😎 The 71st brigade eliminated 44 invaders in 30 minutes.

The paratroopers stopped the assault of the Russians who climbed out of the pipe in the Sumy direction.

The invaders again tried to bypass our positions through the pipes underground.

We proposed a ceasefire starting at midnight on May 6. Yesterday and today, Russia violated this regime. In response to Russian strikes, our long-range actions will be mirrored. At the same time, if Russia shows readiness to move toward diplomacy, we will follow the path of diplomacy, said President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

"Since the beginning of the day, the Russian army has been attacking Ukraine using all available means: strike drones, missiles, shelling, frontline assaults, and aerial bombs.

From the start of the day into the morning, there were already around 100 strike drones, dozens of assault operations in key frontline areas, and dozens of airstrikes.

Significant damage to civilian infrastructure was recorded in the Kharkiv, Sumy, Donetsk, and Kherson regions. There were also strikes on locomotives and railway infrastructure of Ukrzaliznytsia in several regions. Ukraine’s energy sector remains a constant Russian target.

All this indicates that Russia is not seriously considering a ceasefire. The only thing that appears to concern the Russian leadership is a short-term silence on Red Square. Russia continues to kill people while focusing solely on a few hours of quiet in one part of Moscow.

Ukraine will act fairly, day by day. Concrete steps to end the war are needed, and peace will be achieved — we are working toward it.

The only question is how much time will be lost due to Russia’s actions."

🇱🇺🇪🇺 A right-wing Luxembourgish politician is leading a drive to recruit fellow members of the European Parliament to travel to Russia, - POLITICO.

In the letter, Fernand Kartheiser — who was kicked out of the European Conservatives and Reformists group in the Parliament last year over a previous trip to Moscow — asks any interested EU lawmaker to contact his office directly about the trip, which would include a meeting “in person” with members of the Russian State Duma on June 3.

The meeting is slated to take place on the margins of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, an annual gathering frequently attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Despite limiting his public appearances of late, the Russian leader, who was born and raised in St. Petersburg, is due to participate in the forum this year.

Минобороны РФ - о ходе операции на Украине:

➖ Российская армия за сутки нанесла удары по объектам транспортной инфраструктуры, которые используют вооруженные силы Украины в своих интересах.

➖ Войска группировки "Восток" за сутки продвинулись вглубь обороны ВСУ, "Север", "Южная", "Центр" и "Запад" - улучшили положение в зоне СВО.

➖ Средствами ПВО сбиты три управляемые авиационные бомбы, четыре реактивных снаряда системы залпового огня HIMARS и 570 беспилотников.

@interfaxonline

🇺🇸🇨🇳 US Senate Delegation Meets Wang Yi in Beijing

A bipartisan US Senate delegation led by Republican Senator Steve Daines met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Great Hall of the People on May 7, calling for de-escalation and mutual respect between the two countries. Daines flagged the absence of Boeing aircraft purchases from China for roughly nine years, signaling commercial normalization as a benchmark for progress.

The visit comes one week before President Trump is scheduled to travel to Beijing for a summit with President Xi Jinping on May 14–15 — the highest-level bilateral engagement in years, occurring against a backdrop of sustained trade tensions and ongoing decoupling pressures.

The delegation's framing of commerce — specifically Boeing orders — as a deliverable suggests the Trump-Xi meeting may be structured around tangible economic concessions rather than broad strategic agreements.

#USA #China

@asianomics

🇺🇸 Trump approved a new US counterterrorism strategy, which prioritizes the fight against drug cartels, - AP.

"We will not allow cartels, jihadists, or the governments that support them to conspire against our citizens with impunity. Terrorists of any kind will not be allowed to find safe haven here at home or attack us from abroad," Trump stated in the document.

White House Counterterrorism Chief Sebastian Gorka said the change in priorities is based on simple math. He noted that far more Americans have died at the hands of drug cartels in the US than have died in conflicts around the world since World War II.

Naxçıvanda “İrimiqyaslı fövqəladə hadisələrin nəticələrinin aradan qaldırılması zamanı mülki müdafiə orqan və qüvvələrinin idarə edilməsinin təşkili” mövzusunda kompleks mülki müdafiə təlimi keçirilib.

🇸🇩🇦🇪 UAE indicts 13 individuals and 6 companies over illegal arms shipments to Sudan

The United Arab Emirates has indicted 13 individuals and six companies accused of transporting illegal military supplies to Port Sudan through covert procurement and financing networks, in one of the most high-profile legal cases linked to Sudan's civil war.

The UAE has said the alleged illicit weapons procurement is linked to a Sudanese military committee chaired by Sovereign Council head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, as international scrutiny over the UAE's role in the conflict continues to intensify.

#Sudan

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