Russian President Vladimir Putin He chairs the meeting with the permanent members of the National Security Council. The long-scheduled regular meeting, the Kremlin insists that the issue of yesterday’s drone attack is one of the items on the agenda. In the foreground Yevgeny PrigozhinThe head of the Russian private mercenary group, Wagner, posted a video on his Telegram channel showing dozens of dead Russian soldiers and attacking senior Russian officers for failing to supply his forces with ammunition.
In Ukraine, Rosenergoatom is sounding the alarm about the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant: “The Kakhovka dam is at risk of collapse and can cause serious damage to the power plant.” The EU’s High Representative for Foreign Policy stated: “More than diplomacy, we are doing that, unfortunately in Ukraine, this is not the right moment for diplomatic talks about peace. It is the moment for military support for the war”, Joseph Burrelland participate in the State of the Union in Florence.
Eso, the Russian priority is not Bakhmut, but the Kiev counterattack
The Russian Ministry of Defense changed its priority on the battlefield, shifting the operational focus from capturing Bakhmut to preparing to meet a Ukrainian counterattack. This is confirmed by the May 5 report of the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
According to analysts, this change put the “Wagner” mercenaries in a difficult position and that the video clips of leader Prigozhin’s threats “show his despair and deep anger.”
Wagner’s persistence in Bakhmut contrasts with the general slowdown in Russian offensive operations elsewhere in Ukraine, as the regular Russian army appears to be shifting its focus largely to preparing for a long overdue Ukrainian counterattack. At the moment, it is not known whether Prigozhin intended to withdraw from Bakhmut on May 10, or whether he made this statement in a last-ditch attempt to gain the support of the Ministry of Defense.
Mayor of Melitopol, Russian officials fleeing from Zaporizhia
Russian officials are fleeing from the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporizhia region. This was stated – according to reports from Ukrinform – by the mayor of Melitopol, Van Fedorov, adding: “The ‘Minister of Health’ has disappeared, he is said to be on vacation but he has been gone for more than three weeks and he is not expected to return. His deputy has resigned and no one knows anything about it They are both from mainland Russia.” According to Fedorov, the “local collaborators” are also preparing escape routes: “some have organized the family’s transportation to Moscow, others are trying to send their children to Europe.”
Ukrainian special forces: “The Russians use phosphorus ammunition in Bakhmut”
“The enemy used phosphorus and incendiary ammunition in Bakhmut, in an attempt to wipe the city off the face of the earth,” Ukraine’s Pravda quoted the Ukrainian army’s special forces as saying. “However, the SSO soldiers and other units of the Defense Forces continue to bravely defend the city. Under these conditions, we continue to destroy the enemy,” the statement was quoted by Ukraineska Pravda. Petro Andryushenko, advisor to the Mariupol Mayor, posted the video and commented on social media: “Bakhmut. Phosphorus ammunition. Miserable bastards. The same situation was in Mariupol. When they can’t do anything, phosphorus ammunition is fired.”
Zelenska posts pictures with Kate and Jill Biden: ‘Friends of Ukraine’
first lady of ukraine, Olena Zelenskaa photo posted on Twitter depicting her with Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, and Jill Biden, wife of the President of the United States, at tonight’s official reception for the coronation of Charles III.
“It was a pleasure to meet these wonderful ladies with big hearts, and great friends of Ukraine,” Zelenska wrote.
Wagner, shocking video of ordering ammunition from the Kremlin
Yevgeny PrigozhinThe head of the Kremlin-backed Russian private mercenary group, Wagner, posted a video on his Telegram channel showing dozens of dead Russian soldiers and attacking the Russian army for failing to supply its forces with ammunition. A hail of insults, Prigozhin accuses the Chief of Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke of a “70 percent shortage of ammunition” on the battlefield in Ukraine and the deaths of soldiers. According to Prigozhin, the soldiers were killed in Ukraine on May 4th.
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