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Combat Operations

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 22.05.2023 Ukraine MOD 22 May 2023
• Russia Claims Group Crossed Border From Ukraine In Attack; Nuclear Plant Back Online RFE/RL 22 May 2023 -- Violent clashes erupted on the Russian-Ukrainian border with Moscow accusing a Ukrainian "sabotage group" of trying to make an incursion into the country, an allegation Kyiv rejected.

Ukraine

• Every week we add value for Ukraine from the NATO Summit in Vilnius - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 22 May 2023

Russia

• Kremlin: Putin Briefed on Ukraine's Attempt to Infiltrate Into Russia's Belgorod Region Sputnik 22 May 2023 -- Earlier, two civilians were killed and another one was injured as a result of a Ukrainian shelling of a village in Russia's Belgorod region.
• Ukrainian 'sabotage group' mounted attack across border: Russian regional governor Press TV 22 May 2023 -- A Ukrainian "sabotage group" has carried out a cross-border attack in Russia's southwestern region of Belgorod, according to the governor of the Russian region.
• Three Key Goals Russia Achieved by Liberating Artemovsk Sputnik 22 May 2023 -- The Russian military confirmed Sunday that operations by assault detachments supported by artillery and aviation of the Southern Group of Forces had led to the total liberation of the DPR city of Artemovsk. Alexey Leonkov, one of Russia's top military observers, told Sputnik what this means tactically, strategically, and politically.
• Russian Ambassador Warns Against Strikes on Crimea, Raises F-16 Issue Sputnik 22 May 2023 -- The United States must understand that Ukrainian strikes on Crimea would be viewed as an attack on any other region of Russia, while the transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Kiev raises the question of NATO's involvement in the conflict in Ukraine, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said.
• Russia: Sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine raises question of NATO's involvement in war Press TV 22 May 2023 -- Russia has once again warned the West against sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, saying such a move would raise the question of NATO's direct involvement in the war.
• Meeting with Supreme Court President Vyacheslav Lebedev President of Russia 22 May 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Supreme Court President Vyacheslav Lebedev. The discussion focused on measures aimed at humanising law enforcement practice, as well as on efforts to create courts in the new regions of the Russian Federation.

United States

NATO

• NATO Body Recognizes Russia's Crimes Against Ukraine as 'Genocide' VOA 22 May 2023 -- The NATO Parliamentary Assembly on Monday unanimously recognized Russia's crimes against Ukraine as genocide, striking "a diplomatic victory [for Ukraine with] far-reaching political consequences," said Yehor Cherniev, the head of Ukraine's delegation at the assembly in Luxembourg. "This is our diplomatic victory. All of our key wishes regarding the final text of the declaration have been taken into account."

United Nations

• Update 159 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 22 May 2023 -- Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) lost all external power for several hours this morning, underlining the extremely precarious nuclear safety and security situation at the facility and the urgent need to protect it and prevent an accident, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today.
• Ukraine: Power loss at nuclear plant underscores 'highly vulnerable' safety situation UN News 22 May 2023 -- The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine lost all external power for several hours on Monday morning, highlighting the urgent need to protect the facility and prevent an accident, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a statement.

Foreign Reactions

• Foreign Minister Tsahkna in Brussels: let's not allow Putin and his accessories to hide behind immunity Estonia MFA 22 May 2023 -- Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna attended the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels today 22 May, with the focus on continued support to Ukraine and the need for a special tribunal.

News Reports

• Russia says US liable for Bakhmut destruction after Zelenskiy likens city to Hiroshima Press TV 22 May 2023 -- Russia has highlighted Ukrainian president's remarks likening the ruins in his country's eastern city of Bakhmut to the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima at the end of WWII, blaming Washington and its policies for both of them.
• Latest in Ukraine: Russia Attacks Dnipropetrovsk with Missiles, Drones VOA 22 May 2023 -- Ukrainian officials said Monday that Russian forces used missiles and drones to carry out overnight attacks on the Dnipropetrovsk region, leaving buildings damaged and at least eight people injured.