Alex Samaras

Report from Ukraine’s Minister of Defense, Mykhailo Fedorov, on ensuring the supply of all types of drones for Ukrainian operations – both front-line and long-range. I am grateful for the increasing supply volumes. One of our priorities for the coming months is middle strikes – that is, targeting the enemy at a depth of up to 120–150 kilometers. This primarily includes enemy military logistics, depots and command posts, air defense systems, and other components of Russia’s offensive activity against Ukraine. This year, we have already contracted five times more middle-strike capabilities than last year, and we will continue to scale up contracting and production. We also discussed preliminary data on Russian losses at the front in April – the final verified data will be available in the first days of May. The task is to ensure that occupier personnel losses surpass their mobilization rate. We also discussed in detail with the Minister of Defense of Ukraine the launch of arms exports, specifically the regulatory steps intended to support our state’s agreements and weapons production. Glory to Ukraine!

🚨⚖️ BREAKING: Sweden has confiscated the bulk carrier Caffa, accused of illegally transporting Ukrainian grain from Russian-occupied territories. The vessel was detained on March 6 in the Baltic Sea near Trelleborg while en route from Casablanca to St. Petersburg and now Swedish court decided to confiscate the vessel. 📌 The ship had been under arrest since March 10 as part of an investigation into violations of international law and sanctions. A Swedish court will now decide on the possible transfer of the vessel to another state. “A foreign authority requested investigative actions in Sweden regarding the vessel Caffa. I decided to confiscate it so the court can consider transferring it to another state.” “This is no longer just a detention, but a move to concrete action. Previously, vessels like this could expect the risks to be limited to inspections or brief detentions. Confiscation changes the rules of the game.”