"Minus one more quad," a Russian soldier shouts after a kamikaze drone strike. The drone hit a garage housing a quad bike near a group of soldiers, destroying the vehicle, killing one, and wounding two.

Secretary Rubio spoke with Russian FM Lavrov, welcoming the recent “1,000-for-1,000” prisoner exchange. He reiterated President Trump’s call for honest, constructive dialogue with Ukraine as the only way to end the war. The only truly honest step for Russia now?

Get out of Ukraine.

Russian air defense in the Moscow region shoots down a drone over a residential area, causing it to crash onto a high-rise building.

Ukraine is ready for the next Istanbul talks with Russia but demands Russia share its ceasefire “memorandum” beforehand.

"We call on them to fulfill that promise without delay and stop trying to turn the meeting into a destructive one," he added.

Russian ballistic strike hits a farm in Mykolaiv region: 1 killed, 3 injured — reports the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration. In Beryslav, a drone attack killed 2 men.

Germany’s new €5B military aid to Ukraine includes €400M for Ukrainian-made long-range weapons. Funded systems include AN-196 “Liutyi” drones (operational range between 1000-2000km), the new BARS missile-drone (800 km), Flamingo interceptors (50 km), and frontline FPVs.

Satellite images show the aftermath of the strike on “Kronshtadt” in the Moscow region — 8 impacts are visible. The facility was involved in developing combat drones.

The next Ukraine Defense Contact Group (“Ramstein” format) meeting will take place on June 4, 2025, at NATO HQ in Brussels. Initiated by the UK and Germany. U.S. participation remains unclear. The previous meeting was on April 11, with Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth joining online.

🇺🇦 Russian assault groups made at least 4 attempts to breach Myropillia (Sumy region), less than 1 km from the Kursk border. All were destroyed—up to 20 troops, FPV crews, and shelters.

Two weeks.

Unmanned Systems Regiment “Phoenix” destroyed a Russian R-330Zh “Zhitel” electronic warfare system—at least their third confirmed strike on such equipment recently.

Textbook example of repelling an assault: a Ukrainian drone struck a shelter housing Russian equipment—none of it left.

Combat footage by SPEAR Group B of the 118th Territorial Defense Brigade. At least 4 ATVs and an ammo depot were destroyed.

🇺🇦🇨🇳 China has halted sales of Mavic drones to Ukraine and other European countries—but continues supplying them to Russia, where production lines even include Chinese personnel — Zelensky.

Senior Lt. Viktor Samoylov, rocket artillery battery commander, was killed in Russia’s Belgorod region. As a former Sevastopol Nakhimovsky district official, he backed Crimea’s annexation in 2014, fought with the “BARS” unit from 2022, and signed a contract with Russia’s MoD in 2024.

Destruction of a Russian 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer by Ukraine's 38th Marine Brigade.

❗️IAEA chief Rafael Grossi will visit Ukraine and Russia next week to discuss nuclear safety, the agency has announced.

🇺🇦 Ukraine has used an AI-powered "mothership drone" in combat for the first time, according to Digital Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. The drone can carry two strike FPV drones up to 300 km and autonomously target enemy aircraft, air defense systems, and critical infrastructure. If the target is within 100 km, the mothership returns for reuse. Each mission costs around $10,000—hundreds of times cheaper than a missile. The system operates without GPS, using SmartPilot visual-inertial navigation, with LIDAR enhancing targeting precision

🇺🇸 The White House is weighing how to pressure Russia without breaking ties with Putin, Reuters reports. Trump is wary of sanctions but aides say his frustration with Putin is growing. He may let the Graham-Blumenthal bill pass—imposing 500% tariffs on buyers of Russian oil—while maintaining backchannels.