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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…

Ukrainian defenders have killed about 80 Russian invaders and destroyed an ammunition depot in the area of responsibility of the Operational and Tactical Group East. According to Ukrinform, the group's press service said this on Facebook. "Today, on May 20, in the area of responsibility of the Operational and Tactical Group East, Russian fascist troops carried out one attack. In addition, an enemy ammunition depot was destroyed with artillery fire. The losses of the enemy are up to 80 personnel, a tank, two IFVs, an MT-LB, an artillery system, a mortar, four artillery towers, and a UAV," the statement said.…

Russian intelligence services are circulating false reports claiming a bomb threat targeting social infrastructure facilities in the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic in order to destabilize the situation in the region. This was reported on Telegram by the press service of Ukraine Army’s Land Forces, according to Ukrinform. "In the Bessarabian direction, Russian special services are taking measures to destabilize the region. Fake bomb reports as regards infrastructure facilities and so-called ‘state’ institutions in the cities of Tiraspol, Bendery, Dubossary, and Rybnitsa have been spread again," the statement reads. Read also: Ukraine, together with Moldova, EU, will try to prevent escalation in…

On May 20, at about 17:00 local time, Russian invasion forces launched a missile at an infrastructure facility in Odesa region. According to Ukrinform, this was reported on Telegram by the spokesman for the Odesa Regional Military Administration, Serhiy Bratchuk, referring to Operational Command South. "As a result of a missile hitting one of the infrastructure facilities in Odesa region, a fire broke out, so an emergency squad is working on the scene. There are no threats to the lives and health of the civilian population in the nearby settlements," Bratchuk said. Read also: Seven wounded, including child, in Russian…

Ukraine — Satellite images released Thursday showed what appeared to be mass graves near Mariupol, and local officials accused Russia of burying up to 9,000 Ukrainian civilians there in an effort to conceal the slaughter taking place in the siege of the port city.The images emerged hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in the battle for the Mariupol, despite the presence of an estimated 2,000 Ukrainian fighters who were still holed up at a giant steel mill. Putin ordered his troops not to storm the stronghold but to seal it off “so that not even a fly comes…

Even tiny territorial gains will allow Russia to declare success, regroup, and wait to reopen hostilities at a time of its choosing As Russia builds up its offensive operations in the east of Ukraine, many in the west have suggested that Vladimir Putin has ordered his forces to deliver success in Mariupol in time for Russia’s Victory Day, on 9 May. That’s an assessment based largely on circumstantial evidence and the cult status of Victory Day itself – but it’s not one that’s supported by what Russia is telling its own population, where domestic propaganda channels are no longer making…

20-year-old Azerbaijani Hussein Abdullayev, a third-year student at Mariupol State University. On March 17, during the evacuation, he was taken prisoner by the Russian military. He was released on April 12 due to negotiations. "-How many days have you been in captivity?" - In total, I spent 25 days there. They put me down and tied my hands. They began to ask questions, at first exerting moral pressure, trying to force me to admit that I was a soldier of the Azov Regiment. I insisted that I was a student. They began to threaten me that if I did not…

Residents of Bucha are burying their relatives killed by the Russian occupiers. AP photographer Emilio Morenatti recorded the farewell of his 10-year-old son to his mother in Bucha, Censor.NET reports. "Vova, 10 years old, at the funeral of his mother, Marina. April 20, 2022, Bucha," - said in a description of the photo. Read more: Zelensky on military aid to Ukraine: Relations with West have warmed, but there have been no aircraft deliveries yet. We are waiting for heavy equipment

The US and four of its closest allies have warned that “evolving intelligence” shows that Russia is contemplating cyber-attacks on countries backing Ukraine, as the Kremlin’s frustration grows at its failure to make military gains. Vladimir Putin used the launch on Wednesday of a powerful new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), capable of carrying ten or more warheads, to make nuclear threats against western countries. The Sarmat has long been in development and test flights were initially due to start in 2017. The Pentagon confirmed that the US had been given notice of the test and was not alarmed. Western…