Vessel Hit by Houthis Becomes First Ship to Sink During Red Sea Crisis

"A ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has sunk in the Red Sea after days of taking on water, the first vessel to be fully destroyed as part of their campaign over Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

The sinking of the Rubymar comes as shipping through the crucial waterway for cargo and energy shipments moving from Asia and the Middle East to Europe has been affected by the Houthi attacks." Breitbart

Over past day, 71 combat engagements occurred in frontline

"Over the past day, 71 combat engagements took place. In total, the enemy launched one missile and 50 airstrikes and fired 112 times from multiple launch rocket systems at the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas. More than 120x settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv oblasts came under artillery fire.

Pivnich operational-strategic group, Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes.
Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the adversary maintains its military presence in the areas of Russia bordering Ukraine. The enemy troops conduct subversive activities in order to prevent the deployment of Ukrainian troops to threatened axes. The adversary increases the density of minefields along the state border in Belgorod region (russia).
Khortytsia operational-strategic group, Kupyansk axis: the enemy launched 4x unsuccessful attacks in the vicinity of settlement of Tabaivka (Kharkiv region).
Lyman axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 8x attacks of the adversary in the vicinities of Terny and Yampolivka (Donetsk region).
Bakhmut axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 15x attacks of the occupiers in the vicinities of Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, and Andriivka (Donetsk region).
Tavria operational-strategic group, Avdiivka axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 14x enemy attacks in the vicinities of settlements of Berdychi, Orlivka, Tonenke, and Nevelske (Donetsk region).
Novopavlivka axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in the vicinities of Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Pobjeda, and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk region). The invaders made 25x attempts to break through the defense of Ukrainian troops in that area.
Orikhiv axis: the enemy launched 4x unsuccessful attacks in the vicinity of Robotyne and west of Novoprokopivka (Zaporizhzhia region)." Ukrin

German healthcare system should prepare for war – minister

"Germany must improve its healthcare system to be able to swiftly respond to crisis situations, such as a new pandemic or a military conflict, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach has said.
Legislation for reforms expected to be presented this summer will be “a turning point for the healthcare system,” the Social Democratic Party (SPD) politician told the newspaper Neue Osnabrucker Zeitung in an interview." RT

France considering placing Special Forces in Ukraine

"The French government is mulling sending a small military force directly into Ukraine to serve as instructors for Kiev’s Armed Forces and as a “deterrent” to Moscow, newspaper Le Monde reported, citing its sources." RT