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Ukrainian Culture Minister said he contacted EBU about Zelenskyy giving a speech at Eurovision

Pravda Ukraine The Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine, Oleksandr Tkachenko, said that he applied to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) about President Volodymyr Zelenskyy giving an online speech at Eurovision 2023, but he was refused. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/16/7402422/

Instructors from Lithuania trained over 1000 Ukrainian troops

Pravda Ukraine https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/16/7161769/

Russians once again attacked one of thermal power plants

Pravda Ukraine On the evening of 15 May, one of DTEK Energo’s thermal power plants was again damaged due to an attack. Source: DTEK The company added that there were no casualties. Quote: “As a result of the attack, the equipment of thermal power plants has been damaged. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/16/7402419/

Year of captivity: families of Azovstal defenders call for bringing soldiers home

Pravda Ukraine The Association of Azovstal Defenders’ Families calls for the release from captivity of more than 1,900 soldiers from Mariupol, including more than 700 soldiers of the Azov regiment. Source: Association of Azovstal Defenders’ Families Quote: “Exactly a year ago, on 16 May, the Ukrainian military, who had been holding their positions and defending…

This is 8th Russian air attack on Kyiv since beginning of May

Pravda Ukraine Lieutenant General Serhii Naiev, Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has reported that this night was the eighth air attack on Kyiv since the beginning of May. Source: Command of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Quote from Naiev: “Last night marked the eighth air…

Russian forces kill 6 and injure 5 civilians in Kharkiv and Donetsk oblasts

Pravda Ukraine At least six people have been killed and five others injured in Russian bombardments of Donetsk and Kharkiv oblasts. Source: Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of Donetsk Oblast Military Administration; Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote from Kyrylenko: “Russian invaders killed four residents of Donetsk Oblast in [the city of]…

Ukraine claims to shoot down six more Russian ‘hypersonic’ missiles

Jerusalem Post Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Valeriy Zaluzhnyi said on Telegram that the Kinzhal missiles were launched from MiG-31K jets. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-743192

Ukraine’s Armed Forces advancing near Bakhmut for 3 days, Russians in stupor – Ground Forces Commander

Pravda Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi, the Commander of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, visited the troops near Bakhmut and thanked them for their counteroffensive actions during the last three days, completely disorienting the Russians. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/16/7402409/

Night attack on Ukraine cost Russia at least US$120 million

Pravda Ukraine On the night of 15-16 May, Russia spent at least US$119.08 million on another large-scale attack on Ukraine. Source: calculations by Ekonomichna Pravda, citing information by the Air Force of Ukraine Details: At night, the Russians fired at Ukraine: six Kinzhal aerial ballistic missiles; nine Kalibr cruise missiles; three ballistic/anti-aircraft missiles (type to…

FSB recruits ISIL fighters to send them as “agents” to Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) is recruiting former militants of the terrorist Islamic State (ISIL) and trying to introduce them as its “agents” into Ukrainian battalions. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/16/7402407/