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Monday, May 4
Zelensky arrives in Yerevan for European Political Community Summit, his first visit to Armenia
President Volodymyr Zelensky held bilateral meetings with the prime ministers of the U.K., Norway, Finland, and the Czech Republic.
US to begin escorting ships through Strait of Hormuz, Trump says
According to CENTCOM, the U.S. operation will utilize guided-missile destroyers as well as over 100 land and sea-based aircraft, with 15,000 U.S. soldiers supporting the efforts.
Luxury Moscow tower reportedly hit by Ukrainian drone strike
The attack appears to mark one of the deepest strikes into central Moscow's residential core, having occurred approximately seven kilometers west of the city's central Red Square and three kilometers from the Russian Defense Ministry building. The Mosfilm Tower is situated in an elite neighborhood within the city, close to nearby embassies and diplomatic residences.
Monday, May 4
Sweden detains suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker in Baltic Sea
The Swedish Coast Guard on May 3 detained a tanker in the Baltic Sea believed to be part of Russia's shadow fleet, the fifth such intervention in recent months.
Russian hacker who targeted global oil, gas facilities pleads guilty
A Russian hacker linked to attacks on oil and gas infrastructure in the United States and Ukraine has agreed to plead guilty in a U.S. federal case that could bring up to 27 years in prison.
Russian attacks on southeastern Ukraine kill 1, injure 34, officials say
Russian forces launched a series of attacks on Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts, killing at least one person and injuring 34, regional officials said.
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