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The TelegraphMissiles destroy Russian Black Sea Fleet minesweeper, says Ukraine military
A Ukrainian missile attack has destroyed a Russian minesweeper in occupied Crimea, Ukraine’s military has said.
- The Telegraph
The military’s most secretive unit on recruitment drive for undercover operations
The military’s most secretive unit is on a recruitment drive to select more men and women to carry out undercover operations, The Telegraph can reveal.
- Business Insider
Russia is finally getting serious about its war, and it spells trouble for Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin's war machine looks different today than it did at the start of the conflict.
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Shapps orders urgent review to find aircraft for paratroopers to mark D-Day
Plans for a mass parachute drop as part of the 80th anniversary events have been scaled back.
- The Telegraph
Fraudsters have stolen almost £1bn from Ministry of Defence since 2010
Fraudsters have stolen almost £1 billion from the Ministry of Defence since 2010, official figures show.
- HuffPost UK
'You're Sounding Slightly Trumpish': Trevor Phillips Accuses Grant Shapps Of Aping Ex-President
The defence secretary said some Nato members were not spending enough on their military.
- The Telegraph
Britain must unashamedly put British interests first
One of Charles de Gaulle’s most famous rhetorical flourishes was that “France has no friends, only interests”. His dogged pursuit of those interests, at the expense of the Entente Cordiale, regularly brought him into conflict with British prime ministers – whether over the Common Market or Nato. He believed that was a price worth paying: protecting France’s power and autonomy was a duty he was bound to elevate above all else.
- Business Insider
Ukraine can still beat Russia. It just comes down to enough Western aid.
Ukraine's military is short of combat gear. This is what it would take to fully equip its troops to launch a decisive victory.
- The Telegraph
Poland invests $2.5 billion into fortifying border with Russia and Belarus
Poland is investing almost £2 billion to step up security on its eastern border, its prime minister announced on Saturday, in a bid to defend itself against what it describes as a growing threat from Russia and Belarus.
- The Telegraph
Hungary is committed to Nato and to peace in Europe
Last week Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, announced that the UK’s military spending would rise to 2.5 per cent of the national income by 2030. He also stressed that the UK was “not on the brink of war” but claimed that the extra money would put the country’s defence industry “on a war footing”. Similarly, the old Latin phrase says: Si vis pacem, para bellum, which translates to: If you want peace, prepare for war. The new Hungarian approach – which is very topical in view
- Colchester Evening Gazette
Brilliant pictures show Colchester troops taking part in Estonia crisis exercise
A group of Colchester based troops have been involved in a mission in Estonia called 'Steadfast Defender'. The operation saw troops from all NATO countries involved.
- Associated Press
As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again
A powerful ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar’s military government in the country’s western state of Rakhine claimed Saturday to have seized a town near the border with Bangladesh, marking the latest in a series of victories for foes of the country’s military government. Members of the state’s Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority, targets of deadly army-directed violence in 2017, appear to have been the main victims of fighting in the town of Buthidaung, where the Arakan Army claims to have chased out forces of the military government. Khaing Thukha, a spokesperson for the Arakan Army, told The Associated Press by text message from an undisclosed location that his group had seized Buthidaung after capturing all the military’s outposts there.
- Evening Standard
Ukraine introduces controversial conscription law to boost troop numbers in the face of new Russian offensive
It comes as the Ukraine faces renewed Russian attacks
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Ukraine’s foreign minister blames battlefield setbacks on ‘everyone who is not doing enough’
Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said he is grateful for the aid given to Ukraine from countries like the US, but he blames “everyone who is not doing enough” for Ukraine’s recent drawbacks on the battlefield.
- AFP
Fighting rages in Gaza's Rafah after first aid delivery via pier
Heavy clashes and bombardment Saturday rocked Gaza's southern city of Rafah as the Israeli military announced the first humanitarian aid had entered the besieged territory via a US-built pier.The Israeli army said 310 pallets began moving ashore in "the first entry of humanitarian aid through the floating pier".
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Israel army says body of one hostage retrieved from Gaza
The Israeli army said Saturday that troops had retrieved the body of hostage Ron Benjamin from the war-torn Gaza Strip after he was "murdered" during the October 7 Hamas attack.Benjamin was "murdered during the October 7th massacre at the Mefalsim intersection, and his body was abducted to Gaza by Hamas militants", the military said in a separate statement.
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At least 11 killed as Russia presses forward with its offensive in northeastern Ukraine
At least 11 people were reported killed in attacks in Ukraine’s war-ravaged northeast on Sunday as Russia pushed ahead with its renewed offensive. In the Kharkiv region, the focus of the offensive, the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office said six people were killed and 27 wounded in a Russian strike on the outskirts of the regional capital, also called Kharkiv. Regional Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said that five more people were killed and nine wounded in an attack on the region’s Kupiansk district, southeast of the regional capital.
- The Guardian
‘Why the hell didn’t you leave earlier?’: the battle to evacuate residents as Russia advances in Kharkiv
Rescue operations become ever more dangerous in the town at the centre of Russia’s recent offensive in the Kharkiv region
- The Telegraph
Hezbollah firing more advanced weaponry as it ups pressure on Israel
Hezbollah this week unveiled new weaponry, struck deeper within Israel and executed more complex attacks as the Lebanese paramilitary force steps up its offensive on Israel’s northern border following the incursion into Gaza’s Rafah city.
- Bloomberg
Gantz Says He’ll Quit Unless Netanyahu Moves to New War Plan
(Bloomberg) -- Benny Gantz, an Israeli opposition leader in the country’s three-man war cabinet, said Saturday that if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doesn’t offer a new plan to bring back hostages and end Hamas rule in Gaza by June 8, he’ll leave the government. Most Read from BloombergIranian President Is Missing After Helicopter Crash in Dense FogGantz Says He’ll Quit Unless Netanyahu Moves to New War PlanChina-Bound Oil Tanker Hit by Houthi Missile in Red Sea, US SaysEven if Alito Is Righ