Usual caveats: All open-source info, so only as good as the source – inclusion here =/= confirmation of content. Some more cynical than I suggest caution linking to Russian servers, pro-rebel servers or amplifier sites – I leave the judgment call to you now that you’ve been warned.
- “This Mississauga company is making armoured fighting vehicles for Ukraine” (blogto.com)
- “My journey into the Donbas war zone: ‘You really want to go there?’ ” (National Post)
- “Ukrainian groups call for more support for refugees arriving in Canada” (National Post)
- “The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 21.05” (UKR Mod)
- UKR MoD 210600 local brief: “… russian invaders continue to use terror tactics against Ukrainian civilians in the temporarily occupied territories. In particular, they prevent the evacuation of people from the Kherson region to the territory controlled by Ukraine and the opening of humanitarian corridors for the import of food, medicine and evacuation of the elderly, sick and children …” (via UKR Cabinet info-machine)
- UK MoD 210145E May brief: “The Russia-Ukraine war has seen Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) playing a pivotal role for both sides although they have suffered a high rate of attrition. UAVs have proved vulnerable both to being shot down and to electronic jamming … Russia is likely experiencing a shortage of appropriate reconnaissance UAVs for this task, which is exacerbated by limitations in its domestic manufacturing capacity resulting from sanctions … ” (via Twitter)
- ISW 201730E May brief: “Russian forces are focusing on digging in and reinforcing defensive positions in Kharkiv and along the Southern Axis in preparation for Ukrainian counteroffensives, while the majority of active offensive operations remain confined to Izyum-Donetsk City arc and especially the Popasna-Severodonetsk area. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces are creating secondary defensive lines on the Southern Axis, indicating that the Russian grouping in this area may be preparing for a major Ukrainian counter-offensive and a protracted conflict …”
- “Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 87” (Al Jazeera)
- RUS MoD: “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. (Friday), the last group of 531 militants surrendered …” (safe PDF, MoD statement, official English)
- “Shoigu reported to Putin on the completion of the operation at Azovstal” (Donetsk rebel media, in Russian)
- “Ukraine Orders End to Defense of Mariupol” (AFP via RUS independent media)
- “Leader of Azov battalion transferred from Azovstal plant in armored vehicle – top brass” (RUS state media)
- “Azov Commanders Surrendered. First Interview Of Commander Of 36th Marine Brigade (Video)” (pro-RUS amplifier)
- “Footage of Ukraininian Marines’ commander exit from Azovstal emerges on Russian state media” (UKR media)
- “Prisoners of war from Azov: Do the fighters face the death penalty in Russia?” (DEU media)
- “Mariupol residents told they are taken to Russia after boarding ‘evacuation’ buses only” (UKR state media)
- “You can’t refuse: for the first time they showed how the deportation from Mariupol takes place (video)” (pro-UKR amplifier)
- “Russia Launches Assault on Eastern Ukraine As Mariupol Steelworks Siege Ends” (USA govt funded media)
- “U.S. Preparing Plan To Destroy Russia’s Black Sea Fleet—Ukraine” (pro-UKR amplifier)
- “Russian Nazis violate the spirit of the Montreux convention: their bulk carriers transport military supplies and stolen grain through the Black Sea straits” (pro-UKR amplifier)
- “Interior Ministry says 5-7 years required to clear Ukraine’s territory” (UKR media)
- “Parliamentarians are revoking signatures on bill №7381, which proposes to deprive Ukrainian citizenship of those conscripts who left the country and did not return within a month …” (UKR Media)
- “Against the background of military setbacks and the loss of manpower suffered by the occupying forces every day, the population of Donbass is trying to sabotage the instructions of the invaders and avoid any cooperation with the occupying authorities. After the complete defeat of several units by defenders of Ukraine, which included forcibly mobilized residents of Donbass, men from Donetsk and Luhansk regions, despite the threat of arrests, flatly refuse to fight in the Russian armed forces. Residents of the occupied territories intensify cooperation with intelligence and law enforcement agencies of Ukraine The Russian occupation administrations in Moscow have received urgent instructions to take urgent measures to raise the morale of the occupiers in military units and among the population of the territories temporarily out of Ukraine’s control …” (UKR mil int, Google English from Ukrainian)
- “LPR doctors invite residents of the Republic to be examined for melanoma free of charge on May 24 and 25” (Luhansk rebel media, in Russian)
- “LPR’s Supreme Court sentences Aidar battalion’s mortar operator to 8 years in jail” (RUS state media)
- “Ukraine’s Zelenskiy proposes formal deal on compensation from Russia” (Reuters)
- “We urge the partner states to recognize that Russia must be held financially responsible for the crimes it committed – address by the President of Ukraine” (UKR Pres info-machine)
- “Ukraine freezes more than UAH 30B (CAD $ 1.3 billion) in Russia’s and Belarus’ assets” (UKR state media)
- “… The Government of Ukraine recently expressed its intention to cooperate with interested Parties to establish an international commission (“the Commission”) to adjudicate claims for compensation arising out of Russia’s actions …” (justsecurity.org)
- “Ukraine obstructs repatriation of its own servicemen — LPR ombudsman” (RUS state media)
- “ICRC to continue efforts to gain access to people held captive in Ukraine” (RUS state media)
- “Zelensky to consider returning to line on Feb 23, 2022 as victory” (UKR media)
- “End of war will be ‘diplomatic’ – Zelensky” (UKR media)
- “Zelensky: This war is not against Russia. We are at war with Russia for Ukraine” (UKR media)
- “New batch of US howitzers sent to Ukraine – Pentagon” (UKR media)
- ” Ukraine will receive the first Gepard tanks from Germany in July” (Der Spiegel, DEU media, Google English from German)
- “NATO & UK Mulling Pumping Up Moldova With Bloc’s Standard Weapons, Same as Ukraine” (RUS state media)
- “Austin to Host Second Ukraine Contact Group Meeting Monday” (USA DoD info-machine)
- “Russia halts its natural gas supplies to Finland” (RUS state media)
- “Ukraine warns only talks can end war as Russia cuts Finland gas” (Agence France-Presse via france24.com)
- “Will Austria abandon neutrality to join NATO?” (DEU media)
- “(UKR ForMin) Dmytro Kuleba welcomed in Kyiv Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See Mons. Paul R. Gallagher” (via UKR Cabinet info-machine)
- “Ministry: Latvian embassy in Moscow reports increased interest from Russians to leave the country” (Baltic News Network)
- “Estonian local government to keep Soviet tank monument to avoid protest” (Baltic News Network)
- “Friday evening saw a rally in Rīga titled “Getting Rid of Soviet Heritage” attract large numbers of participants. State Police estimated that about 5,000 people had attended and paraded from the much-loved Freedom Monument to the not-much-loved Soviet Victory Monument, where songs were sung and speeches were given …” (Latvian media)
- “Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD) said May 21 it was had launched criminal proceedings in relation to three suspected cases of hate speech and glorification of war crimes, linked to events that took place on May 9 – the day of the controversial and unofficial Soviet ‘Victory day’ commemorations in Rīga …” (Latvian media)
- “Russia’s war on Ukraine based on flawed logic, Chinese military scholar wrote in article scrubbed from the web” (South China Morning Post)
- “Info Saboteurs: How the Ukrainian Centre for Informational and Psychological Operations Works” (RUS state media)
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