For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Reuters, Tass, the Kyiv Post, and the Kyiv Independent; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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A Russian strike on Kharkiv’s TV tower is part of an intimidation campaign, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says, by Illia Novikov | AP KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a Russian missile strike that smashed a television tower in Kharkiv was part of the Kremlin’s ongoing effort to intimidate Ukraine’s second-largest city, which in recent weeks . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine will receive $61 billion in U.S. aid. Is it enough to repel spring offensive? Michel Martin of NPR speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst about how this latest round of U.S. aid will affect the situation in Ukraine — on and off the battlefield with Russia. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Ukraine launches military charm offensive as conscription flags, by Dan Peleschuk | Reuters DNIPRO, Ukraine — As Ukraine’s efforts to conscript enough men to fight Russia are stymied by public scepticism, defence officials and military units are embarking on a multi-pronged charm offensive to recruit a citizens’ army to resist the invasion. This . . . READ MORE . . .
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Modern weapons make up 82% in Russian air defense troops — Shoigu. From Tass. MOSCOW — Modern weapons make up 82% in Russian air defense and anti-ballistic missile defense troops and this figure will rise to 85% in the next two years, Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said today. This year . . . READ MORE . . .
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Special Ops reportedly destroy Russian T-72 Tank, eliminate at least 11 soldiers. From Kyiv Post. The Ukrainian Special Operations Forces says several pieces of Russian heavy equipment were destroyed during the week, including a T-72 tank, 11 Russian soldiers were eliminated. Operators of first-person-view drones from the . . . READ MORE . . .
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Over 20,000 Russian troops trying to storm Chasiv Yar; Budanov says Ukraine to face ‘difficult situation’ from mid-May, by news desk and Elsa Court | The Kyiv Independent Around 20,000 to 25,000 Russian soldiers are trying to storm Chasiv Yar and the settlements in the city’s outskirts, the Khortytsia Group of Forces’ spokesperson, Nazar Voloshyn, said on national TV on Monday. Chasiv Yar lies around 10 kilometers . . . READ MORE . . .