Russian drone strikes Chinese-owned cargo vessel off Ukraine's coast - Türkiye Today

Russian drone reportedly struck Chinese-owned vessel KSL DEYANG in Ukrainian territorial waters ahead of Putin's China visit

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RE: https://journa.host/@anneapplebaum/116594485334772072

Anne Applebaum is a historian and journalist. She is one of the best pro-democracy communicators on the scene today.
Anything she says or writes is worth catching.
She tells Steven Bartlett how Trump has degraded American influence around the world while degrading democracy at home.

#AnneApplebaum #Democracy #InvasionOfUkraine #DOAC #StevenBartlett

Monday, May 4, 2026

How drone warfare is changing war reporting; The Cost of Truth -- Russian attacks kill 10, injure over 70 in Ukraine over past day -- The oil spill in Tuapse and the lessons Russia didn't learn -- Ukraine strikes Russian Kalibr missile carrier, patrol boat in Leningrad Oblast ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/monday-may-4-2026/

Ukrainian Photojournalist Raises Funds for Electronic Prosthetic Knee After Front-Line Injury

The 25-year-old hopes to return to field photography.

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Russian corruption fuels massive casualties in Ukraine

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2026.03.01-2026.03.28
The month isn't even over yet, and Russia is facing record losses (about 1/4 of all Russian drones destroyed in 4 years, 1 month, and 4 days of war were destroyed in just 4 weeks, among other things) that is about $1,522,590,000 ($1.52b) worth of drones destroyed in just 4 weeks. Russia also lost 27,700 troops, 103 tanks, 189 armored fighting vehicles, 1,215 artillery systems, 45 multiple launch rocket systems, 29 air defense systems, 2 helicopters, 107 cruise missiles, 4 warships/boats, 5,286 vehicles and fuel tanks, and 30 pieces of special equipment. All in just 28 days! Additionally, Ukraine has gained some new allies from Middle East Asia (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar) which is a surprising feat, considering Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are very opposed to each other on most things, yet they both agree that Ukraine could use their help.
#Ukraine #InvasionOfUkraine #War #RussianLosses #StandWithUkraine #WarInUkraine #MassiveRussianLosses

Irish journalist Caolan Robertson in Ukraine describes how the downfall of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is bad news for Russia.
#InvasionOfUkraine #Russia #Iran #AliKhamenei #CaolanRobertson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc8GmSnpPG4

The Kremlin is in chaos right now

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Captivating report on run up to #InvasionOfUkraine /#RussianUkrainianWar

"A war foretold:how the CIA and MI6 got hold of Putin’s Ukraine plans and why nobody believed them"

https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/feb/20/a-war-foretold-cia-mi6-putin-ukraine-plans-russia

With captivating #whatif s:
If #Zelenskyy had indeed declared martial law / #Europe given more supplies before, would Ukraine have been better prepared, perhaps an invasion even averted, or would panic and millions that might have fled have weakened Ukraine's response leading to its quick demise?

A war foretold: how the CIA and MI6 got hold of Putin’s Ukraine plans and why nobody believed them

Drawing on more than 100 interviews with senior intelligence officials and other insiders in multiple countries, this exclusive account details how the US and Britain uncovered Vladimir Putin’s plans to invade, and why most of Europe – including the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy – dismissed them

The Guardian
Food prices are surging in Russia. Is the war hitting Russians in the pocket?

Russia's economy is hanging between stagnation and decline, and ordinary Russians are beginning to feel the pinch.