Ukrainian forces with a customized R-73 air-to-air missile launcher. EW systems are visible also.

🇷🇴 Romania's PM Marcel Ciolacu has resigned after his coalition's candidate didn't make it to the presidential runoff. The government now enters a transition phase, with political shifts underway as nationalist and outsider candidates gain ground.

https://www.euronews.com/2025/05/05/romanian-prime-minister-resigns-amid-ruling-coalitions-post-presidential-election-fallout

🇭🇺 Orbán says he finally snapped at Zelensky after hearing what he felt was a straight-up threat. He claims he tried to stay out of fights for the sake of neighborly ties — but now says no one’s going to tell Hungary how to vote on Ukraine joining the EU.

Such a big boy.

Trump’s back with a fresh batch of nonsense. Does he seriously still not realize Putin is just straight-up laughing at him?

The Trump administration plans to leverage a natural resources agreement as a tool to pressure Russia into serious ceasefire talks, according to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

https://milkeninstitute.org/content-hub/event-panels/part-1-conversation-us-secretary-treasury-scott-bessent

A Russian bunker and ammo depot blown up on the Kinburn Spit — powerful hit by Ukraine’s 122nd Territorial Defense Brigade on occupied territory.

Ukraine records the first confirmed strike on a rare Russian “Zaslon” naval radar system mounted on wheels. The radar can detect targets up to 300 km away and track 200 objects simultaneously.

The 05/05/25 SitRep on Ukraine is ready: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1919494242545623326.html

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🇺🇦 Ukrainian drones are targeting Moscow and multiple Russian regions. UAVs have been seen approaching from the south, Russian air defense and jamming systems are reportedly active.

🔥 Ukrainian MiG-29 strikes a Russian fortified position using GBU-39 SDB bombs — wiping out enemy troops, ammo stock, and one aspiring VKS pilot.

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Russian losses per 06/05/25 reported by the Ukrainian general staff

+1430 men
+3 tanks
+5 AFVs
+61 artillery
+1 MLRS
+145 UAVs

A drone hit Kharkiv’s Barabashovo market — one of the biggest in Ukraine and Europe, Mayor Terekhov said. Parts of the market caught fire. The city was hit 20 times overnight. Four people were injured.

During the night, multiple UAVs targeted sites across Russia. Airports in Moscow, Volgograd, Kaluga, Samara, Tatarstan, Nizhny Novgorod, Yaroslavl, and Ivanovo temporarily suspended operations.

Moscow authorities reported 19 drones were shot down, with debris damaging a residential building. The Ministry of Defense later claimed 105 UAVs were intercepted.

Polish President Duda urged Donald Trump to ramp up economic pressure on Russia to help end the war in Ukraine. He said Trump is the only one who can force Putin to the negotiating table.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/05/poland-duda-trump-sanctions-putin-00327682

🇩🇪 Germany’s new coalition deal (SPD–CDU–CSU) backs Ukraine’s EU/NATO membership, pledges continued military & financial support, and use of frozen Russian assets — but makes no mention of Taurus missiles.

https://www.spd.de/fileadmin/Dokumente/Koalitionsvertrag2025_bf.pdf