110 OMBr shot down Russian SU-25 and AFU destroyed a sea minesweeper of the Russian Navy of the 266-M project “Kovrovets”.
The Russians have confirmed the death of the lieutenant colonel of the Russian Armed Forces, Aleksandr Kulakov, which also confirmed the strikes on the air defence base in Crimea on the morning of May 13.
“Ukraine is against any truce that plays into the hands of the enemy”, — Zelenskyy on the Olympic truce.
US and Ukrainian officials confirmed to NYT and WSJ that Ukraine has asked the US government to provide intelligence to help identify targets for strikes against Russia. The request is now being considered, but the US has rejected previous similar requests, NYT reports. Ukrainian officials told would like to receive more high-precision and real-time intelligence, as well as US and EU assessments on the most critical targets.
“The offensive in Kharkiv region may be the first wave of attacks by the Russian Armed Forces. The situation in the region is under control, but not stabilized. The Russians began the operation in several waves”, — Zelenskyy
He added, that in an interview with AFP, the president of Ukraine criticized the allies for the ban on striking with Western weapons on the territory of Russia. “We are in an absurd situation where the West is afraid that Russia will lose the war. And they does not want Ukraine to lose it.
“There is will be our counteroffensive, but now it’s the turn of the Russians. We will stop them and we will do it”, – Zelenskyy
Ukrainian drone strikes in early 2024 knocked out 14% of Russia’s oil refining capacity and led to an increase in domestic fuel prices, – Pentagon.
“The defence forces in the Kharkiv region partially returned the positions captured by the enemy”, – the commander of the Achilles UAV battalion of the 92nd OShBr Yuriy Fedorenko
“The enemy objectively failed to realize the tactical intentions set before him. I will tell you more – in some areas, the Defence Forces manage not only to be in active defense, but also to take actions to improve the position on the front line. This means knocking the enemy out of his positions,” – he emphasized.
BILD: The German Ministry of Defence has requested an additional €3.8 billion for military aid to Ukraine this year. Also, for the next year, Germany plans to allocate a record €15 billion for military aid to Ukraine.
