Young men from Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana answer ads for jobs in Moscow. They arrive to find recruiters with Russian-language military contracts. They sign what they cannot read. Moscow ships them to the front. They cannot leave — The New York Times. 1/
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Ukraine rejects Russian truce after violations
Breaking: Ukraine rejects Russia's 'Victory Day' truce after Moscow violates Kyiv's ceasefire. "We just don't see the point (to follow it) for the parade," a senior Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent.
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Zelensky: Russia can end war; drones escalate to near Red Square
Zelensky: "Russia can end its war at any moment. Prolonging the war will only expand the scale of our defensive operations." Three years ago, drones reached the Kremlin's roof. Now they hit residential blocks 5 miles from Red Square. 7X
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Ukrainian strikes hit oil refinery, cruise missile carrier, and shadow fleet tankers
Moscow is not the only target. Ukrainian strikes hit the Tuapse oil refinery on the Black Sea and a cruise missile carrier at Primorsk port in Leningrad. Zelenskyy said Ukraine also struck three shadow-fleet tankers used to dodge Western sanctions. 6/
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Drone fragment with Ukrainian warning shot down near Moscow
Russian Telegram channels published images of a drone fragment. The Ukrainian inscription: "Don't touch! Moving part." Moscow mayor Sergey Sobyanin said air defenses shot down two more drones approaching the city. 3/
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Putin presides over May 9 parade without tanks or missiles
Russian President Vladimir Putin will preside over a parade with no tanks and no missiles. The Kremlin stripped military hardware from May 9, citing "Ukrainian terrorist activity." First time since 2007. 4/
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Night strike on Mosfilm Tower prompts evacuation, blast echoes across Moscow
The strike hit Mosfilm Tower at 1am. Walls blew out on the 36th floor. Emergency services evacuated residents. The upmarket district hosts multiple foreign embassies. The blast echoed across central Moscow. 2/
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Ukrainian drone hits Moscow tower near Red Square before Victory Day
A Ukrainian drone hit the 36th floor of a Moscow residential tower less than 5 miles from Red Square, days before Russia's May 9 Victory Day parade. It’s one of the deepest strikes inside Moscow since 2022 — The Times. 1/
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NATO drills near Russia using Ukrainian tactics
From the Baltics to the Arctic, 12,000 troops train along Russia's border. Ukrainian units stand inside the formation. Ukrainian drone tactics shape the doctrine. NATO's eastern flank is drilling to a Ukrainian template, 50 km from Russia. 8X
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Spring Storm exercise in Estonia with allied forces including Ukraine
Spring Storm opened May 4 in Estonia. Estonian forces train alongside the UK, Germany, US, France, Poland, Canada, the Netherlands, and Nordic and Baltic allies. Ukrainian units joined the line. 2/