Digest May 25: Russian terror in Kharkiv and military aid from USA

26.05.2024

Soldiers of the 110th Brigade destroyed another Russian Su-25.

USA announced $275 million military aid package for Ukraine: HIMARS, 155mm and 105 artillery rounds, and more.

SPIEGEL: Germany handed over the fourth IRIS-T SLM air defence system to Ukraine.

Kharkiv. An aerial bomb attack on a construction hypermarket.

“The practical outcome of the NATO summit in Washington will be 7 Patriots and the US decision on the F-16”, — Zelenskyy.

NATO will not extend an invitation to Ukraine to join the Alliance at the July summit in Washington, but will provide significant assistance to Kyiv, — US State Department.

“The Americans have told the Russians that if you explode a nuke, even if it doesn’t kill anybody, we will hit all your targets [positions] in Ukraine with conventional weapons, we’ll destroy all of them. Chinese and Indians have read Russia the riot act”, — Sikorski.

Based on the breach of the state border in the Kharkiv region, the DBR opened a criminal case against 28 commanders, — Glavcom.

AFU managed to take under combat control the territory of the Kharkiv region border, where the Russian army was entering, — Zelenskyy.

“The time has come for allies to consider whether they should lift some of the restrictions they have put on the use of weapons they have donated to Ukraine”, — Stoltenberg.

Russia will take countermeasures in the event of Japan’s repeal of the ninth article of the constitution, which presupposes the renunciation of the armed forces, — Director of Third Asia Department.

“The Biden administration is increasingly concerned that the intensifying military alliance between Putin and Kim Jong Un could vastly expand Pyongyang’s nuclear capabilities and increase tensions in the Asia-Pacific region”, — NBC News.

The Russian breakthrough in the direction of Kharkiv ended in military casualties of 1 in 8. One Ukrainian for eight Russians, — Zelenskyy.

“China promised security to independent Ukraine in the Budapest Memorandum. If Ukraine had nuclear weapons, would Russia attack us? No. So why talk about balance between our countries? China must protect Ukraine”, — Zelenskyy.

Temporary suspension of fire is not possible (!). We have already personally agreed on this with Putin in Normandy. But, 20-30 Russian snipers came out and “trained” for a week. That is, they simply continued to kill our people, — Zelenskyy.

Hungary is blocking the EU approval process for the transfer of profits from frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine, — Financial Times.

Author: Tetiana Stelmakh | View all publications by the author