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Rebels in northern Mali have shot down a Russian Shahed-136 strike drone used to support Russian-linked mercenaries in the region, the first confirmed use of this type of drone in the Sahel region. Vladyslav Vlasyuk, the Presidential Commissioner for Sanctions…
Former US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink said that US President Donald Trump's decision to suspend military aid to Ukraine in March 2025 jeopardized the safety of civilian employees of the US Embassy in Kyiv. According to her, the personnel…
A record number of climbers from the Nepalese side climbed Everest in a single day — 274 people. This is the largest number of ascents recorded in such a short period of time. This was reported by Reuters on May…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, in a letter to European leaders, once again offers Ukraine associate membership in the European Union. A spokesperson for the European Commission confirmed to the Public that he received the letter from Chancellor Merz. The corresponding…
Yuriy Ignat, Head of the Communications Department of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, commented on the increased radiation background on the fragments of the Russian R-60 missile, which was attached to a Shahed attack drone. Ignat…
Radio Caroline in Essex accidentally announced the death of Britain's King Charles III live on air – the cause was a computer glitch. The Guardian writes about this. “Due to a computer error in our main studio on Tuesday afternoon…
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin signed the “Declaration on the Establishment of a Multipolar World and a New Type of International Relations” in Beijing. This is reported by the Russian service of Radio Liberty. In total,…
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense of Poland Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz emphasized that Ukraine must select targets for strikes on the territory of the Russian Federation as accurately as possible in order to avoid risks to the security of…
On the night of May 20, 2026, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Lukoil-Nizhegorodorgsintez refinery in the territory of the Russian Federation. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the…