23 May 2024 - Ukraine Special Weapons News

Investigative Group Confirms Russian Missile Carrier Ship Sank In Crimea RFE/RL 23 May 2024 -- The investigative group Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT) confirmed on May 23 that a Ukrainian missile attack four days earlier on the port of Sevastopol hit a Cyclone missile carrier ship belonging to Russia's Black Sea Fleet.
At Least 8 Killed In 'Extremely Brutal' Russian Strikes On Kharkiv, Donetsk RFE/RL 23 May 2024 -- At least seven people were killed on May 23 in Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv in a wave of Russian strikes that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called "extremely brutal" as he again appealed to allies for more air-defense systems for his embattled country.
Russian missiles kill 7 in Ukraine's Kharkiv as Zelenskyy appeals for more weapons VOA 23 May 2024 -- Ukrainian officials said Russian attacks killed at least seven people Thursday and injured at least 28 others in the northeastern city of Kharkiv.
Russia jolts Ukraine's Kharkiv with strikes, claims fresh advances Press TV 23 May 2024 -- Russia's latest strikes have rocked Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, with Moscow claiming fresh advances on the frontline.

Russian Forces Liberate Andreyevka in Donetsk People's Republic Sputnik 23 May 2024 -- Units of the Yug Battlegroup have liberated Andreyevka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
Russian Ambassador Warns US Against Reckless Calls for Ukrainian Aggression Sputnik 23 May 2024 -- Calls by politicians of the United States to allow Ukraine to use US-supplied weapons against the territory of Russia are "reckless" and threaten to drag Washington into the conflict, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov has said.
Armed Forces of Ukraine to Rebuild 6,200 Miles of Fortifications - Reports Sputnik 23 May 2024 -- The Armed Forces of Ukraine plan to rebuild 10,000 kilometers (6,200 miles) of fortifications along the front line, Ukrainian publication Liga reported.

Update 229 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 23 May 2024 -- Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) temporarily lost the connection to its sole remaining 750 kilovolt (kV) off-site power line this afternoon due to a reported short-circuit, leaving it reliant on a single back-up line for more than three hours, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today.
Civilian lives must be protected even amidst war UNOCHA 23 May 2024 -- HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR FOR UKRAINE DENISE BROWN CONDEMNS ATTACKS IN KHARKIV CITY AND REGION, KILLING AND INJURING CIVILIANS

U.S. Pushes Back On British Claim That China Sending Lethal Aid To Russia RFE/RL 23 May 2024 -- In a split with Britain, U.S. national-security adviser Jake Sullivan said he had not seen evidence that China was directly sending lethal military assistance to Russia for its war against Ukraine.
UK's accusation on China providing 'lethal aid' to Russia slammed by China, questioned by US Global Times 23 May 2024 -- China condemned on Thursday the UK's accusation that it was providing "lethal aid" to Russia amid the Ukraine crisis, noting the claims made by the UK's defense secretary have even been questioned by its major ally, the US. Given that British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party badly lags in the polls ahead of July elections, the Conservatives will undoubtedly seize every opportunity to take a strong stance against China, experts said.
UK's accusation of China providing lethal aid to Russia totally groundless: Chinese Embassy Global Times 23 May 2024 -- The Chinese Embassy in the UK called Britain's Defense Secretary Grant Shapps' accusation against China of "providing or preparing to provide Russia with lethal aid" in the Russia-Ukraine conflict totally groundless, the embassy said in a statement issued early Thursday.

UK condemns Russia's torture and mistreatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 23 May 2024 -- Ambassador Holland condemns reports of Russia's "systematic and widespread use of torture" against Ukrainian prisoners of war and calls on Russia to uphold the laws of war it helped to create.

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