War Reports - 2024-05-20

ICC seeks arrest warrants against Sinwar and Netanyahu for war crimes over October 7 attack and Gaza war

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/20/middleeast/icc-israel-hamas-arrest-warrant-war-crimes-intl/index.html

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💥 Su-25 ground-attack aircraft hit AFU camouflaged hardware and manpower in the Tsentr Group of Forces' responsibility area. According to the reports of a forward air controller, all the assigned targets were successfully hit.

🔹 Russian Defence Ministry

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⛽️ Specialists of Dnepr Group of Forces' fuel service around the clock refuel military equipment on front line in Kherson region.

🔹 Russian Defence Ministry

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⚡️ (https://t.me/sitrepmaps/7779)🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Special Operation, 18 May 2024, Main⚡️

▪️ The "North" Group of Troops liberated the village of #Staritsa, #Kharkov region and continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defence, the Ministry of Defence reported;

▪️ The Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies is ready to pay 2 million rubles to Russian fighters for the Estonian robot THeMIS, “trophied” in the SMO zone, the director of the centre told RIA Novosti;

▪️ The advance of Russian troops in the #Kharkov region is "only the first step" in a new offensive, Zelensky said in an interview with France Presse;

▪️ #Ukraine currently has only 25% of the air defence it needs, and a large number of AFU brigades are "empty", Zelensky said;

▪️ The AFU fired at #Skadovsk in the #Kherson region from the HIMARS MLRS, 12 people were injured, the governor’s press service reported.

rian_ru

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The RFAF entered #Berestovoye in #Kupyansk Sector of #Svatovo Direction⚡️

🇷🇺 The RFAF advanced further near #Krakhmalnoye. Following the previous 👉 advance (https://t.me/sitreports/27732), the Russian assault squads brought a part of #Berestovoe village under RFAF control.

🔴 Map Explanation: #Krakhmalnoye is north of, #Peschanoye west of and #Berestovoye south of the RFAF advance area marked in pink. #Kupyansk itself is to the northwest.

z_arhiv

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Escalation of the Conflict in the Red Sea - Chronicle of Events for 18 May 2024⚡️

🔹Over Marib, just yesterday, the Houthis reported (https://t.me/rybar/60155) the interception of an MQ-9 drone, the fourth drone of this type destroyed by Ansarallah fighters since the beginning of their operation in support of the #GazaStrip.

🔸In the Red Sea Region, this morning, fighters from the Yemeni Ansarallah movement attacked civilian ships for the second time within the week:

🔹Southwest of Al Mohi, an antiship missile was launched at the Panama-flagged oil tanker M/T Wind. The hit was in the area of ​​the steering mechanism, which led to partial flooding and loss of speed.

🔹Northwest of Al-Hodeidah, an attack on a unidentified vessel was also reported. According to the #UK Maritime Trade Operations Authority, it received minor damage and was able to continue its journey.

📌 However, the #US-British coalition has not yet responded to the actions of the Houthis. The last time strikes were carried out on Yemeni territory was two weeks ago and after that activity was noted only by Ansarallah.

📜 RYBAR

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