4 month agoNATO Declaration: “any transfer of ballistic missiles and related technology by Iran to Russia would represent a substantial escalation”
Finnish flight controllers at Helsinki-Vantaa had to reroute traffic due Russian planes - likely military and over Gulf of Finland ignoring civilian flights. Rerouting announced on Finnair flight inbound to Helsinki from Hamburg a bit before landing. Auths not commenting yet.
4 month agoAntony Blinken, US Secretary of State, confirms at the NATOSummit that the first F-16 fighters for Ukraine will begin flying in Ukrainian airspace this summer, providing key value in its war against Russia
Russian Defense: Russian strategic bombers begin training in the Amur region
1 person killed, 7 wounded as result of shelling in Schebekine
4 month agoResidential house was damaged in Shebekino of Belgorod region
Russian army shelling Kherson again
British PM Keir Starmer signals Ukraine can use British Storm Shadow missiles to strike military targets inside Russian. First time he has committed to that position, answering @Bloomberg UK question on way to Washington
Air strikes by Russian warplanes on the forest area west of Idlib
Russian aviation launches glide bombs at Lyptsi
Air defense systems destroyed two drones over the Belgorod and Voronezh regions overnight, - the Russian Defense Ministry reported
NATO Chief: "We've seen new russian missile attacks against cities, against a child hospital – many children and civilians have been killed, and it just demonstrates the brutality of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the importance of us supporting Ukraine."
Blinken and Kuleba discussed ongoing work to bring Ukraine closer to NATO membership, commitment to Ukraine’s ability to defend against Russian aggression now and deter future aggression, and support for reforms necessary for Ukraine’s transatlantic integration, per State Department
4 month agoNATO to make 'important decisions' on Ukraine this week, @NATO Chief @jensstoltenberg says at the State Dept. "We will make decisions on Ukraine, and I think what you have seen over the last days demonstrates the need to step up our support for Ukraine."
State Dept says Blinken and NATO Chief "discussed expected decisions at Thursday’s NATO-Ukraine Council to build a bridge to NATO membership while enabling Ukraine’s defense against Russian aggression, today and in the future."
Russian aviation conducted airstrikes at Lyptsi, Mali Prokhody, Hlyboke, New York, Oleksandropil, Novoselivka Persha, Myrnohrad, Urozhayne, Rivnopil, Staromayorske, Tyahynka, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports
The White House: China supports Russia's war in Ukraine
The White House: India's relationship with Russia gives it the ability to urge Putin to end the war in Ukraine
US military bases across Europe were placed on a rare, heightened state of alert last week after the US received intel that Russian-backed actors were considering carrying out sabotage attacks against US military personnel and facilities
US National Security Advisor: Putin cannot stand up to NATO
FBI: Affiliates of Russian state-sponsored media organization RT used covert AI-enhanced software to create fictitious online personas to post content on @X
4 month ago3 freight container cars derailed at Khovryno station in Moscow
Russia issues warrant for exiled opposition figure Yulia Navalnaya, accusing her of participating in an 'extremist organisation': court
Reuters: A NATO official: The Ukrainian attacks in Russia reduced the production of Russian oil refineries by about 17%.
Foreign Minister of Czechia Jan Lipavsky: I have decided to summon the Russian ambassador. Murderers who attack children in hospitals are the dregs of humanity. He has been instructed to deliver the message in Moscow
United Nations: Targeting hospitals in Ukraine is a war crime
Lavrov: Putin and Modi discussed the international situation and cooperation in the BRICS group, the Shanghai Organization, and the G20 group
4 month agoFire at the substation in Sudzha, Kursk region
4 month agoA drone attack on the Rostovska substation in Yudino, Rostov region, resulted in at least two transformers burning down.
