Overnight, Ukrainian attack drones successfully penetrated over 750km into Russian airspace and struck Russia's only domestic fiber optic producer, an immensely key link for Russian drone production.

The facility is heavily damaged and burning. Location (54.225040, 45.195491)

This is possibly the most insane national security story in the last 50 years. Includes a massive text chain between senior members of the Trump admin gaming out foreign policy and war plans on Signal, and they accidentally added a reporter to the group chat.

https://twitter.com/JonLemire/status/1904205121908560011

After a series of Russian strikes tonight targeting Ukrainian infrastructure, Russian channels report that Ukrainian attack drones successfully hit a Russian Rosneft fuel depot in Krasnodar.

The Russian fuel depot is burning. Source- t.me/mash/62443

The scion of a Mexican billionaire suddenly leaned forward from their seat on the private jet.

“You absolutely cannot use my name.”

From @hntrbrkmedia, the story of how American companies Remitly and Western Union may be exposed to cartel money laundering on a massive scale. Cartels increasingly rely on “money-mule” networks using remittance services to funnel cash from U.S. drug sales back into Mexico, avoiding scrutiny through thousands of small transactions.

New from @hntrbrkmedia, industry experts are calling for a federal investigation into the egg market after prices and egg producer profits have soared.

Egg prices have quadrupled, but quarterly profits of the nation's largest egg producer have gone up almost 1000%. Egg prices shattered records, hitting an eye-watering average of $8.05/dozen for regular eggs in Feb. People have battled in Costo, and NYC bodegas even began selling eggs individually amid soaring costs.

Four senior members of President Trump’s entourage have secretly met with Ukrainian opposition leaders on potentially holding early elections to unseat Zelensky, per Politico. "The official line from the U.S. administration is that Trump is not interfering in Ukraine’s domestic politics. This week, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick denied his boss was “weighing into Ukrainian politics,” adding all that Trump wants is a partner for peace."

Ukrainian attack drones successfully conducted one of the deepest strikes of the war tonight, hitting Russia’s Ufa Oil Refinery, over 1300 km behind the frontline.

The Russian refinery is burning.

After yesterday's events in the White House, Haltbakk Bunkers, one of Norway's largest marine fuel companies, appears to have announced that it will no longer refuel American Navy vessels.

Haltbakk has called on other European companies to refuse service to American forces. The shutdown may have already affected USS Virginia (SSN-774), which attempted to refuel in Norway today but turned around.

(The Virginia class requires some marine diesel for its Caterpillar model 3512B V-12 auxiliary generator).

Source- kystens.no/nyheter/nekter…

Zelensky thanks the American people, Trump, and bipartisan Congressional support for Ukraine's survival

"We are in a battle for freedom and our lives." "I hope [Trump] can stop the war"

A series of Ukrainian allies have come out in the last hour with messages of support.

Sweden:

https://x.com/SwedishPM/status/1895560378320633982

Norwegian Labour Party

https://x.com/jonasgahrstore/status/1895559727171735786

Russian armored vehicles flying Soviet flags assaulted Ukrainian positions around Nikolskoye, Kursk Oblast this morning.

The column drove into a minefield and was swarmed by Ukrainian drones, taking heavy losses. The attack reportedly went incredibly poorly, according to Russian sources.

Footage of what Ukraine reports was a Russian attack drone hitting the Chernobyl Nuclear Power plant early this morning.

The drone was coming from the Northeast (Russian/Belarusian territory). Damage and aftermath as filmed by Ukrainian personnel.

The outer skin of the NSC unit appears to have been breached. Part of the Russian drone traveled into the unit.

Immensely rare footage of a Ukrainian S-300V long range SAM system engaging a Russian target with a massive 9M82 missile. And another S-300V engagement, released as part of the same video.

From what I have seen, these are the third and fourth Ukrainian S-300V engagement videos released since the start of the war.

For many in the DC-area flying community, the crash tonight wasn’t a matter of if, but when.

DC airspace is some of the most congested in the world, with helicopters and jets forced into a small operating area.

Doesn’t exactly help that the Army uses it as a training ground. I’ve been a DC-area plane spotter for over 10 years, and the Army regularly uses I-495 and the Potomac River as training areas.

Ukrainian attack drones successfully hit Russia's Ryazan Oil Refinery tonight, causing a massive series of explosions.

The refinery is heavily burning, with flames rising hundreds of feet in the air.

Earlier today, a USAF C-17 transport flew from Ramstein Airbase in Germany to Nevatim Airbase in Israel, before flying directly to Rzeszow International Airport, the gateway for western aid headed to Ukraine.

The C-17 spent roughly 3 hours on the ground in Israel. Earlier this year, Israel decommissioned their older PATRIOT PAC-2 systems.

The US reportedly entered talks to transfer the systems to Ukraine in June.

timesofisrael.com/us-and-israel-…

flightradar24.com/data/flights/r…

The first McDonald's restaurant opened in Kyiv, hailed in 1997 as Ukraine saw increasing Western investment, was destroyed last night in a Russian missile attack.

At least one Russian missile hit the Shevchenkivs'kyi district in Kyiv, killing three. Location (50.4619466, 30.4812704)

NATO has announced operation BALTIC SENTRY, a large naval deployment into the Gulf of Finland to protect undersea cables and other infrastructure from Russian sabotage.

Baltic Sentry will include the deployment of NATO warships from SNMG1 and SNMCMG1. Per AIS data, the De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate of the Royal Netherlands Navy HNLMS Tromp (F803) is steaming towards the Gulf of Finland.

Breaking from @hntrbrkmedia: China’s DJI, the world's largest drone manufacturer, has disabled U.S. geofencing on its drones, enabling flights over airports, military bases, and no-fly zones.

DJI says it is putting “control back in the hands of the drone operators” DJI's Restricted Zones reflect restricted airspace where drone use is heavily limited or entirely prohibited due to safety, security, or legal concerns. These zones are defined within DJI’s geofencing system and typically include locations such as airports and military bases, and sensitive infrastructure like nuclear power plants, prisons, and government facilities.

Yesterday, the Ukrainian Navy conducted a series of strikes, successfully targeting Russian SAM systems deep behind the frontline in Kherson Oblast.

In what appears to be a first, Ukrainian USVs launched FPV drones from the Black Sea, scoring hits on a pair of Russian Pantsirs Last night, Russian channels complained of a Ukrainian drone attack in the village of Pryvillya, Kherson Oblast.

Ukraine's intelligence service says that Russia is actively retreating its key holdings in Syria.

Russian Il-76 and An-124 heavy lifters are evacuating Khmeimim airbase, while multiple Russian ships are heading towards Tartus to begin a sealift.


Likely evacuation routing