Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] In Kazan,
…a port in western Russia, the capitol of the republic of Tartarstan…
a native of Turkey killed his ex-wife at their little son's birthday party. This was reported on May 24 by the Telegram channel " 112 ".
"Mete Etzfela from Turkey came to the children's party, but the fun was short-lived. The man once again provoked a conflict and stabbed his ex-wife Elena with a knife. The child also got hurt in the scuffle," the channel said in a statement.
The neighbors called the police, but the attacker locked himself in the apartment and did not open it until his relatives arrived. He gave them his son and his suicide note, after which he locked himself on the balcony again, the article says. The police and relatives are negotiating with the man, persuading him to surrender.
Later, the SHOT Telegram channel clarified that the murdered woman was the director of a Kazan sports school. 34-year-old Elena divorced her husband, but he continued to stalk her.
The three-year-old child, according to the channel, was hospitalized. The attacker is still in the apartment, continuing to threaten to commit suicide, the authors of the material specified.
There is no information about Etzfel's Russian citizenship.
A series of ten maps can be seen at the end of the linked article.
[Korrespondent] Ukrainian defenders repelled five enemy attacks in the Kupyansk direction.
The occupiers made two unsuccessful attempts to advance in the Dnieper direction, the General Staff reported.
Russian troops have stepped up attacks along the entire front line. Over the past 24 hours, 202 combat clashes have been recorded on the front. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on its Facebook page.
Kharkov direction. The enemy tried to break through the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces five times in the areas of Vovchansk, Vovchanskie Khutors, Kamyanka and Dvurechnaya.
Kupyansk direction. Ukrainian defenders repelled five enemy attacks in the areas of Kolesnikovka, Kruglyakovka and Zagrizove.
Liman direction. 16 enemy assault actions were recorded near Novoye, Novomikhaylovka, Zelenaya Dolina, Torskoye, Grekovka, Yampolivka, as well as in the directions of Grigoryevka and Belogorovka.
Kramatorsk direction. The enemy carried out four attacks near Kurdyumovka, as well as in the directions of Belaya Gora and Predtechnoye.
Toretsk direction. The enemy attempted to storm the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Romanovka, Ozaryanovka, Krymskoye, Druzhba and Toretsk 21 times.
Pokrovsk direction. The Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 61 assault operations in the areas of Shevchenko Pervy, Mirolyubovka, Elizavetovka, Malinovka, Lisivka, Udachny, Novomikolaevka, Troitskoye, Kotlyarovka and Andreevka.
Novopavlovskoye direction. The occupiers attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders 30 times near Novopol, Zeleny Pole, Volny Pole, Bogatyr, Veseloye, Burlatskoye and in the direction of Otradnoye.
Orekhovskoye direction. The enemy tried to break through the defense in the Stepovoye and Novodanilovka areas five times.
Dnieper direction. The occupiers made two unsuccessful attempts to advance.
Kursk direction. The defense forces are holding back the invader, who carried out eight airstrikes (12 air strikes), 281 shellings, 13 of which were from MLRS, and 43 assault actions in 24 hours.
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[NewsFront] 20:51 Captured Ukrainian serviceman on how Ukrainian Armed Forces commanders are punishing for their misdeeds detained soldiers were thrown into a pit and forbidden to drink water
According to prisoner of war Vitaliy Gunter, during the training he and his fellow soldiers realized that they had signed a contract with the Ukrainian Armed Forces in vain. For misdeeds and violations, Ukrainian Armed Forces commanders put soldiers in a pit.
“Someone didn’t finish a bottle of water, and the senior officer at the training ground found the bottle and declared a ‘dry law’, forbidding people to drink water,” the prisoner says.
Gunter also said that when they sent him on a mission, his group was not given any water or food, they were only given a point on the map, which they photographed with a phone or tablet, and sent into battle.
"While we were sitting in the iron container, our guys were shooting at us. With drones and 'cassettes'. Well, what can you do, we're just meat," Gunter added.
20:00 Russian Ministry of Defense:
From 16.20 to 18.20 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:
Two over the territory of the Kursk region and
One over the territory of the Belgorod region.
19:30 Russian fighters in Khar'kov region are tracking and attacking military equipment and Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters in built-up areas and forest belts.
18:25 From 13.30 to 14.50 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type: one UAV each over the territories of the Kursk region and the Republic of Crimea.
17:35 May 23 by the Iskander OTRK crews inflicted a group missile strike on a container ship that was transporting military equipment to the port of Odessa, as well as on a container warehouse in the port.
The ship was carrying about 100 containers of military cargo, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and ammunition.
As a result of the fire damage to these targets, a secondary detonation of the ammunition and containers unloaded onto the pier occurred, as well as a strong fire.
16:20 Canine units of the military police of the Dnepr group of troops daily conduct demining of liberated territories of Zaporizhia region.
16:05 Investigators of the Russian Investigative Committee will investigate the criminal actions of Ukrainian armed groups against civilians in the Tula region
According to information from executive authorities, three people were injured as a result of the attack by Ukrainian Armed Forces drones on the Tula region.
14:55 Destruction of a 155mm self-propelled gun "Bogdan" using the UAV "Inohodets" in the area of the settlement of Petrovskoye, Sumy region.
14:10 From 11.50 to 12.50 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:
One UAV each over the territories of the Belgorod and Kursk regions.
13:30 May 24, in accordance with the Russian-Ukrainian agreements reached on May 16 in Istanbul, from the territory controlled by the Kyiv regime returned another 307 Russian servicemen. In exchange, 307 Ukrainian Armed Forces prisoners of war were transferred.
Currently, Russian military personnel are on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, where they are receiving the necessary psychological and medical assistance.
13:05 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of May 24, 2025
Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian FederationinflictedA group strike with high-precision ground-based weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles against a Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprise that produces missile weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles, a radio-technical reconnaissance center, and a position of a US-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile system. The strike's objectives were achieved. All designated objects were hit.
Concentrations of manpower and equipment of two airborne assault brigades, an infantry brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Yunakovka, Bessalovka, Miropolye, Sadki, Maryino in the Sumy region and Rublenoe in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 155 servicemen, a tank, four armored combat vehicles, four cars, ten field artillery pieces and an ammunition depot.
Units of the "West" group of troops took up more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated formations of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Andreyevka in the Khar'kov region, Redkodub and Yampol in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 215 servicemen, three combat armored vehicles, including a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, 17 vehicles, two artillery pieces, including a UK-made 155mm Braveheart self-propelled artillery unit. An electronic warfare station and two ammunition depots were destroyed.
The manpower and equipment of three mechanized, mountain assault, and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Zvanovka, Seversk, Serebryanka, Konstantinovka, Berestok, Zarya, and Aleksandro-Shultino of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 280 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, ten cars, two field artillery pieces, an electronic warfare station and an ammunition depot.
Units of the Center group of forces defeated formations of the heavy mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the naval infantry brigade, the special forces brigade, the territorial defense brigade and the national guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Muravka, Yablonovka, Novosergeevka, Nikolaevka, Novoekonomicheskoe, Alekseevka and Dimitrov of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy's losses amounted to 410 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, including a US-made M-113 armored personnel carrier, 11 cars and three artillery pieces.
The manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Komar, Zelenoye Pole, Novopil in the Donetsk People's Republic and Gulyaipole in the Zaporizhia region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 200 servicemen, seven combat armored vehicles, seven cars and three field artillery guns. Two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of a mountain assault brigade, two coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade and a national guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhia region, Maryevka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Tyaginka, Tokarevka and Zelenovka in the Kherson region.
Up to 70 military personnel, eight vehicles, two artillery pieces and two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
12:25 Tonight the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a group strike with high-precision ground-based weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles against a Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprise that produces missile weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles, a radio-technical reconnaissance center, and a position of a US-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile system.
12:20 As a result of successful actions, units of the North group of forces released settlement of Loknya in Sumy Oblast. Units of the "Southern" group of troops, as a result of decisive actions, liberated the settlement of Stupochki in the Donetsk People's Republic. Units of the "East" group of troops, as a result of decisive actions, liberated the settlement of Otradnoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.
11:55 FPV drone calculations at Rubicon Center destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces ammunition depot in the area of the Shevchenko settlement in the Donetsk direction.
11:15 Calculation of the 152mm 2S19 self-propelled gun "Giatsint-S" of the "Center" group of forces destroyed a mortar of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
10:50 From 8.30 to 9.30 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type over the territory of the Tver region.
10:00 RF Armed Forces destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces tank in the Sumy direction – video.
9:28 In the period from 8.00 to 8.30 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted 10 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territory of the Belgorod region.
9:00 Military communications specialists of the "West" group provided satellite communications for the 152mm Msta-S howitzer crews.
The mobility of the Belozer station allows for the shortest possible time to organize communication with the control point for the transmission of target designations and fire adjustments.
8:30 During the past night and the morning of May 24, air defense systems on duty destroyed 94 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
– 64 UAVs – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
– 24 UAVs – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
– Two UAVs – over the territory of the Kursk region,
– Two UAVs – over the territory of the Lipetsk region,
– One UAV – over the territory of the Voronezh region,
– One UAV – over the territory of the Tula region.
8:10 Calculations of the 122mm BM-21 MLRS "Grad" of the "Vostok" group inflicted a strike on a temporary deployment point for Ukrainian forces.
Reconnaissance using drones discovered a concentration of enemy manpower and equipment in the Zaporizhia direction. After confirming the coordinates, an aimed salvo was launched.
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[REGNUM] The Russian Armed Forces continue their successful offensive on the border between Russia and Ukraine at the junction of the Kursk and Sumy regions.
In this way, Russian troops are creating a “buffer zone” or barrier in the border areas to prevent new attempts by Ukrainian troops to invade and to prevent the creation of new groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area.
For the first time, the question of the need to create a buffer zone that could protect border regions from attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces was raised after the liberation of the city of Sudzha in the Kursk region.
During a visit to the command post of the Russian troops, President Vladimir Putin instructed the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, to consider the issue of taking control of part of the territory of the Sumy region of Ukraine adjacent to the border with Russia.
"Completely liberate the territory of the Kursk region. Restore the situation along the state border line. And, of course, we need to think about creating a zone along the state border in the future," the president noted during the meeting.
A month later, Russian army units began to implement the plan. However, according to statements by officials, the troops will not be limited to the territory of Sumy region, but will also expand the buffer zone in the Chernihiv and Kharkiv regions of Ukraine.
A number of observers believe that the zone will expand to a depth of tens, if not hundreds of kilometers, but for now military operations are limited to a small border zone.
SUDZHA AND BEYOND
The transfer of hostilities to Ukrainian territory became possible after the complete liberation of the Sudzhansky district of the Kursk region and the arrival of Russian troops at the state border.
According to reports from the field, in recent weeks Russian troops have launched a successful offensive in the Sumy region, liberated the village of Loknya and reached the outskirts of the village of Yunakovka, from where the invasion of the Kursk region began almost a year ago.
The liberation of Yunakovka will allow the creation of a full-fledged bridgehead that will be able to cover the Sudzhansky district from new attempts at invasion by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
At the beginning of 2022, more than a thousand people lived in the village. As military actions escalated, the settlement was evacuated and turned into a major logistics center due to its convenient geographic location. The N-07 highway, connecting Kursk and Sumy, passes through Yunakovka
Earlier in the same area, the villages of Basovka, Zhuravka and Veselovka were liberated. The Ukrainian army units, previously withdrawn to Sumy Oblast from Sudzha, are suffering heavy losses due to the incompetence of local leadership and Kiev's inflated demands, stated Alexander Shirshin, battalion commander of the 47th brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, online.
“People’s lives are being spent like extra money at a party, and the proportionality of losses and results indicates a low level of efficiency,” he wrote on social media.
Earlier, the commander submitted a report for dismissal and accused the leadership of "moronic orders." The Ukrainian General Staff responded to the situation by promising to "sort it out." However, Ukrainian troops in the border area continue to retreat.
STRIKES AT THE REAR
In parallel with the offensive along the border, the Russian armed forces are striking at the enemy's rear throughout the border zone.
Recently, the Iskander missile system hit the Ukrainian National Guard training ground in the city of Shostka, where mobilized personnel were being trained. According to the Ukrainian side, dozens of people were killed and wounded as a result of the strike, but the actual losses could be much higher.
The targets of the missile attacks are shelters and logistics points on the outskirts of Sumy and within the city limits.
According to reports from the area, Russian aircraft also struck a bridge across the Psel River between the settlements of Mogritsa and Barilovka in the border area. Several sections of the bridge collapsed.
The bridge has been the target of airstrikes on several occasions in the past, but Ukrainian military engineers have built several crossings to supply the group in the Mogritsa area.
Presumably, after the liberation of Yunakovka, Russian troops will continue to advance along the border to establish control over a significant area of territory with further access to the Psel River.
Thus, the size of the buffer zone could increase to 13 km in length and 10 km in depth of Ukrainian territory.
There are no large settlements or fortified positions in this section of the border, which creates favorable prospects for a Russian offensive.
This bridgehead can be used in the future both for the direct defense of Russian territory and for a possible offensive deep into Ukraine, right up to the suburbs of the city of Sumy.
However, even control over this section of the border will allow the establishment of an “artillery blockade” regime over the outskirts of Sumy and surrounding settlements, preventing the Ukrainian Armed Forces from concentrating their forces there.
In many ways, the operation in the border area is a continuation of the operation to liberate the Kursk region.
BOOMERANG EFFECT
Despite reports from a number of sources that the buffer zone will soon be expanded in depth and along the Ukrainian border all the way to Sumy, Kharkov, and perhaps even deeper, for now Russian troops are limiting themselves to a small zone, seeking to take control of key settlements, bridges and road junctions.
The offensive is largely hampered by the predominantly wooded nature of the terrain along the northern section of the border between Ukraine and Russia.
However, this same factor also works against the Ukrainian Armed Forces, since all movements of Ukrainian equipment along the few roads are tracked using aerial reconnaissance, after which the targets are destroyed by artillery and kamikaze drones.
And for now, Russian troops have no need to expand the buffer zone in depth, military expert Alexander Mikhailovsky told IA Regnum. "If the command sets the task of ensuring the safety of our territories from a possible breakthrough, then there is no need to expand the buffer zone deeper than 20-30 km. The main thing is that the enemy cannot concentrate a breakthrough group and use artillery to shell border areas.
If a decision is made to secure the borders from shelling from, say, HIMARS, then it will be possible to move deeper. But for now, it seems, somewhat different tasks are being solved,” the expert explained.
Thus, the adventurous offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region has returned to Ukraine like a boomerang. At the same time, Kyiv has no reserves left to contain the Russian offensive in two directions at once.
Russians managed to gain a foothold in Sumy region.
The project analysts have updated the map of military actions in Sumy region. 62.6 sq. km of the region's territory are designated as occupied.
Russian troops managed to gain a foothold in Sumy region along the Veselivka-Zhuravka-Novenke-Basovka section, this territory is now marked on the map as occupied, and not as a "gray zone". This was reported by the analytical project DeepState on Saturday, May 24.
The map of military actions in Sumy region has been updated. The project analysts have designated 62.6 sq. km of the region's territory as occupied.
"For a long time, Sumy region could be perceived as a gray zone, because the fighters of the Defense Forces tried and are trying to contain the enemy, striking with drones at movements and attempts to accumulate. In this area, the Russians use infantry and attract ATVs for quick access to a given point of assault.
However, it is worth noting that they managed to consolidate their position along the Veselevka-Zhuravka-Novenkoye-Basovka section and they continue to make attempts to enter Belovody, and the situation in Loknya is also difficult. In particular, our units are actively working against Russians in these settlements. Recently, for example, enemy infantry that ran into houses in Belovody was eliminated by drones of the State Border Service of Ukraine," the report says.
It is noted that the Defense Forces managed to somewhat stabilize the sharp advance of Russian troops into the depths of Sumy region. At the same time, the crews of the Defense Forces daily and every night destroy the infantry of the occupiers, who are trying, albeit with great losses, to occupy more territory, because after pushing the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of Kursk region, the Russians planned to create a "buffer zone" in Sumy region.
According to DeepState, Russian troops have advanced near Odradnoye, Troitskoye, Novenkoye, Basovka and Zhuravka. Since May 24, part of the territory in Sumy region in the area of the settlements of Veselevka, Zhuravka, Novenkoye and Basovka has been designated as occupied by Russians.
Recall that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin recently stated that the Russian army is creating a "buffer security zone" along the border between Russia and Ukraine.
Russian troops are actively transferring personnel to the border areas of the Kharkiv region. Ukrainian military assumes that the enemy is preparing for active assault actions.
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