Category: Ukraine
Ukraine’s Defence Forces kill 520 Russian invaders, destroy 12 UAVs and 13 artillery systems over past 24 hours
Pravda Ukraine Russia has lost almost 200,000 troops, 3,762 tanks, 3,150 artillery systems and 7,348 armoured combat vehicles in its war against Ukraine. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Details: Total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 16 May 2023 are estimated to be as…
Read MoreUS ambassador thanks Ukraine’s air defence forces for their work after night explosions in Kyiv
Pravda Ukraine Bridget Brink, US Ambassador to Ukraine, has reacted to the new missile attack on Kyiv launched by Russia, which happened overnight on 15-16 May. Source: Bridget Brink on Twitter, as reported by European Pravda. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/16/7402370/
Read MoreUS Department of State comments on intentions of some countries to start training Ukrainian pilots
Pravda Ukraine The US State Department considers the intentions of a range of countries to start training Ukrainian pilots to be an essential process. Source: Vedant Patel, Principal Deputy Spokesperson of the US Department of State, during a briefing, as reported by European Pravda Quote: “There is an important process as it relates with the…
Read MoreRussia says drone shot down in Bryansk Oblast
Pravda Ukraine Aleksandr Bogomaz, Governor of Bryansk Oblast, in the Russian Federation, has said that Russian air defence shot down a drone in the town of Klintsy. Source: Bogomaz on Telegram; Radio Liberty on Telegram Quote: “Today an anti-aircraft defence system of the Russian Armed Forces shot down a Ukrainian aircraft-type UAV in Klintsy. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/16/7402367/
Read MoreOccupiers use educational institutions for shelter in Donetsk Oblast – General Staff
Pravda Ukraine The Russians are using school buildings to accommodate personnel, store equipment and provide shelter in the town of Yasynuvata, Donetsk Oblast. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Quote: “The enemy continues to cynically use educational institutions in the temporarily occupied settlements for its own purposes. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/16/7402366/
Read MoreUkraine’s defence forces clashed with Russian forces 49 times on 15 May – General Staff report
Pravda Ukraine Ukraine’s defence forces clashed with Russian occupation forces 49 times across four fronts over the course of 15 May. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on 16 May Quote from the General Staff: “Over the course of the past 24 hours, enemy forces deployed…
Read MoreNight attack on Kyiv: missile fragments fall on Kyiv zoo, cars damaged, building on fire
Pravda Ukraine Fragments of a downed missile fell on the territory of the zoo in Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi district; more fragments also landed in Darnytsia, Obolon and Solomianka districts in Kyiv. A non-residential building and several cars caught fire in Solomianka district, and two more were damaged by missile fragments in Darnytsia district. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/16/7402362/
Read MoreAir-raid warnings issued throughout Ukraine: explosions in Kyiv, air defence activated
Pravda Ukraine Air-raid warnings were issued throughout Ukraine – and twice in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast – on the night of 15-16 May, and Ukraine’s air defence was activated. Source: a map of air-raid warnings Details: The first air-raid warning in Kyiv was issued at 02:24. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/16/7402360/
Read MorePrigozhin not threatened with removal as long as Wagner forces on contact line – ISW
Pravda Ukraine According to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the efforts of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner Group private military company (PMC), to cooperate with Ukrainian intelligence, as reported by the Washington Post, were more likely an element of his enmity with the Russian Defence Ministry than an attack on…
Read MoreUkraine’s air defence systems target Russian drones near Boryspil – Kyiv Mayor
Pravda Ukraine Ukraine’s air defence forces are targeting Russian drones in the area to the south of Boryspil in Kyiv Oblast. Source: Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko on Telegram Quote from Klitschko: “Air defence forces are operating to the south of Boryspil, targeting Russian drones. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/16/7402363/
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