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Russian stuff blowing up: Ukrainian naval drone shoots down a Russian fighter jet [1]

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Date: 2025-05-03

Ukraine has achieved another first — the downing of a Russian Su-30 Flanker jet by a naval drone.

The Russian aircraft, reportedly a two-seat Sukhoi Su-30 Flanker, was operating in the eastern Black Sea, hundreds of miles from Ukrainian controlled coast. Full details have yet to emerge but it is likely that the jet was sent to interdict the USVs which were threatening the main naval base at Novorossiysk and Kerch straight. The jet would have been flying low to engage the USV with cannons or unguided rockets.

And there is video.

x The Ukrainian Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) just now released a video showing the destruction of a Russian Su-30 over the Black Sea. The USV is a type Magura V5. This is the first confirmed destruction of fixed wing aircraft by a naval USV.



[image or embed] — (((Tendar))) (@tendar.bsky.social) May 3, 2025 at 4:58 AM

Ukraine launched a wider attack against the port city of Novorossiysk.

x Ukrainian drones damaged Russia’s largest grain terminal in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk overnight, according to regional authorities and facility’s owner.



[image or embed] — Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) May 3, 2025 at 5:28 AM

A Russian air defense missile hits an apartment building.

Bridge goes bavovna. The play-by-play in the second video needs no translation.

A country that bombs kindergartens, churches, apartment buildings and schools has no business complaining that its victims hold “nothing sacred.”

x Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson accused Zelenskyy of having "nothing sacred" after he rejected Putin's proposal for temporary Victory Day ceasefire - Russian state-funded RIA Novosti. She further claimed that Ukrainian President had "hit rock bottom" by threatening the safety of veterans.

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[image or embed] — Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) May 3, 2025 at 8:11 AM

Russia bombs a fire station in Kupyansk and unleashed thermobaric drones on Kharkiv.

x You are looking at the fire station in Kupyansk, Kharkiv region, after Russia attacked it with glide bombs today.

This is while Russia continues to pretend they want talk peace. Just a regular Saturday in Ukraine .



[image or embed] — Margo Gontar (@margogontar.bsky.social) May 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM

x Overnight, Russian forces struck Kharkiv with 17 thermobaric drones, which create powerful blast waves and high-temperature clouds designed to cause extensive destruction. The attack injured 51 civilians, including two young girls, and damaged civilian infrastructure across four city districts.



[image or embed] — Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) May 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM

x It was such a beautiful day in Kharkiv—feathery clouds in the sky, spring bloom everywhere. Then, Russia struck our city with 18 drones, setting everything ablaze and injuring at least 40 people. This is our reality now. Anything beautiful is shattered and burned simply for existing in Ukraine.



[image or embed] — Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) May 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM

This is what happens when you are driving down the road and don’t notice that the bridge is out up ahead.

NOTE: Kicking the tires does not help.

The Leopard tank proves its value in Ukraine.

x German-made Leopard 2A4 endures what would be fatal for Russian tanks - 10 drone hits and ammo detonation. The key difference? Blow-out panels directing explosions outward rather than toward the crew and vital systems. euromaidanpress.com/2025/05/03/n...



[image or embed] — Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) May 3, 2025 at 6:08 AM

It’s a cloaking device.

x StormShroud: Ukraine-forged drone now makes RAF Typhoons invisible StormShroud, built on Ukraine war lessons, helps RAF Typhoon jets evade radar with battlefield-proven jamming tech. euromaidanpress.com/2025/05/03/s...



[image or embed] — Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) May 3, 2025 at 3:38 AM

Ukraine tests the Batyar — its version of the Iranian/Russian Shahed drone.

x Compilation of videos showing testing of the Ukrainian analogue of the Shahed attack drone known as the "Batyar." Batyars are persons belonging to a Lviv subculture with Polish roots. The word Batyar has also come to mean a "daredevil" or someone willing to take on a risky job. #OSINT



[image or embed] — OSINT Intuit (@urikikaski.bsky.social) May 3, 2025 at 6:31 AM

Togo is a thin strip of a country in West Africa. I guess these students didn’t read the fine print in the work-study requirements of their scholarships.

x ❗️Ukrainian Armed Forces captured Togolese nationals fighting for the Russian army,the Foreign Ministry of the Togolese Republic said They confirmed that the majority of captured are "young students" who left for Russia because they were offered alleged scholarships in Russian universities



[image or embed] — Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) May 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM

Another 1,170 Russians.

Russia can’t keep track of what happens to the meat once it's sent to the grinder? I’m SHOCKED!

• 48,000 families submitted DNA to ID remains • No official count of the missing—estimates run into tens of thousands • 15,000+ unidentified bodies in military morgues • Families forced to sue to declare soldiers dead

x 💀🇷🇺 Message From the Russian Military: "We Lost Your Son", - NYT Russia’s army has no system for tracking missing soldiers in Ukraine. Families are left in limbo, grieving and searching on their own. Families use social media and Vkontakte to beg for answers.



[image or embed] — The Ukrainian Review (@theukrainianreview.bsky.social) May 3, 2025 at 3:39 AM

Remember that video from a week or so ago of Russians clearing a barbed wire barrier by laying one motorcycle down on top of the wire and several others using it to jump over the wire like Evel Knievel? Yeah, well these guys missed that day at the training center.

x A Russian infantry assault group, without any armored vehicle support, attempted to breach Ukrainian barbed wire defenses. The simple wire barrier significantly slowed them down, making them an easier target, especially for drone operators.



[image or embed] — 🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social) May 3, 2025 at 9:17 AM

This is why Putin can’t afford to stop the war. The cult of inevitable victory by Mighty Russia could not handle military defeat/humiliation.

x A week before May 9, Russians are starting brawls in lines for a bowl of porridge from a red communist wagon, gripped by "victorious" euphoria. Eating "soldier’s porridge" is a cult Russian ritual on May 9.



[image or embed] — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) May 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM

When only 58% of your citizens support defending the country from an attack, your society has serious problems.

x 🇸🇰 Only 14% of Slovaks say they would take up arms if Russia attacked, according to a new poll. 58% support defending the country but wouldn’t go to the front, 13% oppose resistance entirely, and 15% are undecided. spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clano...



[image or embed] — NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) May 3, 2025 at 5:42 AM

Having to set foot inside Mar-A-Lago would make me terribly ill too.

x Fico and Vucic, who had planned to attend the Moscow parade, have both suddenly fallen ill, per Russian media citing local sources. Vucic reportedly became seriously ill during a U.S. visit and was flown back to Belgrade. Oh, how convenient...



[image or embed] — NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) May 3, 2025 at 4:15 AM

By the time May 9 rolls around, India will be down to sending the intern.

x India’s Defense Minister canceled Moscow Victory Day parade visit, following the PM — India Today. Rajnath Singh was to replace Narendra Modi, who also declined. India will be represented by Deputy Defense Minister Sanjay Seth.



[image or embed] — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) May 3, 2025 at 10:37 AM

More good news about US aid.

x Zelensky announces Ukraine could receive $30 billion in US aid in 2025, with $15 billion allocated for 2025 and another $15 billion for 2026. Ukraine is negotiating to advance part of the 2026 aid to speed up weapon deliveries. These funds will contribute to the Reconstruction Investment Fund.



[image or embed] — NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) May 3, 2025 at 4:11 AM

Who had Trump’s spiritual adviser turning into a pro-Ukraine evangelist on their bingo card?

x Trump’s spiritual advisor Mark Burns briefed the U.S. president after visiting Ukraine: “I spoke of Russian atrocities—against women, children, the elderly. Of 20,000 abducted kids, 700 religious sites targeted. I remain firm: the U.S. must stand with Ukraine.” kyivindependent.com/us-will-not-...



[image or embed] — NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) May 3, 2025 at 9:13 AM

The donkey does not look amused.

Welcome home.

x "He can't speak because he's so happy." In the village of Semenivka,Lviv region,people welcomed Ukrainian Defender Volodymyr Moroz with flags& applause Volodymyr was captured by Russians in July 2024,spent 8 months in captivity.He returned to #Ukraine in a prisoner exchange on March 19 📹Suspilne



[image or embed] — Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) May 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM

A touching love story indeed.

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