"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (84 Viewers)
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Russia’s drone blame game fails to split Ukraine from its Baltic allies
Despite stray Ukrainian drones crossing into NATO airspace, Kyiv’s allies are standing firm.
www.politico.eu
Lithuania calls for frozen Russian assets to return to Ukraine funding debate
Lithuania’s foreign minister says the EU loan deal only postponed the fight over whether to tap frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine and pressure Moscow.
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Sweden backs Ukraine’s path to NATO, defense chief says
Sweden’s Defense Minister Pål Jonson said Kyiv’s battle-tested army and fast-growing defense industry would strengthen the alliance, even as some NATO members remain opposed.
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About the last Russian combined attack.
www.pravda.com.ua
Shot down statistics are OK for drones, but not so for the missiles, especially ballistic ones.
Many pictures and videos will be released in the next few days. One of the most disturbing ones I saw on local Telegram channels: an underground parking lot that was hit by either the Iskander or the Tsirkon. The missile blew up a large hole in the layers of reinforced concrete and caused massive destruction in the underground space.
View: https://youtube.com/shorts/OuhdYabckN4?si=KE
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Russia attack Ukraine with 600 drones and 90 missiles, including Oreshnik
Russian forces carried out a large-scale combined attack on Ukraine on the night of 23-24 May, using loitering munitions as well as air-, sea- and ground-launched missiles. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russia launched 90 missiles and 600 drones of various types.
www.pravda.com.ua
Many pictures and videos will be released in the next few days. One of the most disturbing ones I saw on local Telegram channels: an underground parking lot that was hit by either the Iskander or the Tsirkon. The missile blew up a large hole in the layers of reinforced concrete and caused massive destruction in the underground space.
View: https://youtube.com/shorts/OuhdYabckN4?si=KE
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The Interdiction War: How Ukraine Is Cutting Russia's Southern Lifelines, plus Xi's Big Week and a Possible Iran Deal. The Big Five, 24 May
My weekly update on war & competition. This week, Ukraine's widening middle-strike campaign, the Xi-Putin summit in Beijing, peace in Iran and my Big 5 war and NATSEC reading recommendations.
mickryan.substack.com
Russian missile strike kills four people in Kyiv
Russia uses a hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile to hit Kyiv, killing four people and injuring at least 80 others.
www.abc.net.au
Ukraine’s verdict on the Centauro: great gun, worrying armor
Ukrainian paratroopers operating Italian-supplied B1 Centauro wheeled tank destroyers say the vehicle shoots straighter than anything they have used before and can reach 105 kilometers per hour on a road, but its armor will not stop a heavy machine gun
Russia fires Oreshnik IRBM at Kyiv region in mass attack
Russia fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile at the Kyiv region for the first time on the night of May 23-24, 2026, striking an industrial zone near Bila Tserkva, a city of 200,000 people sitting just 80 kilometers south of the
Russia batters Kyiv with massive missile and drone attack
Moscow used some 600 drones and 30 missiles, including at least one Oreshnik, a powerful hypersonic ballistic missile that is capable of carrying nuclear weapons, Ukraine’s air force said.
www.politico.eu
