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North Korea has adopted a new strategy to contend with its southern neighbor: sending floating bags of trash containing “filth” across the border, carried by massive balloons, CNN reported.

The South Korean military began noticing “large amounts of balloons” arriving from the North starting Tuesday night, detecting more than 150 as of Wednesday morning, according to the country’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

Local governments sent messages to residents in the northern provinces to warn of the “unidentified objects,” and advised against outdoor activities. The packages risk damaging residential areas, airports, and highways.

As of now, only four countries that have officially joined the Czech initiative to supply ammunition to Ukraine have made monetary contributions, according to Czech Defense Minister Jana Černochová.

Radio Prague International reports that Lithuania recently joined the Czech initiative to purchase ammunition for Ukraine, committing 35 million euros.

Černochová made this statement after the meeting of EU defense ministers in Brussels, where she and her Lithuanian colleague Laurynas Kasčiūnas signed the relevant memorandum.

In total, 18 countries have joined the initiative, but only four—Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Portugal—have allocated funds for the purchase of ammunition.

The first batch is expected to be delivered to Ukraine at the beginning of June. Černochová emphasized that Lithuania's contribution of 35 million euros is significant.

"This is further proof that the interest in supporting Ukraine in our region remains very strong," she added.

Ukraine condemned North Korea's attempt to launch a space reconnaissance satellite.

"Ukraine is deeply concerned about another attempt by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to launch a launch vehicle with a reconnaissance satellite on board. We strongly condemn Pyongyang's repeated violations of international law and relevant UN Security Council resolutions. Such actions, as well as the provision of military assistance by the North Korean regime to Russia in the war against Ukraine, significantly deteriorate the security situation in the region and the world. Ukraine calls for increased pressure from the international community on Pyongyang to comply with international law and ensure stability and security on the Korean Peninsula," stated the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

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I wore myself out planting 15 dahlias the Fed Ex man delivered shortly after I got home from Branson. Even a couple of years ago that wouldn't have tired me. Goodnight Resisters everywhere

Good morning Resisters. I am at the hospital for a routine blood test. Waiting

Goodnight Resisters

🇺🇸 Abrams tanks in service with the Ukrainian Armed Forces became the reality of a fantastic scenario that couldn’t be imagined a few years ago.

Militarnyi will tell how Abrams showed themselves on the Ukrainian battlefield.

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🗣🇵🇱 Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in an interview published on May 25 that the U.S. has told Russia that if it uses nuclear weapons, there will be an American response using conventional weapons on Russian forces in Ukraine

💬 The Americans have told the Russians that if you explode a nuke, even if it doesn't kill anybody, we will hit all your targets (positions) in Ukraine with conventional weapons, we'll destroy all of them

Watch the Russian S-400 system fire its load, and then an entire S-400 battery — four launchers and a radar — get wiped out by Ukrainian-operated ATACMS missiles.

❗️ Russia and North Korea may be preparing a provocation on the eve of the US presidential election.

US officials are bracing for North Korea's most provocative military action in a decade ahead of the US presidential election in October, possibly at the urging of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Biden administration is increasingly concerned that a deepening military alliance between Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could greatly expand Pyongyang's nuclear capabilities and heighten tensions in the Asia-Pacific region.

Putin is expected to visit North Korea in the coming weeks to meet with Kim, and US officials predict they will strike a new deal to expand the transfer of military technology to Pyongyang.

A serious cyber attack on a NATO country can activate Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, stated NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

In an interview with The Economist, Stoltenberg noted that NATO member states can intensify joint defense actions not only in the case of direct armed aggression.

"Cyber attacks can reach the threshold of Article 5 if they are serious. If it is large-scale, then we can apply Article 5 and respond not only in cyberspace, but also in other areas to protect NATO allies," Stoltenberg said.

He emphasized that Russia is the main threat in this area.