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Ukrainian attack drones struck Russia's Tolyattikauchuk rubber plant this morning, with locals reporting multiple explosions and smoke plumes.

The facility, currently ablaze, handles roughly a quarter of Russia’s key synthetic-rubber market.

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The U.S. is discreetly moving some diplomats and their families out of the Middle East amid concerns of regional escalation - CNN

Nonessential staff and families have been ordered out of Saudi Arabia, with staffing reductions reported in Jordan, Qatar, the UAE, and Lebanon.

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Friday night Ukrainian attack drone raid into western Russia ongoing, with two separate streams of drones pushing into the Moscow area and Volga River basin.

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The US has called for Cubans to work with the CIA to facilitate regime change.

The move follows Trump’s remarks at a South Florida campaign rally this afternoon, where he suggested the United States may intervene in Cuba after the Iran War.

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[Secretary Marco Rubio @SecRubio]

To those who seek to create positive change in Cuba - now is the time.

The disappointment of failed promises, corruption, and the privileged lives of only a few; seize this opportunity to create the change you desire through a discrete partnership with the CIA.

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Ukrainian forces carried out a Storm Shadow cruise missile strike tonight on Russia's Proton plant in Oryol, a producer of electronics for ballistic missiles.

Comes days after the UK supplied Ukraine with a new package of Storm Shadows to hunt down Russian missile capabilities.

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Brent oil futures have risen 3.5% today to hit $117 a barrel, now up 15% so far this month on regional fighting and fears of renewed conflict with Iran.

Nearing the high-water mark of $126 set during late April.

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Russia’s Federal Tax Service datacenter in Gorodets was hit in an overnight Ukrainian drone attack.

Seen here, a Ukrainian attack drone weaves through Russian AAA fire before slamming into the datacenter.

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Major Ukrainian attack drone raid into western Russia ongoing tonight, with several hundred Ukrainian drones trundling their way towards Russian targets.

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[Michael Kofman @KofmanMichael]

Disappointingly, Starshield still doesn’t work well and seems to cut out for units above 160kmh. The improvement observed earlier today seems inconsistent and unstable.

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Multiple reports this evening that Starlink restrictions in Ukraine have been lifted.

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[Alex Ward @alexbward]

NEW: Trump called Musk and asked him to lift restrictions on a military-grade version of Starlink in Ukraine that the SpaceX chief had throttled, U.S. officials said.

The system was working more normally Thursday, shortly after their conversation, per Us and Ukrainian officials

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Russian oil giant Rosneft is reportedly slowing some refinery repairs because repeated Ukrainian strikes are making the cycle of damage and reconstruction too expensive to sustain -Bloomberg

Ukraine’s refinery campaign has reportedly caused major damage to Russia’s oil sector.