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06 May 2023 - Russia Special Weapons News
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Ukraine Invasion
- The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 06.05.2023 Ukraine MOD 06 May 2023
- Kyiv Says Six Killed By Russian Shelling During Demining Operation As Air-Raid Sirens Blare RFE/RL 06 May 2023 -- Six explosives experts with Ukraine's emergency services were killed by Russian shelling while conducting a demining operation in the Kherson region, the head of the State Emergency Service (SES) said on May 6, as air-raid sirens blared throughout much of Ukraine, including in the capital, Kyiv.
- 'The Whole Army Must Move Forward': Fighting Rages In Bakhmut As Momentum Builds For Ukraine's Counteroffensive RFE/RL 06 May 2023 -- Along the northern flank of Ukrainian-controlled territory on the outskirts of the eastern city of Bakhmut, tank crews from the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade are waiting for the ground to dry up so they can begin a long-anticipated counteroffensive against Russian forces.
- Latest in Ukraine: Russia Blames Ukraine for Attack on Pro-War Russian Writer VOA 06 May 2023 -- Russia's Foreign Ministry claimed on Saturday that Ukraine and the West are responsible for a car bombing that injured a prominent nationalist Russian writer and killed his driver.
- Latest in Ukraine: Wagner Chief Prigozhin Lashes Out at Russian Military Establishment VOA 06 May 2023 -- In his daily address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that on Friday and in recent days, he has held meetings with international leaders, including one Friday with a U.S. congressional delegation. The Ukrainian leader said that when countries help Ukraine, they also help themselves.
- Two Ukrainian Ballistic Missiles Shot Down Over Crimea - Crimean Authorities Sputnik 06 May 2023 -- Russia's air defense systems on Saturday shot down two ballistic missiles launched by Ukraine's Grom-2 operational-tactical missile system (OTRK) over Crimea, Oleg Kryuchkov, an adviser to Head of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov, said on Saturday.
- Three Captured Russian Pilots Released From Ukrainian Captivity - Defense Ministry Sputnik 06 May 2023 -- Three Russian military pilots have been released from Ukrainian imprisonment and have already returned from the Kiev-controlled territory after complex negotiations, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
- Ukraine Loses Over 185 Troops, Mercenaries in Donetsk Direction in 24 Hours Sputnik 06 May 2023 -- The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 185 soldiers and mercenaries, as well as 12 units of military equipment in the Donetsk direction in the last 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
- New Russian Kamikaze Drones to Be Sent to Front Line From Single Hub Sputnik 06 May 2023 -- New Russian kamikaze drones "Privet-82" will fly to the front line from rear hubs that can accommodate multiple devices and operators will connect to their control already at the front line and then aim at enemy targets, the developer told Sputnik.
- Over 170 Enemy Targets Hit in Krasny Liman Direction - Russian Defense Ministry Sputnik 06 May 2023 -- Russian forces have inflicted fire damage on more than 170 enemy targets in the past 24 hours, including over 150 locations with accumulations of manpower and firepower of Ukrainian troops, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik.
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- Foreign Ministry's statement on the terrorist attack against writer Zakhar Prilepin organised by Ukrainian security services Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 May 2023
- Pro-Kremlin Writer And Political Activist Wounded In Car Bombing RFE/RL 06 May 2023 -- The pro-Kremlin writer and political activist Zakhar Prilepin was wounded in a car bombing in the city of Nizhny Novgorod on May 6, the state-run TASS news agency reported.
- Car of Russian Author Zakhar Prilepin Blown Up in Nizhny Novgorod Region Sputnik 06 May 2023 -- Prilepin, 47, is one of the best known fiction authors in contemporary Russia, and is also a renowned journalist and aspiring politician. He has actively engaged in reporting and commenting on the crisis in the Donbass since 2014.
- Prilepin Targeted by Kiev Because He's 'Best Warrior of the Information Front' Russia's Got Sputnik 06 May 2023 -- Russian author and politician Zakhar Prilepin was targeted in an assassination attempt Saturday, with a car bomb killing his driver and injuring Prilepin. A suspect detained in connection with the crime admitted that he acted on the instructions of the Ukrainian special services. Who is Prilepin? Why did Kiev consider him an important target?
- Suspect in Prilepin Assassination Attempt Admits Acting on Ukrainian Special Services' Orders Sputnik 06 May 2023 -- Alexander Permyakov, the suspect in the assassination attempt on Russian politician and writer Zakhar Prilepin, admitted during interrogation on Saturday that he had acted on the instructions of the Ukrainian special services, the Russian Investigative Committee said.
- Francis Fukuyama: It Would Be Hard For Putin To Survive Losing Crimea RFE/RL 06 May 2023 -- Francis Fukayama is a U.S. political scientist at Stanford University. He is perhaps best known for his 1992 essay The End of History, in which he argued that the struggle between ideologies was at an end.
- Russia Reliably Supplies Gas to Hungary via Turkish Stream - Energy Ministry Sputnik 06 May 2023 -- Russia continues to reliably supply gas to Hungary via the Turkish Stream pipeline under a long-term contract, a representative of the Hungarian Ministry of Energy told Sputnik.
- Press release on WHO Director-General's decision to rescind Covid-19's designation as a pandemic Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 May 2023
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