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Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:29 As a result of the Russian strike on the Epicenter in Kharkov, six people were killed, 40 were injured, 16 were missing , said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. As a result of another enemy attack on the center of Kharkov, 18 people were injured.
22:03 Almost 350 prisoners have already been released for mobilization into the army, said Minister of Justice Denis Maluska. According to him, the courts are considering most of the 4,300 applications for mobilization filed by convicts. The minister also clarified that a person convicted of a single murder can be released if the crime was not committed with aggravating circumstances, such as sexual assault.
21:45 Since the beginning of the day, the Russians have used about 40 KABs on the positions of Ukrainian units and civilian infrastructure, the General Staff reported. Also, to date, the total number of enemy offensive and assault actions has increased to 99. Most of the clashes are recorded in the Kupyansky, Pokrovsky and Kurakhovsky directions.
20:54 In Kharkov, the number of deaths as a result of a strike on a construction hypermarket has increased to three, 38 people were injured. In addition, as a result of the strike in the city center, there are already 14 casualties , said the head of the OVA, Oleg Sinegubov.
20:42 As a result of today's Russian strike on the village. Osinovo, Kupyansky district, Kharkov region, five people were injured, including an ambulance driver, a paramedic and a patient, the National Police reported. Two more people were injured in a civilian car, both are in serious condition. Previously, the Russians hit the village with a KAB.
20:23 The Russians struck the central part of Kharkov - at the moment, 12 casualties are known, including a 13-year-old child, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.
19:16 During the day, the Russians shelled Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk region, three people were wounded, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. An industrial enterprise, two administrative buildings, two private houses, a warehouse, and a utility company were damaged.
18:50 The Russian Federation hit a construction hypermarket in Kharkov with two KABs, a fire broke out over an area of 15,000 square meters. Two people were killed and 33 were injured , said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. There could have been several hundred people inside the hypermarket. Some of the hypermarket staff are being sought.
18:34 On Sunday, May 26, during the day in all regions of Ukraine, restrictions on electricity consumption for household and industrial consumers are not predicted, Ukrenergo reported.
17:58 Soldiers of the 110th separate mechanized brigade shot down another Russian Su-25 today, Zelensky said in an evening video message.
16:10 Finance ministers of the G7 countries supported the idea of providing Ukraine with a loan secured by income from frozen Russian assets in order to finance Kiev after 2024. The ministers' discussion was based on the US proposal to issue a loan to Ukraine in the amount of about $50 billion, which would be repaid using income from the assets of the Russian Central Bank in the amount of about 190 billion euros.
14:52 A case has been opened against the commanders of the 125th brigade due to the Russian breakthrough in the Kharkov region. The court decision states that on May 10, near Strelechye, Krasny, Borisov, Pylny, Gatishche and other settlements of the Kharkov region, units of the 125th brigade abandoned their combat positions during the assault operations of the Russians. The SBI investigation into the breakdown of defense involves 56 military personnel.
14:31 The Russian Army struck Kupyansk-Uzlovoy in the Kharkov region with a KAB, at least five people were injured. The emergency vehicle was damaged, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.
12:45 The Russian breakthrough in the direction of Kharkov ended in military casualties 1:8 - one Ukrainian for eight Russians, Zelensky said in an interview with journalists from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
Zelensky also said that a temporary suspension of fire was impossible: “We personally agreed with Putin on this in Normandy. We agreed, and there were no massacres, yes. Our troops stood along the contact line, they were ordered not to shoot. Artillery, heavy weapons - no one shot. 20-30 Russian snipers came out and “trained” for a week. That is, they just continued to kill our people.”
As for Putin’s statements about the illegitimacy of Zelensky, then, according to the Ukrainian president, they are “boring and uninteresting”: “All adequate people who know how to read the law, but I believe that if you know how to read, then read it and find a conclusion. That’s all So it doesn't bother me much at all."
11:58 Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in an interview with The Guardian that the United States allegedly promised to destroy all positions of the Russian army if Russia uses nuclear weapons: “The Americans told the Russians: if you use nuclear weapons, even if they don’t kill anyone, we will hit against all your positions in Ukraine with conventional weapons, we will destroy them all."
10:53 The Russians struck a populated area in the Kharkov region, information was received about one wounded, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
09:00 At night, the Russians attacked Kharkov with S-300 missiles. In the Slobodsky district, an educational institution building and apartment buildings were damaged. No people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Oleg Sinegubov. Over the past 24 hours, one person was wounded as a result of shelling. Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, Chuguevsky district.
07:46 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 25:
- personnel - about 500,080 (+1140) people,
- tanks - 7650 (+15),
- armored combat vehicles - 14,786 (+11),
- artillery systems - 12 929 (+27),
- MLRS - 1082 (+2),
- air defense systems - 814 (+1),
- aircraft - 356 (+0),
- helicopters - 326 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 10 414 (+4),
- cruise missiles - 2209 (+0),
- ships/boats - 27 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 17,608 (+39),
- special equipment - 2104 (+3).
05:38 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is traveling to Europe, where he will discuss military support for Ukraine, writes Reuters. In particular, he will visit the Czech Republic and Moldova from May 28 to 31. In Prague, Blinken will take part in an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers. At the meeting, decisions will be prepared that will be adopted at the July NATO summit in Washington.
"We do not expect Ukraine to receive an invitation to join NATO, but we do believe there will be significant demonstration of support for Ukraine in its efforts to win the war," said James O'Brien, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs. According to him, it will be about NATO support for the development of Ukraine's future armed forces and efforts aimed at helping the country carry out the reforms necessary for the country's accession to the EU and NATO.
03:43 Zelensky intends to travel to Madrid early next week to meet with King Philip VI of Spain and the head of the country’s government, Pedro Sanchez, writes Cadena SER, citing sources. The publication recalls that Zelensky and Sanchez were previously supposed to sign a security agreement between Spain and Ukraine, but the Ukrainian president canceled his visit due to the situation at the front after the Russian offensive in the Kharkov region.
02:17 Stoltenberg called on NATO allies to lift the ban on the use of their weapons to strike Russia: “It’s time for the allies to think about whether they should lift some of the restrictions that they have imposed on the use of weapons that they transferred to Ukraine. Especially now, when in the Kharkov region, "There is a lot of fighting going on near the border. Because Ukraine does not have the ability to use these weapons against legitimate military targets on Russian territory, it is very difficult for it to defend itself."
The Secretary General also noted that he has “harsh words” for European NATO members: “The European allies promised one million artillery shells. We have not seen anything close to this.”
00:19 In the Kharkov direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are pushing the enemy away from the front line of defense with assault actions, and are having success in some areas, the General Staff reported. In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy has partial success in the Petropavlovka and Ivanovka areas, the situation is tense. The Russians also have partial success east of Evgenievka in the Pokrovsky direction.
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