Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

[Ryuu96]

In Valdaj, Novgorod region in Russia, a military commisariat is reportedly on fire. pic.twitter.com/7f3bIkrNFi

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) May 4, 2023

Former deputy prime minister and Roscosmos state space agency director Dmitry Rogozin says Russia should use tactical nukes to "destroy" Ukraine’s counter-offensive because "at the present moment there is no other option" pic.twitter.com/Jbj1fRbhwU

— Francis Scarr (@francis_scarr) May 4, 2023

ICYMI: We sat down with Oleksii Reznikov to talk counteroffensives, Crimea, and F-16s, which the Ukrainian defense minister said aren't as high a priority just now as air defense systems, seemingly confirming one of the big disclosures in the Discord Leaks. https://t.co/HvnM0GxJNp

— Michael D. Weiss (@michaeldweiss) May 4, 2023

Kazakhstan has closed its border to prevent the re-export of sanctioned products to Russia, according to the head of the 🇷🇺transport association Gruzavtotrans.

Earlier @NastyaStognei @polinaivanovva reported on 🇰🇿’s plans to monitor re-export to 🇷🇺https://t.co/tZ5H3UZp1l pic.twitter.com/OCuj2a7qfD

— Temur Umarov 马铁木 (@TUmarov) May 4, 2023

Russian officials present their child evacuations from occupied Ukraine as a common-sense humanitarian effort. The reality is an insidious campaign to brainwash the most vulnerable minds in Moscow’s war path. Really disgusting shit. https://t.co/HVJZsfSL5b

— Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock) May 4, 2023