Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Plot to kill Zelenskyy disrupted by Ukrainian security service

"The SBU, with assistance from Ukraine's State Security Administration, preemptively exposed a covert network entrusted by the FSB from Moscow to implement these plans. This network, supervised remotely by the FSB, included two colonels from the State Security Administration who transmitted confidential information to Russia.
Among the tasks assigned to the FSB's clandestine network was identifying potential assassins among military personnel close to Zelensky's security detail, who could abduct and eliminate him. The Russian operatives also aimed to eliminate SBU Chief Vasyl Malyuk, Head of the Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR), Kyrylo Budanov, and other senior officials." MS

Fatal Air Attack Strikes Russian Belgorod Region

"Seven people have been killed and at least 35 injured in an air attack on Russia’s Belgorod region, on the border with Ukraine.
Regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov blamed Ukrainian forces for the strike near the village of Beryozovka, which he said was carried out with drones and hit minibusses transporting workers to a meat production facility, as well as a private car.
Mr Gladkov said several other locations in Belgorod region had also come under attack in the last 24 hours, with residential buildings damaged." MS

Italy prohibits use of its military aid for strikes on Russian territory

"Italian weapons supplied to Ukraine must not be used in attacks on Russia’s sovereign territory, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said.
All the military equipment we send is intended for use solely within the territory of Ukraine,” Italian newspaper La Sicilia quotes Tajani.
We do not provide a means that can be used outside of Ukraine. We are not at war with Russia." UV

64 combat engagements were recorded on the battlefield

"In total, 64 combat engagements were recorded on the battlefield during the day, Russian invaders carried out 1 missile strike, 40 air strikes and 72 MLRS attacks on the positions of Ukrainian forces and Ukrainian cities and villages." Ukrin