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NEW: Western insider reporting about Kremlin demands to end the war in Ukraine continues to align with repeated public statements from Kremlin officials outlining Russia's demands, indicating that Russia's goal of Ukrainian capitulation and destruction of NATO remains unchanged. isw.pub/UkrWar052825

Russia has secretly rebuilt and fortified its strategic missile forces. The documents reveal comprehensive upgrades at sites like the Yasny base in Orenburg Oblast, one of 11 sites in Russia, where nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles are deployed. euromaidanpress.com/2025/05/29/r...

Russia’s deadly storms of drones and missiles are not cheap to carry out, but the costs of these weapons are sensitive military information that Russia keeps classified.

So much corruption

"Traditional values" of Russia… 💀☠️💥

Russia’s underground nuclear network mapped in leak Danwatch and Der Spiegel analyzed millions of files and hundreds of detailed blueprints, exposing the scope of Russia’s secretive nuclear weapons modernization. euromaidanpress.com/2025/05/29/r...

🤨 Russian-supplied military hardware was spotted during a military parade in Benghazi on May 26.

#Ukraine targets those who target civilians.

Secretary Rubio spoke with Russian FM Lavrov, welcoming the recent “1,000-for-1,000” prisoner exchange. He reiterated President Trump’s call for honest, constructive dialogue with Ukraine as the only way to end the war. The only truly honest step for Russia now? Get out of Ukraine.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that the supply of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine is entirely possible. However, according to him, it would require several months of training for Ukrainian troops to use them effectively.

Mykola Shot, 40, a Defender from the Kholodnyi Yar Brigade, lost all of his limbs as a result of mortar fire near Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region. Mykola dreams of becoming an athlete&participating in the #Paralympic Games.&recently the Warrior ran for the first time in a 1,2 years after his injury

Wartime Russia is a dangerous and hostile place for journalists, but many reporters keep working nonetheless. We spoke with some of them about the risks they face, how they navigate censorship, and their frustrations with independent media in exile. meduza.io/en/feature/2...

Trump 's tariffs Cannot be enforced. Courts strike down. Trump is a dumbass.

⚡️Russia amassed enough troops to attack Ukraine's Sumy Oblast, Border Guard warns. Russia "has enough forces there (in Kursk Oblast) to carry out operations against our border and attempt to attack the territory of Ukraine," said Andrii Demchenko, a State Border Guard Service spokesperson.

🛳️🇮🇳 US-sanctioned tankers have begun shipping Russian oil to India, - Bloomberg The sanctions imposed by Biden on Jan. 10 remained effective for about 4 months. But now there are signs that the first of nearly 200 blacklisted tankers have begun to participate in complex schemes to ship oil to India.

🤬 Russian terrorists hit a farm in the Mykolaiv region with ballistic missiles. 💔 Four employees of the enterprise were injured. Three are in serious condition. Medics are fighting for their lives. One victim died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital.

🔴 Estonia uncovers pro-Kremlin coup plot backed by Russian military intelligence.

"If you were the Russian authorities, what would you do for victory?" "I would stop the war altogether." Russian "Z-blogger" Maksim Kalashnikov went to the frontline in Russia's Kursk region&interviewed a Russian officer who said that the war must be stopped,it makes no sense

🇬🇧 The UK police's counter-terrorism unit suspects Russia of arson attack on three properties linked to British PM Starmer. ❗️The attacks on PM's family home in north London, as well as on a car and a house previously owned by the Prime Minister, took place in early May.

UK police are looking into whether Russia was behind recent arson attacks on properties connected to Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Two Ukrainians and a Romanian have been charged, and investigators are now checking if they were working for Russian interests as part of a wider sabotage effort.

🚨BREAKING: More than 800 UK lawyers have written to Keir Starmer urging the government to impose SANCTIONS on Israel to meet its legal obligations. The letter argues that there is 'mounting evidence of a genocide' in Gaza. Who else thinks these lawyers are correct?

John McDonnell just called for leadership challenge against Keir Starmer McDonnell has called for progressives to take back control of Labour - but is that even a realistic option anymore? www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

⚡️ Russian-linked hackers target UK Defense Ministry while posing as journalists. The cyber attack was detected and thwarted, the British government said, unveiling a new cyber command tasked with managing both offensive and defensive cyber efforts.

Russian terrorists dropped five glide bombs on private homes in the Polohy district of the Zaporizhzhia region. The airstrikes destroyed and damaged residential buildings. People are trapped under the rubble. Apparently, this is what Peskov considers military targets.

💥 The Russian war criminal responsible for thousands of Ukrainian civilian deaths during the siege of Mariupol appears to have been killed in Russia by a remotely-detonated explosive carried by his acquaintance Nikita Penkov who may not have known he had a bomb.

⚡️Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 3, injure 27 over past day.

In St. Petersburg, the strategic "Avangard" factory suddenly caught fire. The facility specializes in the production of radio electronics and microchips for the military-industrial complex of the terrorist state, Russia.

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Russian ballistic strike hits a farm in Mykolaiv region: 1 killed, 3 injured — reports the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration. In Beryslav, a drone attack killed 2 men.

A HIMARS strike wiped out a Russian military facility in Korenevo, Kursk region — initially claimed as a hospital. The site was a permanent base for Russian troops involved in attacks on Sumy region.

Trump ISTHE BIGGEST LOSER! youtu.be/kzk5c9aQBeA?...

UN confirms what our @zarinazabrisky witnessed reporting from Kherson: Russia's drone attacks on civilians are planned and organized crimes against humanity. "Aim a camera at the sky—sooner or later, a drone will show up." euromaidanpress.com/2025/05/28/i...

He is insane

Trump's tariffs are illegal! www.cnbc.com/2025/05/29/c...

The #Ukrainian General staff comfirmed a successful drone attack on a Russian strategic enterprise that produces cruise missiles. Last night, drones struck a strategic Russian military-industrial complex facility - the MKB Raduga plant, located in Dubna, 130 km north of Moscow.

Russia is carrying out a large-scale modernization of silos that are capable of launching nuclear missiles, Danwatch and Der Spiegel reported⤵️

⚡️Trump holds off on sanctions to push Ukraine-Russia peace efforts. U.S. President Donald Trump said on May 28 that he has not yet imposed new sanctions on Russia because he believes a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine may be within reach.