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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…

Kharkiv’s territorial defense forces have destroyed an enemy mortar squad with the captured mortar systems. The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The mortar unit of the separate brigade of Kharkiv’s territorial defense forces has destroyed an enemy mortar squad. Russian occupiers ‘got a beating’ with their own mortar systems and ammunition. Our defenders immediately place the spoils of war in service,” the report states. In cooperation with the air reconnaissance units of the 92nd Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Ivan Sirko, the Ukrainian territorial defense…

Multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) can help Ukraine repel the Russian offensive, thwart their occupation plans, end torture and prevent a food crisis. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said this on Twitter, Ukrinform reports. "Four letters can help Ukraine repel Russian offensive in the Donbas, foil Russian plans to annex Kherson, stop Russian torture, rape, and other horrific human rights abuses in the occupied territories, unblock exports and avert global food crisis. These four letters are MLRS," Kuleba said. President Volodymyr Zelensky on May 8 said he expected the world to decide on the transfer of American multiple launch rocket…

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have already destroyed 17 of the 90 battalion tactical groups deployed by Russia in its war against Ukraine. Oleksandr Motuzianyk, spokesman for the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, said this during a nationwide information marathon, Ukrinform reports. "Russia used almost 170,000 personnel in its war with Ukraine. In total, more than 90 battalion tactical groups have been deployed, and by the way, Russia may add about 30 more in a month and a half or two. Nevertheless, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are actively destroying the enemy. As of late May, 17 Russian battalion tactical groups have been completely…

French experts are helping Ukrainian prosecutors to record war crimes in the Chernihiv region. That's according to the press service of the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office, Ukrinform reports. On May 24, prosecutors and specialists from the French Gendarmerie conducted an investigation at the facilities damaged and destroyed by the Russian occupiers in the city of Chernihiv. The foreign group included explosives experts, trace evidence analysts, ballistics experts and a forensic expert. The specialists inspected the buildings of the Shchorsh Cinema in Chernihiv. They also inspected the broken roof, damaged walls, and broken windows of the children's dental clinic, destroyed by…

More than 10 mass graves of civilians have been found in Kyiv region so far, but this figure is not final. “So far, we have found more than 10 mass graves of civilians in Kyiv region. Most of them – eight – are located in Bucha district, the most massive [killings] took place in Bucha, so there were 40 and 57 bodies, respectively. And, unfortunately, this figure is not final," Chief of Kyiv region’s National Police department Andriy Nebytov said during the nationwide telethon, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. Nebytov noted that 418 bodies had been found and examined in Bucha…

This morning, the aggressor fired on the Azot chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk region, killing five people. “This morning, the Russians resumed fire on the territory of the Azot plant which, as everyone knows, has several bomb shelters. As a result, four people were killed. Another resident was seriously injured in the central part of the town. He was quickly taken to the humanitarian headquarters and given the assistance, but the injury turned out to be fatal," Head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration Serhiy Haidai posted on Telegram. As reported, Luhansk region is under constant Russian fire. Many residential…

The Council of the EU has decided to increase military aid to Ukraine by another EUR 500 million, thus bringing the total amount allocated for Ukraine's defense needs under the European Peace Facility up to EUR 2 billion. This is stated in the press release published on the Council’s website. “The history of tomorrow is being written today, on the battlefields of Ukraine. With these €500 million, the EU has allocated a total €2 of billion to support EU member states’ supplies of military equipment to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This support is just one part of European efforts to…

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…