Russia’s new offensive near Kharkiv is gaining ground, but the real objective might be exhausting Ukraine’s limited reserves Like our earlier reports on the combat situation in Ukraine, this article takes stock of the recent developments on the battlefield based on open-source information. Meduza has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from the very start, and our detailed military analyses are part of our commitment to objective reporting on a war we firmly oppose.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in a report as of 23:00 on May 14 that Ukrainian troops had moved their forces near the city of Volchansk and the village of Lukyantsy in the Kharkov region. “In certain areas, in the areas of Lukyantsev and Volchansk, as a result of enemy fire and assault operations, in order to preserve the lives of our servicemen and avoid losses, the units maneuvered and moved to more advantageous positions,” the General Staff said in a statement.

The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation filed a lawsuit with the Leninsky District Court of Kursk against the assets of the alcohol holding company Global Spirits (vodka brands Khortitsa, Morosha and Pervak), owned by Ukrainian businessman Yevgeny Chernyak.

The former son -in -law Mishustin found an apartment for a million dollars, the former minister of the times of Yanukovych - for 11 million Abdelhadi Ramahi / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta complex on the artificial island of Palm Jumeira in Dubai, June 1, 2023 Journalists of the 75 world media issued the Dubai Unlocked investigation (“opened Dubai”) - about real estate owners in Dubai, including those accused of crimes in different countries of the world, politicians convicted of corruption, and

The state company Ukrenergo announced that it had introduced controlled emergency shutdowns in all regions of Ukraine on the evening of May 14 - from 21:00 to midnight.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees on the appointment of government members and service directors, according to the Kremlin website. In particular, Putin approved the ministers of the security bloc and the head of the Foreign Ministry. Andrei Belousov became the Minister of Defense; the posts of heads of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Emergency Situations were retained by Vladimir Kolokoltsev and Alexander Kurenkov, respectively.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. The army of the Russian Federation in Ukraine is now also advancing on Kharkov, although it will definitely not be able to capture the city. Then what is the goal? Dmitry Kuznets explains On May 10, Russian troops launched an offensive in the Kharkov region. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the seizure of nine settlements in the region.

Russian propagandist Maxim Kononenko died at the age of 53. His wife reported this to the Russian television channel RT. The cause of death is not specified. Ekaterina Zvirinina / Wikimedia Commons Maxim Kononenko is a columnist and publicist. In recent years, he wrote columns for the RT website, as well as for the state radio station "Vesti FM". Kononenko-former co-hosting television program “Real Policy” Gleb Pavlovsky on NTV and author of the Internet resource vladimir.Vladimirovich.ru.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow sent into custody until July 12 Leva Martirosyan, the second defendant in the criminal case of bribery initiated against the head of the personnel department of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Yuri Kuznetsov. According to the press service of the Moscow courts of general jurisdiction, Martirosyan is accused of giving a bribe on an especially large scale. The court report states that Kuznetsov knew Martirosyan through military service.

The Laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature Alice Manro died. About this writes The Guardian. Manro was 92 years old, she died in the nursing home in the Canadian province of Ontario. In the last ten years, the writer had dementia. Manro received the Nobel Prize in 2013 as a “master of modern story”. She became the first owner of this award in the history of Canada. In 2009, Manro was awarded the International Buker Prize.

Alla Pugacheva - at the DDT concert. She published a video in which she, along with Maxim Galkin, sings along with Yuri Shevchuk among the audience. Shevchuk sings "Autumn". Pugacheva published several photographs. They show her, Maxim Galkin, Yuri Shevchuk and Oleg Tinkov. "Peter. Youth. Friends. The DDT concert brought us together and made the meeting unforgettable,” Alla Pugacheva signed the post.

At a meeting on May 14, the Federation Council appointed Boris Kovalchuk as head of the Accounts Chamber of Russia. Kovalchuk’s candidacy was submitted to the Federation Council by Russian President Vladimir Putin two days earlier. How candidates are selected In accordance with the law, the Federation Council offers the president a choice of three candidates for the post of head of the Accounts Chamber.

Now ChatGPT can sing, change voice intonation and read emotions At the OpenAI presentation in San Francisco, a new version of the language model with generative artificial intelligence GPT-4o was presented. The developers call it a step forward towards more natural human-computer interaction. The model can perceive any combination of text, audio and visual data and generate the same combinations in responses. And most importantly, GPT-4o has become even more human-like in communication.

Update. According to the latest data, 21 people were injured as a result of the Russian strike on Kharkov, the regional prosecutor's office reported . The department clarified that two hits were recorded in the city. Civilian cars and garages, at least 20 residential and non-residential buildings, including a shopping center, educational institution, and shops were damaged. Russian troops shelled Kharkov on the afternoon of May 14, said the head of the city, Igor Terekhov.

Russian immigrants on why they’ve joined the mass protests against Georgia’s ‘foreign agents’ law Irakli Gedenidze / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Georgian lawmakers arrive at the country’s parliament building in Tbilisi amid widespread protests against the new “foreign agents” law. May 13, 2024. On Tuesday, Georgia’s parliament approved its controversial bill on “transparency of foreign influence” in its third and final reading, bringing it closer than ever to becoming law.