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Beyond Hungary: New obstacles emerge in Ukraine's EU membership push

Some hoped that with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban leaving office on May 9, Ukraine's path to EU membership would become much smoother. Instead, problems of substance have risen to the surface, which could prove difficult for Kyiv to fully address.

Pressure is rising in Brussels to find a way to reach an agreement on opening so-called "enlargement clusters" by the next meeting of EU leaders on June 18. National ambassadors have raised the concern that there might not be sufficient progress in time, but who or what is blocking the way now?

Not the European Commission. The EU's Enlargement Commissioner, Marta Kos, has repeatedly said that Ukraine is ready to open all six of the enlargement clusters. Any blockages, therefore, are politically driven by specific EU countries.

Read more: https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-obstacle-course-the-countries-blocking-progress-on-joining-the-eu/

Photo: Simon Wohlfahrt/Bloomberg via Getty Images.

u/KI_official — 3 days ago
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Ukraine reveals its first glide bomb

Ukraine has developed its first domestically produced guided glide bomb which is ready for combat use, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced on May 18.

The development is significant as glide bombs are a primitive yet highly destructive weapon widely used against front-line areas. Russia has continuously modified the bombs to increase their range and destructive power, turning them into one of the biggest threats to both Ukrainian troop positions and civilians near the front line.

According to Fedorov, the Ukrainian-made glide bomb carries a 250-kilogram warhead and took 17 months to develop. The Defense Ministry has already purchased an initial experimental batch, while pilots are currently rehearsing combat scenarios and adapting the weapon for use in real wartime conditions.

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u/KI_official — 4 days ago
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This was bad day for the Russian air defense in Moscow. The Russian defense ring around Moscow was penetrated at multiple points.

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Ukrainian drones struck targets from Durykino in the north, Zelenograd, Sheremetyevo International Airport and Khimki in the northwest, and even reached the Moscow refinery in the southeast of Russia's heavily protected capital.

u/avatar6556 — 5 days ago
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The Ukrainian drones have struck deep into Russia‘s heart, all the way into Zelenograd what already belongs to the Russian capital of Moscow. The air defense is shooting and suppressing drones with devastating consequences on the ground.

u/avatar6556 — 5 days ago
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The Solnechnogorskaya oil loading station near Zelenograd was hit during a large Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region overnight and into this morning. The facility stores and transports petroleum products.

u/avatar6556 — 5 days ago
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During a large scale attack against the Moscow region, Russia, the Durykino oil depot has been successfully struck in the early morning of this Sunday.

u/avatar6556 — 5 days ago
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Russia’s Ryazan oil refinery is heavily ablaze this morning after numerous Ukrainian attack drones hit the facility overnight.

u/avatar6556 — 7 days ago
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The refinery in Ryazan in Russia was struck and is severely burning this morning. It’s another volcano scene.

u/avatar6556 — 7 days ago