After SpaceX cuts off Starlink access, Russia launches first 16 satellites of its own “Rassvet” alternative
Russia's Rassvet system needs 200–250 satellites for stable use.
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Ukraine’s military intelligence fields drones able to fly 3,500 km, putting Siberia in range
HUR operators told that any point in European Russia, and territory as far east as Krasnoyarsk, now sits within reach.
Estonia switches on first border sensors to detect drones as Baltic incursions mount
The Interior Ministry says equipment now operating near the Luhamaa crossing begins a system meant to shield the entire eastern frontier by year's end.
Drones set a tanker and fuel tank ablaze at Russia’s Taganrog port
Governor Yuriy Slyusar confirmed the overnight strikes, which also hit an oil depot in Krasnodar Krai's Armavir and prompted air defenses across southern regions.
Ukrainian drones destroy 2 Tu-142 aircraft, Iskander system at Russian airfield in Taganrog
Major Robert "Madyar" Brovdi said his unit's long-range strike platforms hit the high-value targets overnight on 30 May and released footage of the operation.
“Impossible”: Russia planned to move tens of thousands of Armenians home to vote — part of campaign to stop Armenia’s pivot West
Russia tries the Moldova playbook in Armenia: imported voters, a billionaire candidate, gas threats.
Not just nuclear power: how Rosatom fuels Russia’s war machine
This is part one of a series of three articles exploring Rosatom, its role in the war in Ukraine, and Moscow’s international influence.
UK sanctions crypto exchanges and “A7 network” in crackdown on Russian evasion systems
Officials say Moscow has increasingly turned to shadow financial systems and crypto channels to sustain wartime spending as sanctions tighten.
Russia plans broad aviation restrictions as Ukrainian drones keep disrupting airspace
New rules would ban most civilian flights below 5,100 meters across large parts of central Russia, according to aviation associations and industry reports.
Ukraine’s “long-range sanctions” hit fuel-pumping station supplying central Russia and Moscow region fuel network
The drone attack hit a key Transneft pipeline node in Vladimir Oblast, triggering a large fire.
BREAKING: Russia reportedly struck Kyiv Oblast with Oreshnik intercontinental ballistic missile
Ukraine's monitoring channels have reported that Russia has likely used its Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile on Bila Tserkva…
Russia is “directing” Ukrainian drones into NATO territory, Estonian foreign minister says
The minister spoke ahead of an alliance foreign ministers meeting in Helsingborg, Sweden, where colleagues rejected Moscow's claims of Baltic complicity.
Russia’s secret “Skythen” project would station nuclear missiles on seabed, German media report
Investigators have been watching the specialized vessel "Zvezdochka" from Severodvinsk for some time, the broadcasters said.
Russia’s 4th-largest oil refinery in Kstovo halts its main crude unit after 20 May attack
The Lukoil-owned plant's CDU-6 unit, accounting for 53% of refinery capacity, processes 25,700 tonnes of crude per day, Reuters says.
Ukrainian drone strike halts NORSI’s main crude unit, Reuters reports
The Lukoil-owned refinery near Kstovo, Russia's second-largest gasoline producer, was hit on 20 May 2026, two industry sources told Reuters.
Pentagon: Ukraine retook 400 km² after cutting Russian troops off from Elon Musk’s Starlink internet
A Ukrainian offensive retook roughly 400 square kilometers of territory in early 2026 after thousands of Starlink terminals used by Russian forces were deactivated, according to a Pentagon Inspector General report
Partisans burned locomotive in Saint Petersburg, disrupting key rail routes in Russia’s northwestern logistics network, ATESH claims
The partisan network claims the engine was used for oil cargo transport and taken out of service after the attack.
Russia-Belarus nuclear drills end with simulated launches; targets not made public
Russia and Belarus jointly released a video on 21 May showing nuclear munitions arriving at field storage points.
Fire breaks out at Syzran oil refinery as drone attack hits Samara region
One processing unit was burning at the plant, which is involved in supplying Russia's armed forces, Telegram channels reported.
Beijing endorses Moscow’s ‘root causes’ framing on Ukraine in Putin-Xi joint statement
The summit produced no agreed timeline for the long-stalled Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline.