Top News for May 16

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Top news for May 15 ✹ Ukrainian drones attacked Ryazan. Four people were killed. ✹ Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war — 205 for 205. ✹ In a new VTsIOM poll, Putin’s approval rating and the level of trust in him increased.…

Top News for May 16

✹ The US and Israel are preparing for a possible resumption of the war against Iran. One option is a ground operation to seize uranium stockpiles.

✹ The largest bank in the US predicted a “Finnish scenario” for Ukraine’s future. Kyiv will lose part of its territory but retain its sovereignty. Details are in our war chronicle.

✹ “They came from the FSB with a list, told us to cover them up, banned sales.” Works by dozens of artists were removed from a fair in Nizhny Novgorod.

✹. Whale Timmy has died. He was rescued from shallow waters in the Baltic Sea, and has now been found dead off the coast of Denmark.

✹ A Moscow synagogue invited congregants to take part in filming a series about Stalin. They need “Jews by nationality or with a Jewish appearance.”

✹ Text of the day. On May 15, the AFU launched a massive strike on Ryazan. Drones hit the Ryazan oil refinery, one of the largest in Russia, and two apartment buildings. As a result, four people were killed, including a child, and another 12 were injured. What residents of Ryazan are saying about what is now happening in the city.

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