Another senior Russian general arrested
A Russian court on May 23 ordered the detention of the deputy chief of the Russian military’s general staff, Lieutenant General Vadim Shamarin, ahead of his trial on charges of accepting large-scale bribes, Interfax news agency reported. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.
In addition, Kommersant reported that Mr. Shamarin was detained on fraud charges and his home was searched. Mr. Shamarin was taken for questioning to the Military Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.
Lieutenant General Vadim Shamarin
He is the fourth senior figure in Russia's defense establishment to be arrested since April, when Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov was detained before trial on suspicion of bribery.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on May 23 denied assessments that Moscow was purging senior military officials.
"The fight against corruption is a constant effort. This is not a campaign. This is an integral part of the work of law enforcement agencies," AFP quoted Mr. Peskov as telling reporters.
Flashpoints: Ukraine invents new weapons; Chechnya wants to contribute more troops to Russia
Ukraine's second largest city attacked
Russia attacked the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv with missiles on May 23 as President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized Western partners for not providing enough military support to repel Russian attacks.
Moscow forces have been attacking Ukraine's second-largest city for months and launched a ground operation in the border areas of the province of the same name on May 10.
According to Reuters, Ukrainian authorities said Russia fired about 15 missiles at the city of Kharkiv and the nearby town of Liubotyn, hitting most of the transport infrastructure and a large printing house in Kharkiv, where about 50 people were working at the time of the attack. Seven people were killed and 28 wounded, according to Ukraine. The Kharkiv regional prosecutor's office said the missiles were launched from Russia's Belgorod region across the border, an area that Russia has used as a springboard for its ground operation.
Ukrainian officials also said Russia dropped guided bombs on the town of Derhachi in Kharkiv province, damaging many houses and injuring at least 13 people.
In a social media post, Mr Zelensky blamed Kyiv’s international partners for failing to provide adequate air defence systems or allow Ukraine to use Western-supplied weapons to attack missile launchers inside Russian territory.
President Putin: Russia only created a 'buffer zone' in Kharkiv because of Ukraine's fault
"This weakness is not our weakness but the world's," he said.
Russian forces have in recent weeks seized the largest swath of territory in eastern Ukraine in a year, as Kyiv awaits arms supplies from the United States and Europe.
The Russian Defense Ministry said on May 23 that it had regained control of the village of Andriivka in Donetsk province, one of the few villages that Ukraine had recaptured after a lackluster counter-offensive last summer, according to AFP.
Chechen leader proposes sending more troops
Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of Russia's Chechen Republic, said on May 23 that he met Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 23 at the Kremlin and offered to send more troops to support Moscow on the Ukrainian frontline.
Mr Kadyrov, a longtime Kremlin loyalist, posted a photo of himself with President Putin, saying the two had discussed Chechnya’s economic problems and that he had extended an invitation to Mr Putin to visit the territory in the North Caucasus.
Mr Kadyrov also said that tens of thousands of “well-trained and equipped soldiers from the reserve” were ready to fight for Russia in the Ukrainian battlefield if ordered. A total of 43,500 Chechen soldiers have served in Ukraine, including 18,000 volunteers.
Russia holds tactical nuclear exercises
Russia vows to retaliate against Norway over border policy
Moscow said on May 23 it would respond to what it called a "discriminatory" policy after Norway announced it would close its borders to most Russian tourists because of the conflict in Ukraine.
The Norwegian government said that from May 29, most Russian tourists will not be able to enter Norway, a country that shares a 198 km border with Russia, according to AFP.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on the same day that Oslo's decision was "discriminatory" and "will obviously be met with a response." "We regret that the Norwegian authorities have chosen a path that will further worsen bilateral relations," Peskov said.
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