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Microsoft says Russian disinformation campaign targeting US election has begun -- Ukraine destroys missile launchers, radar stations at Russian military airfield in Crimea -- Ukraine to produce 10 Bohdana howitzers this month -- Russian diesel exports continue to drop amid Ukrainian drone strikes on oil refineries -- and more

Secret Kremlin document outlines plan to 'weaken' Ukraine's allies [Washington Post] -- Iran's cheap, effective Shahed drones and how Russia uses them in Ukraine -- HUR confirms attack on Russian bomber factory in Tatarstan -- Kharkiv at risk of becoming 'second Aleppo' -- and more

Ukrainian survivor of Russian torture files legal complaint in Argentina -- ‘Double-tap’ attack. Understanding one of Russia’s cruelest tactics in Ukraine -- Russia destroyed Kyiv Oblast power plant after Ukraine ran out of air defense missiles -- A look at the DRONE arsenal Russia uses against Ukraine -- and more

Allies can defend Ukraine in the same way as they protected Israel -- A look at the Russian military's war dolphins -- Ukrainian forces hit command post in Russian-occupied Crime -- Russia plans 'false flag' attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant -- and more

Russian aerial guided bomb attack hits five-story residential building -- Russia aims to capture Chasiv Yar by 'Victory Day' on May -- Half of French youth willing to fight in Ukraine to defend France -- Ukraine joining NATO is a matter of when not if -- and more

Ethnic tensions on the rise in Russia, as government attempts to divert attention from war -- Russian drone attack drops bomb on ambulance injures 1 in Kharkiv Oblast -- Russian proxy claims missile strike on machinery factory in occupied Luhansk -- Trump reportedly thought Ukraine 'must be part of Russia' as president -- and more

How Russia is losing superiority in the Black Sea -- Ukraine receives US-made assault breacher -- Germany's military support for Ukraine will continue at least until 2032 -- Russian courts in Crimea have issued 472 verdicts for 'discrediting' Russian army since start of full-scale invasion -- Moldova's security chief says Russia spent $55 million on destabilization campaign -- and more

Ukraine needs ATACMS missiles to stop Russian terror -- Russia continues conducting offensives in 3 areas -- Russia keeps 3 Kalibr cruise missile carriers in Black Sea -- Russia concentrating forces along southern front -- Large explosion reported at military plant in Iran -- and more

Russia attacks Ukraine with missiles on Jan. 26 -- Russia planning new offensives, Ukraine needs more weapons -- Leopard tanks to arrive in Ukraine within 3 months -- Russian forces intensify assault in direction of Bakhmut, Vuhledar -- UNESCO places Odesa on endangered World Heritage sites list -- and more

Russia continues missile production despite Western sanctions -- Electricity deficit in Ukraine at 19% after latest Russian attack -- Defense secretary says US is not preventing Ukraine from developing long-range strike capabilities --Ukraine's air defense downs all 8 Russian drones in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast -- and more