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2022-05-29 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: May 28th, 2022
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] 23:14 The Russians are going to use the obsolete T-62 tanks not for offensive, but for defense. As the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military District Oleksandr Starukh said on the air of the telethon, the occupiers have prepared a "defense in depth" in the south of the region. At the same time, he did not rule out another use of the T-62: "Knowing the Russians, they can find those who will agree to ride in these cars to their death. This is not a problem for the Armed Forces of Ukraine."
22:52 Severodonetsk is under the Ukrainian flag, Russian troops have not advanced further than the Mir Hotel and are suffering significant losses, said the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai. Meanwhile, Kadyrov claims that Severodonetsk has been “liberated” and is under the complete control of the troops of the Russian Federation and the “LPR”.
22:13 Anti-Russian sanctions have nothing to do with the food crisis in the world, Kuleba said: "Sanctions against Russia have nothing to do with the unfolding global food crisis. The only reason for the shortage, rising prices and the threat of hunger is the Russian military, which is physically blocking 22 million tons of Ukrainian food exports in our seaports. We demand that Moscow end the blockade."
22:01 Zelensky named the main directions on the front: "These are Severodonetsk, Lysichansk, Bakhmut, Popasnaya. Our defense is held in unbearable conditions, I am grateful to everyone who withstands the onslaught of the invaders."
21:56 The Russians fired several missiles at one of the industrial enterprises of Krivoy Rog, said the head of the military administration Alexander Vilkul: "The plant is almost destroyed. Explosions are heard. Rescue units are involved in the elimination of the consequences of the fire."
21:54 Zelensky said in an evening video message that he expects "good news" next week: "Every day we are working to strengthen our defense. This is primarily the supply of weapons. Every day we are approaching the fact that our army will prevail over the occupiers technologically and shock Of course, a lot depends on the partners, on their willingness to provide Ukraine with everything necessary to protect freedom. And I expect good news on this matter as early as next week."
21:38 Luxury yachts associated with sanctioned Russian oligarchs have begun disconnecting from automatic location tracking systems to avoid arrest, writes The Guardian.
21:32 Podolyak denied Putin's statement that Ukraine refuses to negotiate: "They are generating lies in Moscow again. Real negotiations are possible if Russia refuses hypocrisy (we say one thing, we do another), leaves the south and withdraws troops. Until then, negotiations is led by a separate "delegation" on the front line.
21:09 Germany is ready to transfer heavy weapons to Ukraine, in particular, Gepard self-propelled guns, German Ambassador Anka Feldhusen said on the air of the telethon: "There are two aspects. You can buy them directly from the manufacturer, but you need the government to give permission ... I think that the process has already begun. They [supplies] have already been approved."
As for the delivery of Marder armored personnel carriers, according to her, this equipment is no longer used in Germany and needs to be repaired.
21:00 Today, at about 18:00, a Russian plane fired three unguided rockets at two border settlements in the Sumy region, the State Border Service reported. As a result of the shelling, one person was injured, a church, a kindergarten, private housing and a road were damaged.
20:49 The Russians launched a missile attack on Krivoy Rog, said the head of the military administration Alexander Vilkul. The blow fell on the exit from the city, detailed information is being specified.
20:42 In Ukraine, about 35% of the economy is now not functioning due to the war, Shmygal told BBC journalists. He also said that the invaders destroyed more than 25 thousand km of roads, several hundred bridges and 12 airports. More than 100 educational institutions, over 500 medical institutions and 200 factories were also destroyed or damaged.
According to Shmygal, from 30% to 50% of GDP has been lost, the monthly budget deficit is $5 billion. According to various estimates, the direct damage to infrastructure and the economy is about $600 billion.
20:15 The head of the Odesa OVA Maxim Marchenko said that the number of shellings in the region has decreased: "In our direction, the war takes on a positional character, but it is strongly activated in the information space. Now we must think critically and impartially."
19:53 The Armed Forces of Ukraine liquidated the Russian commander of the airborne assault battalion of the 104th airborne assault regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Dosyagaev, the strategic communications department reported. Dosyagaev won the Winged Infantry category at the Russian Army-2021 festival.
19:40 Ukraine has received so many Harpoon anti-ship missiles that they are enough to sink the entire Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, said Serhiy Bratchuk, speaker of the Odesa OVA. He cited estimates by American experts, according to which five Harpoon missiles would be needed to disable an aircraft carrier, four to destroy a cruiser, and two to destroy a destroyer. One rocket is capable of causing serious damage when it hits a small ship or boat. For example, two Iranian ships were sunk by Harpoon missiles in the Persian Gulf.
19:18 A rocket attack on the railway station in Kramatorsk was launched on April 8 from the occupied areas of the Donetsk region - presumably from Shakhtersk or Starobeshevo, said Galina Prishchepa, spokeswoman for the SBU main department for Donetsk and Lugansk regions.
19:02 Johnson, following a conversation with Zelensky, said that London would continue to provide equipment to the Armed Forces of Ukraine: "I told President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky this morning that we are together with Ukraine for a long time. We will continue to provide equipment to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine defend our country, and We are working intensively to find ways to resume grain exports and prevent a global food crisis."
18:59 This afternoon, an enemy plane fired missiles at the border areas of the Sumy region. Six unguided rockets were fired at the border areas of the Sumy region, they fell outside the settlements. The Russians also fired five mortar mines from the direction of Troebortnoye settlement along the border area of the Shostkinsky district, the State Border Service reported.
18:57 The General Staff confirmed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine went on the offensive in the Kherson region, the enemy is defending at unfavorable lines near Andreevka, Lozovoye and Belogorka. The fighting continues.
18:52 Biden approved the abolition of the 25 percent duty on steel imports from Ukraine, the White House said. The duty was introduced under President Trump.
18:34 As a result of today's shelling of residential quarters of Nikolaev, one person was killed, six more were injured, reports OVA. Several apartment buildings were damaged.
18:17 Macron and Scholz, during a conversation with Putin, asked him to release the captured Ukrainian military from Azovstal, the French side said.
18:02 The speaker of the operational command Pivden Vladislav Nazarov reported on the counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the southern front: "The situation on the line of contact has its own dynamics. As a result of the counter-offensive actions of our troops, the enemy has suffered significant losses and has to take up defensive positions at unfavorable, under-equipped lines. The fighting continues."
17:48 There is no information about a possible Russian offensive on Kiev, Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said on the air of the telethon: "I was in touch with the commander-in-chief on this issue, and with the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate Kirill Budanov. As of today, we do not have such information, which would indicate a possible offensive. But we must understand that the threat to Kiev and the entire territory of Ukraine is constant, because we have a war."
However, according to her, escalating the situation and creating "panic waves" can be beneficial for Russia: "Yesterday we were looking for roots where they could first appear on social networks. And it's worth saying that these are, indeed, Russian sources, and in that including efforts made by our not indifferent citizens".
17:43 On May 27, Russian troops launched a missile attack on the territory of the Chernobaevsk rural community, the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office reports. As a result of a shell hitting a private house under the rubble, one person died and six more were injured.
17:32 The Shevchenkovsky District Court of Kiev confiscated Rosneft's assets in the amount of almost UAH 23 million, the Office of the Prosecutor General reports. The funds are held in the account of a banking institution owned by Rosneft and controlled by the Russian Federation.
17:11 The military intelligence of Ukraine has received evidence of the use of microelectronics produced in the United States in the arms and military equipment of the Russian Federation, writes The War Zone. Foreign-made microcircuits were found by employees of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in the Russian Pantsir air defense systems, Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters and Kh-101 cruise missiles.
17:00 A resident of Makeevka, Donetsk region, on whose tip Russia fired at Kharkov, was found guilty of treason by the court and sentenced to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property, the Office of the Prosecutor General said.
16:55 The occupiers have started the first loading of rolled metal products from the Mariupol port. Since there is no confirmation of the unblocking of the new gates, the metal will be taken out in small batches, said Petr Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of the city.
16:46 Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia Buyar Osmani paid an official visit to the Kiev region.
16:27 In Berlin, it was reported that Scholz and Macron, in a conversation with Putin, called on the Russian president for an immediate truce and withdrawal of troops, and also offered him to negotiate directly with Zelensky and resolve the Ukrainian-Russian conflict through diplomacy.
15:41 Putin, in a telephone conversation with Macron and Scholz, reiterated that negotiations with Ukraine were frozen through the fault of Kiev, and the Russian side was "open to resuming dialogue." He also warned that "pumping Ukraine with Western weapons" threatens to "further destabilize the situation and aggravate the humanitarian crisis."
As for the difficulties with food supplies, they, according to Putin, "become the result of the erroneous economic and financial policies of Western countries, as well as the sanctions they have imposed." Russia is allegedly ready to "facilitate finding options" for the unimpeded export of grain, including the export of Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea ports, the Kremlin press service reported.
"Reducing tension" in the world food market, according to the head of the Kremlin, will also allow increasing the supply of Russian fertilizers and agricultural products, "which, of course, will require the removal of sanctions restrictions."
15:05 Europol will create an international working group to oversee weapons that, as a result of the war in Ukraine, may fall into groups of criminal groups. A similar situation already happened 30 years ago as a result of the war in the Balkans, and weapons are still in use. Director of Europol Catherine de Bolle noted that the agency records secret movements of terrorists known to the authorities and extremists ready for violence between Ukraine and the European Union.
14:47 The head of the Donetsk OVA, Pavel Kirilenko, denied rumors that electricity would be completely cut off in the region: "There will be electricity in the region. Our power engineers continue to do everything possible to ensure that the electricity supply is stable, and restore it as soon as possible after the shelling."
Kirilenko said that the Russians are conducting targeted fire on infrastructure facilities, so power outages are inevitable. He again urged local residents to evacuate.
14:23 Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar denied Moscow's information that Lyman had come under Russian control. According to her, fighting continues in the city: "We can definitely say that the situation is difficult, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine are fighting back."
13:58 The Russians have been firing rockets at the city of Merefa, Kharkiv region, for two days in a row, as a result, an electrical substation operating on solar batteries has been destroyed, the head of the Merefa community, Veniamin Sitov, said.
13:47 Zelensky said in an interview with Nieuwsuur that it only makes sense to negotiate peace with Putin, since "he has formed a state in which no one can make decisions."
The President also expressed his conviction that Ukraine will win the war with Russia - the only question is at what cost and when: "For me, victory means the return of all our territory. I don't think we can take back all of our territory militarily. If we decide to do it, it will cost us hundreds of thousands of lives. That's for sure. Every Ukrainian wants to return both Donbass and Crimea. I think we should at least return to the situation on February 24, when the Russians invaded our country. Then we can talk about restoration our territory through diplomatic channels.
13:20 There is not a single building left in Avdiivka, there is no water, electricity, gas, but humanitarian aid is being brought in and there is an opportunity to evacuate, the head of the city administration Vitaliy Barabash said on the air of the telethon.
13:07 Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with Johnson - they discussed strengthening defense support, ways to prevent a food crisis and unblocking ports, supplying fuel to Ukraine, stepping up work on security guarantees.
13:00 Russians shelled the residential areas of Nikolaev in the morning. Preliminarily, as a result of the shelling, civilians were injured, said the mayor of the city, Alexander Senkevich.
12:48 In Mariupol, the occupational authorities have officially announced that it is up to the residents themselves to restore electricity in their homes. At the same time, condominiums as a form of operational management of houses will be eliminated, instead, housing offices will be restored, said Petr Andryushchenko, adviser to the mayor of the city.
12:39 Ukrainian soldiers released from Russian captivity, most of whom were taken prisoner near Mariupol, spoke about torture and ill-treatment. At first they were kept in basements and outbuildings, then they were transferred to Donetsk, after that - to the pre-trial detention centers of Taganrog and Voronezh, Ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova said.
In captivity, Ukrainian servicemen were tortured - threatened with murder, beaten and humiliated, while torture was applied with particular cruelty to the officers and fighters of Azov. Ukrainian servicemen reported that the Russians, among other things, injected them with an unknown drug with the letter "M", after which they lost consciousness and memory.
The invaders forced Ukrainian soldiers to learn the poem Forgive us, dear Russians , the anthem of the Russian Federation, the history of the creation of the coat of arms and the flag of the Russian Federation. Electric torture was used. Male prisoners of war were severely beaten in front of female prisoners of war, and women were forced to have sexual intercourse. Medical care was not provided to the wounded, the prisoners were practically not fed, water was given at 1.5 liters per 30-40 people.
12:04 Ukrainian sailors caught and handed over to the border guards a life buoy and a light buoy from the Russian cruiser Moskva , head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Serhiy Deyneko said.
12:02 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the complete capture of the city of Krasny Liman.
11:44 Ukraine received M109 self-propelled guns and Harpoon missiles, Reznikov said: "This was the result of cooperation between several countries. Harpoon missiles will also strengthen coastal defense. The Ukrainian military has already undergone combat training for their use."
11:17 S&P downgraded Ukraine's credit rating in foreign currency by one notch - from B-/B to CCC+/C (close to default). The rating agency's experts believe that the war in Ukraine will drag on, and this will lead to a situation in which the payment of debts by Kyiv will be more dependent on international assistance.
11:15 Zelensky said in an interview with Nieuwsuur that he and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte have differences of opinion regarding Ukraine's membership in the EU: "I told him very frankly: if you think that we have no place in the EU, then you should say it clearly."
According to the president, Rutte told him that the EU has a place for Ukraine, "but then you need to go through certain steps." Zelensky agreed with the need for reforms, including the fight against corruption: “Yes, there are problems. And you have them in many countries. There are reforms that we still need and that we want to implement. And we are doing this not for the EU, but for ourselves. We want to realize them. But it takes time... We will also not be a member of the EU tomorrow. We would like to become a candidate member."
Zelensky noted that 62% of the population of the Netherlands support Ukraine's membership in the EU. Therefore, he believes that politicians should also support membership, because they are chosen by the people.
11:09 Kherson region switched to Moscow time, said the "deputy head" of the region Kirill Stremousov.
11:06 Over the past day, the Kievsky district of Kharkov was shelled, at night there were several hits of shells in Malaya Danilovka, fires broke out in two private houses. According to preliminary data, there were no casualties, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said. They also shelled the Kharkiv region, in Slatino and Balekley two people were injured, one was killed.
10:50 The third meeting in the Ramstein format, which will be attended by ministers from more than 40 countries, will be held on June 15, NSDC Secretary Alexei Danilov said in an interview with Channel 24.
10:44 Slavyanskaya TPP has been stopped since May 27 due to constant shelling in the area, Donbasenergo reports.
10:19 Japan will continue emergency grant assistance to Ukraine and allocate an additional $166 million for this. According to the country's Foreign Ministry, these funds should ensure the transfer to Kyiv, in particular, of fire-fighting equipment, communications equipment, medicines, medical supplies through the UN Office for Project Services.
10:02 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of May 28. The enemy suffered the greatest losses over the past day in the Avdiivka and Krivoy Rog directions.
- personnel - about 30,000 (+250) people liquidated,
- tanks - 1330 (+8),
- armored combat vehicles - 3258 (+12),
- artillery systems - 628 (+5),
- MLRS - 203 (+2),
- air defense systems - 93 (+0),
- aircraft - 207 (+1),
- helicopters - 174 (+4),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 503 (+0),
- cruise missiles - 116 (+1),
- ships/boats - 13 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 2226 (+0),
- special equipment - 48 (+0).
09:36 In Severodonetsk, the enemy entered the Mir hotel, suffered huge losses, but remains in the building, said the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai. He also said that Severodonetsk is not cut off now, "but, by and large, trucks will not pass there." According to him, there are a lot of shot cars on the Lisichansk-Bakhmut highway.
09:13 Russia fails to solve the problem of providing for the occupying units. According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the commanders of the logistics units of the Russian troops, in order to avoid liability for the loss of equipment, prohibit drivers from evacuating the wounded and delivering food and fuel to advanced units. More than 3,000 rear vehicles of the Russian army continue to be in points of permanent deployment.
Since the beginning of the military invasion of Ukraine, the logistics troops of Russia have already deployed more than 45% of the available vehicles. However, it turned out that the entire logistics scheme of the Russians could not meet the needs of a significant number of troops at a distance of more than 100 km from their own border. The defenders of Ukraine have already destroyed more than 2,200 cars and tank trucks of the invaders.
09:03 In Mariupol, the occupants installed mobile shower tents because they could not establish water supply, Mayor's adviser Petr Andryushchenko said.
09:01 British intelligence reports that most of the Liman has been captured, and now Russia can move on to the next stage of the offensive in the Donbass. Liman is of strategic importance, as it is a major railway junction, and there is also access to important railway and road bridges across the Seversky Donets River.
Analysts suggest that in the coming days, Russian units in the area are likely to start crossing the river. And while the main effort will be at Severodonetsk, the bridgehead at Liman will give Russia an advantage in the potential next phase of the offensive - to Slavyansk and Kramatorsk.
08:45 A missile attack was carried out in the Sumy region, a farm enterprise was destroyed in the Putivl community, there is no information about the victims, said the head of the OVA Dmitry Zhivitsky.
08:43 The occupying "authorities" of the Kherson region reported that "for security purposes" they closed the borders with regions controlled by Ukraine.
08:41 Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov commented on the likely provision of long-range missile weapons to Ukraine: "The Americans are well aware that their actions are delaying the prospects for achieving peace. The United States is getting deeper and deeper into the crisis in Ukraine. This is fraught with unpredictable consequences for global security."
08:39 In Melitopol, partisans are posting leaflets against obtaining Russian passports. The guerrillas also invite the townspeople to a pro-Ukrainian rally on May 29, Zaporizhia OVA reports.
08:33 In the morning, the Russians hit the Zelenodolsk bulk of the Dnipropetrovsk region with artillery. There is destruction, but people were not injured, said the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko.
08:30 In the sky over Mykolaiv and Kherson regions, two enemy air-to-air missiles self-destructed during aviation activity, OK Pivden reported. It is also reported that the Russians brought to the Kherson region a train of about 30 units of fifty-year-old reactivated T-62 tanks, as well as automotive equipment, armored combat vehicles, multiple launch rocket systems.
08:16 The representative of the Odessa military administration, Sergei Bratchuk, called Russia's announcement of supposedly safe routes in the Black Sea for civilian shipping a manipulation.
08:03 In the Luhansk region, the Russians managed to be pushed back to their previously occupied positions, another bridge between Severodonetsk and Lisichansk was damaged, but the passage between the cities is preserved, said the head of the OVA Serhiy Gaidai. According to him, the Russians had significant losses, and they were forced to retreat in the area of Severodonetsk, Toshkovka and Oskolonovka. At the same time, the enemy does not leave attempts to reach the rear of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and disrupt the logistics of the Luhansk region.
The enemy fired at Severodonetsk point-blank several times, at least three times - very powerfully, in some places street fighting began. As a result, 14 high-rise buildings were damaged. The adjacent village of Sinetsky, which the locals often call a farm, was also seriously shelled.
07:42 Over the past day, Russian troops have tried to develop success in the Bakhmut direction and reach the rear of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the attack was repelled, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports in the morning summary . The enemy carried out offensive and assault operations with the support of mortar and artillery fire in the areas of the settlements of Nagornoe, Vasilievka, Kamyshevakha and Vozrozhdeniye.
07:22 Among the Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine, there are no residents of Moscow and St. Petersburg, Podolyak said on Twitter: “By the way, why in the struggle for the“ Russian world ”in Ukraine, Buryats act as“ expendable ”people, whose corpses are littered with our fields, Tuvans, Dagestanis and Chechens, but not Muscovites and Petersburgers? The forced colonies of the Russian Nazi empire should ask themselves a few questions ... "
07:15 A storm in the Black Sea forced part of the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s ship group to retreat to shelters near Crimea, but two missile and three landing ships continue to act as navigation blockers and threaten missile strikes on the territory of Ukraine, OK Pivden reported.
07:09 The American Institute for the Study of War notes that Russian troops have shown themselves poorly in operations in the city, so they are unlikely to be able to move quickly through Severodonetsk. They continue to build up positions around the city, but did not cordon it off. Russian forces are likely to continue their gradual advance and may cordon off Severodonetsk in the coming days. APU slowed down the advance of the Russians.
Russian operations around Izyum remain at a standstill, and enemy forces will probably not be able to increase the pace of the offensive. Russian forces are advancing from Liman in a direction both to the southwest to support their forces in Izyum, and to the southeast to Seversk. It will probably be difficult for them to achieve any goal in the coming days.
06:51 The United States has signed a $625 million contract with Raytheon Technologies for the supply of Stinger anti-aircraft systems, Reuters writes. Thus, the stocks of weapons previously sent to Ukraine will be replenished.
03:50 The United States approved the supply of MLRS to Kiev, capable of hitting "tens of miles further than any artillery installation that Ukraine currently has at its disposal," writes The Wall Street Journal. The new assistance package will also include HIMARS systems, which have approximately the same missile launch range, but move on wheeled chassis.
00:01 Due to the position of Hungary, the EU fails to break the deadlock proposals for an embargo on Russian oil. On Monday, May 30, EU leaders will gather for an extraordinary summit. For more details, see the material Sanctions Deadlock . 
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