Friday, May 29, 2026
Here's why that's a big deal: Sweden announces 16 Gripens for Ukraine -- IAEA reports communications blackout at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant -- Ukraine strikes Tuapse oil refinery again, hits Russian military targets -- Russian oil refinery reportedly struck by Ukrainian drones in Volgograd ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/friday-may-29-2026/
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 morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/monday-may-4-2026/
Russian billionaire Alexey #Mordashov’s #superyacht passed through #StraitOfHormuz despite restrictions on traffic in waterway
#MarineTraffic & VesselFinder showed 142m yacht, #Nord, left #Dubai, crossed strait overnight on April 25 en route to #Oman
- Several other vessels crossed during same period, including 2 US sanctioned #tankers, 5 cargo ships & ferry
He is under #sanctions from the #US, #UK & European Union.

Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov’s superyacht passed through the Strait of Hormuz despite ongoing restrictions on maritime traffic in the strategic waterway, according to multiple ship-tracking platforms.
VS: 31 schepen tegengehouden bij blokkade Iraanse havens
https://www.transport-online.nl/124878/vs-31-schepen-tegengehouden-bij-blokkade-iraanse-havens/ #CENTCOM #Iran #StraatvanHormuz #tankers

WASHINGTON - De Verenigde Staten hebben tijdens hun blokkade van Iraanse havens 31 schepen tegengehouden. Die kregen de opdracht om te keren of terug naar hun havens te gaan, aldus CENTCOM, het Amerikaanse militaire commando in de regio. Het zou voornamelijk gaan om olietankers. De Amerikaanse blokkade volgt op de Iraanse blokkade van de Straat...