re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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??Turkey helps russia sell oil, — Politico.

It is noted that from February 2023 to February 2024, Turkey increased its purchases from Russia by 105% compared to the previous year. During the same period, fuel exports from Turkey to the EU increased by 107%.

The scheme of Turkey and russia was built on the loopholes in the sanctions. Despite the fact that the EU banned the import of Russian oil in February 2023, there is permission to import "mixed" fuel. The study confirms that Moscow earned €3 billion per year from the scheme from only three ports.

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Russian elite troops assault a hospital in the center of Vovchansk

The video shows a hospital in Vovchansk, Kharkiv region, being stormed by Russian occupiers. One of the invaders for some reason climbed on the visor of the building and fell to the ground. Others jumped through the windows.

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Vovchans'k.
Last night film was released of a Russian POW captured in the town.
Today Yuriy Butusov reports he is from the 138th Motor Rifle Brigade and claims that his unit along with the 25th Motor Rifle Brigade were tasked to capture Vovchansk in 2 days.
Film released 15.05.24

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Rybar Live: Special military operation, May 15
Mikhail Zvinchuk, head of the Russian think tank Rybar: «In the area of Rabotino village we received information about the liberation of the entire settlement. However, according to our information, some enemy groups are clinging to the northern end of Rabotino village»

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Consumer disconnections that began on May 14 may last until August-September.

Yurii Boyko, a member of the supervisory board of NEC "Ukrenergo", expressed this assessment.

He also noted that there will be a deficit in the energy system in winter even at high temperatures.

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy held the General Headquarters of the Supreme Command in Kharkiv.

"As of today, the situation in Kharkiv region is generally under control, our soldiers are inflicting significant losses on the occupier. But the direction remains extremely difficult - we are strengthening our units," the president said.

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Ilan Shor, a fugitive Moldovan oligarch and pro-Kremlin politician, has received a Russian passport

"I applied for it, I received it. So today I am, among other things, a citizen of the Russian Federation," Shor said in an interview.

In #Moldova, he was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for his involvement in a bank fraud case. In 2019, the politician left the country. He also under the #EU sanctions for "destabilization and undermining the sovereignty of Moldova".

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Antony Blinken visits in Ukraine a drone production plant.

Visible are rows of "Baba Yaga" heavy bomber drones in production.

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#Putin arrived in #China. This is his first foreign visit since his re-election

He was greeted in Beijing by Xi Jinping, a orchestra and jumping children with flags and flowers.

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The Estonian parliament has passed a law allowing the use of frozen Russian assets to compensate for the damage caused by the war in Ukraine. Estonia became the first country to adopt such a legal act.

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