May 2022

Russians get their equipment from the bottom, illustrative frame/Channel 24 collage

In the waters around Serpentine Ukrainians defenders accurately destroy the equipment of the invaders. The Russians are collecting the wreckage of their ships from the bottom.

This was announced by the representative of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Motuzyanyk. He gave a briefing at the Media Center of Ukraine.

“Near Zmeiny, a search and rescue group consisting of five boats and a self-propelled floating crane took measures to raise the wreckage of the Russian landing boat “Serna” and a boat of the Raptor type, destroyed by Ukrainian troops,” Motuzyanyk said.

The Ministry of Defense also noted that 2 SLCM carriers (sea-based cruise missiles – channel 24) of the Caliber type are ready to use missile weapons in the Black Sea, they can fire 16 missiles at once.

What's happening on Serpentine

Russian assassins are building up their forces on Serpentine and are trying to strengthen their positions. Fyodor Venislavsky, a member of the National Security Committee, spoke about this. In particular, the infidels installed various air defense systems on the island in order to prevent attacks from the APU from the air. There are also electronic warfare systems. The Russians concentrated the surface fleet on the island so that the Ukrainian military could not achieve their goals.

Russian losses on Zmeiny

The representative of the Odesa OVA, Sergei Bratchuk, noted that the Ukrainians were successfully liquidating the Russians on the Serpentine. Almost for the first time, a terrorist country has acknowledged this.

“In Russia, when they began to bury their dead, they began to confirm the losses on Zmeiny Island. Zmeibaevka is not happy with the occupiers,” Bratchuk emphasized .

Why is Serpentine so important to the invaders

Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov explained that Serpentine is strategically important for Russia, since it gives control of all trade routes that are located on the territory of Ukraine.

In addition, it simplifies the landing of the invaders' amphibious assault. Budanov said that this is theoretically the only area through which an airborne assault can enter the occupied Transnistria.

“Whoever controls the island can at any time block the movement of civilian ships in all directions on South of Ukraine,” Budanov said.

Pay attention – the situation at the front: watch the video

Air defense shot down an enemy drone over the Dnipropetrovsk region/Facebook Command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (illustrative photo) “” class=”news-annotation”>Ukrainian defenders continue to destroy enemy scouts. This time in the sky over Dnepropetrovsk region.

Air defense shot down 11 enemy drones over Dnepropetrovsk region in a day

Air defense shot down another drone. In total, 11 drones were eliminated over the Dnipropetrovsk region per day. This was announced by the chairman of the Dnepropetrovsk regional military administration, Valentin Reznichenko.

In the sky over Dnepropetrovsk, our military shot down a drone. 11 of them were “flying” in Ukraine per day. We continue to destroy enemy scouts…,” he noted.

Actual losses of the enemy as of May 25

• 29,450 personnel were liquidated (+100 over the past day);
• tanks – 1,305 units (+3);
• armored combat vehicles -3,213 units (+19);< /li>
• artillery systems – 606 units;
• MLRS – 201 units;
• air defense systems – 93 units;
• aircraft – 206 units (+ 1);
• helicopters – 170 units;
• operational-tactical UAVs – 491 units (+11);
• cruise missiles – 112 units;
• ships and boats – 13 units;
• 2218 vehicles and tank trucks (+5);
• special vehicles 44 units (+1).

Failures of the Russian army: latest news

• Ukrainian soldiers continue to inflict colossal losses on the invaders. In just one day on May 24, the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 180 invaders and about two dozen enemy equipment. Also, the Ukrainian military repulsed 3 enemy attacks in the East of the country.
• On the 90th day of the full-scale war over Zaporozhye, our Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down a SU-25 attack aircraft of the Russian invaders, and earlier, also in Zaporozhye, another Russian aircraft with the Igla MANPADS, the Su-34, was shot down.
• The SBU continues to intercept conversations between infidels and relatives. Yes, one can be convinced that the enemy is losing even “elite” units in Ukraine, which he supplied with the best weapons. We are talking about the 58th army of the enemy. This time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine defeated the invader in the south of the country.
• At one of the positions, the Russian infidels decided to rest and drink alcohol on the armor of their tank. However, the operators of the MTR of Ukraine prevented them from doing this and destroyed the tank along with manpower. We did it with the help of a kamikaze drone.
• In addition, during the three months of the war, our defenders completely destroyed 17 enemy battalion tactical groups.

To the topic-91 days of war. Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: watch the video

Kalle Laanet called for the expulsion of the Russians from Ukraine/Collage of Channel 24

Ukraine will definitely win the war with Russia, but not by diplomacy, but by armed resistance. If all Western allies are sure of this, Ukraine needs to be helped to drive the Russians out of its territory.

This is stated by the Minister of Defense of Estonia Kalle Laanet, according to ERR. He is convinced that Ukraine will win the war, and Russia will receive at least a defeat. The whole world is fascinated by the heroism of the Ukrainian people in resisting the aggressor. Today, every Ukrainian has begun to defend his homeland on his own front.

I think that Ukraine will emerge victorious from the war. Why do I count? Because the Ukrainians have demonstrated incredible fighting spirit and ability to resist. Laaneth said.

In particular, he stressed that the West eventually realized that Ukraine was fighting not only for itself, but also for them. According to the minister, the army led by Putin and he himself made a lot of mistakes before the start of a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine.

Kalle Laanet said that the Russian army may have enough weapons, but the question of which ones condition. He noted that the position of Western countries on the issue of assistance to Ukraine has changed significantly.

If all Western allies say that Ukraine must win this war, then my question is, what are we pulling then? We will provide sufficient training in the weapons system so that there are as few civilian casualties as possible. That is, we need to end this war as soon as possible. Not diplomacy. The Russians just need to be driven out of the territory of Ukraine,” said the Minister of Defense of Estonia.

Assistance from foreign partners to Ukraine: latest news

• weapons – Caesar self-propelled artillery mounts. The Armed Forces of Ukraine have mastered the weapon in just 2-3 hours and are effectively using it on the front lines.
• Canada is sending Ukraine 20,000 NATO-standard artillery shells for M777 howitzers. The country will send $100 million worth of military aid to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Canadian Defense Ministry Anita Anand noted that the 155-millimeter shells will not be sent from the Canadian military arsenal, they were purchased for free transfer to Ukraine.
• Denmark will provide Ukraine with Harpoon anti-ship missiles. Effective missiles will help our state protect its security.

Podolyak laughed at Russia because of the sanctions: sometimes they rejoice, then they demand to cancel/Collage of 24 channels

The Office of the President ridiculed Russia's position on the sanctions imposed by the international community. The occupiers are too inconsistent in this situation.

This is how Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President Mikhail Podolyak reacted to the recent statement of Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Andrei Rudenko. The Kremlin apostate argued that kafirs could unblock ports with Ukrainian grain, but instead sanctions on Russian exports and financial transactions should be lifted.

The Kremlin says one thing, then another

Mikhail Podolyak does not understand why Russia has not been able to decidewhether restrictions are imposed against it – this is a positive or a negative. He recalled that all three months since the start of a full-scale war in the Kremlin, everyone said that sanctions are real happiness and a cool chance for the economy.

But now the infidels are trying to somehow bargain in order to remove some of the sanctions. It comes out somehow inconsistently, Mr. Podolyak believes.

For three months, the Kremlin has been saying that sanctions are a great blessing and a gift for the economy. And now the Russian Foreign Ministry is demanding the lifting of sanctions for unblocking ports. If sanctions make you stronger, why lift them? Everything is going according to plan, Mr. Rudenko, isn't it? – Mikhail Podolyak wrote on his Twitter.

Russia steals Ukrainian grain

Russian infidels blocked Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea, from where a lot of products, including grain, were exported to other states peace. They also replaced the sea routes on the part of Ukraine, which they unreasonably accuse it of. Further lockdown could lead to dire consequences: there is a risk of rising prices for some of the world's basic products.

In addition, Russian invaders are literally stealing Ukrainian grain. They have already exported 300,000 tons from the Zaporozhye region, and more than 100,000 tons from the Luhansk region. The facts of the theft of products, equipment and grain are also known in the Kherson and Donetsk regions.

They “melt” part of the food on the domestic market, and some they try to sell at least to someone. At first there was information about Egypt, but a tanker with grain was deployed there. It is known that he sailed, oddly enough, to sad Syria.

Zoreslava left Kyiv in the first days of the war/Collage 24

Zoreslava left Kyiv in the early days of the full-scale invasion. Then the events in the capital resembled fantasy rather than reality. Russian tanks in the capital – how could we believe that this was ever possible? In the early days, we did not know how strong our resistance would be, how shameful the atrocities of the Russians would be. We didn’t know how proud we would be of our Armed Forces and that fantasy “capture Kyiv in three days” is fantasy.

• 1Zoreslava left Kyiv in the first days of the war: watch the video
• 25 am February 24: the beginning of the war
• 3In the first days, she was numb with fear: she could neither eat nor drink
• 4Departure from Kyiv to Lvov
• 5Pictures from The Buci made it clear that everything can be expected from Russia
• 6Ready to defend Europe, the whole world, but we need help: Zoreslava on the victory of Ukraine

We spoke with Zoreslava in one of the Lviv shelters. We stopped several times because tears prevented us from talking further. They exhaled and spoke again: about Bucha, Irpen, Vorzel. It was in the Kyiv region that the Russians exposed their real face – rapists, marauders, but definitely not the military.

OWN. Stories of those who left to return.

Zoreslava left Kyiv in the first days of the war: watch the video

February 24, 5 am: the beginning of the war

The war began for Zoreslava, like most Ukrainians, to the sound of explosions. At first, she and the guy did not immediately understand what it was. They thought it was the cat being naughty.

At 5 am we woke up from the explosions. We have a cat at home, we thought that he was being mischievous, because it was his usual thing to wake up at such a time, wake him up and ask to go into the room. But when we let the cat in, we realized that the sounds did not stop. Watched with a guy. And at that moment the phone rang. I have two older brothers, they are in Boryspil – they were among the first to be informed about the war, at half past four in the morning they called back and said that the war had begun, – recalled Zoreslav.

In the capital, the girl remained to the last, trying to master her fear. However, the parents were very worried and asked to leave the capital. A week later, according to Zoreslava, the city gradually began to return to life, at least the infrastructure began to work. However, the fear did not disappear anywhere, it only intensified with each siren and the echo of explosions.

couldn't drink

As long as sirens and explosions are not heard nearby, then, in principle, it seems that normal life is going on. After a few days, people began to recover from horror. For in the first days, you become numb with fear and do not understand what to do. The body needs some basic needs – to eat, drink, but you can't do that, – says Zoreslava.

Each of us has a different threshold of fear, we react differently to traumatic events, but they one way or another cause us a lot of pain. It will take us a long time to recover from this horror and try to return to life. At the same time, none of us knows how long this war will last, and therefore we cannot allow stress to destroy us.

To mourn grief, sympathize, volunteer and be safe – this is how Zoreslava decided to act. The next step was evacuation from Kyiv to safer western regions.

< /p> Zoreslava does not hold back her tears when she talks about the war in Kyiv/Photo by Valentina Polishchuk, Channel 24

Departure from Kyiv to Lviv

“I live on the Left Bank in Kyiv, so the first stage is leave from the Left Bank to the Right. In our part of the metro, it was no longer functioning, since it was in open areas, and it was immediately closed. Therefore, we traveled through acquaintances by hitchhiking,” recalled Zoreslava.

For several days, the girl had to live on the Right Bank in order to find out how the railway message goes. On one of those days, the Russians fired on the Right Bank – the explosions occurred just at the station. Therefore, the girl waited a few more days for the situation to settle down. I was afraid to leave – it was not safe.

A few days later I went to Lvov. It was around March 10-11. By that time, the trains were not as busy as in the early days, it was possible to ride sitting and even have a place to sit, and not stand in the vestibule of the car. Already on the way, I wrote to the girls from the shelter if there was a place or if they would accept me. Since March 12, I have been living here, in a shelter for temporary migrants, – said Zoreslava.

The girl works remotely, she only needs a laptop for work. She says that on days when the news is really bad, she is not up to work, of course, she updates the news feed every second. In addition to work, she volunteers, as it was before the full-scale invasion, and now this niche has become a lifesaver for Zoreslava.

The footage from Bucha made it clear that everything can be expected from Russia

We recorded our conversation with Zoreslava in April, when she postponed her return to Kyiv. It was difficult for the girl to talk about her beloved city, mutilated by Russians.

My boyfriend and I discussed my return to Kyiv, and then footage about Bucha, Vorzel was revealed. We realized that anything can be expected from Russia. We decided that it was dangerous to return to Kyiv, it was better to wait in safety. What Russians do with women and children is unacceptable. – said Zoreslava.

We tried to reassure the girl, because the Russians left the Kiev region for April. The area was liberated from the invaders. But Zoreslav was again seized with fear. Her eyes filled with tears again.

“I don't believe it. They've been fired, but that doesn't change the fact that there are sabotage groups, airstrikes are repeated. I can't say that it's safe to return to the city,” – with sadness recognized the girl.

The girl was afraid to return to Kyiv and did not feel safe/Photo by Valentina Polishchuk, Channel 24

Bucha, Gostomel, Irpin became the point of no return in this war. The cruelty with which Russian soldiers entered the Kiev region was a shock to the world, and for Ukrainians it was a tart pain that has not disappeared for the third month of the war and is unlikely to ever disappear.

We will never forgive the Russians for the lives they have taken. Despite all the evidence of atrocities, Russia continues to call the war they started a “special operation”, which aims to “demilitarize and denazify”.

In the Kyiv region, the Russians shot people right in the middle of the street – this is the genocide of the Ukrainian people/Photo by AP and other media

24 channel expresses condolences to the families of the victims. Russian atrocities are unacceptable. This is the pain of the entire Ukrainian people. We must spread the truth about this shameful war in order for Russia to answer for the genocide of Ukrainians.

Ready to defend Europe, the whole world , but we need help: Zoreslava on Ukraine's victory

After the end of the war, we will rebuild the country, we will try to restore souls as well. Pain is with us forever, but the Ukrainian nation has incredible strength and invincibility. Never before have we been the only ones in their goal, the enemy wanted to destroy us as a nation, but strengthened our self-consciousness.

We are scared, but we will stand. This is not the first time for Ukraine, so we will stand. We are ready to defend Europe, the whole world, but we need their help and support,” Zoreslava said.

With the words about returning home, to Kyiv, the girl smiles warmly. He says he does not even doubt the victory of the Ukrainian people. Banal things that he does not allow himself now, upon his return he promises to put into practice. For the happiness of living every day.

Every evening now I fall asleep with the opinion that there will definitely be a victory. I will return, I will cry with happiness for several hours. I'll put myself in order, I'll get a haircut – I want to relieve all this pain. I will sort things out – I will give clothes, shoes to needy people. I will work, volunteer, rebuild the country together with everyone,” Zoreslava added.

We will definitely rebuild it! Life will conquer darkness. We will do everything to bring to justice the perpetrators of the genocide of the Ukrainian people.

After talking with Zoreslava, we talked for a long time about the perception of fear and the reaction of the psyche to war. About how each of us “lives” it. About pain and hate, life and instincts. The war has been killing each of us in different ways for the third month already, but our nation will live, for sure!

Slovakia will be next if Russia defeats Ukraine/Unsplash

Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger told what fate awaits his country if Ukraine loses to Russia. He announced this at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Eduard Heger believes that Ukraine should win the war started by Russia by attacking the country.

“If Ukraine fails, Slovakia will be next,” said Prime Minister Eduard Heger.

In addition, he criticized the members of the European Union for relying too heavily on Russian energy. He also called on the leaders to “stop compromising” their principles in relations with Russia.

In fact, we have been exchanging our values ​​for too long for cheap gas and oil. Compromise with Putin sparked a war in Ukraine, said Eduard Heger.

“Aggressive war, people are dying. Ukrainians are shedding their own blood for our values, so we don't need that,” Heger added.

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Latest news about Slovakia

• Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a telephone conversation with Zuzana Chaputova, President of Slovakia. One of the priority topics was the import of fuel to Ukraine. The Ukrainian leader thanked the President of Slovakia for humanitarian and defense assistance. In addition, Zelensky invited Chaputova to visit Ukraine.
• Slovakia and Poland want Ukraine to receive the status of a candidate for the European Union as soon as possible. Therefore, the states will work on this process.
• President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the authorities and people of Slovakia. He assured that Ukraine has strong support and will not allow Russia to carry out its criminal intent. Ukraine has become an outpost for the entire civilized world, which managed to stop the Russian invaders. Our people and the army stopped the Russians and are doing everything to ensure that the aggressor collapses as soon as possible.
• Ukraine, like no other state, knows what it's like to deal with Russia, which uses all the levers of influence for its own purposes. Against the backdrop of the 6th package of sanctions against Russia, our state is trying to explain to the EU countries what dependence on Moscow can lead to. President Volodymyr Zelensky, during his address to the Slovak parliament, demonstrated by the example of Ukraine what dependence on Russia leads to.

The end of the war is impossible without the victory of Ukraine/Website of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Forum in Davos. This year – without Russia, its “House” has become the “House of War Crimes”. At the same time, with Ukraine and with the widest possible Ukrainian program.

The war that swept the world

Simply because Russian aggression creates more and more problems and draws more and more countries into the war at different levels. Well, the West, thanks to the resistance of Ukraine, finally saw its vulnerabilities, which were hidden in peacetime.

As the head of the American “Carlisle Group” David Rubenstein said, today everyone should feel part of the Ukrainian people.< /p>

This entire range of issues was already discussed at the traditional Ukrainian discussion in Davos. It is impossible not to note that intellectuals, officials, politicians, and businessmen are united in understanding that it is Ukraine today that helps the West return to the values ​​that have always united it.

And it seems to me important that Professor Timothy Snyder, speaking about the war now, remembered Stalin's Holodomors and Hitler's plans to influence the region as a whole through control of Ukraine. The same thing is happening now, with the war affecting all spheres (not just the military), and, as The Economist editor-in-chief Zanni Minton Beddos said, the food crisis created by Russia will further open the eyes of the world to the extent of the problem.

< h3>Either Russia will lose or Ukraine will win

But the main theme is unity, in the broad sense of the word. Both in the fight against common threats and in the vision of a common future. What President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said via video link and Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba directly during the discussion.

Both Zelensky and Kuleba also spoke about the importance of timely military assistance to Ukraine and more tangible economic pressure on Russia (in particular, the issue of the oil embargo).

Without the destruction of Russian exports, it will be ten times more difficult for Ukraine to win. And without the victory of Ukraine, this war will not end. Here is such a relationship.

The current Davos is the Ukrainian Davos. But it is important that the new, restored Ukraine be discussed at the next forums. What I always say: after the war, Ukraine must become stronger, smarter, better.

Zoreslava left Kyiv in the first days of the war/Collage 24

Zoreslava left Kyiv in the early days of the full-scale invasion. Then the events in the capital resembled fantasy rather than reality. Russian tanks in the capital – how could we believe that this was ever possible? In the early days, we did not know how strong our resistance would be, how shameful the atrocities of the Russians would be. We didn’t know how proud we would be of our Armed Forces and that fantasy “capture Kyiv in three days” is fantasy.

• 1Zoreslava left Kyiv in the first days of the war: watch the video
• 25 am February 24: the beginning of the war
• 3In the first days, she was numb with fear: she could neither eat nor drink
• 4Departure from Kyiv to Lvov
• 5Pictures from The Buci made it clear that everything can be expected from Russia
• 6Ready to defend Europe, the whole world, but we need help: Zoreslava on the victory of Ukraine

We spoke with Zoreslava in one of the Lviv shelters. We stopped several times because tears prevented us from talking further. They exhaled and spoke again: about Bucha, Irpen, Vorzel. It was in the Kyiv region that the Russians exposed their real face – rapists, marauders, but definitely not the military.

OWN. Stories of those who left to return.

Zoreslava left Kyiv in the first days of the war: watch the video

February 24, 5 am: the beginning of the war

The war began for Zoreslava, like most Ukrainians, to the sound of explosions. At first, she and the guy did not immediately understand what it was. They thought it was the cat being naughty.

At 5 am we woke up from the explosions. We have a cat at home, we thought that he was being mischievous, because it was his usual thing to wake up at such a time, wake him up and ask to go into the room. But when we let the cat in, we realized that the sounds did not stop. Watched with a guy. And at that moment the phone rang. I have two older brothers, they are in Boryspil – they were among the first to be informed about the war, at half past four in the morning they called back and said that the war had begun, – recalled Zoreslav.

In the capital, the girl remained to the last, trying to master her fear. However, the parents were very worried and asked to leave the capital. A week later, according to Zoreslava, the city gradually began to return to life, at least the infrastructure began to work. However, the fear did not disappear anywhere, it only intensified with each siren and the echo of explosions.

couldn't drink

As long as sirens and explosions are not heard nearby, then, in principle, it seems that normal life is going on. After a few days, people began to recover from horror. For in the first days, you become numb with fear and do not understand what to do. The body needs some basic needs – to eat, drink, but you can't do that, – says Zoreslava.

Each of us has a different threshold of fear, we react differently to traumatic events, but they one way or another cause us a lot of pain. It will take us a long time to recover from this horror and try to return to life. At the same time, none of us knows how long this war will last, and therefore we cannot allow stress to destroy us.

To mourn grief, sympathize, volunteer and be safe – this is how Zoreslava decided to act. The next step was evacuation from Kyiv to safer western regions.

< /p> Zoreslava does not hold back her tears when she talks about the war in Kyiv/Photo by Valentina Polishchuk, Channel 24

Departure from Kyiv to Lviv

“I live on the Left Bank in Kyiv, so the first stage is leave from the Left Bank to the Right. In our part of the metro, it was no longer functioning, since it was in open areas, and it was immediately closed. Therefore, we traveled through acquaintances by hitchhiking,” recalled Zoreslava.

For several days, the girl had to live on the Right Bank in order to find out how the railway message goes. On one of those days, the Russians fired on the Right Bank – the explosions occurred just at the station. Therefore, the girl waited a few more days for the situation to settle down. I was afraid to leave – it was not safe.

A few days later I went to Lvov. It was around March 10-11. By that time, the trains were not as busy as in the early days, it was possible to ride sitting and even have a place to sit, and not stand in the vestibule of the car. Already on the way, I wrote to the girls from the shelter if there was a place or if they would accept me. Since March 12, I have been living here, in a shelter for temporary migrants, – said Zoreslava.

The girl works remotely, she only needs a laptop for work. She says that on days when the news is really bad, she is not up to work, of course, she updates the news feed every second. In addition to work, she volunteers, as it was before the full-scale invasion, and now this niche has become a lifesaver for Zoreslava.

The footage from Bucha made it clear that everything can be expected from Russia

We recorded our conversation with Zoreslava in April, when she postponed her return to Kyiv. It was difficult for the girl to talk about her beloved city, mutilated by Russians.

My boyfriend and I discussed my return to Kyiv, and then footage about Bucha, Vorzel was revealed. We realized that anything can be expected from Russia. We decided that it was dangerous to return to Kyiv, it was better to wait in safety. What Russians do with women and children is unacceptable. – said Zoreslava.

We tried to reassure the girl, because the Russians left the Kiev region for April. The area was liberated from the invaders. But Zoreslav was again seized with fear. Her eyes filled with tears again.

“I don't believe it. They've been fired, but that doesn't change the fact that there are sabotage groups, airstrikes are repeated. I can't say that it's safe to return to the city,” – with sadness recognized the girl.

The girl was afraid to return to Kyiv and did not feel safe/Photo by Valentina Polishchuk, Channel 24

Bucha, Gostomel, Irpin became the point of no return in this war. The cruelty with which Russian soldiers entered the Kiev region was a shock to the world, and for Ukrainians it was a tart pain that has not disappeared for the third month of the war and is unlikely to ever disappear.

We will never forgive the Russians for the lives they have taken. Despite all the evidence of atrocities, Russia continues to call the war they started a “special operation”, which aims to “demilitarize and denazify”.

In the Kyiv region, the Russians shot people right in the middle of the street – this is the genocide of the Ukrainian people/Photo by AP and other media

24 channel expresses condolences to the families of the victims. Russian atrocities are unacceptable. This is the pain of the entire Ukrainian people. We must spread the truth about this shameful war in order for Russia to answer for the genocide of Ukrainians.

Ready to defend Europe, the whole world , but we need help: Zoreslava on Ukraine's victory

After the end of the war, we will rebuild the country, we will try to restore souls as well. Pain is with us forever, but the Ukrainian nation has incredible strength and invincibility. Never before have we been the only ones in their goal, the enemy wanted to destroy us as a nation, but strengthened our self-consciousness.

We are scared, but we will stand. This is not the first time for Ukraine, so we will stand. We are ready to defend Europe, the whole world, but we need their help and support,” Zoreslava said.

With the words about returning home, to Kyiv, the girl smiles warmly. He says he does not even doubt the victory of the Ukrainian people. Banal things that he does not allow himself now, upon his return he promises to put into practice. For the happiness of living every day.

Every evening now I fall asleep with the opinion that there will definitely be a victory. I will return, I will cry with happiness for several hours. I'll put myself in order, I'll get a haircut – I want to relieve all this pain. I will sort things out – I will give clothes, shoes to needy people. I will work, volunteer, rebuild the country together with everyone,” Zoreslava added.

We will definitely rebuild it! Life will conquer darkness. We will do everything to bring to justice the perpetrators of the genocide of the Ukrainian people.

After talking with Zoreslava, we talked for a long time about the perception of fear and the reaction of the psyche to war. About how each of us “lives” it. About pain and hate, life and instincts. The war has been killing each of us in different ways for the third month already, but our nation will live, for sure!

A man who offered “rescue” for money was taken into custody in the Kyiv region/Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office

A 28-year-old man was taken into custody in the Kyiv region, who, under the pretext of volunteering, promised to take people out of the besieged Mariupol. For this, he wanted to get 10 thousand hryvnia.

Head of the National Police Igor Klymenko said that the suspect signed up as a volunteer in one of the funds. There he helped with documentation.

How a man deceived a victim

The suspect came across a message from a girl in one of the social networks, who asked for help to take her mother and stepfather out of the besieged Mariupol. The husband replied that he could organize it for 10 thousand hryvnia.

The victim immediately transferred the amount to the “volunteer” card and waited for the arrival of relatives. She hoped for an agreement and did not look for other options for their salvation.

However, according to the investigation, on March 20, as a result of the suspect’s empty promises and his delay, the victim’s parents died during the shelling of Mariupol.

Even after that, the suspect for a long time assured the woman that with her relatives are fine, but he did not return the money received for transportation, the prosecutor's office reported.

The scheme was not new for the man

According to The detainee also appropriated about 250 thousand hryvnias to the cyber police for fuel for the military, which he did not even plan to buy.

“Under the pretext of providing volunteers with fuel coupons, he took money from the latter, but did not fulfill his obligations, and did not return the funds. According to this scheme, during March 2022, the attacker deceived three volunteers,” said Igor Klymenko.

At the prosecutor's request, the man will be held in custody during the investigation without the possibility of bail.” The court arrested the suspect for 50 days – as part of the pre-trial investigation.

Cyber ​​police exposed a fraudster from a volunteer organization: watch the video

Situation in besieged Mariupol: important news

• Azovstal plant “continues to fight the Russian occupiers. Adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, Petr Andryushchenko, said that two more invaders exploded on the territory of the metallurgical plant on May 24.
• The invaders do not stop deporting Ukrainians from Mariupol. Only on May 24, more than 300 Mariupol residents arrived at the “filtration” camps.
• The situation with burials in Mariupol has become even more difficult than before. The Russians are forcing the locals to pay money for permission to rebury people.
• About 200 bodies of the dead were found in the basement under the rubble of one of the Mariupol high-rise buildings. Due to the refusal of the locals to collect and pack the bodies of the dead, the Russian Emergencies Ministry left the place of work.
• Mariupol is on the verge of an epidemiological and environmental disaster. The WHO is already making statements about the possible spread of cholera in the city.

Zoreslava left Kyiv in the first days of the war/Collage 24

Zoreslava left Kyiv in the early days of the full-scale invasion. Then the events in the capital resembled fantasy rather than reality. Russian tanks in the capital – how could we believe that this was ever possible? In the early days, we did not know how strong our resistance would be, how shameful the atrocities of the Russians would be. We didn’t know how proud we would be of our Armed Forces and that fantasy “capture Kyiv in three days” is fantasy.

• 1Zoreslava left Kyiv in the first days of the war: watch the video
• 25 am February 24: the beginning of the war
• 3In the first days, she was numb with fear: she could neither eat nor drink
• 4Departure from Kyiv to Lvov
• 5Pictures from The Buci made it clear that everything can be expected from Russia
• 6Ready to defend Europe, the whole world, but we need help: Zoreslava on the victory of Ukraine

We spoke with Zoreslava in one of the Lviv shelters. We stopped several times because tears prevented us from talking further. They exhaled and spoke again: about Bucha, Irpen, Vorzel. It was in the Kyiv region that the Russians exposed their real face – rapists, marauders, but definitely not the military.

OWN. Stories of those who left to return.

Zoreslava left Kyiv in the first days of the war: watch the video

February 24, 5 am: the beginning of the war

The war began for Zoreslava, like most Ukrainians, to the sound of explosions. At first, she and the guy did not immediately understand what it was. They thought it was the cat being naughty.

At 5 am we woke up from the explosions. We have a cat at home, we thought that he was being mischievous, because it was his usual thing to wake up at such a time, wake him up and ask to go into the room. But when we let the cat in, we realized that the sounds did not stop. Watched with a guy. And at that moment the phone rang. I have two older brothers, they are in Boryspil – they were among the first to be informed about the war, at half past four in the morning they called back and said that the war had begun, – recalled Zoreslav.

In the capital, the girl remained to the last, trying to master her fear. However, the parents were very worried and asked to leave the capital. A week later, according to Zoreslava, the city gradually began to return to life, at least the infrastructure began to work. However, the fear did not disappear anywhere, it only intensified with each siren and the echo of explosions.

couldn't drink

As long as sirens and explosions are not heard nearby, then, in principle, it seems that normal life is going on. After a few days, people began to recover from horror. For in the first days, you become numb with fear and do not understand what to do. The body needs some basic needs – to eat, drink, but you can't do that, – says Zoreslava.

Each of us has a different threshold of fear, we react differently to traumatic events, but they one way or another cause us a lot of pain. It will take us a long time to recover from this horror and try to return to life. At the same time, none of us knows how long this war will last, and therefore we cannot allow stress to destroy us.

To mourn grief, sympathize, volunteer and be safe – this is how Zoreslava decided to act. The next step was evacuation from Kyiv to safer western regions.

< /p> Zoreslava does not hold back her tears when she talks about the war in Kyiv/Photo by Valentina Polishchuk, Channel 24

Departure from Kyiv to Lviv

“I live on the Left Bank in Kyiv, so the first stage is leave from the Left Bank to the Right. In our part of the metro, it was no longer functioning, since it was in open areas, and it was immediately closed. Therefore, we traveled through acquaintances by hitchhiking,” recalled Zoreslava.

For several days, the girl had to live on the Right Bank in order to find out how the railway message goes. On one of those days, the Russians fired on the Right Bank – the explosions occurred just at the station. Therefore, the girl waited a few more days for the situation to settle down. I was afraid to leave – it was not safe.

A few days later I went to Lvov. It was around March 10-11. By that time, the trains were not as busy as in the early days, it was possible to ride sitting and even have a place to sit, and not stand in the vestibule of the car. Already on the way, I wrote to the girls from the shelter if there was a place or if they would accept me. Since March 12, I have been living here, in a shelter for temporary migrants, – said Zoreslava.

The girl works remotely, she only needs a laptop for work. She says that on days when the news is really bad, she is not up to work, of course, she updates the news feed every second. In addition to work, she volunteers, as it was before the full-scale invasion, and now this niche has become a lifesaver for Zoreslava.

The footage from Bucha made it clear that everything can be expected from Russia

We recorded our conversation with Zoreslava in April, when she postponed her return to Kyiv. It was difficult for the girl to talk about her beloved city, mutilated by Russians.

My boyfriend and I discussed my return to Kyiv, and then footage about Bucha, Vorzel was revealed. We realized that anything can be expected from Russia. We decided that it was dangerous to return to Kyiv, it was better to wait in safety. What Russians do with women and children is unacceptable. – said Zoreslava.

We tried to reassure the girl, because the Russians left the Kiev region for April. The area was liberated from the invaders. But Zoreslav was again seized with fear. Her eyes filled with tears again.

“I don't believe it. They've been fired, but that doesn't change the fact that there are sabotage groups, airstrikes are repeated. I can't say that it's safe to return to the city,” – with sadness recognized the girl.

The girl was afraid to return to Kyiv and did not feel safe/Photo by Valentina Polishchuk, Channel 24

Bucha, Gostomel, Irpin became the point of no return in this war. The cruelty with which Russian soldiers entered the Kiev region was a shock to the world, and for Ukrainians it was a tart pain that has not disappeared for the third month of the war and is unlikely to ever disappear.

We will never forgive the Russians for the lives they have taken. Despite all the evidence of atrocities, Russia continues to call the war they started a “special operation”, which aims to “demilitarize and denazify”.

In the Kyiv region, the Russians shot people right in the middle of the street – this is the genocide of the Ukrainian people/Photo by AP and other media

24 channel expresses condolences to the families of the victims. Russian atrocities are unacceptable. This is the pain of the entire Ukrainian people. We must spread the truth about this shameful war in order for Russia to answer for the genocide of Ukrainians.

Ready to defend Europe, the whole world , but we need help: Zoreslava on Ukraine's victory

After the end of the war, we will rebuild the country, we will try to restore souls as well. Pain is with us forever, but the Ukrainian nation has incredible strength and invincibility. Never before have we been the only ones in their goal, the enemy wanted to destroy us as a nation, but strengthened our self-consciousness.

We are scared, but we will stand. This is not the first time for Ukraine, so we will stand. We are ready to defend Europe, the whole world, but we need their help and support,” Zoreslava said.

With the words about returning home, to Kyiv, the girl smiles warmly. He says he does not even doubt the victory of the Ukrainian people. Banal things that he does not allow himself now, upon his return he promises to put into practice. For the happiness of living every day.

Every evening now I fall asleep with the opinion that there will definitely be a victory. I will return, I will cry with happiness for several hours. I'll put myself in order, I'll get a haircut – I want to relieve all this pain. I will sort things out – I will give clothes, shoes to needy people. I will work, volunteer, rebuild the country together with everyone,” Zoreslava added.

We will definitely rebuild it! Life will conquer darkness. We will do everything to bring to justice the perpetrators of the genocide of the Ukrainian people.

After talking with Zoreslava, we talked for a long time about the perception of fear and the reaction of the psyche to war. About how each of us “lives” it. About pain and hate, life and instincts. The war has been killing each of us in different ways for the third month already, but our nation will live, for sure!