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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…

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has recorded 8,628 civilian casualties in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started, including 3,974 killed and 4,654 injured. The relevant statement was made by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in a daily update on May 25, 2022, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. In particular, among the killed, there were 1,497 men, 985 women, 91 girls and 99 boys, as well as 69 children and 1,233 adults whose sex is yet unknown. Among the injured, there were 938 men, 619 women, 108 girls and 130 boys, as well as 164 children and…

In the Donetsk and Luhansk directions, Russian invaders are conducting offensive operations, attempting to encircle Ukrainian forces. Now Ukrainian defenders are fighting fierce battles to prevent the enemy from advancing deeper into the territory of Ukraine. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Defense Ministry Spokesperson Oleksandr Motuzianyk during a briefing at Ukraine Media Center, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. According to Motuzianyk, in the Kharkiv direction, Russian troops focused efforts to maintain the captured frontiers and prevent the further advancement of Ukrainian forces. “For this purpose, the enemy launched fire attacks on Rubizhne and Ternova, and attempted to counterattack in…

Luhansk Regional Military Administration Head Serhii Haidai has refuted the fake news about Russians cutting off Luhansk Region from Ukraine and blocking the Lysychansk-Bakhmut highway. The relevant statement was made by Luhansk Regional Military Administration Head Serhii Haidai on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Luhansk Region has not been cut off! The Lysychansk-Bakhmut highway has not been blocked. We have access to Lysychansk and Sievierodonetsk. In the afternoon, the mass media began to spread the news that Russian occupiers had allegedly cut off the ‘road of life’. This is untrue. The highway is shot through, but even today we have…

The United States has provided $4 million in new support to deploy 10 teams to demine the territories of Ukraine liberated from Russian invaders. “This week the United States provided $4 million in new support to The HALO Trust in Ukraine to deploy 10 teams to clear Russian landmines and unexploded bombs so families can return home to their communities safely,” the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine posted on Twitter. As reported, Deputy Interior Minister of Ukraine Meri Akopian said during a meeting of the International Coordination Center for Humanitarian Demining at the State Emergency Service of Ukraine that about 300,000…

Russian invaders have launched a missile strike on residential neighborhoods and private buildings in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region. According to Ukrinform, Kramatorsk Mayor Oleksandr Honcharenko said this on Facebook. "An anxious night in Kramatorsk. An air strike on residential neighborhoods and private houses. There are no casualties," the mayor wrote. He urged all residents who left the city for safe places to stay there and not to return to Kramatorsk now. Earlier reports said that the units of the Russian invaders are currently preparing to resume an offensive in the Sloviansk direction. Kramatorsk is also in danger, because it is located…

Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russian forces after the three-month siege of the Azovstal steel plant are being held in “satisfactory” conditions. That’s according to the unit commander Denys Prokopenko’s wife, Kateryna who received a brief call from her husband, The Guardian reports. The wife said Prokopenko had also been told that the prisoners had not been subjected to violence. It was not immediately clear if Prokopenko had been able to speak freely during the conversation. “He said he was ‘OK’ and asked how I was,” Kateryna Prokopenko told the Guardian on Tuesday. “I’ve heard from other sources that the conditions…

Russian forces intend to conscript the male population of the temporarily occupied Kherson region. This was reported on Facebook by Operational Command South, Ukrinform reports. "The occupying authorities and the rucist army are trying to force the locals to cooperate or accept the occupation. According to available data, they intend to mobilize Ukrainians from the occupied territories of Kherson region for war against Ukraine," the statement said. The Command stresses that this is a gross violation of the Geneva Convention and qualifies as a war crime, noting that the criminal state practiced this since the occupation of Donetsk and Luhansk…

The Czech Republic has supplied to Ukraine a number of attack helicopters and, together with Slovakia, is currently repairing dozens of armored vehicles, which will return to combat once restored. This was reported on Tuesday by The Wall Street Journal with reference to the Pentagon, Ukrinform wrote. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has thanked the Czech government for their contribution, the newspaper said. It is specified that the Ukrainian side received Soviet-made Mi-24 attack helicopters, which have already been sent to Ukraine in the context of joint efforts to reclaim its airspace. Read also: Czech Republic among five major military…

Russian troops have opened fire on 39 settlements in Donetsk Region and Luhansk Region over the past day, leaving 14 civilians killed and 15 injured. The relevant statement was made by the Joint Forces Task Force on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. All over the defense line, the Russian military used combat aviation, multiple launch rocket systems, cannon artillery, tanks, mortar systems, launching air and missile strikes on civil infrastructure facilities and residential areas. As of 09:00 p.m., May 24, 2022, Russian troops opened fire on 39 settlements in Donetsk Region and Luhansk Region, having damaged and destroyed over 60…