Ukrainian forces made attempts to attack civilian infrastructure in Russia's Krasnodar region overnight with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). At least 10 drones were fended off by means of radio and electronic jamming equipment, the regional authorities reported.
One UAV crashed on the premises of an oil refinery in the city of Slavyansk-on-Kuban. No fire, casualties or damage were reported per preliminary information.
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One UAV crashed on the premises of an oil refinery in the city of Slavyansk-on-Kuban. No fire, casualties or damage were reported per preliminary information.
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The deputy head of Volodymyr Zelensky's office military intelligence officer Roman Mashovets was put on Russia’s wanted list under an article of the Criminal Code by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Last year, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) suppressed the activities of an agent network of Ukrainian military intelligence which was planning terrorist attacks in Crimea, including assassination attempts on the head of the Crimean republic Sergey Aksyonov.
Mashovets was named as the organizer of the terrorist attacks and coordinator of the planning of assassinations of high-ranking officials in the region.
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Last year, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) suppressed the activities of an agent network of Ukrainian military intelligence which was planning terrorist attacks in Crimea, including assassination attempts on the head of the Crimean republic Sergey Aksyonov.
Mashovets was named as the organizer of the terrorist attacks and coordinator of the planning of assassinations of high-ranking officials in the region.
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Russian air defenses destroyed a Ukrainian airplane-type drone in the Belgorod region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. Two buildings and a car were damaged, but no injuries were reported, the governor added.
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Ukraine conflict reveals Russian supremacy in high-tech warfare of the future - report
“One area in which the US has revealed its shortcomings is in electronic warfare,” the author writes. “Russia's jamming systems have created major issues with Western precision weaponry, including GMLRS rockets and Excalibur artillery shells. Russia's electronic warfare units have become increasingly adept at scrambling the GPS navigation systems used to guide the missiles and shells to their targets, sending them off course and rendering them useless.”
The US military’s attempts to develop microwave weapons and drone swarms to counter Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have so far failed to bear fruit, demonstrating the shortcomings of a military industrial complex that for decades has been focused on “war against militant groups such as the Taliban* in Afghanistan” rather than combatting large state actors.
The result has been an inefficient defense production base, both in terms of cost and developing sufficient quantities of weapons. Analysis published earlier this year revealed that Russia is now producing three times more ammunition than the United States and all European allies of Ukraine combined as Russian military industry has stepped into high gear.
The article observes that the United States is capable of producing high-quality armaments, but claims they are hopelessly expensive compared to similar Russian equipment that can be produced at a much lower cost, allowing the country to prevail in “fights which require endurance.”
*Taliban is under UN sanctions for terrorist activities.
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“The US has been Ukraine's single most important ally” in its conflict with Russia, observes analysis from Business Insider, but Kiev’s use of American weapons systems has left it reliant on technology with “serious flaws.”
“One area in which the US has revealed its shortcomings is in electronic warfare,” the author writes. “Russia's jamming systems have created major issues with Western precision weaponry, including GMLRS rockets and Excalibur artillery shells. Russia's electronic warfare units have become increasingly adept at scrambling the GPS navigation systems used to guide the missiles and shells to their targets, sending them off course and rendering them useless.”
The US military’s attempts to develop microwave weapons and drone swarms to counter Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have so far failed to bear fruit, demonstrating the shortcomings of a military industrial complex that for decades has been focused on “war against militant groups such as the Taliban* in Afghanistan” rather than combatting large state actors.
The result has been an inefficient defense production base, both in terms of cost and developing sufficient quantities of weapons. Analysis published earlier this year revealed that Russia is now producing three times more ammunition than the United States and all European allies of Ukraine combined as Russian military industry has stepped into high gear.
The article observes that the United States is capable of producing high-quality armaments, but claims they are hopelessly expensive compared to similar Russian equipment that can be produced at a much lower cost, allowing the country to prevail in “fights which require endurance.”
*Taliban is under UN sanctions for terrorist activities.
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Russian air defense systems destroyed nine ATACMS missiles and one drone over the Crimea, three drones over the Russian Belgorod region, 57 drones were destroyed and intercepted over the Krasnodar region, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
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German Defense Ministry seeks additional $4.13 billion for Ukraine
The German Defense Ministry has asked the government for an additional 3.8 billion euros ($4.13 billion) to provide assistance to Ukraine, Bild reported citing sources.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday and Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Thursday. The request for additional funds will be submitted to parliament for approval in June, the report said, adding that the finance ministry supports the request.
Next year, the Bundeswehr may ask for a record 15 billion euros ($16.3 billion) to support the Kiev regime.
Russia perceives the West's increase in arms supplies to Ukraine as a signal that they aren't ready for serious talks, Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday during his speech at the meeting of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy.
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The German Defense Ministry has asked the government for an additional 3.8 billion euros ($4.13 billion) to provide assistance to Ukraine, Bild reported citing sources.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday and Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Thursday. The request for additional funds will be submitted to parliament for approval in June, the report said, adding that the finance ministry supports the request.
Next year, the Bundeswehr may ask for a record 15 billion euros ($16.3 billion) to support the Kiev regime.
Russia perceives the West's increase in arms supplies to Ukraine as a signal that they aren't ready for serious talks, Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday during his speech at the meeting of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy.
"This means that they have decided in favor of settling things on the battlefield, for which we are always ready," Lavrov added.
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Ukraine's transfer of drone operating experience to US private military companies creates global terrorist threat
The transfer of the experience of operating FPV drones from Ukrainian troops to American private military companies and beyond will be a key factor of the global terrorist threat, Dmitry Kuzyakin, the general director of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions, told Sputnik.
Anthony Blinken earlier visited the production of Ukrainian drones during his visit to Kiev. One of the reasons for this was allegedly the training of NATO military personnel by Ukrainian instructors.
Kuzyakin believes that the US is considering evacuating Ukrainian FPV drone operators from the front lines so that they could train American troops with combat experience.
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The transfer of the experience of operating FPV drones from Ukrainian troops to American private military companies and beyond will be a key factor of the global terrorist threat, Dmitry Kuzyakin, the general director of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions, told Sputnik.
Anthony Blinken earlier visited the production of Ukrainian drones during his visit to Kiev. One of the reasons for this was allegedly the training of NATO military personnel by Ukrainian instructors.
"The work release of a huge number of Ukrainian servicemen with combat experience on FPV systems will ultimately lead to an increase in the global terrorist threat, which is a major challenge to international security. They may already be transferring their [combat] experience to US private military companies, and other recipients are hard to predict - international terrorist organizations, criminal networks, and so on," Kyzyakin said.
Kuzyakin believes that the US is considering evacuating Ukrainian FPV drone operators from the front lines so that they could train American troops with combat experience.
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The British Telegraph slammed US troops lagging behind in engineering at NATO exercises The British newspaper The Telegraph noted the US military's significant deficiencies in engineering capabilities during a NATO exercise in Poland, reporting that it took…
British Army lost capability to fight in full-scale war, leaving the country unprepared
After spending years on foreign counter-insurgency operations in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, the British Army has lost its ability to "mount an all-out campaign," the Telegraph reported, citing Maj. Gen. James Martin.
Now the army is "at its smallest size for 300 years" with depleted stocks of ammunition and parts, the newspaper added.
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After spending years on foreign counter-insurgency operations in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, the British Army has lost its ability to "mount an all-out campaign," the Telegraph reported, citing Maj. Gen. James Martin.
"After 20 years of counter-insurgency campaigning, we were losing this [war-fighting] capability," the British major general told the Telegraph.
Now the army is "at its smallest size for 300 years" with depleted stocks of ammunition and parts, the newspaper added.
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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's life is no longer under threat after the assassination attempt and the prognosis is positive, the Slovak deputy prime minister said.
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German Defense Ministry seeks additional $4.13 billion for Ukraine The German Defense Ministry has asked the government for an additional 3.8 billion euros ($4.13 billion) to provide assistance to Ukraine, Bild reported citing sources. German Defense Minister…
This course will lead us and Ukraine into abyss - Bundestag member on additional German aid to Ukraine
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"More billions for weaponry when there are hardly any Ukrainians left who want to fight? And swing the austerity hammer at us? This course will lead us and Ukraine into the abyss. Negotiations about a ceasefire are more than overdue!" Sahra Wagenknecht wrote on X.
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The Sever Battlegroup continues to advance deeper into the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defenses, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The forces of Kiev's “Foreign Legion” have been hit.
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The Sever Battlegroup continues to advance deeper into the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defenses, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The forces of Kiev's “Foreign Legion” have been hit. Subscribe to @SputnikInt
🇷🇺🪖 More statements from the daily briefing of the Russian Defense Ministry on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:
▪️The Vostok Battlegroup occupied more advantageous positions. Ukrainian losses amounted to 105;
▪️The Sever Battlegroup repelled five attacks by Ukrainian troops in the areas of Volchansk, Liptsi, Tikhiy in the Kharkov region;
▪️The Zapad Battlegroup occupied more advantageous positions and destroyed up to 440 Ukrainian soldiers;
▪️The Yug Battlegroup improved the situation along the front line and repelled an attack by Ukrainian troops near Novomikhailovka;
▪️The Tsentr Battlegroup improved its tactical situation and repelled seven Ukrainian counterattacks;
▪️Russian air defenses shot down 103 Ukrainian drones, 12 ATACMS missiles and four Hammer bombs over the day.
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▪️The Vostok Battlegroup occupied more advantageous positions. Ukrainian losses amounted to 105;
▪️The Sever Battlegroup repelled five attacks by Ukrainian troops in the areas of Volchansk, Liptsi, Tikhiy in the Kharkov region;
▪️The Zapad Battlegroup occupied more advantageous positions and destroyed up to 440 Ukrainian soldiers;
▪️The Yug Battlegroup improved the situation along the front line and repelled an attack by Ukrainian troops near Novomikhailovka;
▪️The Tsentr Battlegroup improved its tactical situation and repelled seven Ukrainian counterattacks;
▪️Russian air defenses shot down 103 Ukrainian drones, 12 ATACMS missiles and four Hammer bombs over the day.
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Britain does not have enough planes to properly commemorate the 80th anniversary of storming Normandy
450 men of the British Parachute Regiment in four planes were supposed to honor war heroes by jumping out of Hercules C-130s, but there is only one plane left, the Daily Mail reported. The reason is "short-sighted cost-cutting," the news agency quoted a senior source in the regiment as saying.
Members of the Parachute Regiment call the absence of the Hercules aircraft "an insult to those who made the ultimate sacrifice" and warn that Britain's contribution to the Normandy landings could look weak.
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450 men of the British Parachute Regiment in four planes were supposed to honor war heroes by jumping out of Hercules C-130s, but there is only one plane left, the Daily Mail reported. The reason is "short-sighted cost-cutting," the news agency quoted a senior source in the regiment as saying.
"The issue demonstrates a sad and simple truth – today's RAF [Royal Air Force] lacks heavy lift transport capacity after all Hercules transport fleet, which served our nation so well for more than 50 years, was scrapped to save money," former Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood told Daily Mail.
Members of the Parachute Regiment call the absence of the Hercules aircraft "an insult to those who made the ultimate sacrifice" and warn that Britain's contribution to the Normandy landings could look weak.
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UK may unveil verdict on Assange's extradition to US on Monday
The High Court in London is set to deliver its ruling on the fate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been fighting against extradition to US since 2019.
Judges must decide whether they are satisfied by the US' vow not to apply the death penalty to the whistleblower. American authorities also promised that he would be able to rely on the First Amendment that guarantees the freedom of speech.
The court may decide to extradite Assange or – theoretically – rule that he must be released from jail. It is possible the judges will delay the final decision – prompting a new round of legal battles.
In the US, the WikiLeaks founder is facing espionage charges for the mass publication of classified documents concerning US activities in Afghanistan and Iraq. If found guilty, he will face up to 175 years behind bars.
Assange's legal team argues that handing him over to Washington would blatantly violate a US-UK treaty that prohibits extradition for political offenses.
They also stress that Assange managed to expose criminal actions by the US government, such as the torture of prisoners of war and political assassinations. His supporters fear that Washington simply wants to take revenge, putting Assange in prison until he dies or finding some legal pretext for the death sentence.
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The High Court in London is set to deliver its ruling on the fate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been fighting against extradition to US since 2019.
Judges must decide whether they are satisfied by the US' vow not to apply the death penalty to the whistleblower. American authorities also promised that he would be able to rely on the First Amendment that guarantees the freedom of speech.
The court may decide to extradite Assange or – theoretically – rule that he must be released from jail. It is possible the judges will delay the final decision – prompting a new round of legal battles.
"I have the sense that anything could happen at this stage. Julian could be extradited, or he could be freed," Assange’s wife Stella said.
In the US, the WikiLeaks founder is facing espionage charges for the mass publication of classified documents concerning US activities in Afghanistan and Iraq. If found guilty, he will face up to 175 years behind bars.
Assange's legal team argues that handing him over to Washington would blatantly violate a US-UK treaty that prohibits extradition for political offenses.
They also stress that Assange managed to expose criminal actions by the US government, such as the torture of prisoners of war and political assassinations. His supporters fear that Washington simply wants to take revenge, putting Assange in prison until he dies or finding some legal pretext for the death sentence.
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Mobilization threatens to put Ukraine's biggest smelter out of work
The ongoing mobilization in Ukraine has put ArcelorMittal Krivoy Rog, the country's largest mining and smelting plant, at risk, chief executive Mauro Longobardo told the Financial Times.
According to him, hiring female workers for manual labor is a matter of survival for the plant, which has put up huge billboards in the city of Krivoy Rog showing young women in orange overalls with slogans such as "Ladies really run things here" to attract staff.
The company is struggling to replace the mobilized men, as well as the thousands of male workers who have left for safer places, Longobardo said. He admitted that hiring men has become a very difficult task.
The plant has also been forced to cut production, including steel used to shield energy facilities from airstrikes, according to the CEO.
Earlier this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed into law a bill on the voluntary mobilization of some groups of convicts, underscoring the Kiev regime's desperate attempts to replenish its depleted forces.
Last month, Zelensky signed a new mobilization law that lowered the age of connoscription from 27 to 25, expanded the powers of recruitment officers, and introduced penalties for draft dodgers, including fines of up to 25,000 hryvnia ($640).
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The ongoing mobilization in Ukraine has put ArcelorMittal Krivoy Rog, the country's largest mining and smelting plant, at risk, chief executive Mauro Longobardo told the Financial Times.
"If they [Ukrainian authorities] continue to mobilize, we will not have enough [staff] to operate. We are talking here about existence of the company," he stressed, as the Kiev regime desperately tries to throw more men into the trenches amid heavy losses.
According to him, hiring female workers for manual labor is a matter of survival for the plant, which has put up huge billboards in the city of Krivoy Rog showing young women in orange overalls with slogans such as "Ladies really run things here" to attract staff.
The company is struggling to replace the mobilized men, as well as the thousands of male workers who have left for safer places, Longobardo said. He admitted that hiring men has become a very difficult task.
The plant has also been forced to cut production, including steel used to shield energy facilities from airstrikes, according to the CEO.
"In the end, I think the country is losing," he concluded.
Earlier this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed into law a bill on the voluntary mobilization of some groups of convicts, underscoring the Kiev regime's desperate attempts to replenish its depleted forces.
Last month, Zelensky signed a new mobilization law that lowered the age of connoscription from 27 to 25, expanded the powers of recruitment officers, and introduced penalties for draft dodgers, including fines of up to 25,000 hryvnia ($640).
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❗️The British foreign minister claimed that Ukraine has the right to strike Russian territory with British weapons during a visit to Kiev. Subscribe to @SputnikInt
Germany can supply Ukraine with weapons, but does not want them to attack Crimea — British Defense Minister
Germany has the ability to supply Ukraine with long-range weapons, but Germany does not want to allow them to be used for attacks on Crimea, as London previously did, British Defense Minister Grant Shapps told Sky News.
Earlier, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, after the leak of a conversation between Bundeswehr officers discussing strikes on the Crimean bridge, once again opposed the supply of Taurus missiles to Ukraine, saying the participation of German soldiers was necessary to control their use.
The Chancellor had previously said that this would be a violation of the "red lines" and would make Germany a participant in hostilities.
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Germany has the ability to supply Ukraine with long-range weapons, but Germany does not want to allow them to be used for attacks on Crimea, as London previously did, British Defense Minister Grant Shapps told Sky News.
Earlier, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, after the leak of a conversation between Bundeswehr officers discussing strikes on the Crimean bridge, once again opposed the supply of Taurus missiles to Ukraine, saying the participation of German soldiers was necessary to control their use.
The Chancellor had previously said that this would be a violation of the "red lines" and would make Germany a participant in hostilities.
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❗️Iranian media report on the incident with the helicopter carrying the Iranian president to the province of East Azerbaijan
The helicopter carrying President Raisi crashed in East Azerbaijan, according to Tasnim news agency.
There were 3 helicopters in the convoy, two helicopters with ministers and officials reached their destination safely and it is reported that the Iranian Foreign Minister was also in the helicopter carrying the President.
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The helicopter carrying President Raisi crashed in East Azerbaijan, according to Tasnim news agency.
There were 3 helicopters in the convoy, two helicopters with ministers and officials reached their destination safely and it is reported that the Iranian Foreign Minister was also in the helicopter carrying the President.
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