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Strikes in Kharkiv, SBI investigation of Russian breakthrough and attack on border guard: highlights for May 25

Ярослав Герасименко

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Russian occupation forces conducted several strikes in Kharkiv: two guided aerial bombs hit a shopping center. The State Bureau of Investigation has opened a criminal investigation into the reasons for the Russian breakthrough in the Kharkiv region. In the Zakarpattia region, two men attacked a border guard, took his weapon and fled to Romania. We have collected the main news for May 25.

Strikes on Kharkiv

Around 16:00, Russian occupation forces launched two air bombs at the Epicenter construction hypermarket in Kharkiv.

As of 23:30, there are 6 dead, 40 injured and 16 missing.

Another strike hit Kharkiv's Central Park. It hit the ground near the sports ground. No one was injured.

Later, the Russians attacked the center of Kharkiv again. As a result of this attack, 18 people were injured.

SBI investigates Russian breakthrough in Kharkiv region

The State Bureau of Investigation has opened criminal proceedings against the command of the 125th separate territorial defense brigade, which is suspected of negligence in service, which led to the loss of positions during Russia's May offensive in the Kharkiv region.

Investigators found out that on May 10, near Strilecha, Krasne, Borysivka, Pylne, Hatyshche and other settlements in the Kharkiv region, units of the 125th Brigade abandoned their combat positions during Russian assaults.

Men attacked a border guard and then fled to Romania

On the evening of May 24, two men who were trying to illegally cross the border into Romania attacked a border guard who detected them. They took his weapon and shot him five times, but missed. The men managed to escape to Romania.

Defense forces destroy Russian Su-25

Soldiers of the 110th separate mechanized brigade named after Marko Bezruchko have once again destroyed a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft in the Donetsk region.

According to the General Staff, Russian troops have lost 356 aircraft since the start of the full-scale war.

Stoltenberg calls for lifting the ban on strikes against Russia

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg believes that NATO members should lift the restrictions that prohibit Ukraine from using Western weapons against military targets in Russia.

In his opinion, this issue is especially important now, during the Russian offensive on the border of the Kharkiv region, as the inability to use Western weapons against military targets in Russia makes it difficult for Ukrainians to defend themselves.

Polish Foreign Minister: US warned Russia in case of a nuclear strike

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski claims that the United States has threatened Russia to destroy all Russian military targets in Ukraine if it dares to use nuclear weapons.

In addition, according to Sikorski, China and India have also warned Russia against the use of nuclear weapons.

ISW: Russia is not really interested in negotiations

The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that Russia is not really interested in meaningful negotiations, as unnamed sources in foreign media reported the day before.

Russia would use the ceasefire to prepare for future offensive operations to change the Ukrainian government, as well as to demilitarize and conquer the country, analysts say.

Ministry of Culture creates commission to inspect Pochaiv Lavra

The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy has set up a special commission to check the state of preservation of the state property of the Holy Dormition Pochaiv Lavra, which was transferred to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in 2003.

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