Ukraine – Page 4143 – Prologue Journal

Russians deploy airborne assault troops to outskirts of Bakhmut, heavy fighting continues

Pravda Ukraine Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, has said that the advance of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Bakhmut front is the first success of the offensive in the defence of Bakhmut. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/15/7402199/

France signs declaration supporting Ukraine’s move towards NATO membership

Pravda Ukraine President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron adopted a joint declaration in which, among other things, Paris expresses support for Ukraine’s move towards NATO membership. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/15/7402194/

WP deleted fragment from Zelenskyy’s interview about Prigozhin’s contacts with Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence but returned it

Pravda Ukraine The Washington Post has removed from an interview with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, published on the newspaper’s website on 13 May, a fragment in which the President of Ukraine is asked about the contacts of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner private military company (PMC), with the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/15/7402183/

Russia’s losses exceed 199,000 soldiers

Pravda Ukraine The defenders of Ukraine killed 580 Russian invaders and destroyed 24 drones, 21 artillery systems, 11 armoured combat vehicles and three tanks during the past day alone. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Details: Total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 15 May…

Explosions rocked occupied city of Tokmak

Pravda Ukraine On the morning of 15 May, several explosions rang out in the temporarily occupied city of Tokmak, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Source: Petro Andryushchenko, adviser to the Mayor of Mariupol, on Telegram Quote: “It is a really good morning from the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Tokmak, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/15/7402189/

Norway will conduct training for 3,200 Ukrainian military personnel during the year

Pravda Ukraine Norway’s Armed Forces, Forsvaret, plan to train about 3,200 Ukrainian soldiers this year. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as European Pravda reports Details: It is noted that training will take place both on the territory of Norway and abroad. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/15/7402188/

Top Chinese envoy to visit Ukraine, Russia on ‘peace’ mission

Jerusalem Post Li Hui is the most senior Chinese official to visit Ukraine since Russia invaded in February 2022, and his trip could coincide with the beginnings of a long-anticipated counteroffensive by Ukraine. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-743067

Occupiers are forcibly mobilising Ukrainian men with Russian citizenship in Kherson Oblast – General Staff

Pravda Ukraine In the occupied territories of Kherson Oblast, the invaders are detaining men who previously refused Ukrainian citizenship in favour of Russian citizenship. The detainees are offered to pay off, and those who do not have the means or do not want to pay bribes are forcibly conscripted. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/15/7402186/

46 combat clashes took place between Defense Forces and occupiers in a day

Pravda Ukraine During 14 May, 46 combat clashes took place between the Defence Forces of Ukraine and the Russian occupiers. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on 15 May Quote: “Tonight, Russian terrorists once again attacked Ukraine with Shahed kamikaze drones. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/15/7402185/

ISW explains why Russia is increasingly conducting air attacks on Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine The increasingly regular series of strikes by Russian drones and missiles are likely part of a new Russian air campaign aimed at weakening Ukraine’s ability to conduct counteroffensive operations in the near term, according to analysts at the Institute for the Study of War. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/15/7402184/