The US will support Ukraine's definition of victory. "Crimea and Donbas are Ukraine, and this fact will be of great importance when we decide on further support… But the decision is up to Ukraine," Kristina Kvien, acting US ambassador to Ukraine said
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Losses of Russian forces in Ukraine on May 16
Information on #Russian invasion. Losses of the Russian armed forces in Ukraine, May 16.
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Severodonetsk control debated, Rubizhne lost, bridge demolition possibility
I don't think this is behind enemy lines. AFAIK the Ukrainians still control Severodonetsk but have lost Rubizhne, on the other side of the bridge. That's what made me think it might have been an improvised demolition to stop an immediate threat of a Russian advance.
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Oleksandrivka village severely destroyed, drone footage shows
Ukrainian village Oleksandrivka on the Black Sea coast in Kherson Oblast was severely destroyed, a drone shows.
— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) 16 mai 2022
Fierce fighting was going on in and around the village since March while nothing was reported about it in the last weeks.pic.twitter.com/MULL2ymnWNUkrainian village Oleksandrivka on the Black Sea coast in Kherson Oblast was severely destroyed, a drone shows. Fierce fighting was going on in and around the village since March while nothing was reported about it in the last weeks.
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Eyes on Russia: Documenting conflict and disinformation in Ukraine war
Eyes on Russia: Documenting conflict and disinformation in the Kremlin's war on Ukraine. https://
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ussia-documenting-conflict-and-disinformation-in-the-kremlin-s-war-on-ukraine
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Blinken: Ukraine will prevail, defending sovereignty and independence
U.S. Secretary of State #AnthonyBlinken asserts that #Ukraine will prevail in the ongoing war. “We know that by supporting Ukraine, we are also defending the principles of sovereignty and independence, which are fundamental to peace and security worldwide,” he said.
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Photo of Cossack from Azovstal Territory
Dmytro Kozatskyi, a soldier of the Azov Regiment, published a photo taken on the territory of the blockaded Azovstal plant.
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Azov regiment’s soldier Orest sings Stefania while Russians bombard plant
#Azov regiment’s soldier Orest sings the #Stefania song by the #KalushOrchestra while the Russians continue to bombard the plant. pic.twitter.com/vpDSjyxg57
— KyivPost (@KyivPost) 16 mai 2022#Azov regiment’s soldier Orest sings the #Stefania song by the #KalushOrchestra while the Russians continue to bombard the plant.
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Bâtiment administratif d’Evpatoriya peint aux couleurs ukrainiennes
On May 16, someone painted an administrative building in the occupied city of Evpatoriya, #Crimea yellow and blue, according to Refat Chubarov, the leader of the Crimean Tatar national movement in Ukraine.
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Fires set by anti-war Russians
They're not particularly unexplained—they're being set on fire by Russians opposed to the war, or at least opposed to the prospect of being sent to fight in it.