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UN records 3,974 civilians killed in Ukraine since Russian invasion started

UN records 3,974 civilians killed in Ukraine since Russian invasion started

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…
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Ukrainian paratroopers destroy Russia’s armored fighting vehicles

Ukrainian paratroopers destroy Russia’s armored fighting vehicles

Mykolaiv paratroopers have destroyed several Russian armored fighting vehicles. The relevant statement was made by the Air Assault Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The servicemen of the 79th Separate Mykolaiv Air Assault Brigade of the Air Assault Forces have destroyed several armored fighting vehicles used by [Russian] occupiers. The crew burnt to death together with their equipment,” the report states. A reminder that, between February 24, 2022 and May 25, 2022, Russia’s total combat losses in Ukraine reached about 29,450 troops. Photo: Air Assault Forces Command of the Armed Forces of…
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Fierce battles raging in eastern Ukraine, Russians conduct offensive on several directions

Fierce battles raging in eastern Ukraine, Russians conduct offensive on several directions

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…
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Luhansk Region’s settlements come under enemy fire 38 times over past day

Luhansk Region’s settlements come under enemy fire 38 times over past day

Russian troops have opened fire on settlements in Luhansk Region 38 times over the past day. The relevant statement was made by the National Police of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “On May 24, 2022, the police recorded 38 cases of shelling. Some civilians were killed and injured. A total of 39 infrastructure facilities were damaged in such settlements as Sievierodonetsk, Novodruzhesk, Vrubivka, Komyshuvakha, Zolote, Toshkivka, Katerynivka, Nyrkovove, Hirske,” the report states. One of local enterprises was hit with Russia’s artillery strikes. Casualties among civilians were reported. The police is recording the war crimes committed by Russian invaders,…
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Haidai refutes fake news about ‘Luhansk cauldron’: Lysychansk-Bakhmut highway remains open

Haidai refutes fake news about ‘Luhansk cauldron’: Lysychansk-Bakhmut highway remains open

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…
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US provides $4M in new support for humanitarian demining in Ukraine

US provides $4M in new support for humanitarian demining in Ukraine

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…
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Russians destroy 3,700 buildings in Chernihiv region

Russians destroy 3,700 buildings in Chernihiv region

During the shelling and partial capture of Chernihiv region by Russian troops, the invaders destroyed and damaged 3,700 buildings. "As a result of shelling and bombing, 3,700 buildings were destroyed and damaged. 3,400 of them are residential buildings. That is, the enemy aimed at houses," Head of the Chernihiv Regional State Administration Vyacheslav Chaus said during a briefing at the Ukraine Media Center–Ukrinform. According to him, the losses due to the aggression have not been calculated yet. There are direct and indirect losses and the latter are still being counted. These are unearned profits, loss of technology, business shutdowns. "The…
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Ukraine's actions limited activities of Russian navy in Black Sea – intelligence

Ukraine's actions limited activities of Russian navy in Black Sea – intelligence

Ukraine's Armed Forces have forced the Russian navy to avoid approaching Ukraine's coast. According to Ukrinform, the press service of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said this on Telegram, citing Vadym Skibitskyi, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate. "They have become cautious, but their naval grouping today, unfortunately, provides full control of the Sea of Azov, and this is clear, along with the Kerch Strait, and they are now blocking our ports on the Black Sea," he said. According to Skibitskyi, Russia's goal is to inflict economic losses on Ukraine in order to prevent the…
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Invaders launch missile strike on Kramatorsk

Invaders launch missile strike on Kramatorsk

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…
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Ukraine repulses nine enemy attacks in Donetsk and Luhansk regions

Ukraine repulses nine enemy attacks in Donetsk and Luhansk regions

Ukraine’s Armed Forces have repelled nine Russian attacks in the Donetsk and Luhansk directions, destroying over 30 units of enemy equipment. That’s according to the General Staff, Ukrinform reports. “Over the past 24 hours, nine attacks by Russian invaders were repulsed in Donetsk and Luhansk directions; three tanks, eight artillery systems, eighteen units of armored combat vehicles, a special armored vehicle, and another enemy vehicle were destroyed. Air defense units destroyed six Orlan-10 UAVs and one ZALA operational-tactical drone in the said direction,” the report reads. The Russians intensified the use of aircraft to support the offensive of their ground…
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