Ministry of Defense of Russian Federation announced that in the period from May 11 to 17, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost five German-made Leopard 2A1 tanks. Source
Russia & Ukraine
On May 18, Russian Ministry of Defense unveiled their latest captured treasure: a damaged FV104 Samaritan, a medical evacuation vehicle from the British Army. Source
Russian microblogs are circulating a video that they claim has captured the first use of a Russian naval kamikaze drone in a military operation in Ukraine. Source
On 14 May, in its third and final reading, Georgia’s Parliament passed the bill Source
Recently, news emerged that an active-duty marine tank unit from the Russian Pacific Fleet was deployed in Ukraine, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported. Source
A Double informational operation orchestrated by Russia has been successfully uncovered in France, thanks to Viginum, a structure with an indirect link to the General Secretariat for Defence and National Security. However, this operation is one of many. Source
The anti-aircraft forces of Russian army intercepted and shot down a Ukrainian Su-27 fighter jet, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported in its daily briefing Source
The Russians have bombarded Kherson Oblast, hitting residential areas, a shopping centre, a kindergarten, the premises of an agricultural business, and cars, and injuring six civilians. Source
Sorokine in Luhansk region—near Russia's border and approximately 130km from the frontline—witnessed a significant explosion at a Russian ammunition depot. Source
The Associated Press has learned that the Ukrainian Defence Forces have withdrawn US-supplied Abrams tanks from the front line because of the threat of attacks by Russian drones, while the Americans complain that the Ukrainians are not using the equipment more effectively. Source
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that China should stop supporting the Russian Federation in its war against Ukraine if it wants to have good relations with the West, and has also warned the allies against becoming dependent on Chinese resources. Source
Five people have been killed and eight more injured in Russian strikes on Donetsk Oblast. Source
According to intelligence revealed by the Ukrainian Military [HUR], they were responsible for an incendiary incident at an oil refinery 220mi deep in Russia. Source
Two repairmen who had been helping the Russians to attack the positions of mobile anti-drone groups in the city of Kharkiv have been detained. Source
Polish President Andrzej Duda has said that incidents involving Russian missiles flying in the airspace of NATO member states threaten to spark a wider war. Source
Spain has agreed to supply Ukraine with Patriot missiles amid pressure from NATO and the EU for European countries that have this American-made system to deliver them to Ukraine. Source
Russian Special Operations Forces, often dubbed as 'Spetsnaz', recently publicized a seldom-seen video recounting one of their covert operations in Ukraine. Source
On the anniversary of the 1986 Chornobyl disaster, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on the world to put pressure on Russia to ensure the liberation of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) from the Russians. Source
Russian Ka-29-armed helicopter rising onto Ukrainian USV, equipped with an R-73 infrared-guided air-to-air missile, were circulated on various social platforms. Source
European Festival: Ukrainian Spring kicked off for the second time on 24 April at Swedens premier performance venue, the Royal Concert Hall. Source