Friday, May 27. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information From Ukraine

Business Friday, May 27. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information From Ukraine Katya Soldak Forbes Staff Forbes Ukraine Forbes Staff May 27, 2022, 05:08pm EDT | Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Resident Alexander, 67, checks an apartment, destroyed by shelling in Kutuzivka, near Kharkiv, . .

. [+] eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. AP Photo/Bernat Armangue ASSOCIATED PRESS Dispatches from Ukraine, provided by Forbes Ukraine’s editorial team.

As Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues and the war rages on, reliable sources of information are critical. Forbes Ukraine’s reporters gather information and provide updates on the situation. Friday, May 27.

Day 93. By Daryna Antoniuk National Ukraine has recorded 8,766 civilian casualties since Feb. 24 , according to the UN.

At least 4,031 civilians have been killed and 4,735 wounded. At least 241 children have been killed and 438 injured since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Russia’s war against Ukraine might last until the end of the year, according to Ukrainian intelligence.

Russia is also trying to cut Luhansk oblast off from the rest of Ukraine. MORE FOR YOU Pfizer Tests Pill That Could Prevent Covid Infection Liz Cheney Needles Trump For Bashing Bush: ‘I Like Republican Presidents Who Win Re-Election’ Covid Pandemic Slashes Life Expectancy — Here’s Where It Fell The Most Ukrainian air forces shot down a Russian Su-35 fighter over the southern region of Kherson on Friday. Ukraine losses from Russia’s invasion amounts to $564-600 billion, according to the Kyiv School of Economics.

It includes direct damage to buildings, infrastructure and property, as well as indirect damage in the form of GDP decline, lost investments, workers leaving and additional defence and social support costs. Ukraine claims that Russia has scattered up to 500 old Soviet mines in the Black Sea, making it impossible to export goods from Ukraine’s ports. Regional Sievierodonetsk.

Russian forces have almost completely surrounded the city of Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine, according to Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai. As of May 27, Ukrainian forces still hold the city, according to the head of Severodonetsk military administration Oleksandr Stryuk. The mayor of Sievierodonetsk said that 60% of the housing is completely destroyed and up to 90% of buildings are damaged.

Dnipropetrovsk . Ten people were killed and at least 35 were wounded in Russian missile strikes targeting the Dnipropetrovsk region in central-eastern Ukraine. Some buildings have been heavily damaged.

Kherson . Russians say that occupied parts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts will switch to the Russian telephone code +7, according to Kremlin-controlled news agency Ria Novosti. Donetsk .

Russians currently control most of the territory of Lyman, a town in Donetsk Oblast, according to its governor Pavlo Kyrylenko. Claiming Lyman would represent the second major success for Russia after Svitlodarsk this week, according to the BBC. Kharkiv .

Nine people were killed and 19 injured in the northeastern city of Kharkiv on Thursday, according to a Ukrainian military official. World Russia has not yet abandoned the idea of seizing Kyiv, Russian media Meduza reported, quoting undisclosed sources. Russians hope that Europe will get tired of helping Ukraine and agree to deal with Russia on gas and oil.

Russia lost 29,750 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24 , according to Ukraine’s General Staff. Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine are currently frozen , according to the Kremlin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

Peskov blames Ukraine for the halt: “The leadership of Ukraine constantly makes statements that contradict each other,” Peskov said. “This does not allow us to fully understand what the Ukrainian side wants. ” Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine is not “eager” to hold peace talks with Russia but will do it anyway.

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