China says it will continue to facilitate peace talks and stands ready to maintain communication and coordination with Russia to make concrete contributions to a political solution to Ukraine’s crisis. In a video, Yevgeny Prigozhin denounced the Wagner group’s massive lack of ammunition and accused the Russian military leaders of killing their mercenaries on the battlefield.
Kiev admits that the downed drone is one of ours
The Air Force of the German Armed Forces Kyiv They admitted that the drone shot down over the capital on the evening of Thursday, May 4, came from Ukraine. “Around 20:00 on May 4 in the Kyiv region, a Bayraktar TB2 UAV lost control during a commercial flight,” the Air Force said in a statement cited by Ukrinform. “The uncontrolled presence of drones in the sky over the capital could lead to undesirable consequences. The target has been destroyed. It’s a shame, but it’s equipment and things like this happen. Presumably – so we read – it is a technical fault, the reasons are still being clarified.”
China to Russia, vote on political solution
There China will continue to “facilitate peace talks and is ready to maintain communication and coordination with Russia in order to make a concrete contribution to a political solution to the crisis”. Ukraine . This is what Foreign Minister Qin Gang said to his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov during a meeting on Thursday, May 4, on the sidelines of the SCO Foreign Ministers Meeting in Goa, India. Lavrov replied in the Xinhua report that Moscow attaches importance to the Chinese “position paper” on the political solution to the Ukraine crisis, agrees with the basic principles and is ready to maintain close communication.
Prigozhin blames Moscow for the deaths of its men
Yevgeny Prigozhin denounced in a video the Wagner group’s massive lack of ammunition and accused the Russian military leaders of killing their mercenaries on the battlefield. In the video published on the Telegram channel of its press service, Ukrainska Pravda reports that Prigozhin says he is suffering from a “70 percent lack of ammunition” and shows rows of bodies of militants who allegedly died on May 4. The patron of wagner He then railed against the leadership of the Russian regular army, blaming the chief of staff of the armed forces, Valery Gerasimov, and defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, for the deaths of his men.
Kiev, 10,000 drone operators have already been trained
Tens of thousands of drone operators have already been trained Ukraine as part of the Drone Army project: Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation and Minister for Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov said on TV, as reported by Ukrainska Pravda. The project, Fedorov explained, aims to launch 60 drone attack companies and change the doctrine on the use of these aircraft.
“We recently completed the first part of the pilot training project, during which time 10,000 pilots were trained – the minister said -. The drone army is about the comprehensive development of the field of unmanned aerial vehicles, both from the point of view of production and from the point of view of their application.” Fedorov also announced that the fundraising platform “United 24” raised $ 325 million in one year has collected.
Isw, Moscow cancels 9/5 parades after Kremlin attack
Russian officials are likely to take advantage of the hack Kremlin last Wednesday to cancel the parades planned for May 9, Victory Day, in a larger number of cities: according to the Institute for War Research (ISW). Russian sources reported that parades in 21 cities in Russia and occupied Crimea have already been canceled without official justification or for security reasons, the US research center writes.
According to ISW analysts, the Kremlin not only wants to use the attack to quash the events of May 9, but also to depict the war Ukraine as an existential threat to the country. Moscow is likely hoping to limit the May 9 events to cover up the demotion of Russia’s military, given that the most advanced weapons are routinely displayed at parades, many of which were used in the Ukraine war or destroyed in the fighting. The Kremlin hopes to contain the events of May 9, also out of fear that celebrations to honor the deceased soldiers could become a potential cause for internal protests given the high death toll in Ukraine.
Leader 007 USA, unlikely major Russian offensive in 2023
It is unlikely that Russian forces will be able to conduct a significant offensive operation this year, even if the expected counter-offensive fails Ukraine It won’t be entirely successful: Director of National Intelligence — which oversees US intelligence — Avril Haines said in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, adding that the Russian army gained less territory than all three in April months and faces a “significant shortage” of ammunition and personnel.
“If the Russia does not initiate mandatory mobilization and does not secure substantial supplies of third-party ammunition in addition to existing supplies from Iran and other countries, it will become increasingly difficult for the Russians to sustain even modest offensive operations,” he explained. The conflict, he continued, remains a “brutal war of attrition” with fighting going on over “hundreds of meters” daily in eastern Ukraine and neither side being able to demonstrate an ultimate advantage.
According to the evaluations of United StatesHaines said Vladimir Putin “probably scaled back his immediate ambitions” to consolidate control over already occupied territories in the east and south of the country and to ensure Ukraine does not join NATO.
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