War information
Russia shot down many Ukrainian missiles . The Russian Defense Ministry announced that its air defense system shot down 2 ATACMS tactical missiles, 15 Vampire missiles, and 5 Hammer guided bombs.
The governor of Russia's Belgorod region said that Ukraine carried out an airstrike that injured eight people. However, Ukraine has not commented on the information.
According to Ukrainian officials, the attacks on Russian infrastructure were in response to the Russian military’s targeting of Ukrainian energy facilities. On May 8, Russia launched a large-scale airstrike on Ukrainian power plants, causing power outages in many areas.
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| Russia claims to have shot down several Ukrainian missiles. Photo: RIA Novosti |
Ukraine’s “strategic fortress” is in danger. Vadym Filashkin, governor of the Donetsk region (an area controlled by Ukraine), warned that Russian forces would be able to advance deeper into Ukraine if they captured the frontline city of Chasov Yar and expanded their territory.
“ The strategic importance of Chasov Yar is that it is located on top of a hill. Whoever controls this strategic area can easily and effectively launch artillery attacks on a large area below ,” Mr. Filashkin emphasized.
According to this official, if Russia takes Chasov Yar, Ukraine is worried that the defense line in Donbass could collapse in a chain reaction because Russian firepower could now cover cities such as Kramatorsk, Konstantinivka and Slovyansk on the Eastern Front. However, Mr. Filashkin said, Ukrainian soldiers will do everything in their power to repel the Russians.
Some related developments
Polish Prime Minister admits presence of NATO troops in Ukraine . Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk admitted the presence of a small number of NATO troops in Ukraine.
“ There are some NATO troops in Ukraine – soldiers, observers, engineers ,” Tusk said. At the same time, the Polish Prime Minister stressed the need to avoid NATO’s direct involvement in the military conflict in Ukraine.
Another NATO country is ready to send troops to Ukraine . Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte said that her country is preparing to deploy troops to Ukraine for military training.
According to Ms. Simonyte, her government has received approval from the Lithuanian Parliament to implement this plan. However, Ukraine has not yet requested assistance.
“ Lithuania wants to support to ensure that Ukraine has the capacity to renew its armed forces ,” Ms. Simonyte stressed.
At the same time, the Lithuanian Prime Minister announced that the country has no plans to deport Ukrainian citizens to their country to fight in the war. The Lithuanian government considers this action "illegal".
Russia to hold nuclear weapons drills with Belarus . President Vladimir Putin said that Russia and Belarus will jointly practice nuclear capabilities.
“ Since non-strategic nuclear weapons are located in Belarus, this time we will invite our friend and ally. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has offered to take part in one of the stages of the exercises ,” Putin said.
According to the Russian President, there was "nothing unusual" about the exercise, as it was a pre-planned activity. In his speech at the parade on May 9, the Russian leader also emphasized that "strategic nuclear forces are always in a state of combat readiness."
NATO confirms no troop deployment to Ukraine . According to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, the alliance has no plans to deploy troops to Ukraine.
" NATO has no intention of deploying forces to Ukraine. When I visited Ukraine last week, Ukraine did not ask NATO to send troops here, what they asked for was more support, " Mr. Stoltenberg said.
Mr. Stoltenberg said that Kiev has not asked Western countries to deploy troops to Ukraine.
Previously, President Macron repeatedly said that the West did not rule out the possibility of deploying military forces to Ukraine to help train the Kiev army. Most recently, he stated that France could send troops to Ukraine in case Russia breaks through Ukraine's defense lines and Kiev offers help.
Ukrainian intelligence says it was behind the attack on Russian energy facilities . The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) used UAVs to attack two oil depots in the Krasnodar region (southern Russia).
These depots are used as transit points for supplying fuel to the Russian army in Crimea. “ The SBU will continue to reduce the economic and logistical potential with which Russia can wage war ,” the Ukrainian intelligence source said.
In addition, the SBU also used UAVs to attack another oil plant in the Bashkiria region (Russia). The agency announced that the UAV had flown a “record” distance of 1,500 km before the attack. The head of the Bashkiria region, Radiy Khabirov, confirmed that the plant was attacked, but operations were still going on as usual.
Source: https://congthuong.vn/chien-su-nga-ukraine-1052024-phao-dai-chien-luoc-cua-ukraine-lam-nguy-ba-lan-thua-nhan-su-hien-dien-cua-quan-nato-319247.html
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