“There was no way back”: Captured Russian soldiers say commanders welded pipeline shut behind them
Russia sent soldiers through a gas pipeline behind Ukrainian lines. Ukraine knew they were coming and stacked drones at the exit.
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Russia killed 52 people in Ukraine this week — firing mostly ballistic missiles, hardest for air defense to stop
Russia fired 3,170 drones at Ukraine in seven days.
Russia maintains military presence in post-Assad Syria – but Damascus now holds leverage
Satellite imagery shows renewed Russian cargo activity in Tartus as Damascus renegotiates the terms of Moscow’s long-standing military presence.
Russia’s Nevinnomyssk Azot chemical plant reported on fire after overnight explosions – at least 6th attack on the site
Regional authorities say air defenses were active, while online footage suggests damage at a facility central to Russia’s chemical production chain.
Ukraine strikes Russian Caspian Fleet base deep inside Russia, home to missile-capable ships used in Kalibr strikes – General Staff
Kyiv reports damage to a major Russian refinery and naval vessels in the Caspian Sea base of Kaspiysk, alongside strikes on logistics and weapons storage sites.
As rescuers clear rubble of Kyiv apartment building, Russia’s security council secretary lists same 2022 demands for ending war
Same demands as Russia's failed 2022 Istanbul talks were issued from Bishkek hours after Russia's biggest two-day strike on Kyiv.
Russia is building 168,000-strong drone force by year-end through stealing Kyiv UAV model, says Ukraine’s drone commander Madiar
An average Ukrainian brigade is now intercepting up to 60 Russian "Molniya" strike drones per day because Russia has centralized production.
If this were real life, they would already be dead: Ukrainian drone pilots force NATO drills on Gotland to stop three times
During the pause, the opposing forces had time to think about how to act better against the enemy.
Kremlin terms unchanged: Moscow repeats Putin’s 2024 demand for four Ukraine’s oblasts as peace push stalls
That is a demand for capitulation, not for peace.
Russia is abandoning its push on Stepnohirsk where average mobilized Russian soldier survived 12 minutes
Russia threw elite units at Stepnohirsk. The average newly mobilized soldier lasted 12 minutes. Now Russia is leaving.
Nicolas Tenzer: stop talking about peace, the question is victory
French geopolitical expert on his book Our War, Putin's nihilist regime, and the strategic autonomy Europe must build with or without Washington
“Mirror response”: Ukraine confirms Orenburg strike 1,500 km from border after renewed Russian aerial attacks
A drone strike in Orenburg damaged a residential building near a major missile and aircraft components plant, according to analysis and local reports.
NYT: Lost Starlink, throttled Telegram, missed recruits — Russia’s worst battlefield year since 2023
Russia's military has slowed to a crawl in Ukraine and at its current monthly rate of advance would…
300 defense factories, 500,000 workers: North Korea’s arms industry reaches records amid Russia’s demand for shells in war
North Korea claims current shell production has quadrupled compared to normal levels.
Russia closes 13 airports as Ukrainian drones strike air traffic control center in Rostov-on-Don
At least 14,000 passengers are stranded. Rostov has declared a local state of emergency.
Fico, the only EU leader heading to Moscow for 9 May, to deliver Zelenskyy’s message to Putin
Slovak PM Robert Fico will be the only EU leader in Moscow for 9 May. He's carrying a message from Zelenskyy to Putin, his foreign ministry says.
France keeps Kyiv embassy open after Russia’s pre-9 May threat to strike “decision-making centers”
France will keep its Kyiv embassy open and condemned Russian threats to strike "decision-making centers" before 9 May. Germany and the EU made the same call.
264 drones, three Russian cities, one burning oil refinery — Russia’s pre-Victory Day night
Ukrainian drones struck Moscow, Yaroslavl, and Rostov-on-Don overnight on 7-8 May, igniting a fire at the Yaroslavnefteorgsintez oil refinery. Russia claims 264 drones shot down
Ukraine did math on Tuapse — and Russian reaction tells rest
Ukraine's drones hit Tuapse four times in a single month. Each strike deepening the wound on Russia's only Black Sea oil refinery.
Ukraine jails European ex-instructor for 8.5 years after FSB recruited him through pro-Kremlin forums
Ukraine has jailed a foreign ex-military instructor for 8.5 years after Russia's FSB recruited him through pro-Kremlin forums to spy on training centers and plan terror attacks