On May 16, air defense units shot down five air targets: 1 aircraft (Su-25); 3 operative tactical level UAVs (Orlan-10); 1 cruise missile. Ukrainian pilots made more than 10 sorties. – Air Force Command

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Senior military expert on Russian state TV argued that mobilization wouldn't accomplish a whole lot, since outdated weaponry can't easily compete with NATO-supplied weapons and equipment in Ukraine's hands and replenishing Russia's military arsenal will be neither fast nor easy.

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Lviv mayor U-turns from his previous statement, states no confirmation of strikes on Lviv.
Meanwhile some 40kms to the west from Lviv – Novoyavorivsk mayor Volodymyr Matselyukh reports about blasts somewhere around their community.

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"Ukraine needs its Ukrainian heroes alive. This is the principle of our work. I think that every reasonable person will understand these words” – Zelenskyy on evacuation of Ukrainian defenders from Azovstal pic.twitter.com/kX6iulFf3h

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"Ukraine needs its Ukrainian heroes alive. This is the principle of our work. I think that every reasonable person will understand these words” – Zelenskyy on evacuation of Ukrainian defenders from Azovstal

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According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine is continuing the negotiations to reach an agreement for Azovstal defenders to return home.

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#ГУРінформує
❗Термінова заява Головного управління розвідки Міністерства оборони України
▪ ГУР, ЗСУ, Держприкордонслужба, Нацгвардія, СБУ, Національна Поліція та полк «Азов» розпочали операцію з порятунку заблокованих на території комбінату «Азовсталь» оборонців Маріуполя. pic.twitter.com/Sl6YLkkCKZ

— Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (@DI_Ukraine) 16 mai 2022

GUR reports an urgent statement from the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The GUR, Armed Forces of Ukraine, State Border Guard Service, National Guard, SBU, National Police, and the Azov Regiment have launched an operation to rescue the defenders of Mariupol who are blocked at the Azovstal plant.

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Evacuees from Mariupol tearfully recount the brutality of the Russian siege, in fear of what may happen to their friends and relatives who stayed behind.

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Evacuation of Mariupol garrison from Azovstal is underway military command gave order to preserve the life of personnel. 53 seriously WIA were evacuated for medical care to Novoazovsk, 211 were taken Olenivka, where they will await a prisoner swap

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