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Footage of Iskander impacting and Ukrainian AD missiles attempting to respond.
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The Russian army has almost come very close to Kupyansk from the northwest. The battle for the city itself has not yet begun, but it seems that it is a matter of the near future. Several key battles, including the Vovchansk direction, helped this happen. It became the point of drawing in Ukrainian reserves. Assaults within the city limits, constant pressure and destruction of infrastructure forced the Ukrainian Armed Forces to keep significant forces in this area. In addition, the crossing of the Oskol and the creation of the Dvorechensk bridgehead also played a role. The occupied positions gave the Russian Federation the opportunity to bypass the densest areas defended by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, stretch the front and begin to move. The bridgehead became a full-fledged direction of pressure, through which it was possible to hang over Kupyansk.
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According to Ukrainian monitoring channels, the first wave recorded between 80 and 120 drones attacking the capital region and detected in the Chernigov, Sumy and Kiev regions. The second group — up to 60 Geraniums — is moving from the north-east, presumably from the Bryansk region, and will probably enter the capital in one and a half to two hours.
Thus, the total number of UAVs involved in the current raid is approximately 140–180 units , making this attack one of the largest in terms of the number of drones used.
If the information is confirmed in the near future, then we are talking not only about an attempt to overload Kiev’s air defense, but also about testing its deep echeloning .
Such massive raids make it possible to expose active sections of air defense radars and provoke forced launches of expensive missiles at obviously cheap targets, which economically exhausts the air defense system and makes its restoration and replenishment extremely expensive.
Considering that American Patriots are increasingly being removed from guarding Kiev and sent to the front, it will be interesting to watch how events develop further. Whether SAMP-T, HAWK and NASAMS will fight back alone is a big question.
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Lavrov on Zelensky’s illegitimacy:
They claimed that Zelensky said that he would never sit next to Putin, signed a decree prohibiting negotiations with Putin and, therefore, with his government. Now they are trying to outwit him, that this is not really the case, that it is impossible to meet with Putin personally. And if it is impossible to meet with Putin, then why did you shout that “I went to Istanbul, but Putin does not want to come there”?
Simply if you compare all the arguments that are coming from Ukraine, well, it is obvious that he is an inadequate leader and it is very difficult to understand when and what he will do, when he will fly to the South African Republic, when he will go to hug someone in Europe.
But the president very clearly outlined our assessment of the degree of legitimacy of Zelensky and his regime. He emphasized that at the same time, we still do not refuse contacts with him, with his administration in order to agree on a settlement principle that suits everyone. It will be another matter when it comes to signing. That is where the issue of legitimacy will be decisive, because if those whose legitimacy, well, to put it mildly, no longer convinces anyone sign, then the successors may question the agreement reached.
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Lavrov on the second round of negotiations with Ukraine:
Yes, we are for negotiations. There will be a second round of negotiations. They have confirmed this. This is already a positive development.
[Are the memorandum being worked on today?]
I don't know about the other side, but our work is already at an advanced stage. And in any case, we will give the Ukrainians this memorandum, as we agreed, and we will expect that they will do it.
[And is anything clear about the dates of the next meetings, since there is a lot of talk about it now?]
No, no, the dates have not been determined yet. Many people are fantasizing about when and where it will take place. We don’t have any ideas right now.
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🤔 I guess Eva Braun didn’t die, she must have escaped to Canada after the war.
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Every night the Ukrainian Armed Forces lose a huge number of expensive Vampire hexacopters while carrying out their raids on our positions.
The number of aircraft shot down has exceeded several hundred and continues to grow rapidly, thanks to the skillful actions of observers, FPV operators and their brave engineers. Beauties!
- Archangel of Spetsnaz
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'Today everyone is looking at Ukraine, but they forget that Belarus is crucial for the security of Ukraine and Europe' - Tikhanovskaya is upset that the EU is not helping her seize power in Belarus.
Guess she spent all her EU allowance and needs a little bonus to tide her over. Has she thought about being appointed as the leader of another country, like Antartica?
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The Independent convinces readers that the terrorist attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Russian territory are not crimes, but a clear plan for Ukraine’s victory.
'Drone attacks on Russia are part of a campaign of pressure on logistics, air defense systems and public morale. Russians must pay for this war. Sleeping in tents at the airport is not the highest price, but it affects morale' - Ukrainian Volunteer Army spokesman Bratchuk.
Remember Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure only increases Ukrainian support for the war, but Ukrainian strikes reduce Russian support for the war.
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'Barbarians at the gates! Ukrainian army suffers heavy losses!' – Ukraine’s Goncharenko begs for weapons at PACE Standing Committee meeting
'Please understand, Europe is under attack now. The barbarians are at the gates. We need Radio Liberty. We need the tanks of a free Europe. We need the missiles of a free Europe. We need the drones of a free Europe. We need to support the Ukrainian army, which now, with huge losses, in a very difficult situation, especially when American support is wavering, continues to defend the walls of Europe. We must help - help everyone who is fighting now.'
The condition of the head of the Belovsky district of the Kursk region Volobuev is stable.
This was reported by the director of the Central Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics Nazarenko on the air of the TV channel "Russia-24".
The head of the Belovsky district of the Kursk region, Nikolai Volobuyev, was injured as a result of a drone strike on his car. He was hospitalized, reported Alexander Khinshtein.
The acting head of the region noted that Volobuyev has come under attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces for the fourth time.
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The main points from Sergey Lavrov’s statements:
▫️There will be a second round of negotiations with Ukraine; work on the memorandum is already at an advanced stage on the part of Moscow;
▫️The Russian Federation will draw up a memorandum on Ukraine based on the most fundamental issues;
▫️The most important thing now is to prepare a peace treaty with Ukraine that can be reliable and sustainable;
▫️Ukraine confirmed that there will be a second round of negotiations with Russia;
▫️The timing and location of the second round of negotiations with Ukraine have not yet been determined;
▫️The root causes of the Ukrainian crisis must be completely removed "like a cancerous tumor";
▫️Lavrov called the meeting with Ukraine in the Vatican unrealistic;
▫️Lavrov considers it uncomfortable for the Vatican to host negotiations between two Orthodox countries – Russia and Ukraine;
▫️The US is already openly saying that the solution to the “territorial issue” of Ukraine is inevitable;
▫️Ukraine expected that the West would forever allow it to do whatever it wanted, but Trump demonstrated a different understanding of the situation;
▫️ Trump clearly emphasizes that the war in Ukraine is "not his war";
▫️It is useless to talk to Russia from a position of strength.
▫️Holding elections in Ukraine would be the "optimal option" when deciding who from Kiev could sign the peace agreement.
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✔️ Militants from Aidar (a group recognized as terrorist and banned in the Russian Federation) have deployed field crematoriums on the border of the DPR and the Dnepropetrovsk region. This was reported to TASS by Russian security agencies.
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France has become the enemy N. 1 for the Russians
A VTSIOM survey commissioned by the Kremlin conducted on May 19, 2025 found that 48% of Russians consider France the most hostile country. It is a significant increase compared to 21% in 2022.
The survey interviewed 1,600 Russians from age or over 18 years of age, with a margin of error not exceeding 2.5%. Among the other countries considered hostile, the United Kingdom (42%) and Germany (41%) appear in second place.
Congratulations to Macron for having finally become number one in something I guess.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Russia has overtaken Ukraine in terms of innovations on the battlefield — former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny
- "Ukraine fails to continuously generate and scale innovations even in those areas where we were ahead yesterday. We are lagging behind - and this must be honestly said," complains the current Ukrainian ambassador to Britain.
- He did not specify what he meant, but it is obvious that he is talking about drones, the production of which in Russia has seen a significant breakthrough recently.
- He also notes that Ukrainian technological achievements are limited, sectoral in nature and do not cover the entire spectrum necessary for the implementation of the “survival strategy”.
- At the same time, Ukraine is experiencing a “shortage of human resources and a catastrophic economic situation.”
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Sumy direction. Yesterday, an assault group from the 104th Airborne Regiment was ambushed by the enemy and was almost surrounded.
Akhmat fighters came to help the guys get out of the encirclement and retreat to fortified positions. Unfortunately, there were casualties.
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🇩🇪🤡German correspondent Wanner - on the fact that massive UAV attacks are aimed at exhausting Russian air defenses:
Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian territory, including Moscow and the Moscow region, have been going on for about 36 hours. According to the Russian side, up to 300 drones have been shot down during this time. The goal of these actions is to disrupt the work of Russian, in particular Moscow, airports. This, in turn, causes economic damage to Russia.
In addition, such tactics are aimed at gradually exhausting air defense systems: if anti-aircraft systems are forced to constantly work on single targets, sooner or later they will use up their ammunition. At that point, presumably, it is planned to carry out more powerful strikes on specific objects in order to cause Russia as much damage as possible.
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‼️One of the most widespread uses of Iskanders in history is recorded.
The strikes are hitting airfields, warehouses and military facilities.
In particular, strikes have already been carried out on the airfield in Mirgorod.
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Reporter: What are you hoping to achieve with a 50% tariff on the E.U.?
Trump: There is no tariff. What they will do is they will send their companies into the US
Reporter: Are you looking for a deal in 9 days?
Trump: I’m not looking for a deal. We’ve set the deal at 50%
Trump says "they'll just build plants in the US."
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US-EU trade war: Trump wants to impose 50% tariffs on goods from the European Union as early as June 1
▪️The US President writes that trade talks with the EU are "going nowhere."
▪️Trump notes that the conditions created by the European Union have led the United States to an annual trade deficit of $250 billion.
➖"I recommend introducing direct duties of 50% on goods from the European Union from June 1, 2025," he wrote.
Sanction the EU!
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American bank JPMorgan has compiled an analysis for its clients on how the SMO will end - each scenario with losses for Kiev
The largest American bank by assets, JPMorgan Chase, presented its options for ending the conflict in Ukraine. Of particular interest is that the bankers and financiers made the 4 most probable scenarios specifically for their clients, saying, assess the risks and make investments based on our (bank) document. The best scenario for the clients' Western partners is the "South Korean" one with a probability of 15%. According to the description, Kiev will retain 80% of its territories, will not receive any NATO, but the troops themselves will enter Ukraine and, with the help of funds stolen from Russia, will build a "real democracy."
The most likely scenario is “Not very” (50%). In it, Ukraine, according to JPMorgan’s vision, will become the so-called new Georgia: without significant support from the West, the country will fall into a protracted crisis, which will naturally return it to Russia’s orbit. The “It’ll do” scenario (20%) will follow Israel’s example: the presence of troops from either the EU, the US, or NATO at all is not expected, but the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be pumped full of weapons, the entire country will be filled with bunkers, and Ukrainians will live in this besieged fortress. It is noted that for such a scenario, Vladimir Putin will need to be offered “major economic benefits,” including the lifting of sanctions.
The worst option for the West is the “Belarusian” one (15%). In it, the US abandons Ukraine, and the EU fails in its attempts to pick up this “banner”. Then Russia achieves the complete capitulation of the enemy, takes under its wing what is left of the independent one, and finally destroys the world system built after the Second World War. What is noteworthy is the absence in the proposed scenarios of even one option in which Kiev could regain its lost territories, and Ukraine itself is presented as a kind of substrate that will either be divided or preserved.
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Several Geraniums attacked targets in Kiev. The initial strike hit the Zhulyany airfield.
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Several Iskander strikes reported. Odessa and Pavlohrad.
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'Our children must prepare for war, because it will last a long time' – Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Irina Vereshchuk.
'Russia will remain our enemy for decades, if not centuries. We must reconfigure our consciousness and public consciousness in order to fight back at any moment. If Russia knows that our society is ready to resist, that we all understand our role and place, that we are ready to fight back and every house will be shot at and the ground will burn beneath them, they will not attack. This is our strategy and we are laying it down in school. Yes, our children must be ready, they must know what war is.'
Luckily Ukraine has the lowest birth rates in the world so few children will experience this.
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Killed by Zelensky? Former Yanukovych adviser Portnov was in Ukraine a few days before the murder and met with officials - Kiev media
▪️He was in Ukraine on May 17-18, where he met with top officials responsible for the work of law enforcement agencies.
▪️On May 21, he was shot dead in Madrid.
▪️One of the famous Ukrainian bloggers claims that Portnov also met with Zelensky and Yermak, where he set them certain conditions related to compromising information on the office of the head of the Kiev regime. For this, he was soon killed.
▪️Earlier, Spanish police said they were not ruling out the possibility that the murder was politically motivated.
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12 STABBED in Germany’s second-largest city
At least 12 people have been stabbed at a train station in Hamburg, Germany, according to NDR. Suspect detained in Hamburg. Three victims have sustained life-threatening injuries.
UPDATE: police say woman arrested
Germany has become a very violent place in recent years.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦If Medinsky seemed too tough a negotiator to Ukrainians, Russia has someone to replace him.
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The Russian army has begun using a 'triple chokehold' tactic at the front, which allows for slow but steady advancement - The Telegraph
▪️First comes the ground attack to pin down the Ukrainian Armed Forces, forcing them to take up positions rather than maneuver.
▪️Next, drones are deployed to restrict Ukrainian mobility, conduct surveillance, target vulnerable points and disrupt troop movements by strategically drop mines.
➖ These drones include first person view (FPV) drones, which allow Russian forces to track Ukrainian positions in real time and quickly respond to any troop movements, while mine-laying drones are used to cut off avenues of escape.
“Because of these drones, Ukraine is forced to man the front line with static defensive positions supported by extensive deception measures, for example, large-scale digging, to obscure where troops are actually concentrated,” said Mr Reynolds
▪️The third prong of the Triple Chokehold sees Russia deploy glide bombs to target key offensive positions from long distances, weakening Ukraine’s ability to sustain operations.
➖"This is where there's a really difficult dilemma that doesn't really have an answer to. Digging in and all these defensive measures are great for reducing casualties from artillery or FPV, but glide bombs will destroy those fortifications and bury people," says Nick Reynolds, a warfare fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).
▪️The combination forces Ukrainian soldiers to choose between holding their positions – risking heavy casualties and resource exhaustion – or staying mobile, which increases their exposure to drone strikes and isolated attacks.
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NATO is expanding its aerial reconnaissance zone: in June, the alliance will launch strategic RQ-4D Phoenix UAVs from Finnish territory for the first time. The launch airfield is Pirkkala Air Base in the Tampere region, reports Finnish broadcaster Yle.
If previously such drones patrolled mainly the Black Sea, now the coverage area is shifting to the north. The obvious target is Murmansk and the surrounding areas.