War

In Mykolaiv Region, Russian troops attempted to bypass the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and advance towards the regional center. The relevant statement was made by South Operational Command on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Looking for the slightest opportunity to advance towards the city of Mykolaiv, the enemy’s enhanced platoon, with the support of tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, attempted to bypass Ukrainian positions. Having inflicted fire damage, with the support of Mi-8 helicopters, Ukrainian forces eliminated up to seven rashists and destroyed one BMP-2 vehicle. The enemy was finally repulsed and retreated to their defense frontiers,”…

Wars are unpredictable so no one can tell when and how the Russian war against Ukraine will end. That’s according to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, who spoke with the European media, Ukrinform reports referring to Rzeczpospolita. Vladimir Putin made a great strategic mistake, Stoltenberg believes, as he planned to achieve his goals within a week, but it is now in the 13th week of war, and Russian troops have been driven out of Kyiv, Kharkiv, and the country’s north. Wars, however, are unpredictable, Stoltenberg added, noting that no one can say with certainty when and how this war will end. The…

Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces shelled 13 settlements in Donetsk region, killing and wounding civilians. That’s according to Ukraine’s Interior Ministry’s report on Telegram, seen by Ukrinform. "Russian forces have employed Iskander missile systems, Grads and Tornado multiple rocket launchers, heavy artillery, and tanks against Avdiyivka, Pokrovsk, Bakhmut, Sloviansk, Marinka, Mykolaivka, Sviatohirsk, Lyman, Pivdenne, Velyka Novosilka, Raihorodok, Sydorove, and Vremivka,” the statement reads. As reported, 27 civilian objects, including households, a school, a health resort, and railway infrastructure, sustained damage. Police have documented the aftermath of shelling as evidence of Russian crimes for further trials. The police and…

Ukraine expects that international partners will supply weapons capable of strike enemy targets at longer distances. This was stated via Telegram by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, Ukrinform reports. "It’s very difficult for us, but we’re standing. We’re fighting for every section of the front line, for every settlement. Western weapons and equipment help us drive the enemy out of our land. We’re grateful for the international technical assistance provided. At the same time, we’re in dire need of weapons that would be able to hit the enemy at longer distances. And this must not…

Russia abducts Ukrainian children and deports them to its territory aiming to destroy the Ukrainian nation. This is underscored in the statement of the Ukrainian delegation to the UN, read out by Serhii Dvornyk, Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the Protection of civilians in armed conflicts on May 25. “Abduction of at least 230 thousand Ukrainian children, among 1.4 million of Ukrainian citizens forcibly deported to Russia, is a crime aimed at destroying the Ukrainian nation by depriving it of young generations, which is a modern manifestation…

As more accusations are made at the international level against Russia of creating a food crisis, which was the result of the blockade of Ukrainian sea ports, the Russian Defense Ministry has begun to justify itself for its criminal actions. That's according to an article published on the website of the Information Resistance news site, Ukrinform reports. "In particular, the Russian Defense Ministry sent a letter to the president of the Moscow Association of Military Attaches (MAMA), the president of the Moscow Association of Air Force Attaches (AFOA) and the president of the Moscow Association of Naval Attaches (FNOA), in…

The deployment of Iskander-M short-range ballistic missile launchers to the Brest region of Belarus does not mean they can be actively used against Ukraine, as Russia now does not have a large number of missiles for these systems. Waldemar Skrzypczak, former commander of the Polish Land Forces and former deputy minister of national defense, said this in a comment to Ukrinform. "The Russians do not have many Iskanders, so they will save them. The deployment of launchers does not mean anything, because you need to have missiles for them. They have already used a lot of missiles. I don't think…

Ukraine's Armed Forces have destroyed more than 60 Russian invaders, an armored personnel carrier, several artillery systems and mortars in the east. The Operational and Tactical Group East said this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. According to the statement, on May 25, Ukrainian defenders eliminated 62 invaders in the east and destroyed an armored personnel carrier, six artillery systems, four mortars, four artillery towers and a drone. Earlier reports said that Ukraine's Armed Forces killed about 29,450 Russian soldiers between February 24 and May 25.

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…

Both chambers of the Russian parliament have passed a bill abolishing the age cap for concluding the first contract with the Russian armed forces. That’s according to Meduza news outlet, Ukrinform reports. The State Duma unanimously adopted the new legislation at first reading and in general. The Federation Council approved the amendments with 159 votes for and one abstained. According to the current legislation, the first contract for military service can be concluded by Russian citizens aged 18 to 40, as well as foreigners under the age of 30. The memo to the new amendments states that people of working…