Emergency crews battled fires overnight in Odesa after Russian drones pounded the Ukrainian port city. Ukrainian State Emergency Services said at least two people were killed and 15 injured in the “large-scale” attack that came late on April 30….
Category: 1. Russia
-
Ukrainian Drone Strikes Kill 7 at Kherson Region Market, Kremlin-Installed Official Says
Ukrainian drone strikes on a market in the occupied town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine’s Kherson region killed seven people on Thursday, a Moscow-installed official said.
“Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a major strike with FPV…
Continue Reading
-
‘We can start digging’ U.S. and Ukraine sign long-awaited minerals deal, establishing joint reconstruction fund and splitting revenue 50/50 — Meduza
On Wednesday, the U.S. and Ukraine signed an economic partnership agreement granting the U.S. preferential access to new natural resource extraction projects in Ukraine, including ones focused on aluminum, graphite, oil, and natural gas,…
Continue Reading
-
US plans to increase use of drones in the military
The US plans to increase the use of drones in the military by equipping each division with 1,000 UAVs.
‘The US Army is launching the biggest overhaul since the Cold War, planning to arm each combat unit with 1,000…
Continue Reading
-
‘We Need to Recognize Russia’s Colonial Violence’: Buryat Illustrator Seseg Jigjitova
Seseg Jigjitova, a Berlin-based illustrator from the Siberian republic of Buryatia, has emerged as a prominent critic of Russian colonialism and advocate for the rights of Buryats amid Russia’s…
Continue Reading
-
Trump’s first 100 days: three plus or four minus?
These days, everyone is discussing the results of the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s reign on the American throne. Such interest is understandable, because the 47th president of the United States has promised a lot of things, and absolutely…
Continue Reading
-
Russia Triples 2025 Budget Deficit Forecast to 1.7% of GDP
Russia has more than tripled its 2025 budget deficit forecast to 1.7% of GDP, up from a previous estimate of 0.5%, citing falling oil prices triggered by the Trump administration’s escalating tariff war.
The Finance Ministry had…
Continue Reading
-
Musk called the WSJ article about Tesla’s search for a new CEO false
American entrepreneur Ilon Musk on his page in social network X accused The Wall Street Journal of lying because of the article about Tesla allegedly looking for his replacement as CEO.
Musk emphasised that Tesla’s…
Continue Reading
-
Medvedev says there is fierce resistance to Trump by the ‘deep state’
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, said there was fierce resistance from the ‘deep state’ to US leader Donald Trump.
‘The US Senate … is preparing to impose another ‘crushing…
Continue Reading
-
Moscow May Have Helped North Korea Develop Its New Warship, Seoul Claims
Work on North Korea’s newly unveiled warship may have involved assistance from Russia, South Korea’s military said on Thursday.
On Saturday, Pyongyang unveiled a 5,000-ton destroyer-class vessel named Choe Hyon that some analysts…
Continue Reading