SBU charges captured Russian soldier with executing #POWs
Ukraine’s Security Service charged captured #Russian #marine with #WarCrimes for #executing 2 unarmed #Ukrainian POWs
The rifleman with Russia’s 40th Separate Marine Brigade, participated in the point-blank shooting of 2 detained Ukrainian servicemen on Jan. 9 near #kursk
#Executions reportedly occurred after a Russian sabotage group seized a front-line position
Bracing for more #Russian #attacks, an anxious Ukraine waits for Trump to do … something
After an unprecedented three-day wave of Russian aerial attacks in #Ukraine over the weekend, the world is once again looking to #Trump to take his first steps toward forcing #Moscow to end its #violence.
#TrumpIsARussianAsset #RussianAggression #WarCrimes #StandWithUkraine
After 3 days of consecutive attacks on Ukraine, Russia calls UN meeting over alleged European threats to peace
#Russia launched a 3-day wave of aerial attacks from May 24 to May 26, firing more than 600 drones and dozens of missiles across Ukraine. On May 26, Russian forces carried out the most extensive drone attack of the full-scale war, reportedly involving 355 #Shahed-type attack drones and decoys.
#Lithuania delivers protest note to Russia over #WarCrimes in #Ukraine
Lithuania strongly condemns killing of unarmed #Ukrainian #POWs & intensified attacks on Ukrainian #cities with #missiles & #drones
The FM emphasised #civilians, particularly children, are killed, seriously injured as result of these attacks, civilian infrastructure is destroyed
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/05/27/7514360/
#RussianWarCrimes #RussianAggression #StandWithUkraine #RussiaInvadedUkraine
Secret note reveals Russia using Telegram bots to control drones attacking Ukraine
The new control algorithm was revealed in a note hidden inside a #Russian #drone, possibly left behind by a sympathetic #Russian engineer
Russia using #Telegram #messaging app #bots to control its #attack drones, ensuring real-time flight data & footage feed for human operators, the Economist reported on May 25, citing Ukrainian engineers
Latvia calls on the #EU countries to halt visa issuance for Russian citizens, citing security concerns
Schengen visa allows holders to travel freely across 29 #European countries for up to 90 days in any 180-day period, enabling short-term visits for tourism, business, or family reasons
Concerns over the abuse of Schengen visas and diplomatic privileges have grown amid a wave of suspected Russian #sabotage and #espionage on EU soil
https://kyivindependent.com/latvia-urges-eu-wide-halt-to-russian-visas-over-security-concerns/
Russia not winning the war
#Kubilius said #EU must be ready to defend Ukraine * itself with or without #US backing.
While US support has been vital, he said the EU’s long-term security depends on its own strategic, industrial strength
"450 million #Europeans should not be begging 340 million #Americans to protect #Europe from 140 million #Russians who cannot take on 38 million #Ukrainians," Kubilius said.
https://kyivindependent.com/russia-is-not-winning-this-war-eus-kubilius-says/
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Secret note reveals Russia using Telegram bots to control drones attacking Ukraine — Russia can attack Europe 2-4 years after war’s end, faster with lifted sanctions — ‘Russia is not winning this war,’ EU defense commissioner says — Latvia urges EU-wide halt to Russian visas over security concerns — Why did Russia invade Ukraine? Debunking the Kremlin’s ‘root causes’ claims… and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/05/tuesday-may-27-2025/
#Russians mock US & peace process
“Russians are relentlessly stepping up the pressure. Stepping up the #terror against #civilians,” Mathernova wrote
Attacks are more intense & frequent. They laugh at the world! They #mock #US & mock diplomatic attempts at peace
Putin is clearly after his stated goal, killing #Ukrainians and forcing Ukraine into submission. Sadly, the only language he understands is the language of force
Russia ‘categorically’ rejected unconditional ceasefire in peace talks
#Russia's negotiating team in Istanbul repeatedly stated that an unconditional #ceasefire is categorically unacceptable, Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Serhii Kyslytsia said
He was present in Istanbul as #Ukrainian & #Russian #negotiators met on May 16 for first direct #PeaceTalks between the countries in 3 years
Monday, May 26, 2025
China supplying Russian military factories with chemicals, gunpowder, components — Russia ‘categorically’ rejected unconditional ceasefire in peace talks — Russians mock US and peace process with latest attacks on Ukraine, EU ambassador says — Putin is not interested in peace; German FM calls for additional sanctions following large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/05/monday-may-26-2025/
#Ukrainian intelligence: China supplying #chemicals, #gunpowder and machinery to 20 Russian #military plants
As of early 2025, 80% of the critical #electronics used in #Russian #drones originated from #China.
These deliveries often involve relabelling, deceptive naming, and shell companies through which items required to #manufacture #microelectronics are shipped from China to #Russia.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/05/25/7513984/
#RussianAggression #RussianWarCrimes #weapons #parts #StandWithUkraine
It’s #terrorism, said Mykyta, a 22/yo whose parents #Obolonskyi district #apartment building was hit by #Russian #drone
It was not damaged by mere luck
#Ukraine shoots at military buildings, #military stuff. But they target #civilians. All Russia does is on purpose Kruchan said
Olha was away while her apartment was hit; 2 daughters, 13 & 20, were there
They called when apartment was hit. They are alive, just inhaled too much smoke
https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-reported-in-kyiv-amid-russian-drone-attack/
#Russia losing battlefield edge in war against Ukraine, WP reports
#Moscow faces critical #shortages of #weapons, #manpower, making time ripe for escalated pressure, multiple officials told the WP, many speaking on the condition of anonymity
“Russia is very gradually taking bits of territory still, but at an unsustainably high cost,” said Richard Barrons, former head of #UK's Joint Forces Command
https://kyivindependent.com/russia-losing-battlefield-edge-in-war-against-ukraine-wp-reports/
#Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna wrote: “#Russia's continued #aggression has a simple explanation: it hasn’t faced enough pressure to stop. The power to change that lies with us.”
EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarina Mathernova described the assault as “another horrific missile and drone attack,” noting that areas where her colleagues live had been struck. “If anyone still doubts Russia wants #war to continue — read the news,”
Sunday, May 25, 2025
Russia losing battlefield edge in war against Ukraine, WP reports — It’s terrorism: Russia launches one of the heaviest strikes on Kyiv during full-scale war — Russia’s continued aggression has a simple explanation: it hasn’t faced enough pressure to stop — ‘Shoot them on the spot’ — Ukraine’s military intel records over 150 cases of Russia executing POWs … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/05/sunday-may-25-2025/
The city of #Kupiansk in #Kharkiv Oblast has been 90% destroyed or damaged
The Russians are attacking the central parts of the settlements with guided aerial bombs, artillery, multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) and first-person view drones
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/05/24/7513882/
#WarCrimes #CiviliansTargeted #CiviliansKilled #ResidentialAreas #RussianAggression #StandWithUkraine #TrumpIsARussianAsset #RussianWarCrimes
Russia #executes 2 Ukrainian #POWs near Pokrovsk
#Russian troops took 2 of 4 #Ukrainian soldiers prisoner & later shot them dead with automatic weapons in a nearby forest. The fate of the other two #soldiers remains unknown.
“The deliberate killing of prisoners of war is a gross #violation of the #Geneva Conventions and is qualified as a serious international #crime,” the Prosecutor General’s Office said in a statement.
Russian jets violate Finnish #airspace, defense
“We take the suspected #territorial #violation seriously and an investigation is underway,” Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen said in a statement
#Russia regularly stages #provocations on #NATO's eastern flank, which includes #Poland, #Finland & #Baltic countries. On May 22, #Polish #FighterJets #intercepted a Russian Su-24 bomber in international airspace over the #BalticSea.
https://kyivindependent.com/russian-jets-violate-finnish-airspace-defense-ministry-says/
Poland intercepts Russian plane whose actions posed a threat
On the evening of 22 May, the Allied Command Operations of #NATO forces in #Europe ordered another #Polish pair of #FighterJets to intercept a #Russian Su-24 #bomber
The Russian aircraft had been carrying out dangerous manoeuvres in international airspace over the #BalticSea
“These actions were deliberate and posed a threat,” the minister said.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/05/23/7513729/
#RussianAggression #airspace #threatening #RussiaInvadedUkraine
