Ukraine – 5/28/23 Sitrep
By: Robert Homans & Bohdan Chomiak
May 28, 2023
“Why Supporting Ukraine vs. Supporting Taiwan is a False Choice”/War on the Rocks
This article, entitled “What Washington Gets Wrong About Deterrence,” exposes the fallacy repeatedly put forward by many in the U.S. Congress, like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL), and Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), that U.S. support for Ukraine dilutes U.S. support for Taiwan. These three, and others making the same argument, likely use the Ukraine vs. Taiwan choice as a cover for the fact that they simply are averse to support a democratic country, in this case Ukraine, under attack from a totalitarian neighbor, the Russian Federation. An example is Rep. Greene’s “open mike” reaction several months ago, to seeing wounded Ukrainian veterans in the halls of the U.S. Capitol, calling them similar to street beggars asking for handouts.
The article points out the following:
· The U.S. supplying Ukraine has exposed several problems with U.S. defense procurement, including production of ammunition, supply chain problems in the production of complex weapons systems like HIMARS, and other issues. It’s better that these problems are exposed today, rather than waiting until we have to encounter China.
· The weapons we are providing to Ukraine, where the results have been excellent, are similar to the weapons we’re supplying to Taiwan. That should China pause.
· Our defense of Taiwan will primarily be a naval and air exercise. The weapons we are supplying to Ukraine are mostly ground-based.
· The U.S. has increased production of weapons that will be needed for defending Taiwan, including F-35 fighters, KC-46 aerial tankers, and the B-21 stealth bomber, and the Columbia Class ballistic missile submarine and Virginia Class attack submarine. None of these weapons systems will be used to support Ukraine.
News From the Battlefield
Last Night’s Drone Attack on Kyiv - In his portion of this report, my colleague Bohdan has a minute-by-minute review of last night’s drone attack on Kyiv. It’s well worth reading. According to Ukrainska Pravda, Ukraine has revised its after-action report, stating that 58 of the 59 drones launched against Kyiv were shot down. Last night, over the dinner table, I was getting minute-by-minute reports.
Last Night’s Drone Attack on Zhytomyr – Zhytomyr is an oblast capital about 120 km. northwest of Kyiv. In addition to “Rud,” maker of the best ice cream in Ukraine, and Zhytomyr Sweets, there is also a tank repair facility in Zhytomyr, likely part of a tank factory that was badly damaged by a Russian air strike early in the war. I have visited Rud, in connection with possibly obtaining their support in financing small dairies that supply Rud with milk.
Last night, Zhytomyr was hit by a Russian drone strike. It is unclear if the drones were targeted at military facilities in Zhytomyr, or if it was just another terror attack against civilians. Evidently, all drones were shot down.
Here is my friend Andrei’s account of what it was like for him and his family during last night’s strike in Zhytomyr –
“I and my wife Dasha are visiting relatives in Zhitomir at the moment. This morning we waken up by a series (probably ten all in all so far) loud explosions. Most likely drones. Windows barely held and car alarms went off all around us. We are sitting on each other near the entrance door of a "Khroshevka" type flat (older apartments) -- the only place without windows. The raid is still ongoing. Nothing of the kind happened here since last fall.”
“Unfortunately, this new "blitz" against megapolises will continue for some time. The orks will do their worst to distract our air defences from the front line. As before, it won't help them. Payback is coming, motherfuckers!”
Andrei’s Father-in-Law is serving in the Army. Here is Andrei’s take on casualties in Bakhmut –
“I estimate that the Russian losses at and around Bachmut are at least 50K dead and an equal number maimed for life. More than there were people living in the city before the war. The most stupid loss of blood and treasure: classic Russia. The Ukrainian losses are probably 4-5 times less. I believe that was the plan from the start -- to let them bleed as much as they were willing to.”
“Reporting From Ukraine” – He reports a substantial uptick in attacks on Russian troop concentrations and logistics, in temporarily occupied Ukraine and in Russia itself. Because of the prohibition against using weapons supplied by the West, including Storm Shadow missiles, Ukraine is using long-range drones on Russian targets, including 2 against gas and oil pumping installations west and northwest of Moscow. It’s possible that these 2 strikes were launched by Ukrainian 5th Columnists operating inside Russia.
5/28/23 Sitrep
Russian Invasion of Ukraine 12:00 noon May 27 to 12:00 noon May 28, 2023
Abbreviations:
RMA = Regional Military Administration SBU = Security Service of Ukraine
RASHISTS = russian Facists/all russian invaders
INTERNATIONAL
Sunday May 28
8:06 am: US President Joe Biden and Speaker of the US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy reached a preliminary agreement on raising the national debt ceiling, this will allow the country to avoid default, - Reuters.
8:07 am: The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, announced his resignation from the position of the head of the ruling party at the congress held in the city of Kragujevac, - DW.
9:36 am: The second round of presidential elections has started in Turkey, - the Turkish publication Haber Turk.
· According to the sociological center Özdemir Araştırma, 54% of voters are ready to support Erdogan, and 46% are ready to support his opponent.
10:45 am: Taliban militants on Saturday used manpower and armored vehicles to attack an Iranian border post. This was announced by the leaders of the "Taliban" on Twitter, publishing a video.
· According to the media, it is about the Sasoli border crossing in the Zabol district. Earlier, as a result of the clashes, two Iranian border guards were killed and two more civilians were injured.
10:49 am: The Taliban declared war on Iran, as reported by the leader of the Taliban, Abdulhamid Khorasani, in a video message published the day before.
· In addition, the "Taliban" promise to capture Tehran in a few days, if Iran does not stop the provocations.
Saturday May 27
1:13 pm: Ukrainian soldiers began training on Abrams tanks, — The New York Times.
· "The training will take from 10 to 12 weeks. The first group included 400 people. Preliminarily, the US Ministry of Defense sent 31 tanks to Germany for the training of Ukrainian soldiers," the newspaper writes.
3:56 pm: Patriot air defense systems will be transferred from Slovakia to Lithuania to provide security for the NATO summit to be held in July, the German Ministry of Defense.
· According to the ministry's statement, Germany will provide land, air and sea basing facilities at the Alliance's request to ensure the security of the NATO leaders' meeting.
5:20 pm: Greece along with Hungary block new EU sanctions package against Russia, Politico.
· Their argument is that Ukraine compiled and sanctioned a list of private companies — sponsors of the war, which included a number of European firms.
· According to the publication, the new package of sanctions may be aimed at other countries that help Russia evade the trade embargo.
8:10 pm: Denmark has launched a social investment fund program for Ukraine for a total amount of more than $130 million
· This is reported by the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine.
· "Also, the Danish government plans to significantly increase the limits and expand the financial aid program for Ukraine," the ministry writes.
9:46 pm CNN: Austria will allocate 2 million euros for equipment for demining Ukraine.
· "Peaceful residents of Ukraine suffer from internationally banned anti-personnel mines and explosive traces of war," the government said.
10:00 pm: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head Dmytro Kuleba refuted the WSJ article that Beijing offered to hand over the occupied territories of Ukraine to Russia.
· According to him, diplomats from Warsaw, Berlin, Paris and Brussels do not confirm that China's special representative Li Hui has made a corresponding proposal.
· "No one behind Ukraine's back will do anything against us, because we have built trusting relations with all key partners," Kuleba said.
NATIONAL
Sunday May 28
12:24 am: Vyacheslav, a male minor deported by the Russians from temporarily occupied Mariupol to Shakhtarsk, was returned to Ukraine, Deputy Prime Minister Vereshchuk reported
· "But the boy turned out to be brave and clever. I found a way to make myself known and contact the right people. The rest was a matter of efforts, patience and perseverance of many caring people," the vice-prime minister wrote.
7:07 am General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:
· Russians continue to focus their main efforts on attempts to completely capture the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. Over the past day, units of the defense forces repelled 21 attacks of the Russian Federation,
· For the past day, the aviation of the defense forces has struck 4 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment of the Russian Federation, as well as 3 - on their anti-aircraft missile complexes, - the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
· During the past day, 3 UAVs of various types were destroyed. Units of missile troops and artillery hit 2 control points, 2 areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, 2 ammunition warehouses and another important military object.
7:18 am: According to preliminary data, air defense forces and means destroyed more than 40 Russian drones during a night attack in the airspace of Kyiv, - Kyiv City Military Administration.
7:52 am: Overnight 52 "shahedis" were destroyed - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
· In total, a record number of kamikaze drone launches were recorded - 54.
· 8:07 am: The multi-purpose 155-mm self-propelled artillery installation FH77 BW L52 Archer will arrive in Ukraine in the summer, - the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
11:21 am: border guards showed a video and wreckage of a Russian drone flying to attack Ukraine.
· "Having identified the target, the fighters opened fire with small arms and other available means of destruction. The drone exploded and fell in the field without reaching the specified target," - the DPSU notes.
Saturday May 27
12:31 pm: Volodymyr Zelenskyy imposed sanctions against 51 citizens of the Russian Federation and 220 legal entities
· In the list of sanctions, in particular, the Russian "Railway Trading Company", LLC "Innovative Oil Technologies", LLC "Oboronregistr".
· Sanctions were also introduced against Cypriot companies "Search Location Limited", "2GIS Local Search Limited", Czech "Navitel s.r.o." and "Navitel Ukraine" LLC, which is registered in Ukraine.
2:14 pm: press service of the SBU The SBU laid charges against 4 more enemy accomplices: among them are "officials of the Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Federation" and a former employee of the Ministry of Justice, the.
· Among the exposed accomplices of the enemy is a recidivist, who in 2021 was sentenced to 10 years in prison for crimes in the "Cossack National Guard of the Don Army" controlled by the Russian Federation.
· Two more persons involved are a fitter of a provider company and a former official of the local unit of the State Emergency Service.
· In addition, the criminal actions of a former employee of the Ministry of Justice, who fled to the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk region in March last year, were documented.
3:35 pm: The representative of the Intelligence Service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Andriy Yusov informed that as a result of the operation in the Belgorod region, valuable information for Ukrainian military intelligence was collected, which for obvious reasons will not be disclosed.
· Part of this data, which he briefly characterized as "the king is naked", was received by the whole world. As Andriy Yusov explained, it is about the exhaustion of Putin's power apparatus and Russia's vulnerability to internal attacks.
6:01 pm: The Supreme Council of Justice agreed to the detention of judge Oleksiy Tandyr.
· This was announced during the meeting of the VRP.
· We reported that the judge killed a National Guardsman in Kyiv by hitting him with his car while intoxicated.
6:37 pm: The American partner of the UNITED24 platform created a minifigure of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi.
· "Our American partner announced a new project to support Ukraine. The first minifigure of the collection is called Frontline President V2.
· As always, a percentage of Brickmania's sales goes to help Ukraine through UNITED24," the message reads.
6:56 pm Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on May 27:
· "In general, during the day, the enemy carried out 10 airstrikes and carried out about 30 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
· The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on attempts to completely seize the Luhansk and Donetsk regions.
· During this day, units of the defense forces repelled 13 enemy attacks."
· Explosions are heard in Kharkiv and Sumy regions, "In temporarily occupied Luhansk, the Russian occupiers continue to re-equip local medical facilities for their needs.
· Recently, additional beds and equipment were delivered to the Railway Hospital, where wounded invaders are treated.
· In addition, in the same Luhansk, the occupiers handed over the maternity hospital No. 2 to the "Wagner" PMC.
· "Russian invaders cynically continue to carry out the illegal removal of children from the temporarily captured territories of the Luhansk region.
· In some settlements of Shchastyn district, the occupiers announced the so-called "holiday for schoolchildren in summer camps on the territory of the Russian Federation".
· "During the day, the aviation of the defense forces made 4 strikes on areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment of the enemy, as well as 3 - on anti-aircraft missile complexes.
· During the day, our soldiers destroyed 3 enemy UAVs of different types."
· "Units of missile forces and artillery hit the area of concentration of weapons and military equipment, 2 control points, 2 ammunition warehouses and another important military object of the enemy."
9:10 pm: The commander of the separate tactical air reconnaissance group "Birds of Madyar" showed another masterful video of the destruction of the Russian enemy complex "MUROM-P".
· "MUROM-P" is an autonomous remote video-thermal surveillance system for ensuring safety and collecting data in any terrain.
· The cost of one such complex is 30 million Russian rubles.
10:53 pm: The court chose a preventive measure for judge Oleksiy Tandyr: detention without bail until July 21.
· It will be recalled that he is accused of committing a fatal road accident while under the influence of alcohol, as a result of which a National Guardsman died.
MORDOR - Russia
SUNDAY May 28
11:50 am: Today, drones attacked the Oil Refinery in the Krasnodar Territory, - russian media.
· Local authorities report that several drones were shot down on the approach to the Ilya Refinery.
Saturday May 27
2:56 pm: A kamikaze drone attacked a vehicle of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the road Brovnychi - Sushany in the Bryansk region. Two servicemen died, - rosZMI.
5:39 pm Social Networks: Smoke rises after explosions in Shebekino, Belgorod region.
8:30 pm: Seven former prisoners escaped from a military unit in the so-called "DNR", — rosZMI.
· It is reported that they voluntarily left the military unit in the Soledar district, five of them have already been detained.
10:20 pm: New interception of Intelligence Service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
· Russian soldiers talk about dissatisfaction with the actions of the military leadership, and also discuss the current situation in the Belgorod region and nearby territories, the panicked mood of the local population.
11:51 pm: A passenger of the Moscow-Vladikavkaz plane was detained for reading a book in Ukrainian during the flight. This is reported by the Russian mass media.
· "During the flight, those present in the cabin of the plane thought that the woman was behaving strangely: she often asked the flight attendants for water and used the restroom, and was also reading a book in Ukrainian. The passenger was reported to the head of the airport, and he to the police," the journalists reported.
KHARKIV
Sunday May 28
11:04 am Kharkiv RMA: during the day the Russians struck the border settlements of Chuguyiv, Kharkiv, Kupyan districts.
· A 61-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man died. Three people were injured.
· the Russians conducted offensive operations near Masyutivka, but without success.
Saturday May 27
12:56 pm Kharkiv RMA: At about 2:00 at night, the Russians launched a missile attack (preliminarily from the S-300 air defense system) on the village of Liptsi, Kharkiv district. One rocket hit a garden, a private residential building and farm buildings were damaged. The second - in the field. There were no casualties.
· During the past day, they continued to terrorize the civilian population of the Kharkiv, Kupyan, Chuguyiv and Bogoduhiv districts of the region.
4:54 pm Kharkiv RMA: A 61-year-old woman died because of shelling in the village of Shypuvaty, Kupyan district, a 60-year-old man was hospitalized with shrapnel wounds.
11:32 pm: Kharkiv police revealed the details of the rescue of little Violetta, who spent four days in the forest.
· "None of us had experienced such emotions before. When we saw her alive, it was goosebumps and tears. She was sitting under a tree. She moaned, and the boys heard her. There is a very dense and large forest. Her body had scratches from branches. However, there were no serious injuries. When we took her and gave her water, she said "water-water", and it was incredible," Roman Ivashchenko, head of the criminal investigation department of the Kharkiv region police, shared his emotions.
DONETSK
Saturday May 27
12:17 pm Donetsk RMA: In the Volnovasky direction, the Russians fired 30 times from the Vugledar artillery, carried out 2 airstrikes.
· 6 houses were damaged in the Horlivskyi direction in the Chasovoyarsk community. The Russians dropped a FAB-250 bomb on New York — 3 houses, a club, a gym, a dispensary and a nursery were damaged. Kostyantynivka was subjected to 3 shellings during the day, 7 private houses, 2 high-rise buildings, an administrative building and an educational institution were damaged.
· A house was destroyed on the Lysychanskyi direction in Siversk, and 2 houses were destroyed in Zvanivka.
2:34 pm: British intelligence confirms the departure of the mercenaries of the "Wagner" PMC from near Bakhmut
· Intelligence agencies believe that after leaving Bakhmut and restoring the forces of the "Wagner" PMC, they will continue their offensive in Donbas.
· "Ukrainian forces have occupied 20 square kilometers on the flanks of Bakhmut as of May 16, 2023. The rotation of Wagner forces will probably continue in controlled phases to prevent a collapse in the cells around Bakhmut," the British believe.
4:34 pm: Three explosions rang out in the temporarily occupied Mariupol. Smoke is being detected from the side of the railway station, the adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, Petro Andryushchenko, said.
7:33 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region.
8:50 pm: Ukrainian units near Bakhmut were able to advance another 350-450 m.
· This was stated by the spokesman of the Eastern Group of Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Serhiy Cherevaty.
· According to him, the Defense Forces managed to destroy the Grad anti-aircraft missile defense system, three guns, three drones, a 2C4 Tulip self-propelled mortar, as well as two field warehouses with ammunition.
ZAPORIZHIA
Sunday May 28
7:19 am: It's loud in Melitopol. A single explosion rang out in the center of the city, the mayor of the temporarily occupied city, Ivan Fedorov, said.
8:21 am Regional Council: Twice during the night the Russians attacked Nikopol. They hit the city with heavy artillery.
· People were not injured. Six private houses, several farm buildings, a gas pipeline and power lines were damaged. The consequences are still being clarified.
Saturday May 27
1:33 pm Zaporizhia RMA: Russians shelled 16 peaceful towns and villages.
· In Gulyaipol, two women were injured, and in Novodanilivka they killed a 73-year-old resident in her own yard. So far, 15 new destructions of civilian objects have been recorded.
3:20 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in temporarily occupied Berdyansk.
4:16 pm: Russians plan to use chemical weapons in the temporarily occupied territories of the Zaporizhzhia region, — Intelligence Service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
11:11 pm Zaporizhzhia RMA: Rescuers pulled a resident of Gulyaipol from under the rubble.
· After the Russian shelling of the city, a 39-year-old man found himself under the rubble of his own house. Specialists promptly unblocked the victim and took him to a medical facility.
DNIPRO
Sunday May 28
10:31 am Dnipro RMA: Three people who were considered missing after the shelling of a hospital in Dnipro, turned out to be dead.
· Among the victims is a 56-year-old doctor and a 64-year-old employee of the gutted medical facility. And another 57-year-old employee of a nearby vet clinic.
KHERSON
Sunday May 28
10:14 am: According to the information of the Kherson RMA, the Russians shelled peaceful settlements in the Kherson region 73 times.
· They attacked Kherson three times, firing 11 shells into the city. They visited the educational institution and the factory. Also, the Russian military fought in the residential quarters of the population centers of the region. One person was injured.
Saturday May 27
1:11 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
9:34 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the Berislav district of the Kherson region.
ODESA
Sunday May 28
5:47 am: The Speaker of Odesa RMA Serhiy Bratchuk reported that there was an accident on power lines in the region, so there may be no light in certain areas.
· There were no reports of explosions in Odesa region.
KYIV
Sunday May 27
1:12 am: Air defense is operating in the Kyiv region on the approaches to the capital, Kyiv City Military Administration reports.
2:06 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kyiv. Preliminarily - air defense work.
2:10 am: Kyiv City Military Administration confirms the work of air defense in Kyiv.
2:13 am: Vitali Klitschko: Explosions in Kyiv. The information is being clarified. Anti-aircraft defense works in the region, there are downed targets.
2:19 am: Vitaliy Klitschko: Explosions from the direction of Zhytomyr. Services follow in place.
2:22 am: The British ambassador to Ukraine, like the people of Kyiv, is hiding in a shelter from the Russian attack.
2:28 am: Kyiv City Military Administration reported that the roof of a house is on fire due to debris in the Pechersk district of Kyiv. Information about the victims is being clarified.
2:32 am: Vitaliy Klitschko: Explosions in the Solomyan district. Services direct to location.
· In Sviatoshynskyi district air defense system is working.
· In the Pechersk district, a fire broke out on the roof of a 9-story building due to the fall of UAV debris. All services go to the place.
2:36 am: Vitaliy Klitschko: Explosions and fire in the Holosiiv district of the capital. The next wave of UAVs is coming to Kyiv.
2:41 am: Vitaliy Klitschko: Air defense forces have already destroyed more than 20 UAVs moving towards Kyiv. But a new wave of drones is coming to the capital.
2:50 am: Kyiv City Military Administration published a photo of the consequences of falling debris in the Pechersk district.
2:52 am: Vitaly Klitschko: A 35-year-old woman was hospitalized in the Solomyansk district of the capital due to the fall of UAV wreckage near one of the gas stations. But a 41-year-old man died.
3:01 am: Vitaly Klitschko: In the Solomyansk district, where the wreckage of the UAV hit a 7-story non-residential building, a part of the wall collapsed and a fire broke out on the 3rd floor.
· Rescuers are working on the spot.
3:08 am: Kyiv City Military Administration reports that air defense is working again in Kyiv.
3:09 am: Vitali Klitschko: Groups of UAVs are moving towards Kyiv from the Vyshgorod district (Ivankov) and from the south of the region. Some of the drones have already crossed the administrative border of the region.
· In Vyshhorod Oblast, air defense is already working.
3:20 am: Vitali Klitschko: The services went to a call with a report of a fire at an enterprise in the Holosiivskyi district.
3:22 am: Vitaliy Klitschko: Groups of enemy UAVs are moving towards Kyiv from several directions at once.
3:34 am: Vitaliy Klitschko on the consequences of the drone attack:
· a fire broke out on the roof of a nine-story building in the Pechersk district;
· in Solomyanskyi, the 3rd floor of a 7-story building was damaged by a drone fragment.
· Rescuers are also extinguishing a fire at an enterprise in Holosiivskyi district.
3:46 am: Vitaly Klitschko: In the Holosiivskyi district of the capital, the roof of a three-story warehouse building is on fire due to the fall of UAV debris. All services work on site.
3:51 am: As a result of debris hitting a 7-story non-residential building in the Holosiivskyi district, a part of the wall collapsed and a fire broke out on the 3rd floor, - Kyiv City Military Administration.
· Victims: 1 person was injured (lower limb injuries), 1 person died. The information is being clarified.
· Previous information about falling debris on the territory of the gas station has not been confirmed.
4:00 am: Vitali Klitschko: The movement of the UAV group was recorded from the Obukhiv direction.
4:02 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the Kyiv region. Preliminarily - air defense work.
4:03 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kyiv. Preliminarily - air defense work.
4:10 am: In Kyiv, air defense is working - Kyiv City Military Administration.
4:14 am: Vitali Klitschko: Air defense forces have just shot down an enemy target over the Obolonsky district.
4:43 am: Vitali Klitschko: Currently, according to the specified information, a fire is being contained in the Holosiivskyi district on an area of 700 square meters. Destruction of building structures - on a total area of 1,000 square meters. Rescuers work with the latest tools and technologies.
4:50 am Social Networks: As a result of being hit by debris, windows were broken and doors were damaged in one of the shops in Darnytskyi district. Information about the victims is being clarified, - Kyiv City Military Administration.
5:01 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the Kyiv region. Preliminarily - air defense work.
5:23 am: Vitali Klitschko: The fire in the Holosiiv district of the capital, which was burning after being hit by the debris of a drone, was contained. Ruined building structures on a total area of 1,000 square meters.
SUMY
Saturday May 27
12:44 pm Operational Command North: As of the morning of May 27, Russian troops shelled the border areas of Chernihiv and Sumy oblasts 4 more times
· From 01:05 to 07:17, 14 arrivals were recorded. No information was received about losses among the local population or damage to civil infrastructure.
5:55 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the Sumy region.
ZHYTOMYR
Sunday May 27
1:55 am: An explosion was heard in Zhytomyr Region,
4:25 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the Zhytomyr region. Preliminarily - air defense work.
5:08 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard again in Zhytomyr Region. Preliminarily - air defense work.
5:16 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Zhytomyr,
5:38 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Zhytomyr and Zhytomyr Region,
8:51 am: There is damage in Zhytomyr after the night attack of the Russian Federation. No victims, - city mayor Serhiy Sukhomlin.
CHERKASY
Sunday May 27
10:18 am: 2 Russian drones were successfully eliminated in the Cherkasy district by air defense forces. No victims and no destruction, - head of RMA Ihor Taburets.
Comparing Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to Russian invasion of Ukraine using Wikipedia and Ukraine Ministry of Defense Daily Bulletins. Soviet and Russian military losses not including captured equipment.
SOURCES
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/
https://espreso.tv/
https://cutt.ly/Blyskavka