Bank Panic Grows

"Shares of PacWest Bancorp plunged about an hour after the Federal Reserve chairman
finished his press conference yesterday. Soon afterward, shares of many U.S. regional banks were indicated down steeply in after-hours trading. .....Western Alliance WAL.N is exploring strategic options including a potential sale of all or part of its business....PacWest Bancorp PACW.Oalso said it was in talks with potential partners and investors about strategic options......." Breitbart

Blasts reported across Ukraine

"Ukrainian media reported a series of explosions in the capital and several other cities, with air defenses activated to repel supposed Russian drone and missile attacks..... explosions were reported in Odessa." RT

Ukraine Concentrating Forces at Forefront in Zaporozhye Region

"The enemy has accumulated enough forces on the front line to launch a counteroffensive in
the Zaporozhye Region. Their tactic is to conduct reconnaissance operations in order to break through our first line of defense, and then use the main forces for a breakthrough and a full-scale offensive." Sputnik

Atomic Energy Agency Confirms That Russia Placed Explosives at Ukraine’s Largest Nuclear Plant

"The International Atomic Energy Administration has issued a warning that Russian security forces allegedly placed high explosives near the Ukrainian nuclear plant at Zaporizhzhia." TP

Russia accuses Ukraine of attempted drone attack on Kremlin

"Russia has accused Ukraine of attempting an overnight drone attack on the Kremlin with the
aim of killing President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin warned that Russia reserves the right to retaliate and that it viewed the alleged assault as a “terrorist” attack.." AlJazeera

Another train derailed by sabotage in Russian region bordering Ukraine

"A freight train with some 20 cars derailed outside the city of Bryansk, in a Russian region
near the northern border of Ukraine. Authorities have blamed the incident on “interference by unauthorized persons in the work of railway transport.” RT

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