It’s SINKEX time!

Philippine & U.S. forces sank a decommissioned Chinese-built Philippine Navy ship (BRP Lake Caliraya) during the Balikatan 2024 exercise in South China Sea.

Activities of Türkiye-Qatar Combined Joint Force Command continue.

— The base has been particularly important during times of regional tension, such as the 2017 Gulf crisis, when Türkiye’s military support for Qatar was seen as a key factor in the country's ability to withstand the economic blockade imposed by neighboring countries.

— The crisis was sparked by a decision by several Arab states, led by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt, to sever diplomatic ties with Qatar, citing allegations of Qatar's support for terrorism and its close ties with Iran.

New Russian cope cage design.

IDF tank firing at a tent camp in Rafah, Gaza.

#BREAKING The UK expels Russian military attaché from the country, also withdraws diplomatic status from some real estate properties owned by the Russian Federation.

Russian turtle tank with an attached mine trawl.

Inside footage shows a screen connected to an external camera.

Russian victory day propaganda banner: Su-30SM over the Pentagon.

Ukrainian Bradley IFV, using the TOW ATGM, knocks out Russian T-80 tank.

The TOW missile has an effective range of 65-3,750 meters & can penetrate up to 900 mm of armor.

North Koreans running into the water to reach Kim Jong Un's boat.

On this day in 1945, Nazi Germany signed the unconditional surrender document, officially ending WW2 in Europe.

Field Marshall Keitel signs German surrender terms in Berlin 8 May 1945.

Israeli tank fire hits a target in Gaza & causes a significant explosion.

Decommissioned ex-USS Rodney M. Davis frigate sunk during the RIMPAC 2022 exercise.

Missiles used during the SINKEX:

2 x Harpoon missiles.
1 x AGM-84D Harpoon missile.
2 x GBU-16 laser-guided bombs.
1x Exocet MM40 missile.

Israel releases footage showing its forces entering Rafah, Gaza.

Kadyrov releases footage of him pulling an SUV.

Russian General Surovikin reportedly returned to the Russian Federation from exile in Algeria.

Palestinian man made it into the Egyptian side of the border & was harshly detained by Egyptian soldiers.

Another security scandal at Japan's Yokosuka Naval Base.

A drone launched by a Chinese citizen (not confirmed) flew over the deck of nuclear-powered supercarrier USS Ronald Reagan at Yokosuka Naval Base.

#BREAKING Biden says "if Israel invades the city of Rafah, the U.S. will stop supplying it with artillery shells, bombs for fighter jets and other offensive weapons."

Biden admits: “The bombs that the United States has supplied to Israel, and now paused have been used to kill civilians.”

Putin, Lukashenko, Tokayev, Japarov and the “throne of Russian emperors” at Kremlin.

This throne was used during the coronation ceremonies of the tsars and emperors, where they would be crowned and invested with the regalia of imperial authority.

U.S. Senator Graham: "If we stop weapons necessary to destroy the enemies of state of Israel at a time of great peril, we will pay a price.

Give Israel what they need to fight the war they can't afford to lose.

This is Hiroshima & Nagasaki on steroids."