Things already warming up in Ukraine's Russian-occupied Crimea, and it's still only May...

Ukraine making Crimea untenable for Russian forces, denying Russia the use of the decisive terrain of the War. Nowhere for Russians to hide their hq's, logistics, aircraft, naval facilities on this Peninsula which is the same size as Massachusetts.

CORRECTION: This is video of the moment of a (probably) Ukrainian drone attack on the oil refinery in Slavyansk-na-Kubany, Krasnodar Territory, southern Russia. Ukraine's campaign against Russia's oil industry is clearly carrying on unabated.

Good news: German defense minister wants 3,8 billion € more for military support for Ukraine in 2024, apparently the finance minister has agreed. Altogether 10,9 billion € from Germany this year. For next year Pistorius wants 15 billion €. n-tv.de/politik/Pistor…

Fairly heavy drone attack overnight - Ukraine says it shot all down. Partisans in Crimea say Ukraine hit a Russian missile and bomb depot earlier - if there's continued Russian heavy use of drones and less of missiles and bombs from the south, then that may be some confirmation.

U.S. officials are privately delivering an unusual warning to telecommunications companies: Undersea cables that ferry internet traffic across the Pacific Ocean could be vulnerable to tampering by Chinese repair ships.

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Dramatic appeal by 🇺🇦FM Dmytro Kuleba at the #LennartMeriConference : “When it comes to the battlefield, it’s tough. Russia is strong. My message to you: Send us Patriots, send us artillery ammunition, send us armored vehicles.” And allow us hitting any militarily target in 🇷🇺💩.”

Vovchansk.

Two weeks ago, this was just a quiet town at the border with Russia.

Then Russia's fascist plague came. Again.

Crimea is Ukraine.

Quite the humiliation for Russia as the Absolute World Champion of Heavyweight Boxing flies the flag of Ukraine's GUR, a branch of Ukrainian Armed Forces allocated exclusively to destroying Russian invaders.

👇👇 this is a precursor to something very significant 👇👇

Russia does not control Robotyne

Ukraine does not control Robotyne

Robotyne doesn't exist anymore

Russian and Ukrainian troops are mixed together, fighting for cellars

Why is this so hard to understand

Half a million russian soldiers eliminated.

Daily attacks on Crimea and inside the russian borders.

Black Sea Fleet removed from the Black Sea.

F-16s joining the fight soon.

Ukraine not only can win, but will win.

🎯

This is what you get for doing business with a fascist mafia state. Greed is stupid.

The Kharkiv offensive has been ongoing for a week. Russia had some initial success, but Ukraine has been able to restrain Russian forces from advancing deeper.

There are many narratives and claims surrounding the situation. First, why was Russia able to advance so quickly? 1/

80 years ago deportation of Crimean Tatars began. Thousands of innocent people perished during this crime that Latvian Parliament has declared as act of genocide by the Soviet regime. Now they suffer under the Russian occupation.

Latvia stands in solidarity with Crimean Tatars.

Just left the session on sanctions at #LennartMeriConference . The takeaway message is this:

- Western companies are assisting the Kremlin to produce missiles that are then used to bomb Ukrainian cities and civilians
- There wouldn't be more advanced missiles without Western