Live Text Broadcast: Updates on the War in Ukraine (May 27)

Live text broadcast – short and concise about the most important in the war in Ukraine on May 27. Ukraine has been heroically defending its land against the aggressor’s invasion for a whole year.

19.01. Since the beginning of Russia’s repeated invasion of Ukraine on February 24 of last year, the Russians have lost 3,799 tanks, 7,442 armored personnel carriers, 3,406 cannons, 572 multiple rocket launchers, 329 anti-aircraft artillery systems, 310 airplanes, 296 helicopters, 2,941 drones, 1,025 cruise missiles, 61 72 cars and tankers, 18 ships and speedboats, as well as 449 units of specialized equipment.

The extent of Russia’s losses is being clarified, as the acquisition of information is hindered by hostilities.

18.18. Ukraine has asked Germany to provide it with “Taurus” cruise missiles, the press secretary of the German Ministry of Defense said on Friday.

The request was made in the last few days. How many missiles Kyiv has requested is not disclosed.

The opposition Christian Democrat lawmaker Roderick Kiesewetter spoke in favor of supplying these weapons a couple of days ago.

These cruise missiles can reach targets at a distance of 500 kilometers and will allow “to carry out strikes on Russian military infrastructure behind the front line”, the deputy said.

17.29. A kamikaze drone hit a vehicle of the Russian Armed Forces in the Bryansk region of Russia on Saturday, and as a result of the impact, two soldiers lost their lives, the Russian news channels “Baza” and “112” reported on the “Telegram” platform.

The attack took place in Klimova district at around 12 o’clock.

The drone crashed through the roof of the car and exploded.

The attack took place on the road approximately 750 meters from the border with Ukraine, “Telegram” channel “Shot” reports.

16.18. The successful counterattacks of the Ukrainian forces near Bahnmut may make it difficult to replace the mercenaries of the “Wagner” group in the city with Russian troops, analysts of the US Institute of Military Studies (ISW) have concluded.

Citing Russian military bloggers, ISW says that Ukrainian forces have launched successful counterattacks near Orehovovasilivka, 11 kilometers northwest of Bakhmut, and at Klishchiivka, seven kilometers southwest of Bakhmut.

The counter-attack near Orekhovasilivka forced the Wagnerians to retreat up to a kilometer from their positions.

In addition, Ukrainian forces have captured the highlands on the Bakhmut-Slovyansk highway near Orehovovasilivka, according to ISW.

15.13. In Russia, drone strikes took place in Pskov and Tver regions on Saturday, and buildings of oil transportation and processing companies were damaged, according to local officials and media.

As a result of a drone strike in the Pskov region, the administrative building of the oil pipeline was damaged, said the governor of the Pskov region, Mikhail Vedernikov.

The explosion took place in Nevelia district near the village of Litvinova, the head of the district stated on the Telegram platform.

The attack was carried out with two drones, Vedernikov added.

“Telegram” channel “Baza” reports that around 5 o’clock drones fell on the territory of the oil pumping station of “Transnetj” company and exploded.

As a result, the facades and windows of three administrative buildings were damaged.

An attack by two kamikaze drones on an oil processing station in the village of Yerokhina took place in the Tver region, “Baza” and the TASS news agency report.

The roof and walls of the building were damaged in the impact, the windows were broken.

The first drone arrived at 3.15 and crashed into the building of the oil workshop. An explosion occurred and as a result the roof and wall of the building were damaged.

The second drone flew after half an hour – it fell to the ground and exploded.

Authorities have not confirmed the victim.

14.04. The soldiers of the regular units of the Russian Armed Forces are still not deployed in Bakhmut, and the positions of “Wagner” mercenaries have begun to be occupied by the soldiers of the armed formations of the occupied Donetsk region, according to the British military intelligence service.

“Wagner” mercenaries, by all accounts, have started to leave some positions in Bahmut, according to the latest report.

“Wagner” founder Yevgeniis Prigozhin announced on May 25 that the Wagnerites will hand over their positions in Bakhmut to the Russian Ministry of Defense by June 1.

13.06. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia has included in the register of “foreign agents” the soloist of the rock group “Bi-2” Yegor Bortnik, known by the stage name “Lova Bi-2”.

The ministry states that it made such a decision because the musician stood against the so-called special military operation in Ukraine, as well as “spoken negatively about the Russian Federation, its citizens and state authorities”.

During his guest concerts in the USA this month, Bortnik condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

He wrote on the social network “Instagram” that “Putin’s Russia causes nothing but disgust and disgust” and that “Putin and his mentally retarded scumbags have destroyed the country”, by which he meant Russia.

12.08. In Russia, the administrative building of the oil pipeline was damaged as a result of a drone strike in the Pskov region, the governor of the Pskov region, Mikhail Vedernikov, said on Saturday.

The explosion took place in Nevelia district near the village of Litvinova, the head of the district stated on the Telegram platform.

The attack was carried out with two drones, Vedernikov added.

“Telegram” channel “Baza” reports that around 5 o’clock drones fell on the territory of the oil pumping station of “Transnetj” company and exploded.

As a result, the facades and windows of three administrative buildings were damaged.

11.22. The Ukrainian army is ready to launch a long-awaited counterattack, Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, assured in an interview with the British broadcaster BBC.

He did not give a specific date, but said the attack could begin “tomorrow, the day after, or a week from now.”

Ukraine has no right to make mistakes, so this is a “historic opportunity” that should not be missed, emphasized Danilov, who in his position is actually at the center of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s war cabinet.

10.30. The loss of Russian troops in Ukraine has reached 206,200 soldiers by Saturday morning, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army.

According to the data of the general staff, 480 invaders were destroyed during the day.

09.01. On Friday evening, two powerful explosions occurred in the Russian-occupied Mariupol district of the “Azovstal” factory, Petro Andryushchenko, the city’s mayor’s advisor, said on the “Telegram” communication platform.

Photos and videos published on the Internet show that a column of thick smoke is rising above the “Azovstal” industrial area.

Andryushchenko pointed out that the occupiers had set up an ammunition warehouse in this place.

On the other hand, the TASS agency controlled by the Russian government reports that Mariupol was hit by rockets.

00.10. Member of the Speaker of the Saeima, head of the Latvian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (EPPA), Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica (JV) calls for agreement on a strong position on the ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes participating in the Paris Olympic Games, bearing in mind how many athletes from many countries would boycott the Olympic Games if Russia were allowed to participate in them.