☢️👀 If Russia was preparing a nuclear strike on Ukraine, I would know about it, - Budanov.

💥 Donetsk. Tonight. Another drone strike on a Russian base. Preliminary hit on a drone compound.

Азербайджанские военнослужащие выполнили задачи по атаке побережья с моря в рамках многонациональных учений EFES-2026 в Турции.

Модернизированный боевой вертолет Mi-24 Super Hind Mk. III ВС Алжира. Наши дни.

▪️Напомним, что по проекту южноафриканской группы (АТЕ / Paramount) Super Hind в Конотопе (Авиакон) была произведена модернизация вертолетов Ми-24 для Алжира (33 вертолета в модификации Super Hind Mk III) и Азербайджана (12 в модификации Super Hind Mk IV).

Военный Осведомитель

💥 Working together on an enemy who decided to hide. Clear interaction and a result that the enemy definitely did not like, - Predators of the Heights

Putin will visit China May 19-20 for talks with Xi Jinping on bilateral relations and international issues. A joint statement and other documents will be signed, the Kremlin says.

🇩🇪👀 The chief executive of Mercedes-BenzMBG says the German automaker would be willing to move into defense production as long as it made “business sense.” 

"The world has become a more unpredictable place, and I think it is absolutely clear that Europe needs to increase its defense profile"

‏محمدرضا جعفرآقایی داماد سه نبش علی اکبر ولایتی در بانکها:
‏مدیرعامل ابنیه گستر کارآفرین وابسته بانک کارآفرین
‏عضو هیات مدیره گروه سرمایه گذاری مسکن وابسته به بانک مسکن
‏رییس هیات مدیره صنایع بسته بندی ایران وابسته به بانک ملی ایران!

Ukraine downed or suppressed 269 of 294 Russian drones overnight into May 16, including Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and Parodiya types launched from Russia and occupied Crimea. Hits were recorded at 15 locations, with debris falling at 9 more sites.

🇯🇵🇮🇷 Japan to Receive First Post-Hormuz LNG Shipment

Japan is set to receive its first LNG cargo routed through the Strait of Hormuz since the waterway's de facto closure, with the shipment described by Nikkei Asia as offering psychological relief rather than material market impact. The volume involved is too small to shift overall supply balances. Power provider JERA operates major LNG receiving facilities at Futtsu in Chiba prefecture.

The Hormuz closure has forced Asian LNG importers to seek alternative routing and spot supply, raising procurement costs and compressing delivery flexibility. Japan, which holds no domestic gas production of scale, is structurally exposed to any sustained disruption of Gulf export corridors — which account for a significant share of its LNG intake.

The resumption of even limited Hormuz transits signals a partial easing of passage risk, though the underlying conditions driving the closure remain unresolved.

#Japan #Iran

@asianomics