The Russian Invasion

The Russian Invasion|The Battles
Ukraine: Last warship destroyed in Crimea

The Ukrainian military has sunk the last Russian warship with cruise robots that was moored off the occupied Crimean peninsula, it said in a statement according to Reuters.

"On the night of May 19, the Ukrainian defense forces hit the Russian ship 22800 Tsiklon in Sevastopol," the military writes, adding that the ship was destroyed.

According to the independent Russian exile Moscow Times, Russian Telegram channels have also reported on the loss. According to one of them, six soldiers must have been killed and eleven wounded.

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Zelenskyy on NATO defense: "What is the problem?"

In recent days, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has appealed for NATO countries to use robot defenses on their territories to shoot down Russian robots in Ukrainian airspace.

In an interview with the New York Times, he asks the question: "what is the problem?" The president sees it as a purely defensive tactic that does not involve any risk of other countries being drawn into battles against Russian forces.

- Is it defense? Yes. Is it an attack on Russia? No. Shooting down Russian planes and pilots? No. So what's the problem with getting NATO countries involved in the war?a in Natoländer i kriget?

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Russia has begun a planned nuclear drill

The Russian military has begun the first stage of an exercise "which includes practical training in the preparation and use of tactical nuclear weapons" in the Southern Military District, the Defense Ministry said, according to Reuters.

The exercise, which was ordered by Vladimir Putin earlier in May, involves Iskander and Kinzhal robots. It is described as a deterrent exercise in response to "provocative statements and threats by individual Western government officials".

Tactical nuclear weapons are less powerful and have a shorter range than so-called strategic nuclear weapons.