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Ukraine Invasion

• Zelenskiy Visits Kharkiv As Death Toll Rises From Russian Strike On Supermarket RFE/RL 26 May 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the battle-scarred northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on May 26 and issued a fresh plea for additional aid. His comments came as rescuers searched the charred wreckage of a shopping center in the city for the bodies of people killed in a Russian missile attack the previous day, which has so far claimed at least 16 lives.
• Death toll rises from Russian attacks on Kharkiv shopping area VOA 26 May 2024 -- At least 16 people were killed, and scores injured in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv from a spate of Russian bomb attacks Saturday while several people were still listed as missing, regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on the Telegram messaging app Sunday.
• Russian Armed Forces Liberate Village of Berestovoye in Kharkov Region Sputnik 26 May 2024 -- Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the progress of the special military operation and the key achievements of the Russian Armed Forces in the last 24 hours.
• West's Talks About Using US Weapons to Strike Russia Reflect Desperation - Lavrov Sputnik 26 May 2024 -- Talks in the West about allowing Kiev to conduct strikes with US weapons on Russia reflects desperation and understanding that they will not achieve their goals by the "usual honest means," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Sunday.
• Russia Strikes Ukrainian Airport Adapted For F-16 Jets, Blasts Energy Infrastructure Sputnik 26 May 2024 -- Moscow started to conduct precision strikes on Ukrainian military targets and the power grid in response to a string of terror attacks on Russian land, including the blast on the Crimean Bridge in October 2022.

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Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answers to media questions of the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin TV programme, May 26, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 May 2024
• Contacts Within Arctic Five Severed, Not at Russia's Initiative - Foreign Ministry Sputnik 26 May 2024 -- Contacts within the so-called Arctic Five, which discussed issues related to the Arctic, have been severed, Russian Foreign Ministry Legal Department head Maxim Musikhin told Sputnik.
• Iran buying 15 night vision helicopters from Russia: IRCS IRNA 26 May 2024 -- Iran purchased 15 helicopters from Russia during the administration of late President Ebrahim Raisi, an official with the IRCS said Sunday.

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