Zelensky visited Germany and France during the day; The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to advance under Bakhmut. Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, after visiting Italy, traveled to Germany on Sunday, where he met with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Olaf Scholz. After the meeting with Zelensky, Scholz confirmed that Germany is giving Ukraine a 2.7 billion euro military aid package. The politicians also visited the base where the Ukrainian military is trained.
In the evening, Zelensky arrived in France, where he met with President Emmanuel Macron, where he discussed several important issues. As a result of the meeting, Macron promised to provide several battalions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with armored vehicles and light tanks.
As Zelensky noted, one of the goals of his visit to Europe was to work on creating a coalition of fighters.
Ukrainian defenders advance in the direction of Bakhmut in the suburbs. In particular, the Ukrainian Defense Forces captured more than ten Russian positions. This is what Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said. According to him, the Ukrainian military captured enemy soldiers from different parts. Malyar said that now the invaders could not surround Bakhmut and “achieve a resounding victory in this direction.”
Colonel Yevgeny Brovko, deputy commander of the army corps for military-political work of the Russian Federation, died while repelling the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Bakhmut, the Russian Defense Ministry reports. In addition, according to their information, the commander of the 4th motorized rifle brigade, Colonel Vyacheslav Makarov, who “led the battle” in the Krasnoe settlement area, was seriously wounded and died during the evacuation.
Yuriy Ignat, spokesman of the Air Force Command, said that on May 13, Russia lost not four, but five military aircraft and helicopters in the Bryansk region, which daily carried out guided bombing strikes on the territory of Ukraine. However, according to Ignat, Russian air defense is involved in the “problems” of Russian aviation.
On the night of May 14, Russia attacked Ukraine in different directions. Our air defense worked on enemy cruise missiles and UAVs. The enemy launched Shahed-136/131 attack drones, as well as Caliber, Kh-101, Kh-555 and Kh-55 missiles into Ukraine. During the night, our air defense destroyed three cruise missiles and 25 drones.
On Sunday, Turkey held the first round of presidential elections. As of 5 am Monday, votes from 97.97% of ballot boxes have been counted. According to the counting results, incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is leading with 49.25% of the vote, several percentage points ahead of his main rival. However, if none of the candidates receive more than 50% of the votes in the first round, a second round will be announced, which will take place on May 28.
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Source: korrespondent
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