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• Russia reports downing Ukrainian drones, missiles in western regions VOA 22 May 2024 -- The governor of western Russia's Belgorod region said Wednesday falling fragments from a destroyed Ukrainian aerial drone damaged two residential buildings, while Russia's defense ministry said the country's air defenses shot down a total of three drones and six missiles over the region.

Ukraine

• Zelensky urges NATO to shoot down Russian missiles, give more weapons to Ukraine Press TV 22 May 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the US-led NATO military alliance to shoot down Russian missiles over his country and to provide Kiev with more weapons against Moscow.
• Ukraine Needs Improved Defense Against Russian Aerial Bombs, Zelenskiy Says RFE/RL 22 May 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made a plea on May 22 for upgraded defense systems to protect Ukrainian cities against guided bombs, which have been used by Russian forces to hit Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
• Ukraine Urges US to Lift Ban on Striking Russia as Chances for Breakthrough 'Slim' - Reports Sputnik 22 May 2024 -- The secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, Oleksandr Lytvynenko, has urged the United States to lift the ban on the use of US-supplied long-range weapons for the Ukrainian army to strike targets inside Russia and help thwart Moscow's possible new offensive, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
• The Peace Summit and the Participation of World Leaders Can Restore the Full Effectiveness of the UN Charter and Return Full Protection to Every Nation - Address by the President President of Ukraine 22 May 2024
• Austria, Albania and Chile Have Confirmed Their Participation in the Global Peace Summit President of Ukraine 22 May 2024
• Andriy Yermak Had a Phone Call with Jake Sullivan President of Ukraine 22 May 2024
• Inviting Ukraine to NATO Now Would Be a Vital Step to Strengthen Europe's Security - Andriy Yermak President of Ukraine 22 May 2024

Russia

• In Occupied Areas, Russia Pushes Ukrainian Youth To Sign Contracts To Fight Ukraine RFE/RL 22 May 2024 -- Residents of Ukraine's largely Russian-occupied Luhansk region report an intense effort by Russian officers to recruit male students at universities and institutes for contract service in the Russian armed forces.
• Ukrainian Drone Attacks Territory of Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant Sputnik 22 May 2024 -- The Ukrainian armed forces have attacked the territory of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant with a drone, the plant's press service said on Wednesday, adding that no casualties and damage were reported.
• Russian Forces Liberate Kleshcheyevka in Donetsk People's Republic Sputnik 22 May 2024 -- Earlier media reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have withdrawn a significant portion of their forces from the Kleshcheyevka area to redeploy them to Chasov Yar.
• Russian Forces Strike Energy Infrastructure in Ukraine's Sumy Region Sputnik 22 May 2024 -- The Russian armed forces carried out overnight strikes on energy infrastructure in the cities of Shostka and Konotop in Ukraine's Sumy region, Nikolayev underground network coordinator Sergei Lebedev told Sputnik on Wednesday.

United States

• US House speaker to VOA: Ukraine should be able to fight war as 'they see fit' VOA 22 May 2024 -- U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that the United States needs "to allow Ukraine to prosecute the war in the way they see fit," when it comes to how Ukraine uses U.S.-provided weapons in its war against Russia.

NATO

United Nations

• UNICEF addressing child trauma and displacement in Ukraine's Kharkiv UN News 22 May 2024 -- Fresh fighting along the frontline in Ukraine has again driven thousands of civilians from their homes and villages near the country's second largest city, Kharkiv, close to the Russian border.

Foreign Reactions

• Britain Accuses China Of Working To Provide Russia With 'Lethal Aid' RFE/RL 22 May 2024 -- Britain has accused China of preparing to or already providing 'lethal aid' to Russia for its ongoing full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine.
• UK says China is supplying 'lethal aid' to Russia for use in Ukraine VOA 22 May 2024 -- British Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps accused Russia and China on Wednesday of collaborating on combat equipment for use in the two-year-long war in Ukraine.
• War in Ukraine - The arms and military equipment Germany is sending to Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 22 May 2024 -- 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.
• Sweden providing Ukraine with military support totaling $7 billion VOA 22 May 2024 -- Sweden is providing Ukraine with additional military support, totaling $7 billion, over three years.
• EU reaches historic decision to use revenues generated by Russian assets to support Ukraine Government Offices of Sweden 22 May 2024 -- In response to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the EU decided to immobilise the Central Bank of the Russian Federation's assets in the EU. During the Swedish Presidency of the Council, an EU Working Group was established to investigate the possibility of using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine. This work as resulted in the EU's decision on 21 May to use the net extraordinary revenues generated by the immobilised assets to provide military and macroeconomic support to Ukraine.
• Russia's war and its effect on trade and transport: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 22 May 2024 -- Justin Addison, UK Delegation to the OSCE, tells the OSCE's Economic and Environmental Committee that Russia's war against Ukraine is harming trade and transport across the region
• UK sanctions collaborators of Russia's illegal sham referendums UK FCDO 22 May 2024 -- The UK announces 92 sanctions in response to the Russian regime imposing sham referendums in 4 regions of Ukraine.
• High-level conference on peace in Ukraine: military support and airspace restriction Federal Council - Swiss Government 22 May 2024 -- At its meeting on 22 May, the Federal Council approved a temporary restriction on the use of airspace during the high-level conference on peace in Ukraine, which Switzerland will be hosting on 15 and 16 June at the Bürgenstock resort in the canton of Nidwalden.

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