Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events day 462
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 462
As the war enters its 462nd day, heres a look at the main developments.
Kyiv has been subjected to air raids regularly in May [Alina Smutko/Reuters]
Published On 31 May 2023
31 May 2023
This is the situation as it stands on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.
Fighting
The Russian government accused Ukraine of a terrorist attack on Moscow city after at least eight attack drones were shot down over the capital. Kyiv denied involvement.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the attack was aimed at civilian targets with the goal of frightening Russians.
Russias foreign ministry said Moscow reserves the right to take the harshest possible measures following the drone assault.
Wagner Group founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, unleashed a new tirade against Russias elite, blaming the drone attack on senior military officials living in Moscows exclusive Rublyovka suburb.
An investigator checks a building after it was hit by a suspected Ukrainian drone [AP Photo]
Russia launched a wave of air attacks on Kyiv, killing at least one civilian and forcing the evacuation of a highrise block of flats after the building caught fire.
Belgorods regional governor said one person was killed and two others injured after an alleged Ukrainian attack on a centre for displaced people in the Russian border region.
Russias interior ministry put Ukraines top general, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, and Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of Ukraines ground forces, on a wanted list, the Russian RIA news agency reported.
Diplomacy
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi asked Ukraine and Russia to respect five core principles to safeguard the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, saying the security and safety situation at the site continues to be extremely fragile and dangerous.
The Democratic Alliance, South Africas leading opposition party, said it had taken legal action to force the government to arrest Putin if he attends the BRICS summit in August. The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against Putin over accusations that Russia unlawfully deported Ukrainian children in March.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia will be duly represented at the summit, and expected its BRICS partners not be guided by illegitimate decisions such as the ICC warrant.
United Kingdom Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and his Estonian counterpart Margus Tsahkna discussed Julys NATO summit and agreed that we must bolster support for Ukraine and ensure that NATO adapts to an increasingly contested and volatile security environment.
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Turkey to approve Swedens accession into NATO, saying
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 1:01 am