For three months now, Ukraine has been defending itself against the Russian invasion. Current May 24 / Article

Battles and attacks

• The General Staff of the Ukrainian Army informed that the opponent Donetsk attempts to break through the line of defense in order to surround Ukrainian units and reach the administrative borders of the Luhansk region continue. The Russian army tried to launch an offensive as well Bahmut but without success.

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has indicated that next week’s war with Russia will be particularly difficult. The Russian occupiers are trying very hard to show that they will not give up Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhia regions occupied territories and the Donbass. In some places, as they move forward, in some places they concentrate reserves and strengthen their positions.

Home affairs

• Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos that another 48 Russian soldiers were tried. In total, 13 thousand cases have been initiated for war crimes.

Civilian population

• The media reports that more than 500 civilians have been held hostage in the Kherson region. In this way, the Russian army is trying to force the locals to cooperate or accept the occupation.

• More than 6.5 million refugees have fled Ukraine due to Russian aggression. At the same time, about 2 million people have already returned to their country. 3.5 million people went to Poland, 960 thousand people crossed the border with Romania, and 919 thousand arrived in Russia. Hungary, Moldova and Slovakia have also taken in large numbers of refugees, according to UN refugee agencies data.​​​​​​

Current in Ukraine 23. in May

CONTEXT:

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered to start Russian troops invade Ukraine. Putin claimed that NATO was going to use Ukraine as a bridgehead for aggression against Russia, although there was no evidence of these allegations. Ukraine believes that Putin’s real goal is to destroy Ukraine’s statehood and bring the territory under Moscow’s control.

Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has provoked a general one condemnation of the international communityagainst Russia is new sanctions have been introduced. Many Western companies have decided to leave the Russian market.

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