. Mirella Hodeib, spokeswoman for the organization, told this to Ukrinform when asked how many Ukrainian defenders from Azovstal, including those wounded, have so far been registered with the ICRC and whether their lists will be published. She said that this information is confidential. The priority for the ICRC is to verify the conditions of detention and…

The Ukrainian military destroyed more than 55 invaders on the line of contact in the Mykolaiv and Kherson regions on May 22. According to Ukrinform, the Operational Command South of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said this on Facebook. The enemy has not significantly changed its tactics on the line of contact in the Mykolaiv and Kherson regions, the statement said. As before, being deprived of any opportunity to move forward, Russian forces are fortifying their positions and trying to conduct air reconnaissance. "As a result of the actions of our missile and artillery units, together with the aircraft, the enemy…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has presented state awards to 215 servicemen, 30 of them posthumously. The relevant decree was published by the Office of the President of Ukraine, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. In particular, the Ukrainian servicemen were rewarded “for personal courage and selfless actions shown in the defense of the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, loyalty to the military oath”. The order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky (grade I) was given to lieutenant colonel Yurii Savchyn (posthumously). The order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky (grade II) was presented to lieutenant colonel Sviatoslav Zaits, and 20 servicemen received the order of Bohdan…