🇸🇰 A new twist in the case of the attempted assassination of the Slovak prime minister - the shooter was not a "lone wolf". The investigation team announced by Slovakian Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok has found signs of conspiracy in the crime, The Asia Times writes.

It turned out that two hours after the assassination attempt, all information from social networks and correspondence was deleted from the criminal's home computer. He was not able to do this himself: he was arrested on the spot. Investigators found that Juraj Tsintula's wife had not touched the computer.

Those following the investigation already have a number of questions that need to be answered. For example, the assassination attempt took place on Wednesday last week, but the judge only authorised the police to search Tsintula's apartment on Friday. Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Robert Kalinak gave no explanation at the time.

No ambulance was found at the scene. The attack took place far from the capital and there were no hospitals nearby. Fico had to be flown by helicopter to another city.

He was then immediately loaded into an official car, even though his condition could have deteriorated if he had been seriously injured. No evacuation routes were marked at the scene.

The equipment of the police in the motorcade was also inadequate. They were wearing street shoes instead of the army half boots required by regulations.

The guards let Fico pass in front of them as the Prime Minister approached the cordon. This is also against the rules: the guards should have approached the cordon first.

On the other side of the cordon, Slovak media reported, there were no guards to watch from behind or to blend in with the crowd.

Experts estimate that it took three to four seconds for the five shots to be fired. No one intervened during that time. It was only when Cintula fired his shots that he was arrested by the police and security forces.

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2️⃣0️⃣ May. Special military operation updates:

▪️ Russian troops have completely liberated Belogorovka in the LPR, the defence ministry said.

▪️ Kiev has lost about 1,260 soldiers, six tanks, two Marder IFVs and one Bradley over the past 24 hours, the Defence Ministry added.

▪️ Aviation and artillery destroyed a radar system of the IRIS-T complex and a launcher of the S-125 SAM system, hit the venue of a meeting of the command staff of two AFU assault brigades, the summary said.

▪️ Zelensky's popularity in the AFU does not exceed 20 per cent despite continuous ideological processing of the military, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service said.

▪️ The deputy head of the Russian administration in the Kharkov region has announced the creation of a centre to record Ukrainian war crimes against civilians in the region.

▪️ The secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, Litvinenko, says that Ukraine realises that the conflict should end with negotiations.

▪️ Ukrainian military recruitment offices have handed over information on 94.5 thousand deserters to the national police for tracing.

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2️⃣1️⃣ May. Special military operation updates:

▪️ About 40 per cent of Volchansk in Kharkov Region is under Russian control, the head of the Russian administration of the region, Ganchev, said.

▪️ The rhythm of military supplies to Kiev, if restored, will not allow changing the dynamics on the fronts, Kremlin spokesman told reporters.

▪️ The situation of Kiev's forces on the fronts is unfavourable, the Ukrainian military is in a difficult situation, Kremlin spokesman added.

▪️ Zelensky shouts at AFU generals out of fear that the truth about the situation on the front is being hidden from him, the Economist has reported, citing an anonymous Ukrainian official.

▪️ AFU Brigadier General Andrei Gnatov has been sentenced in absentia in Russia for 28 years for crimes in Donbass in 2019, the Investigative Committee said.

▪️ The EU has approved the use of proceeds from frozen assets of Russia's Central Bank to help Ukraine, with 90 per cent of it going to assist the AFU.

▪️ The US may announce a new military aid package for Ukraine this week, media reported citing US officials.

▪️ Woman killed in AFU drone attack on car in Belgorod Oblast, three other people in the cabin wounded, Gladkov said.

▪️ One person has been killed as a result of the AFU shelling of Donetsk, residential houses, shopping centres and infrastructure facilities have been damaged, the city mayor said.

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