Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 31)

As Tuesday attracts to a detailed in Kyiv and in Moscow, listed below are the important thing developments of the day:

The Russian floor offensive continued on the japanese metropolis of Sievierodonetsk. Russian forces have seized half the town “in a frenzied push,” the mayor instructed The Related Press. Native management stated Russian troops hit a nitric acid tank at one of many metropolis’s chemical services. Russia’s navy recommended the Ukrainian forces have been in charge, saying that is who nonetheless managed the realm in the course of the explosion.

Ukraine’s navy claimed some positive factors in its counter-offensive within the southern Kherson space, below Russian management. Russian state media, in the meantime, reported that Kherson was making ready to probably formally be a part of the Russian Federation. Ukrainian navy officers accused enemy forces of reducing the fiber optic connections between Kherson and the remainder of Ukraine, disrupting cellular web for residents. Russia denied this, accusing Ukrainian management of undermining alleged native pro-Russian sentiment.

European Union leaders agreed to ban most oil imports from Russia. The transfer is a part of the bloc’s latest sanctions package deal on Moscow, which had been held up by Hungary and different member states that rely closely on Russian oil. EU Fee President Ursula von der Leyen stated the embargo would apply to round 90% of oil imports from Russia to the EU by the top of this 12 months. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban compelled the EU to simply accept a ban solely on sea shipments of Russian oil. Pipeline deliveries, that are important to Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, will not be affected by the ban.

Over 3,000 Russian troopers have been confirmed killed in motion in Ukraine, says a brand new report by the impartial Russian web site IStories. The report — primarily based on native information protection, social media postings and confirmations from households of the useless — stated it verified a complete of three,043 deaths from the Kremlin’s struggle in Ukraine. The final official numbers printed by Russia’s Protection Ministry confirmed 1,351 deaths on March 25. Western intelligence providers have positioned Russian losses between 7,000 and 15,000, whilst Ukrainian officers have claimed a lot increased totals.

Thirty-two media staff have died whereas masking the struggle, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated. Talking in his nightly handle, the president famous that French journalist Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff turned the newest sufferer on Monday, when an armored evacuation automobile got here below enemy fireplace within the japanese Luhansk area. Media staff killed within the Ukraine struggle have additionally included Brent Renaud, Oleksandra Kuvshynova, Vira Hyrych and lots of others.

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