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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 27.05.2023 Ukraine MOD 27 May 2023
• Wagner Mercenaries Reportedly Start Withdrawal From Bakhmut As Russia Launches Fresh Attacks, Air Strikes RFE/RL 27 May 2023 -- Russian mercenaries from the private Wagner Group have reportedly begun relocating from some of their positions in and around the eastern city of Bakhmut, the epicenter of the war in Ukraine's eastern region of Donetsk, according to senior Ukrainian officials and British intelligence.
• Drone attack damages oil pipeline, Russia blames Ukraine Press TV 27 May 2023 -- Russia has blamed Ukraine for a drone attack on an oil pipeline facility that damaged an office building in the city of Pskov in a border region near the Belarus border.

Ukraine

• Counteroffensive May Begin as Early as Sunday, Kyiv Official Says VOA 27 May 2023 -- Ukraine is prepared to launch its long-expected counteroffensive against Russian forces, according to Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov.
• We will continue our sanctions steps, and new, even more extensive sanctions packages are on the way - address of President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 27 May 2023
• Coordination of Ukrainian President's agreements: talks with Turkish delegation led by advisor to President Ibrahim Kalin take place in Office of President President of Ukraine 27 May 2023
• Ukraine seeks to fix perspective of NATO membership at Vilnius summit People's Daily 27 May 2023 -- Ukraine is seeking to fix its perspective of joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) at the alliance's upcoming summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, head of the Ukrainian president's office Andriy Yermak said Friday.
• Ukrainian Military Starts Training in Germany to Operate US Abrams Tanks - Reports Sputnik 27 May 2023 -- About 400 Ukrainian troops in Germany have started a training to operate the US-made M1 Abrams tanks, a US newspaper reported on Saturday, citing a Pentagon spokesman.
• Ukraine asks Germany for long-range missiles capable of striking Moscow Press TV 27 May 2023 -- Germany says it has received an official request from Ukraine to provide it with Taurus air-to-surface missiles, which would allow Kiev to strike well inside the Russian territory with their range of more than 500 kilometers.
• Ukraine Requests Taurus Long-Range Cruise Missiles From Germany - Reports Sputnik 27 May 2023 -- Ukraine has made a request to the German government to acquire Swedish-German long-range cruise missiles Taurus KEPD 350 with a range of up to 500 kilometers (310 miles), German newspaper has reported, citing government sources.

Russia

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answer to a question from the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin programme, May 27, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 May 2023
• Ukraine Loses Over 260 Troops Near Donetsk - MoD Sputnik 27 May 2023 -- Ukraine lost more than 260 military personnel in combat with Russian forces near the eastern city of Donetsk in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a daily update on Saturday.
• Drone Boats Used in Attack on Russian Ship Ivan Khurs Launched With US Support Sputnik 27 May 2023 -- The unmanned boats used in Ukraine's failed attack on the ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet "Ivan Khurs" were launched from a naval operations center in Ochakov opened with US support in 2018, an informed source told Sputnik.

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Foreign Reactions

• Iran slams remarks by Ukraine's Zelensky as 'worthless' IRNA 27 May 2023 -- Tehran has slammed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's "worthless" allegations against the Islamic Republic, saying they were intended to divert public attention.
• Iran: Zelensky making 'worthless' charges against Iran to get more Western weapons Press TV 27 May 2023 -- Tehran has censured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's allegation that Iran has sent drones to Russia to be used in the war against Ukraine, saying the "worthless" claim is a plea for more Western weapons and funds for Kiev.

News Reports

• A Quick Ukrainian Defeat Of Russia Lessens Chances Of 'Black Swan Event,' Argues Former Military Adviser To Ukraine RFE/RL 27 May 2023 -- Dan Rice is a former special adviser to Valeriy Zaluzhniy, the commander in chief of Ukraine's armed forces. A graduate of West Point and now the rector of American University in Kyiv, Rice predicts that if Ukraine gets not just better training but also more and deadlier military hardware, its armed forces are heading for "strategic success on the battlefield" against invading Russian forces amid expectations of a major Ukrainian counteroffensive.