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2022 - 5 - 22

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Severodonetsk, the easternmost city under Ukraine's control, is set to be the war's next major battlefield, with local officials reporting intense Russian ...

The latest: Severodonetsk, the easternmost city under Ukraine’s control, is set to be the war’s next major battlefield, with local officials reporting intense Russian shelling in recent days. The weapons: Ukraine is making use of weapons such as Javelin antitank missiles and Switchblade “kamikaze” drones, provided by the United States and other allies. “The ability for players of any nationality to enter tournaments based on merit, and without discrimination, is fundamental to our Tour,” the ATP said in a statement. Kharkiv region: At least seven people were wounded, including an 11-year-old, in a Russian missile strike on a cultural center in Lozova, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, referring to the violence as "absolute evil.” Regional governor Oleg Synegubov said the strike was deliberate. Severodonetsk: Officials in this key city, the easternmost under Ukrainian control, are bracing for a major, drawn-out battle as experts anticipate a Russian bid to take control of it. Last month, Russia halted gas shipments to Poland and Bulgaria, which are both NATO and European Union members that have supported Ukraine in its fight against Russia. The Kremlin warned other European leaders that they may face the same fate. Finland relies heavily on Russia for gas, though that gas only makes up about 5 percent of Finland’s overall energy consumption as it is steadily transitioning to renewables and other alternative fuel sources. Rosneft said Schröder had informed the company that it was “impossible” to continue in the role. And Schröder has become an increasing embarrassment to his party and much of the country as Russia has waged its new offensive in Ukraine. The move is not expected to disrupt the Nordic state’s energy network, as Finland is able to make up the shortfall from elsewhere. Russia on Friday claimed full control of the Azovstal steel plant in the Black Sea port city of Mariupol, and said more than 1,900 Ukrainian fighters from the facility have surrendered — though that figure drastically exceeds other estimates. Severodonetsk, the easternmost city under Ukraine’s control, is set to be the war’s next major battlefield, with local officials reporting intense Russian shelling in recent days.

Latest Russia-Ukraine War News: Live Updates (The New York Times)

Ukraine has not confirmed Moscow's claim that it has full control of the sprawling complex in the port city. The tenacity of Ukrainian forces there has ...

It is one of only a handful like it in the world, including just two in Russia. Then, in the second half, Serhiy is released in a prisoner swap, and everything about his life, including his chic, high-rise apartment and his relationship with his angsty young daughter, takes on a zombified state, enveloped in a dissociative haze even as he tries to repair himself. In Valentyn Vasyanovych’s austere drama “Reflection” (in select theaters), a Ukrainian surgeon, Serhiy, is captured by Russian soldiers and forced to help dispose of the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers who died while being tortured. A number of recent and upcoming films by Ukrainian filmmakers, born of the continuing conflict, try to articulate these tensions, some more directly in conversation with the brutalities of war than others. Maksym Nakonechnyi’s “Butterfly Vision,” premiering at Cannes in the coming days, follows a Ukrainian reconnaissance expert struggling to adjust to normal life after being raped and detained as a prisoner of war. At the same time, some Russian officials have pushed to label one group of the soldiers — members of the Azov battalion — as terrorists, and to try them on war crimes charges. Many of the approximately 900 people who lived there before the Russian invasion fled, and only a few have returned. Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey agreed in a phone call on Friday evening to seek to unlock vital supply routes for Ukrainian grain stocks, as food prices rise across the globe. To the south, if Moscow’s assertion of a definitive victory at the Azovstal complex is confirmed, Russian forces fully control a broad swath of port access and land transit. Finland’s natural gas imports from Russia have been cut off, a spokeswoman for the Finnish state energy provider said on Saturday. The company, Gasum, did not comply with Moscow’s demand to make payments in rubles instead of euros. Russia portrayed the move as a bid to attract recruits with professional degrees and skills, but analysts saw a signal of military depletion. Ukraine has not confirmed Moscow’s claim that it has full control of the sprawling complex in the port city.

Russia may be running out of crucial targeting drones; brutal siege ... (CNBC)

After months of heavy fighting, Russia has declared victory over the massive Azovstal steel plant in strategic port city of Mariupol that has been almost ...

"Starting from tomorrow, during the upcoming summer season, Gasum will supply natural gas to its customers from other sources through the Balticconnector pipeline. has been completely liberated," the ministry said in a statement, adding that a total of 2,439 defenders had surrendered in the past few days. "The consular officer found her continuing to do as well as could be expected under these exceedingly challenging circumstances. "It is highly regrettable that natural gas supplies under our supply contract will now be halted. The 30-member alliance will be meeting in Madrid in June. Russia said there were 531 members of the last group that had given up. The new legislation will provide $20 billion in military assistance, ensuring a steady stream of advanced weapons that have been used to blunt Russia's advances. It also comes just two days after Finland formally applied to join NATO. Ukraine has successfully defended Kyiv, and Russia has refocused its offensive on the country's east, but American officials warn of the potential for a prolonged conflict. Canada has already said it would change its laws to enable this. "That would be fair. Biden signed the measure under unusual circumstances.

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Russian authorities have threatened to investigate some of the steel mill's defenders for war crimes and put them on trial, branding them "Nazis" and criminals. It has found immense reservoirs of national resolve, and support from the West. But whether that will be enough to achieve its objectives is not clear. And Russia will feel the weight of every missile, every bomb, every shell which it has fired at us," he said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed a formal deal with the country's allies to secure Russian compensation for the damage its forces have caused during the war. The unidentified woman tore off her clothes during the film's red carpet procession to reveal the message “Stop raping us” written across her torso next to the blue and yellow colours of the Ukraine flag. “The road is extremely important because it's the only connection to other regions of the country,” he said via email. Last week, Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra rode a wave of popular support to win the Eurovision Song Contest, giving their compatriots a much-needed morale boost. There was no immediate confirmation from Ukraine. (Here’s why the loss of the Mariupol steel plant is significant) Ukraine has successfully defended Kyiv, and Russia has refocused its offensive on the country’s east, but American officials warn of the potential for a prolonged conflict. The scale of the challenge ahead of us shows that we need to create a very significant European financial instrument and bring other international donors on board pic.twitter.com/C00L4tgsHF Russia claimed to have captured Mariupol Friday in what would be its biggest victory yet in its war with Ukraine, after a nearly three-month siege that reduced much of the strategic port city to a smoking ruin, with over 20,000 civilians feared dead. Russia Ukraine War Live, Mariupol Fall to Russia: President Biden on Saturday signed legislation to support Ukraine with another USD 40 billion in U.S. assistance as the Russian invasion approaches its fourth month.

Russia's claim of Mariupol steel mill capture fuels concern for POWs (New Zealand Herald)

The soldiers who held out at the Azovstal steel plant have been captured by Russia.

A "very large" number of the pilots died on the missions, he said. The Associated Press has not been able to independently verify the date, location and conditions of the video. "The Russians are trying to clean it [the city] up to hide their crimes," Metinvest CEO Yuriy Ryzhenkov said. Vadim Boychenko said summer rains threatened to contaminate water sources as he pressed Russian forces to allow residents to safely leave the city. Satellite images in April showed what appeared to be mass graves just outside Mariupol, where local officials accused Russia of concealing the slaughter by burying up to 9000 civilians. Speaking at a joint media conference with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, Zelenskyy said his forces were fighting to "liberate our territory" and the price of "tens or hundreds of thousands of lives" was too high to surrender it. The city is critical to Russia's objective of capturing all of eastern Ukraine and there was fierce fighting there last month after Moscow's troops backed off from Kyiv. The seaside steelworks, occupying some 11sq km, was a battleground for weeks. Portugal pledged up to €250 million, as well as continued shipments of military equipment. Many Russian troops already had been redeployed from Mariupol to elsewhere in the conflict. Russian officials and state media have sought to characterise the fighters as neo-Nazis and criminals. There was no confirmation from the Ukrainian side.

Ukraine live news: Russia intensifies push for Severodonetsk (Aljazeera.com)

Russia's forces are intensifying efforts to capture Severodonetsk, the final Ukrainian strongpoint in the Luhansk region. Ukraine's President Volodymyr ...

Thanked for the unconditional support for Ukraine on the path to the #EU. “Any concession to the Russian Federation would instantly lead to an escalation of the war. Talked about defensive cooperation, the need to accelerate the 6th package of sanctions and unblock Ukrainian ports. Slutsky did not say the number of Azov fighters Moscow was considering for exchange. That is why we turn to our partners with inquiries regarding the relevant weapons,” he added. One of the ways is a military solution. And they’ll start a new offensive, even more bloody and large scale, taking into account all mistakes,” Podolyak added. It will just be put on pause for some time,” he said. six people died immediately, and, as far as I know, four were injured,” Pushilin said on the Soloviev Live YouTube channel on Saturday. “The situation in Donbas is extremely difficult. He did not state how many foreigners were taken prisoner. “It is unclear who did this, no one is assuming responsibility, but after the main group walked out…