US Says China Declined Request To Meet Its Defence Chief In Singapore
Beijing has declined a US invitation for a meeting in Singapore between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu, the Pentagon said Monday.
Day: May 30, 2023
Ukraine slams Putin’s ‘barbarians’ after ‘Star Wars-like’ air strikes hit Kyiv
President Volodymr Zelensky attacked Moscow for launching the initial attack on the anniversary of the founding of the capital, while Kyiv’s mayor rounded on Russia for being run by ‘barbarians’.
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Tweets On The Russia – Ukraine War
Ukrainian authorities said Kyiv shot down 37 missiles and 29 drones, fending off a wave of Russian air strikes.https://t.co/tjrKbqgo8N
— DW News (@dwnews) May 29, 2023
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 29 May 2023.
Find out more about Defence Intelligence’s use of language: https://t.co/haoFvX7N4d
🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/j8wICHHYiP
— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) May 29, 2023
Here are today’s control-of-terrain maps of #Russia‘s invasion of #Ukraine from @TheStudyofWar and @criticalthreats.
Interactive map, updated daily: https://t.co/hwgxTnU2Tr
Archive of time-lapse maps, updated monthly: https://t.co/IT6FiqwgGO pic.twitter.com/uqOs1JcrIb
— ISW (@TheStudyofWar) May 28, 2023
#UPDATE Russia said on Monday that its armed forces had hit Ukrainian airfields and “destroyed” all its targets after Kyiv said a military facility had been struck in western Ukraine ➡️ https://t.co/d0gXpTZO0C pic.twitter.com/HzAz0JFkv3
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) May 29, 2023
Russia struck Ukraine’s capital with ballistic missiles during daylight hours in a barrage that followed the more common nighttime tactic of hitting Kyiv with drones and other weapons. At least one person was wounded. https://t.co/CTHmChgY8g
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 29, 2023
Residents headed for shelters in metro stations as the sky above Kyiv filled with blast clouds and smoke trails. The Ukrainian capital came under attack for the 16th time in the morning after a second successive night of bombardments https://t.co/Hq7i5i9AvI pic.twitter.com/vkJJls0NiT
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 29, 2023
Zelenksy praises Ukraine air force after Russia’s largest drone attack yet https://t.co/VD9Yyu17IO
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 29, 2023
According to Turkish sources, another Patriot battery was destroyed as a result of rocket attacks on Kyiv. Three Patriot batteries were sent to Ukraine, two of which were destroyed within a few weeks.
Russia detects a Patriot battery and launches standard cruise missiles with… pic.twitter.com/JnatgqZWNR— Victor vicktop55 (@vicktop55) May 29, 2023
ASUS Shows Off Concept GeForce RTX 40 Graphics Card Without Power-Connectors, Uses Proprietary Slot
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