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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…

The deminers of the National Guard of Ukraine have already neutralized about 10,000 explosive munitions in Kyiv Region. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Internal Affairs Ministry on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The National Guard’s deminers are continuously clearing mines in Kyiv Region. Currently, they have revealed and neutralized about 10,000 explosive items. On some days, the deminers find several hundred dangerous munitions left behind by Russian occupiers,” the report states. According to the ministry, there are munitions prohibited by the Geneva Convention among those found by the National Guard. A reminder that Kyiv City Military Administration…

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have repulsed one enemy attack in eastern Ukraine and destroyed eight Russian military equipment units. The relevant statement was made by the East Operational Tactical Group on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Ukrainian defenders continue to hold back the aggressor within the control area of the East Operational Tactical Group. On May 22, 2022, Russian fascist troops launched one attack,” the report states. As a result, Ukrainian defenders destroyed nine enemy troops, one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, one armored personnel carrier, one mortar system, one anti-tank missile system and two artillery tractors. A reminder…

United Kingdom Ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons has emphasized that burning Ukrainian history books by Russian invaders is not denazification but the opposite. The relevant statement was made by UK Ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons on Twitter, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. Burning Ukrainian history books is not denazification. It is the opposite. #RussianAggression pic.twitter.com/vB1E78A8s0 — Melinda Simmons (@MelSimmonsFCDO) May 21, 2022 “Burning Ukrainian history books is not denazification. It is the opposite,” Simmons wrote. She posted a photograph depicting the burnt books, namely those of the history of Ukraine. A reminder that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated earlier that…

A total of 232 children have been killed and 430 injured in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “As of May 21, 2022, over 662 children in Ukraine were affected by the Russian armed aggression. According to the data from juvenile prosecutors, 232 children were killed and over 430 injured,” the report states. These data are not final, as they are being investigated within the areas of hostilities, temporarily occupied and liberated areas. Currently, most casualties were recorded in Donetsk Region (145), Kyiv…

Josep Borrell is convinced that the Russian occupiers who have committed sexual violence in Ukraine must be held accountable. “Unspeakable crimes are being reported from liberated regions in Ukraine. Sexual violence as weapon of war against women & children among atrocities committed by Russian troops. Perpetrators must be held accountable,” Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, posted on Twitter. Unspeakable crimes are being reported from liberated regions in Ukraine. Sexual violence as weapon of war against women & children among atrocities committed by Russian troops. Perpetrators must be held accountable.EU works globally to…

Over the past day, May 20, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed five air targets of the Russian occupiers: three UAVs, one cruise missile, one unidentified target. "On May 20, the ruscists continued to launch missile strikes, trying to hit Ukrainian transport interchanges and critical infrastructure facilities. Ukrainian fighter jets patrol the airspace in the territory controlled by the Armed Forces, and the Air Force combat aircraft once again struck the clusters of equipment, manpower, and other enemy objects. As a result of air strikes, at least 20 armored personnel vehicles were destroyed," the press service of the Air Force…