Russia-Ukraine war: Crimean official says 'Sea of Azov is forever lost to Ukraine'

As inving Russian forces continue to rummage through Ukrainian towns and cities, Crimea's deputy prime minister, Georgy Murov claimed that ‘Sea of Azov’ is forever lost to Ukraine, as per reports from Russia's RIA Novosti news agency. Murov said, “ Sea of Azov is forever lost to Ukraine. Ports in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions will never again be Ukrainian.” 

Furr, Crimean official asserted, “I am sure that after reunification of our regions with Russia, Sea of Azov will again, as it was before, become exclusively an inland sea of Russian Federation,” RIA Novosti news agency reported.  

Apart from Crimean official Murov, Vlimir Rogov, a Russian-appointed official in seized Zaporizhzhia area, is quoted by agency as stating same thing, that occupied Zaporizhzhia and Kherson territories will never be restored to Kyiv's authority.  

In dition to this, on May 25, Wednesday, Zaporizhzhya regional military ministration stated that Russia h fired four missiles against region, one of which was intercepted by Ukrainian air defences. One person was slain and three ors were injured in incident, according to regional government on Telegram. 

regional military ministration also claimed that missile strike began at 5.13 a.m. (local time) and destroyed 62 structures. Despite fact that one Russian missile was taken down, or three struck Shevchenkivskyi and a business centre in Oleksandrivskyi, respectively, as per media reports.  

Ukraine destroyed five Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles in one day

Meanwhile, on Wednesday,  Air Force of embattled Ukraine destroyed five Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles, two cruise missiles, and ten light-armoured vehicles in one day, according to Command of Armed Forces of Ukraine. 

According to Command, occupying forces continued to launch cruise missiles at Ukraine on May 25. Furr, it revealed that  Tu-22M3 long-range bombers were launched from Russian territory towards formations of Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donetsk and Luhansk at about 8 p.m (local time). Fighters from Air Force of Ukraine's Armed Forces intercepted and destroyed two cruise missiles, it ded. 

Moreover, amid ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, a Ukrainian soldier knocked down second aggressor jet in a month in Zaporizhzhya area on May 23, as per press department of Ukraine's National Guard. inving troops' aircraft "SU-25," "Grach," was destroyed by a well-aimed shot. 

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