Ukraine used the US Patriot missile system for the first time and shot down the Russian Kynzhal hypersonic missile. On May 10, one day after the anniversary of the victory over Nazism, Wagner withdraws from Bakhmut and hands over their positions to the Russian army. This was announced by the head of the private military company, Yevgeny Prigozhin, after he had published a video denouncing the lack of ammunition by the military leadership.
Kiev thinks again and confirms, shot down hypersonic missile
After initial denials, the Luftwaffe commander fought off the Wehrmacht Ukrainians Mykola Oleshuk confirmed that on the night of May 4 a hypersonic Kinzhal missile was shot down by the US Patriot missile defense system over the sky of the capital Kiev.
“Congratulations to the people of Ukraine on a historic event! Yes, we shot down the Kinzhal with the “Patriots”, he wrote on Telegram. “The Kh-47 missile was fired from the territory of Russia by a MiG-31K,” he added. Yesterday, the Defense Express portal reported the launch of the missile, but the Ukrainian Air Force spokesman later denied it.
The Russians use phosphorus ammunition in Bachmut
“The enemy used phosphorus and incendiary ammunition a Bachmutin an attempt to erase the city from the face of the earth.” Such is the complaint of the Special Forces Press Office of the Ukraine , who also provided a video to the newspaper Ukrainska Pravda. “However, military special forces and other Defense Forces units continue to boldly defend the city,” the statement concluded.
Mayor Melitopol, Russian officials flee Zaporizhia
Russian officials are fleeing the temporarily occupied area of the region Zaporizhia . This was explained by the Mayor of Melitopol, Іvan Fedorov, according to reports from Ukrinform, adding: “Your ‘Minister of Health’ has disappeared, he is said to be on vacation, but he has been away for more than three weeks and is not expected to return either. His deputy has resigned and nobody knows anything about her. Both came from mainland Russia.” According to Fedorov, “local collaborators” are also preparing escape routes: “Some have organized the transfer of the family to Moscow, others are trying to send their children to Europe”.
Kiev deploys Patriots and shoots down a Russian hypersonic missile. Wagner away from Bachmut
L’ Ukraine used the US Patriot missile system for the first time and shot down the Russian Kynzhal hypersonic missile: writes the Ukrainian site Defense Express, which received the photo of the wreck. On May 10, one day after the anniversary of the victory over Nazism, Wagner withdraws from Bakhmut and hands over their positions to the Russian army. This was announced by the head of the private military company, Yevgeny Prigozhin, after he had published a video denouncing the lack of ammunition by the military leadership.
Luftwaffe carried out 10 airstrikes against the Russians yesterday
Air Force yesterday Ukraine 10 Attacks “carried out on areas where enemy personnel and military equipment were concentrated”, and the enemy, that is, the Russians, “continue to focus their offensive efforts on Bakhmut, Avdiiv and Marin”: writes the Ukrinform website, citing a joint communiqué Chiefs of Staff of Kiev.
“About 50 attacks by the invaders were repelled. Bakhmut and Maryinka remain in the epicenter of hostilities, where our armed forces are defending the territory,” the Ukrainian agency said. Also yesterday, the statement summarizes: “The enemy launched 8 rocket attacks, 49 airstrikes and 82 rocket attacks. Some civilians were injured, private residences and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed or damaged.”
During the night 4 kamikaze drones were shot down over Dnipropetrovsk
The anti-aircraft Ukraine During the night he shot down four Iranian-made kamikaze drones “Shahed” in the Dnipropetrovsk region, which borders Donetsk and Zaporizhia to the east: writes the website of the Ukrinform agency, citing the Telegram account of the region’s governor Serhyi Lysak .
Isw, Russian priority is not Bakhmut, but Kiev counter-offensive
The Ministry of Defence Russian It shifted its battlefield priority and shifted its operational focus from capturing Bakhmut to preparing for a Ukrainian counteroffensive. This is confirmed by the May 5th report by the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
According to analysts, this change put “Wagner’s” mercenaries in a difficult position, and the videos of leader Prigozhin’s threats “show his desperation and deep anger.” Wagner’s persistence in Bakhmut is at odds with a general slowdown in Russian offensive operations elsewhere in Ukraine, as Russia’s regular military appears to be shifting focus largely to preparing for a long-awaited Ukrainian counteroffensive.
It is currently unknown whether Prigozhin really intends to withdraw from Bakhmut on May 10, or whether he made this statement in a last-ditch attempt to gain Defense Ministry support.
Kiev, 397 million needed for demining in 2023
Those for demining the areas of Ukraine for 2023 they amount to more than 397 million dollars. First Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine Oleksandr Pavliuk told Ukrinform. “The estimated cost of the full range of humanitarian demining activities – he specified – is $37 billion. According to the World Bank, the need for the current year alone is more than 397 million dollars. These costs are not final, the amount may decrease or increase significantly,” Pavliuk said.
Demining spending is the focus of next year’s budget study, starting with the budget needed to create and equip new units that will strengthen the Department of Defense’s demining capabilities.
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