Germany recalls its ambassador in Russia for a week in protest over a hacker attack - The Associated Press

On Monday, Germany recalled its ambassador to Russia, Alexander Lambsdorff, for a week of consultations in Berlin following an alleged hacker attack on Chancellor Olaf…

Russian media published a list of foreign leaders who will reportedly be present at the Victory day parade in Moscow on 9th May:

◾️Belarus
◾️Kazakhstan
◾️Kyrgyzstan
◾️Tajikistan
◾️Turkmenistan
◾️Cuba
◾️Laos
◾️Guinea-Bissau

Occupied Avdiivka. Perhaps one of the best illustrations of the “liberation” of a peaceful Ukrainian city by Russia.

The writing under the broken window says 'Glory to Russia'.

Russian foreign affairs ministry also summoned the French ambassador after President Macron's statements about the possible sending of troops to Ukraine.

French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs stated that “Paris did not send soldiers of the Foreign Legion to Ukraine.”

Russia will perceive the appearance of F-16 aircraft in Ukraine as carriers of nuclear weapons regardless of their modification - Russian Ministry of foreign affairs.

Russian media report that the UK ambassador in Russia was called in by the Russian foreign affairs ministry and 'warned that the response to the Ukrainian strikes using British weapons on the territory of Russia could be against any British military facilities and equipment on…

'Both China and the European Union have a shared interest in peace and security and in the effective functioning of the rules-based international order. Especially against a backdrop of a very turbulent environment, be it in Europe, in the Middle East or in East Asia' - European…

Two-time European weightlifting champion Oleksandr Pielieshenko died at war

“Defending Ukraine from the invaders, Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine, two-time European champion and Olympic weightlifting participant Oleksandr Pielieshenko died heroically,” Viktor Slobodianiuk,…

My thoughts on the FT article:

It would be more accurate to say Russia is carrying them out, not preparing.

The disabling of undersea cables, arson attacks on factories of defense companies that supply Ukraine with weapons - all this is the work of Russian agents. They operate…

⚡️Defense Intelligence of Ukraine updated their information:

Group 13 unit of The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense's Defense Intelligence destroyed a Russian Mangust boat in Crimea with the help of a Magura V5 maritime attack drone.

◾️This class of boats is used by the enemy navy…

Medvedev is threatening the West with WWIII again, including nuclear war (see the last paragraph of his translated post below).

When Western politicians started discussing the possibility of Western troops in Ukraine, that has created a situation of strategic uncertainty for…

Russia attacked Kharkiv region with a modified FAB-1500 air bomb for the first time. An elderly woman was killed.

'Everything around us shook as if an earthquake had started. The whole street was destroyed in one hit. Residents of the village of Monachynivka saw and experienced…

Emmanuel Macron and Xi Jinping have started their meeting.

The French President said that the parties will discuss commercial issues, access to markets, conditions of fair competition, investments, harmonious development.

'And secondly, we will discuss Ukraine and the Middle…

“We cannot allow Ukraine to fall”: Hakeem Jeffries, US House Minority Leader and Leader of the House Democratic Caucus, did not rule out sending US troops to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

'We can't let Ukraine fall, because if it does, then there's a significant likelihood…

Following the arrest of Shoigu's deputy Timur Ivanov, Russian 'military correspondents' speculate that Aleksei Dyumin might replace Shoigu as Russian defense minister, and Surovikin might be appointed chief of General Staff instead of Gerasimov on May 7th.

Russia will conduct exercises to 'practically work out the issues of preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons' - Russian defense ministry.

Exercises will be held 'soon' with missile formations of the Russian Southern Military District and Navy forces.

The exercises…

A Russian speedboat was destroyed in Crimea as a result of a Defense Intelligence mission with a Magura V5 combat sea drone.

The successful mission in the Vuzka Bay in temporarily occupied Crimea was made possible with the assistance of the United24 platform.

As the fear of…

Russia plotting sabotage across Europe - The Financial Times

European intelligence agencies warn that Russia is planning violent sabotage acts across the continent, committing to perpetual conflict with the West. They have started actively preparing covert bombings, arson, and…

Instead of a thousand words.

A Ukrainian Defender of Chasiv Yar.

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