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What happened on 22 May 2024 in the war
Summary
A look back at Swedish aid, a Qatar-brokered return of children and shelling in Luhansk Oblast, with two Russian court sentences from the days before.
What did 22 May 2024 bring in the war in Ukraine? Reports from that day pointed to a large aid pledge, a small humanitarian exchange and continued violence in the east.
Sweden announced US$7 billion in military aid to Ukraine for the period from 2024 to 2026. The pledge covered three years of support.
On the same day, Russia returned six Ukrainian children displaced by the war back to Ukraine. The deal was brokered by Qatar.
In the east, at least two people were killed and four injured by Ukrainian shelling in Lysychansk, Luhansk Oblast, as reported at the time.
Russian courts in the preceding days
Two Russian court rulings had come in the days before. On 20 May 2024, a court in Novosibirsk sentenced a 24-year-old man to 25 years in prison for allegedly plotting an arson attack on a military recruitment office, with alleged directions from Ukraine.
On 21 May 2024, a court in Saint Petersburg sentenced Anatoly Maslov, a 77-year-old hypersonic missiles expert, to 14 years in prison for state treason.
