We need to make sure no one threatens us and we will strive for this, Putin claims after Kyiv allowed the victory parade in Moscow.

Israel set up a secret military base in Iraq to support its air campaign against Iran and launched airstrikes against Iraqi troops who almost discovered it early in the war, US officials say -WSJ

Israel built the installation, which housed special forces and served as a logistical hub for the Israeli air force, just before the war started with the knowledge of the U.S., the people said.

https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-built-and-defended-a-secret-iran-war-base-in-iraq-3590851a

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🇺🇸⚔️🇮🇷 Four tankers were apparently struck or disabled by the U.S. forces near Iran’s Jask area.

Satellite imagery shows one tanker on fire and extensive oil spills, including leaks from two tankers, with another spill detected about 7.4 kilometers from the anchorage site.

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🥀In a scene that encapsulates the harsh reality of the South, open to danger, the journey of young Ali Wahib Mustafa, from the town of Beit Leef, ended tragically on the Naqoura road after he set off alone on his motorcycle.

Suffering from mental health issues, he left the displacement centers in Tyre towards the far south where an Israeli airstrike targeted him in the Iskenderun-Naqoura area.

He fell was killed instantly. Allah Yerhamo

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🇫🇮Finland wants to grab something from us, - Putin

Putin claims Finland joined NATO hoping to "grab something" from Russia after it collapses, despite having no territorial disputes before.

🤡 Putin: The globalist wing of Western elites is fighting against us through the hands of Ukrainians; in that sense, they have positioned themselves quite comfortably.

🥴 Putin: 🇫🇮Finland — why did it join NATO? Did we have any territorial disputes with Finland? Everything had long been settled.

🇮🇱🇮🇷 WSJ: Israel built a clandestine military outpost in Iraq's western desert just before its air campaign against Iran — with U.S. knowledge — to house special forces and search-and-rescue teams supporting strikes 1,000 miles away.

In early March, an Iraqi shepherd reported unusual helicopter activity, and when Iraqi troops moved to investigate, Israeli airstrikes killed one soldier and wounded two others to keep the base hidden.

Iraq blamed the U.S. in a UN complaint, but Washington says it wasn't involved; the base was never officially discovered.

Outgoing Israeli Air Force chief Tomer Bar had hinted at the operations in a March letter referring to "special missions which could ignite the imagination."

Russia built a fourth defense ring around Moscow with 232 air defense points, up from 118, DroneBomber analysts report. The new outer ring stretches across the entire Moscow region.

The systems include S-300s, S-400s, Pantsirs, BUKs and mobile complexes positioned on key highways and heights far beyond the ring road. Radars range from modern to Soviet-era equipment pulled from storage.

Instead of defending the country, all state resources are concentrated on protecting one bunker while leaving other Russian regions defenseless, the analysts note.

На Запорожском направлении в конце апреля — начале мая подразделения ВСУ предприняли серию успешных контратак в районах Степногорска и Приморского. По сообщениям противника, украинским силам удалось улучшить тактическое положение и выбить российские войска с ряда позиций, включая территорию дачного кооператива, о котором упоминалось ранее. В преддверии временного прекращения огня подразделения РФ перешли к оборонительной тактике, сосредоточившись на удержании занимаемых рубежей.

❗️Putin said he is ready to meet Zelensky not only in Moscow, but only to sign an agreement. He also named former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder as the best negotiator for dialogue between Russia and Europe.

Putin said at a May 9 evening briefing that Russia has received no Ukrainian proposals on a prisoner exchange. He claimed Moscow had sent Kyiv a list of 500 captured Ukrainian troops before Trump’s proposal, but said Ukraine then “disappeared from radar.”

❗️👀 Moscow: 4th line of defense and total exposure of the rear, - @DrnBmbr

The number of confirmed air defense points has increased, and now there are significantly more than 118, namely 232.

Fourth ring of defense: It runs along the outer radius of the Moscow region, trying to intercept targets even on distant approaches.

🔴S-300 and S-400: A huge number of new positions of heavy systems.

🔴BUKs, Osa, TORs: Mobile complexes are now standing not only on towers and roofs, but also at key junctions and heights far beyond the Moscow Ring Road.

🔴Radars of all generations: We record the presence of both modern radars and older models (from Nebo-M to antiques).

🤡 Putin: They expected a crushing defeat for Russia and the collapse of its statehood within a few months.

It hasn’t happened. And then they got stuck in this rut and now they can’t get out of it.

🤬 Russian forces attacked a nine-story building in the Industrial District of Kharkiv by UAV, — OVA

There was no information about casualties. All emergency services are heading to the scene of the attack.