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Founder, The Counteroffensive. Based in Kyiv, trying to tell the news of the war through compelling, human interest stories. Read us at https://www.counteroffensive.news/

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Here's what we are reading today:

#European allies push the #us to allow Ukr to use U.S. made weapons to strike Rus.

Yesterday, #Macron and #Scholz said they supported #Ukraine using weapons given by allies to strike Russian bases launching missiles, but not allow other strikes on #russia

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/29/ukraine-war-briefing-macron-scholz-agree-kyiv-should-use-allies-weapons-against-launchers-in-russia

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The residence and office of a member of the #EU parliament who is suspected of facilitating #Russian interference has been raided by police. The #Belgian PM has said that Belgian intelligence has exposed a network trying to take down support for #ukraine

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240529-🔴-police-search-the-european-parliament-over-possible-russian-interference

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Following the stabbing of a #Polish border guard through the Poland-Belarus border fence by a migrant trying to cross illegally, #Poland will now create a buffer zone on this border.

Russia’s ally, #Belarus has been accused of bringing migrants to the #border as part of their "hybrid war".

https://kyivindependent.com/pm-tusk-says-poland-will-create-buffer-zone-at-belarusian-border-following-attack-on-border-guard/

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Here’s what Alessandra is listening to today:

Acalanto - Ana Mazzotti

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEMvQl2SM9A

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Here's what we are reading today:

French military instructors will soon be teaching Ukrainian troops - inside .

Ukraine and have just entered an agreement to post French troops inside the country for training.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-commander-french-military-instructors-visit-ukrainian-training-centres-2024-05-27/

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A $6.6 billion dollar EU aid package, that was ready for this week, has been sidelined by Hungary.

Hungary’s Foreign Minister said that Ukraine discriminates against Hungarian companies and they will not foot the bill.

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-ministers-outrageous-hungary-blocks-military-aid-arms-ukraine/

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Eighteen people, including a twelve-year-old girl, were killed inside a shopping center in Kharkiv during a Russian strike.

This marks the deadliest attack on Ukrainian soil in weeks.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/05/27/europe/russian-strike-kharkiv-megastore-intl

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Here's what Will is listening to today:

These Days - Wallows

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgWZQr7r0l0

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Here's what we are reading today:

has flown a long-range drone 140 km farther than ever before, hitting a radar station in Orsk, - 1,800 km from the Ukr border.

Ukr is accommodating for the fact that they cannot use U.S. provided weapons to hit Russia.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/05/27/7457788/

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After helped North Korea launch its own recon satellite, Korea conducted multiple rocket engine tests. This was seen as a violation of the UN Security Council rules which forbid launches using missile technology, Yonhap, a South Korean news agency writes.

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240526000500315

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is investing $2.55 billion in its "East Shield" plan that uses anti-drone technology and recon systems to strengthen security on Poland’s borders with and This is the biggest operation to strengthen this border since 1945, says Polish DefMin.

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/poland-fleshes-out-details-of-plan-to-beef-up-eastern-border/78795370#:~:text=WARSAW%20(Reuters)%20–%20Poland%20fleshed,complete%20the%20plans%20by%202028.

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Here’s what Alessandra is listening to today:

Stefania - Kalush Orchestra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8C9ePoA-Do

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Good morning to readers, Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

Today’s issue – in honor of AAPI heritage month – revolves around what it’s like to be an Asian journalist in Ukraine.

... in a weird way, I found it liberating.

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In the U.S. I found race to be the central way in which people saw me.

In Ukraine, with so few Asians around, there are essentially no stereotypes around it – and so no presumptions made.

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Here’s how today’s story starts:

I was in the central Ukrainian town of Dnipro, walking along a major thoroughfare, when someone shouted out:

“Ni Hao!”

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My fists clenched. I prepared for a confrontation – after all, in the United States, this is the sort of street harassment that many Asian Americans are used to.

To read the rest of the story, and hear from other Asian journalists in Ukraine such as Asami Terajima and Laurel Chor, read the link in our bio.

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NEWS OF THE DAY

OFFENSIVE STALLING: The head of 's government told the BBC that the Russian plan was to take the border town of within two days, and reach Kharkiv city within five days.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp0018dzg32o

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…BUT CONFIDENT IN HIS GRIP ON POWER: Putin is overseeing the largest overhaul of his defense ministry since the outbreak of full-scale war, seemingly secure in his political position as he starts a fifth term, the New York Times reports.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/26/world/europe/russia-corruption-putin.html

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RUSSIA STRIKES HARDWARE STORE IN : Fifteen are dead, and some 43 people are injured after bombs hit the hardware store in Kharkiv on Saturday, reports Reuters. An Epicentr is sort of like a Walmart. Around 120 people had been inside when the bombs hit.

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240526-death-toll-rises-russian-air-strike-on-crowded-diy-store-in-ukraine-kharkiv-volodymyr-zelensky-vladimir-putin

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POLISH JETS SCRAMBLE DUE TO WESTERN STRIKES: Russian attacks in Ukraine have led to Polish military aviation scrambling to ensure nothing crosses over into its territory. The latest incident highlights heightened tension along ’s eastern flank.

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/05/26/poland-scrambles-jets-to-secure-airspace-from-russian-attacks-on-ukraine

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Today’s Dog of War was snapped by Myroslava, who saw this pup with his pet parents at a rally where they were demonstrating in support of Ukrainian POWs.

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