Statements by politicians and ministries, sanctions and the economy
The governor of the Kursk region Starovoit said that in the morning the Ukrainian armed forces fired on the village of Tyotkino: one person died. The head of the UN World Food Program, Beasley, sent a letter to Vladimir Putin asking for the opening of Ukrainian seaports for grain exports. Meanwhile, the administration of US President Biden refused to comply with Kiev's request for the supply of more missile systems. Washington is said to be afraid that Ukraine will use them to strike targets in Russia. Read online the previous day's special operations here.
Photo: Donetsk Press Agency
Rain and raised hands: footage of militants surrendering near Azovstal appeared
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12:35 Russia will expel five Portuguese diplomats in retaliation.
12:22 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara would not support Ankara. the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO. At the same time, he is confident that he does not intend to sever relations with Putin or Zelensky.
12:20 & nbsp; Russian pop stars have decided to create a Russian Music Association, which will bring together those who are against the abolition of Russian culture. Russia's People's Artist Nikolai Baskov said.
12:18 & nbsp; If Ukraine expresses its readiness to return to the negotiating table, the Russian Federation will give a positive answer. This was announced by Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko.
12: 15 & nbsp; The British authorities included Aeroflot and Rossiya on the list of sanctions. and Ural Airlines.
12:10 & nbsp; Kursk Regional Governor Roman Starovoit said residential, distillery and sugar factory buildings had been damaged by shelling from the Ukrainian side of Tetkino.
12:00 & nbsp; Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakhar said US media reports about Russia's use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine suggest that US authorities may be preparing an information ground for further provocation. This time it could be apocalyptic. The Foreign Ministry also emphasizes that the Russian Federation has never threatened anyone with nuclear weapons. as claims of exclusivity and racist prejudices.
11:30 & nbsp; Rus. Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova said she would apply to the United Nations International Maritime Organization. He will ask for help in releasing sailors detained in Ukraine from civilian ships assigned to Russian ports.
11:18 Musician Yuri Shevchuk has been accused of discrediting the Russian armed forces. It happened after his concert in Ufa yesterday. There, the DDT leader spoke out against a special operation in Ukraine. Recall that for individuals under this article is fined up to 50 thousand rubles and for legal entities & mdash; up to 500,000.
11:11 & nbsp; In addition, the Russian Ministry of Defense has released new footage of captured Ukrainian militants leaving Azovstal.
11:10 & nbsp; The Russian Ministry of Defense held a morning briefing. As Igor Konashenkov said, 7 command posts were hit by airborne rockets during the day. Among the targets were the command posts of the 24th Motorized Infantry Brigade in Nikolajevka and another 104th Territorial Defense Brigade in Konstantinovka. In addition, 11 artillery depots near Bachmut, Konstantinovka, Iljinka and Minkovka in the DLR were hit.
At the same time, the S-300 divisions near Bolshiya Lomzak in the Nikolaev region and Buk-M1 near Slavyanogorsk in the DLR were destroyed. The Russian Air Force hit 2 command posts and another 58 areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment.
More than 340 nationalists were also destroyed by air strikes, and 62 military units were also neutralized. . During the entire operation, 172 Ukrainian aircraft were destroyed, as well as 125 helicopters, 942 drones, 313 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,158 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 395 MLRS installations, 1,562 cannons.
10:42 & nbsp; Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russian Muslim fighters were showing resilience, courage and selflessness during Russia's special operation in Ukraine. He said this in a greeting to participants in the Tatarstan celebrations dedicated to the 1100th anniversary of the adoption of Islam by Volga Bulgaria.
10:40 Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak warned that & nbsp; The Nord Stream 2 pipeline is unlikely to be launched for political reasons.
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He pointed out that Americans are considering a ban on Russia repaying our debt obligations in dollars. This is not the worst decision for the Russian Federation, Medvedev is sure. & quot; Or you don't have to pay at all. And to use the unspent money for exactly those purposes that American seniles won't like, “he added.
10:20 & nbsp; Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andrij Melnik said that by that he resorted to harsh rhetoric against Olaf Scholz did not want to offend him. The diplomat was only trying to push for a change in German policy towards Ukraine.
9:55 & nbsp; (recognized as an extremist and banned in Russia) Velichko and Nemicheva.
9:40 & nbsp; DLR chief Pushilin said that more than half of those in Azovstal Ukrainian army had already laid down their arms.
9:25 & nbsp; A video appeared on the Internet calling on another unit of the 115th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to Zelenský. Soldiers stationed in Severodonetsk inform the President of Ukraine that they refuse to carry out combat orders.
9:16 & nbsp; War correspondent Dmitry Steshin reports that Deputy Commander of the Nationalist Azov Battalion (recognized as an extremist and banned in Russia) Svyatoslav Palamar (Kalina) has resigned.
9:10 & nbsp; During the shelling on May 19 in the morning, at least seven missiles hit the distillery in the Kursk region. This was stated by the director of the company.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has decided to extend martial law as well as general mobilization. Volodymyr Zelensky calls for an extension of martial law, which expires on May 24, as well as a period of general mobilization in Ukraine.
Ramzan Kadyrov spoke about the situation in the special operation zone. According to him, everything is calm. He added that “we are going 100% according to plan, we will liberate Ukraine”. Kadyrov also spoke about the prospects of mobilization in Russia. According to him, no one should report it. Everyone “should mobilize and stand around the president.”
Sweden and Finland have officially applied to join NATO. Croatian President Zoran Milanovic also said that his country could block Turkey's process of considering Sweden's and Finland's applications to join the Alliance.
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