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Thursday, May 21
NATO jets scramble as drone breaches Latvian airspace for 3rd day in a row
Residents in affected areas were urged to remain indoors and seek shelter.
Ukraine condemns Israel's mistreatment of detained Gaza activists
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called it "unacceptable and incompatible with respect for human dignity, human rights, and international law."
Russia allegedly delivers nuclear warheads for joint exercises with Belarus
Belarus's Defense Ministry released videos on May 21 showing what it said were heavy equipment allegedly carrying nuclear warheads through a forest, ballistic missile submarines heading to sea training areas, and personnel mounting missiles on aircraft launchers.
Germany's Merz proposes radical shakeup of EU membership to give hope to Ukraine, Moldova, Western Balkans states
"The enlargement process takes much too long" and "understandably, this creates frustration," said the German chancellor.
Russian attacks kill 5, injure 41 across Ukraine as farm workers targeted in Chernihiv Oblast
A Russian Geran long-range drone struck the Semenivka community on May 20, hitting a farm bus and killing one man while injuring two others.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,352,980 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 910 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
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When 23-year-old Russian student Valery Averin signed a military contract in January after being recruited into Russia’s drone forces campaign targeting students, he was told he would train as a drone operator. Three months later, he was dead near Luhansk after reportedly being sent into an assault unit despite having no military experience. His case, reported by the BBC Russian Service, appears to be the first known death linked to Russia’s growing campaign to recruit university and college st
