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

Russia threatens to strike "British military facilities" in Ukraine

"Russian Foreign Ministry summoned UK Ambassador Nigel Casey to issue London with threats over its decision to allow Ukraine to strike at Russian territory with British weapons. ergei Lavrov's office stated that by acknowledging Kyiv's right to use UK-provided weapons to strike Russia, the UK has become a "de facto" party to the "conflict" in Ukraine. It described this as "evidence of a serious escalation". "Nigel Casey has been warned that the response to Ukrainian strikes using British weapons on Russian territory could be [to target] any military facilities and equipment of the United Kingdom on the territory of Ukraine and beyond." Pravada

Hamas accepts Gaza ceasefire proposal from Egyptian and Qatari mediators but Israel refuses, describing the deal as ‘a ruse’

"Hamas told Egyptian and Qatari mediators that it had accepted their Gaza ceasefire proposal, but Israel has refused and described the deal as ‘a ruse’.

The Palestinian terror group issued a statement on Monday saying its supreme leader, Ismail Haniyeh, had delivered the news in a phone call with Qatar’s prime minister and Egypt’s intelligence minister." MS

‘Russia’s Not Bluffing’: Tactical Nuke Drills are Deafening Warning to NATO to Stay Out of Ukraine

"Russia’s military has parried bellicose statements by officials and lawmakers in Washington, Paris and London about deploying troops in Ukraine by announcing drills involving battlefield nuclear weapons. This includes threats to provide new forms of “direct assistance” to Kiev, including the transfer of increasingly advanced weapons to the Zelensky regime, as well as the US decision to tear up arms control agreements with Russia in a bid to militarize both Europe and Asia, Moscow said." Sp

87 combat engagements were recorded along the front lines

"87 combat engagements were recorded along the front lines.....Throughout the day, Russian troops launched 2 missile strikes, 69 air strikes and 52 MLRS attacks on the positions of Ukrainian defenders and populated areas. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted a Kh-59 missile launched by the Russians." Ukrin

An American Soldier Has Been Detained In Russia

"American soldier has been detained in Russia at a moment of ratcheting nuclear warnings and ongoing heightened tensions with the West. The early reporting further says, "He is accused of stealing but it’s not clear if those charges are legit or not." According emerging details from NBC.

He had been stationed in Korea and traveled to Russia on his own and not on official business.
The soldier is accused of stealing from a woman.
The U.S. Army did not immediately return a request for comment." ZH

Mysterious voyage: Russian corvette dodges limits, surfaces in Caspian Sea

"The Montreux Convention limits Russia's movement of warships through the Turkish Straits. Despite this, a Russian corvette from Project 22800 vanished from the Black Sea. Surprisingly, the ship Tucza reappeared in an entirely different body of water. How did this happen?

Until recently, the Russian missile corvette Tucza, a Karakurt-class (project 22800) ship, was docked at the port of Novorossiysk and other vessels. Satellite imagery revealed that the Karakurt-class corvette, corvette Tucza, vanished from the port of Novorossiysk, its previous station. Though the ship did not traverse the Dardanelles—blocked in wartime scenarios by the Montreux Convention—it emerged in the Caspian Sea, an entirely different body of water..... the Russians opted to transfer their ship through inland waters. The small size and draught of the karakurts enable them to navigate not just at sea but also along sizable rivers.
The Russians have previously utilized this approach, routinely transferring small units between their five fleets using inland waterways. Tucza's transfer from the Black Sea showcases how relocating naval ships through a network of rivers and canals, usually practiced in peacetime, is also viable under wartime conditions." MS

Russians launch 5 missiles at Sloviansk Thermal Power Plant

"The Russian forces fired five missiles at the Sloviansk Thermal Power Plant (TPP) in Donetsk Oblast. Proskunin said that the Russian military used Smerch MLRS to attack with four cluster munitions and struck with one high-explosive missile." MS

Anti-Israel Protesters Disrupt Main Graduation Ceremony at the University of Michigan

"Anti-Israel protesters interrupted the main commencement ceremony at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

In a video posted to X, protesters carrying the Palestinian flag were seen walking down an aisle towards the front of the stage at the commencement ceremony." Breitbart

Ukraine may request Western military intervention

"Kiev could request that Western troops be deployed on its soil if it deems the situation on the battlefield to have become bad enough, a senior Ukrainian lawmaker has said.

In an interview with French broadcaster LCI on Saturday, Aleksey Goncharenko, who represents Odessa in the Ukrainian parliament, thanked French President Emmanuel Macron for not ruling out sending Western military to his country.
The French leader earlier suggested that this issue could be put up for consideration on two conditions, first, “if the Russians were to break through the front lines [and, second,] if there were a Ukrainian request.” Describing Macron’s remarks as a “very good signal” to Russia, Goncharenko noted that foreign troops in Ukraine could be tasked with training Kiev’s military and performing other missions without engaging Moscow’s forces head-on.When asked whether Ukraine would ask the West for direct assistance if Russian troops were to approach Kharkov or Kiev, the MP said he did not rule out any scenarios." RT

95 combat clashes on front lines

"Ninety-five combat engagements were recorded on the front lines in the past 24 hours, with Ukrainian forces repelling most enemy attacks in the Avdiivka sector. According to the update, the enemy carried out 5 missile strikes, 69 air strikes and 74 MLRS attacks against the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas. In the past 24 hours, enemy air strikes hit Krasnyi Khutir in the Chernihiv region; Luhivka in the Sumy region; Kharkiv,

Slobozhanske, Vesele, Cherkaski Tyshky, Petropavlivka, and Ivanivka in the Kharkiv region; Verkhniokamianske, Spirne, Klishchiivka, Novosadove, Druzhba, Tarasivka, Novooleksandrivka, Prohres, Yevhenivka, Novoselivka Persha, Umanske, Karlivka, Heorhiivka, Kostiantynivka, Vodiane, Urozhaine, and Staromaiorske in the Donetsk region; Orikhiv and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia region; Beryslav, Sadove, and Krynky in the Kherson region. More than 110 settlements in the Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions were under artillery fire.
The operational situation in the Volyn and Polissia sectors remains largely unchanged.
In the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna sectors, the enemy maintains military presence in the border areas, conducting subversive activities to prevent the deployment of Ukrainian troops to dangerous sectors.
On the Kupiansk axis, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 12 attacks near Synkivka, Pishchane and Kyslivka in the Kharkiv region, as well as Stelmakhivka and Berestove in the Luhansk region.
On the Lyman axis, Ukrainian forces repelled nine attacks near Serebrianske Forestry in the Luhansk region and Terny in the Donetsk region.
On the Bakhmut axis, Ukrainian soldiers repulsed 12 attacks near the settlements of Bilohorivka in the Luhansk region and Spirne, Rozdolivka, Novyi, Klishchiivka, and south of Ivanivske in the Donetsk region.
On the Avdiivka axis, Ukrainian defenders repelled 20 attacks near Novooleksandrivka, Sokil, Novopokrovske, and Umanske in the Donetsk region." Ukrin

Russia puts Zelenskyy on wanted list

"Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs has posted a message about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky being put on the wanted list." Pravada