War

Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russian forces after the three-month siege of the Azovstal steel plant are being held in “satisfactory” conditions. That’s according to the unit commander Denys Prokopenko’s wife, Kateryna who received a brief call from her husband, The Guardian reports. The wife said Prokopenko had also been told that the prisoners had not been subjected to violence. It was not immediately clear if Prokopenko had been able to speak freely during the conversation. “He said he was ‘OK’ and asked how I was,” Kateryna Prokopenko told the Guardian on Tuesday. “I’ve heard from other sources that the conditions…

Russian forces intend to conscript the male population of the temporarily occupied Kherson region. This was reported on Facebook by Operational Command South, Ukrinform reports. "The occupying authorities and the rucist army are trying to force the locals to cooperate or accept the occupation. According to available data, they intend to mobilize Ukrainians from the occupied territories of Kherson region for war against Ukraine," the statement said. The Command stresses that this is a gross violation of the Geneva Convention and qualifies as a war crime, noting that the criminal state practiced this since the occupation of Donetsk and Luhansk…

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…

The Ukrainian military are launching artillery strikes on Russian invaders with France’s CAESAR howitzers. The relevant statement was made by Mariupol City Council on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The inscription ‘For Mariupol’ had been added to one of 155 mm artillery shells fired by our defenders at Russian occupiers,” the report states. According to Mariupol City Council, France’s CAESAR howitzers are used in Ukraine for the first time. A reminder that, between February 24, 2022 and May 24, 2022, Russia’s total combat losses in Ukraine reached about 29,350 troops. mk

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…