[NewsFrontInfo] 18:50 The RF Armed Forces the day before struck a non-working boiler house in Kharkiv Shishkovka. The room was used as a hangar for military equipment. But there is no manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine inside: Ukrainian servicemen occupied the buildings of the nearby building of the Institute of Endocrinology.
18:44 Part of the residents of the villages of the Glushkovsky district of the Kursk region affected by shelling from Ukraine moved to temporary accommodation centers - the governor of the Starovoit region.
18:27 The Russian Foreign Ministry has declared 34 French and 24 Italian diplomats persona non grata. Earlier, the French expelled 41 employees of Russian diplomats, and the Italians - 30. The leaders of France and Germany expressed their extreme indignation.
17:42 If Sweden and Finland do not clearly demonstrate that they are in solidarity with Turkey, then Ankara will not support their entry into NATO - Erdogan.
17:20 Kyiv continues the war on monuments to Pushkin. Today the sculpture of the great Russian poet was removed in Nikolaev. Moreover, the dismantling was carried out covertly, at night. Not so long ago, local militants from the terrorist defense asked for the demolition of all "Russian" monuments. The war with Pushkin in Ukraine has been going on since the end of April. The great Russian poet has already been removed from Chernigov, Ternopil and Mukachevo.
16:39 A Mera supermarket has opened in Akimovka, Melitopol district. Products on the store shelves are not only Crimean, but also local. In addition, the supermarket will sell products at cost price for kindergartens in Akimovka. Prices are presented in ruble and hryvnia equivalent.
16:38 In Kherson and the region, Radio Crimea is now broadcasting at a frequency of 107.8 FM.
15:55 Poland transferred to Ukraine almost its entire reserve of spare parts and weapons for MiG-29 aircraft - the Onet portal.
15:15 Journalist from the Netherlands Sonia Vantende was convinced of the efficiency of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station, the destruction of which was reported by the Western media.
"I read a lot about this hydroelectric power station and many Western media wrote that it was destroyed. That the Russian army completely destroyed it. But now we are here and see that everything works. Crimea now has water and electricity. And I can't say anything except that Western propaganda just lied to us."
15:10 Registry offices have opened in Mangush and Volodarsky. Now the registry office departments are organizing work on receiving and servicing the population that lives in the settlements. In addition, on a regular basis, consultations are provided to the population on the current legislation in the field of state registration of acts of civil status, as well as state registration of birth and death.
13:13 Briefing by the Russian Ministry of Defense 05/21/2022 The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue a special military operation in Ukraine.
High-precision long-range sea-based missiles "Caliber" in the area of ​​the railway station Malin, Zhytomyr region, destroyed a large batch of weapons and military equipment delivered from the United States and European countries for the grouping of Ukrainian troops in the Donbass.
In the Odessa region, at the Odessa Port Plant, high-precision air-launched missiles of the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed storage facilities with fuel intended for the armored vehicles of Ukrainian nationalists.
In addition, three command posts were hit by high-precision air-launched missiles, including the command post of the 109th Territorial Defense Brigade in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Bakhmut, 36 areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as eight ammunition depots in the settlements of Galitsinovo, Mykolaiv region, Nyrkovo Luhansk People's Republic, Krasny Liman and Ocheretino Donetsk People's Republic.
Operational-tactical and army aviation hit four command posts, 47 areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and also destroyed an ammunition depot in the Drobyshevo area.
In total, as a result of air strikes, more than 270 nationalists were destroyed, 52 units of military equipment were disabled.
Also, fighter aircraft shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft during an air battle near the village of Belitskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Russian air defense systems shot down another Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force near Novoaleksandrovka, Kherson region. Also, 14 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down in the air in the areas of the settlements of Slavnoe, Krutaya Balka, Aleksandrovka, Krasnogorovka, Petropavlovka, Pervomaisk of the Donetsk People's Republic, Popasnaya of the Lugansk People's Republic, Novaya Kakhovka, Aleksandrovka of the Kherson region, Chervony Yar, Small Passages, Kunye and Brazhkovka Kharkov region.
In addition, eight Ukrainian rockets of the Smerch multiple launch rocket system were shot down in the areas of the settlements of Malaya Kamyshevakha, Kamenka, Brazhkovka in the Kharkiv region and Chernobaevka in the Kherson region.
Missile forces and artillery hit 77 command posts, 602 areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including a training camp for special operations forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with personnel near Lake Sasik in the Odessa region, 43 artillery and mortar units in firing positions, two batteries MLRS "Grad", 10 ammunition depots and a launcher of the Buk-M1 air defense system in the area of ​​Mayaki, Kharkiv region.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 174 aircraft, 125 helicopters, 966 unmanned aerial vehicles, 315 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,182 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 402 multiple rocket launchers, 1,614 field artillery and mortar guns, as well as 3054 units of special military vehicles.
13:02 Humanitarian tasks for the exchange of prisoners and bodies of the dead between Ukraine and Russia will be resolved in the near future - Slutsky.
13:01 Ukraine blocked 21 Turkish ships in the port of Odessa, Kyiv uses them as a human shield - Turkish media.
11:30 Caliber missiles in the Zhytomyr region destroyed a large batch of weapons and equipment from the US and Europe. It was supposed to receive a group of Ukrainian troops in the Donbass, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. In addition, storage facilities with fuel for nationalist armored vehicles were destroyed in the Odessa region.
11:16 An explosion is reported in Kyiv. In the meantime, an air alert has been declared throughout Ukraine.
09:38 A one-time payment of funds has begun in Vasilievka. In accordance with the decision of the government of the Russian Federation, a one-time payment of funds has been organized in Vasilievka, aimed at supporting the most socially vulnerable groups of the population - pensioners and public sector employees. Assistance is issued in the amount of 10 thousand rubles. To receive it, pensioners must have a certificate. Help is available at: Chekista, 1.
08:44 Internet from Crimea was installed in the Kherson region. This was announced by State Duma deputy Igor Kastyukevich, who oversees the Russian humanitarian mission in the region. The politician clarified that there are still interruptions with mobile communications in the Kherson region.
08:31 In the village. Mikhailovka, Melitopol district, a municipal pharmacy N 1 will open today. The pharmacy is located at: st. Svyatopokrovskaya, 1B (former ANC).
08:08 The RF Armed Forces continue to strike at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Zolochiv, Dergachi and Tsirkuny. The command post of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Lozova was hit.