🧐 Ukrainian connoscription officer who EXPOSED mass "cannon fodder" tactics SENT TO FRONT LINES

Yury Kovalyuk, head of the Regional Military Commissariat, publicly refused to allow his 22-year-old son to join the Ukrainian army, condemning commanders who "sacrifice entire battalions as expendable."

He had actively warned young men against signing military contracts.

His defiance CAME AT A COST - within days, the very system he served silenced him through frontline deployment, Ukrainian media reports.

Facing catastrophic losses, Ukraine's Defense Ministry now lures 18-24 year-olds with dubious benefits and money they will hardly ever be able to spend. The half-a-year service on the front lines is a MANDATORY part of the contract.

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💥🚨Russia’s ORESHNIK missile: How far it can reach?

Hypersonic Mach 10+, multiple warheads, unstoppable by anyone's defenses - check out our infographic to learn how fast the Oreshnik missile could SLAM into its potential targets.

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🇲🇲🇷🇺 Myanmar Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing to visit Russia at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and will also take part in the Victory Day Parade in Moscow on May 9, the Myanmar state-run broadcaster MRTV reported.

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🇷🇴 Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has announced that he is resigning and his party is leaving the ruling coalition.

He made this decision following the first round of the presidential elections, in which the representative of the ruling coalition, Crin Antonescu, finished in third place.

The Social Democratic Party, which Ciolacu represents, is part of the ruling coalition. Last year, he himself participated in the elections (the results of which were annulled) and also failed to make it to the second round.

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🚨US and Israel bomb the port and city of Al Hodeidah in Yemen after the Houthi missile attack on Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv — reports

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🔍Houthis deal a MAJOR BLOW to Trump in the Middle East

🔸The Yemeni Houthis continue to HUMILIATE the US & Israeli military, having become the proverbial spanner in the works for Trump and his designs for the Middle East.

🔸On May 4, a Houthi missile struck the Ben Gurion Airport, with the attack successfully BYPASSING the vaunted Israeli Arrow and the US THAAD air defense systems.

🔸The Houthis have announced that they are launching a “comprehensive air blockade” against Israel, enforced by strikes against Israeli airports, in response to Tel Aviv’s “expanding aggression against Gaza.”

🔸In April alone, the Houthis reportedly DOWNED at least seven US MQ-9 Reaper drones, each of which cost US taxpayers approximately $30 million.

🔸On April 28, the US lost an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet worth about $60 million. The plane supposedly rolled into the Red Sea from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier as the latter was dodging a Houthi attack.

🔸In April, the Houthis carried out at least FOUR ATTACKS against the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones. The US, however, claimed that the vessel sustained no damage.

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🗣Trump reacts to Putin's V-Day ceasefire in Ukraine

"It's a lot, if you knew where we started from," Trump said.

Both sides in the Ukraine conflict are committed to reaching a resolution, he added.

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🪖💥 Israeli military confirms strikes on Houthi targets in Hodeida

Highlights of the IDF’s statement:

🔶Warplanes launched raids targeting Houthi infrastructure in the Yemeni coastal region

🔶The raids came in response to repeated Houthi attacks on Israel, which included the launching of surface-to-surface missiles and drones at Israeli territory and citizens.

🔶 The Bajil Cement Factory, east of Hodeidah, was attacked. The factory serves as a key economic facility for the Houthi regime, used to build tunnels and military infrastructure.

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📹 Steal victory from Simion? Not this time, EU

Romanians would react "very negatively" if Brussels tries to block nationalist candidate George Simion from winning the elections, Dr. George Szamuely, senior research fellow at the Global Policy Institute, told Sputnik.

“Simion [has] absolutely identified himself with [Calin] Georgescu, who clearly, in the eyes of Romanians, was unjustly robbed of the presidency,” Szamuely notes, adding that with Simion now leading at 41%, it would be extremely difficult for the EU to push him aside.

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📹 Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu was reportedly monitoring the airstrikes on Yemen from the IDF operations room alongside Defense Minister Israel Katz.

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📹🤖 The future of policing: robotic police dogs join forces with humans in China

Equipped with AI, sensors, and cameras, they can scan crowds, issue warnings, and detect danger - no leash required.

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🇭🇺 Orban: I took an OPEN CONFLICT with Zelensky and I accept the consequences

The Hungarian prime minister said he spoke out about Zelensky's words because he interpreted them as a threat to all Hungarians.

"Until very recently I had managed to avoid getting into a conflict with the President of Ukraine, both publicly and behind-the-scenes... But the Hungarian people cannot be threatened."

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❗️ US-Israeli raids on Bajil cement factory in Yemen killed 2 and injured another 42, according to local media.

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🦠 Trump signs order to stop funding virus labs

The new executive order ends US investment in gain-of-function research "in countries of concern," a nod to the infamous Wuhan lab that conducted research on bat coronaviruses.

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💬 Resource deal is a Trump's "lever" against Russia — Bessent

US Secretary of the Treasury spills the beans at the Milken Institute conference in California:

"The economic partnership was his idea, and he believed that it would do several things. One, it would create more leverage for him with the Russian leadership when it was time to go to them."

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🫡 Victory Day? US will have 2!

US President Donald Trump has declared two national holidays, May 8 and November 11, to celebrate US victory in two world wars.

"All over the World, the Allies are celebrating the Victory we had in World War II. The only Country that doesn’t celebrate is the United States of America, and the Victory was only accomplished because of us," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

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🇮🇱🇵🇸 Steve Witkoff: Make Gaza deal before Trump arrives

The White House envoy told Axios he hopes Israel and Hamas will reach a ceasefire agreement before the president's trip to the Middle East.

"I talk to Qatar, Egypt, and Israel almost every day. President Trump wants to get the hostages", Witkoff said.

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🇮🇷 From words to action: Araghchi goes to India and Pakistan

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will visit Pakistan and India this week to discuss bilateral relations and regional developments.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian earlier offered mediation in India-Pakistan tensions.

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