At least one Ukrainian UAV reportedly hit Russia’s GRU radio-technical intel complex "Zvezda" near Stavropol — again. This secretive site (unit №33443) is key to Russia’s space signals intelligence.

🇺🇸 The U.S. wants a swift breakthrough in Ukraine talks — otherwise, Trump will have to decide how much more time to spend on it, says Marco Rubio on Fox News. “There’s no military solution to the war.”

https://www.foxnews.com/video/6372195430112

🇷🇺 Putin may shift focus in Ukraine war to short-term goals — holding seized land and fixing Russia’s economy, per CNN. U.S. intel sees this as a possible opening for peace talks, but officials remain skeptical.

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/01/politics/intelligence-putin-war-goals-shifted-ukraine

🚨 Russia’s FSB is reportedly planning fake terror attacks in regional cities like Khabarovsk and Ulan-Ude on May 9 to frame Ukraine, according to InformNapalm. Moscow’s parade will stay untouched. The aim? Stir up outrage, block peace talks, and rally support for more war.

Ukraine’s 8th SSO Regiment crushed a Russian assault near Chasiv Yar. After wiping out troops hiding in a basement with thermobaric grenades, they seized weapons and enemy comms. Footage just released due to op-sec.

❗️ Orban stated that the EU's policy of military support for Ukraine and its accession to the community could lead to Europe's bankruptcy. 'European money is being transported to Ukraine on wheelbarrows,' and the EU economy is facing a severe shortage of funds.

On May 8th, the Ukrainian Parliament plans to ratify the minerals agreement with the USA, according to MP Honcharenko.

🇷🇺 Russian milblogger Romanov is shocked—again. Gerasimov told Putin that Kursk Oblast was fully "liberated", while fighting still rages near the border. But why the surprise? Lying to the President is practically a job requirement at the Russian MoD.

🇱🇹 Lithuania is learning from Ukraine’s defense experience — from mobilization and drone warfare to recruitment, training, and countering disinformation. These topics were discussed during a meeting between Ukrainian Deputy Defense Ministers and a Lithuanian MoD delegation led by Deputy Minister Tomas Godliauskas.

Ukrainian intelligence took down servers of major Russian ISPs, including "SibSet," leaving thousands without internet, sources tell RBC. Cyber units of GUR MO launched attacks between April 30–May 2 targeting infrastructure in Siberia.

The mineral agreement with the U.S. is indefinite, PM Shmyhal says. However, after 10 years, both sides may review profit-sharing terms and choose to extend or end the deal by mutual agreement.

In April alone, 533 buildings in Kharkiv were damaged by Russian shelling — 10,533 shattered windows, 147 destroyed roofs, says Mayor Ihor Terekhov. He estimates total war damage to the city at €10 billion.

Around 1:00 PM, Russian forces attacked central Kherson with a drone, hitting a parking lot. One car burned, several damaged. Two men (52 & 60 y.o.) injured and hospitalized.

🇷🇺 At current pace, it would take Russia 231 years and 100M+ casualties to conquer Ukraine, per Forbes.

Despite losing 36,600 troops & 4,800 vehicles in April alone, Russia’s force is growing—now 600,000 strong—thanks to mass recruitment and war-time spending.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2025/05/01/at-the-current-rate-it-would-take-russia-centuries-and-tens-of-millions-of-casualties-to-capture-ukraine/

🇺🇸🇺🇦 Trump’s new minerals deal with Ukraine gives the U.S. preferential access to resources—but leaves Putin unmoved on peace. Despite stalled talks and rising bombings, Trump remains reluctant to pressure Russia directly. Sanctions still hang in limbo.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/02/trumps-minerals-deal-ukraine-russia-00322359

🇺🇦 FM Sybiiha: Ukraine seeks real peace, not Kremlin’s manipulative “holiday ceasefires.”

“We are ready for a full ceasefire — it's Russia that rejects peace. No deals at the cost of sovereignty.”

https://mfa.gov.ua/news/vistup-ministra-zakordonnih-sprav-andriya-sibigi-shchodo-potochnoyi-geopolitichnoyi-situaciyi-na-chergovomu-zasidanni-verhovnoyi-radi-ukrayini

Europe set to redistribute €3 billion in frozen Russian funds to Western investors, following Moscow's seizure of investor cash in Russia. A new chapter in the financial fallout of Russia's invasion in Ukraine.

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/europe-hand-billions-frozen-russian-cash-western-investors-sources-say-2025-05-02/