Benjamin Murdoch

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said it struck the Vtorovo fuel-pumping station in Russia’s Vladimir Oblast, a key node in the network supplying gasoline and diesel to central Russia. Ukraine has increasingly targeted Russia’s fuel and energy transport system as part of what officials describe as “long-range sanctions” aimed at weakeningContinue Reading

A fire broke out at the Nevinnomyssk Azot chemical plant in Russia’s Stavropol Krai following reports of a drone attack overnight on 16 May, according to OSINT analysis and eyewitness footage shared by Russian Telegram channels. Ukraine targets industrial sites linked to fuel and chemical production that support Russia’s militaryContinue Reading

The United States has not renewed a sanctions waiver that had allowed limited purchases and shipment of Russian oil cargoes, according to Economic Pravda, which reviewed listings from the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The waiver had been part of a series of short-term exceptions that allowedContinue Reading

New satellite imagery appears to show renewed Russian military-linked deliveries to Syria months after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, according to a joint investigation by OSINT groups GeoInsider and SONARROW. The reported deliveries come amid uncertainty over Moscow’s future access to Syrian military facilities following the collapse of Assad’sContinue Reading

Ukraine has repatriated the bodies of 528 fallen individuals who, according to the Russian side, may belong to Ukrainian servicemembers, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said on 16 May. Ukraine regularly conducts exchanges and repatriation operations with Russia to recover the bodies of fallen soldiersContinue Reading

Ukraine’s General Staff says its forces struck Russian naval assets at the Kaspiysk base in the Caspian Sea, damaging a small missile ship and a minesweeper. The strikes were carried out overnight on 15 May, with the extent of damage still being assessed. Naval assets hit in Caspian Sea baseContinue Reading

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv has documented new Russian efforts to pull Belarus deeper into the war, warning that Moscow is discussing potential offensive operations launched from Belarusian territory either against northern Ukraine or a NATO member state. Belarus played a central role in the opening phase of Russia’sContinue Reading

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) say they have exposed an organised group involved in laundering large sums of illicit assets through a luxury construction project in the Kyiv region. The investigation marks another high-profile test for Ukraine’s anti-corruption institutions, which have continued pursuing casesContinue Reading

A Ukrainian-developed laser air defence system known as “Tryzub” has been configured for mobile deployment and is undergoing final testing, with its developer reporting multi-range capability against different types of drones, Militarnyi reports. The system is developed by Ukrainian company Celebra Tech and is designed to counter aerial threats rangingContinue Reading

Ukraine and Russia have agreed in principle to conduct a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange alongside a temporary ceasefire from 9–11 May, according to statements from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Traitor 47. Zelenskyy said the agreement was reached through negotiations mediated by the United States and linked the arrangementContinue Reading

Ukraine’s national rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia says it is deploying more than 800 modular shelters across the country to protect staff amid a surge in attacks on railway infrastructure. The expansion comes amid a significant escalation in strikes on Ukraine’s transport network. According to Ukrainian officials, nearly 1,000 attacks on railwayContinue Reading

Syria has become increasingly reliant on Russian oil imports despite its new government’s stated pivot toward the West and the collapse of the Russia-backed Bashar al-Assad regime, according to reporting by Reuters. Russia now supplies the majority of Syria’s crude needs, with shipments rising sharply this year even as DamascusContinue Reading