🇷🇺Vladimir Putin:

No matter how the technology and methods of warfare change, the main thing remains unchanged: the fate of the country is determined by people.

Victory in the Special Military Operation is forged both on the battlefield and in the rear.

Our cause is just.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦Russian Defense Ministry:

Despite the announcement of a ceasefire, the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out attacks on our troops' positions, as well as on civilian targets in Russia.

A total of 8,970 ceasefire violations have been recorded in the Special Military Operation zone.

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🇷🇺Wagner fighters marched with a portrait of Prigozhin down Nevsky Prospect in St. Petersburg during the "Immortal Regiment" event

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🇮🇷🇺🇸According to MarineTraffic data, not a single commercial ship identified via AIS passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the last 24 hours.

Before the start of the war with Iran, an average of about 130 ships passed through Hormuz.

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🇩🇪20 million air passengers in Germany could be affected by flight cancellations due to a shortage of kerosene, reports the German newspaper WELT, citing the head of the German Airports Association, Ralph Baezler.

Baezler believes that due to the fuel crisis and the shortage of kerosene caused by the war with Iran, civil air transport could become unprofitable and face cuts.

"The best-case scenario for 2026 is stagnation for passengers. In the worst case, some airports face a 10 percent drop in capacity. Extrapolated to all airports, 20 million passengers will be affected," Baezler believes.

The publication notes that fuel costs are traditionally high in the air transport sector. In normal times, they account for 30% of all company expenses, and the additional increase in these prices makes transportation unprofitable.

Due to these same problems, the popular low-cost airline Spirit Airlines recently ceased its operations in America.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦The likelihood of a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine before May 31, 2026, has dramatically increased to 100%.

This trend emerged on the Polymarket forecasting platform, where users place bets on political and global events.

Previously, the market estimated the chances of a truce at just a few percent.

It's worth noting that the rise in these figures began amid talks of a truce on May 9th.

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🇮🇷🇺🇸⚡️ — IRGC Aerospace Force Commander Brigadier General Majid Mousavi warns that missiles and drones have locked onto American targets in the region and enemy ships, stating forces are awaiting the order to fire.

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷According to the WSJ, in the run-up to the operation against Iran by the Israeli Defense Army, an operational base was set up in western Iraq to support evacuation groups.

The base was intended to house special units Unit 669 and, presumably, Shaldag, whose tasks included conducting search and rescue operations to locate and evacuate downed Israeli Air Force pilots.

The facility, presumably located in the Najaf province, was discovered in early March by local residents after they noticed suspicious helicopter movements in a deserted area. When Iraqi military personnel attempted to approach the facility, they were attacked, resulting in one person killed and two injured.

The article notes that the facility was also involved in the logistical support of the operation against Iran, but no further details are provided.

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🇸🇰🇷🇺🇺🇦The Slovak Prime Minister stated that during the conversation in Moscow, he conveyed to the Russian President Zelensky's words about his readiness to meet "in any format".

According to Fico, Putin made it clear that if the Ukrainian president is interested in negotiations, he "should contact his Russian colleague by phone".

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