Putin reacts to 'biggest' UAV attack on Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on May 30 that Ukraine's largest-ever drone attack on Moscow was aimed at threatening and provoking Russia, according to Reuters.

Mr Putin described the attack as a terrorist response to Russia's attack on the Ukrainian military intelligence service in Kyiv a few days ago.

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Mr Putin said Ukraine had chosen the path of trying to “threaten Russia, Russian citizens and attack residential buildings”. He also said air defences around Moscow would be strengthened.

Mr. Putin made the above statement after RIA Novosti news agency quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying that the Ukrainian army used 8 UAVs for the attack that took place in the early morning of May 30. Three UAVs were suppressed by Russian electronic warfare forces, causing them to lose control and deviate from their intended target. The remaining five UAVs were shot down by Russia in the Moscow region using Pantsir-S gun and missile systems.

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The Russian Defense Ministry described the attack as a terrorist attack orchestrated by the Ukrainian government. But Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, denied direct involvement from Kyiv, although he said Ukraine wanted to see such a scene and expected more such attacks.

Meanwhile, the White House said on May 30 that the US was still gathering information about reports related to the above-mentioned UAV attack on Moscow, reiterating that Washington does not support attacks inside Russian territory, according to Reuters.

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Ukraine launched 220 rockets into Russian territory?

Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov of Russia's Belgorod region said on the evening of May 30 that in the previous 24 hours, Ukrainian armed forces had launched about 220 rockets into the province, according to TASS news agency.

"About 39 rockets were recorded in the Grayvoronsky district. According to preliminary information, 16 houses were destroyed… The village of Mokraya Orlovka was hit by mortar fire," Gladkov wrote on the Telegram messaging app.

As of last night, there was no information about Ukraine's reaction to the new accusations. Previously, Kyiv affirmed that it had nothing to do with the raid on Belgorod on May 22.

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Russia continues shelling and airstrikes on Ukraine

The Kyiv Independent reported on the morning of May 30 that in the previous 24 hours, Russia had launched a series of attacks targeting Ukraine, killing at least 4 people and injuring at least 45 people in 10 provinces of Ukraine.

Russian forces shelled the Kherson region in southern Ukraine 52 times, using artillery, mortars and drones, killing one person, according to Governor Oleksandr Prokudin.

In Zaporizhzhia province, also in southern Ukraine, Russia carried out 65 airstrikes targeting 14 cities and villages, according to Governor Yurii Malashk.

Additionally, Russia launched another drone attack on Kyiv province in the early hours of May 30. In the capital Kyiv, the attack left one woman dead and nine people injured, according to The Kyiv Independent .

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As of the evening of May 30, there was no information about Russia's response to Ukraine's accusations. Moscow has denied that its military campaign in Ukraine targets civilian targets.

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Russia monitors arms supplies to Ukraine

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on May 30 that the Russian military is monitoring Western arms supplies to Ukraine and is conducting strikes against those supplies, according to TASS.

"They [Western countries] are increasing supplies of equipment and weapons to Ukraine. We are monitoring the quantities and routes of supplies, and when we find them, we will strike. In recent days, large Western arms depots in [Ukrainian provinces] Khmelnitsky, Ternopol and Nikolayev were destroyed, and a US Patriot air defense missile system in Kyiv was attacked," Shoigu said at a conference.

Mr Shoigu also said Western countries were demanding that Kyiv move to a full-scale offensive, despite significant military losses. He claimed that the Ukrainian army had lost more than 16,000 soldiers, 16 aircraft and more than 400 tanks and other armored vehicles in the past month.

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As of the evening of May 30, there was no information about the reaction of Ukraine and the US to Mr. Shoigu's statement.

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Moscow issues 1.5 million passports in Russian-controlled regions

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on May 30 that Russia had handed out 1.5 million passports in Russian-controlled territories in Ukraine, according to AFP.

“Since October last year, almost 1.5 million people have received Russian passports in the new regions,” Mr Mishustin told a government meeting, referring to the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions in eastern and southern Ukraine that are under Russian control.

Meanwhile, Kyiv has compared Moscow's passport issuance to an attempt to eradicate Ukrainian identity.

The European Union (EU) says it will not recognise Russian passports issued by Moscow in Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine.

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