Putin’s approval fell from 77% in December to 65% in April — the lowest since the invasion began — as war losses and economic pressure intensify. 3/
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Kremlin fears Ukraine could track Putin via Moscow’s CCTV system
Kremlin fears Ukraine could track Putin through Moscow’s surveillance system. After Israel used cameras to monitor Iranian officials, Russia restricted mobile internet across Moscow, where 250,000 CCTV cameras operate. 2/
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Scaling military aid and strategic alignment in Ukraine
🇺🇦🇳🇴 Scaling military aid and strategic alignment on key priorities—Air Defense, long-range ammunition, and Ukrainian drones. Norway has allocated $300M to the new PURL package, including vital Patriot missiles. https://t.co/pDnF20KNey
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) 6 mai 2026Scaling military aid and strategic alignment on key priorities—Air Defense, long-range ammunition, and Ukrainian drones. Norway has allocated $300M to the new PURL package, including vital Patriot missiles.
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Strikes hit enemy military trains in Crimea
For the first time, strikes on enemy military trains — “Ghosts” in Crimea, which disrupted the occupiers’ railway logistics — set ablaze objects of railway logistics for the russian occupation army. pic.twitter.com/p4wLgL5zFS
— EMPR.media (@EuromaidanPR) 6 mai 2026For the first time, strikes on enemy military trains — dubbed “Ghosts” — in Crimea disrupted the occupiers’ railway logistics by setting ablaze Russian occupation army’s railway infrastructure.
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Ukraine strikes Russian electronics plant in Cheboksary on May 5
May 5 was the most illustrative example of the current nature of Russia’s war against Ukraine:
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) 6 mai 2026
◾️Ukraine carried out a combined missile and drone strike on the Russian “VNIIR” plant in Cheboksary (Chuvashia). The plant produces a wide range of electronics for the Russian army,… https://t.co/PUbI3H5FP6 pic.twitter.com/JpmMFbGLRzMay 5 was the most illustrative example of the current nature of Russia’s war against Ukraine: Ukraine carried out a combined missile and drone strike on the Russian “VNIIR” plant in Cheboksary (Chuvashia). The plant produces a wide range of electronics for the Russian army,
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Sanctions UK contre la Russie en 2026
Since 2022, the UK has sanctioned over 3,000 individuals, entities, and vessels linked to the Russian state. Russia keeps the war running on two foreign inputs: bodies for the trenches and parts for the drones. Each new package narrows both chains by name. 8X
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UK hits 11 more targets for bypassing drone component trade restrictions
The UK also hit 11 more targets — 5 in Russia, 6 abroad — for bypassing trade restrictions to supply drone components. The chain runs through front companies built to dodge the export controls the UK and EU partners imposed after 2022. 6/
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UK targets businessmen and companies fueling Russia’s drone manufacturing
The UK government, in a statement: "This new action is designed to disrupt these supply chains and hold those responsible to account by targeting the businessmen and companies fueling Russia's drone manufacturing." 7/
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UK sanctions 7 entities linked to Russian drone hub Alabuga
The UK blacklisted 7 individuals and companies for ties to Alabuga. That special economic zone in Tatarstan has become Russia's primary drone-production hub. Its assembly lines feed the daily strike campaign on Ukrainian cities. 5/
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Recruiters funnel foreign nationals into combat and weapons labor
Recruiters lured foreign nationals "in search of a better life," then funneled them into frontline combat or weapons-factory labor under duress. They promised work. Russia handed them rifles and assembly lines. 4/
