Julie Davis, Chargé d’Affaires of the United States in Ukraine, has commented on the aftermath of Russia’s large-scale attack on Kyiv on the night of 23-24 May, stating that strikes against civilians and civilian infrastructure are unacceptable.
Source: US Embassy Kyiv on X (Twitter), as reported by Ukrainian Pravda
Details: Davis said she had seen some of the consequences of the attack at first hand.
Quote: “Deliberate attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure are unacceptable. As President Trump has said before, this war must end.”
Details: The US Embassy expressed its condolences to everyone “affected by this unnecessary tragedy”.
Background:
- The building of Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry was damaged during Russia’s strikes on Kyiv on 24 May.
- On 25 May, representatives of more than 70 foreign diplomatic missions visited the sites of the latest Russian strikes on Kyiv’s Lukianivka district at the invitation of Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.
- Belarusian opposition leader in exile Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya began a visit to Kyiv on 25 May by visiting the grave of a Belarusian volunteer who had been killed in action in Ukraine’s east. She also visited the Lukianivka district, which was damaged by Russian strikes on the night of 22-23 May.
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Davis is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and has received numerous awards including a Presidential Rank Award. Davis earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master’s degree from the School of International and Public Affairs at Princeton University. She speaks Russian and French.
Why is it Southerners standing up for Ukraine so often, like Davis, Massie, Wicker etc.? 😁
Ukraine’s Security Service detains 18-year-old man who adjusted Russian fire after attack on Kyiv on 24 May
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) counterintelligence unit has detained a Russian agent who directed one of the largest Russian attacks on Kyiv on the night of 23-24 May. The attack injured 91 people and killed two.
Details: The SSU said the suspect was detained the day after the attack on the capital while conducting additional reconnaissance near a Ministry of Defence facility and gathering information on the consequences of the Russian strikes.
Quote from the SSU: “The investigation established that the enemy’s assignment was carried out by an 18-year-old resident of Kyiv who came to the attention of Russian secret services while looking for ‘easy money’ on Telegram channels.
After being recruited, the agent travelled to the outskirts of the capital, where he marked transport routes used to move military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Google Maps.
This was a test assignment, after which he was instructed to document the consequences of the combined attack on Kyiv and ‘report back’ to the Russians.”
Details: Kravchenko said the suspect is an 18-year-old young man who was born in Cherkasy Oblast.
A phone containing prepared intelligence reports with detailed descriptions of the consequences of the attack was seized from him at the scene.
“Well, don’t be disappointed if anything goes wrong… I’ll pay you regardless of whether there was something there or not,” the handler wrote to the suspect.
After identifying damage to a neighbouring building, he added: “Film that as well. But the building first. Maybe they got it wrong.”
The 18-year-old suspect has been charged with treason committed under martial law. The court ordered his detention without bail.
The operation was carried out through coordinated efforts involving the Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office, the SSU and Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.
Background:
・On the night of 23-24 May, Russian forces carried out a large-scale combined strike on Ukraine using 90 missiles and 600 drones of various types, including an Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile.
・Across Ukraine, 4 people were killed and around 100 injured, with approximately 30 residential buildings damaged or destroyed in Kyiv alone.
・As of 25 May, two people have been reportedly killed and 91 injured, including 3 children, in the large-scale Russian attack.
(From: Ukrainska Pravda, via MSN)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraine-s-security-service-detains-18-year-old-man-who-adjusted-russian-fire-after-attack-on-kyiv-on-24-may/ar-AA241QNV