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Overnight, Russian forces launched multiple groups of Shahed kamikaze drones towards western Ukraine, according to reports from the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This prompted an air alert in several regions across the western and southern parts of the country.

Ukraine's air force has reported a significant night assault involving drones and missiles across six regions of the country. Of the 30 drones and missiles launched, Ukrainian forces managed to shoot down 29, according to Mykola Oleshchuk, Air Force Commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The Hellenic Armed Forces announced on Tuesday that they conducted a naval drill on recapturing an islet in the Aegean on Monday night, attended by the Minister of Defence, Nikos Dendias.

Ukrainian soldiers operating US-supplied Abrams tanks have uncovered surprising vulnerabilities in these armored vehicles, raising doubts about their frontline effectiveness, according to a CNN report. The Abrams tanks, provided by President Joe Biden as a show of support, are now facing scrutiny from Ukrainian crews who find them inadequately armored against modern threats like drones.

Cyprus' Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades announced on Thursday that Qatar and other international investors have shown interest in the development of Larnaca Port and Marina.

Vafeades will present a detailed timetable to the president of the Republic following a meeting with the local community on Friday.

Sweden on Wednesday pledged military aid of 13.3 billion kronor ($1.25 billion) to Ukraine, as Kiev struggles with multiple delays of vital Western military support in the third year of war with Russia.

Tactical exercise "Thracian Warrior - 24" of the 2nd Mechanized Brigade is being held until June 4 at the "Koren" and "Novo Selo" training grounds. It will be officially opened on May 28 in the area of the "Koren" training ground.

For the last six decades the 76 B-52s still in use have been the backbone of the Air Force’s bomber fleet

Russian forces have seized control of two villages in Ukraine, according to a statement released by the Russian Defense Ministry. The captured villages include Kyslivka in Ukraine's Kharkiv region and Novokalynove in the Donetsk region, marking a troubling development in the region's security landscape.

Ukraine's air force on Wednesday said it had downed dozens of Russian missiles and drones fired in an overnight barrage that targeted Ukrainian energy facilities.

While Ukrainian troops struggle to hold the front line more than two years into the war, Moscow has intensified strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, triggering blackouts and electricity rationing across the country.