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2023-05-24 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: May 23rd, 2023
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] 22:34 Zelensky clarified in an evening video message that today's trip to the front line was the final component after many meetings and negotiations with partners that took place these days and in previous weeks. "Today, it was right at the front line to announce the creation of the Marine Corps in Ukraine. New marine brigades will be added to our existing units - and we will provide them with modern weapons and equipment," the president stressed.
21:51 Deliveries of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine are planned in the long term, and not for upcoming offensive operations, the Pentagon said. They also reported that they did not confirm the start of training of Ukrainian pilots on the F-16, as Borrell had previously stated.
21:26 Slovenia recognized the Holodomor of 1932-1933 as a genocide of the Ukrainian people.
20:40 Budanov said in an interview with the Japanese agency NHK that the UAF already has a minimum of weapons for a counteroffensive, it will begin soon. However, according to him, Ukraine needs more weapons and ammunition in order to continue to liberate its territories.
20:37 Zaluzhny said that he had a telephone conversation with the Supreme Commander of the NATO Allied Forces in Europe and the Commander of the US Forces in Europe, Christopher Cavoli: "The need to strengthen air defense, including with the help of F-16 fighters, and an increase in the number of ammunition were key topics of our dialogue. We discussed the importance of continuing joint work on the maintenance and repair of military equipment. He also spoke about the quantitative and qualitative composition of our army and about the initiative to strengthen the Ukrainian marines by creating new brigades."
20:15 During the day, the Russians fired at Kozatskoye of the Novokakhovskaya community of the Kherson region: one person was killed, two were injured, the OVA reported. The invaders also fired at the Lvovo Tyagin community: one person was killed, one was wounded.
19:52 9,000 Ukrainian soldiers will be trained in Germany by the end of the year, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said.
19:49 Putin said that "there was no Ukraine in the history of mankind before the emergence of the Ukrainian SSR": "After the October Revolution, all sorts of quasi-state formations began to form, and the Soviet government created Soviet Ukraine, this is well known. And before that, there was no Ukraine in history humanity."
19:44 The EU has already supplied Ukraine with 220,000 shells of various calibers and 1,300 missiles as part of the first track, which provides for the allocation of ammunition to Kiev from its own stocks with subsequent compensation, Borrell said. He specified that this first track will be open by May 31, "and we will reach our goal of 1 billion euros - as of today, 800 million euros have already been compensated to member states."
According to Borrell, the second track provides for the joint purchase of ammunition for Ukraine and for replenishing its own stocks in the amount of 1 billion euros. The third track involves increasing the production capacity of the defense industry of the EU and Norway. "We hope that in this way we will reach our goal of 1 million ammunition for Ukraine in the next 12 months," Borrell said.
19:29 Germany handed over another package of military assistance to Ukraine, which included, in particular, one TRML-4D radar system, two Biber armored bridge layers, 54 Vector reconnaissance drones, eight anti-drone systems, etc.
19:21 The Legion of Freedom of Russia announced that its fighters, together with the RDK, defeated a motorized rifle company of the RF Armed Forces, destroyed several units of their armored vehicles. In addition, before the arrival of a unit of the Russian army, the FSB forces were allegedly defeated, which "retreated in a panic."
18:53 Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said that the training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighters has not yet begun, but his country is ready for this.
18:17 Medvedev said that the United States should compensate Russia for the damage for the destruction of Bakhmut, Mariupol "and a host of other places."
17:58 The regime of the "counter-terrorist operation" on the territory of the Belgorod region has been canceled, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.
17:40 Russian "military correspondents" report "disturbing news": fighters of the Legion of Freedom of Russia and the Russian Volunteer Corps broke through in new settlements. Read more about the situation in the Belgorod region in the material New breakthroughs .
17:22 Stoltenberg welcomed the decision to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighters. At the same time, he stressed that the provision of aircraft will not make NATO a party to the war with Russia. "This is an important step, which will partly allow us to provide fighter jets at some stage, but also send a very clear signal that our support will be long-term and Russia will not be able to wait it out," the NATO Secretary General said.
17:04 France, among other partners of Ukraine, is ready to provide Kiev with security guarantees and conclude agreements that will help it protect itself in the long term and prevent future aggression, the French Foreign Ministry said.
16:39 Scholz is sure that Russia will not win the war, and Ukraine will become a member of the European Union after the victory: "The bitter chapter in the history of our continent, which Vladimir Putin created in his imperialist madness, will end with the entry of free Ukraine into the European Union as a full member."
16:07 The transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine was lobbied by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin. So, Blinken was the main lobbyist in the Biden administration - he actively worked with NATO allies to promote this solution. The Washington Post writes that at one time it was Blinken who pushed the White House to transfer the M1 Abrams tanks.
Austin began working with US officials on the F-16 for the Armed Forces after the Ramstein meeting in April. The New York Times writes that Austin, in particular, promoted the need to train Ukrainian pilots.
15:42 The Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the location of the FSB officers in the village. Bolshaya Belozerka, Zaporozhye region - ten of them have been liquidated, said Petr Andryushchenko, adviser to the mayor of Mariupol. He clarified that this happened thanks to the "sponsors of the bavovna" - subscribers who reported the enemy location.
15:30 Moldova will comply with the decision of the International Criminal Court and arrest Putin if he arrives in the country, said President Maia Sandu.
15:21 Among the regions of the Russian Federation, one of the leaders in terms of losses in the war against Ukraine is the Republic of Bashkortostan. On this occasion, Reznikov addressed the entire Bashkir people and their true leaders:
"The current government of Ufa, taking care of personal gain and working in the interests of the Kremlin, sends its people to death in a race. The Bashkirs are one of the largest peoples of Russia ... If you list the problems and threats for the Bashkir people, then none of them are caused is Ukraine or the Ukrainians. The roots of all causes are in Moscow and Ufa. Instead, the Bashkirs are sent to die a thousand kilometers away for no one knows what. No one but the Kremlin and its lackeys is interested in this. This must be stopped as soon as possible."
14:56 Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko commented on Orban's statement that Ukraine allegedly would not be able to win the war: "The same European politicians argued last year that Ukraine has no chance to hold out for more than 72 hours. They were wrong then, they are wrong now. in unlike supporters of surrender to the enemy without resistance, Ukrainians will continue to fight until the complete liberation of their territories from Russian occupation."
14:42 The Russians are mining the left bank of the Dnieper and setting up barriers against watercraft in the Zaporozhye direction in the areas of the occupied settlements of Nizhny Rogachik, Dneprorudnoye, Bolshaya Znamenka and Kamenka Dneprovskaya, said the speaker of the Defense Forces of the Tauride direction Valery Shershen. According to him, in the Zaporozhye direction, the invaders are conducting the so-called active defense in the Novopavlovsky and Orekhovsky directions.
14:20 The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that "a unit of Ukrainian nationalists invaded Russian territory yesterday." During the "counter-terrorist operation" in the Belgorod region, "nationalist formations" were allegedly "blocked and defeated", their remnants were driven back from the Belgorod region to the territory of Ukraine, "more than 70 terrorists" were killed, four infantry fighting vehicles and five pickup trucks.
14:09 Training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets has not yet begun, Yuriy Ignat, spokesman for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said: "The process of preparing to start this training is still ongoing. There are advanced groups, they have already left for countries that can provide us training grounds. We are studying how the process will go. There are no pilots themselves yet." Ignat added that a large number of pilots cannot be sent to F-16 training at once, "because someone needs to fight."
13:56 Medvedev said that "the sponsors of the Kiev regime - the US, the EU and Britain are ultimately responsible for the sabotage attacks." He also called "absolute lies" Kyiv's claims that he had nothing to do with the "DRG" sorties in the Belgorod region. In addition, Medvedev once again tried to intimidate the world with nuclear weapons: "The more destructive the weapons supplied to Kyiv, the more likely the scenario of a nuclear apocalypse."
13:51 The Legion of Freedom of Russia stated that its fighters, together with the RDC, continue to "liberate" the Belgorod region, while the Russian army could not oppose them. "The Russian Federation has no reserves to respond to military crises - all servicemen are dead, wounded or in Ukraine. The Russian Federation is absolutely not protected. There is panic in the Belgorod region, partly there is an organized evacuation, but for the most part there is a spontaneous flight," the Legion says.
13:49 Orban is convinced that Ukraine is not capable of winning the war: "My position is that, looking at the reality, the numbers, the situation, the fact that NATO is not ready to send troops, it is obvious: there can be no victory for poor Ukrainians on the battlefield. This is my position."
13:47 The European Union has paid another 1.5 billion euros to Ukraine from a package of macro-financial assistance for 18 billion, said the Vice-President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis. According to him, the funds will be used, in particular, to pay salaries, pensions, and repair critical infrastructure.
13:38 The African "peace plan" involves the start of negotiations between Kiev and Moscow until the complete withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory, said the press secretary of the President of South Africa Vincent Magvenya: "Firstly, this is the cessation of hostilities. Secondly, this is the basis for a lasting peace." According to him, such a plan is supported by the leaders of six African states.
13:33 The Russians launched an air missile attack on Avdiivka, Donetsk region, at least two people were injured, a multi-storey building was destroyed, said the head of the OVA, Pavel Kirilenko. According to him, more than 1,700 people remain in the city, risking their lives daily. Kirilenko once again called on all civilians to evacuate.
In addition, this morning the Russians attacked Toretsk with air bombs - a school was damaged, in which the point of indestructibility is located, an extension to the temple and high-rise buildings within a radius of 100 meters from the epicenter. People were not hurt.
13:22 During today's trip to the front line, Zelensky announced the creation of the Marine Corps. According to him, new brigades armed with modern equipment and weapons will be formed. “Every day on the battlefield, the Ukrainian marines prove that they are a powerful force that destroys the enemy, liberates Ukrainian lands, performs the most difficult tasks in the most difficult conditions. And we need more of such strength. Therefore, from today we are significantly increasing the potential of the marines and we are creating the Marine Corps," the president said.
13:14 Several "private military companies" have already appeared in Crimea, Andrey Chernyak, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, told the UP: "These private armies were created to protect the occupation administrations because of the uncertainty that the Russian armed forces will be able to protect them. And secondly "They are not sure about the integrity of the Russian Federation. If Russia starts to crumble, then they will have "PMCs" who will protect their wealth, their families."
According to Chernyak, the so-called Crimean "PMCs" are financed from various sources: for example, the head of the Crimean occupation administration, Sergei Aksyonov, gathered local merchants and forced them to allocate money for his private army. "On the one hand, Crimean businessmen are forced to do this, but on the other hand, they also want to protect themselves and their wealth. The occupiers guarantee them that if something happens, they will be evacuated and everything will be fine," the representative of the Ukrainian military intelligence added.
At the same time, recruits to the Crimean PMCs are recruited in such a way as not to compete with Prigozhin: “They are recruited from among the mobilized, they created double contracts with PMCs and the Ministry of Defense. ". At the same time, Chernyak stressed that the Crimean "PMCs" can be considered "private" very conditionally, since the Russian special services and the army do not intend to lose control over the situation in Crimea.
13:02 Peskov said that the entry of the "Ukrainian DRG" into the Belgorod region "causes deep concern and requires great efforts from us." According to him, "the special operation continues to prevent this from happening in the future." Answering a question about ethnic Russians in this "DRG", the Kremlin speaker said that "we must proceed from the fact that they are all Ukrainian militants." He also said that it is not planned to hold a special meeting of the Security Council on the situation in the Belgorod region, a scheduled one will take place towards the end of the week.
12:47 In the Belgorod region, the "cleansing" of the territory from the consequences of the entry of a "sabotage and reconnaissance group" continues, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. According to him, the residents of Grayvoron, Novostroevka, Gorky, Bezymeno, Wet Orlovka, Glotovo, Gora Podil, Zamostye, Spodaryusheno have been "actually resettled".
12:29 Because of the situation on the border in the Belgorod region, Russia wants to transfer additional troops there, including some combat-ready units fighting in Ukraine, a source in Ukrainian intelligence told RBC-Ukraine. According to him, the command of the Western Military District of the Russian Federation is making a decision on the possible movement of units of the 3rd motorized rifle division of the 20th combined arms army from the combat area (Makeevka, Ploshchadka, Luhansk region) to the Belgorod region.
12:08 Zelensky clarified that he had visited the Vuhledar-Maryinka defense line in the Donetsk region.
11:57 In Japan, on the sidelines of the G7 summit, Zelensky did not meet with Brazilian President Lula da Silva, with whom negotiations were planned. Various rumors about this appeared in the media, however, the deputy head of the OP Igor Zhovkva said in an interview with Radio Liberty that it was just a "mismatch of schedules", while both Zelensky and Lula had an intention to meet.
11:21 At the July summit in Vilnius, the creation of the NATO-Ukraine Council will be announced. Thus, Kyiv will have the right to convene council meetings and apply to the Alliance countries with requests for support, writes The Wall Street Journal. At the same time, the admission of Ukraine to NATO remains impossible while a war is going on on its territory.
11:18 The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation announced that a criminal case has been opened on the fact of the "attack" on the settlements of the Belgorod region under six articles, including a terrorist attack.
11:16 Borrell said that several countries, including Poland, have already begun to train Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16. However, he added that "it will take time."
10:55 Zelensky said that today he is at the front to congratulate Ukrainian soldiers on the Day of the Marines of the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
10:52 In Kiev and the region from May 23 to May 25, military exercises will be held with the participation of units of the group of forces and means of defense of the capital, the command of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported. In connection with the exercise, the movement of personnel and the movement of heavy equipment will be carried out. Citizens are asked to remain calm and not to report on social networks about the movement of equipment and personnel.
10:47 "The Supreme Court of the DPR" sentenced a Ukrainian defender from Azov to life imprisonment for allegedly shooting a Russian prisoner of war in Mariupol.
10:31 The Netherlands may become the first country to transfer F-16 fighter jets to Kiev, Reznikov's adviser Yuri Sak told Politico. The Netherlands has an additional 18 of these fighters, which are no longer in use, he said. Of these, 12 were planned to be transferred to a private company, but the deal was delayed, Sack said.
At the same time, an unnamed senior defense official from Central Europe told the publication that the transfer of aircraft could take place as early as autumn.
10:25 In the Bryansk region, the Edelweiss signal was announced for security officials, which means a general gathering. According to Mash, the National Guard is being strengthened in the Sevsky, Suzemsky, Trubchevsky and Klimovsky districts of the region.
10:19 Ukraine's Western partners decided to transfer F-16 fighter jets to Kiev long before the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Politico writes, citing sources. According to them, Washington uses a phased approach in deliveries, and when Biden said in February that the planes would not be transferred, he specified that this would not happen only "for now." Then the United States concentrated on the supply of air defense, and it was decided to train pilots before sending aircraft.
The final decision on the transfer was made after Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan traveled to London on May 8 for meetings ahead of the summit. During that trip, he also spoke on the phone with his colleagues in the Netherlands and Poland who operate F-16s. However, the timing of the next steps and other details remain unclear, Politico notes.
10:14 The activity of the Russian offensive operations in the Bakhmut direction has slightly decreased, however, the number of shelling remains consistently high, said Anna Malyar, Deputy Defense Minister. According to her, in Bakhmut, the intensity of the fighting has decreased, the enemy continues to clean up the areas taken under his control. Ukrainian troops control the southwestern outskirts of the city in the Airplane area.
Fighting continues in the suburbs, the enemy is trying to take advantageous positions, but he does not succeed. In certain areas, the enemy in defense suffers heavy losses. On the flanks to the north and south of Bakhmut, Ukrainian forces have little progress, Malyar added.
09:59 The Tula court sentenced Ukrainian citizen Andrei Petkevich to 16 years in prison for "espionage," the FSB reported. Petkevich, allegedly on the instructions of the Ukrainian special services, tried to find out information about small arms from employees of a defense enterprise.
09:52 Defense forces hold a number of buildings in Bakhmut. There are also fortifications, trenches, strongholds, including in the southwestern part of the city, said Serhiy Cherevaty, spokesman for the Eastern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in an interview with RBC-Ukraine. According to him, this is a small foothold in the Samolet area, which Ukrainian fighters hold to prevent the Russians from completely taking the city. There is an opportunity to deliver ammunition and everything that is necessary for defense. Also, Ukrainian forces are advancing on the flanks, Cherevaty added.
As for the Wagnerites, they do not have any shell hunger, but there are serious problems with people, there is nowhere to take replenishment, the losses are huge. That is why Prigozhin is trying to withdraw the remnants of his mercenaries from the city, Cherevaty emphasized.
09:37 The transfer of F-16 fighters to Ukraine, at best, will begin in a few months, said US Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. At the same time, he stressed that "several months" is a fairly short period, since it usually takes more than two years to teach a new American pilot to work with such an aircraft. Even an advanced training course for an F-16 pilot can take up to five months.
08:59 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed (in New York), five more were injured. In the Kherson region, one person died, three were injured. In the Kharkiv region, three people were wounded as a result of the shelling of Kupyansk, according to the IVA.
08:48 The New York Times showed a video of the destroyed Bakhmut. The video was taken from a drone on May 19, when the Russians had not yet announced the capture of the city.
08:46 Over the past day in Ukraine, six enemy attack UAVs Shahed-136/131 and two reconnaissance drones Merlin-VR were destroyed in different directions, the command of the Air Force reported.
08:33 The governor of the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Gladkov said that the cleansing of the territory continues in the Grayvoron district, "it's not worth returning to your homes yet." He also said that there is information about two wounded "in those settlements into which the enemy entered, while the security forces could not reach them." There are no civilian deaths to date.
08:17 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 23.
- personnel - about 204,360 (+480) people liquidated,
- tanks - 3789 (+4),
- armored combat vehicles - 7419 (+12),
- artillery systems - 3318 (+40),
- MLRS - 565 (+0),
- air defense systems - 327 (+0),
- aircraft - 309 (+0),
- helicopters - 295 (+1),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 2864 (+34),
- cruise missiles - 1015 (+4),
- ships/boats - 18 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 6139 (+10),
- special equipment - 433 (+6).
08:12 The Russian army continues to concentrate its main efforts on the Kupyansky, Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions - there have been more than 30 clashes. Bakhmut and Marinka remain at the epicenter of hostilities, the battles for the city of Bakhmut continue, the General Staff said in the morning report .
03:11 Governor of the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Gladkov said that two private residential buildings were allegedly attacked by drones in Grayvoron, there were no casualties. And in the village of Borisovka, there was a repeated drop of an explosive device from a UAV on an administrative building, people were not injured.
02:50 NATO is considering the possibility of signing an agreement on security guarantees for Ukraine, following the example of the Israeli model, already in July this year, following the results of the summit in Vilnius, Polish President Andrzej Duda said in an interview with WSJ. "Biden, who visited Poland in February, discussed the concept of the Israeli model. It is now gaining popularity among Western allies as part of the agenda of the NATO summit to be held in July in Vilnius," the Polish leader specified.
Duda said that the agreement would prioritize the transfer of weapons and advanced technologies to Ukraine. At the same time, as Western officials told the publication, this agreement will be connected with the process of moving Ukraine towards future NATO membership, but will not allow de facto to involve the Alliance in a conflict with Russia. Duda stressed that discussions on this issue are going on right now.
00:47 Soldiers of the Russian Volunteer Corps stated that they had captured Russian military equipment in the Belgorod region, and published the corresponding video . In addition, a photo appeared on social networks, allegedly with a captured Russian military man and two fighters holding the flag of the "Belgorod People's Republic".
00:18 Russian publics report that an explosion occurred in the FSB building in Belgorod, the street was blocked. There is also evidence that the targets of the attack were departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the FSB. At the same time, due to the counter-terrorist operation regime introduced in the region, any publications without reference to official sources are now prohibited, the telegram channels indicate.
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