Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:02 The Telegraph writes, citing sources, that Zelensky was asked not to appeal to NATO member states this year to accept Ukraine into the Alliance. According to the publication, Germany and the United States openly warned against offering specific deadlines to Kyiv in preparation for a two-day meeting in Washington dedicated to the organization’s 75th anniversary. The Telegraph's source said that "they are very skeptical about Ukraine's further progress towards full NATO membership this year." The decision is expected to upset Zelensky, who has been warned by colleagues not to demand the “impossible” from the alliance.
21:55 The Russians dropped three air bombs on the center of Toretsk, Donetsk region - two people were killed, three were injured, the regional prosecutor's office reported. As a result of a direct hit, the entrances to two multi-storey buildings and the building of an enterprise were destroyed. Law enforcement officials are still establishing the exact number of dead and injured.
21:51 Macron announced Zelensky’s participation in events marking the 80th anniversary of the landing of allied forces in Normandy on June 6.
21:49 This afternoon the Russians attacked the port infrastructure of Odessa, the regional prosecutor’s office reported.
21:46 Ukraine has agreed with Spain to strengthen air defense, Zelensky said at a press conference in Lisbon: “As for Spain, for example, we actually had relevant agreements, and there will be additional air defense for specific systems and specifically missiles. I just don’t I want to talk about some details now, before these systems arrive."
21:42 Macron, at a joint briefing with Scholz, spoke in favor of allowing Kiev to carry out strikes on military targets on the territory of the Russian Federation, from which attacks are launched on Ukraine. The French president also believes that supplies to Ukraine of long-range weapons capable of hitting Russian military targets are not an escalation of the conflict. At the same time, Macron refused to comment on reports about French military instructors in Ukraine, promising to discuss this with the authorities in Kyiv next week.
21:28 Ukraine will receive “tens of thousands” of 155 mm caliber shells in June as part of the Czech initiative, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said before the start of the meeting of EU leaders. He clarified that the first batch of shells will arrive in Ukraine “in the coming days.”
21:15 The United States remains against Ukraine’s use of American weapons to strike Russian territory, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said.
21:09 On Wednesday, May 29, power outages are not forecast, Ukrenergo reported.
20:57 Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk said that Zelensky will remain the President of Ukraine until the end of martial law. In this way, he commented on Putin’s statement about the alleged illegitimacy of Zelensky: “It is very good that people in Russia have begun to read the Constitution of Ukraine. I would recommend that inquisitive readers master the text of our Constitution not selectively and pay attention to part 1 of Article 108... The President of Ukraine is and until completion Vladimir Zelensky will remain under martial law. And all this is in accordance with the Constitution and laws of Ukraine.”
20:40 Ukraine and Portugal signed a security agreement. It provides for the allocation of 126 million euros to Kyiv this year. The document, in particular, confirmed Portugal's participation in the F-16 coalition, an international coalition in the field of maritime security, as well as in the program for the purchase of large-caliber ammunition, mine clearance efforts and strengthening maritime security. Portugal became the 12th country with which Ukraine entered into such an agreement.
19:18 More than 1.6 billion euros have already been collected for the Czech initiative to purchase artillery shells for Ukraine, Shmyhal said during his visit to Prague.
19:12 The first F-16 maintenance specialists began returning to Ukraine after training. And the first group of Ukrainian pilots completed training on the F-16 at a military base in Arizona. The completion of the training is a key step towards getting modern American-made fighter jets into Ukrainian skies. About when to expect them, read the material F-16 for Ukraine .
19:06 The PACE Culture Committee recognized the erasure of Ukrainian cultural identity as an instrument of Russia’s war against Ukraine and an element of the policy of genocide aimed at destroying the Ukrainian nation, said member of the Ukrainian delegation Evgenia Kravchuk.
19:00 Zelensky arrived in Portugal, where he plans to sign a bilateral security agreement.
18:57 The defense ministers of the EU states discussed the possibility of training the Ukrainian military on the territory of Ukraine by Western instructors, but there is no unity on this issue, Borrell said. At the same time, he emphasized that Ukraine plans to mobilize more people, and therefore needs to train more soldiers. The total number of Ukrainian military personnel trained by the EU training mission should reach 60 thousand by the end of the summer, the diplomat added.
Taoj Borrell said that some countries were against the use of their weapons against targets in Russia, but have recently changed their position. At the same time, he did not name specific states that changed their minds, nor the number of these countries.
18:51 During a working visit to Belgium, Zelensky visited the Melsbroek military base, inspected F-16 fighters and talked with Belgian instructor pilots and Ukrainian military personnel who are undergoing training there:
18:25 The number of victims as a result of today's Russian air bomb attack on the village of Alekseevo-Druzhkovka, Kramatorsk district, Donetsk region, has increased to six, including a four-year-old child, the prosecutor's office reported. Dozens of households and a church were damaged.
18:07 The Russian group in Ukraine and near its borders amounts to about 500 thousand military personnel, and the Russian Federation is preparing to add another 200-300 thousand people, Umerov said in an interview with Reuters. Also, according to the minister, the Russian Federation’s goal is to open a new front in the north in order to begin using all its manpower and firepower against Ukraine.
17:59 Poland should not rule out sending troops to Ukraine, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said: “We should not rule out this. We must leave Putin to think about our intentions.”
17:31 Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur proposes to increase the number of Ukrainian military personnel trained as part of the European mission EUMAM to 100 thousand. He recalled that the EU promised to increase training in EUMAM from 40 to 60 thousand people, and expressed hope that this will be done. But Pevkur is sure that this is not enough.
17:05 Russia is increasing its information campaign about a possible attack from Belarus, but today the enemy does not have the forces and means to attack Ukraine from the territory of the Republic of Belarus, said the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council Andrei Kovalenko. He emphasized that from Belarus there is now only an information threat. The enemy’s goal is to stretch Ukrainian forces and reserves and affect logistics. “To do this, they will escalate the situation with information so that our command pays more attention to this direction. But Belarus is under constant surveillance,” Kovalenko noted.
16:42 Bild writes, citing sources, that Ukraine once used the Patriot system from Germany for strikes “at its discretion.” After this, angry calls came from Berlin and Washington and threats to stop the supply of anti-aircraft missiles if such an incident were repeated. Ukraine is also not allowed to use Western air defense against attacks by Russian aircraft. She has to wait until the bombers fire their cruise missiles and they fly over Ukrainian territory to shoot them down, the publication notes.
16:26 Putin commented on the possible granting of permission to Ukraine to strike Russian territory with Western weapons: “Representatives of NATO countries, especially in Europe, especially in small countries, must be aware of what they are playing with. They must remember that this is, as a rule, states with a small territory and a very dense population. This is a factor that they must keep in mind."
The head of the Kremlin also said that the possible entry of Western troops into Ukraine is “escalation and another step towards conflict in Europe and a global conflict.” At the same time, according to him, Russia is ready for the negotiation process on Ukraine, “but it is unknown what they will offer it.” In addition, Putin believes that “according to preliminary assessment”, the only legitimate government in Ukraine is supposedly the parliament and the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada.
15:59 The Russian army struck Alekseevo-Druzhkovka in the Donetsk region, three people were wounded, including a child, said the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin. The Russians dropped a one and a half ton volumetric detonating aerial bomb with a planning and correction module on the town. About a hundred houses were damaged, three of them were almost completely destroyed.
15:28 Restarting the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant is now impossible, said IAEA head Rafael Grossi following negotiations with Rosatom head Alexei Likhachev in Kaliningrad.
14:45 Russia has significantly intensified the campaign to recruit foreign mercenaries for the war against Ukraine, reports the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense. We are talking about recruiting manpower in central Africa, in particular in Rwanda, Burundi, Congo and Uganda. A specially created unit of the Russian Ministry of Defense is engaged in the recruitment of Africans. The mercenaries are promised $2,000 for signing a contract and a monthly allowance of $2,200, as well as medical insurance and a Russian passport for the soldier and his family members.
14:23 Several countries from the air defense coalition asked Sweden to wait to supply Ukraine with Gripen fighter jets, Swedish Defense Minister Paul Johnson said. According to him, "this is due to the fact that now the main focus is on the implementation of the F-16 system." At the same time, Jonson did not rule out that in the future Gripen aircraft will be transferred to Kyiv, “but now the main attention of the Ukrainian side is focused on the implementation of the F-16 program.” The minister explained that the supply of Gripen does not meet the coalition’s views on the introduction of two fighter aircraft systems simultaneously.
13:54 The upper house of the Swiss parliament supported the proposal to expel Russian spies on the eve of the Peace Summit.
13:48 Peskov said that “we are not talking about an allegedly planned conference on Ukraine with Russia’s participation in Saudi Arabia.”
13:12 Sweden is providing Ukraine with a new energy package totaling more than 56 million euros, the country's government reported.
13:06 Stoltenberg once again stated that NATO does not plan to send military personnel to Ukraine or participate in any way in military operations. At the same time, he did not rule out the possibility of lifting restrictions for Kyiv regarding attacks by Western weapons on Russia. According to the Secretary General, these will be “national decisions.”
Meanwhile, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo opposed allowing Ukraine to use Western weapons on Russian territory. He stated that the weapons transferred by Brussels could only be used on the territory of Ukraine.
12:58 Zelensky said that Putin will “applaud while standing” if Biden does not come to the Peace Summit in Switzerland: “I know that America supports the summit, but you and I don’t know at what level. I believe that this is not a very strong decision, with all due respect to every person in the United States of America... I believe that the Peace Summit needs President Biden, other leaders who look at the US reaction need him. His absence will only be applauded by Putin, personally applauded by Putin. and standing up."
12:24 Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and discussed in detail the preparations for the Peace Summit.
12:19 Shmygal will meet in Prague on May 28 with a group of European Union leaders to discuss military assistance to Ukraine, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said. The working meeting over dinner will also be attended by the Prime Ministers of the Netherlands, Denmark, Latvia and the President of Poland. Fiala also stressed that Western countries should lift the ban on Ukraine using Western weapons to attack Russian territory.
11:45 The Netherlands, with the support of other countries, wants to assemble and transfer the Patriot system to Ukraine as soon as possible. To this end, the Netherlands is providing key components from its stockpile and calling on European countries to add other parts they have. “We are negotiating with countries about assembling the Patriot system, as well as training Ukrainian crews. With our proposal, and if other potential partner countries can provide parts and ammunition, we will be able to provide Ukraine with at least one complete system in the short term,” - noted the head of the country's Ministry of Defense Kaisa Ollongren.
11:11 The head of the Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands, Kajsa Ollongren, insists on granting Ukraine the right to strike targets on the territory of the Russian Federation: “It is absolutely obvious that they must strike inside Russia, therefore, from my point of view, this should not be a subject of discussion, and I I hope that other countries that have a different position will change it." According to Ollongren, Ukraine is now fighting “with one hand tied behind its back.”
11:06 Ukraine and Belgium signed a bilateral security agreement. The document provides for the provision of at least 977 million euros in military assistance to Ukraine from Belgium in 2024 and the country’s obligation to provide support to Kyiv during the ten-year term of the agreement. According to the Presidential Office, for the first time such a security agreement specifies the specific number of F-16s that will be provided to Ukraine - 30 fighters by 2028. Moreover, the first fighters should be delivered this year.
11:03 Today in Ukraine there are no restrictions on electricity consumption, which is due to an increase in the volume of internal generation, including nuclear power - after scheduled repairs, two nuclear units were connected to the power grid. Weather conditions and active operation of solar stations during the daytime also contribute, the Ministry of Energy reported. At the same time, the department warned that several more nuclear units are preparing for scheduled repairs, so the volume of generation will decrease.
Ukrenergo also warned that in the summer, power outages will be even more severe than now. Ukrenergo also urged to prepare for a difficult winter, since it will take months, and even years for some power units, to restore damaged power plants.
10:35 EU defense ministers today will discuss the possibility of granting Ukraine permission to strike with Western weapons on the territory of the Russian Federation and the associated “risks of escalation,” Borrell said. The meeting will also be attended by Umerov and Stoltenberg, who previously called for allowing such strikes. Another issue on the agenda is the allocation of military aid worth 5 billion euros through the European Peace Fund, which Hungary is blocking. Budapest demands, in particular, that its contributions not be used for any military support for Ukraine.
10:13 Latvia will invest another 20 million euros in a coalition of drones in support of Ukraine, said the country's Minister of Defense Andris Spruds. This amount includes both the creation of infrastructure and the purchase of drones, including from Latvian companies in the amount of at least 10 million euros. The same amount will be used to strengthen the Latvian drone army. “Seeing the importance of drones in war and guided by the experience of Ukraine, we can announce the launch of the Drone Capability Initiative this year. We can metaphorically talk about creating an army of drones,” Sprudes said.
09:59 Belgium will transfer 30 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by 2028, Foreign Minister Khaja Lahbib said. According to her, the first fighters should be delivered to Ukraine “by the end of the year.”
09:47 The Russian Alabuga drone plant in Tatarstan plans to produce 6,000 Shahed attack UAVs per year, writes The Wall Street Journal. The plant uses Iranian technology and employs workers from East Africa. At the end of April, the plant was ahead of schedule, delivering 4,500 Shahed drones to the Russian army.
In addition, the company produces Albatross reconnaissance drones, which conduct photographic reconnaissance of Ukrainian Armed Forces positions and movements on the front line. The newspaper notes that the development of this production “could influence the course of the war in Ukraine.”
08:54 Late in the evening of May 27, the Russians attacked the village. Borovaya, Izyum district, Kharkov region, one person was injured, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. In addition, as a result of yesterday's air strike on Kharkov from the UMPB DT-30, one person was killed and 13 were injured. Two more people were wounded in the village. Dugouts in the Chuguevsky district and one in the village. Martovo Chuguevsky district.
08:29 In the Kherson region over the past 24 hours, two people were injured as a result of Russian shelling, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. Three private homes, an educational institution, a cell tower and a water tower were damaged.
07:53 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 28:
personnel - about 503,800 (+1460) people,
tanks - 7692 (+21),
armored combat vehicles - 14,858 (+40),
artillery systems - 13,029 (+48),
MLRS - 1085 (+1),
air defense systems - 815 (+0),
aircraft - 357 (+0),
helicopters - 326 (+0),
UAVs of operational-tactical level - 10 482 (+15),
cruise missiles - 2221 (+0),
ships/boats - 27 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 17,740 (+46),
special equipment - 2122 (+4).
07:29 At night, air defense destroyed all three attack UAVs of the Shahed-131/136 type, which Russia attacked from Primorsko-Akhtarsk, the Air Force reported. Drones were shot down in Zaporozhye, Dnepropetrovsk and Cherkasy regions.
02:52 Hungary is blocking the allocation of 6.5 billion euros in urgent military aid to Ukraine, and the EU still cannot approve at least seven documents necessary to provide weapons to Ukraine, Bloomberg writes. The publication notes that Budapest’s position on blocking aid to Ukraine is causing increasing indignation among EU members.
01:20 Zelensky will arrive in Belgium on Tuesday, May 28, where he will sign a bilateral security agreement, reports the Belgian public broadcaster VRT.
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[NewsFront] 21:14 Captured Ukrainian servicemantoldabout the constant shortage of personnel and food in the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Nikolai Lysenko and several of his colleagues were surrounded and surrendered during the liberation of the village of Strelechya in the Kharkov region by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Nikolai served in the material support unit for more than a year, but due to a lack of people, he was transferred to a motorized rifle company and ended up on the front line, despite the lack of necessary training.
In addition to the shortage of personnel, the Ukrainian Armed Forces units, according to the prisoner, are experiencing serious supply problems. Military personnel have to travel to the city on their own to purchase food and basic necessities.
“There was not enough of everything, there were no supplies. Everyone was waiting forever. And things were waiting, and that’s it,” recalls Nikolai.
20:20 The air defense system shot down a Ukrainian Neptune missile fired towards Crimea in the Kherson region, Saldo reported.
19:40 Combat interaction"Rooks" and Kuban artillerymen during the hunt for the Bradley infantry fighting vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
19:39 In the north of the Kharkov region, Lieutenant Konstantin Mikhalchuk from the 8th SSO regiment and another SSO officer Denis Bey were eliminated.
18:21 The head of the Kharkov regional military administration, Oleg Sinegubov, claims that infrastructure facilities in the city of Kharkov were hit as a result of the shelling. According to a message published Telegram channel Sinegubov, the region was hit, including the Kiev district of Kharkov.
17:25 “Tosochka” crew destroyed platoon strong points and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Reconnaissance using UAVs discovered a concentration of enemy manpower in fortified positions that were located in the path of the infantry movement of the North group of forces.
The scouts transmitted the coordinates to the TOS-2 crew. The vehicle promptly drove to the firing position and launched a series of thermobaric projectile attacks on the enemy. Objective control footage shows hits on Ukrainian Armed Forces fortifications.
17:24 Statements representatives of the North, West, South, Center, East and Dnepr groups on the progress of the special military operation (as of May 28, 2024)
16:35 Tankers of the North group of troops destroyed fortified positions of Ukrainian terrorist formations in the area of the Northeast Military District.
16:34 A Ukrainian drone attacked the village of Shchetinovka in the Belgorod region, a civilian was injured, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported in his Telegram channel
15:27 At about 14.00 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type UAV on objects on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped.
Duty air defense systems destroyed four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Belgorod region.
15:26 The Ukrainian Armed Forces plan to use toxic substances and are stocking up on antidotes, gas masks and other protective equipment - Russian Ministry of Defense
14:23 Crews of the Msta-S self-propelled guns of the Vostok group of troops destroyed strong hold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the Vremevsky salient in the South Donetsk direction of the Northern Military District.
14:22 Two moving cars were attacked by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Shebekinsky urban district with the help of drones, there were no casualties - Gladkov
14:21 Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian military fired about a hundred shells across the territory of the Belgorod region, including from a tank, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said in Telegram channel.
13:19 New briefing from the Russian Ministry of Defense:
🔹The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces per day in the zone of the Center grouping of troops amounted to up to 405 military personnel, 2 infantry fighting vehicles, including the American Bradley.
🔹Russian air defense shot down a MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force and 39 Ukrainian drones in one day.
🔹The “West” group occupied more advantageous positions and repelled 3 counterattacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
🔹The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 700 servicemen in one day in the area of responsibility of the Southern Group of the Russian Armed Forces.
🔹Units of the Southern Group of the Russian Armed Forces improved the situation along the front line and defeated the manpower and equipment of two Ukrainian brigades.
🔹The “North” group repelled 5 counterattacks during the day, defeated 4 enemy brigades, and the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to 285 military personnel.
12:33 Statement by the head of the press center of the Vostok group
Units of the Vostok group of troops continue to carry out combat missions in the special military operation zone.
During active operations, the group's units occupied more advantageous positions and defeated the manpower and equipment of the 128th Territorial Defense Brigade in the Makarovka region.
Over the course of 24 hours, up to 130 enemy military personnel, an American-made M777 155-mm howitzer, an M198 towed howitzer, five units of automotive equipment and four aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed.
12:32 Synchronous arrival four FAB-250 aerial bombs on positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in a forest plantation in the Liptsov area, Kharkov direction.
11:31 Statement by the head of the press center of the “South” group
As a result of active actions, units of the “Southern” group of forces improved the situation along the front line, defeated the manpower and equipment of the 57th mechanized, 105th and 118th territorial defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Razdolovka and Chasov Yar.
The enemy lost more than 460 troops wounded and killed.
Artillery and loitering ammunition hit two field ammunition depots and four vehicles.
During the counter-battery fight, a 155 mm FH-70 howitzer, a 152 mm 2A65 Msta-B cannon, a 122 mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount and a 105 mm L-119 gun were destroyed.
11:30 Around 10.40 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type UAV on targets on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped.
Duty air defense systems destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Belgorod region.
10:49 Armored group of Tula paratroopers destroyed a group of infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a strong point in the Seversky direction of the Northern Military District.
10:48 The Russian military finds basements with the bodies of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers in the village of Krynki, Saldo reported. He noted that on the left bank of the Dnieper there remained a small number of “tormented and hungry” Ukrainian soldiers who were hiding in the forests.
09:50 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine released:
in the village of Dnepryany 23 shots;
according to n.p. Novaya Kakhovka 6 shells;
according to n.p. Saga 3 shells;
according to n.p. Cossack Camps 4 shells;
according to n.p. Malokakhovka 2 shells;
according to n.p. Babino 3 shells.
As a result of a missile strike from the HIMARS MLRS on the village. Nizhnie Serogozy 5 people were injured, the building of the Social Fund branch in the Kherson region was damaged. During the repeated shooting, 1 woman died from cardiac arrest. In addition, as a result of the shelling of the village. In Dnipro, several private houses received significant damage and fires broke out.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Novaya Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Malaya Lepetikha, n.p. Vasilevka, firing a total of 25 shells from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.
09:11 In the Svatovsko-Kremensky area, cases of using high-powered FPV drones to strike front-line settlements of the LPR have become more frequent. This was reported by a military expert, retired LPR lieutenant colonel Andrei Marochko.
“In the areas of the settlements of Svatovo, Kremennaya and Lisichansk, there is an increase in the use of kamikaze strike drones by Ukrainian militants to strike civilian infrastructure and civilians. The threat that arose was partially resolved by deploying additional air defense and electronic warfare systems, but the enemy is constantly trying to overcome our air defense and fight suppression means,” Marochko wrote on the Telegram channel.
08:22 Over the past 24 hours, military investigators from the Russian Investigative Committee recorded the next crimes committed by the armed forces of Ukraine against the civilian population of the DPR.
A residential area of the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka was subjected to massive artillery shelling, as a result of which 6 people were injured of varying degrees of severity, including 4 employees of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.
In addition, over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian militants carried out attacks using 155-mm caliber artillery, including cluster warheads from the Petrovsky and Kirovsky districts of Donetsk.
In total, 6 residential buildings, 3 cars, and 3 civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged by DPR shelling.
08:18 Ka-52M helicopter crews truck units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction
The strike was carried out by unguided aircraft missiles against camouflaged enemy equipment and manpower in the zone of responsibility of the Center group of forces.
08:07 The TOS-2 "Tosochka" crew hit two Ukrainian Armed Forces strongholds in the border region of the Kharkov region in one night. Up to 75 Ukrainian military personnel and several armored vehicles were destroyed. This was reported by the commander of the Tosochek platoon with the call sign Keith.
08:01 During the night, air defense systems destroyed a UAV over the territory of the Kursk region, and two more UAVs over the Belgorod region, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
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[NewsFront] 21:03 Operators of attack FPV dronesdestroyedammunition warehouse and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction
Units of the “Southern” group of forces actively use UAVs to destroy military equipment and destroy concentrations of personnel and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, both in open areas and in shelters located in forest plantations and abandoned settlements.
19:50 Over the village of Novoalekseevka in the Kherson region, a Ukrainian anti-ship missile "Neptune" was shot down, flying towards Crimea, there were no casualties from the falling debris, said the head of the region, Vladimir Saldo.
19:44 On video work of Russian aviation against enemy positions in Krasnogorovka.
19:35 An explosion occurred in the Poltava region of Ukraine, the Ukrainian publication “Public” reported.
18:55 Several people were injured as a result of an attack by an Ukrainian Armed Forces drone on the village of Bogdanovskoye in the Khar'kov region, said the head of the Russian administration of the region, Vitaly Ganchev. Also in the village of Topoli, a woman was injured when she picked up an unknown object from the ground - it exploded in her hand, damaging her hand.
17:50 The Russian army occupied the forest west of Novovodyany, reports the Divanny General Staff. Also, the Russian Armed Forces expanded control in the Umansky area.
17:45 Bomber Aviation of the 11th Air Force and Air Defense Army struck the PVD and warehouses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of the Yuzhnodonbasskaya No. 3 mine.
15:47 Crew of the ATGM of the 24th Separate Guards Special Purpose Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed another BMP-1 with militants of the Kyiv regime in the Avdeevsky direction.
15:34 Personnel destruction of platoon strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov direction.
14:49 Consequences of the artillery attack of Gorlovka by the VFU, as a result of which four employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and a civilian were injured -photo.
13:45 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
Units of the Vostok group occupied more advantageous positions, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 165 servicemen
The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces per day in the zone of the “Center” group of forces amounted to up to 405 military personnel, two infantry fighting vehicles, including the American Bradley;
Russian air defense shot down a MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force and 39 Ukrainian drones in one day;
The “West” group occupied more advantageous positions and repelled three counterattacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces;
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 700 servicemen in one day in the area of responsibility of the Southern Group of the Russian Armed Forces;
Units of the Southern Group of the Russian Armed Forces improved the situation along the front line and defeated the manpower and equipment of two Ukrainian brigades;
The “North” group repelled 5 counterattacks during the day, defeated four enemy brigades, and the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to 285 military personnel.
13:05 Personnel destruction of two howitzers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the enemy's airborne assault forces, a dugout and a warehouse of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
12:47 During the active operations of the unit of the Vostok group of troopsoccupiedmore advantageous positions, defeated the manpower and equipment of the 128th Territorial Defense Brigade in the Makarovka region.
Over the course of 24 hours, up to 130 enemy military personnel, an American-made M777 155mm howitzer, an M198 towed howitzer, five units of automotive equipment and four aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed.
12:34 ATGM crew of the 14th Separate Guards Special Forces Brigade struck enemy vehicles, which, judging by the explosion, brought ammunition to the position
11:49 On May 27, the Ukrainian Armed Forces allegedly fired several ATACMS missiles with a cluster warhead at Lugansk. According to the LPR security forces, Ukrainian troops also tried to strike the city again with drones.
10:58 The artillery crew of the 2A65 “Msta-B” howitzer of the 200th Artillery Brigade destroyed an enemy infantry fighting vehicle in the Ugledar area -video.
10:30 FPV drone crew destroyed the Ukrainian Armed Forces dugout north of Rabotino. Onvideo– footage of combat work of drone operators. In this area alone, one crew uses at least 40 attack drones per week.
10:10 Regarding the situation in the Kupyansk direction:
After the liberation of the village of Ivanovka by our troops, the enemy retreated to the area of the settlement. Stepovaya Novoselovka.
The very nature of the disorganized withdrawal, as well as the operational skill of our forces, made it possible to seize the initiative and, on the shoulders of the retreating enemy, to wedge into the enemy defenses in Stepova Novoselovka, thereby preventing the enemy from preparing for defense and mining the approaches, NGP intelligence reports.
The systemic crisis with the quality of personnel continues to play against the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
09:55 As a result of active actions of the unit of the “Southern” group of forces improved its position along the front line, defeated the manpower and equipment of the 57th Mechanized, 105th and 118th Territorial Defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Razdolovka and Chasov Yar. The enemy lost more than 460 troops wounded and killed.
Artillery and loitering ammunition hit two field ammunition depots and four vehicles.
During the counterbattery fight, a 155mm FH-70 howitzer, a 152mm 2A65 Msta-B cannon, a 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount and a 105mm L-119 gun were destroyed.
09:40 West of Avdievka, assessment of the situation from the enemy:
The Russian army continues to press east of Novoaleksandrovka, north and east of Sokol, east of Novopokrovsky, west of Semenovka and north of Umansky. Under the latter, the Russian Armed Forces advanced to a depth of 750 meters. To the south and southeast of Netailovo, Russian troops advanced to the Domakha gully in an area up to 2.4 km wide to a depth of up to 1 km.
09:28 Explosions are heard in Krivoy Rog.
08:19 Artillery crews of the 38th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 35th army struck a position of the ASU AGS, which was camouflaged and hidden inside the dugout.
08:14 Units of the Eastern Group of the Russian Armed Forces per daydestroyedfour Ukrainian drones, as well as up to 130 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said the head of the group’s press center, Alexander Gordeev.
08:10 Calculation of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS at night destroyed self-propelled artillery unit Krab and Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel. This was reported to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
08:07 Summary for the morning of May 28, 2024:
In the Khar'kov direction, the Russian Armed Forces are conducting combat operations in Volchansk and in the direction of the settlement. Liptsy, the enemy, having pulled reinforcements from other sectors of the front, slowed down the initial pace of advance of the Russian Army.
Near Volchansk, despite four counterattacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Russian troops advanced up to 600 meters in some areas. In the Liptsovsky direction, our units in the Severny holiday village repelled two counterattacks and advanced 250 meters. There are reports of new Ukrainian military personnel who have surrendered.
In the Svatovo-Kupyansky direction, the Russian Armed Forces retain the initiative at Ivanovka and at the salient of the front at Berestovoy.
The eastern part of Chasov Yar, the Kvartal microdistrict, is being stormed by our troops. The Russian Armed Forces are targeting the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the development with artillery and heavy aerial bombs; assault groups have concentrated their efforts, according to enemy estimates, in the south-eastern part of the development. Numerous drones and enemy artillery attacks are seriously hampering the pace of our advance.
West of Avdievka, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing at Arkhangelsk on the Ocheretinsky salient, northwest of Solovyevo, the zone of control at Uman and Netailovo has been significantly expanded. They report the beginning of battles for Karlovka west of Netailovo.
On the Vrem'evsky ledge there are heavy battles near Staromayorsky and Urozhainy. There are battles for every building.
08:04 DPR special services discovered a large cache of ammunition of Ukrainian troops in the Artemovsky region, the press service of the FSB Directorate for the region reported.
In particular, more than 20 hand grenades, 25 mortar rounds, an AT-4 grenade launcher made in Sweden, five MON-50 mines, three improvised explosive devices, TNT bombs and 1,000 rounds of small arms ammunition were found.
08:00 The enemy recognizes the further loss of positions in the Netailovo area and the expansion of the zone of control around the village liberated by the Russian army. In Karlovka they are hastily strengthening their defenses. The battles for Karlovka will begin very soon, writes Boris Rozhin.
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[REGNUM] Russian troops are advancing in the Donbass and the Khar'kov region; as a result of successful offensive operations, two more settlements have been liberated: Ivanovka in the Khar'kov region and Netailovo in the DPR, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
Netaylovo is the southern front of the conditional Avdeevsky direction, the area of the village of Pervomaiskoye, which for a year and a half remained one of the most powerful nodes of the Ukrainian defense in the Donetsk region.
North-west of Avdievka, Russian troops are moving forward from the village of Ocheretino, recently abandoned by the enemy. Separate assault units are advancing along the railway towards the village of Progress, while to the south the offensive is moving towards the village of Sokol and the large village of Evgenovka.
As a result of the offensive operation, it was possible to dislodge the Ukrainian Armed Forces from a number of defensive lines, says a Regnum news agency source in the ranks of the Donetsk 1st Army Corps.
“In the Ocheretino area there is progress in several directions at once, primarily to the north and west. The enemy abandoned some positions and retreated in others. The situation is consistently difficult, but with an advantage in our favor. Recently, we have noted the activation of the artillery of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which has received ammunition, so that the enemy is fighting back fiercely, but often stupidly,” the interlocutor said.
Messages about the release of Evgenovka have already appeared in Telegram channels, but Regnum news agency sources deny this information. At the same time, they note that “good news should be expected” in this sector of the front in the coming days.
TWO POWERFUL FORTIFIED AREAS
The strategic goal of the offensive in this direction is the city of Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk), a major defense center of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the border between the DPR and the Dnepropetrovsk region. The city is used as a logistics center for Ukrainian troops in the western Donbass. Also, according to rumors, the headquarters of an enemy group operating in the former Avdievka direction is located there.
It was on the approaches to Krasnoarmeysk that the most powerful defensive line was created - part of the so-called “Zaluzhny Line”. It is assumed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will fight for the city to the last, so in the summer we can expect the start of an operation to storm and break into the Ukrainian defense.
“Of course, we still need to get there, but until we knock them out of Krasnoarmeysk, we cannot talk about the complete liberation of Donbass. They understand perfectly well where our offensive is aimed, so they are actively preparing approaches and erecting defensive lines,” said the interlocutor of IA Regnum.
In fact, the entire Krasnoarmeysk with the nearby settlements of Mirnograd, Selidovo, Grodovka and Novogrodovka is being turned into a continuous defensive area, which allows the Ukrainian Armed Forces to hold part of the territories of Donbass.
Another similar area is being prepared at the same time in the area of the settlements of Konstantinovka, Druzhkovka, Slavyansk and Kramatorsk.
In the direction of Krasnoarmeysk, Russian troops are currently focusing on encircling the village of Novoselovka Pervaya and displacing the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the right bank of the Volchya River. With the crossing of the water barrier, it will be possible to talk about the beginning of the assault on the defensive unit in Krasnoarmeysk.
THE SANITARY ZONE IS EXPANDING
The situation in the Khar'kov region remains difficult for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which is recognized, among other things, by officials in the command of the Ukrainian army and the military-civil administration of the region.
“The enemy does not give up his plans. We can say that the previous events were simply a test of our defense - and the answer was not easy for us,” said deputy commander of the 3rd Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Maxim Zhorin.
The breakthrough of Russian troops in the border area was a painful blow for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The military prosecutor's office of Ukraine even opened criminal cases against the commanders of units of the territorial defense forces, whose area of responsibility included the border of the Khar'kov region. It is reported that the money allocated for the construction of defense lines was simply stolen.
In addition, the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces forced the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to urgently transfer reinforcements to the Khar'kov region, which were planned to be used in the Donbass and Zaporozhye region.
Now the offensive zone in the border area can be divided into two theaters: the area of the city of Volchansk and the area of the village of Liptsy. At the same time, heavy urban fighting continues in Volchansk, and in other areas Ukrainian troops are retreating, in some places launching counterattacks, sources told IA Regnum.
“North of the village of Liptsy, the Ukrainian Armed Forces counterattacked several times, trying to regain previously lost positions, but were repulsed and retreated. However, defense lines have been created to the north of the city that will need to be pushed through, which is what the advanced assault units are doing now,” explains our interlocutor.
For the Ukrainian troops, the situation is complicated by the fact that the distance from the village to the outskirts of Khar'kov is only 15 kilometers, so in this area all forces and means are actively used, which the Ukrainians absolutely lack in the Donbass or in the Zaporozhye region, in particular, aviation and artillery from fresh American supplies.
In general, the severity of the fighting in this area is constantly growing, say direct participants in the events.
KYIV'S COUNTER MOVE
The Ukrainian authorities are very dissatisfied with the actions of the military, giving up positions and retreating in all directions at the front. Kyiv is also concerned about the position of the West, which may stop supplying weapons if the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to cede territory.
Therefore, it is possible that the Ukrainian command is planning a local offensive operation. It certainly won’t change the situation at the front, but it can show the “Western partners” that everything is in order and under control, but fresh portions of weapons are needed.
Eyewitnesses report that for the first time in a long time, Ukrainian artillerymen are not saving ammunition and are firing day and night. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are conducting increasingly fierce artillery bombardment in the area of the village of Vasilyevka in the Zaporozhye direction. This area is convenient for an offensive, since from Vasilyevka there is a direct road to Melitopol and further to the coast of the Azov Sea. It can be assumed that fierce fighting will unfold in this direction in the coming days.
At the same time, the offensive is unlikely to be successful: part of the forces were withdrawn from this direction and transferred to stop the breakthrough of the Russian army. We should also not forget that it was in the Zaporozhye region that the Ukrainian Armed Forces suffered extremely heavy losses during last year’s “counter-offensive,” so a new attempt to advance here threatens them with the same rake.
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[Regnum] Russian troops discover basements littered with the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers in the village of Krynki, Kherson region. The head of the region, Vladimir Saldo, announced this on May 27.
The settlement is located on the left bank of the Dnieper.
“As for Krynoki, our military, when examining destroyed houses, continue to discover terrible finds - basements littered with the bodies of naval infantry,” he wrote in his Telegram channel.
The governor clarified that the Russian Armed Forces had completely liberated the specified settlement. Saldo also noted that only a small number of representatives of the Ukrainian Armed Forces remained on the left bank of the Dnieper.
As Regnum reported, at the end of February, Vladimir Saldo announced that the Russian military had completely cleared Krynki and the surrounding area of this village. He also noted that all attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to gain a foothold on the left bank of the Dnieper are doomed to failure and will lead to additional casualties among the Ukrainian military.
In an interview with journalist Dmitry Kiselev, which was published in mid-March, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Kiev command sent its people to slaughter in the village of Krynki.
According to him, the Ukrainian Armed Forces unsuccessfully tried to throw ammunition at their units using high-speed boats and drones. At the same time, the Ukrainian fighters, left without shells, abandoned their positions.
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[Regnum] The North Atlantic Alliance is practicing nuclear strikes on the country's territory near the border with Russia, said First Deputy Director - Head of the FSB Border Service, Army General Vladimir Kulishov.
“NATO intelligence activity is increasing near the Russian border, and the intensity of operational and combat training activities for the alliance’s troops is increasing,” Izvestia quotes Kulishov as saying.
The head of the FSB border service added that during operational combat training, NATO troops practice, in particular, scenarios for conducting combat operations against Russia, including launching nuclear strikes on the country’s territory.
He also drew attention to the fact that Ukrainian special services, in cooperation with the West, are intensifying reconnaissance and subversive activities in the border regions of Russia, involving Ukrainian border residents in this. According to Kulishov, London and Washington contribute most to Kyiv in this.
As the head of the FSB Border Service noted, the situation at the interstate border and in the border regions remains tense. In this regard, it is necessary to take measures to protect the country and protect its borders.
As Regnum reported, in April, the commander of US Army Europe, General Darryl Williams, said that NATO military exercises held in Europe in the spring were the largest since the Cold War. He noted that they are “actually” directed against Russia.
Former Defense Minister and Secretary of the Security Council Sergei Shoigu said on April 26 that NATO troops located close to the Russian borders created additional security threats. According to him, there are about 33 thousand NATO troops, about 300 tanks and more than 800 other combat vehicles near the Russian border.
The Foreign Ministry stated that NATO is preparing its allies in the bloc for a potential clash with Russia, drawing attention to the militarization of Eastern Europe and the Black Sea region.
On May 6, the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, on behalf of President Vladimir Putin, began preparations for exercises with missile formations of the Southern Military District, involving aviation and naval forces. The exercises were aimed at maintaining the readiness of personnel and equipment of units for the combat use of non-strategic nuclear weapons in order to ensure the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Russia.
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[Regnum] If Poland sends its military contingent to the territory of Ukraine, it will never leave. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated this on May 28 during a press approach following his visit to Uzbekistan.
The head of state noted that recently statements have been heard from Western countries, including Poland, about the possibility of sending military contingents to Ukraine.
“We hear Polish speech, there are many mercenaries from Poland. If some contingents of European countries come in together with the Poles, others will leave, the Poles will never,” he said.
Putin also called this an obvious thing.
“Maybe I’m wrong, but it’s unlikely. “Hardly,” the president clarified.
As Regnum reported, earlier on May 28, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski did not rule out the possibility of sending Polish troops to Ukraine. According to him, in the current situation no possibilities can be ruled out.
Western politicians have recently often made statements about the alleged possibility of sending troops to the Ukrainian conflict zone. Thus, on May 26, the German publication Spiegel wrote that the Baltic countries and Poland announced their readiness to send troops to Ukraine if the Russian Armed Forces achieve serious successes in the Northern Military District zone.
At the end of February, the Russian President warned NATO countries against sending troops to Ukraine. The head of state emphasized that now the consequences for the interventionists will be more tragic.
The Russian leader's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, noted on May 27 that NATO is directly involved in the Ukrainian conflict. He added that the alliance is actually in direct confrontation with Russia.
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[Regnum] Russia will subsequently receive documents developed at the so-called peace conference on Ukraine, which will be held in Switzerland. This was stated on May 28 by the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, at a joint press conference with the Prime Minister of Portugal, Luis Montenegro.
He clarified that these papers will include items on food security, as well as the nuclear and humanitarian spheres. The head of the Kyiv regime noted that new steps regarding other points will depend on Russia's reaction.
“We will move on to other points, and if three work, then the rest will work,” he emphasized.
The head of the Kyiv regime did not say who exactly or which organizations or countries will hand over the documents of the Swiss conference to Russia.
As Regnum reported, the conference in Switzerland will take place on June 15–16 in the city of Bürgenstock. Russia was not invited to the event. The conference organizers plan that more than 160 delegations will attend the meeting. Discussions at the event will be based on the so-called peace formula proposed by the head of the Kyiv regime.
On May 13, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the conference in Switzerland was an attempt to formulate an ultimatum for Russia. He noted that Moscow will not participate in this event and any other negotiations on Ukraine, where they are trying to promote Kyiv’s “peace formula.”
On May 24, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, called the conference in Switzerland another scam on the part of the United States. She noted that Russia has never refused to negotiate.
On May 27, retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis said that the conference in Switzerland would not bring positive results and was doomed to failure. The expert emphasized that no country can force Russia to take any steps.
[BBC] A German military officer has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for spying for Russia.
The man, identified only as Thomas H, had been a captain in the army's procurement office when he contacted Russian embassy in Berlin and passed on secret military information.
German police arrested him in the city of Koblenz in August and accused him of sharing photographs of munitions training systems and aircraft technology.
The 54-year-old admitted to a Dusseldorf court on Monday to passing information to Russia, saying it was a "stupid idea" and that he regretted his actions.
"It is the biggest mess I have ever made in my life," he told the court.
Prosecutors said the man approached the Russian embassy in Berlin and the consulate in Bonn unprompted and "almost persistently offered himself to Russia".
They said he photographed sensitive military files and dropped information through a letterbox at the consulate building in Bonn.
In a closing statement, the man said he had contacted the embassy after becoming concerned about the risk of nuclear war driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
He added that he was especially concerned that Germany's supply of heavy weapons to Ukraine could draw it into the conflict. According to government figures, Berlin supplied about €6.6bn (£5.62bn) worth of military hardware to Ukraine in 2022 and 2023. This included 40 Leopard 1 tanks and 100 infantry fighting vehicles.
The man claimed that chronic overwork had impaired his ability to think critically about his actions.
His lawyer said he had been influenced by a stream of pro-Russian propaganda and disinformation that he had been consuming on TikTok and Telegram at the time. He noted that his client had also joined the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
He added that the decision came during a four-day period "in which [his client] crossed red lines".
While prosecutors said the leaks had revealed sensitive military information, they noted that he had not disclosed state secrets, an act which would have attracted a much heavier lifetime sentence.
The trial comes as a slew of Russian spy affairs have hit headlines in Germany.
In April, two men with dual Russian-German citizenship were arrested, accused of spying on US army bases in Germany where Ukrainian soldiers were being trained.
Since December, an employee for German domestic intelligence, Carsten L, has been on trial accused of passing on classified data to Russian agents.
And in February 2023, a former security guard at the British embassy in Berlin was sentenced to 13 years in prison for passing on large amounts of sensitive information to the nearby Russian embassy.
The affairs have sparked a debate about whether security measures in Germany are tight enough. The government has admitted that more cases are likely to come to light.
In a recent television interview, Justice Minister Marco Buschmann said that Germany was a target for foreign powers. He added that over the next few months, more spies were likely to be "unmasked".
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[Regnum] The Rostec state corporation has modernized the base plate for mortars to increase the accuracy of fire and the effectiveness of the weapon, the press service of the state corporation reported on May 28.
“The base plate is one of the main elements of the mortar. It absorbs the return shock pulse of the shot and maintains the stability of the weapon,” Rostec said.
Thus, the new slab has an improved design that allows it to fit more tightly to the ground. In turn, this increases the stability of the mortar when firing from unprepared positions.
In addition to developing new weapons, Rostec is constantly modernizing existing weapons. As the state corporation said, the mortars have proven themselves in real conditions. In particular, silent mortars. Thanks to them, the enemy learns about the shelling moments before the strike.
Rostec added that the patent “Mortar Base Plate” took second place in the “Best Utility Model” category at the XXVII Moscow International Salon of Inventions and Innovative Technologies “Archimedes-2024”.
As Regnum reported, in April the PP-2000 submachine gun passed a shooting test with dirt inside. The weapons used by special forces have been subjected to unprecedented tests. They threw him on ice and into a puddle, buried him in clay and mud, and then ran over him in an SUV. After this, the PP-2000 fired 410 shots, twice the stated tactical and technical characteristics.
In March, Rostec upgraded the Khrizantema anti-tank missile. After modernization, the missile acquired an increased controlled flight range while maintaining its dimensions. Maintaining the dimensions allowed us to avoid modifications to its carriers.
[Daily Mail, where Amreica gets it news] Russia's most modern tank has been seen suffering a 'disco head' glitch that sends its turrets spinning out of control while on the battlefield under fire.
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But the impressive machine has been hit with an embarrassing bug, 'spinning turret syndrome', where any minor damage causes the turret to begin rotating uncontrollably, making it incapable of any further combat.
The worst example of the flaw came during a battle in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region when Ukrainian troops in two US-supplied M2 Bradley fighting vehicles came face-to-face with one of the Russian T-90s.
The Bradley's hit the Russian tank with rapid 25mm cannon fire which was expected to cause little damage to the T-90s due to their heavy frontal armour.
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