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The Armed Forces of Ukraine are poised to strengthen and stabilize the situation in Kharkiv Oblast in the next few days, but there are concerns about potential Russian offensives in Sumy Oblast, according to Kyrylo Budanov, the head of the GUR, in an interview with the New York Times.
Key points from the interview include:
β«οΈ The situation along the border in the northeast of the country is rapidly approaching a critical point.
β«οΈ Russian attacks in the northeast aim to deplete Ukrainian forces and divert attention from other fronts, which is currently happening.
β«οΈ Efforts are being made to reinforce defenses in the northeast by diverting troops from other areas, but finding personnel is challenging as reserves are limited.
β«οΈ While the defense forces expect to strengthen positions and stabilize the front in the coming days, there are concerns about a new Russian offensive in the Sumy region thereafter.
β«οΈ Russian objectives in the northeast include instilling panic and confusion, but the Ukrainian goal is to stabilize the front and eventually push back Russian forces. Mobilizing reserves has partially disrupted Russian plans.
β«οΈ Shelling in the Kharkiv region is anticipated to continue for three or four more days before a potential Russian offensive towards Sumy.
The Prime Minister of Denmark intended to announce the transfer of F-16s to Ukraine within months, not a month. The Die Zeit correspondent apologized for the incorrect information.
The USA will provide Ukraine with additional long-range weapons, expected to be deployed on the front lines by this summer, according to former US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland in an interview with "Meduza".
πͺπΈSpain will transfer 10 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, β El PaΓs.
It is noted that the new aid package will be prepared by June 30. It will also include:
β«οΈ large caliber artillery ammunition;
β«οΈ light and heavy machine guns;
β«οΈ protected wheeled and armored infantry vehicles;
β«οΈ anti-tank weapons and field artillery shells;
β«οΈ anti-aircraft surveillance systems;
β«οΈ weapon stations for protection against UAVs.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Jim O'Brien is going to Georgia with a ready-made package of sanctions against oligarch Ivanishvili, β Georgian TV channels "Imedi" and "Rustavi 2" with reference to sources.
Russia is waging a hybrid war against Poland with Belarusian help. The migration crisis is escalating.
More than 140 illegal migrants from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East tried to break through from Belarus to Poland. It happened in the evening of May 10.
Belarusian border guards did not prevent them. The migrants behaved aggressively and threw twigs and stones towards Polish border guards and military officers.
Over the past 3 days, 824 migrants tried to illegally enter Poland from Belarus.
The Russian military air defense base on the mountain Ai-Petri in the occupied Crimea was damaged as a result of a missile attack, writes Astra.
It is noted that the commander of the unit was killed.
Since March 2022, more than 60 new models of small arms have entered service with the Armed Forces, β the Ministry of Defense.
These include, in particular, MG3, M-240, Barrett MRAD, CZ Scorpion EVO 3A1, as well as domestically produced weapons such as UAR-15 rifles and Laska-K2 machine guns.
In 2024, the Ministry of Defense also approved almost 20 new weapons, including FN Minimi, HK 416, Browning M-2 and others.
Serbia will resume the work of its embassy in Ukraine for the first time since the beginning of the large-scale invasion by the Russian Federation, as stated by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, following a meeting with the President of Serbia, Aleksandar VuΔiΔ.