US tells Putin to choose confrontation or dialogue over Ukraine

Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry

20.05.2022 (13:15)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine.

During the day, high-precision air-based missiles of the Russian Aerospace Forces have hit 4 command posts, 45 areas of manpower and military equipment concentration, as well as 7 ammunition and fuel depots near Bakhmut, Berestovoe, Soledar, Pokrovskoe, Konstantinovka and Maslyakovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

In addition, 1 Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile system launcher near Seversk and 1 radar of the Ukrainian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system near Barvenkovo, Kharkov Region, have been also destroyed.

Operational-tactical and army aviation have hit 3 strong points and 47 areas of concentration of AFU manpower and military equipment.

The attacks have resulted in the elimination of more than 280 nationalists and up to 59 armoured and motor vehicles.

Missile troops and artillery have hit 12 command posts, 213 areas of manpower and military equipment concentration, 24 artillery and mortar units at firing positions, and 3 ammunition depots near Chuguev, Kharkov Region.

Russian air defence means have shot down 10 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles near Barvinok, Chernobaevka, Lazurnoe in Kherson Region, Grakovo, Malye Prokhody, Novaya Gnilitsa and Chkalovskoe in Kharkov Region.

In addition, 17 Ukrainian Smerch multiple-launch rockets have been intercepted near Topolskoe, Malaya Kamyshevakha, Snezhkovka in Kharkov Region and Chernobaevka in Kherson Region.

In total, 172 Ukrainian aircraft and 125 helicopters, 952 unmanned aerial vehicles, 314 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,168 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 396 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,571 field artillery and mortars, as well as 3,039 units of special military vehicles were destroyed during the operation.

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Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - First Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov holds telephone conversation with the Chairman of the United States Armed Forces Chiefs

19.05.2022 (19:50)

On May 19, 2022, at the initiative of the American side, a telephone conversation between the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - First Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov and the Chairman of the United States Armed Forces Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley took place.

They discussed issues of mutual interest, including the situation in Ukraine.

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A Board session of the Russian Defence Ministry was held in Moscow under the leadership of the head of the military department

20.05.2022 (13:00)

Today Moscow hosted another Defence Ministry Board Session chaired by the General of the Army Sergei Shoigu at the National Centre for State Defence Control.

The Minister of Defence began by saying a few words about the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine.

Units of the Russian Armed Forces together with the people's militias of the Lugansk and the Donetsk people's republics are expanding their control over the territories of Donbass. The liberation of the Lugansk People's Republic is nearing completion.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces, trying to delay the advance of Russian troops, are not letting local residents out of cities and towns and are using them as human shield.

Suffering defeat on the "ground", the Kiev regime seeks to achieve at least short-term successes in certain areas, passing them off as major ones.

On the eve of Victory Day, the Ukrainian authorities made an adventurous attempt to seize Snake Island. This dubious action turned out to be a complete failure. The Russian Armed Forces have eliminated 50 members of elite AFU units. In three days, 4 enemy aircraft, 10 helicopters, 30 drones and 3 boats were destroyed.

Sergei Shoigu stressed that any provocation in the future would be severely dealt with

The blockade of the Azovstal plant continues. Civilians held there by Ukrainian nationalists have been evacuated from the plant. 177 people were rescued, including 85 women and 47 children. Each citizen is provided with security and qualified medical and psychological assistance.

Nationalists blocked inside the plant are actively surrendering. To date, 1,908 people have laid down their arms. He reminded that 1,387 marines had previously laid down their arms.

The Minister noted that the Russian Armed Forces are doing all they can to prevent civilian deaths. Humanitarian corridors are operating for this purpose on a permanent basis.

More than 1,377,000 people have been evacuated to Russia from dangerous regions of the people's republics, as well as from Ukraine, since the beginning of the special military operation.

He also thanked the personnel for their professionalism, courage and heroism in accomplishing the tasks set by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.
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a reply to: turretless


Meanwhile.....you won't like the source but there are many more:

www.dailymail.co.uk...

a reply to: turretless


Are you not aware that what russia's mod just said about Snake Island has already been 100% debunked as complete lies?

a reply to: turretless


"147 artillery and mortar units at firing positions, including 1 Ukrainian battery of US-made 155mm M777 howitzers near Pogornoe."





Does anyone actually believe this daily nonsense in russia?

Azovstal plant in Mariupol is fully liberated

20.05.2022 (22:05)

The underground facilities of the enterprise, where the militants had been hiding, have come under full control of the Russian Armed Forces.

Since May 16, a total of 2,439 Azov Nazis and AFU servicemen blocked inside the plant have laid down their arms and surrendered during the operation.

Today, the last group of 531 militants surrendered.

The so-called ‘commander’ of the Azov Nazis, due to the hatred of Mariupol residents and the desire of the townspeople to massacre him for his numerous atrocities, was removed from the territory of the plant in a special armoured vehicle.

Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the completion of the operation and the complete liberation of the plant and Mariupol city from the Ukrainian militants.

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Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s answer to a question from Rossiya Segodnya

19 May 2022 21:27

Question:

US representatives accused Russia of undermining global food security at a recent conference in New York. What could you say about this?


Maria Zakharova:

Indeed, we noted the latest unfriendly statements made by American representatives about our country at the Food Security Conference they organised in New York. It took place on May 18 with a limited number of states but with a very specific task – to prove that the special military operation in Ukraine is the main reason for the global food shortage.

We are not surprised. These anti-Russia accusations are part of a well-orchestrated campaign of the collective West. Its goal is to blame Russia for all global problems. We are well aware that the United States and its allies in Europe are manipulatively trying to disorient the international community and persuade other countries to support the Western anti-Russia line.

In this context, we would like to recall again the real root causes for the deterioration of the global food security situation, which our Western colleagues always seem to forget. The global economic turbulence is the result of their attempts to impose their own vision of an “ideal and universal economic model.” Their own miscalculations and accumulated system-wide mistakes in financial, energy, climate and food policy are merely hastening the onset of a series of global crises.

It would also be inaccurate to downplay the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is no secret that prices on different products, including food, have been growing for several years now throughout the world due to disruptions in production and marketing chains, soaring freight and insurance costs, and so on.

Finally, the sanctions hysteria unleashed against our country can hardly be considered as contributing to macroeconomic stability. The whole world was affected by a record number of restrictions placed on Russia’s foreign trade. Naturally, economically vulnerable nations were the hardest hit.

The unilateral illegal measures taken by Western countries have worsened the disruption of the logistics and financial chains involved in supplying food to world markets. Restrictions on trade with Russia, one of the leading suppliers of agricultural products and energy, targeted sanctions against domestic economic operators, banks and transport companies, the closure of ports to our ships and refusal to insure cargoes, caused destabilisation and increased global food prices. The continued threats of new restrictions are merely worsening panic and instability.

We are categorically refuting the accusations expressed at the said conference by Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) David Beasley from the United States. He said Russia was using “hunger as a weapon of war.” Such statements are inappropriate and contradict the principles of objectivity and neutrality that Mr Beasley is obliged to strictly abide by as an international official.

The allegations about Russia’s blocking of Ukrainian grain exports in Black Sea ports and the ensuing grain shortage in the market, are nothing but unfounded assumptions. Russia is not blocking Ukrainian exports. Logistics problems were caused by Kiev when its troops mined their own seaports. Russia is continuously opening humanitarian corridors to the sea.

Russia continues supplying food products in line with its commercial commitments and as humanitarian aid to the population of needy countries via bilateral and multilateral channels, including the WFP. Our country is interested in the stable functioning of the global food market.

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Is russia not aware that the ships full of grain that they stole and sold to china were tracked by both commercial and government satellites?

Or that there is plenty of online video of russian soldiers organizing huge convoys of stolen Ukrainian harvests and farm equipment both on the route to russia, and inside russia?



Why does russia even bother 'reporting' this nonsense every day?

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Here are quotes from the Economist magazine article about how Ukraine exports grain - www.abovetopsecret.com...

a reply to: turretless


Was this before or after russia invaded Ukraine and stole everything it could?

Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry

21.05.2022 (11:30)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine.

High-precision long-range sea-based Kalibr missiles near the Malin railway station in Zhytomir Region have destroyed a large batch of weapons and military equipment delivered from the USA and European countries for a grouping of Ukrainian troops in Donbass.

Russian air-based missiles near Odessa, at the Odessa Port Plant, have destroyed fuel storages intended for Ukrainian nationalists' armoured vehicles.

In addition, high-precision airborne missiles have hit 3 command posts, including the command post of the 109th Territorial Defence Brigade near Bakhmut, 36 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration, as well as 8 ammunition depots in Galitsinovo, Nikolaev Region, Nyrkovo in Lugansk People's Republic, Krasnyi Liman and Ocheretino in Donetsk People's Republic.

Operational-tactical and army aviation have hit 4 command posts, 47 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration, as well as 1 ammunition depot near Drobyshevo.

The attacks have resulted in the elimination of more than 270 nationalists and up to 52 armoured and motor vehicles.

Also, 1 Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft have been shot down by fighter aircraft during an aerial battle near Belitskoe, Donetsk Region.

Russian air defence means have shot down another Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force near Novoaleksandrovka, Kherson Region.

Also, 14 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been shot down in the air near Slavnoe, Krutaya Balka, Aleksandrovka, Krasnogorovka, Petropavlovka, Pervomaisk in Donetsk People's Republic, Popasnaya in Lugansk People's Republic, Novaya Kakhovka, Aleksandrovka in Kherson Region, Chervonyi Yar, Malye Prokhody, Kun'e and Brazhkovka in Kharkov Region.

In addition, 8 Ukrainian Smerch multiple-launch rockets have been shot down near Malaya Kamyshevakha, Kamenka, Brazhkovka in Kharkov Region and Chernobaevka in Kherson Region.

Missile troops and artillery have hit 77 command posts, 602 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration, including 1 training camp for AFU special operations forces with personnel near Lake Sasik in Odessa Region, 43 artillery and mortar units at firing positions, 2 MLRS Grad batteries, 10 ammunition depots and 1 Buk-M1 anti-aircraft system launcher near Mayaki in Kharkov Region.

In total, 174 Ukrainian aircraft and 125 helicopters, 966 unmanned aerial vehicles, 315 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,182 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 402 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,614 field artillery and mortars, as well as 3,054 units of special military vehicles were destroyed during the operation.

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What...

russia didn't destroy one of those imaginary S300s for the first time in 2 months?



Maybe there will be another 'report' later about the dozen or so S300s that russia destroyed today?

a reply to: Oldcarpy2

The last people to admit that Russia has failed will be the contingent here at ATS.

Cheers

Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry

22.05.2022 (10:00)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine.

During the day, high-precision air-based missiles have hit 3 command posts, 13 areas of Ukrainian manpower and military equipment concentration, as well as 4 ammunition depots near Soledar, Sol' in Donetsk People's Republic and Nyrkovo in Lugansk People's Republic.

Operational-tactical and army aviation have hit 3 command posts, 26 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration, as well as 1 ammunition depot near Krasnyi Liman.

The attacks have resulted in the elimination of more than 210 nationalists and up to 38 armoured and motor vehicles.

Russian air defence means have shot down 11 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles near Kurakhovo, Guselskoe of Donetsk People's Republic, Popasnaya of Lugansk People's Republic, Chernobaevka in Kherson region, Russkaya Lozovaya, Kozachya Lopan, Nizshee, Malaya Kamyshevaha and Petrovskoe in Kharkov region during the day.

In addition, 2 Ukrainian Smerch multiple-launch rockets have been intercepted near Kamenka and Bukino, Kharkov Region.

Missile troops and artillery have hit 583 areas of enemy's manpower and military equipment concentration, 41 command posts, 76 artillery and mortar units at firing positions, including 3 platoons of Grad MLRS, as well as the Ukrainian Bukovel electronic warfare station near Annovka, Nikolaev Region.

In total, 174 Ukrainian aircraft and 125 helicopters, 977 unmanned aerial vehicles, 317 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,198 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 408 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,622 field artillery and mortars, as well as 3,077 units of special military vehicles were destroyed during the operation.

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Greetings on Polar Explorer Day

Vladimir Putin congratulated Russian polar explorers on their professional holiday.

May 21, 2022 10:00

The message reads, in part:

“Your holiday is a reminder of bright and truly unforgettable events in our history. The world’s first drifting station North Pole-1 started operating precisely 85 years ago. Since then, our country has achieved major impressive results in the development of the high latitudes thanks to the hard and selfless work of several generations of geologists, meteorologists, pilots, sailors and construction professionals.

Today we are beginning a new, breakthrough stage in the exploration of Polar regions. The St Petersburg-based Admiralty Shipyard is completing the construction of a unique ice-resistant self-propelled platform, The North Pole, which will be used to conduct large-scale research projects and collect vital information about the Arctic environment and the prospective development of the North Sea Route. In addition, we are creating a state permafrost monitoring system, which will help us deal with the consequences of climate change, environmental disasters and industrial accidents.

Of course, Russia is also consistently increasing its presence on the White Continent. This is the task of the staff of the Russian Antarctic Expedition, who are working at five year-round stations, seasonal field bases and research vessels. The staff at Vostok, our only station on the continent, are creating a modern complex, equipped with cutting-edge technologies, which will ensure Russian researchers decent living conditions and the means to successfully implement the necessary geophysical, glaciological, medical and other programmes.”

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Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry

23.05.2022 (11:00)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine.

High-precision, long-range sea-based missiles near Malin railway station in Zhitomir Region have destroyed weapons and military equipment of the Ukrainian armed forces' 10th Mountain Assault Brigade from Ivano-Frankovsk that had been transferred to Donbass.

During the day, high-precision air-based missiles have hit 4 command posts, 1 communication centre of the North Task Force near Bakhmut in the Donetsk People's Republic, 48 areas of manpower and military equipment concentration, as well as 6 ammunition depots near Soledar, Sol', Bakhmut, Berestovoe, Zakotoe and Nyrkovo in the Lugansk People's Republic.

1 Ukrainian Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile system has been also destroyed near Bakhmut in the Donetsk People's Republic.

Operational and army aviation have hit 39 areas of manpower and military equipment concentration and destroyed 1 ammunition depot near Krasnyi Liman in the Lugansk People's Republic.

The attacks have resulted in the elimination of more than 230 nationalists and up to 33 armoured and motor vehicles.

Russian air defence forces shot down 3 Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force overnight, including 2 near Kiselevka, Kherson Region, and 1 over Pavlograd, Kharkov Region.

Also, 13 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been shot down near Chervonyi Yar, Chernobaevka, Mirnoe, Aleksandrovka in Kherson Region, Yunokommunarovsk in the Donetsk People's Republic, Hotomlya, Sinichino, Petrovskoe, Terny in Kharkov Region, including 1 Bayraktar TB-2 near Lozovaya in Kharkov Region.

In addition, 2 Ukrainian Tochka-U ballistic missiles over Tomina Balka, Kherson Region, and 8 Ukrainian Smerch multiple-launch rockets over Izyum, Topolskoe, Semenovka and Bikino, Kharkov Region have been intercepted .

Missile troops and artillery have hit 73 command posts, 578 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration, as well as 37 artillery and mortar units at firing positions.

13 tanks and armoured infantry fighting vehicles, 5Grad multiple rocket launchers and 3 ammunition depots have been destroyed.

In total, 177 Ukrainian aircraft and 125 helicopters, 990 unmanned aerial vehicles, 319 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,226 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 421 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,643 field artillery and mortars, as well as 3,106 units of special military vehicles were destroyed during the operation.

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Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry

24.05.2022 (10:31)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine.

High-precision air-based missiles have hit 3 command posts, 36 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration, 1 self-propelled artillery division of the 14th Mechanized Brigade near Soledar, as well as 6 ammunition depots in Minkovka, Bakhmut, Nikolaevka, Spornoe and Krasnyi Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic, including 1 large depot of 155 mm shells for US M-777 howitzer in Razdolovka during the day.

Operational-tactical and army aviation have hit 2 command posts, 3 ammunition depots, 80 areas of Ukrainian manpower and military equipment concentration, as well as 1 Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system near Pilipchatino in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The attacks have resulted in the elimination of more than 210 nationalists and up to 31 armoured and motor vehicles.

Also, Russian fighter aviation have shot down 1 Ukrainian MiG-29 aircraft near Kramotorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.

Missile troops and artillery have hit 84 command posts, 463 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration, as well as 137 artillery and mortar units at firing positions.

13 tanks and armoured combat vehicles, 4 Grad multiple rocket launchers and 3 ammunition depots have been destroyed.

Russian air defence means have shot down 5 unmanned aerial vehicles in Chernobaevka in Kherson Region, Dibrovnoe, Kamenka, Pitomnik and Malye Prokhody in Kharkov Region.

In addition, 4 Ukrainian Smerch multiple-launch rockets have been intercepted over Topolskoe, Semenovka and Sukhaya Kamenka in Kharkov Region.

In total, 178 Ukrainian aircraft and 125 helicopters, 995 unmanned aerial vehicles, 320 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,243 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 425 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,658 field artillery and mortars, as well as 3,124 units of special military vehicles were destroyed during the operation.

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I noticed russia suddenly stopped reporting that they destroyed an S300 or two every day.

Did russia finally realize that they haven't actually hit one since the 2nd week of the war?




So many cruise missiles launched at a few hundred dollars worth of old transmitter parts.

Hilarious!

Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry

25.05.2022 (11:00)

Demining and demilitarization of the seaport in the Donetsk People's Republic's Mariupol city, liberated from Ukrainian militants, has been completed and is now operating on a daily basis.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine.

High-precision long-range air- and sea-based missiles in Zaporozhye have destroyed the production facilities of Motor Sich plant, which produced aircraft engines for combat aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, including UAVs.

In addition, units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reserve deployed to reinforce the grouping of Ukrainian troops in Donbass have been destroyed near Pokrovskoe railway station in Dnepropetrovsk Region.

High-precision air-based missiles have hit: 3 command posts, including 1 command post of the 14th Mechanised Brigade and 1 communications hub in Vrubovka and Bakhmut; 1 AFU radio technical centre near Dneprovskoe, Nikolaev Region; 1 logistics centre of the 72nd Motorised Infantry Brigade near Soledar; 2 fuel bases in Kovyagin and Bezlyudovka, Kharkov Region; 2 air defence radar posts and military equipment at a storage base near Bakhmut; and 16 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration during the day.

Operational-tactical and army aviation have hit 2 missile-artillery weapons and ammunition depots near Dolina in Kharkov Region and Posad-Pokrovskoe in Nikolaev Region, the territorial defence headquarters in Soledar and 46 areas of manpower and military equipment concentration.

The attacks have resulted in the elimination of more than 300 nationalists and up to 46 armoured and motor vehicles.

Russian air defence means have shot down 1 Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force over Barmashovo, Nikolaev Region.

Also, 11 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been shot down in the air near Snake Island, Glubokoe, Pershotravnevoe, Bolshie Prokhody, Kharkiv Region, and Verhnetoretskoe, Stavki, Terny, including 1 Bayraktar TB-2 near Shandrigolovo, Donetsk People's Republic.

Missile troops and artillery have hit 51 command posts, 385 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration, as well as 53 artillery and mortar units at firing positions.

In total, 178 Ukrainian airplanes and 126 helicopters, 1,006 unmanned aerial vehicles, 322 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,258 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 430 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,671 field artillery and mortars, as well as 3,155 units of special military vehicles were destroyed during the operation.

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Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry

26.05.2022 (11:30)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine.

High-precision air-based missiles have hit 48 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration, 2 artillery batteries, and 2 ammunition depots near Nikolaevka and Berestovoe in Donetsk People's Republic during the day.

1 Ukrainian electronic reconnaissance centre near Dneprovskoe, Nikolaev Region, has been destroyed, including 11 servicemen from the combat unit, as well as 15 foreign engineering specialists who arrived with security guards.

In addition, 1 Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile system launcher has been destroyed near Nikolaevka in Donetsk People's Republic, and 1 radar of the Ukrainian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system near Chuhuev in Kharkov region.

Operational-tactical and army aviation have hit 49 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration, 2 mortar crews, as well as 1 depot of missile and artillery weapons and ammunition.

The attacks have resulted in the elimination of more than 350 nationalists and up to 96 armoured and motor vehicles.

Russian air defence means have shot down 1 Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopter over Husarovka, Kharkov Region. 1 Ukrainian Air Force military transport aircraft delivering ammunition and weapons has been also shot down in mid-air near Kremidovka, Odessa Region.

In addition, 13 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been shot down near Zelenyi Gai in Kherson Region, Bolshie and Malye Prokhody, Gavrilovka, Veseloe in Kharkov Region, and Epifanovka and Kirovsk in Lugansk People's Republic, including 2 Soviet-made Tu-143 Reis jets near Melovatka in Lugansk People's Republic.

Missile troops and artillery have hit 62 command posts, 407 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration, 47 artillery and mortar units at firing positions, as well as 3 ammunition depots.

Units and military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' 10th Mountain Assault Brigade, which arrived to reinforce the Ukrainian grouping in Donbass, have been destroyed during an unloading near Pokrovsk railway station in Donetsk People's Republic.

In total, 179 Ukrainian airplanes and 127 helicopters, 1,019 unmanned aerial vehicles, 323 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,266 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 433 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,682 field artillery and mortars, as well as 3,190 units of special military vehicles were destroyed during the operation.

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Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry

27.05.2022 (11:30)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine.

High-precision air-based missiles of the Russian Aerospace Forces have hit positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' 10th Mountain Assault Brigade near Bakhmut, Donetsk People's Republic. 7 command and observation posts and 13 areas of manpower and military equipment concentration have been hit.

Also, 1 Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile launcher and 1 radar of the Ukrainian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system have been destroyed near Barvenkovo.

In addition, 1 Ukrainian air defence guidance and targeting radar station have been destroyed near Gusarovka, Kharkov Region.

Operational-tactical and army aviation have hit 44 areas of concentration of Ukrainian manpower and military equipment.

The attacks have resulted in the elimination of more than 250 nationalists and 84 military equipment, including 9 tanks, 5 Grad multiple rocket launchers, 10 mounts of field artillery and 22 vehicles of various types.

In addition, 2 ammunition depots have been destroyed near Spornoe in Donetsk People's Republic and Barvenkovo in Kharkov Region.

Russian air defence means have shot down 1 MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force over Belyary, Odessa Region.

In addition, 8 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been destroyed near Liptsy, Balakleya, Malye Prokhody, Glubokoe, Glinskoe in Kharkiv Region, and Yampol, Maslyakovka, Vasilevka in Donetsk People's Republic, as well as 1 Ukrainian Tochka-U ballistic missile have been intercepted near Svatovo in Lugansk People's Republic.

Missile troops and artillery have hit 77 command posts of AFU units, 412 areas of manpower and military equipment concentration, as well as 53 artillery firing positions.

As a result of a strike against a pontoon company near Zavgorodnee, Kharkov Region, another attempt to equip a pontoon crossing by the Ukrainian Armed Forces across the Severskyi Donets River has been disrupted.

In total, 180 Ukrainian airplanes and 127 helicopters, 1,027 unmanned aerial vehicles, 324 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,281 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 438 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,693 field artillery and mortars, as well as 3,218 units of special military vehicles were destroyed during the operation.

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Briefing on the results of the analysis of documents related to the military biological activities of the United States on the territory of Ukraine

27.05.2022 (17:25)

The Russian Defence Ministry continues to study materials on the implementation of military biological programs of the United States and its NATO allies on the territory of Ukraine.

Under the Convention on the Prohibition of Biological and Toxin Weapons, each State Party submits an annual report in the form of a declaration of compliance with the requirements of the convention. It is currently the only reporting document on the implementation of the Convention in the framework of the Confidence Building Measures.

Due to the investigation of US military and biological activities on the territory of Ukraine, we have analysed the documents sent by these states to the UN.

It should be noted that neither Ukraine nor the United States provided information on cooperative biological research and development in the area of biological protection in the said submissions (in Form A, Part 2 "i"). Also, Poland and Germany have not declared engagement with Ukraine in their reports.

In addition, in these reports (Form F) for the period from 2016 to 2020, Ukraine states that: "The Government of Ukraine has not conducted and is not conducting any offensive or defensive activities in the framework of biological research and development programmes. The Government of Ukraine does not have any information on such activities of the former USSR on the territory of Ukraine since January 1, 1946".

This contradicts a May 20, 2022 statement by Lewis Gitter, U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the OSCE, that assistance to Kiev is aimed at "...reducing biological and veterinary risks, as well as securing the illegal stockpiles of biological weapons left behind by the USSR...".

In addition, there are numerous inconsistencies in Ukraine's reporting. Thus, the Confidence Building Measures form A for 2020 declares the complete absence of national biosecurity programmes. The Research Institute of Microbial Strain Biotechnology in Kiev, as a participant in the biological defence programme, is listed in part 2 "i" of this form.

In addition, the characteristics of the facility (area of laboratory facilities, number of staff) do not match the information previously submitted by Ukraine.

The question arises: Why did the US and Ukraine's reporting documents to the UN not include work under the joint military-biological projects codenamed UP? Such secrecy is another reason to think about the true goals of the Pentagon in Ukraine.

The official documents before you confirm that the Pentagon, represented by the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), is organising work with a clear military-biological focus.

Note the memorandum prepared by the Office of the US Secretary of Defense regarding the UP-2 project to map highly dangerous pathogens in Ukraine.

The document notes that the main objective of this project is to collect information on the molecular composition of pathogens specific to Ukraine and to transfer samples of strains.

Separately, it is emphasised that this work should be in line with the main guidelines for the Ukraine Cooperative Threat Reduction Programme on Preventing the Spread of Biological Weapons on November 29, 2005.

A similar memorandum was prepared as part of the UP-1 project to study rickettsia and other diseases spread by arthropods. The document notes the need to transfer all collections of highly dangerous pathogens to a central reference laboratory in order to facilitate their orderly export to the USA.

As part of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Programme, an extensive UP-4 project was carried out to investigate the possibility of spreading highly dangerous infections through migratory birds. Documents received show that 991 biological samples were collected between November 2019 and January 2020 alone.

A total of ten such projects (including UP-3, UP-6, UP-8, UP-10) have been reported to have involved work with pathogens of particularly dangerous and economically important infections - Congo-Crimean fever, leptospirosis, tick-borne encephalitis and African swine fever.

Today, we would also like to draw attention to the numerous breaches of safety requirements in Ukrainian laboratories.

For example, work with dangerous pathogens under Pentagon control in Kharkov, Kiev and a number of other cities was carried out in laboratories with insufficient staff protection. However, according to official data, only three laboratories with a BSL-3 biosafety level are authorised to conduct such tests. These are the Odessa Anti-Plague Institute, the Lvov Research Institute of Epidemiology and Hygiene and the Public Health Centre in Kiev.
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Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry

28.05.2022 (11:00)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine.

As a result of joint action by units of Donetsk People's Republic and the Russian Armed Forces, Krasnyi Liman has been completely liberated from Ukrainian nationalists.

High-precision air-based missiles of the Russian Aerospace Forces have destroyed the forward comand post of the 30th mechanized brigade of the AFU in Bakhmut and command post of the territorial defence brigade in Soledar.

In addition, 5 command and observation posts, 17 areas of Ukrainian military manpower and military equipment concentration, and 4 ammunition depots near Nyrkovo, Bakhmut and Mironovka of the Donetsk people's republic have been hit.

Operational-tactical and army aviation have hit 6 command posts, 1 communications centre, 4 ammunition depots, 2 Grad MLRS batteries, as well as 50 areas of manpower and Ukrainian military equipment concentration.

The attacks have resulted in the elimination of more than 260 nationalists.

In addition, fighter aircraft have shot down 2 Su-25s of the Ukrainian Air Force over Zagradovka, Kherson Region, and Barvenkoe, Kharkov Region, over the day.

Russian air defence means have shot down 1 Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter near Orekhovo, Zaporozhye Region.

Also during the day, 18 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been shot down in the air over Zhovtnevoe, Pitomnik, Russkaya Lozovaya, Liptsy, Volokhov Yar, Glubokoe, Strelechya, Petrovskoe, Mikhailovka, Mospanovo, Malye Prokhody in Kharkov Region, Pervomaisk in Lugansk People's Republic, and Voznesensk in Nikolaev Region.

Including 1 Ukrainian Bayraktar TB-2 unmanned aerial vehicle shot down near Pokrovka, Nikolaev Region.

In addition, 1 Ukrainian Tochka-U ballistic missile have been intercepted near Svatovo, Donetsk People's Republic, and 7 Smerch rockets have been shot down near Sukhaya Kamenka, Kharkov Region, and Golaya Pristan, Kherson Region.

Missile troops and artillery have hit 57 command posts, 618 areas of manpower and military equipment concentration, 42 Ukrainian artillery and mortar units at firing positions and 2 batteries of Grad multiple-launch rocket systems.

In total, 182 Ukrainian aircraft and 128 helicopters, 1,045 unmanned aerial vehicles, 324 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,297 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 444 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,714 field artillery and mortars, as well as 3,245 units of special military vehicles were destroyed during the operation.

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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with RT Arabic, Moscow, May 26, 2022

26 May 2022 20:20

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Question:

We are talking about good relations between Russia, China and India. Can these countries form an alliance against US hegemony?


Sergey Lavrov:

We never form alliances against anyone and never make friends with someone against others. We have a ramified network of partner organisations established many years ago. I will mention the organisations established after the Soviet Union’s disintegration. These are the CIS, the CSTO, the EAEU and the SCO on a broader geopolitical plane. The SCO has established and is developing close ties with the EAEU and as part of the linkage of Eurasian integration projects with the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative. The EAEU and the PRC have signed an agreement. The linkage of these integration projects is embracing more and more territories. Thus, in addition to EAEU-SCO cooperation, these organisations have memorandums on cooperation with ASEAN. The Greater Eurasia project (or the Greater Eurasia Partnership) should embrace the whole of Eurasia. President of Russia Vladimir Putin spoke about this at the Russia-ASEAN summit six years ago. It is based on the processes on the ground and has a Eurasian dimension.

Many countries of the Arab world are interested in establishing partner relations with the SCO that represents all other leading sub-regions of our enormous common continent. These are efforts to build constructive and positive (not antagonistic) alliances that are not aimed against anyone. They are gradually acquiring a global character, which is reflected in the development of the BRICS Five (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). Our Saudi friends and Argentina are interested in it. Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero expressed his country’s desire to become a full member of BRICS.

BRICS is preparing for a regular summit. It will create an outreach format in which a dozen developing nations will take part. These processes are underway. We know that our Western friends have many phobias and complexes of their own superiority and infallibility. But they are also paranoid. The West sees opposition and a threat to its domination in any process in which it does not take part and which it does not control. It is time to get rid of these manners and customs.
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Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry

29.05.2022 (11:45)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine.

High-precision long-range missiles of the Russian Aerospace Forces have destroyed a large arsenal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at an enterprise's storage site in Krivoi Rog, Dnipropetrovsk Region.

During the day, high-precision air-based missiles have hit 3 command posts, 25 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration and 2 artillery batteries at firing positions.

1 Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile launcher near Nikolaevka, Donetsk People-s Republic, 1 air target detection and tracking radar near Boguslavka, Kharkov Region, and 5 ammunition depots near Krasnogorovka, Pokrovskoe, Donetsk People's Republic, Severodonetsk, Lugansk People's Republic, and Bezrukov, Kharkov Region, have been destroyed.

Operational-tactical, army and unmanned aerial vehicles aviation have hit 2 command posts, as well as 53 areas of concentration of AFU manpower and military equipment.

The attacks have resulted in the elimination of more than 300 nationalists and up to 50 AFU military and special equipment.

Russian air defence means have shot down 1 Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian air force near Novogrigorovka, Dnepropetrovsk Region, in mid-air.

4 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been shot down near Malye Prokhody, Pitomnik in Kharkov Region, Mirolyubovka in Dnepropetrovsk Region and Nizhnyaya Krynka in Donetsk People's Republic.

1 Ukrainian Smerch multiple rocket has been intercepted near Malaya Kamyshevakha, Kharkov Region.

Missile troops and artillery have hit 62 command posts, 596 areas of manpower and military equipment concentration, as well as 52 positions of artillery and mortar units of Ukrainian nationalists.

In total, 183 Ukrainian aircraft and 128 helicopters, 1,049 unmanned aerial vehicles, 325 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,309 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 447 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,722 field artillery and mortars, as well as 3,270 units of special military vehicles were destroyed during the operation.

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Telephone conversation with President of France Emmanuel Macron and Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz

May 28, 2022 15:25

To follow up on the previous contacts in this format, the leaders exchanged views on the most recent developments in Ukraine. The President of Russia informed the other parties at length about the latest events in the context of the ongoing special military operation, noting that the Russian Armed Forces are strictly observing the norms of international humanitarian law, and spoke about the systematic work being carried out to establish peaceful life in Mariupol and other liberated cities in Donbass.

Special attention was paid to the progress on the negotiation track, which has been stalling through Kiev’s fault. Vladimir Putin reaffirmed the Russian side’s openness to the resumption of dialogue.

The President of Russia was critical of the continued dangerous practice of pumping Ukraine with Western weapons, cautioning against the risks of the country’s further destabilisation and aggravation of the humanitarian crisis.

The parties reviewed in detail the global food security concerns. Vladimir Putin explained the real reasons for the unstable food supplies, saying that the disruptions were due to Western countries’ erroneous economic and financial policies, as well as their anti-Russia sanctions. He substantiated his statements with evidence and specific data. Russia, on the other hand, is ready to help find options for unhindered grain exports, including the export of Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea ports. Increasing the supplies of Russian fertilisers and agricultural produce will also help reduce tensions in the global food market, but that will definitely require the lifting of the relevant sanctions.

The leaders agreed to continue contacts.

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