Friday, May 8, 2026

Fact-check: No, a Ukrainian drone didn't hit a passenger train in Latvia -- Ukraine's military strikes Russian oil refinery, defense technology center -- Ukraine hits Russian warship capable of launching Kalibr missiles -- Emergency situation: Ukrainian firefighters unable to extinguish massive forest fire due to Russian FPV drone threat ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/friday-may-8-2026/

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Trump doesn't speak for America on Ukraine, congressman say -- Ukrainian drones reportedly strike Russian military logistics facility in Moscow Oblast -- Russia plans to expand exploitation of resources in Ukraine's occupied territories -- Kyiv rejects Russia's 'Victory Day' truce after Moscow violates ceasefire ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/thursday-may-7-2026/

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Russia cuts mobile internet ahead of Victory Day parade -- US State Department approves $373.6 million Joint Direct Attack Munition sale to Ukraine -- Russia's Kirishi oil refinery stops production after drone strikes -- Ukraine's point man with Trump tested as corruption probe intensifies ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/wednesday-may-6-2026/

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Russian losses in Ukraine may have set a grim new record -- Belarus develops military training grounds and logistics routes in cooperation with Russia -- Ukraine reportedly strikes Russian Shahed, Iskander component facility, major oil refinery amid large-scale attack -- Russia launches more than 10 times as many drones at Ukraine's port infrastructure in 2026 as last year ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/tuesday-may-5-2026/

The invasion of Venetia — Paul the Deacon

About half of book II of the Historia Langobardorum by Paul the Deacon is an account of the initial Lombard invasion of the Roman province of Venetia et Histria, under the leadership of Alboin.

The salient parts are reproduced below, excluding the many asides, geographical descriptions of other parts of Italy and what happened after Alboin moved on from Venetia.

#histodons #Invasions #Lombards #Venezia #Venice

Read more here: https://historywalksvenice.com/translation/the-invasion-of-venetia-paul-the-deacon/

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/

Sunday, May 3, 2026

Russian drones strike buses in brutal 'Human Safari' in Kherson -- Why Ukraine needs Russia's terminal defeat not just strategic deterrence of being a 'steel porcupine' -- Poland's prime minister condemns NATO disintegration as Trump says US will further reduce troop presence in Europe ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/sunday-may-3-2026/

Saturday, May 2, 2026

New level Ukraine strikes cost Russia $7 billion in oil revenue so far in 2026 -- Ukraine's General Cherry unveils mid-range drone designed to exhaust Russian air defenses -- Inside the defense of Ukraine’s Donbas -- Estonia wants to involve NATO forces in countering 'little green men' threats ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/saturday-may-2-2026/

Friday, May 1, 2026

Fake rabbi curse, banned pilgrimage: Russian disinformation fuels Ukraine–Israel tensions -- Kyiv to buy 8,000 Octopus interceptor drones for Ukrainian military -- Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova on Navalny, Russian culture, and supporting Ukraine’s military -- Ukraine overtakes US, 6 EU countries in Press Freedom Index ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/friday-may-1-2026/

Thursday, April 30, 2026

Ukraine may have solved its Russian Kinzhal missile problem -- Ukrainian drones reportedly strike Russian explosives plant in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast -- Russian oil facilities in Perm and Orsk struck as Ukraine's drones follow up Tuapse attacks -- Russia’s offensive tactics on full display in fight for Sloviansk ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/04/thursday-april-30-2026/