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the May 21, 2024, issue of the Russia-Ukraine War Report Card. In recent weeks, Russian forces have gained ground all across the frontline, with their surprise offensive in the northeastern region of Kharkiv resulting in their biggest territorial gains since late 2022, according to NYT. On May 23, commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces Oleksandr Syrskyi claimed his forces largely halted that offensive in the northeast, though the Ukrainian general staff acknowledged the next day that Russian forces had achieved “partial success” near the village of Ivanivka in the Kharkiv region.
Medvedev says Zelensky is 'legitimate military target.' Dmitry Medvedev, who previously served as Russia's president from 2008 to 2012, has regularly used bellicose language in an attempt to intimidate the West and Ukraine.
British intelligence said that Russia is intensifying its war against Ukraine with resources that were previously intended for Africa, it is about the "African Corps", which includes former Wagnerites. The "African Corps" of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, created in December 2023, consists of more than 2 thousand soldiers and officers of the regular forces, as well as experienced mercenaries, many of whom previously served in the Wagner group. Units of the "Africa Corps" were most likely previously deployed in Syria, Libya, Burkina Faso and Niger," the review says.
Ukrainian drones attack Russian defense manufacturer's facilities in Tula on May 16. Drones operated by Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) hit production facilities of the state-owned Russian weapons manufacturing company "Basalt" in the city of Tula overnight on May 16, a military intelligence source told the Kyiv Independent.
Ammunition depot hit at Belbek airfield in occupied Crimea on May 16. The partisans claim that the damaged depot stored "most of the missiles" for Russian Su-27 and Su-30 fighter jets as well as MiG-31 aircraft, a carrier of Kinzhal ballistic missiles that Russia uses to attack Ukraine.
NATO member states considering sending military instructors to Ukraine. Some NATO member states are discussing the possibility of sending military instructors or contractors to Ukraine to train Ukrainian troops and assist with equipment repairs, the New York Times reported on May 16.
Washington has not encouraged Ukraine to strike inside Russia with US weapons, but decision up to Kyiv. Blinken was asked about recent Ukrainian complaints that a Washington ban meant Ukraine could not strike Russian forces as they built up before crossing the border into Kharkiv Oblast.
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has made a statement that Ukraine should be able to strike military targets located on the internationally recognized Russian territory. "The time has come for allies to consider whether they should lift some of the restrictions they have put on the use of weapons
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