Ukrainian forces repelled a large-scale Russian mechanized assault across seven axes near the Lyman-Borova sector. Russian forces committed over 500 troops, 28 armored vehicles and more than 100 motorcycles and light vehicles, but were stopped before reaching Ukrainian positions.

Defenders destroyed 3 tanks, 11 IFVs and APCs, 84 light vehicles, struck a TOS-1A system and 5 artillery pieces, and neutralized over 160 drones. Total Russian losses reached 405 personnel, with no positions or settlements captured, as Ukrainian units halted the offensive within hours.

🇧🇩 Bangladesh Seeks $2B in Multilateral Energy Loans

Bangladesh is pursuing around multilateral energy loans totalling approximately US$2 billion to address fuel supply shortfalls driven by rising global prices linked to the Middle East conflict. The IMF has committed US$1.3 billion and the Asian Development Bank has pledged US$500 million as budget support, with the government seeking early disbursement of both. Bangladesh's prime minister's finance and planning adviser Rashed Al Titumir said the government may also approach the World Bank.

Bangladesh imports 95 per cent of its oil and gas needs and has not adjusted domestic electricity or fuel prices despite the global price surge. Most crude fuel comes from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, with around 35 per cent of gas supply also sourced from the Middle East. A recent attack on Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG hub poses a further risk to gas supply given Bangladesh's reliance on that facility.

Authorities have adopted a three-pronged approach to energy security that includes demand-side restrictions alongside the loan strategy. Measures include capping fuel purchases, halting most fertiliser factory output, deploying police at filling stations, and using the navy to escort LNG shipments. The government is also exploring alternative energy sources from North America, South America, and Africa.

#Bangladesh

@asianomics

BBC sources say Ukrainian specialists have already helped down Iranian drones in a Gulf country. Gulf and Middle East states want tens of thousands of Ukrainian interceptor drones, but exports are still in limbo with no green light from Kyiv.

Ukraine’s 425th Assault Regiment struck Russian forces across several sectors, destroying logistics near Pokrovsk, eliminating infantry in Hryshyne and Udachne, and stopping infiltration near Ternove.

+++ 14:37 Ukraine verkündet Treffer gegen russische Ölraffinerie +++

Die ukrainische Armee reklamiert einen Angriff auf die Ölraffinerie im russischen Saratow für sich. Mehrere Ziele auf dem Raffiniere-Gelände seien letzte Nacht getroffen worden, erklärt der Generalstab der Streitkräfte in sozialen Medien. Das Unternehmen sei an der Ölverarbeitung und Herstellung von Kraft- und Schmierstoffen beteiligt, die für die russische Armee verwendet würden, heißt es. Der Gouverneur der Region Saratow sprach zuvor von einem ukrainischen Drohnenangriff auf die Städte Saratow und Engels, infolge deren zwei Menschen verletzt worden seien und es Schäden an ziviler Infrastruktur und an Häusern gegeben habe. Die Raffinerie erwähnte er nicht. In der Nähe von Engels befindet sich ein russischer Militärflugplatz.

https://www.n-tv.de/politik/14-37-Ukraine-verkuendet-Treffer-gegen-russische-Oelraffinerie-article23143824.html

@ntvruskrise folgen.

⚡🇰🇿 Токаев сообщил, что в середине мая в Туркестане пройдет саммит лидеров Организации тюркских государств.

🇺🇦🇺🇸 Ukraine, within the framework of the USAI program, which provides for the purchase of weapons from industry and for which the US Congress under the Biden administration allocated $33 billion, received weapons worth $11.1 billion as of October 2025.

This is evidenced by the government document “Operation Atlantic Resolve Including U.S. Government Activities Related to Ukraine”, reports the Telegram channel “Shrike News”.

According to the document, as of the end of 2025, the American department had contracted weapons worth $32.3 billion under the USAI program.

This amount covers almost all of the funds that Congress has allocated to support the Ukrainian Defense Forces during 2022-2024.

Since this mechanism involves creating equipment at enterprises “from scratch”, much of the assistance is still in the shops of American factories. The Pentagon accelerated the conclusion of contracts in the second half of 2025, which helped distribute almost all of the available funding.

Ukrainian-Russian war. Day 1477-1486:
Situation on Shakhovskoy, Ilyinovskaya & Konstantinovskaya fronts: During the last ten days, Ukrainian army has succeeded in driving out Russian soldiers who had infiltrated the Soniachnyi, Pivdenny and Nuloviy districts south-east of Kostiantynivka, and has halted Russian advances at the Agricultural College, the railway line and the village of Illinivka. Meanwhile, Russian army has managed to advance south-east of Novopavlivka, whilst fighting continues in neighbouring Pavlivka.
Map: [ https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1V8NzjQkzMOhpuLhkktbiKgodOQ27X6IV&ll=48.496466115372776%2C37.5769721776627&z=12 ]

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service proposed staging a fake assassination attempt on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to influence upcoming elections, according to Washington Post.

The plan aimed to shift the campaign toward security and stability issues and away from socio-economic topics. No actual attack on Orbán has occurred, but the report highlights the stakes Russia places on Hungary’s elections.

🇺🇦🦅 BBC: Ukrainian specialists have even successfully shot down several Iranian drones in one of the countries in the Middle East.

However, the direct sale and, accordingly, the purchase of these Ukrainian drones are still blocked at the level of the state leadership.