❗️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.

❗️🇮🇹 Italy has no plans to lift restrictions on supplying long-range weapons to Ukraine, Fatto Quotidiano reports, citing government sources. PM Giorgia Meloni had already voiced opposition to such deliveries last summer.

⚠️ During talks in Istanbul, the Russian delegation told Ukrainian counterparts that Russia intends to take Sumy and Kharkiv regions, Financial Times reports. They add that Putin, while visiting Kursk, affirmed “Sumy should be Russian,” according to a Russian official.

❗️🇺🇸 Trump has not yet decided whether to send a representative to the upcoming talks in Istanbul, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

“We hope Russia and Ukraine will engage in direct discussions next week, and we believe the meeting will take place,” she added.

🇷🇺 Russia has lost over 4,000 tanks since February 24, 2022, based on visual confirmations compiled by Oryx. Of the 4,029 total losses, 2,946 tanks were destroyed, 158 damaged, 392 abandoned, and 533 captured by Ukrainian forces.

A Russian “Grad” BM-21 rocket system was destroyed by the 414th Unmanned Systems Regiment “Magyar Birds,” a Ukrainian drone unit specializing in precision strikes.

🇺🇦🇺🇳 A UN Security Council meeting will take place this evening at Ukraine’s request, FM Andrii Sybiha announced.

Following recent Russian attacks on civilians, Ukraine expects strong statements reaffirming broad international consensus on pressuring Russia toward a full ceasefire as the basis for a meaningful peace process.

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Russian losses per 30/05/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff

+1140 men
+1 tank
+2 AFVs
+35 artillery
+1 MLRS
+1 AD system
+71 UAVs

🇺🇦 During the night, Ukrainian air defense neutralized 56 UAVs, including Shahed drones, out of 90 launched by Russia from multiple directions. The attack also included two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from Voronezh. 26 drones were shot down, 30 suppressed by EW.

🇺🇸 Ukraine’s NATO membership “not on the table,” says U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg. He called Russia’s concerns about NATO expansion “legitimate”. Kellogg also said the U.S., UK, France & Germany could join Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul on June 2.

🇺🇸🇷🇺 A new U.S. Air Force–commissioned RAND report says NATO and U.S. forces would have a clear edge over Russia in a conventional war, thanks to airpower.

The analysis finds that NATO would quickly gain air superiority, allowing it to strike Russian forces, disrupt logistics, and tilt the battlefield.

Despite concerns over drone tech and ammo production, the report says NATO’s offensive potential far outweighs Russia’s.

🇷🇺 Russia’s UN envoy Nebenzya once again pushed absurd Kremlin propaganda, claiming: “No new sanctions, weapons for Ukraine, or other hostile actions will prevent the inevitable military defeat of the Zelensky regime.”

He repeated baseless accusations about Ukrainian strikes on “civilian infrastructure” in Russia and vowed to continue the so-called “special military operation.”

🇺🇸 At the UN Security Council, U.S. envoy John Kelley issued a vague warning: if Russia “makes the wrong decision—to continue its catastrophic war,” the U.S. may reconsider its support for peace talks.

He added: “This wouldn't mean abandoning our principles or allies, but acknowledging Russia’s refusal to cooperate.”

🇵🇱🇺🇦 Polish President has awarded Ukraine’s intel chief Kyrylo Budanov the Gold Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland — one of the country’s highest honors for foreign citizens.

Deputy intel chief Gen. Vadym Skibitskyi also received the Cavalier’s Cross of the same order.