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Frontline report: New French AASM bombs deployed by Ukraine against Russian targets in occupied Kherson Oblast
Ukrainian forces are intensifying attacks on Russian positions in the Kherson region by employing guided bombs, including new French AASM munitions, against command posts, ammunition depots, and drone operators.
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May 08, 2024
- Daily reviewRusso-Ukrainian war, day 804: Denmark will send first F-16 to Ukraine this summer, Ukraine drones target Russian railway
- Russian flags banned at WW2 end commemoration in Berlin
- Latvia donates €100,000 worth of communication equipment to Ukraine as part of IT coalition
- Protesters rally in The Hague demanding trial for Putin
- Seven injured including a 6-year-old in Russian shelling in Dnipro Oblast; Kherson also targeted
- Ukraine: Some 50% of Russian-launched North Korean missiles went off-course and blew up mid-air
- DispatchUkraine now has drones rescuing fallen drones from hazardous battlefields
- Over 500 Ukrainian medical facilities rebuilt after destruction by Russian forces
- Ukraine to present 15 startups at investment summit in the US
- UK intel: Around 9,000 Chechen troops deployed by Russia in Ukraine
- Culture of UkraineRecord Ukrainian Easter amid Russian threat. PHOTO REPORT
- Politico: Non-military option for neutral countries in EU plan on using frozen Russian asset proceeds
- Media: How France organizes the delivery of Scalp missiles to Ukraine
- ISW: Russia escalates nuclear rhetoric as tactic to deter Western support for Ukraine
- Russian aggressive rhetoric intensifies as Ukraine nears F-16 delivery
- Scholz backs using 90% of frozen Russian asset proceeds for Ukraine arms
- Estonian Parliament designates Moscow Patriarchate as sponsor of Russian aggression
- OpinionThe G7’s frozen asset fiasco: a masterclass in self-sabotage
- One reading of law distances Georgia from approval of foreign agents legislation limiting freedom of speech
- Minister: Poland to continue paying for 20,000 Starlink terminals provided to Ukraine
- Media: Satellite images show Russia stopped using Kerch for military logistics in Ukraine
- AP: Emmanuel Macron holds talks Xi Jinping amid spy, trade crises, and Russia’s war
- Denmark to send Ukraine first F-16s in summer, Netherlands in fall, Dutch defense minister says
Daily Review
Lukashenka scared Belarusians with Lithuanian drones and NATO troops before unanimous approval of military doctrine
Lukashenka regime alleges prevention of a Lithuanian drone attack on Minsk and accuses the opposition of plotting to seize a Belarusian district to introduce NATO troops in Belarus.
US sanctions deep freeze Russia’s Arctic-2 LNG hub. Here’s what can kill it for good
Russia’s flagship LNG project is having a tanker problem, courtesy of America. But it still stands a chance, courtesy of China.
Obey to pray: Russia’s ruthless crackdown on faith in occupied Ukraine
From a Protestant pastor imprisoned for his American citizenship, to an Orthodox bishop pressured to embrace the "Russian World," to an evangelical church shuttered after sheltering the displaced, the stories of religious persecution in occupied Ukraine are as diverse as they are devastating.
Laughter in the face of death: Ukraine’s stand-up scene booming amid Russia’s war
"When we joke about what frightens us, we fear it less. We joke about death – we start to fear it less. We joke about the enemy – we fear the enemy less," said comedian Anton Tymoshenko, explaining how humor allows Ukrainians to process the tragedy of Russia's war.
Ukraine struggles to secure more Patriots from allies amid escalated Russian air attacks
So far, Germany remains the only country to respond to Ukraine's urgent request for additional Patriot systems amid intensified Russian aerial attacks. Other countries have failed to make similar pledges ahead of the upcoming Ramstein meeting, which is expected to address military aid coordination for Ukraine.
Frontline report
It’s ten years of Russia’s war against Ukraine, not two
Years of futile negotiations over Ukraine should dispel any illusions – intelligence proves Putin spent the last decade preparing for exactly this war, with aims far beyond Ukraine.
Ukraine destroys Russia’s Dzhankoi helicopter base air defenses, enabling further deep strikes on occupied Crimea
Ukraine's ATACMS missile attack on Russia's airfield in northern Crimea on 17 April reportedly destroyed multiple air defense assets, potentially enabling future air attacks on the occupied peninsula from the north.
Slovaks join Czechia-led effort to supply Ukraine with ammo, defying Slovakia’s pro-Russian PM
In defiance of their Russia-friendly PM, Slovaks have launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise 1,000,000 euros for ammo for Ukraine, aligning with an international Czech-led initiative.
Rescuing art while the world burns: Prymachenko’s paintings survive Russian invasion
Invasion As Russia's "special military operation" turned Ivankiv into a war zone, a ragtag band of museum staff and locals decided that saving some folk art was more important than staying alive.
“Most countries protect their farmers.” Poland’s top trade economist on why border blockade keeps going
The dispute is deeper than cheap crops; Poland wants a bilateral trade agreement with Ukraine, says Piotr Soroczyński
From exporter to importer overnight: Russian missiles knock out Ukraine’s power grid amid weakened air defense
Boosting air defense has become Ukraine's number-one priority: rebuilding destroyed power plants is a Sisyphean task when they will be destroyed in the next wave of Russian attacks
“Decolonization will not be stopped”: Ukraine expands movement against Russian cultural imperialism
Progressive decolonization discourse has ignored Russia's history of imperialism and cultural appropriation, but Ukraine is determined to challenge false narratives by rewriting its place in the world's museums.
Evergreens
Inside Ukraine’s secret FPV drone labs racing to stay ahead of Russia
DIY warriors operating from garages with soldering irons are outmaneuvering Russia's state giants in the technology arms race — so far.
Lithuania donates Ukraine M577 command post carriers
Lithuania has delivered M577 Command Post Vehicles to Ukraine, adding to its military support that included artillery shells sent in early March. The country commits to long-term assistance with a €200 million package for 2024-2026.
Russia’s war: an attack on Europe
Despite the pandemic of German "useful idiot" pacifists, Europe must be defended – by unreserved military support for Ukraine until its victory.
Analysis
Crocus City Hall: incompetence or deliberate failure of Russian security? An OSINT analysis
Did Russia's state security apparatus break down, or was the terrorist attack on Moscow's Crocus City Hall deliberately permitted to occur? We investigate
Meet “Liutyi,” Ukraine’s homegrown drone behind strikes on Russian oil refineries
Ukraine's domestically produced Liutyi unmanned aircraft has been behind precise strikes on Russian oil refineries up to 800km inside Russia.
