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Crimean Tatar activist Liumanov disappears in occupied Crimea

Pravda Ukraine Crimean Tatar activist Ruslan Liumanov has disappeared in the occupied Crimea, and nothing has been known about him since yesterday (24 May – ed.). Source: journalist Elvina Seitbulaieva on Facebook; Rustem Umierov, Head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine, on Facebook Quote from Seitbulaieva: “Activist Ruslan Liumanov has been abducted in occupied…

NATO uses crisis in Ukraine to build up combat capabilities in Europe — Shoigu

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Sergey Shoigu noted that this year’s largest exercises would be Defender Europe 2023, which would involve countries outside the bloc https://tass.com/politics/1622739

Turkey, China, Spain get bulk of shipments sent via Black Sea grain corridor — coordinator

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is noted that most of the products have been shipped to China, or 23% of the total volume https://tass.com/economy/1622735

Security Service of Ukraine detains FSB agent who wanted to blow up railway track near Avdiivka

Pravda Ukraine The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained a saboteur working for the Russian FSB as he was preparing to blow up a railway track near Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast. Source: the Security Service of Ukraine Quote: “During a multi-stage special operation, an FSB agent who was preparing to blow up a section of…

6 Drones Downed in Crimea, No Victims – Governor

Moscow Times The annexed peninsula has reported a growing number of drone and shelling incidents in recent months. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/05/25/6-drones-downed-in-crimea-no-victims-governor-a81277

Bank of Russia sells foreign currency worth $25 mln with settlements on May 24

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Finance Ministry said earlier that it would allocate 40.4 bln rubles for sale of foreign currency from May 10, 2023 to June 6, 2023, with daily foreign currency sales equaling 2 bln rubles https://tass.com/economy/1622727

US wants to destabilize whole region using terrorists in Afghanistan — Shoigu

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The defebse minister noted that “instead of working for the reconstruction of Afghanistan after the hasty withdrawal from it, the NATO countries are trying in various ways to restore their military presence in the Central Asian region” https://tass.com/defense/1622725

Gas supply by Gazprom for Europe through Ukraine totals 40.3 mcm via Sudzha

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Gas withdrawal from European underground gas storage (UGS) facilities amounted to 34 mln cubic meters on May 23, according to data provided by Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) https://tass.com/economy/1622723

Wagner Chief Announces Withdrawal From Ukraine’s Bakhmut

Moscow Times The mercenary group’s leader said it will hand over control to the conventional Russian military. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/05/25/wagner-chief-announces-withdrawal-from-ukraines-bakhmut-a81275

US, Microsoft warn Chinese hackers attacking ‘critical’ infrastructure as Beijing denies allegations

Hong Kong Free Press State-sponsored Chinese hackers have infiltrated critical US infrastructure networks, the United States, its Western allies and Microsoft said Wednesday while warning that similar espionage attacks could be occurring globally. Microsoft highlighted Guam, a US territory in the Pacific Ocean with a vital military outpost, as one of the targets, but said…