On the night of Sunday, May 17, not only Moscow and the Moscow region, but also the south of Russia were hit by Ukrainian drones. As Kavkaz.Realii reports , in the south of the country, drones were shot down in the Rostov region and Krasnodar region, as well as over the waters of the Black and Azov seas. Rostov Governor Yuri Slyusar said that UAVs were destroyed in Azov and three regions: Neklinovsky, Chertkovsky and Verkhnedonsky.

Council of the All-Russian Union of Evangelical Christians (ALL), circa 1927. In the center is Ivan Prokhanov, to his right is Ivan Kargel. Far left – Alexander Karev Having devastated the country during the Civil War, the Bolsheviks came up with a way to repopulate the devastated lands - distributing them to members of a variety of religious sects. The period of the “religious NEP,” when Christian dissidents freely received land and created model communes on them, lasted until 1928.

After one of the attacks on the Dnieper On the night of May 17, the Russian military attacked Ukraine with almost 300 drones, the vast majority of them - 279 out of 287 - were shot down, the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported . There are hits in 8 places. No independent data available. The strikes were reported by the authorities of Dnieper and Kharkov. Fires broke out in the Dnieper, three people were injured, local authorities reported .

Strait of Hormuz Large shipping companies have begun to increasingly use vehicles to transport fuel and cargo due to the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, writes the Financial Times (FT). Due to the partial blockage of the strait, shipping prices have risen sharply. The cost of delivering a standard container on the route Shanghai - the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea by May 15 increased from $980 to $4,131, exceeding the figures during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ebola treatment center, Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo, November 2018 The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern. At the same time, the WHO emphasized that the current situation does not meet the criteria of a pandemic.

Tehran street, May 9, 2026 Washington has put forward five conditions for Iran to move to the second round of peace negotiations, Fars news agency reports. The United States demands that Tehran renounce any claims for compensation from Washington, transfer 400 kilograms of enriched uranium to the United States and keep only one nuclear complex operating.

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President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky commented on the attacks on Moscow and the Moscow region, which were carried out by Ukrainian drones on the night of May 17. As a result of the strikes, as reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and as confirmed by photos and videos from the field, a number of objects related to the energy and military industry were hit. Residential buildings were also damaged.

Itamar Ben Gvir (left) and Bezalel Smotrich The International Criminal Court has requested classified arrest warrants for several Israeli officials, Haaretz reports , citing a diplomatic source. According to the publication, we can talk about two Israeli politicians and two military officials. Their names have not been officially disclosed, and the timing of the possible issuance of warrants is unknown.

The Latvian National Armed Forces reported that on the morning of May 17, an unidentified drone flew into the country's airspace again. A possible threat in five border areas became known around 6 am. In response, NATO fighter jets were scrambled to patrol the airspace of the Baltic countries, and air defense units were activated. The military report does not specify which country the drone belonged to. Judging by the video of eyewitnesses, we are talking about a Ukrainian drone.

Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, UAE, February 13, 2020 A diesel generator at the Barakah nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) caught fire after a drone attack, authorities in the emirate of Abu Dhabi said. According to the UAE Ministry of Defense, the attack was carried out by three drones. Air defense systems intercepted two drones, the third hit an emergency diesel generator located outside the internal perimeter of the station.

Nina Kosman's parents in New York How to bypass the blocking? read > Ivan Tolstoy: My interlocutor today, Nina Kosman, is a poet, prose writer, playwright, artist, she writes in Russian and English. She emigrated to the Soviet Union with her family in 1972. Her poetry and prose have been translated from English into French, Spanish, Greek, Japanese, Hebrew, Persian, Italian, Danish and Dutch.

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Bulgarian singer DARA (Darina Yotova) became the winner of the 70th Eurovision music competition, the final of which took place on the night of May 17 in Vienna. DARA brought pure energy with BANGARANGA on the Eurovision stage! 🇧🇬🔥Proud of our artist tonight. Show your support and vote Bulgaria! #Eurovision2026 #Bangaranga #Dara #Bulgaria pic.twitter.com/jp1k8FKZ8U — Bulgaria (@Bulgaria) May 16, 2026 DARA received 516 points.

Migrant workers from India, Bangladesh and other South Asian countries are taking up hard physical work in Russia and Ukraine as the warring countries try to compensate for labor shortages. Residents of a residential complex in Ivano-Frankivsk in western Ukraine recently read an unusual advertisement. “Starting Monday, May 4, the territory of your residential complex will be cleaned by migrant workers from India,” the management company said .