Sweden’s Defense Ministry announced a fresh package military aid for Ukraine valued at of 13.3 Swedish krona ($1.3 billion) on May 29. It is Sweden’s largest tranche of military assistance since the b Source : …
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Sweden announces $1.3 billion in military aid for Ukraine in largest package ever
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Deceptive carrot: How Russian lies are spread in Latin America
Deceptive carrot: How Russian lies are spread in Latin America In the third year of the Russian-Ukrainian war, it is difficult to describe the role of Latin America in its attitude to it in one word. Source : uacrisis.org/en/decept…
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Russian drone attack causes partial blackout in Rivne Oblast
An overnight Russian drone attack caused a power outage in some parts of Rivne Oblast, Governor Oleksandr Koval reported on the morning of May 29. An air raid alert was active in Rivne Oblast, in nort Source : kyivindependent.com/partial-b…
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Sanctions against Russia are not working, says UAE trade official
Western sanctions against Russia have not impacted trade outside of the West, said Hamad Buamim, chair of the Dubai Multi Commodities Center, in comments to the Financial Times published on May 29. De Source : kyivindependent.com/ft-sancti…
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Lukashenko suspends Belarus's involvement in Conventional Armed Forces treaty
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko signed a law terminating Belarus’s involvement in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), according to Belarus' online legal portal on May 29. Source : …
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General Staff: Russia has lost 505,100 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has lost 505,100 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on May 29. This number includes 1,300 ca Source : …
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Death toll in Russia's May 25 attack on Kharkiv rises to 19, Governor says
The death toll in Russia’s May 25 attack on Kharkiv rose to 19 on May 29 after an injured man died in the hospital, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said. The man had suffered severe burns over 50% of his bod Source : …
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Air Force: Ukraine downs 13 Russian drones overnight
Ukrainian air defenses shot down 13 of the 14 Shahed-type attack drones launched during a Russian attack overnight on May 29, according to Ukraine’s Air Force Commander, Mykola Oleshchuk. The drones w Source : …
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Telegraph: Zelensky to learn Ukraine's NATO membership still on hold at upcoming summit
Ukraine will not advance further towards NATO membership at this year’s annual summit, The Telegraph reported on May 28, due to concerns that the alliance could be drawn into a war with Russia. German Source : kyivindependent.com/telegraph…
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Update from Ukraine | France and other Allies approve strikes on Ruzzian Soil | Waiting for USA
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Mediazona confirms identities of nearly 54,200 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine
Through open-source research, Mediazona, a Russian independent media outlet, together with BBC Russia, confirmed the names of 54,185 Russian soldiers who had been killed since the beginning of Russia' Source : kyivindependent.com/mediazona…
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Reuters: Indian refinery to purchase Russian oil in rubles
The operator of the world’s largest oil refining complex, India’s Reliance Industries, has reached a one-year agreement with Russia’s state-controlled oil company Rosneft to purchase oil in rubles, Re Source : …
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Sweden Allows Using Its Weapons For Strikes on Russian Territory
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Macron: Ukraine must be allowed to strike bases on Russian territory from which missiles are fired
Ukraine should be allowed to strike military bases on Russian territory from which Moscow carries out missile attacks against Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said on May 28, Le Monde reporte Source : kyivindependent.com/macron-ba…
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Russia attacks 10 communities in Sumy Oblast
Russian forces attacked Sumy Oblast 81 times in 23 separate attacks throughout the day, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported on May 28. The communities of Bilopillia, Khotin, Krasnopillia, Source : kyivindependent.com/russia-at…
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PM: First batch of shells under Czech-led initiative may arrive in Ukraine 'in coming days'
Ukraine may receive the first batch of ammunition purchased by allied countries under the Prague-led initiative “in the coming days,” Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on May 28, according to the C Source : …
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Russian attack on residential area in Donetsk Oblast town kills couple, injures 3
Russian troops dropped three guided aerial bombs on a residential area in the town of Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast on May 28, killing at least two people and injuring three, the Prosecutor General’s Offi Source : …
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SBU: Ukraine nationalizes Russian oligarch's fishing ship worth almost $25 million
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court approved the Justice Ministry’s claim to nationalize a fishing ship belonging to Russian oligarch Alexander Verkhovsky worth more than Hr 1 billion ($24.7 million) Source : …
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Russia Prepares a New Offensive? The Situation at the Border Intensifies
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Parliament speaker dismisses Putin's claims on Zelensky's legitimacy
Ruslan Stefanchuk, speaker of Ukraine’s parliament, on May 28 dismissed Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s claims about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s legitimacy. Earlier in the day, Putin fa Source : …
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Opinion: Why South Africa’s election matters for Ukraine
South Africans will flock to the polls on May 29 for the country’s most important general election since the advent of its non-racial democracy in April 1994. According to most opinion polls, the ruli Source : kyivindependent.com/opinion-w…
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Court sets bail for ex-deputy head of Presidential Office Smirnov at almost $250,000
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court set the bail for Andrii Smirnov, the former deputy head of the Presidential Office at Hr 10 million (~$247,000), the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (S Source : …
Zelenskyy's visit to Lisbon: meeting with PM Montenegro
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Ukraine state-owned enterprises weekly — Issue 133
Editor’s Note: This is issue 133 of Ukrainian State-Owned Enterprises Weekly, covering events from May 19-24, 2024. The Kyiv Independent is reposting it with permission. Corporate governance of SOEs U Source : kyivindependent.com/ukraine-s…
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Former head of Odesa Oblast enlistment office detained again after posting bail
Yevhen Borysov, the former head of Odesa Oblast’s military enlistment office, was detained again on May 28 after being released on a Hr 12 million bail (~$297,000), Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investiga Source : …