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[RIA] A moose broke into a Kaliningrad resident's home, broke a window, and fell into a dead pool. It was rescued and taken to the forest, the Kaliningrad administration press service reported.
"Yesterday, at approximately 10 p.m., a call was received on 112 from a resident of Vozdushnaya Street. A moose had broken into his house. The animal broke the panoramic window of the house and fell into a dead pool," the Kaliningrad administration said in a statement on the Max platform.
Ministry of Natural Resources employees, veterinarians from the Kaliningrad Zoo, rescuers from the Kaliningrad rescue team of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, employees of the Kaliningrad City Civil Defense and Emergency Situations Department, and the Chistota enterprise arrived at the scene. What about the flying squirrel?
"Losyash was tranquilized, then loaded into the back of a truck and taken to the forest. There, he recovered from the anesthesia and continued on his way," the administration added.
This is the second such incident in recent days. On May 8th, specialists rescued a moose that accidentally wandered into the city.
[Al-Rooters via Yahoo] The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the Russian government had taken the necessary measures to ensure economic stability despite Moscow being forced to slash its economic growth forecast for 2026.
New forecasts by Russia's Economy Ministry lowered estimates for gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2026 to 0.4% from 1.3% and cut estimated growth in 2027 to 1.4% from 2.8%. Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday that growth was expected to reach 2.4% in 2029 however.
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[Korrespondent] 22.52 A conscript died in Dnipro. He felt sick while undergoing a military medical examination. The incident occurred on May 5.
According to the CCC, during the verification of military registration documents, a warning group consisting of servicemen of the district CCC and a representative of the National Police stopped the conscript.
The CCC claims that the man was a violator of military registration and was subject to conscription.
"While passing the military medical commission, the conscripted citizen felt sick, and an ambulance was called. Medical workers who arrived on call provided emergency assistance for 45 minutes, after which the citizen was pronounced dead," the military said.
An official investigation has been ordered and a criminal case has been opened.
20.37 Law enforcement officers exposed an organized group that, for money, facilitated the unauthorized abandonment of military service by mobilized conscripts in four regions. This was reported by the press service of the State Bureau of Investigation.
The scheme operated in Volyn, Lviv, Zhytomyr, and Chernivtsi regions. The cost of the "services" ranged from $8,000 to $15,000 per person.
20.37 Fighting on the frontline indicates that a ceasefire is not expected in the near future, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Under his leadership, fighting continues daily, with no signs of abating from Russia. Moscow has shown no willingness to end the war, which requires preparations for possible new attacks.
"Today there was no silence at the front, there were hostilities. We recorded all this, of course. We see that Russia has no intention of ending this war, we are preparing for new attacks, unfortunately. But there must be peace. We are working for this very thing - the defense of Ukraine, the independence of Ukraine, the security of our people - this is the most important thing," Zelensky said.
According to the president, the United States continues to participate in diplomatic processes, but Washington's attention is now largely focused on the situation in the Middle East, in particular the war in Iran. Despite this, support for the idea of ending the war in Europe remains among American society and political leadership.
20.13 The Russian Navy is installing lattice structures, known as "mangals", on its ships in the Black Sea to protect against Ukrainian kamikaze naval drones.
The network publishes a photo of the Black Sea Fleet's Project 21980 anti-sabotage boat Grachonok with welded-on "grills." The mesh grille protects the ship from vertical strikes from above. Anti-drone grilles appeared a week after the Ukrainian strike.
19:51 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a conversation with UAE President Muhammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
"I condemned the recent attacks from Iran on the UAE. And we must do everything necessary to really protect life in the Gulf region, which is of global importance. It is important that against this background, our teams continue to work closely in the security sector. I was glad to hear that Ukrainian expertise really helps build reliable protection of life. We discussed the continuation of this work," the president said.
Zelensky also thanked the UAE president for his assistance in returning our people from Russian captivity.
"We expect that this work will continue. We also touched on joint projects in the energy sector. I am grateful to the UAE for the fact that our agreements are being implemented on the basis of reciprocity and that Ukraine also receives the necessary support, including energy. We also discussed other potential projects in various areas," the head of state added.
19.39 Finnish President Alexander Stubb advises Europe to start direct talks with Russia regarding a full-scale war, dpa reports.
"It's time to start negotiations with Russia. When that will happen, I don't know," Stubb said.
If American policy towards Russia and Ukraine does not serve Europe's interests - as he believes - then Europe must act independently.
At the same time, Stubb outlined three possible scenarios for the development of the Russian-Ukrainian war: continued hostilities, a ceasefire with subsequent peace agreements, or the collapse of one of the sides, "most likely Russia."
19.29 The conversation between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian ruler Vladimir Putin will not happen suddenly, "like a bolt from the blue." However, if the Russian Federation's hints at dialogue are sincere, then Ukraine is ready. This was stated by the head of the Presidential Office, Kirill Budanov.
"Seriously, if the Russian Federation is really ready for a serious conversation, Ukraine would also be ready. Ukraine has repeatedly emphasized and proven with its actions: we stand for an end to the war, for peace. This is the official position of Ukraine, which is supported by the President of Ukraine. We stand for an end to hostilities. I want to repeat once again: making peace is not weakness, but proof of common sense," he said.
The head of the OP stressed that the situation on the front remains "stable," as does the Russian regime. "But nothing is eternal in this world," Budanov added.
19.02 There are currently six projects within the framework of defense cooperation between Ukraine and Germany. This is just the beginning and surprises await the Russians, President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a meeting with German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, Ukrinform reported.
18.33 A "special voluminous document" regarding UFOs has appeared in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which has been agreed upon with the Commander-in-Chief. This was reported by Advisor to the Minister of Defense Serhiy "Flash" Beskrestnov.
All the kewl kids are doing it, donchaknow.
"In 2023, I published a video from the front, in which aerial reconnaissance observed an unidentified flying object. An hour later, I was written to by... representatives of a state structure that has been dealing with these issues in Ukraine since Soviet times," he said.
According to the advisor to the Minister of Defense, with the beginning of the war, the study of UFOs in our space became more of a military task than a civilian one. The Armed Forces of Ukraine even created a "special voluminous document" on this topic, which was approved by the Commander-in-Chief.
"Therefore, it is not only the US that is dealing with such issues, because the concept of UFOs may hide a new weapon of our enemy," "Flash" emphasized.
18.08 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Canada for new sanctions decisions against Russian structures and individuals involved in the abduction of Ukrainian children. He wrote about this in Telegram.
17.40 The first 200 patrol police officers are already undergoing training at the training ground. The decision to intensify training was made by the Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko after the April terrorist attack in Kyiv. The goal is to teach police officers to effectively respond to wartime threats: from working near the front line to protecting civilians in rear cities.
"A police officer should not be afraid when something explodes somewhere or a bullet whistles. Because a police officer is a police officer to risk the lives of other people," said the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
The police officers are already improving their skills in fire training, tactical medicine, and psychological resilience. A feature of the program is the involvement of experienced instructors from the 1st and 2nd Corps of the National Guard, who have combat experience. The training will become mandatory for all units.
17.19 Information about attempts by Russian sabotage groups to penetrate Nikopol through the bottom of the former Kakhovka reservoir is not true, said Vladislav Voloshyn, spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces.
However, he did not rule out that the Russians may try to carry out sabotage. However, the Ukrainian Defense Forces are controlling the situation and continue monitoring.
"Information began to spread in the media and local public forums that Russians are trying to infiltrate Nikopol with sabotage groups through the bottom of the former Kakhovka reservoir. This information is not true," Voloshin said.
The spokesman explained that the terrain around the former reservoir is problematic for movement due to wetlands, reeds, and remaining water, as well as the presence of the main channel of the Dnieper River, which needs to be forced.
Voloshyn also added that the Russians are trying to set up observation posts near the Zaporizhzhia NPP on the territory of the former Kakhovka reservoir in order to complicate the actions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
17.05 The supply of missiles to Patriot complexes, repair of damaged systems and the possibility of servicing some components in Ukraine was discussed by the Deputy Head of the Office of the President, Lieutenant General of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Pavlo Palisa, with a delegation from the American defense corporation RTX. He reported this on the social network X.
16.59 The Principalities of Andorra and Monaco have declared their readiness to join the Extended Partial Agreement, which paves the way for the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine. This was announced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sybiga.
16.50 The European Union has imposed sanctions against 23 individuals and legal entities for the illegal forced deportation of Ukrainian children.
Restrictive measures have been imposed against 16 individuals and seven organizations responsible for actions that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence of Ukraine.
The decision is directed against those responsible for the systematic illegal deportation, forcible transfer, forced assimilation, including indoctrination and militarized education, of minor Ukrainian children, as well as their illegal adoption and removal to Russia and the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
The sanctions lists also include officials and politicians from territories illegally occupied by Russia, as well as various leaders of youth camps and military-patriotic clubs and organizations.
The UK government has also imposed new sanctions on 85 individuals and entities involved in the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia.
Since the beginning of the aggression against Ukraine, Russia has deported and forcibly resettled almost 20,500 Ukrainian children.
16.19 Since the beginning of the current day and as of 16:00, the Russian occupation army has attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders 38 times. The number of battles has noticeably decreased compared to Sunday's figures at this time of day, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational summary.
16.05 Self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko called on the army to prepare for a ground operation in the event of a possible war. According to him, recent international conflicts have shown that missile and air strikes are not enough for victory, so ground forces will continue to play a decisive role in hostilities.
The head of the Center for Countering Disinformation about the National Security and Defense Council, Andriy Kovalenko, emphasized that Belarus currently does not have the resources to conduct such operations.
"Everything that Belarus is doing now imitates some kind of turbulent activity, including information waves. In fact, any aggressive actions will automatically become a mistake that will lead to bad consequences for Belarus itself. Ukraine is monitoring the situation, our forces are ready for any development of events," he said.
15.58 Media worker from Poltava Oleksandr Klymenko died in the war. He worked as a cameraman and editing director on local TV channels Misto and Tsentralny. He joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in October 2023, served as a signalman.
He did not return from a combat mission in early July 2024. The last information about the man was from near Novogrodivka, Pokrovsky district, Donetsk region.
On April 30, 2026, DNA testing identified Klymenko's body among the returned fallen soldiers.
Oleksandr became the 119th media worker to die in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
15.41 Germany and Ukraine are expanding the production of drones with a range of less than 100 km to 1,500 km. This was stated by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius at a briefing with his Ukrainian counterpart Mikhail Fedorov in Kyiv, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
14.59 Law enforcement officers have uncovered a criminal scheme in medical institutions of Ukraine to establish fictitious disabilities, the participants of which earned over 200 million hryvnias. This was reported by the National Police.
In 2025 alone, participants in the scheme illegally issued about 500 fictitious disabilities for military conscripts.
14.27 In the Odessa region, 14 attacks on alert groups of territorial recruitment and social support centers of the CCK and SP have been recorded since the beginning of the year. This was reported by the spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces Vladyslav Voloshyn in a comment to the Interfax-Ukraine agency.
As a result of the attacks, up to two dozen servicemen suffered gunshot and knife wounds, bruises, and injuries.
14.14 About 20 countries are interested in working with Ukraine under the Drone Deals joint drone production program. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky on Telegram following a report by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov.
A legitimate income stream that doesn’t involve trafficking girls or drugs? Glory hallelujah!
13.51 Five people, including a teenager, were injured in shelling in Kherson, the Kherson OVA reported.
13.13 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy heard a report by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov on the results of meetings with representatives of the US President Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and stated that the US continues to make diplomatic efforts to end the Russian-Ukrainian war. The head of state reported this on Telegram.
12.59 North Korea has earned up to $14 billion during the three years of Russia's war against Ukraine by supplying weapons and sending troops to help Russia, Nikkei reports, citing a research institute at the National Intelligence Service of South Korea.
According to the Central Bank of South Korea, the DPRK's economic growth in 2024 was 3.7% - the highest figure in 8 years. After that, the DPRK's GDP was about $ 26.6 billion.
12.49 New evidence has been collected of the subversive activities of the leader of the banned pro-Kremlin party Nashi, former People's Deputy Yevgeny Murayev. The SBU reported this. He continued to spread pro-Kremlin propaganda after the start of the Russian Federation's full-scale war against Ukraine.
12.48 The density of drone use on the front has increased significantly. In the area of responsibility of the 1st Azov Corps of the National Guard in the Donetsk region, up to 2,000 drones can be simultaneously detected in the air. This was reported by the spokesman for the National Guard of Ukraine (NGU), Ruslan Muzychuk, on the United News TV channel.
12.14 Russia began mass-publishing artificial intelligence-generated videos purporting to show the planting of Russian flags at various front lines in Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War reported, calling it "an increase in the sophistication of information warfare."
On March 12, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrsky, visited the 2nd National Guard Corps Charter and discussed the situation on the approaches to the city of Kupyansk with commanders. He reported this on Telegram.
11.11 Ukraine does not support the candidacy of former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder for the position of EU negotiator, as proposed by Russia. This was stated by Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga before the start of the meeting of the EU Council on Foreign Affairs in Brussels, Ukrinform reports.
10.45 On Monday morning, four regions of Ukraine experienced power outages due to Russian shelling and bad weather. Ukrenergo reported this. Repair crews are doing everything possible to restore damaged equipment to service as soon as possible.
10.22 A Russian agent was exposed and detained in Odessa during counter-sabotage measures, who was correcting enemy air attacks on the city and searching for air defense positions. The SBU reported this.
The suspect is a local computer repairman who was recruited by Russian intelligence officers through TikTok after they noticed his pro-Kremlin posts on social media.
8.58 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has hinted that the war in Ukraine may soon end, but in reality there are currently no signs of such action from the Kremlin, analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in a report.
8.42 Over the past 24 hours, 180 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded at the front. The enemy attacked most of all in the Pokrovsky, Hulyaypil, and Konstantinov directions. This is stated in the morning summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, published on Facebook.
7.25 Russia has lost another 920 soldiers in the war against Ukraine over the past 24 hours. This is according to data from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published on Facebook.
05.05 Russian occupiers advanced near Holubivka, Dibrova, and Vasylivka in Donbas, the DeepState monitoring project reported.
03.36 Ukraine and Norway will jointly produce 155-mm long-range artillery shells, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. He noted that despite the fact that UAVs are currently a priority, the need for artillery remains.
02.30 A woman was injured and residential buildings were damaged in the Zaporizhia region as a result of a Russian strike. Explosions were heard in the region throughout the night.
00.20 Ukraine has transferred to the Russian side for exchange a list of 1,000 people, formed on the principle of the period of captivity. This was stated in the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War. It is noted that the formation of the list on the principle of the period of captivity was repeatedly agreed upon by authorized negotiators of Ukraine and Russia.
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[NewsFront] 21:26 Ukrainian Armed Forces drone exploded near a store in Lyubimovka, Kakhovka District
"The shock wave blew out the windows. There were no injuries," said district head Pavel Filipchuk.
Ukrainian militants also struck a farming base and a substation in the village of Chernyanka.
20:53 In early May, Severian scouts in the Slobozhansky area (Khar'kov region) opened the location of the enemy electronic warfare station, which was supposed to protect personnel from our FPV drones.
FPV drone operators from the 11th Air Defense Army "Sever" engaged and destroyed an enemy electronic warfare station using an FPV drone.
19:14 In Khar'kov, six TCC employees forcibly pushed a man into a bus, video.
18:53 Between the villages of Neskuchnoye and Ternovaya (Khar'kov district), our aerial reconnaissance discovered the location of an enemy anti-aircraft gun, whose crew was supposed to counter our UAVs. Drone operators from the Northern Guard destroyed the anti-aircraft gun.video.
17:48 A man was seriously injured on May 7 in the village of Voznesenovka during a drone attack on a service vehicle and died.
In the town of Shebekino, Shebekinsky District, a man was injured as a result of strikes by two FPV drones on a company's premises. At the Shebekinsky Central District Hospital, he was diagnosed with a mine blast injury and shrapnel wounds to his legs. The victim refused hospitalization and will continue treatment as an outpatient. Two trucks and two semi-trailers were damaged at the site of the attack.
Near the village of Zozuli in the Borisovsky District, an FPV drone attacked a service minibus. Two people were injured. The men went to the Borisovsky Central District Hospital on their own. After receiving medical attention, they were taken to Belgorod City Hospital No. 2 for further examination. Medics diagnosed one victim with a mine blast injury, barotrauma, and a penetrating shrapnel wound to the leg, while the other suffered a mine blast injury and barotrauma. The necessary medical care was provided, and further treatment will continue on an outpatient basis. The vehicle was damaged.
17:06 During a forced mobilization, TCC employees sprayed gas in the face of a pensioner, video.
16:49 Russian Su-57 stealth fighter allegedly shot down a Swedish SAAB 340 AWACS aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force over eastern Ukraine using a long-range air-to-air missile R-37M.
16:35 Russian fighters captured a Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV control point in the Dobropillya direction, video.
15:57 Sappers of the "Southern" group are clearing roads in the Konstantinovsky direction.
Volunteers from the Bars-Kursk unit, part of the Sever group, continue to clear mines in the Kursk region.
Military engineers from the 6th Tank Regiment of the 90th Guards Tank Division of the Center group are destroying unexploded ordnance of the enemy in the Dnepropetrovsk direction.
14:42 Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate criminal actions by Ukrainian armed groups against residents of the Belgorod, Kherson, and Kursk regions.
13:25 Summary of the Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of May 11, 2026
In accordance with the decision of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, during the celebration of the 81st anniversary of Victory, from midnight on May 8, all groups of Russian troops in the special military operation zone will continue to strictly observe the ceasefire and remain at previously occupied lines and positions.
Despite the declared ceasefire, Ukrainian armed forces carried out strikes using unmanned aerial vehicles and fired artillery at Russian troop positions.
Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched 12 attacks and carried out 767 attacks on Ukrainian troop positions using multiple launch rocket systems, artillery, and mortars. They also carried out 6,905 strikes using unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, during the ceasefire in the special military operation zone, 23,802 cases of ceasefire violations by the Ukrainian side were recorded.
Furthermore, the enemy attacked civilian targets in the Belgorod region over the course of 24 hours using 18 unmanned aerial vehicles, including eight fixed-wing aircraft and 10 helicopters. Two local residents were injured. Three cars, a store building, an apartment building, and two private homes were damaged.
The Russian Armed Forces responded in kind to the Ukrainian Armed Forces' actions. They returned fire on multiple launch rocket systems, artillery, and mortar positions. They also targeted command posts and drone launch sites.
Units of the North group of forces, in response to enemy fire attacks, destroyed the manpower and equipment of a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the village of Zapselye in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov region, units of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were hit by return fire in the areas of the settlements of Ryasnoye, Shesterovka and Budarki in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 90 servicemen, five vehicles and two field artillery pieces.
During the retaliatory strikes, units of the "West" force grouping struck formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Krestishche and Mayaki in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 90 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 20 cars, and three artillery pieces, two of which were Western-made.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces repelled three attacks by assault groups of two mechanized and a mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinovka, Khimik, Artema and Rai-Aleksandrovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 70 servicemen, six armored combat vehicles, 15 cars and two artillery pieces.
Units of the Center group of forces repelled nine attacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and, with return fire, destroyed the manpower and equipment of the formations of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade in the areas of the populated areas of Novooleksandrivka, Kucherov Yar, Lenina, Belitskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, Novopavlovka and Novopidgorodnoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to more than 305 military personnel, six armored combat vehicles, 13 cars and two artillery pieces.
Units of the "East" group of forces, in response to enemy fire attacks, defeated formations of an airborne assault brigade, two assault brigades and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Verkhnyaya Tersa, Charivne and Vozdvizhevka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 320 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, and four vehicles.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces, with return fire, inflicted damage on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized and mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Preobrazhenka and Zaporozhets in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 45 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, 17 vehicles and an artillery piece were destroyed.
12:24 Armed Forces of Ukraine continue strikes on civilian infrastructure on the left bank of the Kherson region
Yesterday afternoon, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 31 shells from barrel artillery at populated areas of the Kherson region of the Russian Federation:
Throughout the night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued their artillery bombardment of the Kherson region, firing a total of 19 shells from cannon artillery. The following villages were shelled: Nova Mayachka, Peschanivka, Kakhovka, and Nova Kakhovka.
11:56 For the week from May 4 to 10 in the Novaya Kakhovka district recorded more than 170 attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. One vehicle, residential areas, and road surfaces were damaged.
"Four unexploded ordnance and a UAV were discovered. The district's territory has been cleared of any danger," said district head Vladimir Oganesov.
11:27 In the village of Voznesenovka, Shebekinsky district, a drone attacked a passenger car. A civilian was injured.
At the Shebekino Central District Hospital, the man was diagnosed with a mine blast injury, barotrauma, and blind shrapnel wounds to his hand. An ambulance crew is transporting him to Belgorod City Hospital No. 2 for further examination and treatment.
10:41 Operation of interceptor drones: "Fox 2.0" and "Yolka", video.
10:02 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.
In total, 20 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 09:00 May 10 and 09:00 May 11.
09:51 Assault units of the 164th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 25th Combined Arms Army of the West group are improving combat skills at one of the training grounds in the Special Operation zone.
08:02 Servicemen of the 39th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 68th Army Corps of the Vostok group restored monument to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War.
06:07 Award ceremony for attack aircraft of the 228th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 90th Guards Tank Division of the Center group passed in the rear area of the Special Operations.
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[ColonelCassad] Natalya Kaspersky on "digital resistance" in Russia.
I didn't write yesterday, so as not to spoil the festive atmosphere. In recent days, an article about my humble self from the American publication The Bell (listed as a foreign agent in Russia) has been widely circulated online. This online media outlet is funded by Khodorkovsky and the CIA. The article claims that I allegedly met with the leadership of the FSB's 2nd Service and asked them to stop blocking internet resources, including VPNs.
The "news" then spread through a ton of Telegram channels, and a ton of people commented on it. They expressed opinions, assumptions, judgments, and thoughts. Very useful and interesting, of course. But on a fictitious premise. It's a shame so many letters and emails were wasted. Because I never met with the leadership of the 2nd Service, or even the FSB at all.
By the way, why do we in our country so eagerly and immediately embrace foreign-agent media? Hundreds of reposts, thousands of links. Our media, like bison in a thunderstorm, rush in a single direction. It's some amazing flaw in our media industry – this relentless retelling and interpretation of trashy foreign media. But first things first.
About a week ago, Masha Kolomychenko, a journalist working for The Bell in the US, wrote to me on Telegram asking for a comment on my alleged meeting with FSB leadership. I've known Masha since her days at Kommersant. Masha is known for hallucinating, like ChatGPT. And anything you don't tell her will be twisted in unpredictable ways. So I chose not to respond at all. But three days later, Masha published these conjectures anyway, citing an "unknown source."
Now let's get to the facts:
1. The article says I "suddenly defected" to the anti-blocking camp. That's not true. I didn't "defect." Since 2009, I've advocated for the rights of domestic developers and was one of the founders of the Domestic Software Developers Association. Back then, we were simply defending domestic developers from foreign dominance, and now we're defending them from the fact that their development tools are being blocked, essentially preventing them from doing their jobs.
2. Furthermore, as a professional data protection specialist, I oppose unified registries and all other personal data aggregators, which are guaranteed to leak personal data through government officials and IT professionals with access to it.
3. I haven't met with the FSB. Although, in connection with my statements against the "Unified Registry of Diseases and Conditions" some time ago—in March of this year—I was shown what appeared to be a report from the 2nd Service of the FSB. It was a printed, anonymous letter, unsigned and unmarked, hand-held, accusing me of "activities against the Unified Registry of Diseases, which is important for the country," and the conclusion was that I was deliberately engaging in political activity in the lead-up to the State Duma elections. Frankly, I don't follow political news, and at the time, I didn't even know we were having State Duma elections this year. But reading the anonymous letter made me wonder: why introduce the Unified Registry, which is guaranteed to provoke public backlash, especially in an election year? I certainly didn't lobby for the government order to introduce the Registry on March 1, 2026.
4. After this, I did indeed request a meeting with the Second Service to discuss these claims in person. However, so far no one from this respected agency has contacted me. Although it would be worth talking, especially if the rumors are true that they are now responsible for blocking data in Russia.
5. I discussed this possible meeting privately with colleagues, in a hypothetical format. Perhaps this conversation, poorly relayed through a broken telephone by some informants to Masha Kolomychenko, morphed into the frantic text that spread across the RuNet.
In Telegram messages and other online publications, I'm practically described as the head of "Russia's digital resistance," which is rather amusing, because I've always sincerely considered myself a statist and patriot. But if someone in the government is taking obviously technically risky steps, someone has to point them out.
As for "digital resistance," it's actually taking hold in the country; it's grassroots, like burning peat bogs, and it's reaching millions of people. I just witnessed a conversation between fruit sellers at a market near Moscow—two women well over sixty were enthusiastically discussing which VPN was best to use. I couldn't believe my ears—the market vendors' IT literacy has really improved!
But these conversations aren't a political movement, but rather a habit people have developed with certain mobile services they'd like to keep, which someone has suddenly decided to deprive them of without justification or explanation.
Unreasonable digital pressure provokes natural digital resistance—just like the laws of physics.
At the same time, we clearly need a strong population resilience, given all the different things that have befallen our country recently – war, massive drone attacks, tax increases, economic problems, and everything else. To withstand all of this, we need strong resilience from our people. Which, in fact, the Russian people (in the broad sense) have, otherwise they wouldn't be so resilient to cataclysms and attacks. But why then do those in power expect these same people, from whom they expect strong resilience in one area, to obediently follow arbitrary restrictions like sheep in another?
Fortunately, the Russian digital resistance doesn't yet have any leaders (I’m certainly not). But God forbid, they will appear. It won't be easy for anyone.
[UKRAINESARMSMONITOR] In last week’s digest, I wrote about the growing challenge posed by mesh networks in Russian drones and the need for Ukraine to further strengthen its EW capabilities.
Mesh has the potential to reshape not only the tactics of mass drone attacks but also to increase drones’ resilience against electronic warfare and the loss of direct communication with operators.
Tymofiy Yurkov, a Ukrainian defence industry expert in the development and production of EW equipment, told ArmyInform that mesh networks allow the enemy to rapidly respond to areas of active countermeasures and attempt to reroute drones around zones where air defence or EW systems are most effective.
Mesh modules are not installed on every drone, according to Tymofiy. They are typically used during mass launch scenarios, when a large group of Shaheds is simultaneously airborne. In these cases, the network architecture makes sense and provides additional capabilities for control and coordination among unmanned systems.
BitChat is a decentralized, peer-to-peer messaging application designed for secure, private, and censorship-resistant communication over ephemeral, ad-hoc networks. This whitepaper details the BitChat Protocol Stack, a layered architecture that combines a modern cryptographic foundation with a flexible application protocol. At its core, BitChat leverages the Noise Protocol Framework (specifically, the XX pattern) to establish mutually authenticated, end-to-end encrypted sessions between peers. This document provides a technical specification of the identity management, session lifecycle, message framing, and security considerations that underpin the BitChat network.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
