Live from Ukraine The Azov Regiment has released unique footage of the Azovstal evacuation in Mariupol, Ukraine. ONLINE Load new news 10:35 Millions of dollars in agricultural machinery stolen by Russian troops in Ukraine and taken to Chechnya are unusable. The Ukrainians locked them at a distance. The portal of the American station CNN and the British daily The Guardian informed about it on Monday. 10:25 New Zealand extends its sanctions on Russia imposed in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The new measures are aimed at 170 members of the Federation Council (the upper chamber of the Russian parliament) and six defense industry companies and organizations. 10:15 Ukraine has admitted that the alleged pilot called the “Ghost of Kiev” is a myth On social networks, the “Ghost of Kiev” was a military hero, a fighter pilot who allegedly shot down several Russian planes. Stories about him began to emerge after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and spread throughout the months, supported by official Ukrainian social media accounts. On Saturday, however, the Ukrainian army confirmed that the legendary pilot is a myth. “The spirit of Kiev is a legend about a superhero, a character created by Ukrainians!” stated the command of the Ukrainian Air Force on Facebook in Ukrainian. The statement came after several media outlets incorrectly identified the pilot as Major Stepan Tarabalka. The Ukrainian Air Force reported in April that Tarabalka was a real pilot who died in battle on March 13 and was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine. But it was not the Spirit of Kiev, the air force said in a statement Saturday. “The spirit of Kiev is alive and embodies the collective spirit of highly qualified pilots of the tactical aviation brigade, who successfully defend Kiev and the surrounding area,” the Ukrainian Air Force added in a separate post on Twitter. 9:55 Belarusian army units have been identified in the Ukrainian border regions of Volhynia and Poland, where they perform tasks related to covering the Ukrainian border in the Brest and Gomel regions. This was stated on Monday by the General Staff of the Ukrainian army. “There is still a threat of rocket attacks by the Russian enemy on military and civilian infrastructure from the territory of the Republic of Belarus,” writes the General Staff of the Ukrainian army. 9:40 am On Monday, Denmark will reopen its embassy in Ukraine, which closed immediately after the start of the Russian military invasion on February 24. According to Reuters, this was stated by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “It is a very strong symbol of Danish support for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people that we are reopening the door of the Danish embassy today,” Jeppe Kofod, the country’s foreign diplomat, who will open the embassy, told Danish radio DR. 9:15 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that the war in Ukraine must not negatively affect the tourist season in Turkey. The AP news agency informed about it. Photo gallery (7) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Source: SITA / Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool 8:45 The British Ministry of Defense stated in its latest assessment report on the conflict in Ukraine that the Russian army apparently suffered heavy losses in Ukraine and that about a quarter of the deployed battalion groups were unable to fight. “At the beginning of the conflict (in Ukraine), Russia involved (invaded) more than 120 battalion tactical groups (BTGs), which is about 65 percent of its entire ground forces,” London said, adding that “more than a quarter of these groups is not combat-ready “. 8:25 On Sunday, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock defended the German government’s decision to send heavy weapons to Ukraine. “We are also responsible for the decision to remain inactive,” Baerbock said on Sunday night on ARD television. Photo gallery (7) Annalena Baerbocková
Source: SITA / Fabian Sommer / dpa via AP 7:30 Russian General Gerasimov was on the front line at Izjum, escaped the attack Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Army Valery Gerasimov visited dangerous positions on the front line in eastern Ukraine last week in an effort to revive the Russian military offensive in area. Referring to Ukrainian and American officials, The New York Times reported on Sunday. During this visit, Gerasimov late Saturday night narrowly escaped a deadly attack by the Ukrainian army on a school whose premises are used as a military base in the Russian-dominated Ukrainian city of Izjum. According to an unnamed Ukrainian official quoted by The New York Times, about 200 Russian soldiers and at least one general were killed in the attack. Gerasimov was already leaving for Russia at that time. Photo gallery (7) Valeriy Gerasimov
Source: Profimedia The Washington Institute for the Study of War previously reported that Ukrainian forces “probably launched an artillery attack on the Russian command post in Izjum on Saturday, April 30, shortly after the departure of the Russian Army Chief of Staff, but another high-ranking general lost his life. “The US York Times” said our working assumption was that it was there because it was acknowledged that it had not yet solved all its problems, “one US official told the newspaper. According to the New York Times, the Kremlin seems to be concentrating its operations around the city of Izjum as part of a renewed effort to conquer the entire Donetsk and Luhansk region, the American daily adds. the general narrowly escaped the attack, an alleged pilot called the “Spirit of Kiev” is a myth