[Korrespondent] 23:27 Russia has switched to outright theft of Ukrainian products in the territories temporarily occupied during the war. How is Ukraine trying to resist such robbery? About this in the material The economic side of the war .
23:15 The United States will announce new defense assistance to Ukraine in the coming days, State Department spokesman Ned Price said: "We must continue to strengthen Ukraine's ability to defend itself in the face of the Kremlin's brutal aggression, and we will have more to say in this regard in the coming days" .
Price did not elaborate, but recalled that Washington has allocated about $40 billion, most of which is "intended for defense support of Ukrainian partners."
23:12 Washington is concerned about Moscow's attempts to institutionalize control over the territory of Ukraine, especially in the Kherson region, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said: "The Kremlin is probably weighing several approaches, from recognizing the so-called "people's republic" as Russia forcibly did in Donetsk and Luhansk, before the attempted annexation, as it did in Crimea."
“We continue to sound the alarm now, especially after the unilateral decree of Russian President Putin, which will accelerate the issuance of Russian passports to citizens of Ukraine. Russia used similar tactics in Donetsk and Lugansk in 2019. <...> Russia will almost certainly fail to achieve the legitimacy of puppet governments on newly captured territories in Ukraine as protests continue and residents refuse to cooperate," Price added.
23:03 The Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a counteroffensive in the Kherson region - the Russians were driven out of Nikolaevka, Kakhovka district, suffered losses and retreated to disadvantageous positions. Experts say that the counter-offensive will divide the Russian group and allow the invaders to be encircled in the Krivoy Rog direction. For more details, see the material Offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson region .
23:00 Zelensky addressed the Ukrainians, who are trying to urge the Armed Forces of Ukraine and tell them what to do: "Ukraine values every opinion. But Ukraine values, first of all, every life. And this is an axiom. And Ukraine will never do like Russia, which throws people into the hell of fighting only because Moscow wanted to seize something in a few days or by a certain date. Our military, intelligence, the National Guard and everyone involved in the defense of the state, gradually, but inevitably frustrate all the plans of the invaders. "
The President also acknowledged that the situation in the Donbass direction is very difficult: “Severodonetsk, Lysychansk, Kurakhovo are now at the epicenter of the confrontation. Given the presence of a large chemical production in Severodonetsk, the Russian army’s strikes there, in particular blind air bombardment, are simply insane. On the first day of such a war, it is no longer surprising that for the Russian military, for Russian commanders, for Russian soldiers, any madness is perfectly acceptable.
22:28 Orban is "ruthlessly" undermining the unity of the EU in his own interests, and this will have its consequences, said German Economy Minister Robert Habeck. Europe's "strength and determination" suffered during the disputes over the sixth round of sanctions against Russia, he said: "This is a compromise, and perhaps we live in a time when too many compromises not only cloud but ultimately destroy clarity. ".
21:44 The Russians have been continuously firing howitzers at the village of Zolochiv in the Kharkiv region today for ten hours, the head of the Zolochiv community, Viktor Kovalenko, told Suspilny. According to him, Zolochev has never been shelled like this before. As a result, a 74-year-old woman died, and a 73-year-old woman was seriously injured.
21:19 The Russians have cut off communications in southern Ukraine, and it will not be possible to restore it in the near future, the State Service for Special Communications of Ukraine said.
21:11 A number of OPEC members are exploring the possibility of suspending Russia's participation in the OPEC + deal amid Western sanctions, writes The Wall Street Journal.
20:56 Washington will provide Kiev with weapons for protection within the borders of Ukraine, but not beyond its borders, said US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
20:53 In the de-occupied territories, railway communication has been restored by 45%, and electricity supply has been restored in 85% of the de-occupied cities, Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Kirill Tymoshenko said. According to him, medical institutions have resumed work in 326 settlements, and pharmacies have opened in more than 400. All substations operate in the Kyiv region. Currently, power engineers are working on connecting each individual house or apartment in accordance with the submitted applications.
20:37 President of the European Council Charles Michel believes that the process of approving the sixth sanctions package against Russia will end on June 1 or 2.
20:13 Most of Severodonetsk is controlled by the Russians, the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai said on the air of the telethon. At the same time, according to him, the city is not surrounded, but because of the shelling it is impossible to deliver goods and carry out evacuation.
19:49 The EU plans to ban the insurance of tankers carrying Russian oil as part of the sixth package of sanctions, writes The Wall Street Journal. According to oil traders and ship owners interviewed by the publication, the ban on European companies to insure tankers with Russian oil will become a serious financial weapon, since few people dare to transport oil without insurance.
19:42 As a result of an enemy airstrike on Severodonetsk, a tank with nitric acid at a chemical plant was damaged, the authorities urge local residents to stay in shelters, said the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai.
19:15 The investigation has established the names of more than 600 Russians suspected of committing war crimes in Ukraine. Criminal proceedings have been launched against about 80 of them, Venediktova said.
19:13 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that old Soviet tanks and combat vehicles are being removed from storage in Belarus - they can be transferred to Russia to make up for losses.
19:11 Shmyhal said that for more than three months, support for Ukraine's allies amounted to $7 billion. According to him, the Cabinet of Ministers at today's meeting approved the conditions for attracting financial support from the Canadian government in the amount of about $800 million, as well as a draft agreement with the EU on providing Ukraine with 330 million euros.
19:08 French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said that the European Commission will give an opinion on Ukraine's application for EU membership on June 15.
19:07 Almost all major EU countries, except Italy, oppose granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for accession, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said following the summit of EU leaders: "Only we are for the status of an EU candidate for Kiev. Against the status of a candidate for Ukraine in the EU "Almost all major countries object. I would say, all except Italy. <...> But it is necessary to provide a fast path for Ukraine to join. And it seems to me that the European Commission also agrees with this point of view."
19:00 Following the summit, the EU adopted a statement in which it turned to Russia with a request to unblock Ukrainian ports for grain export: "The European Council strongly condemns the destruction and misappropriation of agricultural production in Ukraine by Russia. The Russian aggressive war against Ukraine has a direct impact on global food security and accessibility.The European Council calls on Russia to stop attacks on transport infrastructure in Ukraine and lift the blockade of Ukrainian Black Sea ports by allowing food exports specifically from Odessa."
Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine Mykola Solsky said that about 1.5 million tons of grain were blocked in Ukrainian ports.
18:53 Zelensky said at a briefing that Ukraine will not rush to de-occupy territories if it requires tens of thousands of victims, but will wait for the necessary weapons: "We are not attached to the date of de-occupation, we are attached to people. If these or those of our steps, our operations related to the de-occupation of this or that region will be associated with tens of thousands of our dead people, then we will wait for the appropriate weapons in order to save our people to the maximum ... Because these territories without living Ukrainians, we, frankly, are not in priority".
The President also explained the complexity of the situation in the east: "The situation is complicated in the east due to the fact that the largest number of equipment, military formations, battalions of both the Russian Federation and traitors who are collaborators, separatists, representatives of the conditional "DPR" and "LPR". They concentrated all their forces there in order to carry out this or that plan."
At the same time, the head of state assured that Ukraine would de-occupy the entire territory that belongs to it historically and according to all international laws.
18:50 Kuleba said that Ukraine, together with the UN, is working on creating a sea corridor for the export of Ukrainian grain: "Russia is playing games with hunger for the world, blocking food exports from Ukraine with one hand, and trying to shift the blame to Ukraine with the other. Ukraine is working on organizing international operation under the auspices of the UN, with the involvement of partner fleets, to ensure a safe trade corridor without security threats.
18:44 In the Donetsk direction, the enemy, supported by artillery and mortar fire, is conducting active assault operations in the Severodonetsk and Bakhmut directions, the fighting continues, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports. The enemy is trying to establish full control over Severodonetsk and surround the units of the Defense Forces. He is preparing for an offensive in the directions of the settlements of Seversk and Raygorodok.
18:42 In Mariupol, all the cars found in the city - intact and damaged - without owners, the invaders began to bring to the site of the Azov market. As the adviser to the mayor of the city Petr Andryushchenko said, this is considered the beginning of the accounting of "finds". If the owners do not show up before July 1, all cars will be recognized as the property of the "young republic".
18:38 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: "In the face of Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine, EU member states are uniting to strengthen defenses, ensure reliable and sustainable energy supplies and mobilize against the emerging global food crisis."
18:36 In the Black Sea, one carrier of high-precision weapons continues to be ready for use - the frigate Admiral Makarov , which has up to eight Caliber-type cruise missiles on board, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.
18:34 Poland and a number of other countries are discussing the introduction of secondary sanctions that would exclude oil supplies from Russia to third countries, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said following the EU summit.
18:19 The Biden administration will give Ukraine missile systems that will be able to hit targets at a distance of more than 64 km - almost twice as much as in M777 howitzers. The systems and missiles will arrive in Ukraine within a few weeks, and military training will take up to ten days, writes The Wall Street Journal.
18:17 Gazprom announced that from June 1, it will stop deliveries to Shell Energy Europe in Germany and to the Danish Orsted, as it had not received payments from them by the end of the day on May 31. Both companies said earlier that they would not pay in rubles.
18:15 The United States decided to send to Ukraine high-precision multiple rocket launchers, which Ukraine has repeatedly requested from Western partners. Experts said that the MLRS could change the course of the war, and in Russia they call their supply a "red line" and threaten to escalate. However, Biden said that these would be shorter-range missiles. More details - in the material the United States will give Ukraine MLRS .
18:10 Sanctions against the Russian Federation will be in effect "for a very long time," Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said at a press conference after an extraordinary meeting of the European Council in Brussels: "Let's not be mistaken: these sanctions will be in effect for a very, very, very long time. So all trade lines will be changed for many years, if not forever."
18:08 The SBU detained the leading design engineer of the State Enterprise Antonov for supporting the Russian "special operation", the prosecutor's office of the Kiev region reported. According to the investigation, during March-April, a resident of Irpen, "having pro-Russian sentiments, distributed publications on social networks aimed at supporting the actions of the Russian Federation and justifying its armed aggression against Ukraine."
18:04 The UN proposed to create a contact group on the withdrawal of ships with grain from Ukrainian ports, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said: "The UN has a proposal - the creation of a quadripartite contact group consisting of the UN, Turkey, Russia and Ukraine. We said yes "To this, in principle, a meeting at the technical level. There was an idea for its implementation, but there has not yet been a full consensus on this issue."
Cavusoglu noted that Russia and Ukraine have also generally agreed on this issue, but the details are yet to be discussed.
17:56 Greece will supply Soviet-style tanks to Ukraine, and Germany will provide a replacement, Scholz said.
17:23 Rescuers got the bodies of four dead from under the rubble of a 16-storey building in the Industrial District of Kharkiv, the State Emergency Service reported.
17:11 Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan intends to open an office in Ukraine to investigate the crimes of the Russian Federation in Ukraine: "We cannot fly in and out. In the next few weeks we will work on opening an office in Kiev. We have already seen it, we have there is very good cooperation with the Attorney General. I think it is very important."
16:48 The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry welcomes the "green light" from the EU to the introduction of the sixth package of sanctions from the embargo on Russian oil and calls for the preparation of the seventh package of sanctions, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
"Ukraine worked at all levels to make the sixth sanctions package a reality... Ukraine worked in this case as a single well-coordinated team. The oil embargo will accelerate the countdown of the collapse of the Russian economy and the military machine," Kuleba said. According to him, the Ukrainian side has already submitted relevant proposals.
16:29 Representatives of a group of countries working on the investigation of Russia's war crimes in Ukraine have gathered in The Hague today, writes AP. The coordination meeting is being held at the EU judicial cooperation agency Eurojust with the participation of members of the Joint Investigation Team and International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan.
The Joint Investigation Team, consisting of Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland, was set up at the end of March, weeks after the ICC launched its investigation into Ukraine. Estonia, Latvia and Slovakia joined the investigation team.
16:06 Canada has imposed sanctions against four Russian companies and 22 individuals, including Kabaeva.
16:03 The State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine announced the arrest of 115 objects and corporate rights of Russian Tatneft. Arrested billions of hryvnia Russian owners of the oil company. They are suspected of financing actions taken with the aim of forcibly changing and overthrowing the constitutional order, seizing state power, committed by a group of persons by prior agreement.
15:54 Law enforcement officers are investigating why the Russians were able to capture the Kherson region so quickly and why they freely crossed the isthmus from Crimea, which was allegedly cleared before that, head of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov said in an interview with Ukrinform: "Even I have a final answer about what happened there , unfortunately not at the moment, but we definitely need to get an answer with you."
15:52 Putin must be removed from power, otherwise the use of brute force by Russia will continue, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said in an interview with Sky News: "Putin will always threaten and blackmail us. Of course, we would like to be completely removed, he represents brute force, and Russia is a superpower."
At the same time, Morawiecki stressed that threats and blackmail from Putin cannot be avoided if he wins the war - then "the whole of Europe will no longer be safe."
15:47 More than 100,000 screens around the world broadcast Ukrainian courage, Mikhail Fedorov, head of the Ministry of Digital Development, said:
15:40 Russia is taking Ukrainian children to the Rostov region to grant them Russian citizenship. As Piotr Andryushchenko, adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, said, 540 orphans from the Donetsk region are kept in the Romashka sports and recreation complex in the village of Zolotaya Kosa, Neklinovsky district, of which 267 are from Volnovakha and Mariupol.
Now children are being prepared for a simplified procedure for granting Russian citizenship in accordance with recent changes to Russian legislation. The process is supervised by Maria Lvova-Belova, Commissioner for Children under the President of Russia. Sources report that the occupying authorities received an order to bring homeless children from Mariupol to this particular camp.
15:34 The Rada voted for the introduction of a new public holiday - the Day of Ukrainian Statehood. It will be celebrated annually on July 28, the Day of the Baptism of Russia.
15:32 Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Igor Zhovkva said in a Reuters commentary that Kiev is dissatisfied with the EU's decision on the oil embargo: "If you ask me, I would say that it's too slow, too late and definitely not enough. We are definitely not happy."
15:26 The mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, said that two collaborators who had seized power in the village of Terpenye were injured as a result of an explosion in the city center on May 30.
15:10 The Rada appealed to the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine with a demand to impose sanctions against Patriarch Kirill and seven other representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church.
15:08 Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said that Poland, "to all appearances, is already moving on to seizing territories in western Ukraine." He also said that against the backdrop of the situation in Ukraine, American corporations and banks "are rapidly expanding into Europe, have taken control of part of the gas market."
15:05 The ban on the import of crude oil from the Russian Federation to the EU will take effect six months after the introduction of sanctions, the ban on petroleum products - eight months later, they said at a regular meeting of the European Commission.
15:03 The Rada dismissed Lyudmila Denisova from the post of Commissioner for Human Rights, People's Deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak said. 234 deputies voted for this decision. There will be no appointment today.
15:00 Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will arrive in Ankara on June 8 to discuss the formation of a humanitarian corridor for the supply of wheat across the Black Sea.
14:51 One OSCE employee was released from Russian captivity, three more remain in custody, the organization's Secretary General Helga Schmid said.
14:37 Slovak President Zuzana Chaputova spoke in the Rada. She stated that the country would supply Zuzana howitzers to Ukraine, take care of Ukrainian refugees, and support Ukraine's entry into the EU as soon as possible.
14:25 Lukashenka announced a KGB "special operation" in Ukraine. According to him, it consisted in the release of dozens of Belarusians who were allegedly in Ukrainian captivity: “Obviously, not of their own free will, they turned out to be hostages, and not only the situation, but also individual desires of the worst people in Ukraine. When the special operation of the Russian Federation began, our people, several dozen remained there, frankly, hostages of the situation, and they had to be returned home to their families."
Lukashenka added that before the start of the so-called "operation of the Belarusian special services," two citizens were allegedly killed by Ukrainians. “When the time comes, we will deal with them,” he stressed.
14:03 The Servant of the People voiced claims against Ombudsman Denisova. According to people's deputy Pavel Frolov, the first is the "incomprehensible concentration" of Denisova's media work on the details of "sexual crimes in a perverted form" and "child rape", which she could not confirm with evidence. The Ombudsman also avoided the issues of organizing humanitarian corridors and the exchange of prisoners and spent a lot of time abroad after February 24.
13:46 The number of collaborators in the ranks of law enforcement agencies is no more than 1%, First Deputy Interior Minister Yevgeny Enin said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine. According to him, in total, the National Police investigators opened 500 criminal proceedings on the facts of collaboration activities. Six police officers were declared suspected of treason and collaboration activities.
Enin noted that a mass transfer of law enforcement officers was recorded in the Donetsk region - about 80 police officers were identified there who went over to the side of the enemy. At the same time, compared to 2014, there are very few people left in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who are ready for betrayal. Then whole garrisons went over to the side of the enemy.
13:34 The Russians hit Slavyansk from the Iskander missile system tonight, the National Police reported.
13:28 Kherson "authorities" together with Russia are studying the possibility of restoring industrial enterprises in the region. In particular, the Elektromash plant is ready to produce spare parts for Kamaz trucks, Kirill Stremousov, "deputy head" of the region, said. He also stated that the Kherson shipyard and shipyards will be ready for full-fledged work "after the liberation of the Nikolaev and Odessa regions."
13:22 The "head" of Melitopol, Galina Danilchenko, after the assassination attempt on the "governor" Yevgeny Balitsky, announced that she was resigning from her position. According to RIA Melitopol, citing its sources, Danilchenko was offered to resign on one condition - to surrender to the special services of Ukraine.
According to media insider information, following the car that exploded on the morning of May 30, a car from Danilchenko was moving from the Kvartal shopping center. The explosive planted in the manhole behind the Storm cafe went off while the car was moving and could clearly have been assigned to Danilchenko.
13:03 Lavrov said that if Kiev "solves the problem of demining ports," then the Russian Navy will allegedly provide "unhindered passage" of ships with grain to the Mediterranean Sea.
12:58 Ukraine needs guarantees from the UN and third countries to export grain from the country's ports, Kuleba said in an interview with La Repubblica: "The Kremlin's unilateral guarantee is not enough for us. We need third countries that will take responsibility for compliance with the agreement. We are also satisfied UN intervention. We are primarily interested in getting the grain to those who need it."
12:37 Residents of some districts of Nikolaev and suburban villages are recommended to temporarily leave the city because of the threat of shelling. In particular, if possible, they are asked to leave the Korabelny and Ingulsky districts of the city, as well as from the villages of Polygon, Nikolaevskoye, the NARP district, Kulbakino, the Military Commandant's Office of Defense said.
12:29 Ukrainian troops can leave Severodonetsk, the head of the Lugansk OVA, Serhiy Gaidai, told the BBC: "The Russians are attacking Severodonetsk from several directions. Unfortunately, they have already managed to enter the city, and the situation is very difficult." At the same time, Gaidai added that Ukrainian troops have not yet left the city and continue to resist. "But if they need to move across the river to Lisichansk to save troops, they might do it," he suggested.
12:08 The Kotelevsky district court of the Poltava region found guilty two Russian military men Alexander Bobykin and Alexander Ivanov, who fired at Kharkiv region from multiple launch rocket systems. Each of them was sentenced to 11.5 years in prison.
12:02 People's deputies expressed no confidence in the Commissioner for Human Rights Lyudmila Denisova. Now the issue of her dismissal should be considered by the parliamentary committee, after which it will be submitted to a meeting of the Verkhovna Rada.
11:56 Ukrainian refugees in Russia are summoned for interrogations and demanded to confirm Kiev's war crimes. According to Russian lawyers and volunteers who work with Ukrainian refugees, investigators are interviewing people as witnesses in some criminal cases. People are being pressured to confirm that they were allegedly shot at by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the oppositional Russian channel We Can Explain writes .
Lawyers say that almost all refugees eventually agree with the version of the investigation. "People have experienced absolute hell. Everyone hand over their phones. The task is to survive, get out and leave. They don't even read what they sign. I have no doubt that volumes will appear with evidence of the crimes of the Azov battalion, Aidar, etc.," said one of the lawyers.
11:49 The Kiev city military administration showed how the first line of defense of the capital is being equipped. He will be at a great distance from the city to secure Kyiv in case the enemy makes a new attempt to capture.
11:43 The gas embargo will not be included in the next package of EU sanctions against Russia, said Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer. He explained that it is much easier to compensate for Russian oil.
In turn, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo believes that it is time to pause the sanctions against Russia and assess the consequences of those that have already been introduced.
11:41 Bulgaria, according to the new package of sanctions against the Russian Federation, will refuse to supply Russian oil only by the end of 2024, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said.
11:39 The occupying "authorities" of the Zaporozhye region are going to celebrate the Day of Russia in Melitopol on June 12. Also in Melitopol, they began accepting documents for obtaining Russian citizenship, Vladimir Rogov, appointed by the Russian Federation, said.
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Marat Khusnullin said that the accelerated procedure for issuing Russian passports to residents of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions of Ukraine has already been launched, on May 30, more than 50 people submitted applications.
11:28 In Kiev, maintenance of beaches and recreation areas is carried out as usual, but the beach season will not start yet. According to the Kyiv City State Administration, in the territories of the capital's beaches and recreation areas, they will begin to examine the bottom of the water areas for the presence of explosive objects. Under the conditions of martial law and for the safety of citizens, it is not yet recommended to visit these places.
11:26 Over the past day, the enemy fired at the Osnovansky and Kievsky districts of Kharkov, as well as Kharkovsky, Izyumsky, Chuguevsky and Bogodukhovsky districts of the region. As a result, three people died and 14 were injured, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said. Also, according to him, shelling of settlements in the region continued this morning, a 12-year-old child and a woman were killed, another civilian was injured.
11:12 France creates a special group to investigate the circumstances of the death of journalist Frederic Leclerc-Imhoff in the Lugansk region, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country Catherine Colonna. According to her, the group will be headed by Ukrainian law enforcement officers. She also addressed the press and urged to give due publicity to the death of a member of the media community.
10:55 The EU cannot prevent Russia from selling oil to third countries, but hopes that it will have to be sold at a discount, Borrell said. Also, according to him, the conflict in Ukraine proved to the EU that soft power is not enough, and therefore the EU should become a military force. In addition, Borrell allowed the imposition of sanctions against Patriarch Kirill.
10:50 Gazprom announced that it had completely stopped gas supplies to the Netherlands in connection with the refusal to switch to payments in rubles.
10:39 After the start of the war in Ukraine, the whole world lined up for Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones, drone designer Selcuk Bayraktar said, Reuters reports. According to him, Baykar can produce 200 such drones per year. The designer also added that he is proud that his equipment helps defend Ukraine: "This is an illegal invasion, so TV2 is helping the respected people of Ukraine to defend their country."
10:32 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of May 31. The enemy suffered the greatest losses over the past day in the Kryvyi Rih and Zaporozhye directions.
- personnel - about 30,500 (+150) people liquidated,
- tanks - 1358 (+9),
- armored combat vehicles - 3302 (+20),
- artillery systems - 649 (+6),
- MLRS - 207 (+2),
- air defense systems - 93 (+0),
- aircraft - 208 (+1),
- helicopters - 174 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 515 (+8),
- cruise missiles - 120 (+2),
- ships/boats - 13 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 2275 (+11),
- special equipment - 48 (+0).
10:23 Orban said that Hungary is exempt from the oil embargo.
10:19 The Russian military controls approximately half of Severodonetsk, the head of the CAA, Alexander Stryuk, said on the air of the telethon. He also urged civilians not to come out of hiding as street fighting rages on in the city.
10:02 In the Mariupol port, 2.5 thousand tons of steel coils were loaded onto the Russian vessel RM3 and transported to the port of Rostov-on-Don. Also, the occupiers have already announced the "nationalization" of the remaining 34 ships in the port - the process of renaming them and changing flags has already begun, said Petr Andryushchenko, adviser to the mayor of Mariupol.
09:56 British intelligence reports that Russia's capture of Liman supports its main operational efforts to encircle Severodonetsk and close the pocket around Ukrainian forces in the Lugansk region. Analysts note that Russia has achieved greater local success than before by concentrating forces and fire on a relatively small area. This forces the Russian Federation to take risks elsewhere in the occupied territory.
The political goal of Russia is probably the complete occupation of the territory of Donetsk and Lugansk regions. To do this, the Russian Federation needs to secure further difficult operational targets outside of Severodonetsk, including the key city of Kramatorsk and the M04 Dnipro-Donetsk highway, intelligence adds.
09:27 EU leaders at the summit in Brussels were able to unblock the adoption of the embargo on Russian oil. How the largest dispute over sanctions against the Russian Federation was resolved and what exceptions were made for this - in the material , the EU introduces an embargo on oil from Russia .
09:25 Tonight, the enemy made two missile launches from an aircraft on the territory of the Belopolsky community of the Sumy region. The plane made launches without crossing the border of Ukraine, said the head of the OVA Dmitry Zhivitsky. According to him, immediately after the rocket strikes, shelling of the territory of the community began.
Also at night, Velikopisarevskaya bulk was fired from the territory of Russia, about ten artillery strikes were inflicted. In both cases, there were no casualties.
09:21 Scholz said that Germany will soon have the largest conventional army in Europe within NATO, which will "significantly enhance" the security of Germany and its allies.
09:19 The situation in the Luhansk region is extremely difficult - part of Severodonetsk is controlled by the Russians, but they cannot move freely - the Armed Forces of Ukraine still remain in the city, said the head of the OVA Serhiy Gaidai. According to him, the enemy is planning an operation to clean up the territory of the surrounding villages.
Gaidai also said that the wounded volunteers were taken out of Severodonetsk, and there was no contact with the missing doctors from the shelled ambulance for the third day. Humanitarian supplies are delivered only to Lisichansk and the Mountain community.
09:14 Russia's losses from the EU oil embargo could amount to $22 billion a year, Bloomberg calculated. Of these, 12 billion dollars were losses from cutting off exports along the northern branch of the Druzhba oil pipeline to Poland and Germany, another 10 billion from a ban on sea exports, which account for 75% of all Russian oil exports.
The publication notes that these volumes will have to be redirected to Asia, where a barrel of Urals is now offered at a discount of $34 compared to Brent. At the same time, Russia will continue to earn $6 billion a year from oil exports to Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, for which they made an exception.
09:11 Pushilin announced the appearance of a merchant fleet in the "DPR": after the end of hostilities in Mariupol, several ships remained at the berths of the seaport, "some of them will come under the jurisdiction of the" DPR ". The leader of the pseudo-republic also said that the port of Mariupol is planned to be used for receiving equipment and building materials, with the help of which "restoration work will be carried out in the "DPR".
09:06 Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov has been appointed head of the Coordinating Headquarters for the treatment of prisoners of war. The corresponding decision was made by the Cabinet of Ministers, having approved it by Resolution No. 257 dated March 11, 2022.
08:40 As a result of the shelling of the Lugansk region over the past day, two people were killed and four were injured, among the victims is a French journalist, said the head of the OVA Serhiy Gaidai. According to him, now the main efforts of the Russians are focused on establishing control over Severodonetsk. They are also storming, but not having success, in the areas of Zolote, Kamyshevakhi, Nyrkovo, the fighting continues there.
08:27 The first ship after the capture of Mariupol by the occupiers with a cargo of rolled metal left the port of the city, Russian propaganda media reported.
08:24 The NATO Parliamentary Assembly adopted a declaration of support for the Euro-Atlantic course of Ukraine, the press service of the Verkhovna Rada reported. In the NATO declaration, it demands to support Ukraine on the path to Euro-Atlantic integration, to increase the supply of heavy weapons, including air defense systems, missile defense systems, anti-ship systems and artillery, and to strengthen the exchange of intelligence information.
08:02 The head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley, said in an interview with Fox News that "defining operational battles" are taking place in eastern Ukraine. In his opinion, the next weeks will have a decisive influence on the further course of events.
Milley also believes that negotiations would be the best way to end the war in Ukraine: "I think a solution through negotiations would be the logical choice." But, according to him, both sides must come to this conclusion on their own, "it is up to President Zelensky and President Putin to decide how everything ends."
07:50 The occupied territories of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions of Ukraine switched to Russian mobile communications and the Internet, Oleg Kryuchkov, adviser to the "head" of Crimea, said. On the eve it was reported that Ukrainian mobile communications disappeared in these territories.
07:41 The Russian army is conducting assault operations in the Severodonetsk and Bakhmut directions, preparing an offensive in the Limansky, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports in the morning report . In particular, there was a new attempt at an enemy assault in the Dolgenkiy area on the border of the Kharkov and Donetsk regions, the enemy suffered losses and retreated. The enemy is concentrating his main efforts on establishing control over Severodonetsk.
07:39 The occupiers launched a missile attack on Slavyansk at night, as a result of which at least three people were killed, six were injured, said the head of the Donetsk Regional Military District Pavel Kirilenko. According to him, the school and at least seven high-rise buildings were damaged. Rescue work is underway.
07:20 EU leaders confirm their readiness to consider Ukraine's application for membership at the next summit in June, the conclusion of the European Council on Ukraine says: "The European Council takes note of the preparation of the conclusions of the Commission on the application for EU membership of Ukraine, as well as the Republic of Moldova and Georgia and will return to this issue at its June meeting."
07:11 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) notes that due to significant losses of junior staff and lack of professionalism and modernization, the Russian army is losing the ability to manage personnel and is experiencing moral decline.
ISW also notes "internal dissent in Russian military circles." At the same time, the institute cites the words of the ex-minister of defense of the so-called "DPR" Igor Girkin (Strelkov), who accused the Kremlin of abandoning the "ideological basis" of the war in Ukraine. Analysts note that Girkin's statements, which sharply criticizes the Russian leadership, are a sign of changes in the military circles of the Russian Federation.
06:33 French journalist Frederic Leclerc-Imhoff was killed in Ukraine when the car in which he was traveling to evacuate civilians near Severodonetsk came under fire. "France demands that the investigation into this drama be carried out as quickly and openly as possible," Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said.
05:36 Ukraine will receive new batches of high-precision missiles with a longer range than it currently has, but not missiles that can reach deep into Russia , Michael McFaul, co-chair of the international working group on sanctions against the Russian Federation, explained Biden's statement. We are talking about MLRS with a range of 70 km, not 300.
02:00 Charles Michel announced that the EU, together with the G7, will allocate 9 billion euros of financial assistance to Ukraine.
01:25 The leaders of the EU countries agreed on the sixth package of sanctions against Russia, in particular, they agreed to impose an embargo on the import of two-thirds of Russian oil , said the head of the European Council Charles Michel . At the same time, the ban on the import of Russian oil did not affect supplies through the pipeline. By the end of 2022, the EU will actually reduce oil imports from Russia by 90%, said the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
In addition, the EU decided to disconnect the Russian Sberbank from SWIFT and imposed a ban on broadcasting in Europe of three more Russian TV channels.