Notices by NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (noelreports@mstdn.social)

Russia struck a building at the Centralized Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility in Kyiv region, Energoatom said. The container reception building was partly destroyed, but no spent nuclear fuel was stored inside. No staff were injured, and radiation levels remain normal. #Ukraine

❗️US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told a Senate subcommittee that news will come “pretty soon” on $400 million in congressionally approved Ukraine aid that has been delayed at the Defense Department. The remark came after senators pressed officials on why the funds had not yet reached Ukraine. #US

Explosions rocked occupied Crimea overnight, with Belbek and Kacha airbases reporting strikes as air defenses fired over Sevastopol, Simferopol, Cape Fiolent and Kerch. Russia also blocked the Kerch Bridge during the attack. #Crimea

NATO chief Mark Rutte said Ukraine is now so successful that Putin was able to hold Russia’s May 9 parade only with President Zelensky’s permission, underscoring Kyiv’s growing long-range leverage. #Ukraine

Footage shows Ukrainian long-range FP-1 strike drones plunging into targets at the St. Petersburg oil terminal. #Russia

Fire Point chief designer Denys Shtilerman said Ukraine’s FP-2 strike drone with a 170 kg warhead is already in use, while the 200 kg version has passed tests and will be scaled. The system gives Ukraine heavier payloads for deep and middle-strike missions. #Ukraine

Forbes says Ukraine’s upgraded Sea Baby naval drones can now launch FPV drones and thermobaric rockets. The modified boats carry up to 8 FPVs in side compartments and are fitted with flamethrower systems using thermobaric munitions. The new loadout expands Sea Baby from a strike boat into a multi-role maritime launch platform against light vehicles, shelters and coastal targets. #Ukraine

Tuapse port in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai came under attack again, with officials saying drone debris fell on the sea terminal and sparked a fire before it was extinguished. Explosions were heard in the city, where the refinery has already been hit 5 times this spring. #Russia

Ukraine’s 118th Mechanized Brigade entered the Book of Records of Ukraine for its role in defending Mala Tokmachka. Ukrainian forces have held the sector for more than 1,500 days under assaults, artillery, air and drone pressure. #Ukraine

Zelensky condemned Russia’s overnight attack, saying Putin can barely pronounce “hurrah” but still uses missiles to defeat apartment blocks. He said Russia fired 3 missiles at a water supply facility, burned a market, damaged dozens of residential buildings and several schools, and launched Oreshnik against Bila Tserkva. Zelensky said Russia must face consequences from the US, Europe and others. #Ukraine

A fire broke out at Irgiredmet scientific center in Irkutsk, Russia. The facility specializes in technologies for processing precious and rare metals. #Russia

FIRMS detected a fire at The Polazna oil depot north of Perm, Russia. #Russia

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said Ukraine is the victim and has the full right to defend its territorial sovereignty and integrity by all means available to it. The statement was made during a joint statement with Polish PM Tusk in Warsaw. #Ukraine

❗️Zelensky said he spoke with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and thanked Britain for its support of Ukraine’s defense. The leaders coordinated positions on the diplomatic track around Russia’s war and agreed to maintain future contacts. #Ukraine

Ukraine’s Defense Forces hit Nevinnomyssk Azot in Russia’s Stavropol Krai, with early reports saying the chemical plant is burning after a drone attack. The facility is linked to Russia’s military-industrial supply chain. #Russia

Warehouses are on fire in Moscow. #Russia

US Vice President JD Vance said no president has done more than Donald Trump to help Ukraine survive Russia’s invasion. He said Obama gave Ukraine “sheets,” while Trump provided Javelins that helped preserve Ukraine’s territorial sovereignty. #Ukraine

Zelensky said Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service obtained new Russian internal documents assessing the aggressor state’s war losses. He cited about 400 closed oil wells at one Russian oil company, oil refining down at least 10% in just several months this year, 11 financial institutions preparing for liquidation, 8 more banks with critical problems and a federal deficit already near $80B. #Ukraine

Lt. Gen. Serhii Naiev said Ukraine does not currently see a critical Russian troop buildup from Belarus. He said defensive lines and minefields are already in place along the border, with constant monitoring for any change in Moscow’s plans. #Ukraine

Russian forces published Geran-2 E-series drones mounted on vehicles with Honpho TS130C gyro-stabilized payloads. Drones in this configuration are used for special missions involving mesh modems, with the launch location identified in occupied Crimea. #Ukraine