Timeline: day 91 of Ukraine's defense against russia's aggression
Photo: Facebook / Oleksii Honcharenko
Today is May 25. russia's military attack on Ukraine has been going on for 91 days. We're reporting on the current news. The article will be updated.
What about today?
Key points
Three months of the criminal war in Europe, the genocide of the Ukrainian people, mass executions of civilians, rape, and robbery have passed in front of the world.
And so did three months of Ukrainian resistance to the brutal russian horde. When the enemies planned to capture Ukraine in three days, they didn't consider one thing: they'd have to fight with the entire nation. It's simply impossible to intimidate and break Ukrainians! For three months, we have been fearlessly destroying the enemy. Now we've been cleaning the liberated territories from russian dirt.
There are still many challenges ahead and even disappointing news from the front. Yes, there's a very challenging period ahead. Both militarily and economically. It is inevitable, but we will win. The truth and the Ukrainian Armed Forces are with us.
The East operational and tactical group reports on the past 24 hours: the ruscists unsuccessfully carried out three attacks, resulting in enemy losses:
- personnel – up to 180 people
- tanks – 2
- IFV – 5
- APC – 3
- artillery systems – 3
- mortars – 3
- UAV – 3
Over the past 24hrs, the Ukrainian troops repulsed nine attacks by russian invaders in the Donetsk and Luhansk directions. They destroyed three tanks, eight artillery systems, eighteen armored combat vehicles, a special armored vehicle, and one motor vehicle.
Air defense units destroyed six Orlan-10 UAVs and one ZALA operational and tactical unmanned aircraft complex in this direction.
The russians' total losses during the war were almost 29,500 orcs, 1,305 tanks, 3,213 armored combat vehicles, 206 aircraft, and 112 cruise missiles. During the 90 days of full-scale war, Ukrainian defenders destroyed $13 billion in enemy equipment.
French CAESAR self-propelled artillery guns are already destroying the russian occupiers. Caesar is a new-generation self-propelled artillery unit. It allows the soldiers to hit the enemy at 20 km or more from the front line with high accuracy. At this distance, russians deployed artillery, reserves, and enemy control points. The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, shared the photos. Now it's official.
Since the start of russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, more than 7.4 million people have crossed the border with the EU and Moldova in both directions. Starting from May 10, more of our fellow citizens enter Ukraine than leave. More than 2.2 million Ukrainian citizens returned home during the war. Ukraine is our home! There's no place like home.
Humanitarian missions
The Azov Battalion commander, Denys Prokopenko, was able to talk to his wife on the phone. It's unknown under what conditions he made the call and whether he could speak freely. As Kateryna Prokopenko told The Guardian, her husband said he was OK "and asked how I was." Prokopenko also noted that she "heard from other sources that the conditions were more or less satisfactory"; the UN and the Red Cross monitored them.
russia's is holding most of the wounded Azov fighters in prison in Olenivka and keeping a small group of gravely wounded soldiers at a hospital in Novoazovsk. Prokopenko also said that, as far as she knew, the occupiers had deported none of the Ukrainian service members to russia.
Ukraine's talks with russia
Zelensky named the condition for returning to negotiations with russia. The President says Ukraine will return to dialogue with Moscow only after taking the Ukrainian territories, occupied by russia since February 24, back. At the same time, he says the Ukrainian army can return all russian-occupied land. "The world has given Ukraine three days to be occupied fully by russia. But you see, not three days, not 30 days, but three months have passed. We united the world around Ukraine. I don't think that russia's attempt will be successful because the world is united around Ukraine," Zelensky said.
russian former president medvedev, in turn, said that "Ukraine doesn't want to negotiate at all. The russian draft peace treaty has long been forgotten. As if it didn't exist. Ukraine is relying only on the flow of weapons and money from Western countries." However, he forgot to add that the basis of the "russian project" was the loss of our territories, language, and identity, to which not only the Ukrainian government but 82 percent of Ukrainians strongly disagree.
Who's coming to Ukraine?
On financial and information aid, weapons and politicians
Ukraine received a 79.5 million euro loan from the Netherlands for economic recovery. The authorities will use funds to provide social benefits and health care expenditures.
In addition, the German bank "Credit Institution for Reconstruction" (KfW) will provide Ukraine with a loan of 150 million euros.
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News from partners
The number of countries that have recognized russia's actions in Ukraine as genocide continues to grow. The Hague is just around the corner.
What's in russia?
The church of Peter and Paul was burning in Moscow tonight. We hope to see the same photo with the Kremlin.
The US Treasury will not renew the license that allows russia to make payments to service the foreign debt from frozen reserves. This license expires on May 25 at 07:01 Kyiv time. russia's default is almost inevitable.
Economic forecast for 2022: russia's GDP will decline 10-11%, and Germany's GDP will increase 2.5-3%. But "Germany is dying, and the russians are confidently coping with the sanctions," Putin told his flock.
russia will abandon the Bologna education system and develop its own without bachelor's, and masters, Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov said. It means that now the diplomas of russian university graduates will not be recognized in the West. Stay home! Good luck!
The Chinese, as always, are closely following the trends. New toy. It is the whole essence of the russian army in miniature.
Sanctions on the aggressor!
The American sportswear brand Nike decided to close its business in russia and stopped supplying its products.
The British clothing manufacturer Marks & Spencer followed Nike. The company announced a complete withdrawal from russia.
The European Union has frozen the assets of russian entrepreneurs worth about 10 billion euros as part of sanctions.
Life considering hostilities
UEFA presented the official ball for the Champions League final 2021/22 with "PEACE" written in Ukrainian and English. Real Madrid and Liverpool will play in the final on May 28 at the Stade de France in Paris. The match was to take place in St. Petersburg. UEFA took away the right to host the tournament from the city because of the aggressive war that russia started against Ukraine. UEFA also expelled russia from the tournament next season.
Ukraine plans to join the EU roaming space and the single SEPA payment area soon. The first will allow calls between the EU and Ukraine at no extra cost and enable Ukrainians to use mobile internet at home rates. The second is that it can take place in the summer and allow you to make transfers in euros without any commissions.
Kyiv and the region
The Ukrainian special services managed to identify eight more russian invaders who committed atrocities against the civilian population in the Kyiv region. In particular, the Security Service identified individuals who tortured and killed the Motyzhyn village head's family.
An international exhibition of caricatures about "russian warship" will open in the center of Kyiv today. A smile helps to overcome the fears of war, and everyone can feel it by looking at paintings and drawings by artists with a satirical perception of military realities. The event will be held in the Vcentri Hub open space and exhibit more than 200 works.
Donetsk and Luhansk regions
Terrible figures: 22,000 people died in Mariupol, the mayor's adviser, Petro Andriushchenko, said to CNN.
The American Institute for the Study of War has released another report on the course of russia's military invasion of Ukraine, focusing on events in eastern Ukraine:
- russian troops are likely to face protracted city fighting if they surround Sievierodonetsk and other major cities such as Bakhmut.
- Ukrainian forces are conducting a controlled retreat southwest of Popasna near Bakhmut to protect Ukrainian supply lines from russian attacks in southeast Bakhmut.
- In general, russian troops advanced last week than in the previous weeks of May. Still, these developments remain slow, limited to smaller targets than the kremlin had anticipated, and face serious defense from Ukrainians.
The russians are targeting people gatherings, the Luhansk Regional Council head, Serhii Haidai, says. The occupiers are purposefully shelling the places where there are bomb shelters, particularly the Azot plant and schools. In Sievierodonetsk, six people were killed, and at least eight were injured in one day.
At night russians made an airstrike on Kramatorsk, mayor Oleksii Honcharenko reported. There is destruction in residential areas and the private housing sector, but no casualties.
Kharkiv region
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy's primary efforts are focused on holding positions. They fired artillery at civilian infrastructure in the Rubizhne area. In addition, the enemy again tried to launch an offensive in the direction of Ternova but was unsuccessful, the General Staff says.
The Kharkiv region's head, Oleh Sinehubov, said that the occupiers were trying to hold their positions and more; they plan to resume the offensive in the Kharkiv region: "… russian occupiers in Kharkiv region focus on maintaining the positions and prepare for the offensive. Near Izium, they conducted a reconnaissance operation near the settlement of Pasika. Our defenders inflicted losses on the enemy and forced them to retreat…."
Sumy region
About the first hour of the night, the enemy fired missiles at Krasnopillia from russia's territory. The launch, preliminary, was from a plane that didn't cross the state border. The houses of civilians in Krasnopillia were damaged. The russians destroyed about 20 homes and power lines. Half of the village was left without electricity. No one was killed in advance.
Dnipropetrovsk region
The night in Dnipro was also a nonstop air raid alarm. The enemy fired three missiles at Kryvyi Rih in the morning, aiming at an industrial enterprise.
Serious destruction. The information on victims is determined.
In the Kryvyi Rih district, the Shyroke and Apostolove communities were fired upon again from the Uragan MRLS. Because of the shelling, Apostolove partially lost electricity. People were not affected.
Zaporizhzhia region
At night, the ruscists fired missiles at Zaporizhzhia. There were four hits in the city; air defense shot down one missile. At 8 a.m., one person was killed, and three were wounded in the enemy shelling of Zaporizhzhia. Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration reported this. In the city's private housing sector, the authorities preliminarily recorded 62 damaged houses.
As of May 25, 2022, Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant continues to operate in Ukraine's power system, the Energoatom energy company reports. The current capacity of the plant's power units is sufficient for the population and industrial facilities. The radiation background on the industrial site is standard.
Kherson region
Kherson postcards for the occupiers
The South Operational Command reported that the Kherson region's occupying power plans to mobilize residents of the area for war against Ukraine. Everyone has known the methods used by the occupiers since the Donetsk and Luhansk regions' occupation. In the Kherson region, the russians force people to agree to cooperate or consent to the occupation. It is a gross violation of the Geneva Convention and qualifies as a war crime.
The energy crisis provoked by the russian occupiers is deepening in the Kherson region. The russian army destroyed dozens of solar and wind power plants; they were either looted or shelled. The extent of the damage is currently unclear, and authorities will have to record it after the war.
The problematic situation in the occupied Kherson region is with medicines. People bring medications to the area from occupied Crimea and russia and sell them from car trunks at local markets. About 90% of pharmacies don't work; prices increased 3-5 times for most drugs. Some pharmacy chains plan to shut down altogether.
Mykolaiv region
"There was a combat clash between a Ukrainian unit and a group of russian troops. The russian forces in the Ukrainian army's uniform tried to seize an observation post in the Mykolaiv region, the South Operational Command reports. According to them, the attempted attack by the russian military was in the northeast of the Mykolaiv region, in the direction of Kryvyi Rih. With the support of two Tiger armored combat vehicles, they tried to seize a Ukrainian observation post under cover of mortar fire. The enemy's loss while trying to capture the position is four soldiers.
