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Bloomberg: US ‘quietly’ provides Ukraine with most-accurate artillery shell

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The U.S. Defense Department sent Ukraine its “most-accurate artillery shell,” the GPS-guided Excalibur, reports Bloomberg, citing budget documents that confirm the previously unannounced addition. A satellite-guided weapon can reportedly hit within two meters of its target. The Excalibur was first used to kill al-Qaeda leader Abu Jurah in Iraq in 2007.

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Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported explosions and urged residents to take shelter as Russia launched groups of drones at the capital late in the evening of May 2.

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Russian forces launched overnight drone attacks targeting critical and energy infrastructure across several Ukrainian regions early on May 2, with strikes reported in Mykolaiv, Kryvyi Rih, and Odesa Oblasts, according to regional authorities and local reports.

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