Statements of politicians and departments, sanctions and economics
The governor of the Kursk region Starovoit reported that in the morning the APU fired at the village of Tetkino: one person was killed. The head of the UN World Food Program, Beazley, sent an appeal to Vladimir Putin, in which he asked to open the seaports of Ukraine for the export of grain. Meanwhile, the US Presidential AdministrationBiden refused to satisfy Kiev’s request for the supply of multiple rocket launchers. Washington allegedly fears that they will be used by Ukraine to strike targets on Russian territory. Read online the previous day of the special operation here.
Photo: Donetsk News Agency
Rain and raised hands: footage of the surrender of militants at Azovstal appeared
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12:35Russia expels five Portuguese diplomats as a retaliatory measure.
12:22Turkish President Recep Erdogan said that Ankara will not support the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO. At the same time, he is sure that he has no intentions of breaking off relations with either Putin or Zelensky.
12:20 Russian pop stars have decided to create a Russian Music Association that will unite those who oppose the abolition of Russian culture. This was announced by People’s Artist of Russia Nikolai Baskov.
12:18If Ukraine expresses its readiness to return to the negotiating table, the Russian Federation will give a positive response. This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Andrey Rudenko.
12:15 The UK authorities have included the airline “Aeroflot”, “Russia” in the sanctions list” and “Ural Airlines”.
12:10The governor of the Kursk region, Roman Starovoit, said that residential buildings, buildings on the territories of the distillery and sugar factory were damaged as a result of shelling from the village of Tetkino from Ukraine.
12:00The speaker of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that publications in the American media about the possibility of Russia using nuclear weapons in Ukraine suggest that the US authorities may be preparing the information ground for another provocation. This time it may turn out to be apocalyptic. The Foreign Ministry also emphasizes that the Russian Federation has never threatened anyone with atomic weapons.
11:32 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow rejects any manifestations of neocolonial thinking in the world, as well as claims of exclusivity and racist prejudice.
11:30Russian Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova announced that she will appeal to the International Maritime Organization of the United Nations. She will ask for help in the release of sailors detained in Ukraine from civilian vessels assigned to Russian ports.
11:18A protocol was drawn up against musician Yuri Shevchuk for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces. It happened after his concert in Ufa yesterday. There, the leader of DDT spoke out against the special operation in Ukraine. Recall that for individuals under this article, a fine of up to 50 thousand rubles is provided, and for legal entities – up to 500 thousand.
11:11 In addition, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has published new footage of the release of captured Ukrainian militants from “Azovstal”.
11:10 The Russian Defense Ministry held a morning briefing. As Igor Konashenkov said, 7 control points were hit by air-based missiles during the day. Among the targets were the command posts of the 24th Motorized Infantry Brigade in Nikolaevka, and another 104th Defense Brigade in Konstantinovka. In addition, 11 artillery warehouses near Bakhmut, Konstantinovka, Ilyinka and Minkovka in the DPR were hit.
At the same time, S-300 divisions were destroyed near Bolshye Lomzak in the Mykolaiv region and “Buk-M1” near Slavyanogorsk in the DPR. The aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces hit 2 control points, and 58 more areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment.
Air strikes also destroyed more than 340 nationalists, and 62 units of military equipment were disabled. 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 fighting vehicles, 395 MLRS installations, 1,562 guns.
10:42 Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russian Muslim fighters show resilience, courage and dedication during the Russian special operation in Ukraine. He said this in his greeting to the participants of the celebrations in Tatarstan dedicated to the 1100th anniversary of the adoption of Islam by Volga Bulgaria.
10:40 Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak warned that the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline is unlikely to be launched in the near future for political reasons.
10:35 Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev described the situation with a possible ban on Russia paying its debts in dollars with the proverb “the one who laughs last laughs well”.
He pointed out that the Americans are thinking of banning Russia from paying off our debt obligations in dollars. Not the worst decision for the Russian Federation, Medvedev is sure. “Or you can not pay at all. And the unspent money should be used precisely for those purposes that American senile people will not like very much”, – he added.
10:20 Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk said that by resorting to harsh rhetoric against Olaf Scholz, he did not want to offend him. The diplomat allegedly only tried to push for a change in Germany’s policy towards Ukraine.
9:55The Russian Interior Ministry has put on the wanted list the commanders of the national battalion “Azov” (recognized as extremist and banned in Russia) Velichko and Nemicheva.
9:40The head of the DPR, Pushilin, said that more than half of the Ukrainian military who were on “Azovstal” had already laid down their weapons.
9:25A video appeared on the Internet with the appeal of another unit of the 115th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to Zelensky. The soldiers stationed in Severodonetsk inform the President of Ukraine that they refuse to carry out combat orders.
9:16War correspondent Dmitry Steshin reports that the deputy commander of the nationalist battalion “Azov” (recognized as extremist and banned in Russia) Svyatoslav Palamar (Kalina) surrendered.
9:10At least seven shells hit the territory of the distillery in the Kursk region during the shelling on the morning of May 19. This was stated by the director of the enterprise.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine decided to extend martial law, as well as general mobilization. Vladimir Zelensky asks to extend martial law, which expires on May 24, as well as the deadline for 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 100% going according to plan, we will liberate Ukraine.” Kadyrov also spoke about the prospects of mobilization in Russia. According to him, no one should announce it. Everyone “should mobilize themselves and stand around the president”.
Sweden and Finland have officially applied to join NATO. At the same time, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic said that his country, following Turkey, could block the process of considering applications from Sweden and Finland to join the Alliance.