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A ‘Pantsir-SMD-E’ anti-aircraft missile and gun system has been installed on the roof of the Nordstar Tower business centre in Moscow.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces have carried out strikes on the Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv and Donetsk regions. The attacks have resulted in casualties and injuries, as well as damage to residential and civilian infrastructure.
Ukraine has around six months to seize the initiative on the front line and strengthen its position ahead of possible peace talks. This assessment was made by Andriy Biletsky, commander of the Third Army Corps.
On 27 May in Odessa, a Russian attack drone struck civilian infrastructure. Residential buildings, a Nova Poshta branch, a shop and cars were damaged.
Robert ‘Madyar’ Brovdi, Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, has stated that Ukraine has already identified 500 targets in Belarus in the event that Alexander Lukashenko enters the war.
The Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich has been patrolling the waters off the coast of England for almost two months and escorting tankers from Russia’s so-called shadow fleet across the English Channel. The UK has stated that the Royal Navy is monitoring the movements of Russian ships, but has not carried out any interceptions.
The sustained attacks on Kyiv using ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as long-range drones, are evidence of the expansion of Russian military production and the complex logistics involved in striking Ukraine. In some cases, Ukrainian and US intelligence agencies receive information about the preparation of such attacks several days before they begin.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces have continued to shell Ukrainian regions using drones, artillery, aerial bombs and missiles. In Kyiv, the number of casualties has risen to 87 following a massive attack.
Ukraine continues to improve its air defence system amid intense Russian attacks. To protect its airspace, it is using artificial intelligence, a network of sensors and low-cost interceptor drones, which are already being produced by the thousands every day.
Ukrainian forces have managed to recapture around 400 square kilometres of territory after thousands of Starlink terminals used by Russian troops were deactivated. This is according to a report by the US Department of Defence’s Defence Intelligence Agency.
Following a series of drone strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure, major oil refineries in the central part of the country were forced to halt operations either completely or partially. The restrictions affected facilities responsible for a significant proportion of petrol and diesel production in Russia.
The US Army has announced that it is seeking a new, cost-effective interceptor for the Patriot system. In Washington, there is a drive to reduce the cost of intercepting drones and ballistic missiles and to speed up missile production, against a backdrop of increasing pressure on weapons stocks.
