UNITED24 Media Telegram
The Russian occupiers are taking away documentation, computer equipment and other looted property from Enerhodar —shops and pharmacies are closed in the city, gas stations and ATMs have been emptied, said the lawful mayor Dmytro Orlov.
🇪🇺 The European Parliament voted to extend duty-free trade with Ukraine for another year to support the Ukrainian economy in wartime conditions
The grain corridor is working again—the inspection of grain mills has been resumed, — NTV citing sources in the Ministry of Defense of Türkiye
On May 7, Russia again blocked the registration and technical inspection of grain trucks.
In the territorial waters of Türkiye, 90 vessels are awaiting inspection, of which 62 will be loaded.
Europe should not be frightened by power games in Moscow. Let's remain steadfast in our support for Ukraine, — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
❗️The USA announced a new package of military aid to Ukraine worth 1.2 billion dollars
It will include additional air defense equipment, missiles and radars for them, equipment for integrating Western air defense launchers into the Ukrainian system, and 155-mm shells, according to the Pentagon website.
Assistance is provided within the framework of the USAI program. This means that the US orders and buys equipment and weapons from manufacturers for the specified amount, so Ukraine will only receive some of it afterward.
The Pentagon said what is included in the new aid package for Ukraine.
▫️Additional air defense systems and ammunition for them;
▫️Equipment for integration of Western launchers, radars, and missiles with Ukrainian air defense systems;
▫️Anti-drone ammunition;
▫️155-mm artillery shells;
▫️Commercial satellite surveying services;
▫️Funds for education and maintenance.
The largest German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall plans to produce tanks, anti-aircraft systems and ammunition in Ukraine in the future, — General Director Armin Papperger
Russian propagandists have a new instruction — to dispel reports that Western equipment is powerless in roadlessness at the front, so the counteroffensive allegedly fails.
They publish such photos, having previously pasted white crosses on them (they say, the Armed Forces of Ukraine).
Only in the first photo is the Marder BMP crossing the Kunduz River in Afghanistan in May 2010, and in the second — an M2 Bradley somewhere in Iraq in the 2000s. Both images are easy to find on Google
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Ukraine should be ready to join the European Union in two years.
According to him, this year Ukraine expects to receive a political decision from the EU on the start of accession negotiations.
Xi Jinping has not greeted Putin on May 9
There is no mention of greetings from Xi to Putin on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the national media of China.
Ukraine has all the necessary resources, including weapons, to return the territories captured since February 24, — US Secretary of State Blinken
🇬🇧 British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly expects the success of Ukraine's planned counteroffensive, but warns that it may not live up to inflated expectations: This is not a Hollywood movie, we must be realistic
💪 Instructor courses for Ukrainian soldiers have ended in Lithuania: they lasted 4 weeks.
France will provide Ukraine with a new batch of VAB armored personnel carriers, — Oryx.
The British government is going to recognize PMC "Wagner" as a terrorist organization in the coming weeks, — The Times.
Granting Wagner PMC the appropriate status will lead to criminal liability in Great Britain for membership of the organization, attendance at events organized by it, expressing support, or wearing its symbols.
In addition, PMC "Wagner" may be subjected to financial sanctions, and members of the organization may be prohibited from filing lawsuits against journalists and human rights defenders in British courts.
In connection with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Japan wants to open the first NATO office in Asia
As Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi stated in an interview with CNN, against the background of events in Eastern Europe, which also concern the Pacific region, the issue of cooperation with NATO is becoming increasingly urgent. [China ofc calls this american expansionism]
The Russians plan to "evacuate" more than 3,000 workers from the ZNPP, — Energoatom
The company reports that at least 3,100 people intend to evacuate the occupiers. In particular, it is primarily about the 2,700 employees of the station who entered into a contract with the so-called JSC "Operating Organization of the Zaporizhzhia NPP" or another Rosatom enterprise. Energoatom emphasized that this threatens the safe operation of Zaporizhzhia NPP.
"In this way, the Russian occupiers prove the impossibility of ensuring the operation of the Zaporizhzhia NPP, as there is now a catastrophic lack of qualified personnel," the report says.
The company reported that they are working on forming the necessary number of specialists capable of ensuring the safe operation of the station after its de-occupation. [note that they are, indeed, talking about de-occupation]