05 May Ukraine War News

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Ukraine’s Drone Boats Are Holding Back the Russian Navy
Ukraine is also capable of producing its own anti-ship missiles, one of which has apparently destroyed a Russian warship. 
No ‘Frozen Conflict’: Ukraine Rules Out Ceasefire Until Russian Withdrawal
Zelensky suggested that if Russian troops continued to occupy Ukrainian territory after a ceasefire, the Kremlin would likely install puppet governments in those areas and arrange for them to declare ...
The Kremlin blinks first in the geo-economic war over Ukraine
Russia avoided sovereign default, but at a high cost.
Time to Stop Wobbling and Learn to Love the Bomb
Former Senior CIA Officer Rob Dannenberg considers the likelihood that Russia will resort to nuclear weapons over the war in Ukraine
Institute for the Study of War
Ukrainian defenses have largely stalled Russian advances in Eastern Ukraine. Russian troops conducted a number of unsuccessful attacks in Eastern Ukraine on May 4 and were unable to make any ...
US to provide accelerated equipment training to Ukraine | Shephard
Training programmes set up by the US will also prepare Ukrainian soldiers to become instructors on their return. Options for virtual training are also
Invasion Day 69 – Summary - MilitaryLand.net
The summary of the 69th day of Russian invasion to Ukraine, as of 22:00 – 3rd of May 2022 (Kyiv time). Day summary: Ukrainian forces have successfully pushed the Russian troops away from Chuhuiv ...
Sweden says it received U.S. security assurances if it hands in NATO application
Sweden has received assurances from the United States that it would receive support during the period a potential application to join NATO is processed by the 30 nations in the alliance, Foreign ...
Ukraine repels Russian attacks; Mariupol plant battle rages
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's military said Thursday that it recaptured some areas in the south and repelled Russian attacks in the east, as a bloody battle raged at a steel mill in Mariupol ...
Ukraine asking U.S. for anti-ship missiles, drones, rocket launchers
Ukraine wants U.S.-made Harpoon anti-ship missiles or similar weapons to free up the use of the Black Sea port of Odesa, which is under a de facto Russian blockade.
Drones are changing modern warfare – DW – 05/04/2022
The war in Ukraine shows that unmanned aerial vehicles are part of modern warfare. Drones have various tasks from aerial surveillance to missile defense.
U.S. denies providing Ukraine intel specifically to target Russian generals: CBS News Flash May 4…
The National Security Council pushes back against a New York Times report saying the U.S. provides intelligence that’s helping Ukraine kill Russia’s battlefi...
Counterspin: Lavrov With Another Spin Justifies Russian Аggression Аgainst Ukraine
In an interview with four Serbian media outlets, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov used the well-known disinformation narrative about the military intervention in Ukraine, using the well-known