Monday, June 1, 2026

Strong and shallow M6.0 earthquake hits near Valparaíso, Chile

"The epicenter was located 36 km (22 miles) NW of Valparaíso (population 282 448), 40 km (25 miles) SE of Viña del Mar (population 294 551), 50 km (30.6 miles) NW of Quilpué (population 130 263), 55 km (33 miles) SE of Villa Alemana (population 97 320), and 58 km (36 miles) ESE of Quillota (population 67 779),
Chile.
51 000 people are estimated to have felt moderate shaking, 8 449 000 light and 2 261 000 weak." W

Key Russian oil pipeline node hit in massive Ukrainian drone barrage

"Ukrainian forces hit the Saratov oil refinery, along with several other Russian oil industry
facilities, overnight.
At about 3 a.m. local time, Saratov Oblast Governor Roman Busargin warned of a possible drone attack on the region and said air defense systems could be activated. Later, Busargin said that the strike had damaged a civilian infrastructure facility, but did not disclose the type or location.
No one was injured in the attack, according to Busargin.
The attack appeared to unfold in several waves overnight.
Russia's Defense Ministry said air defenses intercepted 216 Ukrainian drones over 10 Russian regions, including Saratov Oblast, as well as over occupied Crimea and the Sea of Azov." KI

'Smell' of war comes to St Petersburg as Ukraine hammers Russian refineries

"Konstantin can smell the consequences of the war in Ukraine from his apartment in St Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city and President Vladimir Putin’s hometown.
Over the past two weeks, the asthmatic 53-year-old, whose full name has been withheld for
fear of repercussions, has been sporadically aware of the odor of burning crude, fuel and other chemicals ignited by
Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia’s two largest oil terminals on the Baltic, which handle two-fifths of Moscow’s seaborne oil exports and almost 2 percent of global oil supply, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
The terminals at Ust-Luga and Primorsk, which sit on opposite sides of the Gulf of Finland, 165km (102 miles) and 133km (82.6 miles) from St Petersburg, respectively, are a confluence of pipelines originating from oilfields along the Volga River, in the Ural Mountains and in western Siberia.
In each attack on these facilities, swarms of long-range drones have flown more than 1,000km (621 miles) from the Ukrainian border to destroy oil storage tanks and shipping infrastructure, sparking sky-high fires that have lasted for days." msn

Britain signs underwater drone deal with U.S. and Australia

"Britain, Australia and the U.S. have signed an agreement to produce
cutting-edge” technology for underwater military drones.
The deal involves developing new technologies such as weapons and sensors that can be deployed from uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs).
John Healey, the Defense Secretary, announced the next step in the Aukus defense partnership project alongside Pete Hegseth, his
U.S. counterpart, and Richard Marles, the Australian deputy prime minister, at a conference in Singapore." 
msn

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’s Intelligence Organization chief, Majid Khademi Assassinated

"Defense Minister
Israel Katz and the IDF announced that the Israel Air Force assassinated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’s Intelligence Organization chief, Majid Khademi. The IRGC also corroborated the announcement, stating that Khademi was “martyred.” msn

Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon in deepest incursion in 26 years

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Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in the deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter-century, the military said." Hindustan


5.0 Earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, Fiji

"A strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 394 km (245 mi) from
Fiji in the afternoon at 4.57 pm local time (GMT +13). The quake had a great depth of 486 km (302 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD

5.0 Earthquake - Coral Sea, 73 km northwest of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu

"A strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred in the Coral Sea near Nguna Island island,
Vanuatu, around noon at 1.48 pm local time (GMT +11). The quake had a shallow depth of 35 km (22 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter." VD

Intercepted Iranian Missile Injures 5 Americans At Kuwaiti Air Base

"An Iranian Fateh-110 short-range ballistic missile targeted Kuwait's Ali Al Salem Air Base, a
key operational hub for the
U.S. Air Force's expeditionary forces in the Gulf region. An initial report from Bloomberg News indicates that Kuwaiti air defenses intercepted the tactical ballistic missile in the last 24 hours, but falling debris struck part of the base, injuring five Americans and damaging one MQ-9 Reaper drone while severely damaging another.
About five people, including both contractors and active duty personnel, suffered minor injuries, the person said. One Reaper was destroyed and at least one other was seriously damaged." ZeroHedge

302 clashes on front line over past day

"There were 302 combat engagements between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops over the past day.
Ukrainian aviation, missile forces, and artillery struck an enemy command post, one artillery system, three UAV control points, and two other important Russian targets.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, there were five clashes. The enemy carried out two airstrikes using six guided bombs, and conducted 65 shelling attacks, including two from MLRS.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector,
Russian forces launched 10 assaults near the settlements of Starytsia, Prylipka, Veterynarne, Lyman, and toward Izbytske, Okhrimivka, and Ternova.
In the Kupiansk sector,
Ukrainian defenders stopped three Russian attempts to advance toward Kurylivka, Novoosynove, and near Petropavlivka.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy attempted 11 assaults toward Drobysheve, Stavky, Lyman, Ozerne, Stepove, Novoserhiivka, and near Yampil.
In the Sloviansk sector,
Russian troops carried out seven assaults near Zakitne, Kalenyky, Riznykivka, and toward Rai-Oleksandrivka and Kryva Luka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector,
Russian forces launched 16 attacks near Kostiantynivka, Ivanopillia, Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar, and toward Rozkishne and Stepanivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector,
Ukrainian forces repelled 46 Russian assaults near Rodynske, Zapovidne, Novooleksandrivka, Hryshyne, Udachne, Molodetske, and toward Kucheriv Yar, Toretske, Bilytske, Dorozhnie, Shevchenko, and Novopidhorodnie.
In the Oleksandrivka sector,
Russian forces carried out four attacks near Oleksandrohrad, Zlahoda, and toward Kalynivske.
In the Huliaipole sector,
Russian troops launched 46 assaults near Dobropillia, Varvarivka, Zaliznychne, Olenokostiantynivka, and toward Vozdvyzhivka, Verkhnia Tersa, Huliaipilske, and Charivne.
In the Orikhiv sector,
Ukrainian defenders stopped one Russian attempt to advance near Bilohiria.
In the Dnipro River sector, Ukrainian forces repelled one assault toward the Antonivskyi Bridge." Ukrin