Ukraine has said it is ready to deploy ships stationed in Britain to help open the strait of Hormuz-The Times
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Nexis downs Shahed-136 drone in combat debut
The new Ukrainian interceptor drone Nexis has for the first time shot down a Russian Shahed-136 drone ('Geran') in combat. The first kill occurred at a speed exceeding 250 km/h with the engine operating at 84% thrust.
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Russia fails to capture any Ukrainian regional capital since 2022
Despite all the Kremlin propaganda and massive military losses, Russia has failed to take and hold a single new regional capital since the full-scale war started. For the 23 administrative capital cities Ukraine held in February 2022, the score remains 23 to 0
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Terrorist attack in Kyiv: Servant of People rules out Klymenko dismissal
Теракт у Києві: в Слузі народу заявили, що звільнення Клименка не планується https://
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Ukraine Builds Own APC Skif to Replace Aging M-113
For three years, Ukraine has leaned on 1960s American battle taxis to ferry troops across the front. Now it's building its own. Kyiv manufacturer UkrArmoTech has rolled out the Skif—a tracked APC that matches the M-113's speed and capacity but carries roughly double the armor.
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Russia Intensifies VPN Crackdown and Seeks Warrantless Phone Data Access
Sources: https://
t.me/abuwtf/36337 https://
theguardian.com/world/2026/apr
/21/kremlin-russia-forcing-firms-join-vpn-witch-hunt-internet
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files.rks.global/russian_apps_s
earch_for_vpn_en.pdf
… https://
meduza.io/en/news/2026/0
4/15/russia-s-prosecutor-general-says-warrantless-access-to-phone-data-would-aid-law-enforcement-but-raises-constitutional-concerns
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Russia FSB Accesses App Data as Prosecutor Seeks Warrantless Phone Access
13/ The data recorded by the apps is stored on the developers' servers, which are accessible by the FSB and Russian law enforcement. Not coincidentally, Russia's prosecutor general says he now wants warrantless access to phone data. /end
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Russians Unaware Their Apps Spy as Much as Government’s MAX
12/ Many Russians have resisted installing the Russian government's preferred messenger app, MAX, because they (almost certainly rightly) believe it spies on them. However, they are likely not aware that all of their other popular apps are now doing the same thing.
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Mobile Apps Secretly Install Executables and Access Microphone SMS
11/ 15 grant themselves permission, without user involvement, to install additional executables, while 12 prevent themselves from being put to sleep by the system. 6 use the microphone in the background without a visible app, and 5 read all SMS messages.
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30 Apps Secretly Harvest GPS, Camera, Microphone and Contact Data
10/ All 30 apps capture the user's exact GPS location. 28 of the 30 access the camera and microphone, and grab the user's contact list. 27 silently scan the phone to identify all the other installed apps. 24 record audio.