新未名空间

US and Micronesia agree to renew strategic pact

The United States and Micronesia agreed to renew a key strategic pact, US presidential envoy Joseph Yun said.

Yun told the Compact of Free Association agreement (COFA) with Micronesia would be signed on May 22 at a ceremony in Papua New Guinea, attended by US President Joe Biden and new Micronesian President Wesley Simina.

Renewing the COFA agreements has become a key part of US efforts to push back against China's bid to expand its influence in the Pacific.
@asianomics

mizzion z：

"Wagnerites" climbed into Bakhmut, "like rats into a mousetrap," said Olexander Syrski, Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, during a visit to the Bakhmut direction.

“Despite the fact that the Wagner climbed into Bakhmut like rats into a mousetrap, you and I continue offensive operations from the south and north. You, together with other brigades, are moving forward, you are gaining victory, bringing the time of our common victory closer and you are giving the opportunity to fight back those military units that will take part in the offensive operation," Syrski said “confidently” at a meeting with commanders and military personnel.

The moment when Syrski “visited Bakhmut ...

mizzion z：
Russian Oil Exports Hit Post-Conflict High

Moscow exported a whopping 8.3mn barrels per day in April with almost 80% of the crude shipment flowing to China and India, according to the International Energy Agency.

Moscow’s oil export revenues in April were $15bn, up from $13.3bn in March, according to the IEA’s estimates.

northwest of avdiivka
---i

Yasinovatsky district.
Railway line from Novobakhmutovka to Ocheretino.
published on 05/16/2023
[Reconnaissance of the 132nd brigade of the RF Armed Forces (formerly the 3rd brigade of the NM of the DPR), revealed the accumulation of enemy manpower]
48°14'14"N 37°44'08"E
if I am not mistaken.
***
ATP whim.
48.414244, 37.962822

Russia will continue strikes on Ukraine to identify and destroy the Patriot air defense system, now this is the No. 1 target - Bild, citing an ex-top official of the Bundeswehr.
Former Bundeswehr official Niko Lange said that "Russia is testing new air defense systems of Ukraine in Kiev. With the Kinzhal, Caliber, X101, X555 missiles and Shahid and Orlan drones, the attacking army wants to draw conclusions about the positions of Ukrainian air defense systems. such as Patriot, Iris and NASAMS."

meiyoumajia 写了： 2023年 5月 16日 13:04

neighboring to the southeren half of the odessa oblast

wiki：
Gagauzia or Gagauz-Yeri,[a] officially the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia (ATUG),[3] is an autonomous territorial unit of Moldova. Its autonomy is ethnically motivated by the predominance in the region of the Gagauz people, who are primarily Orthodox Turkic-speaking people.[4][5]

The "nest" is completely cleared, the last house under the control of the enemy is Evgeny Prigozhin.
ㅤ
Today, units of the Wagner PMC have advanced up to 200 meters and occupied 113,000 square meters.

1.46 square kilometers remain under enemy control.

In order to completely take Bakhmut, a quarter below Yubileinaya Street and a small piece of the private sector remained for liberation.

AP
CNN


“PAC-3”

the new #1 enemy of the ukrainian state
within

for a few days
---i