Wladimir Putin chairs a meeting with the permanent members of the National Security Council. The Kremlin emphasizes that the regular meeting, which has been planned for a long time, will also include the topic of yesterday’s drone attack. In front Yevgeny PrigozhinHead of the Russian private mercenary group Wagner, posted a video on his Telegram channel showing dozens of dead Russian soldiers and beating top Russian forces for failing to supply his forces with ammunition.
In Ukraine, Rosenergoatom is sounding the alarm for the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant: “The Kakhovka dam threatens to collapse and could cause serious damage to the power plant”. “More than diplomacy, and we do, unfortunately, in Ukraine this is not the time for diplomatic talks about peace. It is time to give military support to the war,” said the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy, Joseph BorrellAttended the State of the Union in Florence.
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02:19
Mayor Melitopol, Russian officials fleeing Zaporizhia
Russian officials flee temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhia region. This was explained – according to Ukrinform reports – by Melitopol Mayor Іvan Fedorov, who added: “Your ‘Health Minister’ has disappeared, he is said to be on vacation, but he has been away for more than three weeks and is unlikely to return. His According to Fedorov, “local collaborators” are also preparing escape routes: “Some organized the transfer of the family to Moscow, others are trying to send their children to Europe.”
01:12
Ukrainian special forces: “Russians use phosphorus ammunition in Bakhmut”
“The enemy used phosphorus and incendiary ammunition in Bakhmut to wipe the city off the face of the earth,” said the Ukrainian army’s special forces. “However, soldiers from the SSO and other Defense Forces units continue to bravely defend the city. And under these conditions, we continue to crush the enemy,” the statement quoted by Ukrainska Pravda continues. Petro Andriushchenko, Advisor to the Mariupol Mayor, posted the video and commented on social media: “Bakhmut. phosphorus ammunition. Miserable bastards. The same situation was in Mariupol. If they can’t do anything, phosphorous ammunition will be fired.”
00:00
Zelenska posts photos with Kate and Jill Biden: “Friends of Ukraine”
The First Lady of Ukraine, Olena SelenskaShe tweeted a photo of herself with Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, and Jill Biden, wife of the US President, at the official Charles III coronation reception tonight. shows.
“It was a real pleasure to meet these fine ladies with big hearts, great friends of Ukraine,” Zelenska wrote.
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11:59 p.m
Wagner, video shock to request ammunition from Kremlin
Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Kremlin-backed Russian private mercenary group Wagner, posted a video on his Telegram channel showing dozens of dead Russian soldiers and beating the Russian military for failing to supply its forces with ammunition. With a volley of curses, Prigozhin accused the chief of staff of the Russian armed forces Valery Gerasimov and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu for a “70 percent shortage of ammunition” on the battlefield in Ukraine and the deaths of soldiers. According to Prigozhin, on May 4, the soldiers were killed in Ukraine.