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Russian attack on Dnipro: debris being cleared, three more people still missing

Pravda Ukraine The Ukrainian authorities have reported that search and rescue operations have been going on at the site of the tragedy the whole night of 27 May, and they are still ongoing in the morning, with the number of victims rising to 32. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/27/7404115/

Number of millionaires in Ukraine increases by more than 15% in 2022

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The number of official millionaires in 2022 increased from 8,177 to 9,511, head of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada committee on finances and tax and customs policy Daniil Getmantsev said https://tass.com/economy/1623841

Ukraine’s defence forces kill 480 Russian soldiers on 26 May – General Staff

Pravda Ukraine Over the course of the past day, Ukraine’s defence forces killed 480 Russian soldiers and destroyed 3 Russian tanks and 22 artillery systems. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 27 May 2023 Details: Total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and…

Russian occupiers burn down a house in Mariupol following a brawl

Pravda Ukraine A brawl among Russian occupation forces in the temporarily occupied city of Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast resulted in a shooting and a residential house going up in flames. Source: Petro Andriushchenko, Advisor to the Mayor of Mariupol, on Telegram Quote from Andriushchenko: “Overnight the occupiers ‘celebrated’ the explosions occurring all around Mariupol, in the…

Ukrainian troops shell DPR 46 times over 24 hours, four wounded

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The strikes were delivered on Donetsk, Blagodatnoye, Gorlovka, Zaytsevo, Mariupol, Staromikhailovka and Yasinovataya https://tass.com/emergencies/1623839

Due to extreme weather there is a ban on lighting fires in open areas

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-744331

DeSantis takes shots at Trump says he is ‘running towards the left’ claims he ‘is a different guy today’

Fox News Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is escalating his attacks on President Donald Trump accusing the former president of “running to the left,” claiming that he is a “different guy today” than his previous campaign in 2016 and 2020. Speaking with Tennessee conservative radio host Matt Murphy, DeSantis slammed Trump’s campaign…

U.S. scholar says Taiwan presidential hopeful Ko ‘twisted’ her remarks

Washington, May 26 (CNA) Bonnie Glaser, an American expert on China affairs, said Friday that former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) had deliberately misinterpreted her recent comments about him as an endorsement of his 2024 presidential bid. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202305270003

St. Petersburg to mark its 320th anniversary with concerts, festivals and fireworks

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Large screens will be set up downtown displaying video greetings from St. Petersburg’s honorary citizens and cultural figures from CIS countries https://tass.com/society/1623837

Up to 20 recently mobilised Russian soldiers desert the army – General Staff

Pravda Ukraine Around 25 soldiers – all former prisoners – who had been deployed to reinforce a Russian unit in the vicinity of Svatove, Luhansk Oblast, deserted on 25 May. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Quote from the General Staff: “There are increasingly more cases of desertion and non-compliance…