Just spoke to a 🇺🇦 friend on the border of #Kharkiv region near #Vovchansk. I’ve never heard him this upset before
They are forced to only use drones because they can’t fire 🇺🇸 shells on #russia territory. #Ukraine knows exactly where the C300 launchers & invading troops are located, but can’t fire
#russia meanwhile, launch and retreat back across the border. Ukrainian forces are defending the country (and #Europe) with one hand tied behind their backs
🇺🇸 Secretary of State Antony #Blinken directed his top staff to crack down on leaks about diplomacy relating to the #Israel#Hamas#war, saying clearly that he was “angry” with the constant stream of #press reports revealing sensitive information - a new leak can reveal
Not only did classified materials make it into the press, he chided State leadership earlier this month in a small team meeting, but also fresh proposals to broker a cease-fire and ⏩
40 Rapid Response Teams Deployed in Area: #IRCS Chief
The head of #Iranian Red Crescent Society Pir Hossein Kolivand stated that 40 rapid response teams from the #IRCS are currently conducting search operations in the location where accident happened for the helicopter carrying President #Raisi and his companions ⏩
↪ He added that the weather conditions are extremely unfavorable, and the terrain is difficult to navigate, but “we are making every effort to carry out the necessary actions”
"We have utilized drones and aerial measures, but due to the poor weather conditions, aerial search operations are not feasible
The area is rugged and mountainous,” the #IRCS Chief said indicating significant challenges. "We have also dispatched forces from specific provinces to ensure that more personnel are on-site”
#Iran’s state television halted all regular programming to broadcast prayers being held across the country for President Ebrahim #Raisi after his helicopter crashed on Sunday
Iranian #news agencies reported that the helicopter, carrying #Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein #Amirabdollahian, and local officials, made a rough landing while crossing a mountainous area in heavy fog on the way back from a visit to #Iran's #Azerbaijan region.
On 7-8 May in #Washington DC, the city’s biggest convention hall welcomed #America’s #military industrial complex, its top #technology companies and its most outspoken justifiers of #warcrimes. Of course, that’s not how they would describe it
It was the inaugural “AI Expo for National Competitiveness”, whose lead sponsor was #Palantir, who are currently, supplying some of its #AI products to the #Israel#Defense Forces
ℹ #Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert #Fico is no longer in a life-threatening condition after being shot several times, the deputy prime minister has said
Tomas Taraba told the #BBC Mr #Fico's surgery had gone "well" and "I guess that at the end he will survive"
Earlier the #defense minister said Mr @fico was "fighting for his life" after being gravely injured in an attack in the small town of #Handlova
A suspect was detained at the scene of the #shooting
🇬🇧 #Intelligence chiefs have warned ministers they fear #Britain and other key #Ukraine allies are being targeted by #russia saboteurs following a series of suspicious incidents in recent months
These include a wave of fires at arms factories and #military related industrial sites in the West that are supplying #Ukraine
"Lots of fires that we thought were accidents and unconnected have turned out to be connected" the source said
🇺🇸 #POTUS Joe #Biden has called #Japan and #India "xenophobic", grouping them together with #russia and #China as countries that "don't want immigrants"
His criticism of #Japan comes just weeks after he called the US-Japan alliance "unbreakable" during a state visit from Prime Minister #Kishida
India is also a key #US partner, despite #US concerns about human rights and religious freedoms there
The #WhiteHouse says that Mr Biden meant no offence to either country
ℹ #russia's Deputy Defense Minister #Timur_Ivanov was arrested and officially he has been charged with bribery, but unofficially there’s talk of treason and #Kremlin power struggles
#RomanAnin, the Editor-in-Chief at russian independent investigative #journalism outlet #Vazhnye_Istorii, was interviewed hoping to clarify the context and implications of #Ivanov’s arrest ⤵
📝 This is definitely one short video you don't want to miss, as Stephen reveals putin's biggest lie with such simplicity, I was annoyed I didn't realise it myself - awesome