General Alexander Dvornikov, who led the Russian invasion of Syria, will now lead the Ukrainian invasion, according to the BBC. “This commander has a lot of experience from Russian companies operating in Syria. “We would expect the general administration and control to improve,” a source told the agency.
Upcoming vacation, Kremlin comments show dramatic Russian escalation in Ukraine: expert
Several Russian actions in recent days, along with an upcoming celebration that is culturally important in the country, indicate that Russia will escalate its invasion of Ukraine in the near future, says an expert at Fox News Digital. Rebekah Koffler, a former Russia-based DIA intelligence officer and author of “Putin’s Playbook: Russian Secret Plan to Defeat America,” told Fox News Digital Friday that May 9, the day Russia celebrates victory over of Germany in World War II, is a date on which Putin feels pressured to achieve some kind of victory in Ukraine. Click here to read more.
Zelensky addresses countries’ “excuses” for delaying aid
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s speech overnight on Friday included briefings on the Russian attack on the Kramatorsk railway station and renewed calls for international action. In a specific statement, Zelensky referred to the “excuses” that countries have for the delay of substantial aid to Ukraine. “Any delay in the supply of such weapons to Ukraine, any excuse can mean only one thing: the competent politicians want to help the Russian leadership more than us Ukrainians,” he said.
Zelenskyy: “Together we withstood the blow”
132 tortured civilian bodies found in Makariv: report
“Do not look away. Horror: Ukraine shares archive documenting more than 4,800 Russian war crimes
The Ukrainian government has set up a website to archive alleged war crimes committed by Russian military forces during their invasion of their country. According to the website, more than 1,500 civilians have been killed in the war and another 2,200 have been injured. “Russian troops have destroyed more than 6,800 civilian infrastructure,” the archive said, pointing to power stations, schools and kindergartens that had been bombed. “The main target of the Russian army is the Ukrainian people. And here are the consequences,” the archive continued, with dozens of photos before and after showing the massacre and the damage caused by the war. “We were driving in the city and corpses were lying down. Women, men, children. We tried to distract our children from the car so that they would not look there. It is horrible,” a witness in the file was quoted as saying.
There is much more we could do with sanctions on Russia: spokeswoman Nancy Mace
Zelensky again calls on the international community to hold Russia accountable
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused the Russian military of committing “war crimes” and reiterated calls for the international community to hold him accountable after an attack on a civilian train station killed at least 52 people. “Like the Bucha massacre, like many other Russian war crimes, the Kramatorsk rocket attack should be one of the charges in court,” Zelensky said. The Ukrainian leader said he would seek “to find out at every minute who did what, who gave what orders, where the rocket came from, who carried it, who gave the order and how this strike was agreed.” The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Russian military does not target “civilian-only” military bases, Ukrainian official says
Russia’s military losses since April 9: report
Zelensky warns Russians prepare for new attack from the East
Russia’s “horrible war crimes” look like nothing you’ve ever seen: Former WH speaker
More than 50 killed in Russian rocket attack on Ukraine’s Kramatorsk railway station
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused the Russian military of deliberately targeting a railway station in Kramatorsk that killed at least 52 people and injured more than 100 others. Zelensky said in a video overnight speech Friday that his government was seeking to “determine every minute who did what, who gave what orders, where the rocket came from, who carried it, who gave the order and how the strike was agreed.” . Kramatorsk Mayor Oleksandr Goncharenko painted a gruesome scene, saying: “There are a lot of people in serious condition, without arms or legs.” Russia has denied involvement in the attack, blaming Ukraine instead. Russian officials have said they are not using the rocket that struck the station. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
The United Kingdom has announced that it will send additional military aid to Ukraine
Psaki calls Russian attack on Ukrainian railway station “horrific atrocity” US investigates
White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki responded to reports that Russian troops bombed a train station, killing dozens during a White House briefing on Friday. “What we have seen over the last six weeks or more is what the president himself has described as war crimes,” Psaki said. “What is the deliberate targeting of civilians? This is another horrific atrocity committed by Russia, hitting civilians trying to evacuate and reach safety. Psaki did not call the attack on the train station a war crime, but said the United States was investigating. “Obviously, targeting civilians would definitely be a war crime,” Psaki said. “And we have already declared war a series of actions we have seen so far. But we will support efforts to investigate what exactly happened here.”
Russia to mobilize 60,000 reservists as it looks to eastern Ukraine: Senior defense official
Russia is stepping up its military operations in eastern Ukraine, and a senior U.S. defense official told reporters on Friday that Moscow could seek to recruit up to 60,000 troops to take part in the fighting. The official said the Pentagon had seen “indications” that Russia was seeking to launch a “mobilization phase” as it deploys troops to Russia and Belarus. Moscow said last week it would withdraw troops from areas around the Kiev capital and the northern city of Chernihiv in good faith. Read more: Russia to mobilize 60,000 reservists as it looks to eastern Ukraine Click here for live coverage on Friday
