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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: May 22nd, 2022
2022-05-23
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] 22:43 Borrell said that the new security situation indicates the need to create modern joint armed forces in the EU.

22:20 The mayor of Nikolaev, Alexander Senkevich, reports the shelling of the city with cluster shells.

22:09 In the Donetsk region on May 22, the Russians killed five civilians: two in Liman, one each in Dachnoye, Klinovoe and Avdiivka. Another 11 people were injured, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.

21:47 Russian troops fired again at the Kievsky district of Kharkov today, Governor Oleg Sinegubov said: “For several weeks we have already recorded relative silence, but it is deceptive. This afternoon, the Kievsky district of the city of Kharkov was fired again. Hurricane".

21:42 Ukraine excludes agreement to a ceasefire with Russia and will not agree to any agreement with Moscow, providing for the recognition of the seizure of Ukrainian territory, Podolyak said in an interview with Reuters. According to him, Kyiv's position regarding the war is becoming more uncompromising, and any concessions would lead to negative consequences for Ukraine, since after a break in hostilities, the Russian Federation would deal an even greater blow.

21:07 The Ukrainian military today at about 13:00 shot down four enemy cruise missiles fired at infrastructure facilities over the Zhytomyr region, the Air Command Center reported. Three missiles were eliminated by aviation, one - by a unit of anti-aircraft missile troops of the air formation. The enemy attacked the Zhytomyr region from the southeast with sea-based cruise missiles.

20:49 Experts from the International Criminal Court, together with Ukrainian prosecutors, are documenting war crimes committed by Russians in the Chernihiv region, in particular, in the village of Yahodnoye, the Office of the Prosecutor General reports.

It was preliminary established that from March 3 to March 31, in the basement of the Yagodnyansky branch of the Kulichevskaya secondary school of the Ivanovo village council, the invaders kept civilians, who were used as human shields. In a 197 sq. m for almost a month there were more than 350 local residents, of whom 77 were children, including five babies. Ten elderly people died because of the inhumane conditions.

20:28 Medinsky said that the freezing of negotiations with the Russian Federation is an initiative of Ukraine. According to the head of the Russian delegation, Moscow has never refused negotiations with Kyiv at the highest level, but this requires "documents in a high degree of readiness."

19:45 The United States is ready to consider the transfer of weapons to Moldova to protect against potential Russian aggression, said Congressman, head of the Foreign Affairs Committee Gregory Meeks during a visit to Chisinau. He also confirmed that negotiations had already begun.

“One of the reasons for Ukraine’s success is that we are working together. We will focus our efforts on ensuring that all our allies work in the same direction so that Putin does not continue to invade other countries. The dialogue continues and we will make a decision collectively with our allies, including Moldova," Meeks said.

Earlier, the head of the British Foreign Office, Liz Truss, stated about the need to arm Moldova according to NATO standards.

19:37 As a result of the strike of Russian troops on Malin in the Zhytomyr region, at least one person was killed, said the head of the OVA Vitaliy Bunechko.

19:31 Russia has been working with 50 Syrian experts on barrel bombs that were previously dropped on Syria for about a month, and can use them in Ukraine, writes The Guardian, citing intelligence sources. They admit that this may indicate that the Russian Federation is preparing to use chemical weapons.

Barrel bombs were used in the Syrian war and are cylindrical containers filled with explosives and shrapnel. They are usually dropped from helicopters.

19:23 French Minister for European Affairs Clement Bon said that consideration of Ukraine's application for EU membership will take at least "15 or 20 years." CNN writes that in this way the minister is trying to promote President Macron's alternative proposal to create a new "European political community", which will include Ukraine.

19:20 In the Zaporozhye, Kurakhovsky and Avdievsky directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine registers a decrease in the intensity of hostilities. At the same time, the enemy is trying to break through the Ukrainian defenses in the Slavic and Donetsk directions. The invaders are trying to restore the railway infrastructure in the Kupyansk area in order to freely transfer troops and cargo. Also, the enemy keeps its forces in Transnistria on a high degree of combat readiness.

18:52 Putin is unlikely to shut off gas to the Netherlands or such large countries as Italy or Germany. This opinion was expressed by NOS Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans. In his opinion, Putin is now putting pressure on small buyers: "He would like to keep the big players on his side, because this is practically the only source of income that he has left."

18:46 In the Kiev region, in all settlements affected by the hostilities, electricity and gas supply has been restored. All highways have also been cleared of mines, but work on demining the territory continues, said the head of the regional administration, Aleksey Kuleba.

18:30 Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that Norway should share the "giant" profits that it received as a result of rising oil and gas prices. According to him, first of all, the Norwegians should give part of the money to Ukraine: “Should we pay Norway huge money for gas - four or five times more than we paid a year ago? This is wrong. They should share this excess profit. This is not normal, this unfair. It's an indirect gain."

17:57 Zelensky commented on a popular petition calling for the lifting of the ban on military-age men to travel abroad: "I don't fully understand who this petition is for - me, or maybe the parents of those soldiers who gave their lives for Ukraine? When today 50 to 100 people [are dying] in the most difficult area in the east of our state."

17:48 In Pridnestrovie, the Russian contingent was given the task of restoring a military airfield and equipment in Tiraspol, said the head of the Odessa OVA Maxim Marchenko.

17:45 Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said he was "optimistic" about resolving disagreements with Turkey on NATO membership, a decision, according to him, could take "several weeks." According to the minister, Finland can give Turkey assurances that links with the PKK will be monitored more closely.

17:36 Germany will give Ukraine lethal weapons, as well as money for the purchase of the necessary. The corresponding decision has already been made, Scholz said: “We have asked the German arms industry to tell you what materials it can supply in the near future. Ukraine has now made a selection from this list. We will also provide it with the money necessary for the purchase. Among all, as before, - weapons, which include anti-tank weapons and means of interception, as well as ammunition and what can be used in artillery combat.

17:13 Today, at about 15:45, the Russians again fired at the border areas of the Chernihiv region, the OK Pivnich reported. The observers recorded six shots fired from Russian territory, probably from a grenade launcher, in the area of ​​the village of Senkovka. There are no losses among personnel and equipment.

16:57 In addition to the denunciation of the agreement with the Russian Federation on the avoidance of double taxation, the Rada adopted three more bills on withdrawal from agreements with the CIS. We are talking about agreements on a common agricultural market, on the fight against illegal migration and on perpetuating the memory of the courage and heroism of the peoples of the CIS in the Great Patriotic War.

16:52 Zelensky announced the signing of a decree establishing the honorary insignia of the Savior City , and the Polish Rzeszow was the first to receive this distinction.

16:50 In Energodar, during the absence of Shevchik, who was taken to the Melitopol hospital after the assassination attempt, the functions of the "mayor" will presumably be performed by Ruslan Kirpichev, a native of Makeyevka, who arrived in Energodar at the end of March from the occupied Donbass and was immediately appointed "deputy mayor for all financial, economic issues and taxes", but in fact - the overseer and "consultant" of the collaborator-mayor. According to the legitimate mayor Dmitry Orlov, in the past, criminal cases were opened against Kirpichev due to malicious tax evasion.

16:37 The Russians fired a rocket at the Pavlograd district of the Dnipropetrovsk region, said the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko. According to him, the rocket hit the Samara River, people were not injured.

16:30 Project Belaruska Gayun reports that for the first time in two months, the movement of Iskanders across the territory of Belarus to the border with Ukraine was recorded. Also, despite the fact that most of the troops of the Russian Armed Forces retreated from the Kyiv direction in early April, Russian military and equipment still partially remain in Belarus. In addition, rocket launches from Belarus to Ukraine continue to be recorded from time to time.

16:28 State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Alexander Volfovich said that Ukrainian DRGs are allegedly entering the country: “The engineering equipment of the state border sections along the Ukrainian border, along our southern borders is underway. entry into Belarusian territory.

16:17 According to Ukrainian military intelligence, in several settlements of Belarus, funerals were held for the military, who had contracts with Russian PMCs. In particular, mourning events for the deceased contract soldier were held in the city of Maryina Gorka, Minsk Region (the 5th separate special-purpose brigade is based). In Osipovichi, Mogilev region (based on the 51st mixed artillery group), a retired officer and a former contract soldier were buried.

In general, participation in the war against Ukraine is unpopular among the Belarusian military. There is no serious agitation or propaganda activities in the military units. However, cases of voluntary signing of contracts with various Russian PMCs are known.

15:51 313 people, including 55 children, were deported from Mariupol to the filtration camp in Bezymennoye yesterday. From the filtration point in the village. Nikolskoye was deported to Russia 70 people, including 12 children, and from the village. Nameless to Russia - 175 people, including 17 children.

According to the adviser to the mayor of Mariupol Petr Andryushchenko, the deportation is gaining momentum. A direct deportation from Nikolsky to Russia was recorded, which had not happened before. He connects this with the fact that the evacuation route towards Zaporozhye is actually closed.

15:34 Today, an enemy missile was shot down over the Fastovsky district by air defense forces, the Kiev Regional Military District reported. According to preliminary information, there are no casualties or destruction.

15:15 French Secretary of State for European Affairs Clement Bon said in an interview with local TV channels that the goal of Paris is to prevent the victory of the Russian Federation in Ukraine and to liberate Ukraine from Russian troops: "The warmonger is Putin. We provide Ukraine with funds, ourselves without fighting, so that it resists aggression. They did not provoke a war with Russia. They seek to free themselves from the country that occupies them."

15:13 Lviv paratroopers from the air defense unit of the 80th separate airborne assault brigade of the Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down a Russian Su-25 Grach attack aircraft. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the armored aircraft was shot down with the help of Igla MANPADS.

15:09 The Rada voted to denounce the agreement between Ukraine and Russia on the avoidance of double taxation. Now income received in the Russian Federation will be taxed in Ukraine.

15:04 In Mariupol, the invaders do not stop trying to "restore" the water supply, but as a result, there is still no water in the taps, but there are floods in the streets. Residents are forced to draw water in communication wells and use technical water instead of drinking water for drinking and cooking, said Petr Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor.

14:55 In the Nikolaev region at night, the enemy fired at the Shirokovskaya bulk. As a result of direct hits, three houses burned down, there were no casualties, OK Pivden reports. The Bereznegovatskaya community was also fired at, information about the victims and damage is being specified.

At night, Nikolaev was also fired upon, preliminary five people were injured, the scale of the destruction is being specified.

14:40 The Verkhovna Rada extended martial law until August 23. The general mobilization has also been extended.

14:26 Biden will hold a personal meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convince him to join the pressure that the West is putting on Russia for military aggression in Ukraine. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the meeting will take place next week on the sidelines of the Quadruple Security Dialogue (Quad) summit to discuss security in the Indo-Pacific region.

14:25 There were explosions in Malin, Zhytomyr region, Mayor Oleksandr Sitailo told Suspilny.

14:23 German intelligence has information that in the ranks of the Russian forces involved in the war in Ukraine, there are members of Russian right-wing radical and neo-Nazi organizations, writes Spiegel.

In particular, members of at least two right-wing groups, the Russian Imperial League and Rusich, are participating in the war against Ukraine, and the Kremlin is cooperating with at least one right-wing individual for its own purposes. The authors of the review write that cooperation with such groups "reduces the 'denazification of Ukraine' as the alleged cause of the war to absurdity."

14:11 The so-called "mayor" of Energodar was injured in the explosion and is in intensive care, a source in emergency services told RIA Novosti.

13:55 Zelensky and Duda agreed to work together to create common border checkpoints so that people can cross the border faster and more conveniently. Also, the President of Poland, together with the head of Slovakia, will go on a tour of the capitals of the EU states to convince them of the need to support Ukraine's entry. Another agreement between Ukraine and Poland concerns the work on the opening of the high-speed rail link Kyiv-Warsaw, the presidents said during their speeches in the Rada.

13:42 The Ministry of Defense showed the full video history of the liquidation of the 240 mm Tyulpan self-propelled mortar on a tip from Russian propagandist Sasha Kots.

13:29 In the Kherson region, after the cluster attacks by the invaders on May 21, three people died, the partial and complete destruction of about 380 private houses. In Aleksandrovka alone, 300 private houses were partially destroyed. The local population was evacuated, but about 150 people refused to be evacuated, the Kherson regional police department reported.

In the Berislav region, active shelling of the Novovorontsovka village continues. About 2,500 people of the local population independently evacuated in the direction of the Dnipropetrovsk region. All administrative buildings were destroyed.

In the Kakhovka district, the invaders continue to kidnap pro-Ukrainian activists, teachers, ATO/JFO members and other residents of the community.

13:14 Duda joked about the situation with Eurovision during his speech in the Rada: "No one can break our unity - neither hostile politicians, nor foreign agents, nor the jury at Eurovision."

The President of Poland also addressed world leaders: "After Bucha, Borodianka, Mariupol, there can be no business with Russia as usual, gentlemen presidents and prime ministers." In addition, he promised to do everything possible for Ukraine to become a member of the EU.

13:09 In Mariupol and the Mariupol region since yesterday, the occupiers have introduced a new access system. Now, for entry and exit from the city, as well as for movement in the Mariupol region and inside the city, passes for cars and passengers are required, said Mayor's adviser Petr Andryushchenko.

"For those who are going to visit Mariupol, remember - now this is a one-way road. For those who are going to leave Mariupol towards Zaporozhye, before the opening of official corridors, you have almost a few days before the complete closure of travel towards Berdyansk," Andryushchenko warned.

12:48 Podolyak said that Ukraine itself will unblock the Black Sea if it receives MLRS systems: "1.6 billion people may become malnourished due to food shortages. Hundreds of millions will fall below the poverty line due to rising prices. The Economist predicts the consequences of the Russian aggression and invites the world to negotiate with Russia and Ukraine on international food convoys in the Black Sea Bargaining with a country that has taken hundreds of millions of people hostage?We have a better idea: the world should agree on the transfer of MLRS systems and other necessary weapons to Ukraine Black Sea. Then we will do everything ourselves."

12:44 Zelensky will soon submit to the Rada a bill on the special legal status of Polish citizens in Ukraine, MP Olga Sovgirya, a representative of the Verkhovna Rada in the Constitutional Court, said.

12:19 Mayor of Energodar Dmitry Orlov said that on the morning of May 22, unknown people blew up the entrance in which the "people's mayor" lives - collaborator Andrei Shevchik. According to preliminary information, he, along with the guards, was hospitalized with injuries of varying severity.

11:56 In Mariupol, after clearing the rubble of the Drama Theater and opening the square for free visits, the invaders staged a "volunteer rally" with red flags around the city. The final point was an excursion inside the Drama Theater, where they filmed a video, said Petr Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of the city.

11:53 Russian aggressors continue to shell Kharkiv and settlements of the region. Among the civilian population over the past day, 11 were wounded, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.

11:51 In Kiev, the areas of Pushcha-Voditsa, Vinogradar, Svyatoshinsky forestry and highways in the direction of Zhytomyr and Vyshgorod are most contaminated with mines and shells, the city military administration said.

11:47 Putin's power is weakening as he has to be distracted by treatment, ex-MI6 employee Christopher Steel, who previously exposed Trump's connection with Putin's entourage, told the British LBC radio station.

"Putin can no longer exercise political leadership, because the disease takes more and more strength from him. <...> In our understanding, confusion and chaos reign in the Kremlin. The power structure does not work as it should," said the British intelligence officer. According to him, Putin is constantly accompanied by a team of doctors, and meetings with senior officials, many of which are broadcast on television, are actually intermittent because Putin needs to be distracted by treatment, "and this has a very serious impact on the management of Russia. ".

Nevertheless, Putin will not leave Ukraine, Steele believes: "He has driven himself into a political dead end, he feels that he must somehow concentrate his political legacy - in the sense in which he understands it."

11:38 The lifting of Western sanctions against Russia in exchange for the unblocking of Ukrainian ports will cause a further escalation of the war and jeopardize the invasion of other European states, Podolyak said in an interview with Present Time: "Russia always goes to blackmail and is ready to kill people in order to get some additional opportunity for themselves. Suppose that part of the sanctions are lifted from it. This will stimulate it to further escalate the conflict. And not only in Ukraine. They will understand that the world is really weak, such as it was before the war in Ukraine ".

11:14 The world may face a major conflict between the great powers, said the head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley, in a speech to the graduates of the US Military Academy at West Point: "China and Russia have significant military potential, and both powers are fully determined to change the current rules based order.

According to him, the nature of war is changing dramatically, but its nature will not change.

“This is still a political act. It is the people's decision to impose their political will on the enemy through violence," Milli said.

10:55 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the enemy on the morning of May 22. The enemy suffered the greatest losses over the past day in the Bakhmut direction.

  • personnel - about 29,050 (+200) people liquidated,

  • tanks - 1285 (+7),

  • armored combat vehicles - 3141 (+25),

  • artillery systems - 599 (+3),

  • MLRS - 201 (+0),

  • air defense systems - 93 (+0),

  • aircraft - 204 (+0),

  • helicopters -170 (+1),

  • UAV operational-tactical level - 470 (+8),

  • cruise missiles - 107 (+3),

  • ships/boats - 13 (+0),

  • automotive equipment and tankers - 2194 (+16),

  • special equipment - 43 (+0).

10:41 Commander of the Azov regiment Andriy Biletsky noted in an interview with UP the exceptional heroism of the helicopter crews that delivered reinforcements to the defenders of Mariupol: “In the end, it was clear that the enemy was developing, watching, he understood that helicopters were breaking through into Mariupol. highlight the heroism and maximum professionalism of Ukrainian pilots".

10:39 At the moorings in the South Bay of Sevastopol, there are two submarines of the Varshavyanka project, all the rest are at sea, Krym.Realii reports. In total, the Black Sea Fleet has six submarines of the Varshavyanka project, so four out of six submarines are currently at sea, which is two-thirds. The Ukrainian submarine Zaporozhye is also moored at the pier, which was stormed by Russian troops in March 2014.

In addition to mine-torpedo armament, Varshavyanka-class submarines carry Caliber-type cruise missiles, which are used in various modifications against sea and land targets. Each submarine is armed with four such missiles.

10:23 The World Davos Forum starts today - for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic and for the first time since the late 1980s without the participation of Russia. The main topic for discussion will be a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.

On opening day, Zelensky will deliver a speech via video link. As part of the Ukrainian delegation, who will personally visit Davos-2022, the Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fedorov, the mayor of Kyiv Vitaliy Klitschko, and businessman Viktor Pinchuk are expected. Also among the announced guests is the former Special Representative of the US State Department for Ukraine, Kurt Volker.

Meanwhile, the site Russian House (Russian House) in Davos, Switzerland was renamed the Russian War Crimes House (Russian Warcrimes House). They organized an exhibition dedicated to the war in Ukraine.

09:46 British intelligence suggests that the same group of Russian troops that failed near Kiev is now trying to take Severodonetsk. According to them, the only company of BPMT Terminator support vehicles operating in Russia has most likely been deployed to the Severodonetsk direction.

The presence of this equipment indicates that the Central Group of Forces, which is the only formation that fielded these vehicles, was involved in this attack. Earlier, this grouping suffered heavy losses, failing to break through the defenses east of Kyiv in the first stage of the invasion.

Terminators were developed by the Russians after they realized the need for special protection for main battle tanks during the Afghan and Chechen wars. The Severodonetsk area remains one of Russia's immediate tactical priorities. However, the Terminators are unlikely to have a significant impact on the campaign, since no more than ten of them are deployed in this direction, British analysts specify.

09:29 The main goal of the Russian occupiers in Ukraine in the coming days will be Severodonetsk, analysts at the American Institute for the Study of War say. They note that attempts to advance in other directions, including Izyum, have faltered, so the Russians are likely to try to build on their limited success in the Luhansk region on the Rubizhne-Severodonetsk-Lugansk-Popasna arc to besiege the region's last stronghold.

The Russians are carrying out an operation to block the land lines of communications of Ukrainians between Severodonetsk and Lisichansk across the Seversky Donets River. Also, Russian troops are likely to strengthen their grouping around Kharkov in order to prevent further Ukrainian counteroffensive to the state border.

09:12 The occupiers tried to break into Severodonetsk from four directions at once, but received a fitting rebuff and retreated to their previous positions, said the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai. He clarified that as a result of an unsuccessful attempt by the Russians to advance near Oskolonovka, Purdovka, Shchedrishchevo and Smolyaninovo, almost every controlled settlement was damaged.

Between Severodonetsk and Lisichansk, the span of the bridge near the railway station was destroyed. In addition, several people who were taking pictures of military equipment were detained yesterday. The SBU will deal with them, Gaidai added.

08:51 Russian marines are short of personnel, spokesman of the Odesa OVA Sergey Bratchuk said: "The marines are enrolling ship cooks and heads of latrines from other ships and units of the Black Sea Fleet - there are not enough personnel."

08:36 Russian troops fired rockets at the civilian infrastructure of one of the villages in the Volnyanshchina of the Zaporozhye region tonight. It has been preliminary established that there are affected citizens, the OVA said.

08:33 Another exhumation was carried out near Bucha, as a result of which the body of an elderly woman who died as a result of shelling, as well as her 27-year-old grandson, who was killed by the invaders, was found. According to the police of the Kyiv region, to date, 1290 bodies of civilians who died at the hands of the invaders have been identified.

08:22 The Belarusian battalion named after Kastus Kalinovsky, fighting for Ukraine, announced the expansion and transformation into a regiment. From now on, it will include the Litvin and Volat battalions.

08:18 Arestovich, in an interview with Mark Feigin, clarified Zelensky's words about the size of the Ukrainian army. According to him, 700 thousand people - "these are all the defense forces of Ukraine, including the police, border detachments, the Security Service of Ukraine, the terrorist defense and others."

07:59 Russian troops deployed launchers of the Iskander-M missile system in the Belgorod region, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports in the morning report . The deployment of additional means of electronic intelligence in the regions of the Gomel region of Belarus bordering with Ukraine was also noted.

Near Bakhmut, the enemy has entrenched himself in the areas of Trypillya, Lipovoe and Vasilievka, and is trying to improve his position.

06:36 The Russians are gathering troops in the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions and are preparing for an offensive, according to the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Analysts noted a high concentration of Russian troops in Inzhenerny, south of Gulyai-Polye, which may indicate that Russian troops are potentially preparing to continue the offensive towards Gulyai-Polye.

ISW also writes that the appearance in the occupied Melitopol of banners for the 220th anniversary of the creation of the Taurida province may indicate the intention of the Russians to turn the occupied territories in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions into a quasi-republic like the so-called "LDNR".

04:12 In Ukraine, Alexander Kharchenko, who was appointed by the Russian military during the occupation as the "mayor" of the village of Dymer, Kiev region, was arrested, writes The Wall Street Journal. According to the publication, Kharchenko is a 39-year-old businessman whom the SBU suspects of having passed information to the occupiers about war veterans in Donbass and members of the TRO.

During the occupation, Kharchenko participated in recording videos in which he urged local residents to come out of the basements and not be afraid of the Russian military. Then these videos were published by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. When the invaders left Dymer, Kharchenko remained in the village. According to the WSJ, he barely survived the shelling of his car by Ukrainian troops, and is now on trial in a case of cooperation with the Russian military.

03:10 Polish President Andrzej Duda arrived in Ukraine. According to the press service of the Polish President, on Sunday, May 22, he will address the Verkhovna Rada with a message as the first head of a foreign state since the beginning of the war.

01:37 In Vasilyevka, Zaporozhye region, the invaders threaten entrepreneurs who refuse to sell goods for rubles with "preventive conversations," the OVA reported. The occupation administration of Vasilievka approved the exchange rate at the level of 10 hryvnia for 25 rubles.

In Melitopol, collaborator Evgeny Balitsky ordered from May 20 to use both hryvnia and rubles for settlements, and to carry out non-cash payments only in rubles, the rate is 2 rubles for 1 hryvnia.

01:23 Zelensky called on Ukrainians who are in the rear and who "allow themselves to be carefree or careless" to help the army and not forget that the war continues. In his video message, he called the situation in Donbas "extremely difficult." According to the president, the enemy is trying to attack Slavyansk and Severodonetsk, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine are repulsing the attacks.

01:15 The "authorities" of the "DPR" will set the exchange rate, according to which from May 23, 1 hryvnia will be equivalent to 2 rubles (according to the decree of March 26, the hryvnia was equivalent to 2.5 rubles). Earlier, a similar resolution was adopted in the "LNR".
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#2  Meanwhile, the site Russian House (Russian House) in Davos, Switzerland was renamed the Russian War Crimes House (Russian Warcrimes House). They organized an exhibition dedicated to the war in Ukraine.

That house must be HUGE to hold all that.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2022-05-23 18:57  

#1   14:23 German intelligence has information that in the ranks of the Russian forces involved in the war in Ukraine, there are members of Russian right-wing radical and neo-Nazi organizations, writes Spiegel.

In particular, members of at least two right-wing groups, the Russian Imperial League and Rusich, are participating in the war against Ukraine, and the Kremlin is cooperating with at least one right-wing individual for its own purposes. The authors of the review write that cooperation with such groups "reduces the 'denazification of Ukraine' as the alleged cause of the war to absurdity."


As we here have been saying.
Posted by: trailing wife   2022-05-23 16:11  

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