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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 31.05.2023 Ukraine MOD 31 May 2023
• Latest in Ukraine: Russia Blames Ukraine for Luhansk Attack, Claims Kyiv's Forces Also Hit Russian Town VOA 31 May 2023 -- Russian authorities said Wednesday that Ukrainian shelling in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine had killed five people and wounded 19 others, and that Kyiv's forces had also attacked a Russian town for the third time this week and struck two oil refineries.

Ukraine

• Ukrainian Official Discusses Timetable for Deploying Fighter Jets VOA 31 May 2023 -- Earlier this month the White House changed its stance on providing F-16 warplanes to Ukraine, agreeing to allow the jets to be sent to the country to better help it defend itself from Russian attacks.
• The world is aware of a fundamental role of our maritime grain exports for food security - address by the President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 31 May 2023
• In Odesa region, the President introduced the new Head of the RSA and held a meeting on the situation in the region President of Ukraine 31 May 2023
• Russia kills and injures Ukrainian children, children's lives and destinies are broken or destroyed - Daria Herasymchuk President of Ukraine 31 May 2023
• All 462 days we've been fighting for our future, hence, for our children, for their freedom and their destiny - speech by the President of Ukraine at "UA: War. Unsung Lullaby" conference on the occasion of the International Children's Day President of Ukraine 31 May 2023
• President got acquainted with the plan of returning children illegally deported by Russia, Bring Kids Back UA, and took part in the opening of the Center for the Protection of Children's Rights President of Ukraine 31 May 2023

Russia

• Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko's answer to a media question on the situation with the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 May 2023
• Ukrainian drone sparks fire at Russian refinery: Governor Press TV 31 May 2023 -- Russia has blamed Ukraine for a fire at an oil refinery in the south of the country, saying the blaze was likely caused by a Ukrainian drone striking the facility.
• Akhmat Fighters Successfully Advance Near Maryinka - Russian MoD Sputnik 31 May 2023 -- Earlier, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said that Chechen units had received orders to redeploy their forces, and their zone of responsibility had become the territory of the DPR - the Akhmat Special Forces and the Sever Akhmat Regiment were transferred to the Maryinka direction.
• Russian Forces Destroy Last Ukrainian Warship Sputnik 31 May 2023 -- The Russian forces have destroyed the last Ukrainian warship in the port of Odessa, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
• Russian Interior Ministry Puts Another 3 Ukrainian Military Commanders on Wanted List Sputnik 31 May 2023 -- The Russian Interior Ministry has put Ukrainian First Deputy Chief of the General Staff Ihor Kolesnyk and two other generals of the Ukrainian armed forces on wanted list, according to the ministry's database.
• Drone Falls on Territory of Oil Refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Region Sputnik 31 May 2023 -- A drone has fell on the territory of the Ilsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar region, the infrastructure of the plant was not damaged, the regional operational headquarters said on Wednesday.
• Russian Foreign Ministry Calls Vile West's Position on UAV Attacks Against Moscow Sputnik 31 May 2023 -- The position of Western countries on the drone attacks on Moscow is "absolutely vile," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday, adding that the West comments only on what it wants to comment.

United States

• Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine - May 31, 2023 DOD
• US Providing $300 Million in More Aid for Ukraine VOA 31 May 2023 -- The United States will provide another $300 million in new military aid for Ukraine in a package that is expected to include munitions for Ukraine's Patriot missile defense system, defense officials tell VOA.
• Memorandum on Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 The White House 31 May 2023
• Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine DoD 31 May 2023 -- Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs. This authorization is the Biden Administration's thirty-ninth drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021.
• DOD Announces New Security Assistance Package for Ukraine DoD News 31 May 2023 -- The Defense Department announced an additional security assistance package for Ukraine today that contains key capabilities to arm against Russian airstrikes targeting critical infrastructure across the country.
• U.S. Announces More Military Aid For Ukraine Amid Uptick In Attacks Inside Russia RFE/RL 31 May 2023 -- The United States on May 31 announced an aid package for Ukraine that includes Patriot air-defense batteries, ammunition, and other defense equipment as Ukrainian authorities said attacks by Russian troops killed one person in Ukraine's Donetsk region and one person in the Kherson region.
• US Has Gotten Ukraine's 'Assurances' F-16s Won't Be Used on Russian Land - Kirby Sputnik 31 May 2023 -- The United States has repeatedly ignored any terrorist attacks committed by Ukraine against Russian civilians, with the latest being drone strikes Kiev attempted to execute against Moscow.
• White House: US 'Does Not Encourage Attacks on Russia' Sputnik 31 May 2023 -- The United States does not encourage Ukraine to attack Russia and does not want to see the military conflict escalate, White House Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said on Wednesday, following the recent drone attacks on Moscow.
• Additional U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine US Dept. of State 31 May 2023 -- Russia is continuing to wage a brutal and unprovoked war against Ukraine. In the month of May alone, Russia launched 17 air assaults against Kyiv, threatening Ukrainian families and devastating civilian areas.

NATO

United Nations

• IAEA Chief Outlines Principles To Prevent Nuclear Catastrophe At Zaporizhzhya RFE/RL 31 May 2023 -- UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi has urged Ukraine and Russia to adhere to five principles to prevent nuclear catastrophe at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant.
• Ukrainian Shelling of Zaporozhye NPP Creates Risk of 'Nuclear Bomb Scenario' Sputnik 31 May 2023 -- International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi has proposed a five-point plan to help ensure safety and security at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant. Renowned nuclear expert Chris Busby says Grossi's concerns about the plant's safety are fully justified, but that much more needs to be done.

Foreign Reactions

• War in Ukraine - Military support for Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 31 May 2023 -- Germany provides support for Ukraine by supplying equipment and weapons, these come from supplies of the Federal Arms Forces and from deliveries from industry financed from the Federal Government's funds for security capacity building. An overview.
• War At 'Important Moment' Ahead Of Ukraine's Expected Military Push, Potential Peace Talks, Macron Says RFE/RL 31 May 2023 -- Ahead of a looming counteroffensive by Ukrainian forces on the battlefield, French President Emmanuel Macron has called for advancing peace negotiations on the war in Ukraine on Kyiv's terms.
• West Must Provide Ukraine With Tangible, Credible Security Guarantees - Macron Sputnik 31 May 2023 -- The western countries should provide Ukraine with "tangible and reliable" security guarantees, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday.
• Russia's actions in Ukraine have been reprehensible and cowardly: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 31 May 2023 -- UK military advisor, Ian Stubbs, says the Kremlin is struggling to explain its litany of strategic mistakes and failings on the battlefield to the Russian people

News Reports

• China In Eurasia Briefing: What Beijing Is Learning From The Western Response To Ukraine RFE/RL 31 May 2023