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The NATO allies' fears that sending troops to Ukraine to train the country's soldiers could draw them into war with Russia "are not well-founded," Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said in an interview with the Financial Times published on May 20.
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A unit of an oil refinery in the Russian town of Slavyansk-on-Kuban was damaged in a drone attack, the Russian state-owned media RIA Novosti claimed on May 20, citing a source in the operating company.
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A Ukrainian rocket attack targeted a Russian military base in occupied Luhansk's suburb of Yuvileine on May 20, said the governor of Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast, Artem Lysohor, citing local residents.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin described the ongoing defense against the Russian offensive in Kharkiv Oblast as a "hard and dangerous fight."
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not yet confirmed his own attendance. “The level of participation will depend on timing, logistics, and parallel commitments,” Modi said.
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The allocated funds will be spent on urgently needed spare parts, generators, and repair lines, according to Der Standard.
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Vulnerable birds deviating from migratory routes by up to 155 miles, which could affect breeding
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The chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the French National Assembly, Jean-Louis Bourlanges, calls on his country to change its doctrine and no longer prohibit Ukraine from striking Russian territory. — Ukrinform.
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"With today's donation, we meet Ukraine's urgent need for more air defense, artillery, and ammunition," said Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen.
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The officials said that Russia had launched a satellite into space in February 2022 to test components for a potential anti-satellite weapon that would carry a nuclear device. However, the satellite that was launched doesn’t carry a nuclear weapon, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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One critical factor in Russia's recent battlefield successes in Ukraine is its extensive use of glide bombs. Every week, hundreds of these large, deadly weapons rain down on Ukraine, creating 20-meter-wide craters and obliterating military positions and entire settlements. Russia has heavily relied on glide bombs in its new offensive
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With Russia's military stocks running low and domestic production capacity simultaneously hampered by Western sanctions, North Korea has been shaping up as Russia's leading weapons supplier, reportedly providing Moscow with extensive military packages, including ballistic missiles and over 3 million artillery shells.
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The G7 finance ministers are set to meet on May 24, where they will work out the details to come to a final decision before a summit in Italy in June.
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According to reports, a top official in the Sri Lankan government stated that the government will send a delegation to Russia to investigate the fate of hundreds of nationals reportedly fighting in the war in Ukraine.
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The Russian Foreign Ministry has declared Adrian Coghill, the military attaché of the British Embassy in Moscow, persona non grata and ordered him to leave the country within a week.
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Some NATO member states are discussing the possibility of sending military instructors or contractors to Ukraine to train Ukrainian troops and assist with equipment repairs, the New York Times reported on May 16.
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Ukraine accuses invaders of killing civilians and setting up human shields; sanctions over North Korean arms supply to Russia. What we know on day 814
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"Despite attacks by Russia on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, it is likely that Ukraine will see real economic growth of around 3 percent in 2024," the ministry said.
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Seems like they mistyped and took the article down later. Here's a link to what seems to be a copy of that article: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/foreigners-opened-over-2-600-124530836.html
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The partisans claim that the damaged depot stored "most of the missiles" for Russian Su-27 and Su-30 fighter jets as well as MiG-31 aircraft, a carrier of Kinzhal ballistic missiles that Russia uses to attack Ukraine.
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I bet 99% of Ukrainians if given the choice would rather live in Russia than die.
You're wrong
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Again, 50k confirmed with all the documents. They might be dead, but there's no body, or the body can't be recognized, etc. Also I'm sure Mediazona doesn't have all the names, and their status.
Basically it's a process that takes time. If the war suddenly stopped today, I'm sure they would be finding and confirming more deaths for months if not years.
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These are confirmed deaths(with body + passport + certificate + grave, etc.). 450k+ includes casualties (KIA, WIA, MIA)
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Times radio about ZNPP drone attack (0:00 - 7:00):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb_MLNUFyxY
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Thanks for posting TLDRs
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Sources:
Drones strike Yelabuga, Tatarstan: hitting the Elaz-Nefteproduct refinery and the Shahed drone factory. Yelabuga sits 1,200 km from Ukraine's border.
https://twitter.com/maria_avdv/status/1775051040435454324
Ukraine is now supposedly capable of using light airplanes as kamikaze drones coming that far into the Russian territory. This is most probably an Aeroprakt A-22 Foxbat, a Ukrainian-produced light aircraft, equipped with an additional fuel tank and a remote control system.
https://twitter.com/IAPonomarenko/status/1775050929013702865
More footage and location
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"this metal is not enough"
I guess the meaning behind it "it's not enough to break us"
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Appears to be SU-27, shot down by friendly fire shortly after taking off from Belbek
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You're right that the correct name is “Kerch Strait Bridge”. People call it "Crimean bridge" because it's just easier to understand for the people outside of the region. I think that's exactly the reason Kyiv Independent is using it as the name,just like Antonov bridge was called "Kherson bridge" for some time when it was in the news.
As for political meaning behind the name, I don't think there's any. I've never seen or heard any arguments about it neither in Ukraine nor in russian.
My uneducated guess is that it's just easier to say "Crimean" than "Kerch straight" bridge. Same in Ukrainian and russian. Also easier to pronounce.
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Definitely not enough, but it helps.
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It basically has been "WWI, but with drones" since russia got pushed away from North of Ukraine.
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To be fair russian disinformation worked well on many people, including some Ukrainians
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I'd love to add that Prigozhin is also considered as putin's opposition these days.
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It won't be enough, but that's how it works. Martial law and mobilisation have been extended every 90 days since the start of the full blown invasion.
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Some people like these videos, that's why I'm still posting them
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I'm not the one who's making those videos, but I agree that his titles are ridiculous.
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Perfidy
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I agree. If there were any bodies we would've seen hundreds of pictures by now.
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