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Combat Operations

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 24.05.2023 Ukraine MOD 24 May 2023
• Wagner Chief Prigozhin Says Russia's Plan To 'Demilitarize' Ukraine Has Failed RFE/RL 24 May 2023 -- The leader of Russia's Wagner private mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, says Moscow's plan to "demilitarize" Ukraine with its full-scale invasion has failed, instead turning its neighbor's army into one of the "most powerful in the world" and setting Russia up for a possible uprising.
• Latest in Ukraine: Wagner Chief Says 20,000 of His Forces Killed in Bakhmut Fighting VOA 24 May 2023 -- The toll of casualties is fast mounting in Ukraine, with the head of the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group saying Wednesday that 20,000 of his men have been killed in the lengthy fight for the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

Ukraine

• Zelenskiy Urges Expedited Delivery Of F-16 As British Defense Minister Visits Kyiv For Talks RFE/RL 24 May 2023 -- British Defense Minister Ben Wallace met with his Ukrainian counterpart, Oleksiy Reznikov, during a surprise visit to Kyiv on May 24, Ukraine's Defense Ministry announced, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called in a video address for allies to speed delivery of promised F-16 fighter jets.
• The first Ukrainian F-16 will be one of the strongest signals from the world that Russia will only lose - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 24 May 2023
• Ukraine to set up Marine Corps: president People's Daily 24 May 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Tuesday that his country will create the Marine Corps.

Russia

• Russia claims victory over "Ukrainian nationalists" in border region People's Daily 24 May 2023 -- "A Ukrainian nationalist formation" that broke into Russia's Belgorod region on Monday has been defeated, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
• Five Foreign Nationals To Be Tried In Absentia In Russia For Joining Ukrainian Armed Forces RFE/RL 24 May 2023 -- Russia's Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don said on May 24 that five foreign nationals will be tried for joining Ukraine's armed forces fighting against Moscow's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
• Russia Repels Ukraine's Drone Attacks on Ships Protecting Gas Pipelines in Turkiye Sputnik 24 May 2023 -- Ukraine unsuccessfully tried to attack with unmanned boats the ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet "Ivan Khurs," which ensured the safety of the Turkish Stream and Blue Stream gas pipelines, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
• Ukraine Top General Zaluzhny Injured in Russian Missile Strike in Early May - Source Sputnik 24 May 2023 -- Commander of the Ukrainian armed forces Gen. Valery Zaluzhny received a head injury and shrapnel wounds as a result of Russia's missile strike in early May, a representative of Russian law enforcement agencies told Sputnik on Wednesday, citing Ukraine military sources.
• NATO's Direct Involvement in Ukraine Crisis Increasing Nuclear War Risk - Lavrov Sputnik 24 May 2023 -- The direct involvement of the NATO member states in the Ukrainian crisis increases the risk of a nuclear conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday.

United States

• Ukraine - National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) DSCA 24 May 2023 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Ukraine of National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $285 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress.
• Pentagon: State Dept Approves $285 Million Sale of NASAMS Air Defense Systems to Ukraine Sputnik 24 May 2023 -- The US Department of Defense said on Wednesday that the State Department had given its approval to the pending sale of another surface-to-air missile system to Ukraine.
• White House Probes Claims US-Made Gear Was Used in Russia Raid VOA 24 May 2023 -- The White House says it is looking into reports about the alleged use of U.S.-provided equipment in what appeared to be a raid by anti-Putin Russian volunteers Monday in the Belgorod region in Russia, although the U.S. cannot confirm the claim.

NATO

• NATO Not Ready to Give Security Framework to Ukraine Amid Ongoing Conflict Sputnik 24 May 2023 -- NATO is not ready to provide security frameworks for Ukraine in relation to its potential accession to the alliance amid the ongoing military conflict, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• EU defense ministers fail to agree on new military aid to Ukraine People's Daily 24 May 2023 -- The defense ministers of the European Union (EU) member states have failed to reach an agreement on new military aid to Ukraine, the bloc's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said here on Tuesday.
• UK Defense Minister Arrives in Kiev on Unannounced Visit Sputnik 24 May 2023 -- UK Defense Minister Ben Wallace came to Kiev on an unannounced visit to discuss military cooperation, including arms supplies, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Wednesday.
• Ukraine will win. Russia is denying the reality of its horrific war of choice: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 24 May 2023 -- UK military advisor, Ian Stubbs, says Russia repeatedly underestimates the strength of the Ukrainian people and our unwavering resolve to support them in defending their homeland.

News Reports

• Orthodox Church Of Ukraine Approves Calendar Switch In Widening Diversion From Russia RFE/RL 24 May 2023 -- In another sign of the widening fissure between the main Orthodox churches in Ukraine and Russia over the Kremlin's war against its neighbor, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) has approved a switch to the revised Julian calendar, a move that will move Christmas forward to December 25.
• VOA Interview: Ukrainian Air Forces Command Spokesperson Ihnat VOA 24 May 2023 -- Ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's participation at the Group of Seven Summit in Japan, the G-7 leaders announced last week that it would provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets and the training for Ukrainian pilots to fly them.