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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00 on May 29 2022 Ukraine MOD 29 May 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 29.05 Ukraine MOD 29 May 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00 on May 29 2022 Ukraine MOD 29 May 2022
• Ukraine Mounts Counter-Offensive in Russia-Held Kherson, While Moscow Focuses on East VOA 29 May 2022 -- Ukraine mounted a new counteroffensive Sunday to reclaim land around the southern port city of Kherson. Russian forces shelled targets in eastern Ukraine in an attempt to capture Sievierodonetsk, the last Ukrainian-controlled city in the Luhansk region.
• Russian Forces Pound Eastern Ukraine As Zelenskiy Visits Kharkiv Frontlines RFE/RL 29 May 2022 -- Russian forces continued their offensive in eastern Ukraine, closing in on strategic towns and cities and shelling Kharkiv after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the northeastern city in his first trip outside Kyiv since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion.
• Zelenskiy Fires Kharkiv Security Chief, Accusing Him Of Not Working On City's Defense RFE/RL 29 May 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he has fired Kharkiv's top security services officer for not working hard enough on the city's defense since the beginning of Russia's February 24 invasion.
• Ukrainian Presidential Aide Downplays Peace Talks With A Russia That 'Always Lies' RFE/RL 29 May 2022 -- Mykhaylo Podolyak, an aide to Ukraine's president and envoy to previous peace talks in the ongoing three-month-long war with Russia, has blasted Moscow's credibility in the context of any potential deal.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russia conducts another test-launch of Tsirkon hypersonic missile People's Daily 29 May 2022 -- Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov successfully test-fired a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile from the Barents Sea on Saturday, Russia's Defense Ministry said.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with French TV channel TF1, Moscow, May 29, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 May 2022
• Phone conversation with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic President of Russia 29 May 2022 -- President Vladimir Putin spoke over the phone with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic
• Vucic Says Serbia Secures Gas Deal With Russia Following Phone Talks With Putin RFE/RL 29 May 2022 -- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says his country has reached an "extremely favorable" deal with Russia for supplies of natural gas following a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
• EU Fails To Reach Accord On Russian Oil Embargo As Summit Nears RFE/RL 29 May 2022 -- European Union negotiators failed to reach a deal on an embargo of Russian oil but will continue attempts to reach an accord before the beginning of an EU summit starting on May 30, an EU official said.

News Reports

• Russian Patriarch Kirill Says He Understands Ukrainian Branch's Decision To Break RFE/RL 29 May 2022 -- Russian Patriarch Kirill has said he understands a decision by the Russian Orthodox Church's branch in Ukraine to cut ties amid Moscow's invasion of its eastern neighbor.