Prologue Journal – Page 32682 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Retreating Ukrainian troops shoot civilians in Artyomovsk — DPR officials

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to preliminary reports, more than ten people were killed https://tass.com/politics/1618651

Alarm Over Russian Airlines Flying Expired Spare Parts

Moscow Times Russian airlines performed 2,000 flights on Western aircraft with expired parts last year, federal transportation authorities said. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/05/17/alarm-over-russian-airlines-flying-expired-spare-parts-a81166

Taiwan recalls more Costco berries linked to hepatitis A risk

Taipei May 17 (CNA) An additional batch of frozen berries imported by Costco Taiwan is being recalled due to hepatitis A virus contamination, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Wednesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305170013

Gains Near Bakhmut Raise Ukraine’s Hopes of a Turning Tide

New York Times The advances have been small, and Russians still hold most of the city, but Ukrainians say they see a meaningful shift in momentum. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/world/europe/ukraine-russia-bakhmut-counteroffensive.html

Russian national men’s handball team to skip 2024 Olympics in Paris — federation

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The women’s team could qualify if it would be allowed to participate at the upcoming IHF Women`s World Championship and would qualify there https://tass.com/sport/1618649

Ukrainian forces actively use mobile weapons on Krasny Liman direction — LPR

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Andrey Marochko specified that the enemy installs automatic mortars, high-caliber machineguns, 80-mm multiple launch rocket systems, guided anti-tank missiles and SPG-9 recoilless weapons on pickup trucks https://tass.com/politics/1618647

Russia, Ukraine fight on information front about ‘hypersonic’ missiles

Jerusalem Post Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told RIA Novosti on Wednesday that the claims didn’t correspond to reality, as the Russian military didn’t launch as many Kinzhals as Kyiv claimed. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-743322

Where’s Shaq? Lawyers for FTX Investors Struggle to Serve Him Papers

Wall Street Journal The brouhaha includes a squabble over whether legal documents tossed at the basketball legend’s SUV mean he was properly served https://www.wsj.com/articles/shaq-ftx-investors-lawsuit-serve-papers-b9ab099b

Hong Kong charges man with rioting almost 4 years after 2019 protest

Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong man has been charged with rioting in Admiralty, almost four years after the protest took place in June 2019. Protesters surrounded the Legislative Council on June 12, 2019. File photo: Todd R. Darling/HKFP. Twenty-seven-year-old assistant designer Leung Chi-kin appeared before Magistrate Philip Chan at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts…

Netflix Pitches Advertisers as Ad Tier Trails Smaller Rivals

Wall Street Journal The leading streaming service had fewer than one million U.S. subscribers on its ad-supported subscription plan as of March. https://www.wsj.com/articles/netflix-pitches-advertisers-as-ad-tier-trails-smaller-rivals-dd394ffb