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2024-05-28 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: May 27, 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] 22:05 The leader of the “LPR” Leonid Pasechnik said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a rocket attack on Lugansk with cluster munitions, “after the attack a fire began.” Russian public pages write that the blow was struck on the building of the Higher Military Aviation School of Navigators, where Russian personnel were housed.
21:24 NATO countries are considering new options for assistance to Ukraine. NATO is discussing the possibility of taking protection of the skies over Western Ukraine, writes Bild. And Poland and the Baltic countries may even send their troops to Ukraine if the Russian occupiers achieve a “strategic breakthrough in the east of the country,” Der Soiegel reports. Read more in the material New NATO assistance to Ukraine.
21:18 Convicts who were mobilized in exchange for early release will serve in special assault units consisting of the same prisoners, said Minister of Justice Denis Malyuska. However, he did not rule out that in the future convicts could be sent to units with ordinary military personnel. According to the minister, the convicts who were mobilized are not yet participating in hostilities - they are undergoing training. To date, 613 convicts have already been released from prison.
20:40 The issue of sending French military instructors to Ukraine is still being worked out, the French Ministry of Defense said in a comment to Reuters. “As has been mentioned several times, training on Ukrainian soil is one of the projects discussed after the conference on supporting Ukraine, convened by the President of the Republic on February 26,” the statement said.
20:36 Iran supplied Russia with the latest aerial bombs for drone strikes for the first time, Bild military expert Julian Repke said, commenting on a video from the crash site of a heavy Iranian Mohajer-6 UAV in the Kursk region. It carried the latest Iranian Qaem-5 guided bombs and was supposed to attack the territory of the Sumy region, but did not reach the target and fell.
The Qaem-5 bomb is television-guided and can be equipped with various types of warheads. The declared flight range is up to 40 km, the minimum operational altitude is about 3 km. In Iran, it was put into service in August 2019.
20:22 As a result of today's Russian attack in the Kholodnogorsky district of Kharkov, one person was killed and 11 were injured, the prosecutor's office reported. A total of two hits were recorded: one of the aircraft's munitions hit near the entrance to the territory of a sweets production company, the second hit a production facility for the production of irrigation systems for agricultural enterprises. In the Shevchenko district, another aircraft munition hit near the roadway. Previously, the enemy attacked the city with three UMPB D-30s from the territory of the Belgorod region.
18:56 The EU foreign ministers discussed the lifting of restrictions on the use of NATO weapons by Kiev on the territory of the Russian Federation, said the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell: “We discussed the need to provide more air defense systems, in particular Patriot, as well as the lifting of restrictions on the use of supplied weapons by Ukraine on the territory RF. This is a debate that is now gaining momentum."
Borrell also said that the EU foreign ministers were unable to approve the final decision on the allocation of income from Russian assets to the purchase of weapons to Ukraine; it remains blocked.
18:49 Poland will restrict the movement of Russian diplomats on its territory, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said: “I have just announced Poland’s decision in connection with Russia’s participation in the hybrid war against the European Union and Poland. Restrictions will be introduced on the movement of Russian diplomats throughout our country.”
18:45 On Tuesday, May 28, no power outages are forecast, Ukrenergo reported. If the situation in the energy system changes, measures to limit consumption will be communicated additionally.
18:42 The NATO Parliamentary Assembly called on the governments of the Alliance states to allow Ukraine to fire Western weapons at targets on the territory of the Russian Federation, said the head of the permanent delegation of the Verkhovna Rada to the NATO PA, Yegor Chernev. According to him, parliamentarians will now have legal grounds to put even more pressure on their governments to ensure that the decision is implemented.
18:39 The death toll as a result of the Russian strike on Snegirevka, Nikolaev region, has increased to three, six people were injured. Rescue work continues, said the head of the OSA, Vitaly Kim.
18:34 France will send instructors to Ukraine to train Ukrainian military personnel, Syrsky said following a video meeting with French Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu. The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that he had already signed documents that would allow the first French instructors to visit Ukrainian training centers and get acquainted with their infrastructure and personnel.
18:28 Zelensky will pay an official visit to Portugal on May 28, the office of the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousi, said. According to the message, the visit will be aimed at deepening relations between Ukraine and Portugal, and special attention will be paid to strengthening cooperation in the field of security and defense. Zelensky will hold working meetings with Prime Minister Luis Montenegro and will be received by President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
18:24 As a result of the attack on the Kholodnogorsky district of Kharkov, one person was killed and ten were injured, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. The enemy hit a civilian enterprise with a KAB, there is destruction of production premises.
17:55 NATO allies are demanding that Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg this week clarify his €100 billion support plan for Ukraine, Politico writes. Behind the scenes, even some of Ukraine's closest Eastern European allies have become more reserved on the matter in recent weeks, wondering where and how such a huge sum will come from, the newspaper reports.
17:31 Brazil and India are considering sending junior officials to the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland, Bloomberg writes. At the same time, according to the agency, only a high-ranking government official from China can come to the world summit.
17:06 As a result of a full-scale war in Ukraine, about 30% of the total potential of the agricultural sector was destroyed, 20% of agricultural land is under occupation, said Secretary of State of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy Viktor Kantsurak.
16:49 The Russians struck the Kholodnogorsky district of Kharkov, according to preliminary data, four people were injured, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
16:45 As a result of the Russian attack in the town of Snigirevka, Nikolaev region, two people were killed and five were injured, including two 17-year-old teenagers, the State Emergency Service reported. The impact caused a fire in a coffee shop, a car shop and a tire shop, and a self-service car wash was damaged by the blast wave. Rescuers extinguished the fire on an area of 300 square meters. m, search and rescue operations continue.
16:32 Six more Russian helicopters have arrived in Belarus, reports the Belarusian Gayun monitoring group. Right now in Baranovichi there are two Su-24MR reconnaissance aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces, four Su-30SM fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces and eight Mi-24 and Mi-8 helicopters of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
16:13 In Kharkov, the number of deaths as a result of the Russian strike on the Epicenter increased to 18, the number of injured - to 48, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. Five people remain missing.
16:04 Ukraine and Spain signed a bilateral agreement on security guarantees, Zelensky said. As part of the document, Spain will provide Ukraine with weapons worth 1 billion euros by the end of the year, and 5 billion by 2027. He also said that the Russian Federation uses more than 3,000 KABs monthly to strike Ukraine. The President believes that next month the enemy could use 3,500 guided bombs, and no country has such a number of missiles to shoot down these bombs. “We need at least seven Patriot systems. Khar'kov alone needs at least two systems. And Russian planes will not be able to fly to such a distance to use these aerial bombs,” Zelensky emphasized.
16:01 European arms manufacturers are faced with a shortage of TNT and other fuels when producing shells and missiles for Ukraine. This is one of the reasons that the EU has not fulfilled its promise to supply Ukraine with 1 million artillery shells by March 2024, writes The Economist.
15:58 Since the beginning of the year, 101 children from the Kherson region have been returned from Russian occupation, said the head of the OBA Alexander Prokudin. Thus, the other day we managed to evacuate a large family with seven children to territory controlled by Ukraine.
15:26 Stoltenberg again stated that NATO allies need to reconsider the restrictions on Ukraine’s ban on hitting the Russian Federation with Western weapons: “The right to self-defense includes the right to strike at legitimate military targets outside of Ukraine. This is part of self-defense. The front line runs more or less along border line, and if you can't attack Russian forces on the other side of the front because they're on the other side of the border, then you're really reducing the ability of the Ukrainian forces to defend themselves."
15:14 The NBU has downgraded its economic growth forecast for 2024 from 3.6% to 3%. The main reason is Russian attacks on the Ukrainian energy system.
15:05 Hungary will not support the 14th package of EU sanctions against Russia, said the country's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó. According to him, the new restrictions are contrary to Budapest's interests in the field of energy.
14:57 Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda and agreed to sign a bilateral security agreement in the near future.
14:33 The Russians launched a missile attack on a self-service car wash in Snegirevka, Nikolaev region, said the head of the OBA Vitaly Kim. Two people were injured, one of them in serious condition.
13:46 German Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock announced the transfer of humanitarian aid to Ukraine in the amount of 60 million euros.
13:29 Zelensky said that he arrived in Madrid to sign a bilateral security agreement and hold negotiations with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. “We will talk about continuing defense cooperation, preparing a new package of military assistance, training the Ukrainian military. I will also be received by His Majesty King Felipe VI and will meet with the heads of chambers and factions of the Spanish Parliament,” the president added.
12:54 NATO will create a separate structure for financing and organizing arms supplies to Ukraine, Stoltenberg said: “I firmly believe that we need a more solid institutional structure to provide assistance to Ukraine. One-time short-term voluntary assistance is good, but in the long term we need more predictable, stronger aid to Ukraine." According to the Secretary General, the first decisions can be made at the Alliance summit in Washington.
12:27 According to updated data, as a result of a Russian missile attack on a construction hypermarket in Khar'kov on May 25, 16 people were killed and 45 were injured. Five people remain missing, the prosecutor's office said.
12:08 Stoltenberg said that NATO cannot close the sky over Ukraine or send its troops to prevent a direct clash with the Russian Federation: “If we have NATO forces directly involved in the conflict, if they attack Russian targets, in the sky or on ground in Ukraine, then we will be in a situation in which it will be very difficult to keep NATO out of the conflict. We should not have NATO troops on the ground or equipment in the skies of Ukraine." According to the Secretary General, training of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by NATO forces on the territory of Ukraine is also not planned.
This is how Stoltenberg commented on Der Spiegel’s information that Poland and the Baltic countries allegedly declared their readiness to send troops to Ukraine in the event of serious successes of the Russian military at the front.
Bild writes, citing sources, that Estonia, Britain, Poland, Canada, and France are in favor of closing the skies over western Ukraine and training the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the country. The USA and Germany are against it. In addition, the issue of delivering weapons not only to the borders of Ukraine, but also further to the front line is being discussed according to the concept of advanced logistics. There are no final decisions on any issue yet.
12:01 In the Khar'kov direction, the Defense Forces today repelled an attack by the Russians in the direction of Liptsy. Ukrainian units are improving their defense lines and are having success in some areas, the General Staff reported.
11:52 The European Union has imposed sanctions against Viktor Medvedchuk, the Czech Foreign Ministry reported. Also subject to restrictions were the pro-Russian propagandist Artem Marchevsky, an ally of Medvedchuk, and the Russian Internet portal Voice of Europe. Restrictions previously imposed on them by the Czech Republic are now in effect in all 27 EU member states.
11:13 The EU intends to organize a peace conference on Ukraine in the fall with the participation of Russia, Bloomberg writes, citing sources. The meeting is to take place in Saudi Arabia. Today, EU foreign ministers will discuss “how to find an acceptable outcome” for the summit in Switzerland. Many leaders will not attend the event, including Biden, Xi Jinping and most likely Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
10:44 In the morning, Russian troops attacked Antonovka, Kherson region, two people were wounded, the OVA reported.
10:39 The Chinese Foreign Ministry, in response to Zelensky’s calls for Xi Jinping to take part in the Peace Summit in Switzerland, once again stated that Beijing stands for holding a peace conference recognized by both Moscow and Kiev.
10:36 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) writes that Russian troops are concentrating limited forces in the Kursk and Bryansk regions near the border with the Sumy region, but this is not enough for a successful operation to encircle or capture Khar'kov or Sumy. At the same time, analysts indicate that even limited Russian offensive operations in these areas would create pressure that would stretch Ukrainian forces along a broader front and perhaps allow Russian forces to establish tactical footholds to support further operations either northwest of Khar'kov or in the direction of Sumy.
10:12 Spain will transfer Patriot missiles and Leopard tanks to Ukraine by the end of June as part of an aid package worth 1.1 billion euros, El País writes, citing sources. According to the newspaper, we are talking about 19 old German Leopard 2A4 tanks and other weapons, including anti-drone weapons. The new package will be announced during Zelensky’s visit to Madrid.
09:40 In the Kherson region over the past 24 hours, three people were injured as a result of Russian shelling, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. 12 private houses, an administrative building and an indestructibility point were damaged.
08:54 The Spanish government confirmed that Zelensky is expected in Madrid today. He will meet with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the royal family.
08:49 Russian public pages write that at night a Ukrainian drone attacked a military facility in the city of Orsk near Orenburg. Ukrainian media, citing intelligence sources, report that the target of the attack was the Voronezh M long-range target detection radar. Thus, the power steering drone set a new record, flying 1,800 km. The consequences of the attack are unknown.
08:25 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 27:
- personnel - about 502,340 (+1150) people,
- tanks - 7671 (+9),
- armored combat vehicles - 14,818 (+15),
- artillery systems - 12,981 (+28),
- MLRS - 1084 (+1),
- air defense systems - 815 (+1),
- aircraft - 357 (+0),
- helicopters - 326 (+0),
- UAVs of operational-tactical level - 10 467 (+42),
- cruise missiles - 2221 (+12),
- ships/boats - 27 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 17,694 (+55),
- special equipment - 2118 (+7).
07:53 At night, drones attacked a gas station in the city of Livny, Oryol region. Governor Andrei Klychkov said that as a result of a repeated UAV attack, the driver of the fire department was killed and three more rescuers were injured. According to the opposition Russian publication Astra, a total of two stations were damaged, which are located 250 meters from each other on Frunze Street: Rosneft gas station and Nord gas gas station. Both stations are located in close proximity to the Livenskaya oil depot.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that air defense allegedly shot down 12 drones overnight over the Bryansk (1), Belgorod (1), Oryol (6) regions and the Krasnodar Territory (4).
00:38 The Russian Army occupied Netaylovo, Donetsk region, and also advanced near Sladkoe, Novomikhailovka, Sokol, Ocheretino, Novoaleksandrovka, Chasov Yar and in Berestovo, DeepState analysts reported.
The General Staff reports that in the Pokrovsky direction, during the day, Russian troops continued to try to break into the Ukrainian defense from the area of the settlement of Ocheretino; four attacks continue there. There are also battles near Sokol and Umansky. In some areas the enemy had partial success.
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