Ukraine, 5-22-23

First, links to reports from Tass, Reuters, the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and Le Monde; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Next, via Popular Resistance, commentary on the battle for Bakhmut/Artyomovsk. Then, links to  French- and Spanish-language versions of reports from two news services.  — MCM

   

President of Brazil proposes to hold UN summit on Ukraine. From Tass. HIROSHIMA, Japan — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said today he considers it necessary to hold a UN summit on the situation in Ukraine before September. “We could reschedule the General Assembly meeting, which usually takes place in September, to June or July to . . . READ MORE . . .

   

Ukraine says it advances on Bakhmut’s flanks to entrap Russians, by  Olena Harmash | Reuters KYIV — Ukraine said its forces north and south of Bakhmut were advancing today, to entrap Russians inside the ruined city that Moscow says it captured over the weekend after Europe’s bloodiest battle for ground troops since World War Two. . . . READ MORE . . .

   

Russia claims eastern city of Bakhmut, but Ukrainian military leaders say battle isn’t over, by Samya Kullab | AP  KYIV — Although Russia claims it has won control of Ukraine’s eastern city of Bakhmut after a grinding nine-month conflict in which tens of thousands of fighters have died, top Ukrainian military leaders say the battle is not over. Ukrainian officials acknowledge they control only a small part of Bakhmut. Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said today that . . . READ MORE . . .

   

Ukraine ‘sabotage’ group crosses into Russia: Russian governor. From AFP. Russian troops and intelligence agents were seeking to “eliminate” a Ukrainian “sabotage” group that crossed the Russian border, a regional governor said today. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov added that troops and the FSB security service were “taking . . . READ MORE . . .

   

Ukraine says it is still fighting in Bakhmut, amid conflicting narratives. From Le Monde. Ukraine said it continued to fight for Bakhmut today, May 22, and still controlled a corner of the eastern city, as Russia’s paramilitary Wagner company said it would transfer control of the ruined hotspot to the Russian army by June 1. Both Wagner and the regular Russian army said over the weekend . . . READ MORE . . .

   

Bakhmut has fallen; Artyomovsk has been liberated, by Moon of Alabama. The largest battle so far of the 21st century ended Sunday. Bakhmut has fallen. Artyomovsk (the Russian/Soviet name of the city) has been liberated. This was announced by the titular leader of the Wagner forces, Yevgeny Prigozhin. The destroyed city will continue to exist as an important logistical hub with several rail and road . . . READ MORE . . .

   

Zelensky dément la capture de Bakhmout revendiquée par la Russie. De AFP. L’armée ukrainienne affirme mener des contre-attaques dans la ville dévastée de Bakhmout, dont le président Volodymyr Zelensky a démenti la capture revendiquée par la Russie. Le chef du groupe paramilitaire russe Wagner, Evguéni Prigojine, dont les hommes sont en première ligne dans les combats . . . LIRE PLUS . . .

   

Para Ucrania, el objetivo en Bájmut es mantener ocupadas a las fuerzas rusas hasta agotarlas, por Samya Kullab | AP  KIEV — La batalla de nueve meses por Bájmut ha destruido esa ciudad ucraniana de 400 años de antigüedad y dejado de miles de personas muertas, en una demostración mutuamente devastadora de la estrategia ucraniana de agotar a las fuerzas rusas. La neblina de guerra hizo imposible confirmar la situación en el terreno el domingo . . . LEA  MÁS . . .

   

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