- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he expects “good news” over arms deliveries amid a “very difficult” situation in the east of his country.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin has told French and German leaders that Moscow is ready to look for ways to send stranded grain to Ukrainian ports.
- Putin warns German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron not to provide heavy weapons to Ukraine in an 80-minute phone call.
- The Russian military says it has captured the strategic city of Lyman in eastern Ukraine.
Here are the latest updates:
53 minutes ago (05:20 GMT)
Ukraine calls for long-range weapons
An adviser to the Ukrainian president has called on the West to provide its country with long-range weapons if it really wants Kyiv to win against Russia.
“It’s hard to fight when you’re attacked from a distance of 70 km and you have nothing to fight with. Ukraine may return to Russia behind the curtain, but we need effective weapons for that,” Mykhailo Podolyak wrote on Twitter.
If the West really wants the victory of 🇺🇦, maybe it’s time to give us a long-range MLRS? It is difficult to fight when you are attacked from a distance of 70 km and you have nothing to fight with. 🇺🇦 can carry 🇷🇺 behind the iron curtain, but we need effective weapons for that. Here now.
– Michael Podolyak (@Podolyak_M) May 28, 2022
1 hour ago (04:50 GMT)
The struggle for Severodonetsk continues: the Ukrainian army
The Ukrainian army has said fighting in the eastern Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk continues with Russian forces conducting assault operations on Saturday.
“With the use of artillery, Russian forces carried out assault operations in the area of ​ †‹the city of Severodonetsk,” said on Sunday the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a statement to the your Facebook page.
“The fight continues.”
2 hours ago (04:23 GMT)
Dozens of Ukrainian athletes killed in the war: officer
Ukraine’s Minister of Youth and Sports says more than 50 Ukrainian athletes have died while defending their country against Russia, according to Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform.
“These are all our guys who played different sports. There are still a lot of athletes currently serving in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, some of them in the territorial defense units,” Vadym Huttsalt said.
2 hours ago (04:18 GMT)
Zelenskyy says he expects “good news” about gun deliveries
The President of Ukraine says he expects good news about the delivery of weapons from partner countries next week.
“Every day we are approaching the moment when our army will surpass the occupants technologically and by firepower. Of course, it depends a lot on the partners. On his willingness to provide Ukraine with everything needed to defend freedom. And I look forward to hearing from you next week, ”he said in his afternoon speech.
3 hours ago (03:33 GMT)
Japan pledges $ 1.7 million to transport aid to Ukraine
According to NHK, Japan has announced $ 1.7 million in aid to help transport aid supplies to Ukraine.
Officials said the money would go to the UN Project Services Office, NHK reported.
3 hours ago (03:05 GMT)
Parts of the Ukrainian people were still flooded months after the dam was destroyed to stop the Russian advance
Dozens of houses in the Ukrainian village of Demydiv remain partially submerged months after the destruction of a dam and the flooded area to prevent Russian troops from advancing on Kyiv, according to officials.
“At the moment, about 50 houses in the village of Demydiv are still flooded,” regional governor Oleksiy Kuleba wrote in a post on the Telegram messaging app.
“People understand the situation. In turn, we do our best to solve the problem.”
The Ukrainian army blew up the Irpin River dam in February, flooding houses and fields in Demydiv, whose history dates back a thousand years.
5 hours ago (01:40 GMT)
Russia prevents Ukrainians from leaving Kherson, Zelenskyy says
The President of Ukraine says that Russian forces are trying to prevent the departure of Ukrainians from the occupied areas in the southern Kherson region.
“They do not offer any humanitarian corridors. And it closed the individual exit of people. Those who trust his position would definitely not make these decisions. That is clearly a sign of weakness, “Zelenskyy said in his evening speech.
5 hours ago (01:30 GMT)
Zelenskyy will address the European Council
The President of Ukraine says that he is preparing to address a meeting of the European Council, which will take place from 30 to 31 May.
“In particular, I will talk about the following: terror, which has in fact become the only form of action by the Russian state against Europe. Terror in the land of Ukraine. Terror in the energy market of Europe, not just our country. Terror in the food market, and on a global scale. And what kind of terror will be next? “
In his evening speech, he said he would continue to address the parliaments of European countries next week.
“There will be many other international activities aimed at strengthening our state and increasing the joint pressure of the free world on Russia.”
6 hours (00:20 GMT) ago
Situation in eastern Ukraine “very difficult”: Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia’s war on the front in the Donbas and Kharkiv region “is very difficult.”
Wearing a T-shirt that said “I’m Ukrainian,” Zelenskyy said Russian attention remains on the cities of Severodonetsk, Lysychansk, Bakhmut and Popasna.
He added: “I will remind the world that Russia must finally be officially recognized as a terrorist state and a state that sponsors terrorism.”
7 hours ago (23:26 GMT)
Ukrainian counter-offensive in the Kherson region ongoing: ISW
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said an ongoing counter-offensive by Ukrainian forces in the Kherson region has pushed Russian forces into “unfavorable borders” near the villages of Andriyivka, Lozove and Belohirka and Kherson.
The political investigation organization said on Saturday that a ground attack launched by Russian forces near Kherson-Mykolaiv had not been successful.
It was the first such Russian attack near Kherson in several weeks.
Here are today’s CoT maps. #Ukraine forces are carrying out an ongoing counter-offensive that has pushed #Russian forces into unfavorable borders near #Andriyivka, #Lozove and #Belohirka in #Kherson Oblast (about 70 km northeast of the city) of Kherson) pic.twitter.com/V87nabPNL0
– ISW (@TheStudyofWar) May 28, 2022
8 hours ago (22:12 GMT)
Ukraine receives anti-bullet missiles Harpoon, shells
Ukraine has begun receiving Harpoon anti-missile missiles from Denmark and self-propelled shells from the United States, said Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov.
Reznikov said Ukraine had received a number of heavy artillery pieces, including modified U.S.-made M109 self-propelled shells that would allow the Ukrainian army to attack targets from longer distances.
Ground-based missiles on the Harpoon ship will be operated alongside Ukrainian Neptune missiles in defense of the country’s coastline, including the southern port of Odessa, the minister wrote on his Facebook page.
Serhiy Bratchuk, a spokesman for the Odessa regional military administration in southern Ukraine, said in an online publication that “we have been given so many harpoons that we can sink the entire Russian Black Sea fleet. Why not?”
A Harpoon Missile on display at the 2011 Taipei Aerospace and Defense Technology Exhibition [Patrick Lin/AFP]
8 hours ago (21:44 GMT)
A Ukrainian official says agreements with Moscow are not worth a “broken penny”
Ukrainian presidential adviser and peace negotiator Mykhailo Podolyak said no agreement could be trusted with Russia, adding that the only way to stop the invasion of Moscow was by force.
“Any agreement with Russia is not worth a penny,” Podolyak wrote in the Telegram messaging application. “Is it possible to negotiate with a country that always lies cynically and propagandistically?”
“Russia has proven to be a barbaric country that threatens global security,” Podolyak said. “A barbarian can only be stopped by force.”
Russia and Ukraine have blamed each other after peace talks stalled, with the latest face-to-face talks known on March 29.
Moscow is lying: “🇺🇦 refuses to negotiate.” We can negotiate, but only if he renounces hypocrisy (say one thing – do another), leaves the south of the country, and withdraws his troops. Until then, the negotiations are being carried out by another “delegation” on the front lines.
– Michael Podolyak (@Podolyak_M) May 28, 2022
10 hours ago (20:23 GMT)
Putin says he is willing to discuss ways to send grain to Ukrainian ports
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told French and German leaders that Moscow is willing to look for ways to send stranded grain to Ukrainian ports, but has demanded that the West lift sanctions.
Putin said the difficulties in supplying grain to world markets are the result of “erroneous economic and financial policies of Western countries.”
“Russia is ready to help find barrier-free export options for grain, including exporting Ukrainian grain from Black Sea ports,” Putin told Macron and Scholz, the Kremlin said.
“An increase in the supply of Russian fertilizers and agricultural products will also help reduce tensions in the global food market, which will, of course, require the removal of the relevant sanctions.”
10 hours ago (20:20 GMT)
The mayor shows the consequences of the bombings in Mykolaiv
The mayor of the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv has released a video showing the damage caused by the bombings in the residential area of the city.
One woman died and seven people were injured, two of them in serious condition, according to Mayor Alexander Senkevich.
Several residents have been seen cleaning up the damage in …