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AP News: While Russian officials have long been accused of silencing the country’s enemies abroad, three Western intelligence officials from different countries told AP that a campaign of targeted killings has ramped up since Putin’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
BBC: Foreign actors are attempting to undermine Canadian interests by interfering in Alberta's separatist debate, according to a new report. Actors from Russia and the US are attempting to promote separatist ideas in what researchers behind the report described as a threat to Canada's "democratic integrity".
The Insider and its investigative partners have obtained documents from Department 4 of the Military Training Center at Bauman Moscow State Technical University that describe how the GRU trains students in hacking attacks and disinformation tactics.
New Zealand has announced a new round of sanctions targeting malicious cyber actors and others supporting Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine.
Politico: A right-wing Luxembourgish politician is leading a drive to recruit fellow members of the European Parliament to travel to Russia, according to a letter seen by POLITICO.
Reuters: Two drones entered NATO member Latvia from Russian territory and crashed, the Latvian army said on Thursday morning. The drones were probably launched by Ukraine against targets in Russia, Latvia's Defence Minister Andris Spruds told national broadcaster LSM.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian drones targeted a military logistics facility in Naro-Fominsk, Moscow Oblast, overnight on May 7, social media channels reported.
BBC: The first road bridge connecting allies North Korea and Russia is nearing completion, satellite images analysed by BBC Verify show.
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The Kyiv Independent: Rustem Umerov, the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, is expected to meet U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in Miami as early as this week, Bloomberg reported on May 6.
Euractiv: Russians are increasingly returning to Europe for holidays, even as the EU has some of the world’s toughest sanctions against Moscow over the war in Ukraine.
The Kyiv Independent: President Volodymyr Zelensky said on May 6 that Ukraine is preparing legislation to legalize private military companies, as Kyiv looks to create new postwar opportunities for veterans and expand its role in the global security sector.
The Insider has identified two officers of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service whom political prisoner Azat Miftakhov names in his account of torture at the IK-18 “Polar Owl” prison colony in the remote settlement of Kharp, nearly 40 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
The Kyiv Independent: Russian forces have carried out at least 401 attacks on Ukrainian emergency responders since 2022, killing 43 rescuers and injuring 258, with incidents increasing over time and peaking in 2025, according to a report released by Truth Hounds on May 6.
United24 Media: Russia is preparing to conduct geological exploration and begin extracting raw materials from at least 18 deposits in temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine.
The Kyiv Independent: Drones struck a Russian Federal Security Service facility in Russian-occupied Crimea overnight, Telegram channels reported on May 6.
Reuters: Russian oil company Rosneft has once again filed a lawsuit with a local German court against the trusteeship of its German subsidiaries, which are majority owners in the PCK Schwedt refinery, Politico news outlet reported on Wednesday.
The Moscow Times: Russia’s oil and gas revenues fell short of expectations in April despite rising crude prices, as higher compensation payments to refiners and a stronger ruble offset gains, Finance Ministry data showed.
The Kyiv Independent: Hungary has returned money and valuables belonging to Ukraine's state-owned Oschadbank that were seized in March, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on May 6.
The Kyiv Independent: EU ambassadors have approved creating a body that would award damages to those who have suffered material damage as a result of Russia's illegal war against Ukraine.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine sees no reason to observe a ceasefire proposed by Russia for its Victory Day celebrations, a senior Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent on May 6.
France 24: From deliveries of drones and armoured vehicles to training sessions led by Russian Africa Corps instructors, security cooperation between Madagascar and Russia has intensified since the October 2025 coup. Russia’s growing influence is expanding into other sectors as well, raising questions within parts of Malagasy civil society.
AP News: Russia is shifting from individual recruits to ‘professional’ networks to carry out a campaign of sabotage and other attacks across Europe, Poland’s internal security service said in a report published Wednesday.
United24 Media: Chinese companies continue to export components used in Shahed-type drones to Russia and Iran, despite US and EU sanctions.
worth mentioning
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Two Estonian men crossed a frozen lake to seek asylum in Russia—and found themselves in jail
Russia cancels Victory Day celebrations in Crimea over 'safety concerns' amid Ukraine drone strikes
Russian customs seize British children’s books as ‘extremist literature’
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