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Основной раздел / Re: Декодер Морзе
« Последний ответ от Антей_83 Мая 30, 2026, 01:39:21 pm »Файно 
, теж люблю паяти всілякі саморобки ))
, теж люблю паяти всілякі саморобки ))
Последние сообщения
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Основной раздел / Re: Паяльнік 12В + регулятор потужності + акумулятор в часи блекауту
« Последний ответ от Антей_83 Мая 30, 2026, 12:58:47 pm »Можливо комусь буде цікаво подивитися на внутрішню конструкцію ШИМ-регулятора то фото викладаю :
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Основной раздел / Re: Декодер Морзе
« Последний ответ от seawar Мая 28, 2026, 02:59:50 pm »Нарешті дійшли руки до корпусу:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ3SBsu1-aA
PS: Власне, на корпус був забив, не міг знайти підходящий. Аж прибило рекламу з алі:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008089638095.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.46.882e1802Lmyd9D
92*58*32. Якраз і динамік вліз. Динамік такий:
https://nikom.biz/ua/product_A257035.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ3SBsu1-aA
PS: Власне, на корпус був забив, не міг знайти підходящий. Аж прибило рекламу з алі:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008089638095.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.46.882e1802Lmyd9D
92*58*32. Якраз і динамік вліз. Динамік такий:
https://nikom.biz/ua/product_A257035.html
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Основной раздел / Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Последний ответ от US7IGN Мая 28, 2026, 12:26:38 pm »I often think about Ukraine and the people who live in it. For me, people are the most important thing in any country and a country is what it is solely because of the people who live in it. The authorities understand this too, but their attitude towards people is beyond my understanding, as are the decisions they make. Perhaps that is why I have never cooperated with this regime. Like many other people, I have a completely different vision of what Ukraine should be and what we should leave it to our descendants.
The Verkhovna Rada is working on establishing a new Ministry of Human Capital. It will be responsible not only for internally displaced persons, but also for Ukrainians who have suffered as a result of the war or have left the country. Parliament is already preparing a presentation of the concept for the future agency. This was announced on the air of Rano.LIVE by Maksym Tkachenko, a member of parliament from the ruling “Servant of the People” faction. https://news.novyny.live/rada-gotuie-stvorennia-ministerstva-liudskogo-kapitalu-328194.html
Some see this as the beginning of a division of Ukrainians into different categories. For example, those who did not leave will receive the status of “Participant in the Heroic Resistance” and 1,000 hryvnias. Those who left and returned will face restrictions on their rights, a ban on voting, and an additional tax upon their return. Those who do not wish to return will have their assets confiscated...
This is, of course, a gross exaggeration, but in order to maintain power, the “divide and conquer” principle is more likely to be applied than not. Another grim joke about how the government can’t bring living Ukrainians back from abroad, so they’ve turned to the dead, emerged in response to a strange and, in my opinion, extremely ill-timed initiative to reburial the leader of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, Colonel Andriy Melnyk of the UNR Army, and his wife, Sofia Fedak-Melnyk. The procession was attended by President Volodymyr Zelensky, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, Head of the Office of the President Kyrylo Budanov, his deputy Iryna Vereshchuk, Speaker of Parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk, Minister of Veterans Affairs Nataliia Kalmykova, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sibiga. https://hromadske.ua/suspilstvo/264655-vin-povernuvsia-v-inshu-ukrayinu-providnyka-oun-andriia-melnyka-perepokhovaly-na-natsionalnomu-viyskovomu-memorialnomu-kladovyshchi
This should raise the fighting spirit of Ukrainians, but it probably won't impress those who are being forced to fight and the way the mobilization is organized scares people away even more. Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada’s Commissioner for Human Rights, stated that territorial recruitment and social support centers (mobilization centers) are increasingly becoming places where citizens are deprived of their freedom. https://sud.ua/uk/news/ukraine/362307-dmitriy-lubinets-ttsk-vse-chasche-prevraschayutsya-v-mesta-nesvobody-grazhdan
There’s been a strange report that a 46-year-old man in Ternopil committed suicide in the restroom of a mobilization center using a firearm. https://unn.ua/news/u-ternopoli-cholovik-zastrelyvsia-u-vbyralni-ttsk
It’s interesting—where did he get the gun, considering that even cell phones are confiscated from those who go there? Why did he decide to kill himself rather than someone else? It’s no surprise that many people believe he was murdered there.
Almost every day, videos emerge from different parts of the country of people spontaneously fighting off captured men and smashing the cars of the “man-hunters”—as people commonly refer to the staff at mobilization centers. And how many such cases are not caught on video and not published?
https://t.me/gnapinfo/3807
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1027189469662946
https://t.me/dnepr_operativ/107538
On May 21, representatives of the mobilization center, accompanied by police, stopped a veteran’s car in Kyiv. Eight people wearing balaclavas surrounded the man, after which one of them struck the veteran on the head and another sprayed pepper spray in his face. The police have opened a criminal investigation, and the Army Command has decided to transfer those responsible for the incident involving the veteran in Kyiv to combat units. https://censor.net/ua/n4004744
Thus, military service is now openly recognized as a punishment, but the authorities continue to "improve" mobilization in their usual way. The government has once again revised the criteria for reserving workers and raised the salary thresholds and criteria for designating businesses as critical, which will reduce the number of workers reserved. It seems this will once again affect only ordinary people working in the real economy and will not impact those in show business or—who knows—anyone else who can buy their freedom with money. https://me.gov.ua/News/Detail/023c6dd8-1328-4997-83e6-7568698c46ba?lang=uk-UA&title=UriadUdoskonalivSistemuBroniuvannia
The government is working on a mechanism that will involve about 2 million Ukrainian men who have not updated their military registration data and are actually hiding from mobilization in the economy or in the armed forces. This was announced by the Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine Oleksiy Sobolev during a telethon. According to him, it is necessary to find options for how to bring these citizens out of the "gray zone". "We are working with the Ministry of Defense to attract this resource to the economy and for the needs of the defense forces. Because during martial law, like today, a person has to either work or fight," the minister said. https://businessua.com/vlada/uryad-vzyavsya-za-2-milioni-nevidimih-cholovikiv.html
For the first time since 2022, the State Tax Service has not fulfilled the budget revenue plan, and the situation with VAT administration remains problematic. This was stated by Danylo Hetmantsev, the chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Finance Committee, in an interview with SPEKA. https://speka.ua/business/podatkova-vperse-z-2022-roku-ne-vikonala-plan-nadxodzen-getmancev-v7l826
The Verkhovna Rada is working on establishing a new Ministry of Human Capital. It will be responsible not only for internally displaced persons, but also for Ukrainians who have suffered as a result of the war or have left the country. Parliament is already preparing a presentation of the concept for the future agency. This was announced on the air of Rano.LIVE by Maksym Tkachenko, a member of parliament from the ruling “Servant of the People” faction. https://news.novyny.live/rada-gotuie-stvorennia-ministerstva-liudskogo-kapitalu-328194.html
Some see this as the beginning of a division of Ukrainians into different categories. For example, those who did not leave will receive the status of “Participant in the Heroic Resistance” and 1,000 hryvnias. Those who left and returned will face restrictions on their rights, a ban on voting, and an additional tax upon their return. Those who do not wish to return will have their assets confiscated...
This is, of course, a gross exaggeration, but in order to maintain power, the “divide and conquer” principle is more likely to be applied than not. Another grim joke about how the government can’t bring living Ukrainians back from abroad, so they’ve turned to the dead, emerged in response to a strange and, in my opinion, extremely ill-timed initiative to reburial the leader of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, Colonel Andriy Melnyk of the UNR Army, and his wife, Sofia Fedak-Melnyk. The procession was attended by President Volodymyr Zelensky, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, Head of the Office of the President Kyrylo Budanov, his deputy Iryna Vereshchuk, Speaker of Parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk, Minister of Veterans Affairs Nataliia Kalmykova, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sibiga. https://hromadske.ua/suspilstvo/264655-vin-povernuvsia-v-inshu-ukrayinu-providnyka-oun-andriia-melnyka-perepokhovaly-na-natsionalnomu-viyskovomu-memorialnomu-kladovyshchi
This should raise the fighting spirit of Ukrainians, but it probably won't impress those who are being forced to fight and the way the mobilization is organized scares people away even more. Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada’s Commissioner for Human Rights, stated that territorial recruitment and social support centers (mobilization centers) are increasingly becoming places where citizens are deprived of their freedom. https://sud.ua/uk/news/ukraine/362307-dmitriy-lubinets-ttsk-vse-chasche-prevraschayutsya-v-mesta-nesvobody-grazhdan
There’s been a strange report that a 46-year-old man in Ternopil committed suicide in the restroom of a mobilization center using a firearm. https://unn.ua/news/u-ternopoli-cholovik-zastrelyvsia-u-vbyralni-ttsk
It’s interesting—where did he get the gun, considering that even cell phones are confiscated from those who go there? Why did he decide to kill himself rather than someone else? It’s no surprise that many people believe he was murdered there.
Almost every day, videos emerge from different parts of the country of people spontaneously fighting off captured men and smashing the cars of the “man-hunters”—as people commonly refer to the staff at mobilization centers. And how many such cases are not caught on video and not published?
https://t.me/gnapinfo/3807
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1027189469662946
https://t.me/dnepr_operativ/107538
On May 21, representatives of the mobilization center, accompanied by police, stopped a veteran’s car in Kyiv. Eight people wearing balaclavas surrounded the man, after which one of them struck the veteran on the head and another sprayed pepper spray in his face. The police have opened a criminal investigation, and the Army Command has decided to transfer those responsible for the incident involving the veteran in Kyiv to combat units. https://censor.net/ua/n4004744
Thus, military service is now openly recognized as a punishment, but the authorities continue to "improve" mobilization in their usual way. The government has once again revised the criteria for reserving workers and raised the salary thresholds and criteria for designating businesses as critical, which will reduce the number of workers reserved. It seems this will once again affect only ordinary people working in the real economy and will not impact those in show business or—who knows—anyone else who can buy their freedom with money. https://me.gov.ua/News/Detail/023c6dd8-1328-4997-83e6-7568698c46ba?lang=uk-UA&title=UriadUdoskonalivSistemuBroniuvannia
The government is working on a mechanism that will involve about 2 million Ukrainian men who have not updated their military registration data and are actually hiding from mobilization in the economy or in the armed forces. This was announced by the Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine Oleksiy Sobolev during a telethon. According to him, it is necessary to find options for how to bring these citizens out of the "gray zone". "We are working with the Ministry of Defense to attract this resource to the economy and for the needs of the defense forces. Because during martial law, like today, a person has to either work or fight," the minister said. https://businessua.com/vlada/uryad-vzyavsya-za-2-milioni-nevidimih-cholovikiv.html
For the first time since 2022, the State Tax Service has not fulfilled the budget revenue plan, and the situation with VAT administration remains problematic. This was stated by Danylo Hetmantsev, the chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Finance Committee, in an interview with SPEKA. https://speka.ua/business/podatkova-vperse-z-2022-roku-ne-vikonala-plan-nadxodzen-getmancev-v7l826
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Основной раздел / Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Последний ответ от US7IGN Мая 27, 2026, 08:14:14 pm »Internal politics pose a considerable risk to the country’s prospects. Early in the war national unity was almost complete, at least in public. Since then wartime pressures and corruption scandals have reopened divisions; one involved some $100m and implicated members of the president’s circle. The scandals prompted the first real protests of the war and last November forced the resignation of Mr Zelensky’s powerful number two, Andriy Yermak. He was formally named as a suspect in May.
For all the president’s courage and diplomatic agility, Zelensky is thin-skinned. Rather than embrace a government of all talents, insiders say, he has drifted into an increasingly detached, Byzantine style of rule. His office controls much of the media landscape, including anonymous social-media accounts used to smear opponents. Anti-corruption investigators have been sabotaged with counter-prosecutions. Vasyl Maliuk, the former domestic intelligence chief, was demoted after refusing to help harass them. Kyrylo Budanov, the powerful military intelligence chief and an opponent of Mr Yermak, was sidelined with a “promotion” to head of the presidential office. “Zelensky doesn’t tolerate strong people,” complains a senior intelligence officer. “He has built a cult of loyalty around himself.”
Government sources say Mr Zelensky has ordered preparations for another two to three years of war. There is no persuasive reason why Ukraine cannot keep fighting that long. It will survive, though tarnished by militarism and wartime corruption. For some Ukrainians that is not enough. “What are we fighting for”, asks Ivan, “if we are no better than russia, just packing people into vans?”
Yet most are more optimistic. Ukraine will probably emerge as a damaged but functioning democracy and a new middle power: poorer, traumatised, but confident in its identity.
https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/05/26/ukraines-latest-challenge-is-how-to-deal-with-hope
The response was immediate.
The report by The Economist claiming that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had allegedly ordered preparations for another 2–3 years of war is a hoax that has already been debunked, said Dmytro Lytvyn, the president’s communications adviser. https://interfax.com.ua/news/general/1171389.html
Some people jokingly agree that the war is actually planned to last not 2 or 3 years, but 10, citing Angela Merkel’s words. “I hope that in 10 years, the war in Ukraine will be over, and that Ukraine will emerge as an independent, free, and sovereign country,” said former German Chancellor Angela Merkel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PpNqLHjZ_c
The active phase of the russian-Ukrainian war could end as early as this fall, with a deadline of November 2026. But there is one key condition for its cessation: security guarantees to be provided to Ukraine by its partners. This was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting with deputies from the ruling “Servant of the People” faction, according to Olga Vasilevska-Smaglyuk, a deputy from that faction. https://today.ua/490205-na-zustrichi-z-deputatami-svoyeyi-frakciyi-zelenskij-nazvav-datu-zavershennya-garyachoyi-fazi-vijni/
According to The Wall Street Journal, Ukrainian air defense forces have learned to shoot down up to 97% of drones thanks to new tactical approaches and the combined use of various weapons systems. https://www.wsj.com/world/ukraine-iran-war-807d697d
Unfortunately, this cannot be said about ballistic missiles. Therefore, president Volodymyr Zelensky sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump warning about Ukraine's worsening shortage of air defense systems, particularly anti-ballistic missile capabilities, the Kyiv Independent has learned. https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-sends-trump-urgent-letter-warning-of-critical-missile-defense-shortages/
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that negotiations involving Washington aimed at ending russia’s war against Ukraine have been suspended due to a lack of progress, but the United States is ready to rejoin them if there is a chance of achieving a result. He made this statement to reporters during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Sweden, according to a Ukrinform correspondent. https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-polytics/4126318-ssa-vihodat-z-mirnih-peregovorah-miz-ukrainou-ta-rosieu-rubio.html
The United Kingdom has rejected NATO’s plan to establish an additional mechanism for funding military aid to Ukraine, according to The Telegraph. According to the publication, London, along with France, Spain, Italy, and Canada, opposed the initiative to allocate 0.25% of the Alliance member states’ GDP to military support for Ukraine. As a result, the proposal was blocked during internal NATO discussions. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/24/britain-rejects-nato-plan-for-extra-ukraine-military-aid/
The Czech initiative to procure artillery ammunition for Ukraine has lost half of its international donors — the number of countries funding the program has dropped from 18 to 9. This was reported by the Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/content/f5dd7bd9-6da8-438b-bf80-1f942b91333d?syn-25a6b1a6=1
It is obvious that the decisions of European countries are strongly influenced by the behavior of the United States, which is no longer considered a reliable ally. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has tried to reassure allies over US decisions on troop deployments in Europe. Rubio's intervention at the end of a Nato foreign ministers' meeting in Sweden came after President Donald Trump said the US would send an extra 5,000 troops to Poland. That decision was a week after a planned deployment of 4,000 troops to the country was cancelled and days after an announcement that US troops would be pulled out of Germany. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cedpz9669deo
https://news.liga.net/en/war/news/us-to-withdraw-5-000-troops-from-europe-nato-commander
For all the president’s courage and diplomatic agility, Zelensky is thin-skinned. Rather than embrace a government of all talents, insiders say, he has drifted into an increasingly detached, Byzantine style of rule. His office controls much of the media landscape, including anonymous social-media accounts used to smear opponents. Anti-corruption investigators have been sabotaged with counter-prosecutions. Vasyl Maliuk, the former domestic intelligence chief, was demoted after refusing to help harass them. Kyrylo Budanov, the powerful military intelligence chief and an opponent of Mr Yermak, was sidelined with a “promotion” to head of the presidential office. “Zelensky doesn’t tolerate strong people,” complains a senior intelligence officer. “He has built a cult of loyalty around himself.”
Government sources say Mr Zelensky has ordered preparations for another two to three years of war. There is no persuasive reason why Ukraine cannot keep fighting that long. It will survive, though tarnished by militarism and wartime corruption. For some Ukrainians that is not enough. “What are we fighting for”, asks Ivan, “if we are no better than russia, just packing people into vans?”
Yet most are more optimistic. Ukraine will probably emerge as a damaged but functioning democracy and a new middle power: poorer, traumatised, but confident in its identity.
https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/05/26/ukraines-latest-challenge-is-how-to-deal-with-hope
The response was immediate.
The report by The Economist claiming that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had allegedly ordered preparations for another 2–3 years of war is a hoax that has already been debunked, said Dmytro Lytvyn, the president’s communications adviser. https://interfax.com.ua/news/general/1171389.html
Some people jokingly agree that the war is actually planned to last not 2 or 3 years, but 10, citing Angela Merkel’s words. “I hope that in 10 years, the war in Ukraine will be over, and that Ukraine will emerge as an independent, free, and sovereign country,” said former German Chancellor Angela Merkel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PpNqLHjZ_c
The active phase of the russian-Ukrainian war could end as early as this fall, with a deadline of November 2026. But there is one key condition for its cessation: security guarantees to be provided to Ukraine by its partners. This was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting with deputies from the ruling “Servant of the People” faction, according to Olga Vasilevska-Smaglyuk, a deputy from that faction. https://today.ua/490205-na-zustrichi-z-deputatami-svoyeyi-frakciyi-zelenskij-nazvav-datu-zavershennya-garyachoyi-fazi-vijni/
According to The Wall Street Journal, Ukrainian air defense forces have learned to shoot down up to 97% of drones thanks to new tactical approaches and the combined use of various weapons systems. https://www.wsj.com/world/ukraine-iran-war-807d697d
Unfortunately, this cannot be said about ballistic missiles. Therefore, president Volodymyr Zelensky sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump warning about Ukraine's worsening shortage of air defense systems, particularly anti-ballistic missile capabilities, the Kyiv Independent has learned. https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-sends-trump-urgent-letter-warning-of-critical-missile-defense-shortages/
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that negotiations involving Washington aimed at ending russia’s war against Ukraine have been suspended due to a lack of progress, but the United States is ready to rejoin them if there is a chance of achieving a result. He made this statement to reporters during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Sweden, according to a Ukrinform correspondent. https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-polytics/4126318-ssa-vihodat-z-mirnih-peregovorah-miz-ukrainou-ta-rosieu-rubio.html
The United Kingdom has rejected NATO’s plan to establish an additional mechanism for funding military aid to Ukraine, according to The Telegraph. According to the publication, London, along with France, Spain, Italy, and Canada, opposed the initiative to allocate 0.25% of the Alliance member states’ GDP to military support for Ukraine. As a result, the proposal was blocked during internal NATO discussions. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/24/britain-rejects-nato-plan-for-extra-ukraine-military-aid/
The Czech initiative to procure artillery ammunition for Ukraine has lost half of its international donors — the number of countries funding the program has dropped from 18 to 9. This was reported by the Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/content/f5dd7bd9-6da8-438b-bf80-1f942b91333d?syn-25a6b1a6=1
It is obvious that the decisions of European countries are strongly influenced by the behavior of the United States, which is no longer considered a reliable ally. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has tried to reassure allies over US decisions on troop deployments in Europe. Rubio's intervention at the end of a Nato foreign ministers' meeting in Sweden came after President Donald Trump said the US would send an extra 5,000 troops to Poland. That decision was a week after a planned deployment of 4,000 troops to the country was cancelled and days after an announcement that US troops would be pulled out of Germany. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cedpz9669deo
https://news.liga.net/en/war/news/us-to-withdraw-5-000-troops-from-europe-nato-commander
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Основной раздел / Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Последний ответ от US7IGN Мая 25, 2026, 09:35:11 pm »russia has threatened to launch a fresh wave of "systematic strikes" against Kyiv, days after carrying out one of its largest attacks on the Ukrainian capital since the start of the war. The new strikes will target "decision-making centres and command posts", alongside drone manufacturing facilities in the city, russia's foreign ministry said in a statement. Moscow has called for foreign nationals and diplomats to leave Kyiv "as soon as possible" and warned citizens to stay away from administrative and military buildings. Large-scale russian strikes on Saturday night killed four and injured about 100 people in Kyiv and other areas. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1e22n55zn4o
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Основной раздел / Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Последний ответ от KD8ZM-Brady Мая 25, 2026, 12:26:19 am »I heard about the attack. So glad to hear you were unhurt!
Putin's getting desperate to appear strong, for negotiation purposes, I assume.
Putin's getting desperate to appear strong, for negotiation purposes, I assume.
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Основной раздел / Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Последний ответ от US7IGN Мая 24, 2026, 01:46:27 pm »Yesterday, May 23, the US Embassy in Kyiv reported that it had received information concerning a potentially significant air attack that may occur at any time over the next 24 hours. https://ua.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-embassy-kyiv-ukraine-may-23-2026/
In the evening, the first drone was shot down nearby and we realized that we wouldn't be able to sleep at night. We watched several drone and missile hits from the window, and preliminary information about the consequences appeared in the morning.
russia has launched a large-scale wave of strikes against Ukraine, firing hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles. Four people were killed and more than 50 others injured in Kyiv and its surrounding areas, with explosions heard across the region overnight into Sunday, and reports of damage to residential buildings and schools. The Oreshnik hypersonic missile was used in a strike on Bila Tserkva, a city within the Kyiv region.
Ukraine's air force said that from 18:00 local time on Saturday, it detected 90 missiles and 600 drones. The attack hit more than 50 locations across Kyiv, according to Ukraine's national police. Residential buildings, shopping centres, and emergency service and police buildings were reportedly struck.
Outside Kyiv, the regions of Cherkasy, Kharkiv, Kropyvnytskyi, Odesa, Poltava, Sumy, and Zhytomyr have also come under attack, according to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyp6831yp5o
As usual, my friends and I exchanged messages in the morning, from which it followed that only one of us had a window on the balcony broken by the blast wave. Smoke from fires was visible in various parts of the city, and as always there will be no official information about the impact on sensitive areas. For example, only a small message on the official website of the oil and gas company reported serious damage to equipment, while large-scale fires broke out on critical infrastructure facilities in the Kharkiv and Poltava regions. https://www.naftogaz.com/news/ponad-dobu-pid-udaramy-masovana-ataka-na-obyekty-naftohazu-na-kharkivshchyni-ta-poltavshchyni
It seems that more and more russian missiles are failing to be intercepted, and this may indicate a shortage of interceptor missiles.
In the evening, the first drone was shot down nearby and we realized that we wouldn't be able to sleep at night. We watched several drone and missile hits from the window, and preliminary information about the consequences appeared in the morning.
russia has launched a large-scale wave of strikes against Ukraine, firing hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles. Four people were killed and more than 50 others injured in Kyiv and its surrounding areas, with explosions heard across the region overnight into Sunday, and reports of damage to residential buildings and schools. The Oreshnik hypersonic missile was used in a strike on Bila Tserkva, a city within the Kyiv region.
Ukraine's air force said that from 18:00 local time on Saturday, it detected 90 missiles and 600 drones. The attack hit more than 50 locations across Kyiv, according to Ukraine's national police. Residential buildings, shopping centres, and emergency service and police buildings were reportedly struck.
Outside Kyiv, the regions of Cherkasy, Kharkiv, Kropyvnytskyi, Odesa, Poltava, Sumy, and Zhytomyr have also come under attack, according to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyp6831yp5o
As usual, my friends and I exchanged messages in the morning, from which it followed that only one of us had a window on the balcony broken by the blast wave. Smoke from fires was visible in various parts of the city, and as always there will be no official information about the impact on sensitive areas. For example, only a small message on the official website of the oil and gas company reported serious damage to equipment, while large-scale fires broke out on critical infrastructure facilities in the Kharkiv and Poltava regions. https://www.naftogaz.com/news/ponad-dobu-pid-udaramy-masovana-ataka-na-obyekty-naftohazu-na-kharkivshchyni-ta-poltavshchyni
It seems that more and more russian missiles are failing to be intercepted, and this may indicate a shortage of interceptor missiles.
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Основной раздел / Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Последний ответ от US7IGN Мая 21, 2026, 10:14:41 pm »Exercises on the combat use of nuclear weapons have begun in Belarus with the participation of russian military personnel. The Belarusian Defense Ministry announced the start of the exercises on May 18. https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/articles/cy427pq4jv9o
The President of Ukraine announced the increase in Ukrainian military forces in the Chernihiv and Kyiv regions amid the threat of a possible russian offensive from the territory of Belarus. The day before, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky, also announced the likelihood of such an offensive. https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/articles/c8r8mk16638o
In fact, this could mean anything: russia, through Belarus (or together) is going to attack Ukraine from the north. Or these exercises are being held near the border with Ukraine to distract attention, and the real goal is an attack on the Baltic countries. Perhaps Zelensky actually admits a mistake when in 2022 he denied that russia was preparing for an attack and is now really preparing for it. Or the Ukrainian authorities are now using this to intimidate Ukrainians and as a reason to increase mobilization, since the latter are increasingly resisting it.
In Lviv, locals damaged a bus of a mobilization center and pulled a man out of it. https://24tv.ua/lviv/lvovi-1905-perehozhi-poshkodili-bus-ttsk-vityagnuli-nogo-cholovika_n3071085
Those who were captured and sent to the front are unmotivated and simply run away, sometimes taking weapons. How else can one explain, for example, the shooting of police officers from a machine gun that recently occurred in the Khmelnytskyi region. https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/articles/c4g9zev819po
By the way, this again raises the question of the training of police officers, one of whom was killed and the other wounded during a shootout. Videos of such events quickly disappear from public sites, but if desired, they can be found.
There are also occasional reports of mistreatment of those forcibly conscripted into the army, where they are beaten; as a result of this, as well as due to illness, they die shortly after being conscripted. The 425th Separate Assault Regiment in Sklya said it was working with law enforcement and authorities to determine the circumstances of the deaths of five servicemen who died shortly after mobilization. In March, five recruits from the Ivano-Frankivsk region — Vasyl Voychuk, Vasyl Tsyurko, Yaroslav Mokriy, Petro Danyltsev, and Vitaliy Karata — died less than two weeks after mobilization. Relatives said the soldiers were beaten. https://nv.ua/ukr/ukraine/events/polk-skelya-u-polku-poyasnili-smert-p-yatoh-viyskovih-50609315.html
Bild writes about how Ukrainians are fleeing to Romania through the mountains, risking their lives, and Ukraine's western border is guarded like a concentration camp. https://www.bild.de/politik/ausland-und-internationales/das-ist-die-realitaet-grausam-auf-der-fluchtroute-der-ukrainischen-deserteure-69ea6b62c4c1fb99d23d9757
It seems ridiculous that the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine is launching a service called “Personal Account,” which will allow citizens to independently check for temporary restrictions on traveling abroad. The agency notes that the service only displays temporary restrictions imposed by a court or enforcement agency, in particular due to arrears in alimony or fines. Travel restrictions in connection with martial law are checked according to separate rules and are not displayed in this account. https://vsviti.com.ua/news/178832
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is proposing to grant Ukraine a new special status of “associate member” of the European Union, Spiegel reports. In a letter to EU leaders, Merz outlined his vision for a new format of cooperation that would see Ukraine integrate more deeply into European institutions before becoming a full member. At the same time, Ukraine would not initially have full membership and voting rights in all EU structures. https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/europaeische-union-friedrich-merz-schlaegt-eu-sonderstatus-fuer-ukraine-vor-a-1f718a52-dc96-4039-9bee-6689fdcc5868
The President of Ukraine announced the increase in Ukrainian military forces in the Chernihiv and Kyiv regions amid the threat of a possible russian offensive from the territory of Belarus. The day before, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky, also announced the likelihood of such an offensive. https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/articles/c8r8mk16638o
In fact, this could mean anything: russia, through Belarus (or together) is going to attack Ukraine from the north. Or these exercises are being held near the border with Ukraine to distract attention, and the real goal is an attack on the Baltic countries. Perhaps Zelensky actually admits a mistake when in 2022 he denied that russia was preparing for an attack and is now really preparing for it. Or the Ukrainian authorities are now using this to intimidate Ukrainians and as a reason to increase mobilization, since the latter are increasingly resisting it.
In Lviv, locals damaged a bus of a mobilization center and pulled a man out of it. https://24tv.ua/lviv/lvovi-1905-perehozhi-poshkodili-bus-ttsk-vityagnuli-nogo-cholovika_n3071085
Those who were captured and sent to the front are unmotivated and simply run away, sometimes taking weapons. How else can one explain, for example, the shooting of police officers from a machine gun that recently occurred in the Khmelnytskyi region. https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/articles/c4g9zev819po
By the way, this again raises the question of the training of police officers, one of whom was killed and the other wounded during a shootout. Videos of such events quickly disappear from public sites, but if desired, they can be found.
There are also occasional reports of mistreatment of those forcibly conscripted into the army, where they are beaten; as a result of this, as well as due to illness, they die shortly after being conscripted. The 425th Separate Assault Regiment in Sklya said it was working with law enforcement and authorities to determine the circumstances of the deaths of five servicemen who died shortly after mobilization. In March, five recruits from the Ivano-Frankivsk region — Vasyl Voychuk, Vasyl Tsyurko, Yaroslav Mokriy, Petro Danyltsev, and Vitaliy Karata — died less than two weeks after mobilization. Relatives said the soldiers were beaten. https://nv.ua/ukr/ukraine/events/polk-skelya-u-polku-poyasnili-smert-p-yatoh-viyskovih-50609315.html
Bild writes about how Ukrainians are fleeing to Romania through the mountains, risking their lives, and Ukraine's western border is guarded like a concentration camp. https://www.bild.de/politik/ausland-und-internationales/das-ist-die-realitaet-grausam-auf-der-fluchtroute-der-ukrainischen-deserteure-69ea6b62c4c1fb99d23d9757
It seems ridiculous that the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine is launching a service called “Personal Account,” which will allow citizens to independently check for temporary restrictions on traveling abroad. The agency notes that the service only displays temporary restrictions imposed by a court or enforcement agency, in particular due to arrears in alimony or fines. Travel restrictions in connection with martial law are checked according to separate rules and are not displayed in this account. https://vsviti.com.ua/news/178832
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is proposing to grant Ukraine a new special status of “associate member” of the European Union, Spiegel reports. In a letter to EU leaders, Merz outlined his vision for a new format of cooperation that would see Ukraine integrate more deeply into European institutions before becoming a full member. At the same time, Ukraine would not initially have full membership and voting rights in all EU structures. https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/europaeische-union-friedrich-merz-schlaegt-eu-sonderstatus-fuer-ukraine-vor-a-1f718a52-dc96-4039-9bee-6689fdcc5868
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Основной раздел / Re: Ukraine updates in English
« Последний ответ от US7IGN Мая 19, 2026, 06:05:52 pm »russia’s winning streak in Ukraine is over, writes CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/14/europe/russia-winning-streak-ukraine-over-intl-cmd and I agree with this conclusion. It seems that without direct military support from China, russia has no other weapons left except nuclear weapons, which it has not yet used, and they are not enough for a confident victory. On the other hand, in Ukraine it has to fight with the entire West, which supports Ukraine with its resources. It seems that russia will not dare to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, so the realization of the impossibility of victory may stop russia, since the further destruction of Ukraine and the killing of Ukrainians no longer gives it new gains.
JPMorgan Chase analysts offer their vision of how the war in Ukraine could end: "The war will be decided at the negotiating table—not the battlefield. The conflict has settled into a conditional stalemate; the frontlines have barely changed in the last two years. Military dynamics shape leverage, but the outcome will be determined by how the diplomatic, financial, and military theaters evolve together. A "Finland-like" outcome is now the most likely path. Ukraine will likely be forced to accept territorial loss and limited security assurances while preserving sovereignty and continuing its westward integration—trading a just peace for a durable one. Time and pressure favor Moscow. Ukraine faces tightening financial constraints, growing strain on Western munitions, and increasing political pressure from Washington, while russia has a longer runway and benefits from improving near-term economic conditions. These dynamics are likely to force Kyiv to accept a flawed and uneven settlement—most likely before power changes hands again in Washington and Putin loses what he may perceive to be his biggest “Trump” card." https://www.jpmorganchase.com/content/dam/jpmorganchase/documents/center-for-geopolitics/jmpc-cfg-ukraine-report.pdf
The US position, which supports both sides, remains controversial, but is certainly focused solely on its own interests. The U.S. Treasury will extend a sanctions waiver allowing purchases of russian seaborne oil for another 30 days to aid "energy-vulnerable" countries cut off from Gulf oil supplies, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday, May 18. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-treasury-extend-sanction-waiver-russian-seaborne-oil-source-says-2026-05-18/
Even more interesting is the situation with the testing of various military technologies in Ukraine. Now it seems that everyone is using Ukraine as a testing ground, which in turn can use the most modern systems provided for testing. But I do not know how the simultaneous joint use of different systems is organized at a time when Europe is trying to replace or choose its own systems instead of American ones.
Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has picked a French AI firm over the U.S. security giant Palantir, in a push to make Europe less reliant on American tech, according to German media reports. https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-spy-agency-picks-france-ai-firm-over-palantir/
This raises the question of how NATO will now use all these different systems of its members, since NATO used to be synonymous with standardization and unification? Perhaps after the next US elections the situation will change again. At least some processes are slowly progressing. Australia has joined the growing international effort to establish the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine as an Associate Member of the Enlarged Partial Agreement. https://lawcouncil.au/international-law/event-resources/prosecuting-the-crime-of-aggression-establishing-the-special-tribunal-for-ukraine-at-a-critical-juncture-for-international-justice
But no external assistance will help Ukraine if it does not begin to change from within. The situation with the former head of the presidential office, Andriy Yermak, who was taken to court on suspicion of corruption, but was released after posting bail, best reveals the essence of the Ukrainian government. According to the investigation, the second person in the state used the services of a fortune teller, including during personnel appointments. https://www.unian.ua/incidents/andriy-yermak-radivsya-z-vorozhkoyu-na-im-ya-veronika-anikiyevich-13381038.html
At the same time, he himself enjoyed the absolute trust of the president. The fact that the professionalism of officials was not taken into account demonstrates Yermak's choice of a lawyer who was not even able to prepare for the trial and find out that his client had never been a deputy. His statements in court about this caused surprise and laughter among those present, and Yermak himself eloquently shook his head, denying this.
People also mock his lack of preparation for the trial. Knowing about the existence of a criminal case, he not only failed to flee Ukraine, but also failed to raise money for bail in advance. This became a separate part of the show due to the companies and people who paid bail. One of them was the famous football player and head coach of the Ukrainian national football team, Serhiy Rebrov. Evil tongues say that this was a response to the fact that Yermak helped him earlier. https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/news-skhemy-zjasuvaly-hto-vnis-reshtu-zastavy-za-jermaka/33759331.html
https://news.liga.net/en/politics/news/is-yermak-a-systemic-person-or-just-a-random-person-the-schemes-told-who-finished-off-the-bail
Perhaps all this is part of a farce and the purpose of the trial is only to show the appearance of fighting corruption and distract people's attention. Time will tell what real punishment Yermak and others will suffer.
What alternative is offered to Ukrainians? The West seems to like the image of a strong hand who declares a desire to end the war through negotiations, but is ready to continue to send Ukrainians to the front by force. Kyrylo Budanov, Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, arrived at a meeting with The Times reporters carrying a holstered sidearm.
Budanov distanced himself from Yermak, who was accused of amassing untrammelled power, by saying he would run the office very differently, trusting his subordinates to fulfil their duty. “No micromanagement. Full delegation of authority to the relevant people and full responsibility of those people for the result,” he said. https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/kyrylo-budanov-president-zelensky-right-hand-man-hgrjkdfgj
It is noteworthy that he left his deputies in their positions with all their backgrounds and did not change anything in the office policy. It seems that he is completely satisfied with the system built by his predecessor, which now works for Budanov.
No one denies his merits as a spy, but will his qualifications be enough in another way? Are Ukrainians ready to pay with their lives for his ambitions? To what extent do his values of a brave warrior coincide with the values of the majority of Ukrainians who elected a comedian as their president 7 years ago?
On May 15, Kyiv declared a day of mourning due to the most massive strike by the russian federation, https://www.rbc.ua/rus/news/kievi-ogolosili-den-zhalobi-cherez-naymasovanishiy-1778765511.html and on May 16, a crowd of thousands is gathering to have fun at the Boombox concert. https://24tv.ua/show24/bumboks-vistupiv-kiyevi-16-travnya-2026-yak-proyshov-kontsert_n3069544
So, someone has army slavery until the end of their lives - and someone has a full life with concerts, summer terraces, proseks and doner kebabs in crowded pubs.
Someone can hold concerts for thousands in the open air, but the people were officially told that there will be no elections under this government precisely for this reason - it is deadly dangerous to gather en masse during a war.
So in Ukraine there are parallel worlds that do not intersect. The government and the people, the rear and the army, and everyone with everyone.
JPMorgan Chase analysts offer their vision of how the war in Ukraine could end: "The war will be decided at the negotiating table—not the battlefield. The conflict has settled into a conditional stalemate; the frontlines have barely changed in the last two years. Military dynamics shape leverage, but the outcome will be determined by how the diplomatic, financial, and military theaters evolve together. A "Finland-like" outcome is now the most likely path. Ukraine will likely be forced to accept territorial loss and limited security assurances while preserving sovereignty and continuing its westward integration—trading a just peace for a durable one. Time and pressure favor Moscow. Ukraine faces tightening financial constraints, growing strain on Western munitions, and increasing political pressure from Washington, while russia has a longer runway and benefits from improving near-term economic conditions. These dynamics are likely to force Kyiv to accept a flawed and uneven settlement—most likely before power changes hands again in Washington and Putin loses what he may perceive to be his biggest “Trump” card." https://www.jpmorganchase.com/content/dam/jpmorganchase/documents/center-for-geopolitics/jmpc-cfg-ukraine-report.pdf
The US position, which supports both sides, remains controversial, but is certainly focused solely on its own interests. The U.S. Treasury will extend a sanctions waiver allowing purchases of russian seaborne oil for another 30 days to aid "energy-vulnerable" countries cut off from Gulf oil supplies, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday, May 18. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-treasury-extend-sanction-waiver-russian-seaborne-oil-source-says-2026-05-18/
Even more interesting is the situation with the testing of various military technologies in Ukraine. Now it seems that everyone is using Ukraine as a testing ground, which in turn can use the most modern systems provided for testing. But I do not know how the simultaneous joint use of different systems is organized at a time when Europe is trying to replace or choose its own systems instead of American ones.
Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has picked a French AI firm over the U.S. security giant Palantir, in a push to make Europe less reliant on American tech, according to German media reports. https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-spy-agency-picks-france-ai-firm-over-palantir/
This raises the question of how NATO will now use all these different systems of its members, since NATO used to be synonymous with standardization and unification? Perhaps after the next US elections the situation will change again. At least some processes are slowly progressing. Australia has joined the growing international effort to establish the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine as an Associate Member of the Enlarged Partial Agreement. https://lawcouncil.au/international-law/event-resources/prosecuting-the-crime-of-aggression-establishing-the-special-tribunal-for-ukraine-at-a-critical-juncture-for-international-justice
But no external assistance will help Ukraine if it does not begin to change from within. The situation with the former head of the presidential office, Andriy Yermak, who was taken to court on suspicion of corruption, but was released after posting bail, best reveals the essence of the Ukrainian government. According to the investigation, the second person in the state used the services of a fortune teller, including during personnel appointments. https://www.unian.ua/incidents/andriy-yermak-radivsya-z-vorozhkoyu-na-im-ya-veronika-anikiyevich-13381038.html
At the same time, he himself enjoyed the absolute trust of the president. The fact that the professionalism of officials was not taken into account demonstrates Yermak's choice of a lawyer who was not even able to prepare for the trial and find out that his client had never been a deputy. His statements in court about this caused surprise and laughter among those present, and Yermak himself eloquently shook his head, denying this.
People also mock his lack of preparation for the trial. Knowing about the existence of a criminal case, he not only failed to flee Ukraine, but also failed to raise money for bail in advance. This became a separate part of the show due to the companies and people who paid bail. One of them was the famous football player and head coach of the Ukrainian national football team, Serhiy Rebrov. Evil tongues say that this was a response to the fact that Yermak helped him earlier. https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/news-skhemy-zjasuvaly-hto-vnis-reshtu-zastavy-za-jermaka/33759331.html
https://news.liga.net/en/politics/news/is-yermak-a-systemic-person-or-just-a-random-person-the-schemes-told-who-finished-off-the-bail
Perhaps all this is part of a farce and the purpose of the trial is only to show the appearance of fighting corruption and distract people's attention. Time will tell what real punishment Yermak and others will suffer.
What alternative is offered to Ukrainians? The West seems to like the image of a strong hand who declares a desire to end the war through negotiations, but is ready to continue to send Ukrainians to the front by force. Kyrylo Budanov, Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, arrived at a meeting with The Times reporters carrying a holstered sidearm.
Budanov distanced himself from Yermak, who was accused of amassing untrammelled power, by saying he would run the office very differently, trusting his subordinates to fulfil their duty. “No micromanagement. Full delegation of authority to the relevant people and full responsibility of those people for the result,” he said. https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/kyrylo-budanov-president-zelensky-right-hand-man-hgrjkdfgj
It is noteworthy that he left his deputies in their positions with all their backgrounds and did not change anything in the office policy. It seems that he is completely satisfied with the system built by his predecessor, which now works for Budanov.
No one denies his merits as a spy, but will his qualifications be enough in another way? Are Ukrainians ready to pay with their lives for his ambitions? To what extent do his values of a brave warrior coincide with the values of the majority of Ukrainians who elected a comedian as their president 7 years ago?
On May 15, Kyiv declared a day of mourning due to the most massive strike by the russian federation, https://www.rbc.ua/rus/news/kievi-ogolosili-den-zhalobi-cherez-naymasovanishiy-1778765511.html and on May 16, a crowd of thousands is gathering to have fun at the Boombox concert. https://24tv.ua/show24/bumboks-vistupiv-kiyevi-16-travnya-2026-yak-proyshov-kontsert_n3069544
So, someone has army slavery until the end of their lives - and someone has a full life with concerts, summer terraces, proseks and doner kebabs in crowded pubs.
Someone can hold concerts for thousands in the open air, but the people were officially told that there will be no elections under this government precisely for this reason - it is deadly dangerous to gather en masse during a war.
So in Ukraine there are parallel worlds that do not intersect. The government and the people, the rear and the army, and everyone with everyone.