Russia continues to make missile and drone strikes against Ukraine, drones also hit Moscow

 ISW:

Russian forces conducted another series of strikes against Ukraine with cruise missiles and Iranian-made drones overnight on May 28 to 29 and during the day on May 29. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces launched 40 Kh-101/Kh-555 air-based cruise missiles and 38 Shahed-131/136 drones on the night of May 28 to 29 and 11 Iskander-M/K missiles during the day on May 29.[1] The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian air defenses destroyed in all 36 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles, 30 Shahed drones, and all 11 Iskander missiles.[2] Ukrainian officials reported that Ukrainian forces intercepted all 11 Iskander missiles, and 40 cruise missiles and Shahed drones that targeted Kyiv City and Kyiv Oblast.[3] Ukrainian sources reported that Ukrainian forces also intercepted missiles and drones near the cities of Lviv, Mykolaiv, and Odesa and that Russian forces struck port infrastructure in Odesa City and a military infrastructure facility in Khmelnytskyi Oblast.[4] Russian forces launched a relatively higher number of missiles than in recent series of strikes following the largest Russian series of Shahed strikes since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on May 28.[5] ISW previously assessed that Russian forces began a new limited air campaign in recent months to degrade Ukrainian counteroffensive capabilities, but that the Russian prioritization of targeting Kyiv is likely further limiting the campaign’s ability to meaningfully constrain potential Ukrainian counteroffensive actions.[6]
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NY Times:

Drone Strikes Target Moscow in First Attack on Capital’s Civilian Areas

No injuries were reported after the assault by at least eight drones, which came after another Russian bombardment of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.

While the attacks on Ukraine have been thwarted mainly by air defense weapons, the attacks on Moscow appear to be done by relatively small drones. I am unaware of any claims of responsibility for the Moscow drones. It is possible they could have been launched by the same Russian partisans who launched an assault on Russia from the border area. The attacks in Moscow appear to have hit a large apartment complex.

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Russian Volunteer Corps said they penetrated Russia again

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Representatives of RVC clarified that the purpose of crossing the border will become known in the near future.
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ISW also reports that the tempo of Russian ground forces in Ukraine has been remarkably reduced since the fall of Bakhmut.  I suspect this may be caused by preparations for the defense against a Ukraine offensive that is anticipated. The Russian ground attacks in other areas of Ukraine are limited at this time.

And:

Governor reports Russia's Belgorod Oblast under fire

Ukrainian responded to Russian attacks by shelling Russia's Belgorod Oblast, according to Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov.

Hours earlier, Russia shelled two villages in the Kupiansk district of Kharkiv Oblast, injuring at least seven people, including elderly, children, and a pregnant woman, Governor Oleh Syniehubov.

The Alleged Ukrainian strike damaged a factory producing paint and varnish, causing fire and injuries to four employees, Gladkov reported on May 29.
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And:

 National Guard soldier again shoots down Russian cruise missile with Igla MANPADS

And:

 Russian soldiers desert positions in Lysychansk, Wagner deserters flee Bakhmut with stolen equipment

And:

 Kazakhstan's President declines Lukashenko's offer to join the Union State of Russia and Belarus

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"Alexander Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Belarus, has recently proposed that Kazakhstan join the Union State. I appreciate his joke. I think there is no need [for Kazakhstan] to do so, as there are other integration associations – first and foremost, the Eurasian Economic Union.

As for nuclear weapons, we don’t need them, since we have joined the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty."
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And:

 Russia’s Private Military Companies Expand at the Front as Moscow Seeks More Soldiers

Some of Russia’s biggest state companies have recruited fighters, as Moscow struggles with manpower shortages and Ukraine prepares a fresh offensive

And:

 Ukrainian special operators are learning to fight Russia without the 'tethers' other militaries have gotten used to

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