Sentinel satellite images confirm four RVS-5000 tanks were destroyed at the Solnechnogorskaya oil pumping station in Moscow Oblast after the May 17 strike. The site is a critical Transneft node in the oil product pipeline ring around Moscow.
Hungary canceled deportation decisions and a 3-year Schengen entry ban against all 7 Oschadbank employees detained in March while transporting $40M, €35M and 9 kg of bank gold from Vienna to Kyiv. Oschadbank said Hungary also ordered the records removed from state registers after withdrawing earlier national security claims against the Ukrainian citizens.
Ukraine has equipped 430 km of anti-drone protection and restored 106 km of roads from February to April, the defense minister said. More than 1,170 km of logistics routes are now protected, while road repairs continue in 5 frontline regions.
🇫🇷🇪🇸 French rider Johann Zarco crashed during the MotoGP Grand Prix of Catalonia. He was taken to hospital after the incident and diagnosed with torn ligaments in his knee, a small crack in his fibula, and was fitted with a neck brace as a precaution.Zarco later reassured fans, saying: “More fear than harm. The femur is fine — the main issues are the knee and ankle.” He confirmed there are no majo...
Ukrainian drone strikes hit multiple Moscow Oblast targets on May 17, including Gazpromneft’s Moscow refinery and Transneft’s Solnechnogorskaya oil loading station in Durykino. The refinery strike hit a construction site, while production capacity was not damaged. At Solnechnogorskaya, a diesel storage tank caught fire and flames spread to other reservoirs.
Zelensky said Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service obtained new Russian internal documents assessing the aggressor state’s war losses. He cited about 400 closed oil wells at one Russian oil company, oil refining down at least 10% in just several months this year, 11 financial institutions preparing for liquidation, 8 more banks with critical problems and a federal deficit already near $80B.
Occupation head of Skadovsk Oleksandr Dudka was hit by a drone and hospitalized with severe wounds. Collaborator and Russian apppointed Kherson Governor Vladimir Saldo said Dudka suffered blast trauma and shrapnel wounds to the head after the strike.
🇨🇦 The mother of 12-year-old Maya Gebala has shared an update on her daughter’s condition.Maya Gebala, 12, was shot three times in the head and neck on Feb 10 during a mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in B.C., Canada. She tried to lock the library door to protect classmates. She suffered a severe brain injury and has had multiple surgeries (including a recent successful cranioplasty...
This is Karl Bushby. In 1998, he made a bar bet that he could walk from Chile to England. 27 years later, he is still walking. He has survived the Darién Gap, 57 days in a Russian prison, and traversing the Bering Strait on shifting ice.He's expected to return in England by late 2026.Did you know? 🎓
69 US jurisdictions have now blocked new data centers.Citing the need to protect local power grids and water supplies, a growing number of cities, counties, and towns are pushing back hard against the explosive growth of AI data centers.At least 69 jurisdictions across the United States have passed restrictions or outright moratoriums on new data center construction — with four of those bans made ...
🇨🇦 9 killed, 27 injured in Tumbler Ridge Secondary School shooting, British Columbia, #Canada. The suspect is 17-year-old Jesse “Jess” Strang (presumably transgender), Tumbler Ridge resident, died by self-inflicted gunshot. Footage shows Tumbler Ridge shooter…
Ukraine’s Steel Border Brigade struck Russian targets with FPV and Vampire drones on the Kursk and Northern Slobozhanshchyna axes, hitting an armored personnel carrier, 3 troops, EW system, antenna, gun, 2 vehicles, ammo depot and 3 shelters.
Ukrainian drones struck Russian logistics in occupied Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast.
❗️Destinus and Rheinmetall are developing the RUTA Block 3 cruise missile with range up to 2,000 km, with flight tests planned in Ukraine in 2027. The missile will carry a 250 kg warhead, use the new Destinus T220 turbojet engine and operate with GPS-free navigation, while Ukraine is set to manufacture key components for the system.
Russian sources claim Ukraine is now using FPV drones equipped with artificial intelligence and face-based auto-guidance.