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[Hey II @davy_ninja]

Now is the time for faith for I believe in Hong Kongers, they will survive this. Apes together stronge. #HongKong

[Alex Raufoglu @ralexdc]

HAPPENING NOW: Sunflowers are being planted right outside the Russian Embassy in DC.

Ukraine’s national flower is fast becoming a global symbol of resistance and hope.

📹: @radiosvoboda

Stay tuned for more and follow @rferl for the full story

[Caolan @CaolanReports]

Every day, ships leave this russian owned factory in Ireland straight for St Petersburg carrying thousands of tonnes of raw alumina for the war machine.

There’s corruption everywhere. Locals tell me politicians are bought by oligarchs.

Ireland is no longer militarily neutral.

[UAVoyager🇺🇦 @NAFOvoyager]

🇺🇦 Ukrainian strikes on russian oil infrastructure (May):

• May 20 — Kstovo refinery
• May 17 — Moscow refinery
• May 15 — Ryazan refinery
• May 13 — Taman oil terminal
• May 08 — Yaroslavl refinery
• May 07 — Perm refinery
• May 05 — Kirishi refinery
• May 04 — Samara refinery
• May 03 — Primorsk oil terminal
• May 01 — Tuapse refinery

russia’s oil system isn’t “stable” anymore — it’s being systematically dismantled faster than they can repair it.

🇺🇦 Glory to Ukraine.

[War Radar @War_Radar2]

‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦 The Sky Over Russia No Longer Belongs to the Kremlin

For years, Moscow rained missiles, bombs, and drones on Ukrainian cities.

Now the war is coming home.

In massive swarms, Ukrainian drones are penetrating deep into Russian territory, forcing air raid alerts, shutting airports, and bringing the sound of war to the very cities that once felt untouchable.

The country that terrorized its neighbors from the sky is now watching wave after wave of Ukrainian drones overhead.

History has a way of turning the tables.

Russia taught the world what aerial terror looks like.

Ukraine is now proving that even the aggressor is not beyond reach.

[Anders Åslund @anders_aslund]

This is a game changer.

[Sławomir Kalinowski @Skalinskalin]

Ukraina ma prawo się bronić...
Ukraina ma prawo na odwet...

[D.Radka, #NAFO 🇨🇿🤝🇺🇦 @DakdaR22]

Ukrainians continue to control the "land route" to Crimea and destroy Russian logistics.

Crimea was, is in will be Ukraine🇺🇦🫡

[The Telegraph @Telegraph]

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: The Telegraph can reveal a secret Chinese surveillance platform used to track foreigners, journalists and individuals deemed “of interest” to the state

@sophia_yan explains how the platform's records label her as "trackable" ⤵️
https://t.co/TzrG4Jh1DM

[UNITED24 Media @United24media]

⚡️ BREAKING: President Zelenskyy says more strikes on Russia are coming.

"Today, I approved our long-range capability plans for June."

[Vatnik Soup @P_Kallioniemi]

The war has come to Moscow. Finally, Russians are experiencing what Ukrainians have endured for over 12 years.

This is the beginning of the end for Putin.

[Kateryna Lisunova @KaterynaLis]

‼️ZELENSKYY: I have approved new special operations (on Russian territory) for our special services and our Defense Forces of Ukraine.

“I am grateful to all our soldiers and each of our arms manufacturers for the fact that the aggressor is hurting, for the fact that every victim in Ukraine from Russia's strikes, from Russian state madness, every victim does not remain without fair retribution. I have approved new special operations for our special services and our Defense Forces of Ukraine” - Ukrainian President on Monday, May 18, 2026.

[Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 @jurgen_nauditt]

Russian refinery in Perm completely halts operations following Ukrainian drone attack — Reuters.

The facility in question is the Permnaftoorgsintez refinery, which belongs to Lukoil and is Russia's seventh-largest oil refinery.
In 2024, the company processed approximately 12.6 million tons of crude oil.

[Gordon G. Chang @GordonGChang]

One Chinese police station in America down, about nine more to go.

[UNITED24 Media @United24media]

⚡️ Ukraine’s Defense Minister Fedorov says Russia lacks the strength to continue offensive operations as Ukraine seizes the initiative on the front lines.

[D.Radka, #NAFO 🇨🇿🤝🇺🇦 @DakdaR22]

"Putin wanted to break the West, instead he broke Russia", - says Finnish president

Alexander Stubb called Russia's invasion of Ukraine a complete strategic failure.

[Igor Sushko @igorsushko]

Ukraine: German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius made a surprise visit to Kyiv and signed a joint-production agreement for manufacture of long-range drones with a range of 1,500km.

[Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 @jurgen_nauditt]

Russia faces a potential shortage of AI-95 gasoline due to Ukrainian attacks.

"Demand exceeds supply many times over—possibly by more than tenfold," market sources report. Cited causes include unscheduled repairs at oil refineries resulting from Ukrainian attacks—such as the incident documented in the video from Tuapse—a decline in primary refinery output, and a seasonal surge in consumption ahead of the summer season. Consequently, refineries are compelled to reallocate their production capacities in favor of AI-92 gasoline.

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

In my opinion, yesterday a turning point in the war took place.

Perhaps we still do not fully grasp the significance of what happened.

For the first time, Putin publicly showed his weakness and inability to independently protect his capital, his parade, and himself from our strikes. Because of this, a frightened Putin was forced to publicly humiliate himself and ask Trump, as a mediator, to help stop a strike on Moscow.

De facto, Putin asked Trump to protect him from the Ukrainians.

I consider President Zelenskyy’s order a brilliant informational slap in the face and an additional public humiliation.

It is obvious that before and during the parade, Putin was physically afraid - he felt vulnerable and threatened.

Putin publicly appeared weak and humiliated, and in Russia’s "prison-style" political culture, such things are not forgiven.

A weak "tsar," mocked by everyone, cannot remain a tsar in Russia.

These are very, very hard times for Ukraine. However, Ukraine is strong, resilient, and continues the fight.

Slava Ukraini!

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Our contacts with the American side regarding guarantees for the implementation of the arrangements reached recently and announced by the President of the United States are ongoing.

The prisoner exchange – 1,000 for 1,000 – is being prepared and must take place. The Americans assumed responsibility for these guarantees. Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters has handed over the lists for one thousand POWs to the Russian side.

There was American mediation in reaching this arrangement on the exchange, and accordingly, we expect the American side to play an active role in ensuring it’s fulfilled.

[NEXTA @nexta_tv]

⚡️For the first time in nearly three years, the initiative in the war appears to be shifting toward Ukraine, — The Economist

The magazine writes that Ukraine is gradually changing the course of the war and inflicting increasingly serious damage on Russia.

Key points:
1⃣Russia’s spring offensive has effectively failed;
2⃣in April, Russian forces suffered net territorial losses for the first time since August 2024;
3⃣over the past 30 days, Russia lost control of 113 square kilometers;
4⃣Ukrainian drones are striking deeper and deeper into Russia’s rear areas;
5⃣military and economic targets are being hit nearly 2,000 km from the border.

The Economist describes the situation as a potential turning point in the war.

💬 “If you had to brief Putin, the picture would look pretty grim.”