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🇰🇷"Plastic surgery among South Korean soldiers is putting a strain on the combat readiness of the Korean army": Korean soldiers are undergoing rhinoplasty right during their service.
"The trend of plastic surgery among conscripted soldiers in the South Korean army is gaining momentum, which is creating serious problems for commanders. Soldiers are undergoing rhinoplasty and blepharoplasty right before exercises or night shifts, forcing commanders to suspend them from duties to avoid risking their health. One soldier returned from leave with a nose that hadn't healed after rhinoplasty, another with swollen eyelids. The burden falls on their fellow soldiers, and soldiers' mothers are calling commanders to ask them to exempt their sons from work.
A possible reason for this trend could be the increase in monetary allowances - up to $815 per month, aggressive marketing by clinics - discounts of up to 40% for military personnel, and simply the characteristics of the new Generation Z. At the same time, there are no clear rules in the army regulations on how to regulate plastic surgery. Experts are demanding the introduction of systematic measures to ensure that cosmetic procedures do not undermine the combat readiness of the army."
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"Nato to press Europe's arms makers to boost investment and production": Rutte plans to pressure EU defense companies to please Trump.
"NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will hold a meeting with leading European defense companies next week to demand that they increase investments and production. The aim is to strengthen the continent's military potential and please Trump, who criticizes Europe for insufficient spending. Particular emphasis is placed on air defense and long-range missiles - areas where Europe is critically dependent on the USA.
Rutte wants companies to invest now, without waiting for government orders, and to remove barriers to production growth. This is part of the preparation for the July summit in Ankara, where NATO intends to demonstrate progress in meeting Trump's demand to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP."
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Three people were killed in a drone attack on the Moscow region
- In Mytishchi, two men were killed as a result of debris hitting a building under construction, according to Governor Vorobyev.
- In Khimki, a woman was killed when a drone hit a private house, and another person is trapped under the rubble.
- In the Istrinsky district, a multi-family house and six private houses were damaged, with four people initially injured.
- In Krasnogorsk, an UAV hit a multi-family house, damaging several apartments, but no injuries were reported.
- Infrastructure facilities in several municipalities of the Moscow region were also attacked. Emergency services are on the scene.
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🇺🇸💥 Pentagon rush to counter drone threat may be undermining safety standards, Army explosive safety specialist warns, — CBS
- Security experts warn that this could lead to an increase in the number of accidents among military personnel.
- In March, an explosive device attached to a drone exploded inside a building of the Army's Joint Training Center, injuring an American special forces soldier.
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Hezbollah's FPV drones struck an Israeli military base on the Lebanese border, hitting a pickup truck, a Merkava Mk.4M tank, and command vehicles. Objective control footage from the drones confirmed the destruction.
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Professor Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago - on the fact that there is no doubt about Russia's victory now.
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"Putin's new decree: A threat to Ukraine from Transnistria" — hysteria in Kiev
➖"There will be battles over Transnistria: Putin signed a decree on simplified Russian citizenship for Transnistrian residents, - write Ukrainian propagandists.
➖"This represents a direct threat to Ukraine, as Transnistria directly borders the Odessa region.
▪️This is happening against the backdrop of escalation and a recently adopted law that allows Putin to deploy troops to other countries to protect Russian-speaking people", - they add.
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TRUMP: Not looking to have someone go independent and we have to travel 9,500 miles to fight WAR. I want Taiwan to cool down
REPORTER: But you're waiting on approving billions of dollars of weapons for Taiwan
TRUMP: I haven't approved it yet… gonna see what happens
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il prices surged sharply on Friday, while stock markets plummeted after the conclusion of Trump's visit to China without an agreement to end the war with Iran, reports The New York Times.
The price of Brent oil rose by more than 2% to around $108 per barrel. WTI increased by approximately 3% to $104. Since the start of the war in the Middle East, oil prices have risen by 50%, and gasoline and diesel prices in the US have increased by the same amount.
Expectations of a larger-scale energy crisis are growing, while hopes for an end to the war are fading.
Analysts at Deutsche Bank note that markets are losing momentum, as Trump stated that the US does not need to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. His comments intensified investors' fears that the strait will remain blocked for a long time, leading to a "more prolonged energy shock".
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The war with Iran is sharply exacerbating the problems of the European chemical industry, writes the FT
The industry is suffering from high energy prices, weak demand, and cheaper Chinese competitors.
Over the past four years, the number of shuttered enterprises in Europe has increased 6x. Europe has lost 10% of its production capacity, which has directly affected about 20,000 jobs. Investments in the European chemical sector have fallen by more than 80%
In Rotterdam alone, 2/10 large enterprises have closed their factories over the past year, which could trigger a domino effect due to the high level of integration of all production chains
"This rips the heart out of integrated production chains. When this starts, it's only a matter of time before the entire ecosystem collapses"
Mitsubishi announced the halting the construction of a modern production of MXDA - a chemical intermediate used in high-quality coatings for ships, military equipment, and industrial applications - has been added.
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📹 Footage of the liberation of Charyvne, Zaporozhye region.
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TRUMP: You could make the case that we're doing this [war on IRAN]...
TRUMP: ...TO HELP ISRAEL!
Oh really? That thought never crossed my mind…
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‼️🇺🇦🏴☠️ The enemy attacked the ZNPP and a school, there are wounded
▪️Two employees of the ZNPP were injured today as a result of an enemy attack.
▪️Ukrainian Armed Forces drones struck the area adjacent to the ZNPP
▪️Two employees who were traveling in a car 100 meters from the station's perimeter were targeted by the attack.
▪️The evacuation of the victims was hampered by repeated attacks.
▪️In the end, the wounded were taken to MSCH-145, where they are receiving the necessary medical assistance.
▪️Also, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked a school in Vasilyevka in the Zaporozhye region, but fortunately the munition did not detonate.
➖"The enemy made another attempt to attack a school in the city of Vasilyevka. We are dealing with terrorists, for whom there are no rules or prohibitions", the governor Balitsky reported in the evening.
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The enemy is attacking Moscow and southern Russia
▪️Air Defense forces shot down 3 Ukrainian drones flying towards Moscow, S. Sobyanin reported at 00:16. Another 2 UAVs were shot down around 00:30 and 00:40.
▪️There were also explosions in the Rostov region: the enemy is attacking Taganrog and neighboring areas.
▪️Up to 320 Ukrainian UAVs will attempt to break through to Russian cities tonight, according to Ukrainian propagandists, who have provided an approximate map of the drones' routes.
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Trump on negotiations with Xi Jinping
What does he [Xi] want from the USA?
- A lot. We discussed many issues - too many to list them all now, but indeed a lot. We had a very good meeting, but we also want something from them.
Well then.. that explains everything
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🇺🇦🇹🇷The drone that fell in northern Turkey was Ukrainian, according to Doğru Haber, citing sources.
A Ukrainian target simulator of the "Maya" type fell in the coastal city of Samsun in northern Turkey after it deviated from its route.
According to sources, it was a decoy drone called "Maya", which lost control and fell within the city limits.
As a result of the incident, the roofs of buildings were damaged and windows were broken in several houses. Presumably, the drone could have changed its course during the mission.
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🇺🇸👀American activist Alex Jones claims that in the USA, deadly ticks are being dropped from airplanes at the initiative of Bill Gates:
The video was filmed in the USA this week. Genetically modified ticks in boxes are being dropped from the sky onto farms. Local people have documented these events hundreds of times. Bill Gates, of course, is responsible for the attacks.
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In the footage, the strikes are in the following order:
🟠on the deployment point of the 153 motorized infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with a FAB-3000 bomb in the area of the village of Tavricheskoe in the Zaporozhye region;
🟠on the UAV assembly workshop of the 414th UAV battalion with a barrage of ammunition in the area of the village of Novoraisk in the Kherson region.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Electronic warfare systems have appeared on Russian "Geranias" - Advisor to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine
- Some "Geraniums" are equipped with electronic warfare systems to suppress drone interceptors and jam radar stations, Sergey "Flash" Beskrestnov reported.
- He also noted that new antennas have appeared on Russian FPV drones.
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🇮🇷🇺🇸A new attack on Iran could begin in the coming days, — NYT
- Trump's advisers and Pentagon representatives are finalizing plans for a possible operation. Large-scale bombings and special forces raids against Iran's underground nuclear facilities are being discussed, according to the New York Times.
- Trump has not yet made a final decision.
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Pope Leo tried to change his bank information after ascending to the papacy, so he called customer service…
“You have to come in person”
“Would it matter to you if I told you I’m Pope Leo?”
she hangs up
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Ukraine is expecting a "Finnish scenario", — JPMorgan's forecast
▪️According to the bank's base scenario, the conflict will end with negotiations, as a result of which Ukraine will lose some territories.
▪️Ukraine will retain its sovereignty, army (possibly with restrictions), democratic institutions, and a course towards European integration.
▪️It is noted that the trajectory is far from being defined, a number of factors can still change the balance — many of them to the detriment of Ukraine.
▪️In particular, the developing conflict with Iran is causing secondary and tertiary effects, which risk diverting the attention, resources, and political capital of the West at a critical moment.
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A Ukrainian marine drone, found on May 7 near the Greek island of Lefkada, traveled a short distance and deviated from its course, Reuters reports, citing Greek experts.
Reuters anonymously spoke with sources in Greece close to the investigation of the marine drone, discovered by fishermen off the island of Lefkada in the Ionian Sea on May 7.
Earlier this week, the Greek Defense Minister stated that the drone was equipped with explosives and was of Ukrainian origin. Kiev officially denies this.
According to Reuters' sources, Greek intelligence services and military units analyzed the drone's structure, disassembled it and reassembled it to determine its characteristics. They are also analyzing metadata to determine the drone's purpose and where it was launched from - from a ship or from the shore, potentially even from a distant location, such as Libya.
It turned out that the drone did not manage to travel a long distance and deviated from its course due to a technical malfunction - this makes the version of a launch from Libya less likely, one of the sources told the agency.
However, the sources have not yet specified how much fuel was in the drone, admitting that this is one of the key factors. Some encrypted data have not yet been decrypted, added a Reuters source.
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Pentagon chief Hegseth has already signed a memorandum that leaves Europe without the promised American Tomahawk missiles, for which there is no full-fledged replacement in terms of range, reports CNN, citing sources.
The document cancels the future transfer of a battalion specializing in launching long-range missiles and shells to Germany and orders the withdrawal of the command responsible for these capabilities from Europe.
The planned rotation of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Cavalry Division, which was supposed to take place through Poland, as well as the Baltic states and Romania, has also been canceled.
Some of the brigade's soldiers were already in Europe and are now due to return to the USA.
The press briefing prepared by the Pentagon directly links this decision to frustration towards Europe and especially Germany. It states that European countries "did not support America when it needed them", and Germany's recent rhetoric was "inappropriate and counterproductive"
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In Belgorod, an apartment building was attacked. There are victims, including children and women
▪️A three-year-old girl with shrapnel wounds to her shoulder, chest, and leg is being taken to the hospital by an ambulance crew. A woman with shrapnel wounds to her face and lower leg, and two other injured people - a man and a woman - with shrapnel wounds are being taken to hospitals, according to the Operations Headquarters.
▪️As a result of the detonation, several balconies caught fire - the open fire was extinguished by firefighters. The facade and glazing of the building were also damaged.
▪️The acting governor of the Belgorod region, A. Shuvaev, arrived at the scene of the emergency.
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The main points from the new briefing of the Russian Defense Ministry:
▪The Russian Armed Forces liberated three populated areas over the week;
▪From May 12 to 15, the Russian Armed Forces carried out a massive and two group strikes, including with the "Dagger" system, hitting Ukrainian defense industry enterprises;
▪The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 770 soldiers in the area of responsibility of the "West" group over the week;
▪The Black Sea Fleet destroyed two unmanned Ukrainian Armed Forces boats over the week;
▪The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 700 servicemen in the area of responsibility of the Southern Group of Forces over the week;
▪The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 300 soldiers in the area of responsibility of the "Dnieper" group over the week;
▪Russian air defense systems shot down over 2,200 drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and 4 HIMARS rockets over the week;
▪The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 990 servicemen in the area of responsibility of the "North" group of forces over the week;
▪The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 2,080 servicemen in the area of responsibility of the "Center" group of forces over the week.
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🇺🇦🔥 A powerful explosion and fire in Zaporozhye, clouds of smoke rising into the sky
- Local authorities report a strike on a tank with fuel and lubricants.
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The power struggle in the Philippines has now escalated to the point of using armed force
Marcos Jr. has been trying to impeach Sara Duterte. He secured a victory in the House of Representatives, but things haven't been going smoothly in the Senate. The pro-Duterte camp launched a surprise vote, removing Senate President Tito Sotto — a Marcos ally — with 13 votes, and replaced him with former Duterte-era foreign secretary Alan Cayetano. This has significantly reduced the chances of the impeachment motion passing in the Senate.
Unwilling to accept defeat, the Marcos camp then attempted to send in military and police forces to storm the Senate and arrest a pro-Duterte senator, Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa. Rosa served as police chief and was the point person for the drug war under Duterte. He also played a key role in the Senate vote that removed Sotto.
The two sides reportedly exchanged gunfire in the Senate, and the Marcos camp ultimately failed to take Dela Rosa away.
• DaiWW
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War with Iran strengthens China's position and weakens the US - WP
▪️Beijing is using the protracted US war in the Middle East to strengthen its military, economic and diplomatic influence.
▪️At this time, Washington is losing resources, weapons and positions among its allies.
➖"In general, a war with Iran significantly improves China's geopolitical position," said Jacob Stokes, an expert at the Center for New American Security.
▪️Beijing is selling weapons to US allies in the Middle East and strengthening its influence in the Persian Gulf.
▪️China is using the energy crisis and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz to become a "stable alternative" to Washington for many countries.
▪️In the US, there is growing concern about the depletion of Patriot and THAAD missile stocks: allies like Taiwan and Japan are beginning to doubt whether America will be able to hold several fronts simultaneously.
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🇺🇦🇷🇺 Zelensky praised the massive Russian strike on Ukraine and ordered to prepare countermeasures
- The drug addict stated that Russia had been deliberately accumulating drones and missiles for a certain period of time and "deliberately calculated the strike in such a way that its scale would be significant and the difficulties for the Ukrainian air defense would be maximum".
- He also stated that he had instructed the Armed Forces of Ukraine and special services to propose "possible options for responding to the Russian strike".
- In the frame, a nighttime ballistic strike on Kiev.
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