INTEL ARCHIVE

Russian general who wanted to take Kyiv in 3 days sentenced to life imprisonment – Prosecutor General

One of the Russian generals who directed the attempt to seize Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Sumy regions in the first weeks of the full-scale invasion has been sentenced to life imprisonment, Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko has said.

Death toll from Russian strike in Dnipro rises to 12 – official

The number of people killed due to the massed Russian strike has increased to 12, head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration Oleksandr Hanzha has said.

🇷🇺 Russia·EuroMaidan Press·about 1 month ago

HIGHInsurgency

Former Polish ambassador returns Ukrainian Order of Merit after UPA Heroes unit decree

Bartosz Cichocki, who remained in Kyiv through Russia's 2022 invasion, cited President Zelenskyy's 26 May tribute to Insurgent Army fighters, RMF FM said.

Israel inaugurates its embassy in Fiji with traditional dancing.

🇷🇺 Russia·TASS·about 1 month ago

Press review: Israel attack in Lebanon sparks war as Hormuz crisis may hit global finance

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, June 2nd

🇷🇺 Russia·Ukrinform·about 1 month ago

Massive attack on Kyiv: death toll rises to six, 64 injured

In Kyiv, the death toll from the Russian attack has risen to six.

Former Israeli intelligence chief Tamir Hayman says Turkish President Erdogan convinced Trump to scrap a Kurdish-led operation that was intended to serve as the opening move in a wider U.S.-Israeli pl

Former Israeli intelligence chief Tamir Hayman says Turkish President Erdogan convinced Trump to scrap a Kurdish-led operation that was intended to serve as the opening move in a wider U.S.-Israeli plan against Iran.

🌍 Global·Defense News·about 1 month ago

HIGHNuclear/Missile

US may consider placing nukes in Poland, Baltic States, report says

While the discussions were ongoing, an agreement to expand U.S. nuclear hosting was not imminent, an unnamed source told the FT.

🇷🇺 Russia·TASS·about 1 month ago

Conflict may conclude by day's end if Ukrainian forces leave Russian regions — Kremlin

Dmitry Peskov said Vladimir Zelensky must order his armed forces to withdraw from Russia to achieve this

Kremlin:

Kremlin: War could end “by end of day” if Zelensky orders Ukrainian troops to withdraw from Russian regions.

🌍 Global·Jerusalem Post·about 1 month ago

CRITICALNuclear/Missile

US weighs nuclear deployments in more European NATO state - report

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Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya command (the IRGC’s wartime HQ) declared that resumption of direct hostilities is inevitable and that Iran “will not surrender”.

Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya command (the IRGC’s wartime HQ) declared that resumption of direct hostilities is inevitable and that Iran “will not surrender”. They woved operations will continue until Israel and the US “surrender and express complete regret,” with threats of even more “destructive and extensive operations.”

🇺🇦 Ukraine·EuroMaidan Press·about 1 month ago

Trump personally asked Xi for help ending Russia’s war on Ukraine – media

Trump personally asked Xi Jinping during their May summit in Beijing to push Putin back to negotiations on Russia's war against Ukraine, the South China Morning Post reported.

🇮🇱 Israel·France 24·about 1 month ago

'Crazy': Trump-Netanyahu tensions flare over Iran and Hezbollah

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to stop fighting, adding that Iran talks were moving rapidly after seeming to falter over Israel's Lebanon offensive. But there were fresh signs of tensions between the United States and Israel. Netanyahu appeared to cast doubt on any truce with Hezbollah – while a report in the US news outlet Axios said that Trump called the Israeli premier "crazy" and accused him of putting Iran peace talks at risk. For more, FRANCE

🌍 Global·Defense News·about 1 month ago

NATO in Hormuz is not mission creep

"For much of the last three decades, NATO has operated on the assumption that allied security cannot be defined solely by geography."

🌍 Global·Military Times·about 1 month ago

NATO in Hormuz is not mission creep

"For much of the last three decades, NATO has operated on the assumption that allied security cannot be defined solely by geography."

Russia bans Armenian fruit exports; Pashinyan promises farmer compensation.

Russia bans Armenian fruit exports; Pashinyan promises farmer compensation. Russia’s Rosselkhoznadzor has expanded import bans on Armenian agricultural products to now include stone fruits (apricots, peaches, plums, cherries) and grapes — hitting right at harvest season. Earlier bans this month already blocked tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and strawberries. Russia officially cites phytosanitary violations, but the timing is widely seen as political pressure. Armenia has been drifting toward

🇮🇱 Israel·France 24·about 1 month ago

Trump says Iran talks moving fast despite threat to widen war

US President Donald Trump said Monday that talks with Iran were moving at a "rapid pace", even as Tehran threatened to widen the war by keeping the Strait of Hormuz blocked and activating other pressure points around the region. Iran's Tasnim news agency reported that Tehran had suspended dialogue with mediators over Israel's expanding offensive in Lebanon. Trump later said he had persuaded Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah to de-escalate. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tel

🇮🇱 Israel·Al Monitor·about 1 month ago

Israeli fire kills three people in Gaza, medics say

CAIRO, June 2 (Reuters) - Israeli fire killed at least three Palestinians in separate incidents across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Gaza health officials said. Medics said at least one person was killed and four were wounded when an Israeli airstrike hit a vehicle east of Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. The blast left the vehicle a mangled skeleton. Another strike earlier in the day killed one person and wounded another in the nearby Zawayda town, they added, while Israeli gunfire killed

CRITICALGeneral

Middle East updates: US-Iran talks appear to stall

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🇮🇱 Israel·Deutsche Welle·about 1 month ago

CRITICALMISSILE_ATTACK

WATCH: Ukrainian F-16 jet shooting down a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile at low altitude, likely using an AIM-9 Sidewinder.

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🇷🇺 Russia·TASS·about 1 month ago

Drone debris damages home in Sevastopol as air defenses down seven UAVs

Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said the Russian military repelled two Ukrainian attacks on Sevastopol last night

🇮🇱 Israel·NY Times World·about 1 month ago

How Hezbollah Drones Upended Israel’s Strategy in Lebanon

An Israeli campaign that started with high hopes has devolved into a kind of impasse, with Hezbollah looking more capable than it did when the war began.

Death toll from overnight shelling in Kyiv rises to six - oficial

The number of people killed as a result of the massive Russian strike has risen to six, Head of the Kyiv City Military Administration Tymur Tkachenko reported.

🇵🇰 Pakistan·Dawn·about 1 month ago

Federal cabinet approves track and trace system to eliminate counterfeit medicines

The federal cabinet has approved the nationwide implementation of a Track and Trace system for pharmaceutical products across Pakistan, Minister for Health Mustafa Kamal announced on Tuesday. According to an official handout, the system aims to strengthen public health and safeguard citizens from counterfeit medicines. The cabinet has also approved the necessary amendments to the Drug Labeling and Packing Rules, enabling the introduction of “a modern digital system for tracking and verifying med

HIGHNuclear/Missile

Russian attack on Ukraine kills at least 14 and traps others in damaged buildings

Moscow launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight. At least 14 civilians were killed and more than 100 others were wounded. Residents crowded into the metro in an attempt to escape the bombardment.

🇺🇦 Ukraine·France 24·about 1 month ago

HIGHInsurgency

Trump's Iran negotiations walk him into a $300 b. extortion scheme by the IRGC - opinion

Terrorism is a business. Bombing Iran is significant, but bankrupting Iran is even more significant.

🇮🇷 Iran·Jerusalem Post·about 1 month ago

Oman has tried to stay neutral between the U.S. and Iran, but the Trump administration now sees that neutrality as being too friendly to Tehran.

Oman has tried to stay neutral between the U.S. and Iran, but the Trump administration now sees that neutrality as being too friendly to Tehran. The U.S. has pressured Oman to distance itself from Iran and threatened sanctions over reports that Oman might support Iranian shipping fees in the Strait of Hormuz (which Oman denies). Source: WSJ

Death toll from overnight occupier strike in Dnipro rises to 11, including two children - official

The number of people killed in a Russian attack has risen to 11, including two children, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Hanzha reported.

🇷🇺 Russia·NDTV World·about 1 month ago

CRITICALGeneral

China's Show Of Unity With Russia And North Korea May Strain Its Global Ties

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🇵🇰 Pakistan·Dawn·about 1 month ago

4 Pakistani farm workers murdered in Italy

Italian police have arrested two Pakistani nationals for the murder of four Pakistani farm workers found dead in a burnt-out minivan in southern Italy, Corriere della Sera daily reported on Tuesday. The burnt-out vehicle was found at a petrol station near the village of Amendolara in a vast farming area in the Calabria region. CCTV images from the petrol station showed two people blocking the van’s doors from the outside and throwing liquid inside, Corriere della Sera reported citing law enforce

🌍 Global·South China Morning Post·about 1 month ago

As pioneering Chinese web forum returns, authorities warn free speech has limits

The Chinese authorities have praised the return of Tianya – which was one of the country’s most popular internet forums in the pre-algorithm, pre-short-video era – while cautioning that freedom of speech must be balanced with responsibility. The pioneering web portal was launched by Tianya Community Network Technology Co. in 1999, when the internet was in its infancy in China, but suddenly closed in April 2023 due to financial problems. On Sunday, the company announced that the forum would come.

CRITICALNuclear/Missile

Corruption scheme to embezzle Energoatom funds exposed – NABU

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🇺🇦 Ukraine·Interfax Ukraine·about 1 month ago

🌍 Global·NDTV World·about 1 month ago

US, China And Beyond: What Makes A Power Great In A Changing World Order

Using their material capabilities - economic strength, military might and political influence - great powers have been able to project power across multiple regions and dictate the terms of international order.

CRITICALAerial

'My heart cries': Nawaz laments lack of development in GB ahead of polls

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🌍 Global·Dawn·about 1 month ago

CRITICALESCALATION

#Ukraine #Russia

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🌍 GLOBAL·@OSINTdefender·about 1 month ago

HIGHNuclear/Missile

(2nd LD) S. Korea, U.S. wrap up 1st day of security talks on nuclear-powered submarine

SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States launched new high-pr...

🌍 Global·Yonhap·about 1 month ago

🇮🇱 Israel·Al Monitor·about 1 month ago

Israel says US backs striking Beirut suburbs if Hezbollah attacks

Israel warned Tuesday that its US ally would not restrain it from striking Hezbollah's bastions in Beirut's suburbs if the Iran-backed group continues to target northern Israeli towns. US President Donald Trump had announced an agreement to halt attacks, but neither side has publicly accepted it and Israel's defence minister said the Lebanese capital's southern suburbs remain potential targets.