Russia's Naval, Air Defense Forces Repelling Drone Attack on Sevastopol

"Russia's naval forces together with air defense forces are repelling a drone attack in the outer
harbor of Sevastopol, with one drone already shot down." Sputnik

Indians Condemn Ukraine for Sharing ‘Hinduphobic’ Image of Goddess as Marilyn Monroe

"The official Twitter account of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine caused an uproar in India this weekend by posting an illustration appearing to show the Hindu goddess of destruction Kali dressed as Marilyn Monroe. Kali is one of the most important deities in the Hindu canon, recognized as a goddess of time, destruction, and death. Hindu users on Twitter reacted to the image of the goddess in a revealing dress with outrage, calling it offensive and ignorant." Breitbart

JUST IN: Russia Launches Large Scale Missile Attack, Emergency Air Raid Warning Issued Across Ukraine

"Iuliia Mendel, a spokeswoman for Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, announced that Russians are expected to carry out a “large-scale” attack across multiple Ukrainian regions, including Kyiv.

Mendel posted a video of air sirens going off, alerting Ukrainians about the “possibility of another large-scale russian attack.” A massive barrage of cruise & hypersonic missiles, one of the largest since the war broke out, is incoming from Russia towards Ukraine The missiles are expected to reach their targets imminently." TP

First Republic Bank Teeters on Edge of Abyss

"First Republic is teetering on the edge of the abyss this weekend, likely to be seized by the
government after customers withdrew around $100 billion of deposits in just a few days and seeing its share price crash toward oblivion." Breitbart

Ukraine Army repels enemy attacks in three directions

"Russian troops continue focusing efforts on conducting offensive actions in the Bakhmut,
Avdiivka and Marinka directions....Ukraine’s Defense Forces have repelled enemy attacks in the above directions." Ukrin

Cuba cancels May Day parade amid fuel shortages

"Cuba’s annual May Day parade, which was due to take place on Monday to mark
International Workers’ Day, has been called off by the island’s communist government as acute fuel shortages severely disrupt Havana’s economic equilibrium." RT

Drone Attack Suspected as Russian Oil Reservoir in Crimea Set on Fire

"A massive fire erupted at an oil reservoir in Crimea after it was hit by a drone.... the fire was assigned the highest ranking in terms of how complicated it will be to extinguish....the drone he cited as causing the fire was Ukrainian." Breitbart

Russian Pilots Tried To ‘Dogfight’ American Jets To “Provoke International Incident”

"Tensions are flaring after a US Central Command spokesman saidthat Russian pilots
attempted to “dogfight” US jets flying over Syria.

A US official told CNN that the Russian pilots were not really trying to shoot down the US jets but were potentially trying to “draw us into an international incident” or “provoke” the US into war." TP

Two killed in Ukrainian strike on Russian border region

"A Ukrainian artillery strike in Russia’s Bryansk Region left at least two people dead and several others injured, with multiple houses damaged and destroyed." RT

Ukraine Made Failed Attempt to Blow up Vladimir Putin With Suicide Drone

"Ukrainian special forces used a military drone packed with explosives to try and kill Russian

President Vladimir Putin, a German newspaper claims.......A crashed drone reported in Russia was actually the remains of an attempt by Ukraine to assassinate Vladimir Putin after they received advanced intelligence of his planned whereabouts — a factory visit — on Sunday, according to claims published in German newspaper Bild." MichaelSavage.com

Russia attacks Ukraine with missiles: Apartment blocks destroyed in three cities, casualties reported

".....a missile attack on Uman, Cherkasy region, four people were killed and 17 more were
injured. A Russian missile hit an apartment block in the morning." Ukrin

French citizens fighting for Ukraine - accused of murdering Russian prisoners

"Russia’s Investigative Committee announced a probe into several French citizens fighting for  Ukraine, accusing them of murdering Russian prisoners. According to the agency, one of the “French mercenaries” published a photo that showed three Russian soldiers executed at point-blank range. Moscow has identified the alleged perpetrators as members of the 92nd Brigade of the Ukrainian military, as well as the infamous neo-Nazi Azov Battalion." RT

Russia and Ukraine hold fresh prisoner exchange

"The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that 40 servicemen have been returned from
captivity, in exchange for 44 Ukrainians. The four extra Ukrainians had especially serious injuries and were sent back as a humanitarian gesture...." RT

Argentina Shuns U.S. Dollar: Will Pay for China Imports in Yuan

"Argentina struck a deal with Beijing on Wednesday to stop using U.S. dollars to pay for
Chinese imports and embrace the yuan instead.

The measure, driven by Argentina’s leftist President Alberto Fernández, is designed to relieve the South American country’s dwindling dollar reserves........The deal further enhances China’s rise on the world stage and the diminished role of the U.S. on a host of fronts under President Joe Biden." Breitbart

Powell Makes Unexpected Admissions During Prank Call With Fake Zelensky

"Fed Chairman Jerome Powell made several bizarre, if not shocking, admissions during a
prank call with two Russians posing as Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky, where they discussed topics ranging from inflation, to the Russian central bank, to joking about having a 'printing press' in the basement and possibly setting up a federal reserve bank in Kiev. "The market is already pricing in two more quarter percentage point rate hikes. We'll look around after we make those two and we'll say should we do any more, and then the question will be how long do we keep rates at this level - and I think we'll keep them there for quite some time," said Powell.....Powell also said that the US economy will grow 'at a subdued level,' and that a recession is "almost as likely as very slow growth," and that it was because the Fed 'raised rates quite a bit,' which he defended as necessary to tame inflation." ZeroHedge