At least 13 people were killed in the Russian city of Belgorod after an apartment building collapsed on May 12, Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry claimed. Two children are among those killed, the Source : …
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Iran Update, May 12, 2024
Download the PDF Iran Update, May 12, 2024 Ashka Jhaveri, Annika Ganzeveld, and Brian Carter Information Cutoff: 2:00 pm ET The Iran Update provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activit Source : …
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Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries Will Make Oil Prices FALL, not Rise – Foreign Affairs
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Putin reshuffles top Russian defense and security positions, nominates Andrey Belousov as Defense Minister
Vladimir Putin has submitted to the Federation Council the nomination of Andrey Belousov for the post of Defense Minister, replacing Sergey Shoygu. Prior to this, Belousov served as the First Deputy P Source : www.uawire.org/Contents/…
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Estonia Fights Off Russian Hybrid Attacks: GPS Jamming in the Baltics
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Civilians flee Vovchansk under Russian bombardment as ground offensive on Kharkiv begins
VOVCHANSK, KHARKIV OBLAST – The glide bombs arrive in groups of three. Their flight can be heard from far away, but only in the last second before impact is it clear where it will hit. The explosions, Source : kyivindependent.com/civilians…
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Putin proposes firing Shoigu, appointing new defense minister
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin on May 12 proposed firing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and nominated Andrei Belousov to replace him, according to the Telegram channel of the Federation Council, the Source : kyivindependent.com/putin-pro…
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Zelensky: Situation in Kharkiv Oblast is 'difficult' as Russian troops advance
Russian troops are trying to “gain a foothold” in some villages in Kharkiv Oblast, and heavy fighting is ongoing in the region, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on May 12. His Source : …
A Multi-Storied Building in Belgorod Collapsed. What Happened? Weekly Wrap-up
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How to be a Mother in Ukraine
Lesya Lytvynova: “I don’t even try to imagine what it’s like to be a mother in Ukraine,” an old friend from another continent writes to me. She has two children, and she worries about them all the tim Source : …
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Russia to increase taxes on struggling energy giant Gazprom this year
Russia will increase taxes on its national energy giant Gazprom despite the company suffering record losses, the British Ministry of Defense (MoD) wrote in its daily update on May 12. Gazprom’s revenu Source : kyivindependent.com/russia-to…
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Russian offensive in Kharkiv region: six villages captured as Volchansk situation deteriorates
On the morning of May 10, the Russian army began a limited assault in the north of Kharkiv region. As of May 12, according to DeepState , the Russians have occupied the following six settlements: Stre Source : www.uawire.org/russian-o…
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Street battles ongoing in Vovchansk city Kharkiv Region
Russian forces increased shelling of the city of Vovochansk, as attempts to break through in the north of the Kharkiv region. The region is under nonstop shelling from the russia’s side today. The sit Source : …
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Kharkiv Oblast town faces annihilation as Russia opens new front
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Evacuations ongoing as Russian strikes increase in Kharkiv Oblast
Civilians continue to be evacuated from northern Kharkiv Oblast as massive artillery and air strikes increase in the region, Kharkiv Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported on May 12. Around 500 people rema Source : kyivindependent.com/evacuatio…
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Russian Defense Ministry acknowledges air defence caused apartment building collapse in Belgorod
An entrance of a multi-storey residential building in Belgorod collapsed on Sunday morning, May 12, shortly after a missile threat alarm was announced in the city. Vyacheslav Gladkov, Governor of the Source : www.uawire.org/russian-d…
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Ukrainian drones attack Volgograd oil refinery and other Russian facilities
Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR), under the Ministry of Defense, is reported to be responsible for the attack on the Volgograd oil refinery in the early hours of May 12. Public broadca Source : www.uawire.org/Contents/…
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Kharkiv Region Is Assaulted by Russian Subversive Groups as They 'Test the Ground'
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Explosions rock Sumy, Kharkiv
Explosions rocked Sumy and Kharkiv on the afternoon of May 12, as reported by Ukraine’s Air Force and a Kyiv Independent journalist on the ground in Kharkiv. A Kyiv Independent correspondent heard exp Source : kyivindependent.com/explosion…
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Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief reports complex situation at the front as forces counter Russian assaults
The Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, has stated that as of the morning of May 12th, the situation at the front remains complex. Russian forces continue to actively Source : www.uawire.org/ukrainian…
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Russia attacks 106 infrastructure facilities in Ukraine in one day
Russia attacked 106 infrastructure facilities in nine regions in Ukraine over the last day, the Defense Ministry’s Military Media Center reported on May 12. Various weapons were used in the attacks an Source : …
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Inside Ukraine’s Prisoner of War Negotiations with Russia
Editor’s Note: We continue to be losing paid subscribers at a worrisome pace. If you’re a long-time reader who hasn’t signed up for paid yet, we need your help. Ukraine is losing ground in the Kharkiv Source : …