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According to Yonhap, North Korea plans to supply Russia with its latest 240-mm Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) for use in the conflict against Ukraine.

The report indicates that Pyongyang is accelerating the development of ammunition for these systems, anticipating their deployment in actual combat in Ukraine before potentially targeting South Korea.

The updated MLRS boasts high mobility, concentrated firepower, and an automatic integrated fire control system. It is slated to be introduced into service with units of the Korean People's Army as replacement equipment between 2024 and 2026.

North Korea may have sent around 6,700 containers of missiles to russia, — Yonhap News Agency.

Since September 2023, North Korea could have supplied the terrorist country russia with about 6,700 containers of weapons to wage war against Ukraine. These are mainly artillery ammunition and missiles for multiple launch rocket systems.

South Korea's National Intelligence Service believes that the North Korea is transferring weapons produced in the 1970s to russia.

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The reports from the Commander-in-Chief and the Minister of Defense regarding the situation in all the most intense directions. In the Kharkiv region, our counterattacks are ongoing, we've provided reinforcement in that area, in particular, in Vovchansk and the border areas in general. Brigadier General Mykhailo Drapatyi is in charge of this direction directly on the ground, and he is provided with the necessary munitions and forces. Now we are getting more and more results, destroying the occupier's infantry and machinery. I am grateful to all our warriors who are strictly following orders, holding their ground and doing everything to stabilize the situation. At the same time, we understand the enemy's actions and their plan to divert our forces. Of course, we do not leave the Donetsk direction without the necessary support and supplies, namely the Kramatorsk and Pokrovsk sectors. Constant attention is paid to the Kupyansk sector. We also observe hostile activity against Sumy and Chernihiv regions – subversive groups and shelling. We are responding with fire, as we should. Our task is crystal clear – to thwart Russia's attempt to expand the war. The fulfillment of this task depends literally on everyone who is on the ground – from Chernihiv to Vovchansk, from Kharkiv to Donetsk.

There must be no safe place for the occupier on the Ukrainian land. As well as in our sky. Today we are thankful for the downing of the Russian Su-25 in the Donetsk region. Guys from the 110th separate mechanized brigade. Well done, guys!

Alexey Milchakov, war criminal, co-leader and co-founder of the Rusich Group, that operated from 2022 within the Wagner Group, calls for the killing of prisoners of war

He says that he hasn't taken Ukrainians prisoner since 2014, but killed them right away.

Milchakov is known for torturing and executing Ukrainian prisoners of war. He has repeatedly been photographed against the backdrop of dead Ukrainian soldiers.

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"A crowd of security forces in Georgia brutally beat a detained protester. After which he is passed through the so-called "caridor", where on the way to the paddy wagon he is kicked and beaten."

This is the price of freedom and democracy. I’ll tell you who doesn’t know, in Georgia there is a rally against the adoption of laws on foreign agents like in Russia, Georgians do not want dictatorship and pressure from the government.

Alexey Milchakov, war criminal, co-leader and co-founder of the Rusich Group, that operated from 2022 within the Wagner Group, calls for the killing of prisoners of war

He says that he hasn't taken Ukrainians prisoner since 2014, but killed them right away.

Milchakov is known for torturing and executing Ukrainian prisoners of war. He has repeatedly been photographed against the backdrop of dead Ukrainian soldiers.

More than 60 new models of small arms are already in service with our military from March 2022!

Among them are world hits, such as the MG3, M-240, Barrett MRAD, CZ Scorpion EVO 3A1, as well as novelties of domestic production, including the UAR-15 rifle and the Laska-K2 machine gun.

In 2024, the Ministry of Defense also approved almost 20 new weapons, including FN Minimi, HK 416, Browning M-2 and others.

We continue to modernize and replenish the arsenal of our military to provide them with effective means of defense.

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- Ministry of Defense of Ukraine

https://mil.in.ua/en/news/63rd-brigade-destroyed-10-tanks-and-infantry-fighting-vehicles-of-the-invaders/

Any other country they would prohibit dropping glide bombs over populated areas. But life is cheap in Russia.

https://mil.in.ua/en/news/russian-bombs-continue-to-rain-down-in-belgorod-oblast-house-destroyed/

Alexey Milchakov, war criminal, co-leader and co-founder of the Rusich Group, that operated from 2022 within the Wagner Group, calls for the killing of prisoners of war

He says that he hasn't taken Ukrainians prisoner since 2014, but killed them right away.

Milchakov is known for torturing and executing Ukrainian prisoners of war. He has repeatedly been photographed against the backdrop of dead Ukrainian soldiers.

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📍 Kharkiv Oblast, May 13.

▪️ No strikes were recorded in the city of Kharkiv during the day.

▪️ More than 30 settlements of Kharkiv region were hit by enemy artillery and mortar attacks: Liptsi, Vesele, Neskuchne, Staritsa, Zarichne, Zeleny Yar, Gontarivka, Tomakhivka, Yurchenkove, Vovchansk and others. Aviation bombardments were subjected, for example, Liptsi, Neskuchne, Staritsa and others.

▪️ 6:25 p.m. Mali Prohody Kharkiv district. The house was on fire as a result of the shelling.

▪️ 1:00 p.m. One private house was damaged and a 46-year-old woman was injured as a result of shelling from multiple rocket-propelled grenades.

▪️ 10:30 a.m. Liptsi of Kharkiv district. As a result of shelling of the KAB, a communal educational institution was hit.

🔻 m. Raisins, a 69-year-old man was injured as a result of the detonation of the ammunition.

▪️ On May 12, as a result of a series of massive shelling in the city of Vovchansk with various types of weapons, private houses were damaged. 7 people were injured.

🔹 During the past day, Ukrainian troops in the Kupyansk direction repelled 9 attacks, in particular in the areas of Petropavlivka, Berestov, Kharkiv region;

🔹 In the Kharkiv direction, 12 attacks were repelled, in particular in the areas of Lukyantsi, Vovchansk, Bugruvatkata, etc. Kharkiv region;

⏺ So far, 1,695 local residents have been evacuated from Chuguyiv district, 2,589 from Kharkiv district, 44 from Bogoduhiv district, and 1,434 people have been evacuated by volunteers.

🚨 A total of 5,762 people were evacuated.

Russians forcibly detained and continue to detain people in the Vovchansk area.

They locked locals in a basement on May 11, 2024. Some of them managed to escape and reach volunteers on May 13.

The victims said that during their stay in the basement, they heard the occupiers talking about shooting civilians. People were also forced to provide medical assistance to the occupiers.

The prosecutor's office has already launched an investigation into the fact of civilian captivity.

Imagine what Russians are doing on occupied Ukrainian lands...

📹: Suspilne Kharkiv

Lukashenko said that no one needs the dollar and the euro, and they will “soon collapse”

“Now no one needs either the dollar or the euro. And this is not only in BelaruZ and ruZZia - this is already in many countries. <..> I say that because I have talked to many leaders.”

The self-proclaimed dictator of BelaruZ claims that the relevance of these currencies has fallen, “especially after talk that ruZZia would have gold and foreign exchange reserves stolen from them, assets that they kept in the West.”

The journalists all nod and agree, of course 😏

Funny enough, if you follow the desperate intents of the Z-Central Bank to support the Z-ruble or remember that a US dollar cost in 1999, when Russia was insolvent, between 22 and 27 rubles. Last year you had to pay over 100 rubles and now it is around 93, and around 100 for a Euro!
Not to mention the yuan is slowly expanding in ruZZia as second currency. But yeah, dream on!

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Appeal of the Legion "Freedom of Russia" to the military personnel of the Russian Armed Forces.

The absurd “Kharkov operation” has already taken thousands of lives of your brothers-in-arms. But you don't have to stay in a nameless planting forever.

You can surrender and live. You can come over to our side. You have the right not to carry out a criminal order. We announce the start of the “Path of Honor” program for the safe surrender of Russians. We guarantee safe exit from the battlefield, food, medical care and the right to choose. You can remain safe in captivity or go over to the side of the Russian liberation forces - the Legion "Freedom of Russia", the Russian Volunteer Corps or the Siberian Battalion. Many military personnel of Putin’s army, understanding what the command of the flayers is leading to, have already completed their service in the criminal army with honor, surrendering or going over to our side.

Please contact us using the contacts below. Save your life.

Telegram: @Path_of_honor
Signal: path_of_honor.01
Mail: Path_of_honor@proton.me
WhatsApp: +380666361603

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✈️ American F-16s can help recapture Crimea – military analyst

By targeting russian ground-based air defense systems, Ukraine is "preparing the way" for future airstrikes upon the arrival of F-16 fighters. Defense expert and analyst at the Hague Center for Strategic Studies, Frederic Mertens, stated this in a commentary to Business Insider.

He added that the russians have relatively limited room for maneuver on the peninsula, replenishing their supplies depends on the Kerch Bridge, and “Putin has a lot to lose here, both politically and militarily.”

In addition, F-16s, combined with US-provided long-range ATACMS, could make Crimea “militarily insignificant” for russia, the publication writes.

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In Germany, NATO countries are being proposed to assist in shooting down drones over Ukraine to alleviate the burden on Ukrainian air defense, reports the German publication FAZ.

Experts from the Munich Security Conference, including Niko Lange and former assistant NATO Secretary General Horst-Heinrich Braus, suggest that deploying air defense systems in Poland and Romania could create a secure zone up to 70 kilometers wide.

Several German political parties support this proposition. They argue that the involvement of neighboring countries' air defense systems would aid Ukraine without directly engaging NATO countries in the conflict.

Roderich Kiesewetter, a member of the opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, emphasizes that such support would relieve pressure on Ukrainian air defense, allowing it to focus on protecting the front lines. He also points out that providing assistance does not automatically make states parties to the conflict, citing Israel as an example.
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The fact that Raiffeisen Bank has been operating and thriving in Russia for the third year of the war illustrates that the West has not succeeded in significantly undermining the Russian economy. At the same time, the bank itself is trapped, — Financial Times.

The publication notes that over the past three years, the profit earned by the Russian division of the Austrian bank has exceeded all other operations of the Raiffeisen group.

Raiffeisen, in contrast to its rivals, has actually increased the proportion of profits the country contributes to its bottom line. According to estimates from Citigroup analysts, the bank will this year make a net profit from its units in Russia and close ally Belarus of nearly €1.2bn, compared with barely €500mn from all its other continuing operations: that is 69 percent of profits.

“This both looks bad and is bad. For a western bank to be thriving, there is a snub to western governments that have tried to shut down Russia’s global connectivity. It is also a very real help to the country’s economy, and thus its war machine,” the article states.

Raiffeisen is in a difficult spot. Even if it genuinely wants to exit the country, doing so is subject to the Kremlin vetting any buyer. In the meantime, restrictions imposed by the Russian regime mean the bank cannot repatriate profits from the country to its Austrian parent via dividends.

Although it has reduced its lending activity in the country, it has, like other foreign banks, become a channel for moving money out of Russia. Unlike sanctioned Russian banks, Raiffeisen remains part of the Swift network, which links banks around the world.

Now there is a strong reason for the West to deprive the Russian branch of Raiffeisen of access to Swift, and thus close a huge loophole in Russia's ties with the global economy. Thus, more than half of Raiffeisen's business depends on Putin, on the one hand, and Western politicians, on the other.

According to a YouGov survey commissioned by dpa, the majority of Germans do not believe in the possibility of a Russian attack on NATO countries.

48% of respondents view the likelihood of a Russian attack on a NATO member state by 2030 as "unlikely" or "rather unlikely," while 36% consider it "probable" or "rather likely." 15% remained undecided.

Interestingly, among those who identified as supporters of the right-wing populist party "Alternative for Germany" (AfD) in the last Bundestag elections, a higher proportion expressed disbelief in the prospect of a Russian attack on NATO compared to supporters of other political parties in Germany, as noted by dpa.

61% of respondents overall do not believe that Russia could attack Germany within the next decade, while only 23% believe it is possible.

However, confidence in the readiness of the Bundeswehr for a potential invasion is low, with only 2% considering it "very well prepared" and 12% considering it "rather well prepared." Conversely, 39% of participants rated the Bundeswehr's readiness as "poor" or "very poor." Older respondents were more inclined to critically assess the army's preparedness compared to younger ones.

North Korea may have sent around 6,700 containers of missiles to Russia, — Yonhap News Agency.

Since September 2023, North Korea could have supplied the terrorist country Russia with about 6,700 containers of weapons to wage war against Ukraine. These are mainly artillery ammunition and missiles for multiple launch rocket systems.

South Korea's National Intelligence Service believes that the North Korea is transferring weapons produced in the 1970s to Russia.

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It looks like they weren’t ready and yet the viability of defending the border itself was low, defences need depth and that’s what they created. Despite the scale of the Russian attack it hasn’t been a blitzkrieg by any means. They over-signalled their intentions days in advance and their troop build up was no secret.
The real question is what is their objective? Buffer zone? Forcing the repositioning of Ukrainian forces? Kharkiv itself seems way beyond them, but forcing a wave of civilians to evacuate and cause internal mayhem as 1 million people evacuate isn’t impossible. Misery, after all, is what Russians are so good at creating.
How this attack pans out in the next few days will be critical. The key thing here is it’s not fixed in place and it’s very mobile - and that means it can be dealt with the same way - and while daring, a mobile counter attack at this stage is still viable if it can be mounted.
I suspect though that the Ukrainian forces will try and do what they can from behind their defence lines and attrit the Russians from their. The danger then is the Russians dig in and getting them out again becomes the problem all over again.

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦!