LIVE UPDATES - Kiev Attempts 26 Attacks in Soledar Area, All of Them Repelled

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The Ukrainian military attempted over 20 attacks along the 95 km engagement line in the Soledar tactical area, with all the offensives repelled by Russian forces, Russia’s Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on Friday.

"The Ukrainian army units attempted 26 attacks that involved over 1,000 personnel, up to 40 tanks and also other military and special equipment. All the attacks by the Ukrainian army were repelled. There were no breakthroughs of Russian defensive lines," the spokesman said.

Russian forces neutralize Ukrainian subversive group in Kupyansk area

Russian forces destroyed over 60 Ukrainian troops and neutralized an enemy subversive group in the Kupyansk area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the Kupyansk direction, aircraft and artillery from the western battlegroup struck the enemy units in areas near the settlements of Dvurechnoye in the Kharkov Region and Novosyolovskoye in the Lugansk People’s Republic. In addition, the activity of a subversive/reconnaissance group was thwarted near the settlement of Kotlyarovka in the Kharkov Region at night," the spokesman said.

The enemy’s losses in that area in the past 24 hours totaled "over 60 Ukrainian personnel, an armored combat vehicle, two motor vehicles, two Grad multiple rocket launchers, a US-made M109 Paladin artillery system and an Akatsiya motorized artillery gun," the general specified.

Russian forces destroy over 75 Ukrainian troops in Krasny Liman area

Russian forces destroyed over 75 Ukrainian troops and a motorized artillery gun in the Krasny Liman area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the Krasny Liman direction, operational/tactical and army aviation and artillery from the battlegroup Center struck Ukrainian manpower and equipment near the settlement of Torskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.

The strikes eliminated over 75 Ukrainian troops, three armored combat vehicles, three pickup trucks, an Akatsiya motorized artillery gun and a D-20 howitzer in that area in the past 24 hours, the general specified.

Ukraine’s military suffers 900 casualties in Donetsk area in past day Russian forces killed and wounded about 900 Ukrainian troops in the Donetsk area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In all, the enemy’s losses in the Donetsk area amounted to about 900 Ukrainian troops killed and wounded, over 30 pieces of armor, and also seven motor vehicles, two D-30 howitzers and a UK-made L118 howitzer," the spokesman said.

Russian forces gain new positions in Donetsk area

Russian forces gained a new frontier in the Maloilyinovka area to take advantage of the Berkhovskoye reservoir as they continued their combat operations in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the Maloilyinovka direction, units of the southern battlegroup gained a frontier, considering the advantageous conditions of the Berkhovskoye reservoir to increase defense stability. The personnel of the 4th and 200th motorized infantry brigades, the crews of army aviation and other units of the Russian Armed Forces showed courage repelling enemy attacks," the spokesman said.

Over 540 Ukrainian troops, eight tanks and more than 20 pieces of other enemy armor were destroyed in the Maloilyinovka direction in the past 24 hours, the general reported.

Russian air defenses down Ukrainian Su-27 fighter jet in DPR

Russian air defense forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-27 fighter jet near the settlement of Chasov Yar in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"Air defense capabilities shot down a Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 fighter in the area of the settlement of Chasov Yar in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed an artillery ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army’s 110th mechanized brigade, the general said.

Russian forces destroy 110 Ukrainian troops in southern Donetsk, Zaporozhye areas

Russian forces destroyed roughly 110 Ukrainian troops in the southern Donetsk and Zaporozhye areas over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

In the southern Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, aircraft and artillery of Russia’s battlegroup East struck the enemy units in areas near the settlements of Vodyanoye and Ugledar in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the spokesman specified.

"The enemy’s losses totaled 110 Ukrainian personnel, a tank, two motor vehicles and a Gvozdika motorized artillery gun," the general specified.

Russian forces destroy 40 Ukrainian troops, artillery gun in Kherson area

Russian forces destroyed roughly 40 Ukrainian troops and a motorized artillery system in the Kherson area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the Kherson direction, as many as 40 Ukrainian personnel, an armored combat vehicle, three motor vehicles and an Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system were destroyed in the past 24 hours as a result of damage inflicted by firepower," the spokesman said.

Russian forces eliminate two Ukrainian subversive groups in LPR

Russian forces eliminated two Ukrainian subversive groups in the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"At night, two subversive/reconnaissance groups were eliminated in areas near the settlements of Chervonaya Dibrova and Kremennaya in the Lugansk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.

Russian forces wipe out Ukrainian army’s fuel depot near Zaporozhye city

Russian forces destroyed a fuel depot of the Ukrainian army near the city of Zaporozhye over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the area of the city of Zaporozhye, a depot storing fuel for Ukrainian military hardware was destroyed. Near the settlement of Borovaya in the Kharkov Region, a US-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar was obliterated. Also, a Ukrainian Zoopark-1 reconnaissance and fire control radar was destroyed near the settlement of Nikopol in the Dnepropetrovsk Region," the spokesman said.

In the past 24 hours, operational/tactical and army aviation and artillery of the Russian group of forces struck 72 Ukrainian artillery units at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 102 areas, the general reported.

Russian air defenses destroy 25 Ukrainian combat drones in past day

Russian air defense forces intercepted three rockets of the HIMARS and Uragan multiple launch rocket systems and destroyed 25 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"During the last 24-hour period, air defense capabilities intercepted three rockets of the HIMARS and Uragan multiple launch rocket systems. In addition, they destroyed 25 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in areas near the settlements of Krivosheyevka and Kremennaya in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Belogorovka, Avdeyevka and Chasov Yar in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Kamenskoye, Tokmak and Pologi in the Zaporozhye Region, Golaya Pristan and Zburyevka in the Kherson Region," the spokesman said.

In all, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 422 Ukrainian combat aircraft, 230 helicopters, 4,099 unmanned aerial vehicles, 421 surface-to-air missile systems, 9,108 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,100 multiple rocket launchers, 4,796 field artillery guns and mortars and 10,141 special military motor vehicles since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, Konashenkov reported.

Russia warns Britain over cruise missiles

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London’s decision to supply Kiev with long-range cruise missiles is another step towards a “serious escalation” of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday. The ministry branded the move as “a very unfriendly step” on the UK’s part, which proves London’s “unprecedented level of involvement” in the conflict.

“Carried away with geopolitical games … the UK is apparently ready to cross any red lines and bring the conflict towards a totally new level when it comes to destruction and casualties,” the ministry’s statement read.

Russia “reserves the right to take any measures deemed necessary to neutralize a threat that may arise from Ukraine’s use of the British cruise missiles,” the ministry said, adding that those behind this “reckless step” and London’s “destructive activities” in general would be to blame for the consequences.

On Thursday, the UK confirmed it was handing several of its Storm Shadow cruise missiles over to Ukraine. The weapons can hit targets over 250km (155 miles) away. British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace claimed it was a “calibrated and proportionate response” by London to the situation in Ukraine.

Washington then indicated on Friday that it was reluctant to follow London’s example. The US has long refused to provide Kiev with longer-range weapons like the ATACMS missiles. In March, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley said it was not an option since the move would dwindle the Pentagon’s own stocks.

Some Western officials have reportedly suggested that giving Ukraine the option to attack targets inside Russian territory, which is recognized as such by the US and its allies, would be a major escalation of the conflict.

Kiev has long asked for such longer-range weapons. President Vladimir Zelensky’s top adviser, Mikhail Podoliak, said this week that longer-range missiles could be used to strike Crimea, which Kiev considers an illegally occupied territory. The peninsula joined Russia back in 2014 following a referendum.

Moscow has repeatedly warned Western nations that continued weapons deliveries to Ukraine make them de facto participants of the conflict – something many of them have vehemently denied.

On Thursday, the Kremlin vowed to have an “appropriate answer” to the deliveries of the British missiles.

US and Britain 'Working in Tandem' on Ukraine Missile Supplies

As London moves to supply Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles to the regime in Kiev, experts have explained to Sputnik why the British government likely made this move and how Washington might have influenced the situation.

The United States and its allies continue to display unwavering dedication to fanning the flames of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine by providing the regime in Kiev with vast quantities of lethal weapons.

Reports emerged last week that the United Kingdom want to kick things up a notch by supplying Kiev with the kind of weaponry other Western countries, such as the US, have so far been reluctant to ship to Ukraine – long-range cruise missiles that could potentially strike targets deep in Russia’s territory.

Russian military expert and political analyst Ivan Konovalov, however, told Sputnik that while it may appear that the US does not want to send long-range missiles to Ukraine, the US and the UK may be "working in tandem" when it comes to this matter.

"The Americans have their own political problems, the elections, etc. The Republicans and the Democrats, it seems, will eventually tear out each other’s throat. Biden has completely gone mad, that much is clear," Konovalov speculated. "So they (the US) do not want to escalate the situation – they let the British do it. And so the British supply the long-range missiles, Storm Shadows."

When asked about the prospects of these missiles being used against Russia, Konovalov remarked that Ukraine has already been launching strikes against Russian territory.

He did, however, predict that a confirmed Storm Shadow strike deep in Russian territory might prompt a response not against Ukraine, but rather against the "collective West", Ukraine's weapon supplier.

Meanwhile, "Arsenal of the Fatherland" web portal's chief editor Dmitry Drozdenko speculated that London may be more interested in the continuation of the Ukrainian conflict than Washington.

During an interview with Sputnik, Drodzenko suggested that, unlike the US, the UK does not really care about the situation around Taiwan or the confrontation with China.

"On the other hand, the, shall we say, economic devastation of the EU – the bloc Britain had already departed from – and the pacification of Europe allows Britain to deal with its own domestic problems, to a degree," he claimed, adding that the UK will thus likely engage in escalating the Ukrainian conflict further.

The expert also suggested that Ukrainian attacks on Russian soil, such as the recent UAV attack on the Kremlin, might have led London to believe that providing long-range missiles to Kiev would result in an even "bigger bang."

US won’t follow UK on Ukraine missiles – Blinken

The US is reluctant to follow Britain’s example and deliver longer-range missiles to Ukraine, in part due to concerns over training and maintenance, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday.

His statement came after the UK confirmed that it is supplying Kiev with Storm Shadow cruise missiles that can hit targets over 250km (155 miles) away.

“Different countries will do different things, depending on their own capacities,” Blinken told PBS NewsHour, adding that the US has “provided some things uniquely to Ukraine through this process.”

He suggested, however, that Washington needs to be sure that Ukrainians are well-trained and qualified to handle more sophisticated weapons systems.

“If they don’t know how to use it, it’s not going to do much good,” Blinken argued. “If they don’t know how to maintain it, you give it to them, it falls apart in seven days.”

In March, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley said the US will not send ATACMS missiles (with a range of up to 190 miles) to Ukraine because the move would dwindle the Pentagon’s own stocks.

Blinken noted that the US and its allies were “working literally every single day” with Kiev. “If there are gaps, if there are shortages, they will tell us, and we will make every effort to make good on them.”

British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace stated on Thursday that the Storm Shadow missiles will “allow Ukraine to push back Russian forces based on Ukrainian sovereign territory.”

Ukrainian officials have said that the success of the planned counteroffensive against Russia greatly depends on deliveries of heavy weapons.

President Vladimir Zelensky’s top adviser, Mikhail Podoliak, said this week that longer-range missiles could be used to strike Crimea, which Kiev considers an illegally occupied territory. The peninsula voted to leave Ukraine and join Russia in the wake of the 2014 coup in Kiev.

Russia has warned that the weapon deliveries make NATO member states de facto direct participants in the conflict. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that his country’s military would find “an appropriate answer” to the Storm Shadow missiles.

Pelarian Eksekutor Pembacok Siswa SMK Bogor ke 4 Kota Hingga Datangi Dukun

ASR alias Tukul (17) pelaku pembacokan Arya Saputra (17) pelajar SMK Bina Warga Bogor di Simpang Pomad, Kota Bogor, sempat pergi ke dukun supaya tak tertangkap petugas kepolisian.

Pelaku menjalankan perintah dukun itu saat menjadi buronan selama dua bulan, sampai akhirnya ditangkap polisi.

"Setelah sempat bersembunyi di Bogor, pelaku pergi ke Cianjur. Di Cianjur ini pelaku ketemu dukun berharap tidak bisa ditangkap," kata Kapolresta Bogor Kota Kombes Bismo Teguh Prakoso, Jumat 12 Mei 2023.

Setelah itu, dia berangkat ke Terminal Kampung Rambutan Jakarta dan melanjutkan perjalanannya ke Bantul, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (DIY).

"Pelaku memilih Yogyakarta sebagai tempat persembunyiannya karena biaya hidup disana murah dan lain sebagainya," ucap Bismo.

Selama tinggal di Yogyakarta, pelaku tidur di terminal dan masjid. Tak hanya itu, pelajar SMK di Kota Bogor ini sempat berganti nama menjadi Dian agar tidak dikenali.

"Untuk bertahan hidup, pelaku menjadi pengamen. Setelah itu dia melamar kerja dan diterima bekerja di warung makan," ujarnya.

"Jadi sebelum kejadian ini pun, setiap mau bertarung pelaku pergi ke dukun itu dulu untuk diisi biar kebal. Sekali ngecas bayar Rp 50 ribu per orang," kata dia.

Tukul pergi ke dukun setiap hendak tawuran dengan kelompok lawannya mengikuti jejak para seniornya di tempat dia bersekolah.

"Dia (Tukul) sudah 2 kali ke dukun. Informasi dari senior-seniornya juga kesitu," pungkasnya.

Sebelumnya, seorang siswa SMK Bina Warga Bogor Arya Saputra tewas usai dibacok di Simpang Pomad Kota Bogor pada 10 Maret 2023 lalu.

Pelaku berjumlah tiga orang langsung melarikan diri setelah aksi pembacokan tersebut. Ketiganya sempat ke sekolah mereka setelahnya berpencar untuk bersembunyi.

Dua pelaku yakni MA (17) dan SA (18) berhasil ditangkap lebih dulu di lokasi persembunyiannya daerah Banten. Sementara ASR alias Tukul ditangkap setelah dua bulan buron.

Pelarian ASR alias Tukul (17) selama dua bulan menjadi buronan polisi selesai sudah. Eksekutor pembacokan yang menewaskan Arya Saputra (15), siswa SMK Bina Warga 1 Kota Bogor, itu berhasil ditangkap Kepolisian Resor Bogor Kota.

Kasat Reskrim Polresta Bogor Kota, Kompol Rizka Fadila mengungkapkan Tukul dan teman-teman di kelompoknya memang sudah terbiasa pergi ke dukun yang berada di daerah Cianjur.

"Kami sudah menangkap tersangka DPO pembacokan inisial ASR alias Tukul di Yogyakarta," kata Kepala Polresta Bogor Kota Komisaris Besar Bismo Teguh Prakoso, pada hari Kamis malam, 11/05/2023.

All countries joining EU's anti-Russian sanctions unrealistic — Austrian Foreign Minister

Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg
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The EU understands that not all states are ready to join the anti-Russian sanctions, Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said during the informal meeting of EU foreign ministers Friday.

"We should not divide the world in to black and white and say that everyone should join the sanctions. We know that it is unrealistic. But there is a difference between those who do not join the sanctions and those who deliberately circumvents them," he said.

He noted that the EU is close to negotiating another package of restrictions. In his opinion, the EU must have an option to apply trade restrictions against third countries involved in circumvention of sanctions and help shipping sanctioned goods from Europe to Russia.

"Undoubtedly, we have difficult discussions about some third countries ahead of us," the diplomat said.

At the end of World War II, Austria was occupied by the four Allies. The occupation ended in 1955 on the condition that Austria would declare permanent neutrality, which the Soviet Union had required.

In the first half of the 1950s, relations with the newly founded European Coal and Steel Community were being discussed in Austria because the organization encompassed Austria’s two most important trading partners at that time, West Germany and Italy.

But after the uprising in October–November 1956 in neighboring Hungary, Austria started to stress its neutrality and declined European Economic Community (EEC) membership. Instead, in 1960 Austria joined other European countries to create a less-integrated economic entity, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).

In the mid-1980s, the debate about membership in the now European Community (EC) started again. Economic problems and a narrower interpretation of neutrality led to Austria’s application for EC (later European Union) membership in July 1989. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 and the applications of other EFTA countries, Austria finally acceded to the EU on January 1, 1995 (along with Finland and Sweden).

The political system and its economy adjusted relatively smoothly to the challenges of EU membership; “social partnership,” the close cooperation of trade unions and business groups, while losing some of its power, could maintain its influence on Austrian politics, and Eastern enlargement of the EU brought further economic advantages for Austria.

As one of the smaller EU countries and a non-NATO member, Austria has a somewhat unique position in the EU. Environmental policy and supporting EU membership of the Balkan countries are among Austria’s important activities. But the country has no close partners in the EU because it does not participate in the “Visegrad” group with the other Central European members. This difficulty was evident during the period of sanctions against the new Austrian government in 2000.

U.S., German ministers discuss efforts to counter Russian sanctions evasion

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met German Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Friday, underscoring the importance of working together to counter evasion of Western sanctions imposed on Russia over its war in Ukraine, Treasury said.

Yellen and Lindner met on the sidelines of a Group of Seven finance officials meeting in Niigata, Japan, where U.S. officials have called for redoubled support of Ukraine.

"Secretary Yellen expressed appreciation for Germany’s close coordination on the implementation of Russia sanctions and discussed the importance of aligning efforts to counter sanctions evasion," Treasury said in a statement.

Yellen told reporters on Thursday that the campaign had "systematically degraded Russia's military-industrial complex and helped reduce the revenues that Russia can use to fund its war," and Washington and the coalition were focused this year on countering Russia's efforts to evade those sanctions.

In her meeting with Lindner, Yellen also emphasized the importance of building a clean, secure, and resilient global energy supply chain and affirmed the shared commitment to a strong partnership on global tax cooperation, Treasury said.

Germany and the European Union have objected strenuously to last year's clean energy-focused U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, which included a new $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit, but are trying to work out exemptions that will allow European firms with production in the U.S. to benefit from the U.S. subsidies.

EU Proposes To Stop Oil From Russia Via Druzhba Pipeline To Germany, Poland - Reports

The European Union is proposing to officially stop Russian oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline to Germany and Poland with the exception for Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing documents on May 23, 2023.

Poland and Germany were allowed to continue importing Russian oil via the northern branch of the Druzhba pipeline despite EU sanctions, but as the countries already stopped receiving crude oil via the pipeline there could be a decision made on the complete ban on Russian oil, according to the news agency.

The regulations concerning the southern branch of the Druzhba pipeline, via which Russian oil supplies flow to Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, will remain unchanged.

According to the news agency, such a ban on supplies via the northern branch of the Druzhba pipeline could be introduced as part of the EU's 11th sanction package against Russia, but will require a consensus among all member states.

Musk nabs ex-NBCUniversal ad chief Yaccarino as new Twitter CEO

Twitter app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Elon Musk has named former NBCUniversal advertising chief Linda Yaccarino as Twitter's new CEO, as the company tries to reverse a plunge in ad revenue.

Yaccarino will take over a social media platform beset with challenges and a heavy debt load, after she spent several years modernizing the advertising business at NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O).

"I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter!" Musk said in a tweet on Friday. "@LindaYacc will focus primarily on business operations, while I focus on product design & new technology."

Since Musk acquired Twitter in October, advertisers have fled the social media platform, worried that their ads could appear next to inappropriate content after the company lost nearly 80% of staff. Musk earlier this year acknowledged that Twitter suffered a massive decline in ad revenue.

Twitter's "trajectory will immediately take a 180-degree turn" under her leadership, said Lou Paskalis, a longtime ad industry executive and CEO of AJL Advisory, a marketing consultancy.

"I think (Yaccarino) has climbed every mountain she could at NBCU and did it impeccably well. And there's no greater challenge than restoring order at Twitter," he said.

While Musk said Yaccarino would help build an "everything app," which he has previously said could offer a variety of services such as peer-to-peer payments, his selection of an advertising veteran signaled that digital ads would continue to be a core focus of the business.

Musk has axed thousands of Twitter employees, rushed the launch of a subscription product that allowed scammers to impersonate major brands and suspended users with whom he disagreed, all of which have spooked brands from spending on the platform.

In order to diversify away from ads, the billionaire has focused on Twitter Blue, a subscription feature that costs users $8 per month to verify their accounts, but the product has had limited success.

Independent researcher Travis Brown, who has been tracking the number of Twitter Blue subscribers over time, estimated there were 619,858 customers as of April 30.

Yaccarino could not be reached for comment.

BLOW TO NBCUNIVERSAL

Her exit is another big hit to NBCUniversal. Last month, NBC parent Comcast said NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell was leaving after acknowledging an inappropriate relationship with a woman in the company, following a complaint that prompted an investigation.

Advertising President Mark Marshall will step in as interim chairman of NBCUniversal's advertising and partnerships group. Marshall was named president of ad sales and partnerships in 2018, overseeing NBC's broadcast entertainment, sports and advanced advertising sales.

Yaccarino's exit comes at a difficult time for NBCUniversal, which is preparing for its annual presentation to advertisers on Monday at Radio City Music Hall.

Yaccarino joined NBCU in 2011, after 15 years at Turner Entertainment, and has been credited with taking the network's ad sales operation into the digital era.

As broadcast television audiences migrated to streaming, she took to the stage at Radio City Music Hall last year to tell advertisers their brand messages were not an afterthought. She said NBCUniversal incorporated ads in its Peacock streaming service from the outset.

"Twitter needs credibility with the advertising community," said Greg Kahn, chief executive of GK Digital Ventures media consultancy. "Linda has demonstrated her trust, her innovative nature of bringing new partners to the table and a deep bench of relationships."

Musk, the CEO of electric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O), completed his purchase of Twitter in October for $44 billion. He said in December that he would step aside as CEO once he found "someone foolish enough to take the job."

On Thursday, Musk tweeted that he had found a CEO without identifying Yaccarino. One person close to Yaccarino said Musk's tweet may well have accelerated the timetable for her to join Twitter, which would be a balm to Tesla shareholders.

Shares of Tesla were down 2.5% on Friday afternoon, while Comcast shares dipped 0.5%.

SEA Games 2023 - Indonesia Tambahan 7 Emas 4 Perak

Atlet finswimming Indonesia, Janis Rosalita Supriyanto. (Sumber: ANTARA/Zuhdiar Laeis)

Indonesia kembali menambah perolehan medali di SEA Games 2023, Kamboja, hari Jumat sore, 12/05/2023. Hingga pukul 17.15 wib, total Indonesia meraih 155 medali yakni 51 emas, 43 perak dan 61 perunggu.

Perolehan medali tambahan bagi kontigen Indonesia dari cabang wushu, taekwondo dan balap sepeda.

Dari cabang olahraga Wushu, Indonesia meraih 9 medali.

Empat medali emas disumbangkan oleh Edgar Xavier Marvelo nomor Changquan Putra, Tharisa Dea Florentina di nomor Sanda - 52 kg Putri, Laksmana Pandu Pratama di nomor Sanda - 52 kg Putra dan Bintang Reindra Nada G di nomor Sanda - 56 kg Putra.

Kemudian medali perak dari cabang wushu disumbangkan oleh Harris Horatius di nomor Nandao + Nangun Putra, dan Samuel Marbun di nomor Sanda - 65 kg Putra.

Setelah wushu yang panen emas, cabang olahraga finswimming juga ikut menyumbangkan tiga medali emas.

Janis Rosalita Suprianto sukses menyabet emas di nomor surface 100 meter putri. Selanjutnya ada Harvey H M Hutasuhut yang berhasil meraih podium tertinggi di nomor bi-fins 100 meter putra.

Emas terakhir hari ini datang dari nomor bi-fin estafet campuran 4x200 meter di mana Indonesia berhasil mengalahkan tim dari Vietnam dan Thailand.

Dari cabor Taekwondo, medali perak disumbangkan oleh Wawan Saputra dari cabor Taekwondo di nomor Individual Freestyle Putra.

Sedangkan untuk tambahan 1 medali perak dari cabor sepeda datang dari Aiman Cahyadi di nomor Road Individual Mass Start Putra.

Hingga saat ini dengan perolehan 142 medali, membuat Indonesia menempati peringkat 4 perolehan medali SEA Games 2023.

Sedangkan untuk peringkat 1 masih ditempati Vietnam dengan perolehan 197 medali.

Tuan rumah Kamboja menempati peringkat 2 dengan 157 medali, dan diperingkat 3 ditempati oleh Thailand dengan 157 medali.

Update Peraih medali SEA Games 2023 Indonesia hari ini, Jumat (12/5/2023) hingga pukul 17.15 WIB:

1. Medali Emas - Edgar Xavier Marvelo dari cabor Wushu di nomor Changquan Putra

2. Medali Perak - Harris Horatius dari cabor Wushu di nomor Nandao + Nangun Putra

3. Medali Perak - Aiman Cahyadi cabor Balap Sepeda di nomor Road Individual Mass Start Putra

4. Medali Perak - Wawan Saputra dari cabor Taekwondo di nomor Individual Freestyle Putra

5. Medali Emas - Tharisa Dea Florentina dari cabor Wushu di nomor Sanda - 52 kg Putri

6. Medali Emas - Laksmana Pandu Pratama dari cabor Wushu di nomor Sanda - 52 kg Putra

7. Medali Emas - Bintang Reindra Nada G dari cabor Wushu di nomor Sanda - 56 kg Putra

8. Medali Perak - Samuel Marbun dari cabor Wushu di nomor Sanda - 65 kg Putra

Janis Rosalita rebut emas pertama renang sirip SEA Games 2023

Para atlet renang sirip (finswimming) Indonesia langsung tancap gas pada hari pertama lomba SEA Games 2023 Kamboja dengan meraih dua medali emas melalui Janis Rosalita Suprianto dan Harvey Hubert Marcel Hutasuhut.

Berlomba di Morodok Techo National Stadium, Phnom Penh, Jumat, 12 Mei 2023, Janis membuka keran medali emas setelah mencatatkan waktu tercepat 40,39 detik pada nomor 100 meter renang permukaan putri.

Dia mengalahkan dua wakil Vietnam yakni Thi Duyen Cao yang meraih perak dengan 40,58 detik dan Thi Thu Pham yang berada di posisi ketiga dengan 40,75 detik.

"Bersyukur bisa meraih medali emas. Vietnam memang lawan yang kuat. Tapi saya bisa. Emas ini saya persembahkan untuk keluarga dan Indonesia," kata Janis usai lomba.

Kemenangan Janis diikuti Harvey yang turun di nomor 100 meter renang sirip putra. Dia tampil mengesankan dengan menyentuh finis di urutan pertama dengan waktu 43,10 detik.

Harvey berada di depan atlet Vietnam Vu Dang Nhat Nam dengan 43,21 detik dan Geargchai Rutnosot asal Thailand di urutan ketiga dengan 44,08 detik.

"Emas kali ini menjadi yang kedua setelah SEA Games 2021 Vietnam di nomor yang sama. Atlet Vietnam memang kuat, saya bersaing dengannya dan menang. Tentu saya sangat bersyukur bisa meraih medali emas lagi," ujar Harvey.

Selain dua emas, Indonesia juga meraih dua medali perak melalui Ressa Kania Dewi yang turun pada nomor 100 meter renang sirip putri dengan catatan waktu 49,90 detik. Dia berada di belakang atlet Vietnam Thi Thanh Van Le yang meraih emas dengan 49,54 detik. Perunggu diraih Thi Thao Nguyen yang juga berasal dari Vietnam usai mencatat 50,19 detik.

Kemudian Indonesia meraih perak pada nomor estafet 800 meter renang permukaan melalui Muhammad Amirullah Alfarizi, Dio Novandra Wibawa, Bima Dea Sakti Antono, dan Petrol Apostle Gasol Kambey yang mencatatkan 5 menit 52,18 detik.

Indonesia berada di belakang Vietnam yang meraih emas usai membukukan 5 menit 50,03 detik. Kamboja meraih perunggu dengan 6 menit 27,18 detik usai Thailand didiskualifikasi.

Klasemen Perolehan Medali SEA Games 2023 Kamboja

  

  

    

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    Negara
    

    Emas
    

    Perak
    

    Perunggu
    

    Total Medali
    
 
    
    

    

    
1
    
Vietnam
    
71
    
68
    
78
    
227
    

    
2
    
Thailand
    
60
    
43
    
57
    
160
    
    

    
3
    
Kamboja
    
58
    
47
    
63
    
168
    
    

    
4
    
Indonesia
    
51
    
43
    
61
    
155
    
    
5
    
Singapura
38
32
38
108
6
Filipina
31
56
73
160
7
Malaysia
28
35
60
123
8
Myanmar
15
14
43
72
9
Laos
6
14
43
63
10
Brunei
2
1
5
8
11
Timor Leste
0
0
2
2