On the night of May 30, the Ukrainian military struck several Russian occupiers' targets in temporarily occupied Crimea. Germany announced a new military aid package worth €500 million. Here are the key news highlights for May 30.
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Destruction of the Crimean bridge ferry by ATACMS (May 2024)
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the destruction of the Kerch ferry crossing in temporarily occupied Crimea. The ferry was hit by ATACMS missiles. This facility was actively used by the enemy to supply its troops in temporarily occupied Crimea.
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Minimal action taken, possibly delaying Ukraine’s necessary strikes.
They did the absolute minimum thing they had to do to get people off their backs for a while. This may very well prolong the decision process to allow Ukraine to hit the targets they really need.
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Biden allows Ukraine to strike Russian territory near Kharkiv with US weapons
Biden’s quiet decision to allow Ukraine to hit Russian territory next to Kharkiv region with US weapons is a big deal https://
politico.com/news/2024/05/3
0/biden-ukraine-weapons-strike-russia-00160731
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Celebrating new book launch with Sasha Maslov
Congrats to my buddy and excellent photographer Sasha Maslov, as well as @saintjavelin and @ItsBorys for producing this fantastic book! Great to celebrate the launch of it with you all tonight in Kyiv. To everyone else, I recommend picking it up. Here’s a link:
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German defense minister announces $542M aid for Ukraine
German defense minister arrives in Odesa, announces $542 million aid package for Ukraine. Boris Pistorius announced a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $542 million on May 30 during an unannounced visit to Odesa, Berliner Zeitung reported.
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Review of promises of arms to liberate Crimea
Last year, our partners did not allow us to liberate occupied Crimea without the promised aviation and missiles of the required range. And then the missiles that actually arrived only at the end of the year had a range of only 100 miles. Let’s see what happens this year.
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Ukraine’s right to strike Russian targets with Western weapons, even in Crimea.
These restrictions never made much sense; not least because Ukraine has been hitting targets in Crimea – very much considered by Putin as part of Russia – with Western weapons for months, as me and @MichaelDWeiss argued here. https://
newlinesmag.com/argument/ukrai
ne-has-every-right-to-hit-russians-in-russia-with-us-weapons/
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Hospitallers medic Iryna Tsybukh, “Cheka”, dies at 25 in Kharkiv region
"The only story about freedom is the struggle for it."
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) 30 mai 2024
On May 29, a 25-year-old medic with the Hospitallers, Iryna Tsybukh, with the call sign Cheka, died. It happened during a rotation in Kharkiv region. In a few days, Iryna would have turned 26.
Before the full-scale… pic.twitter.com/dU2mw3Rd0Q"The only story about freedom is the struggle for it." On May 29, a 25-year-old medic with the Hospitallers, Iryna Tsybukh, with the call sign Cheka, died. It happened during a rotation in Kharkiv region. In a few days, Iryna would have turned 26. Before the full-scale
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Expected benefit for Ukrainian troops and Kharkiv residents
This will be extremely beneficial for Ukrainian troops currently fighting in northern Kharkiv Oblast, who have been targeted repeatedly by Russian artillery just across the border, and for the beleaguered residents of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second city.