FSB agents prepare Zelensky’s assassination; Putin’s “inauguration” took place in Moscow. Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
Law enforcement officials exposed a network of agents of the 5th service of the FSB of the Russian Federation, who were preparing to kill Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and other representatives of the top military-political leadership of the state, it was reported of SBU. They noted that the terrorist attack, which was supposed to be a gift to Vladimir Putin for his “inauguration,” was in fact a failure of the Russian intelligence service. It turned out that the agent’s weapons were provided by a UGO colonel, who personally brought FPV drones, RPG-7 charges, and MON-90 anti-personnel mines to Kiev. The SBU recorded both trips of a UGO colonel to another region of Ukraine to buy drones and explosives, as well as conversations between a potential perpetrator of a terrorist attack and a “curator” from the FSB.
The so-called “inauguration” of Vladimir Putin took place in the capital of Russia, Moscow. He headed the Russian state for the fifth time. In his speech, Putin promised Russians that he would “justify their trust.” And he called the main priority for the Russian Federation “preservation of people, preservation of old values and traditions.” The OPU commented on the event, calling it “a classic Russian coronation ceremony.” The adviser to the head of the Office of the President, Mikhail Podolyak, noted that Putin is a classic, poorly educated dictator of the Russian Federation, where the coronation of a “camp boss” was arranged.
In Malmö, Sweden, on Tuesday, May 7, the first semi-final of Eurovision 2024 ended, where representatives of Ukraine Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil performed with the song Teresa&Maria. Representatives of Ukraine won the right to represent the state in the finals of the competition.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) controls the Rafah checkpoint from the Gaza Strip. This was reported by The Times of Israel with regard to the military. The crossing into Egypt has now been “cut off” from the Salah al-Din road in eastern Rafah, which was separately controlled by the Israeli military in an overnight offensive. The IDF said around 20 militants were killed in the overnight operation and troops discovered three tunnels. The previous day, the Israeli army ordered thousands of people in Rafah to begin evacuating ahead of an expected ground operation.
Ukraine and Spain have agreed on the text of the security agreement. President Vladimir Zelensky announced this following a conversation with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. “We noted the completion of negotiations on the text of a bilateral security agreement within the framework of the Vilnius Declaration of the G7 countries,” added Zelensky who also held negotiations with Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo confirmed their participation in the Peace Summit.
EU member states will purchase weapons for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Ukrainian manufacturers using funds from the European Peace Facility. This was stated by the Minister for Strategic Industries Alexander Kamyshin following the results of the Ukraine-EU Defense Industries Forum. “As a result of the negotiations, the parties confirmed the possibility of using the European Peace Facility that EU member states will purchase weapons for the Ukrainian Defense Forces from Ukrainian manufacturers will pay for these costs ,” the statement said.
The net consolidated income of Naftogaz in 2023 reached UAH 23.1 billion against a loss of UAH 79.1 billion in 2022. This was reported by the company’s press service. “The basis for the profitability of the business areas is the significantly better financial results of the enterprises of the Naftogaz group,” the statement said. It is planned that the absolute majority of Naftogaz’s profits will be used to pay dividends to the state.
At night, a series of explosions took place in occupied Lugansk. An oil depot was set on fire there, which was reported on social networks and acknowledged by the occupation authorities. The invaders noticed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked with ATACMS missiles. A video of the huge fire has surfaced online.
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Source: korrespondent
I am David Wyatt, a professional writer and journalist for Buna Times. I specialize in the world section of news coverage, where I bring to light stories and issues that affect us globally. As a graduate of Journalism, I have always had the passion to spread knowledge through writing.