Recent events, reports of the Ministry of Defense, reactions and opinions, the situation in the economy
Rutube resumed work after the hacker attack. The Central Bank predicted inflation in Russia at the end of the year at 18-23%. The situation is unlikely to change until 2024. A former soldier of the French army, Adrian Boke, visited Ukraine and told about the torture and murder of civilians by the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Germany paid for gas supplies from Russia according to the scheme proposed by Russia. Two weeks later, the European Commission recognizes circumvention of anti-Russian sanctions as a crime. The measure will simplify the confiscation of assets frozen due to restrictions. The Russian government has announced a list of 31 foreign companies that will be subject to retaliatory sanctions. Read the previous broadcast here.
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12:11 Lukoil announces that it is buying 100% of Shell Oil (Shell’s daughter in Russia), including a plant in Russia and a network of gas stations.
11:50 The DPR stated that during the shelling of Donetsk by Ukrainian troops, the TV tower of the Ministry of Communications of the DPR was damaged.
11:29 Ramzan Kadyrov announced the capture of fighters of the territorial defense of Ukraine at the Zarya plant. He assured that they would be spared their lives and allowed to call home.
11:10 In the morning briefing of the Ministry of Defense of Russia it is reported:
– The aerospace forces of the Russian Federation in a day hit 4 control points, 34 areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment of Ukraine, as well as two ammunition depots in the Novgorod-Seversky area of the Chernihiv region. The losses of the Ukrainian side are reported – 320 fighters and 72 units of military equipment.
– Aviation hit 120 areas of concentration of manpower and Ukrainian military equipment. The radar guidance station of the Ukrainian S-300 air defense system near Odessa, a warehouse of rocket and artillery weapons in the Krasnopavlivka area of the Kharkiv region were destroyed.
– Missile troops hit 405 areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment, 12 control points and 26 artillery units in firing positions. The S-300 air defense system was destroyed in the Korotych area of the Kharkiv region, as well as three Smerch MLRS launchers and two APU ammunition depots in the areas of the settlements of Razdolye in the Kharkiv region and Slavyansk in the DPR.
– Air defense systems destroyed 13 Ukrainian drones, 14 Ukrainian MLRS “Smerch” were intercepted in the air over the settlements of Zavody, Sukhaya Kamenka, Pimonovka, Izium, Malaya Kamyshevakha of the Kharkiv region, as well as Goncharovka, Topolskoye and Donetsk.
10:46 Western media reported that Sweden may apply for NATO membership on May 16.
10:34 Refugees who came to the UK via Poland or France can be deported to Rwanda. As stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, refugees from Ukraine can also get to this African country.
10:18 The FSB reported the detention of a resident of the Kursk region, who, in coordination with the Ukrainian special services, was preparing a terrorist attack in Kursk.
10:07 Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and the country’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin officially supported the idea of the country’s accession to NATO. A final decision should be made in the coming days.
10:07 The governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov said that as a result of the shelling of the AFU in the village of Solokha, six cars and seventeen houses were damaged. He added that windows were blown out at the post office, school and store by the shock wave.
09:42 Finnish energy concern Fortum has announced that it is starting a controlled withdrawal from the Russian market. The Company allowed the sale of Russian assets in addition to the earlier decision to stop financing and investing in subsidiaries.
09:22 Already next winter, Germany will be able to cope with the termination of Russian gas supplies. According to German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, by the end of 2022 Berlin plans to connect two of the four leased floating LNG installations to the network.
09:22 The Siemens concern is going to leave the Russian market. This process will be orderly. The company’s top manager, Roland Bush, said that the concern will try to support employees to the best of its abilities.
08:56 In the southern part of the city of Rubezhnoye, shelling continues on the territory of the Zarya plant. According to the military commandant with the call sign “Kambrod”, there are battles between the People’s militia of the LPR and the army of Ukraine. Residential quarters are controlled by the military of Lugansk
08:54 The head of the Luhansk People’s Republic Leonid Pasechnik called the decision of the absolute majority of citizens of the republic on its proclamation the only right way. It initially implies integration with Russia.
08:31 State Duma deputy Mikhail Sheremet called on the regions of Ukraine to follow the example of Crimea and join Russia. He proposed to make a decision on holding an appropriate referendum after the residents of the liberated territories realize that the Ukrainian Nazis will never return.
07:47 The governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov specified the number of victims as a result of the shelling of the village of Solokhi. According to him, one person was killed and seven were injured of varying severity.
07:33 German The media suspected that the German government’s promises to Ukraine were at odds with the current state of affairs. Berlin promised to give her self-propelled Gepard installations, which have yet to be ordered from the manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann.