The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the city of Lyman in the Kramatorsk district of the Donetsk region was completely "liberated from Ukrainian nationalists." The Russian media widely spread this “news.” Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said on the national telethon that the situation in Lyman is complicated, but it is too early to talk about the occupation. "It's a war. The enemy is strong,, and the Armed Forces are also strong. That's why the fighting is fierce, " the official emphasized. She explained that until a particular stage of the war is over, it is incorrect to discuss any final results and draw conclusions. During the battles, a specific part of the settlement may be temporarily under the control of one side. Later, this situation may change dramatically.

Hanna Malyar said that Lyman is a large railway junction, so some believe that capturing this citywouldl significantly strengthen the enemy positions in the Donbas. However, if we consider all the factors, including the balance of power and the means of delivery of provisions, it is not appropriate to say so. After all, the logistics and average morale of the army must be established. Therefore, according to Malyar, one city Lyman will not significantly affect the ability of the enemy army.

In turn, the head of the Donetsk regional military administration Pavlo Kyrylenko noted on May 27 that Lyman is mainly under the control of the Russian military.

At the same time, Ukrainian defenders managed to take and strengthen new positions.

We will also note that the occupiers have been trying to capture the estuary for a long time. On May 24, Kyrylenko said that they were entering the city and were being beaten out by the Armed Forces. The enemy drove to the subburn and tried to break through to the center of the city.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has officially stated that Washington is provoking a food crisis in Ukraine by depriving it of grain supplies. US President Joe Biden's statement on the need to find opportunities to export 20 million tons of grain from Ukraine coincided with the signing of the law on Ukrainian "land lease." It turns out that Kyiv will pay for weapons with wheat, "she said. Ukraine is one of the largest food exporters - of grain and other agricultural products. Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has blocked grain exports from Ukrainian ports in the Black and Azov Seas. According to the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, most of the traditional Ukrainian trade routes have been blocked due to the Russians` blockade. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that almost 25 million tons of grain are currently in Ukrainian granaries. Ukraine cannot direct them to the world market. The head of the UN World Food Program, David Beasley, called on Russia to unblock the ports of Odesa. Beasley wrote on Twitter - "400 million is the number of people in the world who Ukrainian farmers fed before the war. Zero is the number of people fed by Ukrainian farmers today if the ports of Odesa are not opened immediately. " As for the land lease, the story began on April 7, when the US Senate approved the bill. On April 28, the US House of Representatives passed by an overwhelming majority a bill to supply arms to Ukraine under the land lease program by an overwhelming majority. On May 9, US President Joe Biden signed the document. And the next day, May 10, during a speech at the White House on the US government's efforts to combat inflation, Joe Biden drew attention to 20 tons of grain blocked in Ukrainian storage facilities through Russia. According to him, Ukraine is trying to find ways to bring grain to the world market, which would reduce global food prices. Under normal circumstances, the export of this grain would have started long ago, but Russia's aggression hinders this, the US president emphasized. "We are working with our European partners to bring this food to the world market, and it could help lower prices. But it is difficult - again - because of the invasion of Putin and Russia in Ukraine, " Biden said. He noted that the consequences of the pandemic and Putin's war affect not only the American market but have the global scale. "That's why we're seeing historic inflation in countries worldwide," Biden said. US Charge d'Affaires in Ukraine Kristina A. Kvien explained that the land lease program is a mechanism that allows the US president to supply weapons quickly, writes "Yevropeyska Pravda." Contrary to its name (the word lend means "to borrow," to transfer temporarily), we are not saying that Ukraine should return everything it receives under this mechanism. The idea of ​​a lease is different. When the United States sells or transfers weapons to another country, the government must go through an export procedure, obtain approval, and meet certain restrictions. And in order not to face these restrictions, it is proposed to transfer weapons by lease. Frankly, this is just a procedure to speed up the supply of weapons. Therefore, of course, the land lease will not lead to the emergence of any crazy debt in Ukraine after the war, " she said. Consequently, we are not talking about any calculation of grain for weapons. But the fact is that the cause of the food crisis is Russia's war. Especially since, on May 21, Biden signed a law providing $ 40 billion in aid to Ukraine, including $ 20 billion in armaments.  

 The media reports about the tacit agreement of NATO countries not to give Ukraine certain heavy weapons are fake, or a member of the Czech Alliance does not know anything about it. It was stated at a press conference with Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Naď by his Czech counterpart Jana Chernohova, idnes.cz reports. The other day, the German news agency dpa, citing Bundestag member Wolfgang Hellmich, wrote that NATO had allegedly agreed in private not to provide the Armed Forces with certain types of heavy equipment, such as infantry fighting vehicles or Western-made tanks. "There is no such agreement. Well, at least I didn't go down without explaining myself first. And if this idea came to someone's mind, we would not support it, "Chernohova said when asked by a journalist. In Prague, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and her Czech counterpart Jan Lipavsky also denied similar reports. "It simply came to our notice then. Ukraine's support comes from individual states, and NATO does not have such a large program [of support]. The Czech Republic is proud to support Ukraine militarily, help Ukraine resist Russian aggression, and participate in all relevant projects, as our capabilities allow or necessary, " Lipavsky said. Truss assured that NATO countries would continue to supply heavy weapons to Ukraine. She stressed that now it is important to create a recovery plan for Ukraine.    

Pro-Russian online publication in Ukraine "Strana.ua" regarding the words of the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Energy and Housing Oleksiy Kucherenko scared Ukrainians that "Naftogaz" raised natural gas prices and now for heating, a two-room apartment will have to pay up to 10000 hryvnias. Several other media outlets have spread this manipulation.

On May 10, 2022, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the draft Law of Ukraine "On the peculiarities of regulating relations in the natural gas market and the field of heat supply during martial law and subsequent recovery." The bill provides a moratorium on rising natural gas prices and tariffs for heat and related services.

However, the gas supply company Naftogaz of Ukraine reassured: "It will not affect the payments of Ukrainians." The company keeps the gas price within the annual tariff plan "Fiksovanyy." This decision was made due to martial law. The gas price is UAH 7.96 per cubic meter with VAT, without the cost of distribution (supply). Contracts between 2.2 million Ukrainian households and the company will be automatically renewed.

The Ministry of Defense of Russia once again boasted of a contrived "success," allegedly by Russian air defense means over the settlement of Bilyary in the Odesa region shot down one MiG-29 aircraft of the Air Force of Ukraine. It is a lie. On May 28, YuzhneMayor Volodymyr Novatsky denied information about a downed Ukrainian plane over the town of Novi Biliary in the Odesa region.