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MK is broadcasting events around Ukraine online. Day 441 The Pentagon announced the transfer to Kyiv of another $1.2 billion military assistance package. The shelling of the border territories of the Russian Federation continues.
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The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs said that they consider it legally possible to use the 7.4 billion francs of the Russian Central Bank in the country to restore Ukraine, but no decision has been made yet.
The Polish Committee for Geographical Names has officially decided to call Kaliningrad in Polish manners — Krolevets. The department also recommends calling the region similarly — Krolevetskaya.
The State Duma may discuss the issue of denouncing the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe on May 16, said LDPR leader Slutsky.
The dollar exchange rate on the Moscow Exchange fell below 76 rubles. for the first time since March 23.
The Georgian authorities considered the resumption of flights from Russia a provocation
Kommersant: Irkut and UEC have calculated that by the end of 2030, only 28 «old» ones will remain in operation. "Superjet" SSJ-100 out of more than 150, if it is not possible to master the repair of the hot part of foreign engines installed on the aircraft.
ATOR expects that the first flights from Russia to Georgia can be launched by the end of May, as the demand among Russians for this direction is high.
The euro exchange rate on the Moscow Exchange fell below 84 rubles. for the first time since April 3.
Politico confirms that the UK is going to supply Ukraine with missiles with a range of up to 300 km — the Washington Post wrote about this yesterday.
Peskov: Lukashenka was not at breakfast in the Kremlin 9 May, because he was in a hurry to the festive events in Belarus.
Russia lifts the ban on flights to Georgia, the visa regime for Georgian citizens has been canceled. The Foreign Ministry then canceled the recommendation to Russians to refrain from traveling to Georgia.
"Transneft" announced an attempted terrorist act at the Bryansk loading point of the Druzhba oil pipeline. No one was reported injured.
Deputy Piskarev: Western intelligence agencies, Ukrainian Nazis and foreign agents tried to disrupt the celebration of May 9 in Russia by imposing guilt on children. In this regard, he is going to appeal to the Prosecutor General's Office.
Mash claims that «the Armed Forces of Ukraine unsuccessfully tried to attack Moscow on May 9 with at least three UJ-22 Airborne drones.»
Belarus accused Ukraine of preparing explosions of household appliances on May 9
The SBU came with searches in the editorial office of the Odessa news site "Dumskaya". The publication reports that it does not yet know what criminal proceedings are under investigation.
A man injured during today's shelling of Shebekino died on the way to the hospital.
The grain deal is expected to be extended taking into account the wishes of Russia, TASS reported, citing a source in Ankara. RIA Novosti reports that «no decisions on extending the grain deal after May 18 have yet been made, negotiations are underway.»
Baza: in Novosibirsk, unknown people tried to set fire to the Su-24, which was stationed on the territory of an aircraft factory. The publication says that it was «canned» plane 1990. «After the check, it turned out that this Su-24 was not particularly damaged, but the chassis clearly showed signs of burning a flammable liquid,» the channel claims.
The head of the Nikolaev region of Ukraine, Kim, announced the return of most of the residents. According to him, now about 460 thousand people live in Nikolaev, before the start of hostilities there were about 486 thousand.
Shebekino is again under fire, there is a victim. "Arrivals" began at the moment when the governor left the city.
Early in the morning, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the Druzhba oil pipeline. in the Bryansk region, said source Readovka.
The governor of the Voronezh region, Gusev, said that drones had tried to attack a military facility in the region in the morning. One UAV «as a result of measures of influence» deviated from the course and fell, the second was destroyed by a fire defeat.
Reserve Colonel Nikishin in an interview with URA.RU suggested that the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine would take place in several directions at once.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny refused to participate in a meeting of the NATO Military Committee at the level of chiefs of general staff «even in the format of a video conference» because of the «tense operational situation».
Kursky Roman Starovoit reported that in the village of Tolmachevo air defense forces shot down a drone. No casualties, there is damage to the gas pipe and the facade of a residential building.
An explosion caused by a presumably Ukrainian drone occurred in the village of Olkhovatka, Belgorod region, houses, a library, a post office, and a paramedic's station were damaged, Governor Gladkov said.
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An attempt on the life of the head of the police department of the village of Kirillovka was prevented in the Zaporozhye region, the FSB said.
The United States refused to supply Ukraine with ATACMS long-range missiles, the main reason for the refusal is the lack of missiles in the arsenals of the American army, writes Politico.
Retired Greek Air Force Major General Christou said that the Greek authorities would send Russian S-300 air defense systems to Ukraine in violation of intergovernmental agreements.