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2024-05-22 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: May 21, 2024
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:07 Congressmen from two parties published an appeal to the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, about providing the opportunity to strike targets in Russia with American weapons, writes Voice of America. In addition, in the appeal, congressmen call on the Pentagon to speed up arms supplies to Ukraine. They also propose expanding training for Ukrainians on F-16 fighters.
21:56 Zelensky said that Russia has accumulated 10 thousand S-300 missiles, and “this is its advantage.” According to the president, the Russians have an advantage in weapons, which they use, including attacking Kharkov: “The daily use of bombs is their huge advantage. The use of S-300 systems - they have accumulated 10 thousand S-300 missiles. 10 thousand is again their advantage." The head of state added that there are appropriate weapons to resist, but they are not enough.
21:52 On May 20, 2024, exactly five years have passed, which are provided for the president to fulfill his duties. However, due to the war and the impossibility of holding new free elections under martial law, Zelensky continues to exercise his powers. On the anniversary of his presidency, the head of the Ukrainian state spoke with Reuters. For more details, see Zelensky’s Anniversary Interview.
21:24 Ukraine and Sweden have begun negotiations on a security agreement, the Presidential Office reported. They emphasized that negotiations are being conducted with Sweden as a new NATO member.
21:15 In the border Volchanskaya community of the Kharkov region, a Russian FPV drone hit a policeman’s car while he was driving to evacuate people. The law enforcement officer suffered from shell shock, the prosecutor's office reported.
20:11 Zelensky said in an evening video message that Pokrovskoye and other Donetsk directions - Kramatorskoye, Kurakhovskoye - now remain extremely difficult, there is the most fighting there. “Kharkiv region - our forces are destroying the occupier, the results are tangible,” the president added.
18:34 On Wednesday, May 22, hourly shutdown schedules will be in effect for industrial and household consumers throughout Ukraine from 00:00 to 07:00 and from 18:00 to 24:00. From 07:00 to 18:00 the application of restrictions is not predicted, Ukrenergo reported.
18:29 The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the first stage of the exercise “with practical testing of the preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons” has begun in the Southern Military District.
18:23 Zelensky said that he had a meeting in Kiev with German Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock. We discussed the joint initiative of the German Foreign and Defense Ministers to search for additional Patriot systems and other air defense systems for Ukraine.
18:20 The General Staff confirmed that on the night of May 19, the Defense Forces hit the Russian Project 22800 Cyclone missile ship in Sevastopol.
18:08 Russian troops struck the Shumen microdistrict of Kherson. A high-rise building was damaged, three people were injured, including a 15-year-old teenager, said Alexander Prokudin, head of the OVA.
17:54 Centers for the provision of administrative services will not send those liable for military service to the TCC or to the military medical commission if the person came to update the data, said Natalia Shamray, director of the CNAP department in Kiev: “The CNAPs did not take over the functions of the TCC, so we do not send to TCC, that is, we do not issue summons, we do not place TCC in the central administrative centers. We do not send to the VLK.”
16:59 The European Union and Moldova signed a security partnership agreement. Borrell said the agreement is the first of its kind for the EU.
16:35 The European Union has no doubts about the legitimacy of Zelensky as President of Ukraine, said Peter Stano, a representative of the EU foreign policy service.
16:14 German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that the possibility of shooting down Russian missiles and drones over Ukraine in the West is “not being seriously discussed”, since this would be “direct participation in the conflict.” Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, during a joint briefing with his German counterpart Annalena Bärbock, said that there are no arguments against the allies helping to shoot down Russian missiles: “Therefore, we ask our partners to consider the possibility of intercepting missiles - not airplanes, but pieces of iron. There is an alternative - just give us all the necessary means. Then we will intercept the missiles ourselves."
15:57 The Ministry of Defense stated that more than a million Ukrainians have successfully completed authorization in the Reserve+ application. Of these, 700 thousand successfully updated their data online - “this is tens of times more than in the CNAP and TCC combined,” the department emphasized. In addition to Ukraine, citizens updated data from other countries, including Poland (1727), Germany (1369), Canada (443).
15:16 The Russians launched a missile attack on the industrial infrastructure of the city of Konotop, Sumy region, the consequences of the attack are being clarified, OVA reported.
14:42 The Cabinet of Ministers obliged Ukrainians removed from military registration in connection with traveling abroad for a period of more than three months to personally arrive at the TCC before June 16 to register. The government also obliged employers to deliver workers to the TCC.
14:18 Ukraine can receive interest from the frozen assets of the Russian Federation until July of this year, Belgian Foreign Minister Aja Lyabib said.
13:55 The EU Council approved a plan to use proceeds from frozen Russian assets for the restoration of Ukraine and military assistance, said Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipovsky. According to him, during the year Ukraine will receive from 2.5 to 3 billion euros, 90% of this amount will go to support the Defense Forces.
13:51 In Antonovka, Kherson region, three local residents were injured as a result of a Russian drone attack, said the head of the OVA Alexander Prokudin.
13:46 More than 3,000 convicts have already applied for parole to participate in the defense of Ukraine, Deputy Minister of Justice Elena Vysotskaya said: “We predicted this before the adoption of this law. It cannot be said that all 20 thousand people we spoke about as about the potential, they will join. Because during preliminary surveys, about 4,500 expressed a desire. Now this figure will fluctuate.”
13:32 Romania is preparing a new package of military assistance for Ukraine, Zelensky said following a telephone conversation with President Klaus Iohannis. The Ukrainian President informed his Romanian counterpart about the key defense needs of Ukraine, especially in air defense of various types. The parties also agreed to speed up joint work on a bilateral security agreement.
12:49 Ten Ukrainian military personnel completed F-16 maintenance training in the Netherlands, the country’s Ministry of Defense reported. During the exercise, pilots prepared for all possible risks when flying the F-16. The military was trained to maintain all the essential parts for a fighter pilot (helmet, oxygen systems and parachutes on board). The Ministry of Defense added that the Netherlands will provide Ukraine with at least 24 F-16 fighter jets.
12:27 Speaker of the State Border Service Andrei Demchenko said that an offensive by the Russian army in the Sumy region cannot be ruled out: “It can never be ruled out, including in the Sumy direction. The enemy can at any moment, even though he does not have sufficient forces, try to do something similar to what is happening now in the Kharkov direction precisely in order to stretch the front line, the line of active combat operations and the Defense Forces of our country.”
12:20 The Defense Forces managed to stabilize the situation in Volchansk, said the speaker of the OSGV Khortitsa Nazar Voloshin: “Currently in the Kharkov region the situation and the operational situation remains difficult, it is changing dynamically. However, our Defense Forces and all involved units managed to stabilize the situation, in particular in city of Volchansk.
12:13 There is a large-scale fire in Voznesenovka, Belgorod region, after a UAV attack. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said that there was damage on the territory of the agricultural enterprise, a fuel container caught fire, but there were no casualties.
On the morning of May 20, an oil depot was also attacked in the Belgorod region. A drone attacked the territory of the Uttek oil depot in the regional village of Prokhorovka. The gasoline tank was damaged, but no fire broke out, reports the opposition Russian publication Astra. The publication also writes that within 24 hours, Russian planes dropped three more FABs on the Belgorod region. Thus, over the past three months, the Russian Federation has dropped 53 FABs on its regions and the occupied territories of Ukraine. Almost 40 more fallen aerial bombs cannot be cleared in the DPR.
11:29 Today from 11:00 to 17:00 Ukrenergo lifted restrictions on electricity consumption in all areas. In the evening, hourly shutdown schedules will be in effect in all regions of Ukraine for industrial and household consumers from 17:00 to 24:00.
11:25 Deputy Minister of Energy Nikolai Kolesnik advised businesses to install backup generation: “It would not be superfluous for businesses to install backup generation. This way, we can prepare for the next heating season.” He added that all conditions have been created for businesses so that such projects can be implemented. The Ministry of Energy understands that there is not much time, but this is important due to the market situation, the deputy minister explained.
10:53 A number of European countries insist on the start of official negotiations on Ukraine’s membership in the EU as early as June 25, Politico writes, citing sources. The only obstacle remains the position of Hungary, which does not agree to Ukraine joining the bloc. Brussels says it is working to change Orban's position. In particular, Hungary is being urged not to block the start of negotiations now, assuring that it will have such an opportunity in the future.
10:48 Nine people were arrested in Poland on suspicion of sabotage ordered by Russian intelligence services, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. According to him, the cases involve beatings, arson and attempted arson. Among those arrested are citizens of Ukraine, Belarus and Poland. The Polish prime minister clarified that these are hired people, sometimes “from the criminal world.”
10:40 The German initiative to strengthen Ukrainian air defense has already raised almost a billion euros, the German Foreign Ministry reported.
10:14 The United States may announce a new aid package for Ukraine as early as this week, Politico writes. The publication notes that the Biden administration intends to return to the previous schedule, according to which relief packages were announced approximately every two weeks.
09:52 The Cabinet of Ministers established that during mobilization or martial law, the validity period of the conclusion of the military medical commission on suitability is one year. In peacetime, the validity of such a conclusion is five years.
09:39 In the Kherson region over the past 24 hours, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed and three were injured, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. Seven high-rise buildings and seven private houses, an educational institution, an industrial facility, a pumping station and a gas pipeline were damaged.
09:18 In the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours, two people were wounded as a result of Russian shelling - in Severny and Elizavetovka, said the head of the OBA Vadim Filashkin.
08:53 In the Zaporozhye region over the past 24 hours, one person died as a result of an enemy attack in the Vasilyevsky district, said the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov.
08:50 As a result of night UAV shelling in four locations in Kharkov, 25 trucks and buses, three cars were damaged. A three-story utility company office building and four private homes were also damaged. Two people were injured as a result of a rocket attack on a transport enterprise. In total, seven people were injured - an acute reaction to stress, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.
08:41 German Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock arrived in Kiev. "Our support is based on our deep belief that Ukraine will win this war," she said.
08:15 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 21:
- personnel - about 495,070 (+1380) people,
- tanks - 7605 (+15),
- armored combat vehicles - 14,699 (+34),
- artillery systems - 12,779 (+42),
- MLRS - 1077 (+1),
- air defense systems - 811 (+4),
- aircraft - 354 (+0),
- helicopters - 326 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 10 290 (+54),
- cruise missiles - 2207 (+2),
- ships/boats - 27 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 17,383 (+72),
- special equipment - 2085 (+6).
08:08 Air defense at night destroyed 28 of 29 attack UAVs of the Shahed-131/136 type, which Russia attacked from Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Kursk and from the Crimean Cape Chauda, the Air Force reported. Drones were destroyed in Odessa, Nikolaev, Dnepropetrovsk, Kharkov, Cherkassy, Kherson and Kirovograd regions.
07:49 The enemy attacked Kharkov all night, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. Falling debris from enemy bombers was recorded in four locations, three people suffered an acute stress reaction. In addition, in the morning the Russians launched a missile attack on a transport infrastructure facility, one person was injured.
07:24 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) notes that Russian troops are concentrating limited, understaffed and uncoordinated forces in the Sumy direction, but even such a group will be able to achieve the likely desired effect - to delay and fix Ukrainian forces in the border area.
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