Moscow has issued stern warnings to the United Kingdom and broader European allies, threatening retaliation over the supply of long-range missiles to Ukraine. The diplomatic tensions coincide with heightened security alerts and strategic communications from Western intelligence officials.
France and Ukraine have agreed to cooperate on developing anti-ballistic defense capabilities, with President Macron and President Zelensky discussing extended military support. This agreement marks a significant step in bolstering Ukraine's defense against Russian ballistic weapons.
Ukrainian drone operators from the 412th Nemesis Brigade and the 7th Rapid Response Corps destroyed several Russian command posts near the temporarily occupied city of Selidove in the Donetsk region, 20 km behind the front line.
Ukraine's defense forces attacked a Pantsir-S1 air defense system, a BK-16 boat, and Russian command posts in Crimea, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Belgorod oblasts.
Ukraine has escalated its attacks on Russian territory, with President Zelensky vowing retaliation for civilian strikes, while Russia faces fuel shortages and rationing proposals in over 20 regions, a problem acknowledged by President Putin.
On the night of May 11-12, Ukrainian forces launched strikes against Russian command posts, logistics facilities, and troop concentrations in the temporarily occupied regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia.
Ukrainian defenders carried out a successful operation to destroy command posts and deployment sites of Russian troops in Selydove, Donetsk region, more than 20 km from the front line and 15 km southeast of Pokrovsk.
On March 21, Ukrainian defense forces struck a command post belonging to a unit of the Center for Advanced Unmanned Technologies "Rubicon" and a command and observation post of a Russian Armed Forces…
Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully hit several Russian army targets, including an air defense system, a landing craft, and command posts, in occupied Crimea and parts of the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Ukrainian forces have struck Russian command posts, ammunition and logistics depots, a repair base and military equipment, using ATACMS missiles in some of the strikes.