[Korrespondent] 23:50 Arestovich reported the 19th strike on Chernobaevka.
23:39 After the strengthening of support for Ukraine by the West, it is likely that Russia may lose the war, but the Western media is still hard to believe that Putin will accept a humiliating defeat. For more details, see Humiliation or Nuclear War .
23:30 The White House responded to Russia's reaction to the possibility of Sweden and Finland joining NATO: the alliance is defensive in nature and does not threaten the Russian Federation.
23:28 Kuleba warned that assisting Russia in selling or buying from it grain stolen in Ukraine means complicity in a crime.
23:26 Zelensky: “The Russian strategic defeat is already obvious to everyone in the world. It’s just that Russia doesn’t have the courage to admit it yet. They are cowards. And they are trying to hide the truth behind missile, air and artillery strikes. Therefore, our task is to fight until we reach our goals in this war. To liberate our land, our people and reliably ensure our security."
23:05 The head of the Lugansk OVA, Serhiy Gaidai, said that on May 12, the Armed Forces of Ukraine once again destroyed the pontoon crossings of Russians across the Seversky Donets, liquidated the personnel and equipment of the enemy. In just a day, in the Donetsk and Luhansk directions, the Ukrainian military repulsed 18 enemy attacks, destroyed 55 pieces of equipment, and shot down a helicopter and drones.
23:03 As a result of today's shelling of Dergachi, Kharkiv region, two people were killed, four were injured (including two doctors), the mayor of the city Vyacheslav Zadorenko said. According to him, the humanitarian headquarters, the premises of the registry office were seriously damaged, the food unit of the Dergachev hospital was destroyed, part of the clinic, along with the X-ray room, the building of the ambulance department was damaged.
The mayor also said that today under Russian occupation in the Dergachev community are Tokarovsky, Prokhodovsky, Kazachelopansky Starostinsky districts (in full), Tsupovka of the Prudyansky district and the village of Novoye of the Russko-Lozovsky district.
22:46 Podolyak on Moscow's new statements: "Classic hypocritical Russia. Yesterday the Kremlin was against Ukraine in NATO, but not in the EU, and now it is categorically against the EU. This once again proves that any words of Moscow are not worth not only paper, but also time to talk. The good news is that the world no longer cares about the opinions of barbarians and marauders."
22:38 The synod of the UOC-MP said that Poroshenko's activity in obtaining Tomos and creating a single Ukrainian local church was one of the reasons for Russia's invasion.
22:23 As a result of the invaders' air strike on Novgorod-Seversky, Chernihiv region, three people were killed, 19 were injured, Andriy Podorvan, adviser to the chairman of the Chernigov Regional Military District, said.
22:10 Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN Serhiy Kyslitsa called on the Security Council and UN Secretary General António Guterres to make every effort to ensure the evacuation of the wounded from Azovstal.
22:07 Lithuania recalls its ambassador from Russia. Eitvydas Bayarunas will complete his mission in Moscow on June 1st. Also on June 7, the Lithuanian Consulate General in St. Petersburg will be liquidated.
22:03 Member of the US House of Representatives from Democrats Sarah Jacobs and the first Ukrainian in the US Congress, a native of Chernihiv region, Republican representative Victoria Spartz presented a joint bill to investigate Russian war crimes.
The document will allow the United States to provide the International Criminal Court with the necessary resources and funding to investigate Russian atrocities in Ukraine. "This means that the world is no longer just frightening with The Hague, but is preparing a tribunal for Russians for war crimes on the territory of Ukraine," Arakhamia said.
21:58 The Kharkiv regional prosecutor's office reports that this morning Russian troops launched a missile attack on the territory of the Kharkiv airport.
21:56 Satellites have recorded an increase in the size of mass graves in the villages around Mariupol, Schemes report, citing satellite images from Planet Labs. If we compare satellite images of the cemetery in Stary Krym from April 24 and May 8, then the total length of the trench increased from 200 meters in April to 340 meters in May. In addition, the number of trenches has increased in Stary Krym. In Vinogradnoye, the May 6 image shows a significant increase in the number of trenches compared to April 21.
21:52 Kuleba urged German companies to move regional offices from Russia to Ukraine: "At a time when Russia continues to commit terrible atrocities in Ukraine, the income of foreign companies that still do business in Russia is stained with Ukrainian blood. I urge German businesses to get out of Russia and move to Ukraine. This will be a sincere contribution to peace in Europe."
21:49 As a result of one of the rocket attacks on Odessa, the Vorontsov Palace was damaged - the windows and stucco elements were damaged by the blast, Mayor Gennady Trukhanov said: "I want to once again appeal to the UNESCO international organization about making Odessa a World Heritage Site. We must preserve our architecture for future generations - not only Odessa, but the whole world."
21:45 The Kremlin is trying to prepare the Russians for the annexation of the occupied regions of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, writes Meduza. So, in several regions of the Russian Federation there will be streets named after the militants of the so-called "DNR" - in particular, in Grozny, Yakutsk and Omsk, the streets will be named after the leader of the ORDO Alexander Zakharchenko, who was killed in 2018.
21:32 Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said he would take away the gas storage facility in Salzburg from Gazprom if the company does not fill it with raw materials, Kronen Zeitu reports.
21:21 Soldiers of the Azov regiment continue to drive the enemy out of the positions they have captured on the territory of Azovstal. The defenders of Mariupol showed how they storm enemy positions:
21:17 The bridge across the Irpin River in Stoyanka, Kiev region, destroyed at the beginning of the war, will be opened for traffic on May 29 after restoration, said Kirill Tymoshenko, deputy head of the Presidential Office.
21:00 Today's shelling of the Poltava region is perhaps the largest during the war: 12 Russian missiles hit the infrastructure of Kremenchug, most of them hit an oil refinery that was not working anyway. At the refinery, rescuers extinguish a fire, there were no casualties, said the head of the OVA, Dmitry Lunin.
20:53 In the Donetsk region on May 12, as a result of Russian shelling, four civilians were killed - two in Novoselovka, one in Avdiivka and one in Lyman. Another five were injured, said the head of the OVA, Pavel Kirilenko.
20:45 Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte spoke online in the Verkhovna Rada, quoting the anthem of Ukraine and promising that his country would do everything to stop the purchase of Russian oil. He assured that the Netherlands is ready to continue to supply weapons, ensure justice in the consideration of Russian crimes in Ukraine, shelter thousands of Ukrainian refugees, and together with allies "rebuild Ukraine so that it becomes even closer to the EU."
20:41 Finnish politicians have received warnings that in the event of steps to join NATO, Russia may stop gas supplies as early as Friday, May 13, writes Iltalehti.
20:40 Failure to grant Ukraine the status of a candidate for EU membership will be the murder of the hopes of Ukrainians, Kuleba said during a visit to Berlin.
20:38 Russia's position on Kiev's desire to join the EU has changed, now it is similar to the position on Ukraine's accession to NATO , said Dmitry Polyansky, Deputy Representative to the UN.
He also said that as soon as Finland and Sweden become NATO members and the alliance units are there, these territories will become a possible target for the Russian military. "If you threaten a nuclear power, you must consider all options," Polyansky added.
20:32 Mustafa Dzhemilev said that Turkey offered Russia to take the Ukrainian military out of Mariupol and guaranteed that they would no longer fight until the end of the war. According to him, a video message from the commander of the 36th Marine Brigade, Sergei Volynsky, who is stationed at Azovstal, was translated to Erdogan. After that, Erdogan spoke twice with Putin, and his speaker - with Shoigu. It didn't give any results.
20:26 In the Lugansk region, an anti-aircraft gunner from the 81st separate airmobile brigade of the DShV discovered a group of four enemy helicopters and shot down the leader of the second pair from the Stinger MANPADS, the command of the Airborne Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
20:18 Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said that he does not see diplomatic options for resolving the situation in Ukraine at the moment, given the position of Kiev.
19:47 The UN Human Rights Council voted to launch an investigation into the crimes of Russian troops in the liberated territories of Ukraine. "For" - 33 countries, "against" - China and Eritrea.
19:45 Great Britain has not got involved and will not directly get involved in the conflict with Russia, Defense Minister Ben Wallace said after a meeting with his American counterpart Lloyd Austin.
19:37 The representative of the Odesa OVA, Sergey Bratchuk, confirmed the information that the Russian logistics ship Vsevolod Bobrov caught fire in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bSnake Island.
19:02 After decades of neutrality, Sweden and Finland are going to join NATO, anticipating Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Details about their decision are in the material Urgent operation .
18:59 The Zaporizhia OVA reported that a Russian rocket, which was fired at Zaporozhye this morning, hit the protected part of the island of Khortytsya, causing a fire. Infrastructure and people were not affected.
18:54 The number of Ukrainians who left the country due to the Russian invasion has exceeded 6 million people. This is the worst refugee crisis in Europe since the end of World War II, the UN said.
18:52 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine does not confirm the information about the capture of Voevodovka by the occupiers of the Luhansk region: "In the Severodonetsk direction, the enemy continues assault operations in the area of ​​​​the village of Voevodovka, but has no success."
Earlier today, Alexander Stryuk, head of the Severodonetsk State Administration, said in a comment to Hromadsky that Russian troops had taken control of the village of Voevodovka, "now the situation there is very complicated."
18:48 U.S. urges Russia to end blockade of Ukrainian ports, which could lead to world famine, Blinken said: "Ukraine is a major source of agricultural products and a key link in the global food supply chain. The Russian blockade prevents the export of these goods and threatens millions people around the world with malnutrition and hunger.
18:42 The SBU has raised a suspicion of treason to the chairman of the Volchansky District Court of the Kharkiv region. She is suspected of collaborating with the Russian Federation: she tried to create "an organ of the occupying judiciary of the Russian Federation and persuaded other officials to cooperate with the occupiers."
18:37 Payment by EU countries of Russian gas in rubles is still regarded by Brussels as a violation of anti-Russian sanctions, said Tim McPhee, spokesman for the European Commission. He said that the EC had carefully studied Gazprom's letter to its European clients explaining Putin's new decree of May 4, which clarifies the procedure for paying for gas in rubles, and "taking into account the decree, our position, our orientations on the sanctions regime remain the same."
18:34 Germany will be able to survive the coming winter without Russian gas, Economics Minister Robert Habeck said: "If we have full storage at the turn of the year, if two of the four floating LNG tankers we rent are connected to the grid, and if we make significant energy savings , we will be able to get through the winter to a certain extent if Russian gas supplies are cut off." However, he noted that, most likely, Germany will "largely" depend on Russian gas until 2024.
18:22 Near Belogorovka, an entire BTG was smashed - previously from the 74th Motorized Rifle Brigade. Of the 70 pieces of equipment, the enemy lost more than 50, said Viktor Andrusiv, adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
18:08 The head of the Poltava OVA, Dmitry Lunin, specified that from 8 to 12 Russian missiles hit Kremenchug - at refineries and other infrastructure facilities.
Anton Gerashchenko said that seven missile strikes had been carried out on the territory of the oil refinery. In addition, another rocket hit near the railroad tracks. Information about casualties and destruction is being specified.
17:56 The occupiers once again fired at the village of Velyka Kostromka, Dnepropetrovsk region, with prohibited cluster munitions today. As a result of the shelling, an energy infrastructure facility was destroyed. According to preliminary data, one person died, there are wounded, the regional prosecutor's office said. In addition, the occupiers shelled the outskirts of the village of Ukrainka, Krivoy Rog region.
17:42 33% of the action plan developed by the McFaul-Yermak group to increase sanctions against Russia has already been implemented, the OP said.
17:38 Vereshchuk accused certain public politicians, journalists and public figures who misinform the public and harm the negotiation process regarding the release of Ukrainian defenders from Azovstal. According to her, now the Ukrainian side is negotiating only 38 seriously wounded fighters: "We will exchange 38 heavy ones, then we will move on. Now there are no negotiations on the exchange of 500 or 600 people, as reported by some media."
17:25 In the Poltava region, the enemy again fired at the Kremenchug Oil Refinery four times. Also, the sounds of explosions were heard in the Poltava region, the details will be later, the Poltava Regional Police Department reported and urged residents not to leave the shelter.
17:04 A set of measures has been developed to help Ukraine export agricultural products, the European Commission said. According to Transport Commissioner Adina Velyan, 20 million tons of grain should leave Ukraine in less than three months using EU infrastructure.
16:52 Russian troops have taken control of the village of Voevodovka in the Luhansk region, the head of the Severodonetsk State Administration Alexander Stryuk said in a comment to Gromadsky. According to him, "now the situation there is very difficult."
16:41 German Economy Minister Robert Habek said that Ukraine's proposal to join the EU should not be fake, "you can't make promises that can't be kept."
16:34 The Rada adopted bill No. 7194, which allows, by a court decision, to confiscate the property of those who support Russian aggression.
16:09 The Russian military is trying to strengthen its presence on the island of Serpents in the Odessa region in order to block the sea communications of Ukraine, said the speaker of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Motuzyanyk. Ships of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation in the waters of the Black and Azov Seas continue to carry out tasks to isolate the area of ​​combat operations. They also conduct reconnaissance and provide fire support in the coastal direction.
16:05 By all indications, the occupiers are striving for the direct integration of Mariupol into Russia - together with the "DPR", according to the adviser to the mayor of the city, Petr Andryushchenko. The first step, according to him, is the transition to the Russian code for mobile communications. Now Russian banks and institutions of higher education should enter the "DPR". There is also information about plans to hold a referendum in Mariupol - local media call the date May 15th.
16:01 The satellite filmed a Russian ship that transported grain stolen in southern Ukraine from Crimea to Syria. CNN journalists identified the ship as the bulk carrier Matros Pozynich. On April 27, it weighed anchor off the coast of Crimea and turned off the transponder. The next day, judging by the photographs and satellite images, the ship was in Sevastopol. Sailor Pozynich is one of three ships involved in the trade in stolen grain, the newspaper writes.
15:57 Energy companies in Europe, the United States, Australia and Singapore that fell under Russian retaliatory sanctions will no longer be able to participate in the supply of Russian gas, Peskov said. We are talking about the sanctions list of the Russian government, which included 31 companies associated with Gazprom.
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck confirmed that Gazprom's German subsidiaries are no longer receiving gas from Russia and are replacing it with alternative supplies. The transit of Russian gas through Ukraine also continues to fall today.
15:51 The synod of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church convenes a council of bishops, priests, monks and laity to discuss the problems of the life of the church, including those related to the war unleashed by Russia in Ukraine.
15:40 In the Chernihiv region, the Three Sisters monument, located on the border of Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, is being liquidated. Currently, a package of necessary documents is being prepared, the IAA said.
15:33 Deputy commander of the Azov regiment Svyatoslav Palamar said that there are 600 seriously wounded Ukrainian soldiers at Azovstal.
15:32 Gazprom has been banned from delivering gas through the Polish section of the Yamal-Europe pipeline (sanctions have been imposed against the company that owns it, EuRoPol GAZ in Russia), Russian media report.
15:31 Ukraine's application for joining the European Union will be discussed at the level of heads of state and government in the European Council in June , the French Foreign Ministry said.
15:25 Mayor of Irpin Alexander Markushin showed what the city looks like after liberation from the occupiers. According to him, during the month of fierce fighting, 70% of the buildings were damaged. 8651 urban objects are superficially damaged, 2738 objects are partially destroyed, 885 objects are completely destroyed.
15:18 A postage stamp with a portrait of Zelensky was issued in Poland, it came out in a limited edition of 99 sheets of nine stamps each. The author, Lukasz Wantuch, a member of the Krakow council, put it up for sale at 500 zlotys per mark (about 3,300 hryvnias). The brand was sold out in a few hours. Proceeds from the sale will be used to purchase humanitarian aid for Ukrainians.
15:06 The Russian military deployed from near Kiev to the Kharkiv direction have records of atrocities in mobile phones, said Roman Dudin, head of the SBU in the Kharkiv region. "For this category of people, we have already established their data, where they live, what they breathe. Even those who are not yet in captivity ... witnesses of the atrocities that they committed against our citizens," he said.
14:52 The Ukrainian authorities are negotiating the evacuation of doctors and wounded soldiers from Azovstal, a total of 500 people, said Tatiana Lomakina, coordinator of humanitarian corridors from the OP. Also, according to her, the possibility of opening humanitarian corridors, which Mariupol residents need, is being discussed.
14:36 ​​The Commissioner for Human Rights of the Russian Federation Tatyana Moskalkova said that information was received about new sailors from Russia held in Ukraine, there are 73 of them in total.
14:34 Stoltenberg said that Finland's membership will strengthen both NATO and the country itself: "If Finland decides to apply, it will be warmly received into NATO, and the entry process will go smoothly and quickly."
14:31 Vereshchuk on the evacuation of Ukrainian defenders from Azovstal: "Negotiations are ongoing. Russia has not agreed to the extraction procedure. They only offer surrender. As you know, our guys do not agree to lay down their arms. Today there is only one way - to go step by step. The special operation will be in several stages. The first stage is the evacuation of the seriously wounded."
14:29 In the Kiev region in recent weeks, about a thousand bodies of the dead have been discovered, said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet. According to her, violent acts committed after the invasion of the Russian Federation can be classified as war crimes. It is expected that today a decision will be made on the official investigation of the events that took place in Kiev and other regions of Ukraine in February-March.
14:24 In the summary of the General Staff for May 12, among the losses of the invaders, there is minus one boat or ship. Channel 24, citing intelligence sources, said Russia likely lost another ship in the Black Sea. So, on the night of May 12, the ship of project 23120 was heading towards Snake Island. For some unknown reason, a fire broke out on the ship, and an operation to rescue the crew began. At night, the charred ship tried to reach Sevastopol. According to preliminary information, the ship managed to moor in the port. Most likely, this is a project 23120 logistic support ship, there are two of them in Russia - Vsevolod Bobrov and Elbrus.
14:22 The Rada approved Zelensky's bill on the forced seizure of the assets of Prominvestbank and Sberbank in Ukraine.
14:13 Merkel's former adviser, ex-Brigadier General Erich Wad considers it impossible to liberate Donbass by military means. He admitted that at first he overestimated the Russian military and thought that the Russian army would enter Kyiv, but now he warns against underestimating the occupiers: "The chance for the Ukrainians is to prolong the conflict, inflate the price for the Russians and tire them out. In the end, this can lead to victory" .
14:10 Pushilin confirmed that Russian forces continue to try to seize Azovstal, and also ruled out the possibility of the extraction of Ukrainian servicemen from there.
13:58 Beijing seems to have decided on a policy towards Moscow: support in the form of negative statements against the West, but no other help. Economic policy for China, as expected, is a priority of foreign policy. Read more in the material China complies with sanctions against the Russian Federation .
13:51 The Russian Foreign Ministry said that "Russia will be forced to take retaliatory steps of a military-technical and other nature to eliminate threats due to the entry of Finland and Sweden into NATO."
13:39 The invaders completely destroyed the captured settlements of the Lugansk region, the shelling intensified along the entire line of the Luhansk front. Powerful fighting continues in Belogorovka, Kamyshevakh and on the outskirts of Severodonetsk, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Gaidai. According to him, the situation has deteriorated significantly.
Severodonetsk and the community, Lysychansk and the community, Gorne and the community, and part of Rubizhne remain under Ukrainian control. The occupiers do not change their tactics - they destroy cities and only then enter the scorched lands. Belogorivka is now holding back the Russian invasion, Ukrainian defenders have already destroyed pontoon crossings twice, and, apparently, "the third time will also happen."
Ukrainian activists are disappearing en masse in the occupied Popasna. The only road that now connects the Lugansk region with the "mainland" is under shelling, the trips are too risky. There is no electricity, water, gas or mobile communications in the entire region.
13:26 Podolyak on the need to impose an embargo on Russian oil: "If the leaders had acted decisively in 1938, Europe could have avoided World War II. But the politicians acted cowardly and flirted with the aggressor. The result is a million tragedies. History will not forgive us if we will make the same mistake again. Europe should immediately impose an embargo on Russian oil."
13:15 The Parliament of Latvia allowed the demolition of the monument to the Liberators of Riga, from under which, on May 10, municipal services removed the flowers laid on May 9 with a tractor. Later, residents of the city again began to bring flowers to the memorial, and on May 11, the police closed access to it. Last week, Latvian President Egil Levits called the monument "evidence of the occupation and suffering of the Latvian people" and called for its demolition.
13:07 All the crimes of the Russian invaders and their collaborators in the Kherson region are recorded, in the final there will be "devastating criminal consequences," Podolyak said.
12:55 The OPPL faction in the Verkhovna Rada has been disbanded, they said at today's parliament session.
12:38 Peskov announced the need for additional measures to strengthen the security of areas adjacent to Ukraine "in the light of shelling" allegedly from the Ukrainian side.
12:36 Peskov said that Finland's entry into NATO "certainly threatens the security of Russia, will entail the development of measures by Russia to ensure its security."
12:17 The National Security and Defense Council approved the withdrawal of the assets of Sberbank and VEB located in Ukraine. This is stated in the presidential bill No. 7371, to which the decision of the National Security and Defense Council is attached. We are talking about 99.7% of the shares of Prominvestbank, owned by VEB, and 100% of the shares of the International Reserve Bank (former Sberbank), owned by the Sberbank of the Russian Federation.
12:09 Bloomberg writes, citing sources, that 20 European companies have already opened accounts with Gazprombank to pay for gas in rubles, another 14 clients have requested the necessary documents for this.
12:02 Zelensky supported Finland's entry into NATO, Finnish President Sauli Niiniste said after a conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart.
11:58 The United States will provide Ukraine with military and financial assistance, as well as increase sanctions against Russia until they force the Kremlin to end the war, State Department spokesman Ned Price said. According to him, Washington does not yet see any signs that the Russian Federation can end the war through diplomacy. Therefore, Washington will use tools that have already proven their effectiveness.
11:41 The Japanese government has frozen the assets of Sberbank and Alfa-Bank, reports Kyodo News. In addition, Tokyo will ban Japanese individuals and companies from making new investments in Russia that would give them a stake of 10% or more. Starting May 12, new investments can only be made with special permits. It is also prohibited to provide loans with a maturity of more than a year.
11:38 In the Kharkiv region, an enemy shell broke a high-pressure gas pipeline with a diameter of 500 mm. According to the OVA, 17.5 thousand households in nine settlements were left without gas supply. Recovery may take several days.
11:34 Russia cannot fully restore the combat capability of military units withdrawn from Ukraine. Having lost a significant part of their military-technical potential during the war in Ukraine, the Russians are forced to supply equipment and weapons manufactured in the 1950s and 60s to the units, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reports.
From long-term storage warehouses, equipment, for the most part, cannot even be delivered to units, however, the military is forced to accept it and report to the command about the full staffing and provision of combat units.
11:29 The Czech Republic is negotiating with Germany on the supply of German Leopard tanks, which will replace the T-72 tanks that Prague can supply to Kiev, said Yana Chernokhova, head of the Czech Defense Ministry.
11:27 This morning, the occupiers fired heavy artillery at the village of Novye Vyrki, Sumy region, one person died, said the head of the OVA Dmitry Zhivitsky.
11:23 The Cabinet of Ministers agreed on the necessary regulations for the import of oil products from Azerbaijan, the countries of the Persian Gulf and the Middle East, Shmyhal said.
11:21 The most difficult points on the front today are Mariupol and the Lugansk direction, Vadim Denisenko, adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs, said. According to him, the Russian Federation is transferring forces from the Kharkiv region to the Donbass, trying to concentrate on the Slavic and Izyum directions.
11:16 The city council of Novgorod-Seversky clarified that as a result of the airstrike, three people were killed, 14 were injured, one of them is in critical condition. Schools were the targets of the enemy, at the same time, nearby buildings were damaged - the premises of the RGA, the house of culture, the hospital, the dormitory of the medical college and others.
11:07 In Novgorod-Seversky, as a result of an air strike, three people were killed, 12 more were injured, the State Emergency Service reported.
11:05 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that two ammunition depots were destroyed by air-launched missiles near Novgorod-Seversky in the Chernihiv region.
11:02 Medvedev threatens NATO with nuclear war. According to him, "pumping up Ukraine with weapons", preparing its troops to use Western equipment, "sending mercenaries" and conducting NATO exercises near the Russian borders "increase the likelihood of a direct conflict between NATO and Russia - and such a conflict always has the risk of turning into a full-fledged nuclear war. ".
10:59 Russians launched a cruise missile at Zaporozhye. According to preliminary data, a private building is on fire, information about the victims is being specified, the Zaporizhia District Police Department reported.
10:55 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of May 12. The enemy suffered the greatest losses over the past day in the Kurakhovsky direction.
- personnel - about 26,650 (+300) people liquidated,
- tanks - 1195 (+8),
- armored combat vehicles - 2873 (+17),
- artillery systems - 534 (+6),
- MLRS - 191 (+6),
- air defense systems - 87 (+0),
- aircraft - 199 (+0),
- helicopters - 161 (+1),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 398 (+8),
- cruise missiles - 94 (+0),
- ships/boats - 13 (+1),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 2019 (+22),
- special equipment - 41 (+0).
10:47 The President and Prime Minister of Finland announced that they support the country's membership in NATO. According to them, Finland should immediately apply to join the alliance: "We hope that the national steps that are still needed to make this decision will be quickly taken over the next few days."
Sweden, in turn, plans to apply for NATO membership on Monday, May 16, local publications write, citing the parliament's calendar.
10:35 The US military is preparing to renew its forces in Alaska and deploy a formation capable of operating in extreme cold, US Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth said.
10:28 Roskosmos bypasses international sanctions through Gazprobmank, which was almost not affected by Western restrictions, according to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. In order to reduce the impact of international sanctions, Roscosmos sent to subordinate structures a document On the organization of settlements under sanctions , which, in particular, provides for the transfer of settlements under concluded contracts into rubles; minimizing the amount of foreign currency on the accounts of banks subject to sanctions; opening accounts in subsidiaries of foreign banks or Russian institutions that are not subject to sanctions; development of instructions on the procedure for investing free funds of Roscosmos.
10:07 CNN published video evidence of Russian atrocities in the Kiev region: the invaders asked for cigarettes, and after that they shot two civilians in the back. One of the men died on the spot, the second got up after the shot and called for help, but died from blood loss.
09:48 Russia and Putin are the biggest threat to global stability today, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said during her visit to Japan. In her opinion, the aggressor country has become "the most direct threat to the world order because of the barbaric war in Ukraine, its disturbing pact with China, and its call for new and very arbitrary international relations."
09:44 The House of Representatives of the US Congress has adopted several bills related to the situation in Ukraine. This, in particular, is about the immediate suspension of debt service payments by Ukraine and the provision of financial assistance to Kyiv on favorable terms.
09:39 Adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, Petr Andryushchenko, said that yesterday the occupiers focused on blocking the exits from the seven underground passages from Azovstal, which the traitor showed them. Despite this, the Ukrainian defenders are making extremely risky attempts to counterattack.
09:37 At night, a rocket attack was launched on Karlovka east of Poltava. An infrastructure facility has been destroyed, said the mayor of Kremenchug, Vitaliy Maletsky.
09:22 Zelensky spoke at The Atlantic Council 's Outstanding Leadership Award ceremony , which was awarded to the Ukrainian people. The award was given to Ukrainians for their resilience and courage in resisting the Russian invasion. This is the first time The Atlantic Council is honoring an entire people or nation.
09:13 The "DPR" reported that more than 370 people, including 42 children, were "evacuated" from Mariupol in a day.
09:10 British intelligence reports that Ukrainian forces continue to counterattack north of Kharkov, recapturing several cities and villages in the direction of the Russian border. Analysts note that the transfer of Russian forces to the Donbass will make the units stationed in the Kharkiv region vulnerable to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Now the Russians are likely to deploy a barrier on the eastern bank of the Seversky Donets River to protect the western flank of the main Russian forces and the main supply routes for operations in the Izyum region. "The withdrawal of Russian troops from the Kharkiv region is a tacit admission of Russia's inability to capture key Ukrainian cities, where limited popular resistance was expected," British intelligence said.
08:59 The White House has created an internal guidance on the exchange of intelligence with Kiev, aimed at avoiding rising tensions between Washington and Moscow, writes The Washington Post. This document, in particular, prohibits representatives of American intelligence from transmitting to the Ukrainian side detailed information about the whereabouts of the most senior Russian military leaders and ministers, as well as data for strikes against targets outside Ukraine.
08:55 Russia has used at least six types of cluster munitions against Ukraine, Human Rights Watch has calculated. The exact number of attacks by cluster munitions is unknown, but the authors of the report say that we are talking about hundreds of cases.
08:36 The head of the Krivoy Rog VA, Alexander Vilkul, said that the Russians had been shelling all night along the entire line of contact, including with the use of prohibited phosphorus and cluster munitions. At about 07:00 in the morning, the city of Zelenodolsk was fired from the MLRS systems. The destruction is being specified, one civilian was killed, another was wounded.
08:29 In the Lugansk region, at least 24 houses were damaged by the Russians per day, seven of them in Severodonetsk, said the head of the OVA Serhiy Gaidai. He also said that due to the aggravation of the situation, it became more difficult to deliver humanitarian supplies. So, yesterday a truck came under fire near Lisichansk, as a result of which it was damaged. It is extremely difficult to maintain public order: the police almost every day find themselves under fire on the streets of cities.
08:21 Former commander of US forces in Europe, Ben Hodges, said in an interview with CNN that the Ukrainians "will try to return Russia to the borders that it occupied until February 23 by the end of summer." In his opinion, the Russian Federation "does not have hundreds of thousands of new soldiers or new tanks ready to go into battle." The expert believes that Kyiv's counter-offensive could begin in "the coming weeks."
08:19 According to the Institute for the Study of War, the Russians may be preparing to resume the offensive in order to capture the entire Kherson region in the coming days. Russia, most likely, creates conditions for the annexation of the occupied Ukrainian territories, and not the creation of pseudo-republics.
08:02 On the territory of the Kherson region, mobile communications and the Internet have disappeared - this is how the military of the Russian Federation is blocking the ability to receive news and communicate with local residents. Currently, the SBU, together with mobile operators, is working to strengthen the signal in the region, said Sergei Khlan, deputy of the regional council.
07:43 Invaders launched a missile attack on Novgorod-Seversky in the Chernihiv region, there are dead and wounded. They hit critical infrastructure facilities, as well as a school, Governor Vyacheslav Chaus said.
07:39 In the Slavic direction, to resume the offensive on Barvenkovo ​​and Slavyansk, the enemy moved a battalion tactical group, as well as about 300 pieces of weapons and military equipment. In the Donetsk direction, units of the Russian army are trying to advance in order to establish complete control over Rubizhne, as well as to capture Liman and Severodonetsk, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports in the morning report .
07:27 The commander of the 36th Marine Brigade, Sergei Volynsky, turned to Elon Musk with a request to help the Ukrainian defenders get out of Azovstal and move to a third country.
07:02 Russia uses chips from imported dishwashers and refrigerators in its military equipment. This was announced at a Senate hearing by US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, referring to data from Ukraine, where samples of Russian computer-controlled weapons - drones, tanks and others - fell into the hands of the military.
05:10 The process of transferring the weapons promised by Germany to Ukraine is being delayed due to a misunderstanding between the governments of the countries, reports Die Welt. Kyiv expected that the supply of anti-aircraft self-propelled guns would come directly from the German government.
00:33 The defenders of Mariupol continue to hold their positions at the Azovstal plant. Being in a long environment, they flatly refuse to give up. At the same time, a political solution to the issue of the defenders of Mariupol is also not visible. About what options are possible to save the Ukrainian defenders - in the material Petition or breakthrough .
00:12 Great Britain buys defense equipment of Soviet and Russian production in order to transfer it to Ukraine, Defense Minister Ben Wallace said. The search is conducted by most of the British defense establishment and military attaches around the world. Similar steps, according to him, are being taken by the Russian side: "Sometimes we came across the fact that the Russians are looking, by the way, in some countries, they are also looking for some of their reserves, because ... the reserves are running out quickly."
00:01 Deputy commander of the Azov Regiment Svyatoslav Palamar told CNN that all the civilians who were on Azovstal along with the military had already been evacuated. At the same time, he stressed that we are talking about civilians "about whom we knew, about whom we cared." "But I can't tell you for sure, maybe there is someone else further in the territory," he added.