Ukraine warfare briefing: Three million shells coming from our allies, says Zelenskyy

Ukraine hopes to obtain 3m artillery shells from allies and companions in 2025 together with 1.8m underneath a Czech-led programme, Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated in Prague on Sunday. “The Czech artillery initiative is working brilliantly,” the Ukrainian president stated. Prague steers a European force to provide artillery ammunition to Ukraine, financed in large part through Nato allies. “Not only North Korea is capable of helping [Russia] in the war – we have allies who are helping Ukraine,” Zelenskyy stated in feedback reported through the Kyiv Independent.

Zelenskyy added there can be a assembly on Monday with “Czech defence companies”, with main points to be introduced later. Discussions have been underneath manner for a Ukrainian-Czech pilot coaching college for F16 fighter jets, which might now not be established in Ukraine “due to current security concerns”.

Zelenskyy spoke along Petr Pavel, president of the Czech Republic and a former Nato basic, who stated that “Putin can end the war with a single decision but he has not shown any willingness so far”. The Czech high minister, Petr Fiala, and the audio system of each parliament chambers stated they might meet Zelenskyy in Prague on Monday.

Ukrainian forces struck {an electrical} apparatus manufacturing facility in Russia’s Bryansk area just about the border with Ukraine, destroying a lot of the plant, stated the native governor, Alexander Bogomaz. Ukraine stated the manufacturing facility specialized within the manufacturing of electronics for Russia’s defence trade. “According to preliminary information, the Strela factory in Suzemka, Bryansk region, is no longer operational following the strike,” stated Andriy Kovalenko, head of the federal government’s Centre for Countering Disinformation. Mash, a Telegram channel with hyperlinks to Russia’s safety products and services, stated the manufacturing facility produced electric apparatus and used to be hit through a Grad rocket gadget.

Air defence destroyed 4 Ukrainian drones flying against Moscow, the mayor of the Russian capital stated early on Monday.

Zelenskyy stated on Sunday that he didn’t imagine Putin would adhere to a self-declared three-day truce to coincide with Russia’s “victory day” celebrations on 9 May. “This is not the first challenge, nor are these the first promises made by Russia to cease fire. We understand who we are dealing with, we do not believe them.” Citing an army file, he stated Russia had performed greater than 200 assaults on Saturday, “so there is no faith [in them]”. Zelenskyy stated, even though, {that a} ceasefire with Russia used to be conceivable at any second and known as on Kyiv’s allies to use better power on Moscow another way Putin would take no actual steps to finish the warfare.

The Guardian’s Shaun Walker has investigated how Moscow is the usage of “disposable people” recruited on-line to hold out sabotage, arson and disinformation campaigns in Europe – now and again in opposition to particular goals associated with beef up for the Ukrainian warfare effort, however extra continuously merely to purpose chaos and unease. While some know precisely what they’re doing and why, others don’t realise they’re in the long run operating for Moscow.

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, stated in feedback broadcast on Sunday stated that the want to use nuclear guns in Ukraine had now not arisen, and that he was hoping it will now not, writes Angelique Chrisafis. Putin stated Russia may just carry the struggle in Ukraine to what he known as a “logical conclusion … There has been no need to use those [nuclear] weapons … and I hope they will not be required.”