🔴 Russia plans to settle over 113,000 Russians to occupied parts of Ukraine by 2045.

In December, Vladimir Putin signed a law allowing Russia to take over Ukrainian private property in occupied areas. pic.twitter.com/f6gvbKrOMr

— UNITED24 Media (@United24media) May 16, 2026

lol who wouldn't want to move to occupied Ukraine and wonder when drones will coming flying into your house

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🔴 Russia plans to settle over 113,000 Russians to occupied parts of Ukraine by 2045.

In December, Vladimir Putin signed a law allowing Russia to take over Ukrainian private property in occupied areas. pic.twitter.com/f6gvbKrOMr

— UNITED24 Media (@United24media) May 16, 2026

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Well that is about the most Leninist thing ever. Right after the October Revolution in 1917.

Ongoing Ukrainian drone campaign against the Zelenograd, in the Moscow region, and also Crimea.



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Reports of missile threats to the Moscow, Ryazan, and Tambov oblasts.

The western-most infiltration is near Sopych, in Sumy oblast: the first indicators of 🇷🇺Russian activation here appeared in early-March, later confronted by elements of the 🇺🇦210th Assault Regiment in cooperation with the 🇺🇦2nd Battalion, 33rd Assault Regiment.

The 🇷🇺Russian… pic.twitter.com/7yqsd43p5H

— Unit Observer (@WarUnitObserver) May 16, 2026

Moving further east, past Kharkiv and Vovchansk, we reach the Velykyi Burluk direction. 🇷🇺Russian forces began crossing the border near Milove in the summer of 2025, but the frontline became static by later in the year.

Subunits of the 🇷🇺69th Motor Rifle Division conducted these… pic.twitter.com/SqakVpLzFT

— Unit Observer (@WarUnitObserver) May 16, 2026

During a large scale attack against the Moscow region, Russia, the Durykino oil depot has been successfully struck in the early morning of this Sunday. pic.twitter.com/mIFxOBkv5g

— (((Tendar))) (@Tendar) May 17, 2026

Ukraine successfully hits yet another Russian warship in the Caspian Sea.

"Ukraine has been steadily expanding the geographic boundaries of its long-range strike campaign since the full-scale invasion began, and the Caspian has now become a recurring operational theater rather than a one-off demonstration. Whether Russian forces can adapt their Caspian defenses fast enough to prevent further losses will be one of the more consequential tactical questions of the coming months, in a body of water where Moscow has long assumed it was operating far beyond the reach of any adversary."

STRIKE

🇷🇺💥Two major gas pipelines in Ingria near St. Petersburg - “Belousovo-Leningrad” and “Konya Lakhta” were reportedly blown up in a sabotage attack claimed by the partisan group Black Spark.

According to the group, the explosives for the homemade device were obtained from a… pic.twitter.com/UOdJplOeqT

— LX (@LXSummer1) May 16, 2026

Sabotage inside Russia is an interesting development

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Black Spark claims the damage to the "Belousovo-Leningrad" pipeline is severe enough to put it out of service for several weeks, with Gazprom's losses estimated at over 100 million rubles.

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Is that right? $1 million sounds way too low. Maybe that figure every day it's out of operation?

Numerous reports are emerging of Russian air defence ploughing into residential areas during the massive drone attack on Moscow, adding to Putin’s growing woes.
Despite new laws designed to suppress reporting, Russians are still flooding social media with footage of explosions,… https://t.co/GrHfgUWXhs

— Shaun Pinner (@ShaunPinnerUA) May 17, 2026

Burn baby burn

❗❗❗ 📢 🇷🇺 A major fire broke out in Moscow's Cherkizovskaya district, targeting warehouses containing finishing materials. pic.twitter.com/fAY2m6xJ9T

— Visioner (@visionergeo) May 17, 2026

They really should go after St Petersburg.

Power and Infrastruture. .akr life very inconvenient and bring the war to everyone's lives. Put more pressure from the population on Putin.

Sources https://t.co/0mzsTFhfc3https://t.co/vAcRtZBg6X @CAT_UXO

— Roy🇨🇦 (@GrandpaRoy2) May 17, 2026

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova claims the "Kyiv regime" committed a "mass terrorist attack" to Eurovision songs with European sponsor money. She says targets were "exclusively peaceful - people and residential buildings" and blamed Zelensky and the… https://t.co/Mhjo4RUBiQ pic.twitter.com/3e4LVNs6t9

— WarTranslated (@wartranslated) May 17, 2026

I don't know how Maria says that with a straight face.

The SHORAD map is mainly mapped by @Kromark.
Here is the link to his interactive map.https://t.co/GJ7gTifHae

— jembob 🇺🇦 (@jembobineuse) May 17, 2026

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Last night, Ukraine targeted Moscow with a large number of drones and some missiles.

Part of the drones managed to bypass Moscow 3 air-defense rings (mapped by @jembobineuse) and hit Angstrem semiconductor plant supplying Russia's military industry and Moscow oil refinery at least (with confirmation).

At the same time, multiple strikes hit Crimea and southern occupied Ukraine, as every night. This attack was the biggest on Moscow of the war, a direct response to Russia's massive drone and missile strike on april 13th and 14th. I will post later tonight a thread in french regarding those strikes on Ukraine.

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Video pic.twitter.com/1MC9itKcxN

— Zoam (@ZoamSc2) May 17, 2026

LOOOOOOL pic.twitter.com/klyumCWRau

— Andrew Perpetua (@AndrewPerpetua) May 18, 2026

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I don't know how Maria says that with a straight face.

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She drinks. A lot.

The Russian 1st Guards Tank Army was caught in another lie.

Russian sources claim they have captured the town of Borova and have shared videos to back up this claim. However, @ZoamSc2 identified the actual location in the video as Kolomyichykha, a settlement Russia took back in… https://t.co/48Zq05LRYq

— UkraineDailyUpdate (@UkraineDailyUpd) May 17, 2026

"Russian sources claim they have captured the town of Borova and have shared videos to back up this claim. However, @ZoamSc2 identified the actual location in the video as Kolomyichykha, a settlement Russia took back in January 2023, which is now 8 kilometers behind the front line.

This is the second time this year that Russia has used Kolomyichykha to make propaganda videos faking the capture of new territory. In January, they filmed a video about taking Novoplatonivka while actually staying safely in Kolomyichykha.

This army often posts misleading videos as a regular tactic. For example, on May 9th, they used an AI model to add images of Russian soldiers with flags into a video, claiming they had captured and controlled several locations.

The gap between their propaganda and reality is stark: the Russian army frequently continues to shell settlements with artillery and drones long after claiming to have captured them."

But… why?

A Russian soldier attacked an FPV drone which failed to detonate with a tree branch and achieved his goal, the drone was completely destroyed. pic.twitter.com/7atdq42GOg

— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) May 18, 2026

Task failed successfully.

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LOOOOOOL pic.twitter.com/klyumCWRau

— Andrew Perpetua (@AndrewPerpetua) May 18, 2026

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"Uhhh yeah it seem that I was wrong but at least the Ukranian will get confused at how wrong I am ... Hah! Gotcha"

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That sums up what the Russian leadership said in response.

Went from luck to unlucky really fast. By choice. I assume he had a rifle. Why not get away ASAP and maybe shoot it from 100m away?

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Went from luck to unlucky really fast. By choice. I assume he had a rifle. Why not get away ASAP and maybe shoot it from 100m away?

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As a wise Ukrainian once said: "We're lucky they're so ****ing stupid".

Source: https://t.co/tCi0oX5J2z

— The Military Watch (@MarcinRogowsk14) May 18, 2026

The commander of Ukraine's 1st Assault Regiment says that Russian losses from UAS have decreased by 2/3rds due to improved camouflage, allowing them to accumulate forces. Presumably, this is from the seasonal change with greater vegetation and denser tree lines, which provide… https://t.co/uu5nsinyy1

— Rob Lee (@RALee85) May 18, 2026

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The commander of Ukraine's 1st Assault Regiment says that Russian losses from UAS have decreased by 2/3rds due to improved camouflage, allowing them to accumulate forces. Presumably, this is from the seasonal change with greater vegetation and denser tree lines, which provide cover and concealment.

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May be time for napalm to make a comeback

Another Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow as well as Leningrad oblast tonight. Already 60 drones spotted over Bryansk. pic.twitter.com/U7oAGtRmtc

— Woofers (@NotWoofers) May 18, 2026

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Another Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow as well as Leningrad oblast tonight. Already 60 drones spotted over Bryansk.

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Well, well, well ... how the turntables.

Belarus just closed forest access across 19 border districts touching Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania. According to former Ukrainian SBU deputy chief Yahun, that’s not a conservation effort.

The possible reads: a threat vector toward Volyn, pressure on the Suwalki Corridor, a… pic.twitter.com/q0qRyxXtEh

— Saint Javelin (@saintjavelin) May 18, 2026

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Belarus just closed forest access across 19 border districts touching Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania. According to former Ukrainian SBU deputy chief Yahun, that's not a conservation effort.

The possible reads: a threat vector toward Volyn, pressure on the Suwalki Corridor, a feint toward the Rivne nuclear plant, or just a classic distraction, tying down Ukrainian forces without firing a shot.

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30 more days

.@USTreasury is issuing a temporary 30-day general license to provide the most vulnerable nations with the ability to temporarily access Russian oil currently stranded at sea.

This extension will provide additional flexibility, and we will work with these nations to provide…

— Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) May 18, 2026

⚡️ US again grants Russia oil sanctions waiver despite Treasury chief's pledges not to.

The latest extension is the second time the Trump administration has renewed the sanctions relief despite earlier public statements indicating it would not do so.https://t.co/xBypHdVYwb

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 18, 2026

🇺🇦22:55 | 18/05

Approximate flight routes of our UAVs:

🔴 Red arrows — directions of strike UAV movement;

🔵 Blue arrows — directions of jet-powered UAV movement;

According to Russian sources, around 320 drones were claimed, though these estimates and the displayed routes… pic.twitter.com/sHzmn7MmL2

— DroneBomber (@DrnBmbr) May 18, 2026

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22:55 | 18/05

Approximate flight routes of our UAVs:

Red arrows directions of strike UAV movement;

Blue arrows directions of jet-powered UAV movement;

According to Russian sources, around 320 drones were claimed, though these estimates and the displayed routes remain highly approximate.

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That'll sure ruin your day.

Russian sources claim Ukraine has begun using updated tactical FPV drones with combat AI, citing signs of auto-guidance on facial contours and a matching thermal trace loaded into the UAV’s onboard memory. #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/1pHEudwrEV

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) May 18, 2026