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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00 on May 28 2022 Ukraine MOD 28 May 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 28.05 Ukraine MOD 28 May 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00 on May 28 2022 Ukraine MOD 28 May 2022
• Three types of 155-mm artillery are already working successfully on the front lines: M777, FH70 howitzers and CAESAR SPHs - Oleksii Reznikov Ukraine MOD 28 May 2022
• Russia Announces Capture of Strategic Railway Town in Eastern Ukraine VOA 28 May 2022 -- Russia's military says it has taken the eastern Ukrainian town of Lyman, a key railway hub in the Donetsk region. The capture could signal a shift in momentum in the Ukraine war.
• Russia captures key town in Donbas as fighting rages on in eastern Ukraine Press TV 28 May 2022 -- Russia says the strategic northeastern town of Lyman in eastern Ukraine has fallen under its full control, as Moscow's offensive against its neighbor continues unabated.
• Ukraine says doing 'everything' to defend Donbas, may be forced to retreat Press TV 28 May 2022 -- Ukrainian officials say they will do "everything" to defend Donbas to prevent the eastern area from being surrounded by Russian forces.
• Russian Commander In Kherson Bars Ukrainians From Fleeing To Pro-Kyiv Regions RFE/RL 28 May 2022 -- Residents of a southern region of Ukraine captured by Russian troops have confirmed Russian reports that the military commander put in charge of the area has banned Ukrainians from departing for regions controlled by Ukraine.
• Russians Press Ahead In Donbas Pocket As Ukrainian Forces On Retreat, Officials Say RFE/RL 28 May 2022 -- Russian forces reportedly made further gains in the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the eastern Donbas region, as Kyiv admitted that it may have to abandon Syevyerodonetsk, one of the two main cities still under its control but which Russians appear close to surrounding.
• Putin Ties Ukraine Grain Flow To Sanctions Relief; Macron And Scholz Urge Serious Peace Effort RFE/RL 28 May 2022 -- Russia's president seemingly conditioned a potential reopening of Ukraine's grain exports on a relaxation of Western sanctions imposed after Russia invaded Ukraine, while his French and German counterparts responded with the need for a Russian withdrawal and "serious" peace efforts from Moscow.
• More western arms supplies to Ukraine risks 'further destabilization': Putin Press TV 28 May 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the leaders of France and Germany against the West's continued delivery of weapons to Ukraine, saying the move could further destabilize the situation in the former Soviet state.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Greetings on Border Guards Day President of Russia 28 May 2022 -- Vladimir Putin congratulated service members, civilian personnel and veterans of the FSB Border Guard Service on their professional holiday, Border Guards Day.
• Russia Announces Hypersonic Zircon Missile Test RFE/RL 28 May 2022 -- Russia announced on May 28 that its navy had conducted a further test of one of several hypersonic missiles in development against the backdrop of Moscow's war in Ukraine and the resulting international isolation.
• Russia's Admiral Gorshkov Frigate Test-Fires Zircon Missile at Target in White Sea - Video Sputnik 28 May 2022 -- The Zircon or 3M22 is a Russian hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile and is part of the 3K22 "Zircon" complex. The way this rocket fundamentally differs from other anti-ship missiles is that it has a much higher flight speed, capable of reaching Mach 8 (ie, eight times the speed of sound).
• Russia sends helicopters, fighter jets to its base in northeastern Syria Press TV 28 May 2022 -- Russia has dispatched attack helicopters and fighter jets to its base in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah upon a request from the Damascus government.

Foreign Policy

• Press release: telephone conversation with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian President Vladimir Putin Élysée - President of France 28 May 2022 -- On their joint initiative, the President of the French Republic and the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany held a conversation with President Putin this morning, Saturday 28th May 2022.
• Telephone conversation with President of France Emmanuel Macron and Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz President of Russia 28 May 2022 -- Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron and Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz.
• US sanctions North Korea after Russia, China veto bid at UN Press TV 28 May 2022 -- The United States has imposed new sanctions targeting North Korea following its renewed ballistic missile launches.
• Russian Foreign Ministry Calls to Drop Further Sanctions Pressure on North Korea Sputnik 28 May 2022 -- The complicated situation on the Korean Peninsula cannot be solved by tightening sanctions on North Korea, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday, adding that political and diplomatic efforts can bring stability to the region.
• Beleaguered Sri Lanka In Talks For More Russian Oil, Coal, Fuel RFE/RL 29 May 2022 -- The politically and financially hobbled South Asian island nation of Sri Lanka has taken delivery of nearly $73 million in Russian oil to help restart Sri Lanka's only oil refinery and is pushing for closer power and energy ties, according to its energy minister.

News Reports

• Former Chess Champion Kasparov Says Russian Opposition Can Only Exist Outside The Country RFE/RL 28 May 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's heavy-handed crackdown on dissent at home means that effective opposition to his rule can only exist outside the country, activist and former chess champion Garry Kasparov has told Current Time.