The delegation of the Senate Republican Party met with Zelensky in Ukraine
Vladimir Zelensky submitted to the Ukrainian parliament a bill to extend martial law and conscription for three months.
The text of the bill, which was submitted by the Ukrainian president, has not yet been published.
Martial law was first imposed on February 24, the day Ukraine was invaded by Russia. It has since been extended by 30 days twice, with the last extension expiring on 25 May.
It is reported that the bill will receive the support of parliament. When deputies approve the bill, martial law and conscription will be extended until August 23, the day before Ukraine’s Independence Day.
Last week, Ukraine’s Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov said he hoped to arm a million fighters as the country prepares for a “new, long phase of the war”.
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The war between Ukraine and Russia: Key highlights from Wednesday
* Russia has said a total of 959 Ukrainian fighters, including 80 wounded, have surrendered from bunkers and tunnels under the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol since Monday.
* Ukraine said it had ordered the Mariupol garrison to withdraw, but declined to comment on the fate of the fighters.
* Russia has said it is using a new generation of powerful laser weapons to burn drones in an attempt to counter the flow of Western weapons supplied to Ukraine.
* Finland and Sweden have formally applied to join NATO, a decision prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but face objections from Turkey.
* The United States has said it is reopening its embassy in Kyiv.
* Russia has said it is expelling embassy staff from France, Spain and Italy in retaliation for similar actions by those countries.
* US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that Western sanctions against Russia have had a huge impact, but that the US does not have the power to confiscate assets of the Russian central bank, as some suggest.
* The European Commission has unveiled a € 210 billion plan for Europe to end its dependence on Russian fossil fuels by 2027 and speed up its transition to green energy.
* UN chief Antonio Guterres said he was in “intensive contact” with Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, the United States and the EU to restore grain supplies to Ukraine and exports of Russian fertilizers.
Lamiat Sabin May 19, 2022 02:00
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Watch: Russian soldier pleads guilty to war crimes trial
A soldier has pleaded guilty to shooting a 62-year-old man in the first war crimes trial in Ukraine since its Russian invasion.
Vadim Shishimarin, 20, pleaded guilty in Solomyansky District Court in Kyiv on Wednesday afternoon.
A Russian soldier has pleaded guilty to the first war crimes trial since invading Ukraine
The assassination took place on February 28 in the northeastern Ukrainian village of Chupahivka, four days after Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade Ukraine.
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At least “15 civilians killed in Lugansk and Donetsk” – Ukraine
Russian troops killed at least 15 Ukrainian civilians – including two families with young children – and wounded seven on Wednesday, the Ukrainian army said.
A total of 46 settlements in Donetsk and Luhansk, in eastern Ukraine, were shelled by Russia, the Joint Task Force’s Facebook statement said in a statement.
The 68 destroyed buildings include 43 houses, two schools, a kindergarten, a clothing factory, a railway station, a cultural hall, a boiler room and a substation.
“Along the entire defensive line, the enemy uses combat aircraft, rocket-propelled grenades, artillery, tanks, mortars, missile and air strikes on civilian infrastructure, and peaceful residential areas,” the report said.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, Ukrainian defenders from the Joint Forces Task Force repulsed 16 enemy attacks, the statement said.
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Putin’s troops are still trying to find a “wonderful weapon” – Zelensky
Russia is delaying its invasion of Ukraine because it is still trying to find its “miracle weapon,” Vladimir Zelensky said.
This comes after Russia said it was using a new generation of powerful lasers in Ukraine to destroy drones.
In his evening address, Ukrainian President Zelensky said that Russia’s battles were led by “inexperienced recruits whom it throws into battle like cannon fodder.”
He criticized Vladimir Putin’s troops for killing Ukrainians with “banned phosphorous bombs that they use to burn schools and ordinary houses.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin
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Mr Zelenski continued: “Well, there was such a term in Nazi Germany’s propaganda as ‘wunderwaffle’. Great weapon. The clearer it became that they had no chance in the war, the more propaganda there was about the miraculous weapon, which would be so powerful that it would provide a turning point in the war.
“And here we see that in the third month of a full-scale war, Russia is trying to find its ‘prodigy.’ It is said to be a laser. All this clearly shows the complete failure of the invasion.
“But this again shows that they are afraid to admit that catastrophic mistakes have been made at the highest state and military level in Russia. That is why they will invent more and more ‘wonders’ as Ukraine’s armed forces and all our defenders liberate our land step by step.
“How long will it take? The answer to this question can only be given by the real situation on the battlefield. We are trying to do it as soon as possible. It is certain. We must drive out the occupiers and ensure real security for Ukraine.
Lamiat Sabin May 18, 2022 11:00 p.m.
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A village in the Kharkiv region has been “liberated” by Ukrainian troops
Ukrainian troops have liberated the village of Dementievka in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine said.
Dementievka in the Kharkiv region
(Google)
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wrote on Facebook: “The enemy continues its offensive in the Eastern Operational Zone.
“He fired on the entire line of contact and in the depths of the defense of our troops in the operational area of Donetsk and in the direction of Slavyansk, took measures to strengthen the offensive group.
Lamiat Sabin May 18, 2022 10:40 p.m.
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Pro-Ukrainian “terrorists” could face the death penalty in Belarus
A new law in Belarus could lead to the killing of citizens by shooting if convicted of helping Ukraine defend itself against Russia.
Today, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, signed a law that makes people trying to commit a terrorist act eligible for the death penalty.
The new law will enter into force on May 29, according to the Kyiv Post. Previously, only those convicted of committing a terrorist act could face execution.
Vladimir Putin’s ally Alexander Lukashenko
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US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said: “These are Belarusian citizens who seek to exercise their fundamental freedoms freely – peaceful protesters, members of civil society, journalists, political opponents and those arrested for opposing Russia’s unjustified war. against Ukraine and the supporting role of Belarus in it.
“These citizens are now also facing the threat of the death penalty.
Lamiat Sabin May 18, 2022 10:20 p.m.
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Russia is “trying to tour the press around Mariupol” – Ukraine
Russian invaders have tried to tour the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol, the minister said.
Alexander Tkachenko, culture and information policy minister, said Russia wanted to hold a tour of journalists to discredit Ukraine’s role in defending the invasion.
Ukrainian serviceman defends his position in Mariupol
(AP)
Mr Tkachenko wrote on Facebook, according to an online translation: “Russian counterfeiting and misinformation have transformed into some incredible forms.
“This time the occupiers are trying to hold a search for foreign journalists in the occupied city of Mariupol. The main goal of the enemy is to discredit the role of Ukraine in this war.
“Currently, special” decorations “have been brought to the foreign media: fragments of Ukrainian ammunition collected from the occupied areas of the Donetsk region, the crowd and actors who will be presented as local eyewitnesses.
Lamiat Sabin May 18, 2022 9:45 p.m.
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Russia “killed at least 10 Ukrainian civilians in Donetsk”
At least 10 civilians, including two children, were killed today by Russian forces in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.
This was said by the regional governor Pavlo Kirilenko, who wrote about it in the Telegram.
He writes: “On May 18, the Russians killed 10 civilians in Donetsk: 7 in Liman and 3 in Bakhmut. Among the dead are 2 children: 1 in Liman and 1 in Bakhmut.
Mr Kirilenko said seven more people were injured.
Lamiat Sabin May 18, 2022 9:00 p.m.
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Vladimir Zelenski proposes a bill to extend martial law
Vladimir Zelensky submitted to the Ukrainian parliament a bill to extend martial law and conscription for three months.
The text of the bill, which was submitted by the Ukrainian president, has not yet been published.
Martial law was first imposed on February 24, the day Ukraine was invaded by Russia. It has since been extended by 30 days twice, with the last extension expiring on 25 May.
It is reported that the bill will receive the support of parliament. When deputies approve the bill, martial law and conscription will be extended until August 23, the day before Ukraine’s Independence Day.
Last week, Ukraine’s Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov said he hoped to arm a million fighters as the country prepares for a “new, long phase of the war”.
Lamiat Sabin May 18, 2022 8:30 p.m.
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Scandinavian bids for NATO will be “good”, Biden says after Turkey’s disagreement
Attempts by Sweden and Finland to join NATO – following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – will be successful, according to Joe Biden.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip …
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