Day 96 of the War in Ukraine. Latest information [papildināts 16.20]

Live text – short and concise on the highlights of Russia’s war in Ukraine on May 30. For the fourth month in a row, Ukraine has been heroically defending its land against the aggressor’s invasion

16.20. Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced on Monday that he had been allowed to leave the country. On Saturday, he accused the government of ending a so-called political ceasefire that has been in place since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine because it was not allowed to cross the Polish border.

15.11. Latvia has completely stopped cooperating with Russia in the field of culture, LETA was informed by the Ministry of Culture (CM). Cooperation between the two countries was provided for in an agreement signed in 2002 between the Ministry of Culture of Latvia and Russia. Latvian cultural and heritage institutions have suspended all cooperation and projects with Russian partners.

14.44. Three months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Germany has frozen a total of around € 143 million in assets against Russian oligarchs and others sanctioned by the European Union (EU). At the end of February, shortly after the start of the war, Germany had frozen Russia’s assets worth 342,000 euros, according to the Ministry of Finance. Until May 23, a total of 142,990,409.35 euros in Russian assets have been frozen, according to the ministry.

12.12. Subscribers in Russia have lost access to the services of the US video streaming platform Netflix, a spokesman for the company said. The company says the Netflix website and apps are no longer available in Russia since Friday.

12.00. Poland is ready to become one of the guarantors of Ukraine’s security, confirmed the President of Poland Andrzej Duda.

11.33. The loss of life force of Russian troops in Ukraine has reached about 30,350 soldiers by Monday morning, the Ukrainian Army General Staff reports.

Since the beginning of the invasion on February 24, Russian forces have lost 1,349 tanks, 3,282 armored personnel carriers, 643 cannons, 205 multi-barrel jet launchers, 93 anti-aircraft guns, 207 aircraft, 174 helicopters, 507 unmanned aerial vehicles, 116 autopilots and 2258 off-road vehicles. and 48 specialized vehicles.

11.16. Russian President Vladimir Putin will not win the war he has caused, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said during the “Save Ukraine” television marathon.

“We are with you (the Ukrainians). Putin will not win. We are with you, we are united. We are working on plans for post-war reconstruction in Ukraine,” said Sholch.

10.46. Russian troops are penetrating deeper and deeper into Severodonetsk, and fighting is taking place on the city streets, said Luhansk Oblast governor Serhiy Hayday. The city’s critical infrastructure has been destroyed by almost 100%, 90% of the housing stock has been damaged, 60% of them critically, the governor told the social network Facebook.

09.49. Russian troops have entered the north-eastern and south-eastern outskirts of Severodonetsk, said Serhiy Haiday, head of the Luhansk region’s military administration, on his Telegram channel.

“Heavy battles over Severodonetsk and Lysichansk. The enemy has activated all possible armaments, involved aviation. However, our soldiers are firmly in defense to prevent the enemy from entering the country,” the governor said.

09.30. The international rating agency Standard & Poor’s has repeatedly downgraded Ukraine’s credit rating due to Russia’s war, which is not expected to end so soon. The agency downgraded Ukraine’s credit rating from “B-” to “CCC +”, giving it a negative outlook.

09.02. Ukrainian forces have successfully carried out a limited limited counterattack on the border between Kherson and Mykolaiv regions on Saturday, forcing Russian troops to move into defense, according to a recent report on the situation in the Russia-Ukraine war by the US Institute of War Studies (ISW).

“While the Ukrainian counterattack will not lead to significant recapture in the near future, it could disrupt Russia’s operations and potentially force Russia to relocate additional forces to the Kherson region. (..) Ukraine’s counterattacks could further slow Russia’s efforts to consolidate administrative control over the occupied southern Ukraine,” ISW.

07.08. Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk on Sunday urged Ukrainians currently in Russian-occupied territories not to accept Russian citizenship and to move to state territories controlled by Ukraine’s central government.

“Move to the area under control. I know it’s not easy, but find ways and opportunities. Because, after all, it’s about your safety and the fate of you and your children,” she said on the Telegram.

02.04. At the extraordinary European Council to be held today and tomorrow, on 31 May in Brussels, the Belgian capital, the heads of state and government will discuss topical issues affecting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including the current humanitarian situation in the country, the Foreign Ministry said.

01.26. The Ukrainian army south of Krivijrog on Sunday carried out a successful counterattack, reports pravda.com.ua.

00.10. The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Roman Dudin, the head of the Kharkiv Oblast Security Service of Ukraine, for negligent performance of his duties. Law enforcement officers will conduct an investigation, reports pravda.com.ua.

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