Today
Sunday May 28, 2023
21:22
“THE F-16, AN OBSERVED AIRCRAFT”
“We are not afraid of the F-16s, we look forward to them because our anti-aircraft defense system is faster than them,” Piotr Tolstoy, deputy speaker of the Duma, told LCI. “And to be clear: “It takes two years to train pilots. Will you bring your pilots with you?” It’s an outdated plane. Put in all the gear you don’t need and we’ll burn it.
21:18
“RUSSIA USES ONLY 10% OF ITS MILITARY CAPACITY”
“We don’t care about your respect,” cowardly about LCI Piotr Tolstoy. “Today, Russia deploys only 10% of its military capacity, but it doesn’t because we know the Ukrainian people are waiting for us.”
“Westerners, you share your responsibility for the Ukrainian deaths, for those who are yet to die in Kharkiv. I hope that sooner or later we will understand that the arrival of the Russian army is inevitable.”
21:14
“Ukraine will no longer exist as such”
“Ukraine as it is now will no longer exist,” said Piotr Tolstoy on LCI. “We don’t want to annex Ukraine, we want it to become a neutral country. The most important thing for us is our safety. We have repeatedly offered negotiations to the Westerners, this has been refused (…) We ensure our security.” .”
“The more the West gives Ukraine long-range equipment, the further the Russian army has to go. And she will go.”
21:07
INTERVIEW
“Russian drones aim only at military targets,” assures LCI Piotr Tolstoy, vice-president of the Duma.
“In the eight years that the current Ukrainian power has been terrorizing the Russians in Donbass, you haven’t talked about it,” the Russian politician assures. “We will destroy all the material that the Europeans provided to the Ukrainians,” adds Pyotr Tolstoy.
6:30 p.m.
BALANCE SHEET
Ukraine said on Sunday that its air defenses shot down 58 of the 59 explosive drones sent by Russia overnight, mostly in the capital Kiev.
“The Russian Federation has carried out another massive attack on the territory of Ukraine using Iranian Shahed attack drones,” the Ukrainian General Staff said. “According to updated information, 58 of the 59 (drones) were shot down by our defenders.” Earlier, the military authorities said they had destroyed 52 of the 54 demolition drones.
13:24
ROLAND GARROS
Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk on Sunday refused to shake hands with Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka after their 6-3, 6-2 first-round loss at Roland-Garros on Sunday.
Kostyuk, who is from Kyiv, believes tennis authorities were too accommodating towards Russian and Belarusian players in the measures taken in response to the February 2022 invasion of his country by troops from Moscow.
She had already decided not to greet another Belarusian, Victoria Azarenka, preferring to touch her opponent’s racquet with hers at the last US Open. She decided not to greet Sabalenka at all this time, received boos from the audience at the time and then left the place.
Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka (left) and Ukrainian player Marta Kostyuk (right). – Thomas SAMSON / AFP12:42
“HERO”
According to military authorities, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday praised “the heroes” of the anti-aircraft defenses who repelled the largest drone attack on Kiev since the Russian invasion began.
“Every time you shoot down enemy drones and missiles, lives are saved. (…) They are our heroes,” he thanked in a message published on Telegram.
11:31
“MISTAKE”
Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrei Kelin remained steadfast when questioned by the BBC. “It is a great idealistic mistake to think that Ukraine will win. Russia is 16 times larger than Ukraine. We have huge resources and have not started to act very seriously yet.”
10:53
Urgent
F-16 AIRCRAFT
The West is “playing with fire” after the US recently gave the green light to future deliveries of F-16 fighter jets to Kiev, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov denounced on Sunday, lamenting “an unacceptable escalation”.
“It’s playing with fire. There is no doubt about it,” the minister said in an interview on Russian television, an excerpt of which was published on the social networks of the journalist who interviewed him. “It’s an unacceptable escalation” led by “Washington, London and their satellites within the EU” who want to “weaken Russia,” he argued.
10:32
“AMBIGUITY”
Notably, when asked on Radio J whether Putin’s party was far right or far left in France, the prime minister replied: “There are indeed minority voices at the two extremes that are very ambiguous, which undoubtedly don’t dare theirs.” positions that do not bear the condemnation that one would expect of Russian aggression against Ukraine.”
politics
Posted today at 1:54 p.m
09:09
Urgent
52 OF 54 DRONES INTERCEPTED
Ukraine claimed on Sunday that overnight it repelled “the most significant drone strike” on Kiev “since the Russian invasion began.” Military authorities said they destroyed 52 of the 54 demolition drones launched by Moscow in the countries, including “more”. more than 40 inches above the capital.
“In total, a record number of explosive drones fired was registered: 54!”, the Ukrainian Air Force stated on Telegram, claiming to have “destroyed 52”. So far, the authorities in Kiev have recorded two dead and three injured.
09:09
UPDATE ON THE SITUATION
On the night of Saturday, May 27, Kiev was attacked by a new “massive” drone strike. According to the mayor of the capital, all were intercepted, but at least two people died.
Here are the highlights from the last 24 hours surrounding the war in Ukraine.
International
Posted today at 8:21am.
09:08
“BIG ATTACK
A man died in Kiev after a “massive” attack by Russian drones as debris from these devices fell on the capital, Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced on Sunday.
“In the Solomyanskyi district of the capital, a 35-year-old woman was hospitalized and a 41-year-old man died due to falling drone debris near a gas station,” Klitschko said on Telegram.
He had previously stated that the Kiev air defense shot down “more than 20 drones” en route to the city.
Describing this new attack as “massive,” the mayor urged the population to stay safe and warned of new waves of drones descending on Kyiv “from multiple directions at once.”
Edit: In the morning the tally increased to 2 dead and 3 wounded.