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North Korea no longer bans military use of space for defense purposes
Jun 1, 2025 - 21:20
North Korea lifted a ban on the military use of space for national defense purposes by amending its space development law in 2022, analysis by 38 North, a U.S.-based organization monitoring the nuclear-armed nation revealed Sunday.
Language opposing the militarization of space and limiting its use to peaceful purposes was removed, while the revised law includes a warning that countermeasures will be taken against any country attempting unfriendly acts, the analysis said.
As the United States, Russia and China have advanced the military use of space, North Korea claims to have put a reconnaissance satellite into orbit for the first time in 2023, underscoring its stance of actively promoting the domain.
The organization obtained a smartphone sold in 2024 in North Korea. The device contained an app referencing the law, making the details of the legal reforms clear and showing that the number of articles in the law has increased from 23 to 48.
A researcher at 38 North said the amendment suggests North Korea's space strategy is maturing. The results of the analysis are expected to be posted on the organization's website soon.
The space development law was enacted in 2013. North Korean state-run media reported that it has been revised but has not provided specifics.
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2025/06/60e8013345b4-n-korea-no-longer-bans-military-use-of-space-for-defense-purposes.html
Space Norway integrates Starlink with GEO/HEO services
02 Jun 2025
Space Norway has added SpaceX’s Starlink low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity to its suite of communications services to ships and offshore support vessels operating in northern seas, Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East.
Starlink will be provided alongside communications over geostationary (GEO) and highly elliptical orbit (HEO) satellites as part of a multi-orbit solution.
LEO will enable low-latency, high-speed communications to enhance critical connectivity and crew welfare services to vessels operating in regions Space Norway provides coverage with its own GEO and HEO satellites.
“This agreement, as an authorised Starlink reseller, marks a significant milestone in our journey toward becoming a comprehensive multi-orbit service provider,” said Space Norway chief executive Morten Tengs.
Space Norway director of data services, Jan Hetland, said LEO services will be enabled in the coming weeks with shipowners and managers able to purchase the necessary hardware, including flat-panel antennas to run Starlink services directly from Space Norway.
“With Starlink, we can deliver resilient connectivity to both current and new clients,” said Mr Hetland.
Clients can use Space Norway’s engineering team and 24/7 support desk and portal to manage their connectivity by monitoring usage, as well as upgrading and downgrading their service.
Space Norway is expanding its own constellation of satellites in the next three years to enhance its Ka-band very small aperture terminal (VSAT) services to shipping.
In February 2025, Space Norway ordered a new GEO satellite to provide Ka-band connectivity to the maritime and offshore sectors across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
The Norwegian satellite owner finalised an agreement with Thales Alenia Space for the design, construction, testing and delivery of Thor 8, which is scheduled for launch in 2027.
https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/space-norway-starts-integrating-starlink-with-geoheo-services-85048
SpaceX Starlink Mission
June 2, 2025
SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, June 3 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Liftoff is targeted for 12:43 a.m. ET., with backup opportunities until 1:28 a.m. ET. If needed, additional launch opportunities are also available on Wednesday, June 4 starting at 12:02 a.m. ET.
A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.
This is the 21st flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20, TD7, and 13 Starlink missions.
Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-12-19
‘Always Above’ documentary launches nationwide, showcasing Space Force's mission
June 2, 2025
The U.S. Space Force debuted its documentary, “Always Above,” during planetarium screenings nationwide on National Space Day, May 2, highlighting the service’s current-day capabilities in space and future efforts.
Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman attended one screening at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, where Saltzman emphasized the Space Force's top priority – delivering combat-ready forces.
He highlighted the Guardian Spirit of collaboration as key to winning in space, underscoring the vital importance of controlling the space domain.
The 12-minute film showcases the emerging capabilities of the Space Force, and the various domains the service monitors alongside mission partners.
It offers an inspiring and educational experience for all ages who have ever wondered about the mysteries of space in the newest warfighting domain that is protected by Space Force Guardians.
Saltzman kicked off the premiere with a look at the service's evolution since 2019. He stressed partnerships with NASA, Missile Defense Agency and industry as keys for innovation.
He also spotlighted the Space Development Agency's impact on acquisition transformation.
Some of the features of the film highlighted the critical role the Space Force plays in safeguarding vital assets such as GPS navigation, military operations and essential satellite infrastructure.
Saltzman explained how Space Force capabilities are vital to the joint force and national security team by providing direct access and information from a global perspective.
He added how military space is not new, but that today’s and tomorrow’s dynamic environments require a military service ensuring assured space access.
Reflecting on the importance of the screening, Saltzman clarified the distinction between Space Force and U.S. Space Command.
In essence, the Space Force acts as a force provider, meticulously building and refining the space warfighting capabilities that USSPACECOM then employs in its operational role.
Space development, though formally organized under the establishment of the Space Force, represents a decades-long continuum of progress that is poised to extend far into the future.
“Military space operations existed before 2019, the changing nature of the domain necessitated a separate service,” Saltzman said. “The Space Force has evolved from delivering services in a benign environment to controlling a contested domain.”
Find a local screening near you or view this documentary on your own personal VR device to witness these dedicated Guardians in action while also learning how space impacts us all here: https://www.spaceforce.com/news-events/experience/always-above
https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4203066/always-above-documentary-launches-nationwide-showcasing-space-forces-mission/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK2s3d5rk0E
US Space Forces Indo-Pacific Commander Highlights Growing Role of Space in Regional Security at Australian Space Summit
June 2, 2025
U.S. Space Force Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir, USSF Indo-Pacific commander, emphasized the critical role of space capabilities in ensuring stability across the Indo-Pacific region at Australian Space Summit 2025, May 27-28.
Speaking to a diverse audience of defense leaders, industry partners, and policymakers, Mastalir underscored the evolving mission of the U.S. Space Force and the depth of the U.S.-Australia military alliance during a keynote address and panel discussion.
“In light of today’s challenges and the imperative for a robust, integrative response … we established U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific in 2022,” Mastalir said. “Our mission remains unchanged: integrated space operations to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific.”
Mastalir highlighted the recent establishment of Space Force components in South Korea and Japan, underscoring a growing forward presence designed to deter threats and enhance operational integration with allies.
“Guardians in these components work side by side with our allies to integrate space capabilities into military operations and protect friendly forces from space-enabled attacks,” he explained.
He also reaffirmed the indispensable role of Australia in U.S. defense strategy, “Australia is not just a strategic partner, but a true friend, and an essential pillar of deterrence here,” Mastalir said.
“Our nations have forged a bond that is both enduring and meaningful.”
Australian Defense Force Lt. Gen. Susan Coyle, ADF Joint Capabilities chief, underscored the critical importance of U.S.-Australian military cooperation in the rapidly evolving space domain while participating in a joint panel discussion with Mastalir.
"We have fought together since World War One,” Coyle said. “You don't build friends in a crisis. You build friends now, and we have a deep shared history of that.
Both generals discussed a shared strategic vision for the Indo-Pacific, focusing on deterrence and responsible space operations.
Mastalir stressed that their approach is about "peace through strength," with both nations committed to preventing conflict by demonstrating robust defensive capabilities.
Coyle emphasized the importance of collaborative efforts, stating that Australia is "interested in how we can be a better, more lethal and more survivable defense force that contributes to peace and security in our region."
The discussion revealed a unified approach to space domain challenges, with both leaders highlighting the need to protect space assets critical to joint military operations.
They also emphasized the importance of space domain awareness, satellite protection and developing technologies to counter emerging threats.
“Every challenge we face is also an opportunity—an opportunity to innovate, to grow stronger, and to set a shining example for the world,” Mastalir said.
With mounting challenges in the space domain, U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific is positioning itself as a keystone of deterrence, innovation and allied cooperation in the region.
As Mastalir affirmed, “This isn’t just about building stronger satellites or more agile fighting capabilities. It’s about building a legacy — one that fortifies our shared values and affirms our belief in a better, brighter future.”
https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4203106/us-space-forces-indo-pacific-commander-highlights-growing-role-of-space-in-regi/
Russia and Ukraine reach deal on new POW swap and handover of bodies
June 2, 20258:49 AM PD
Russia and Ukraine said they had agreed at peace talks on Monday to exchange more prisoners of war and return the bodies of 12,000 dead soldiers.
The warring sides met for barely an hour in the Turkish city of Istanbul, for only the second such round of negotiations since March 2022.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan described it as a great meeting and said he hoped to bring together Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy for a meeting in Turkey with U.S. President Donald Trump.
But there was no breakthrough on a proposed ceasefire that Ukraine, its European allies and Washington have all urged Russia to accept.
Moscow says it seeks a long-term settlement, not a pause in the war; Kyiv says Putin is not interested in peace.
Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky said Russian negotiators had handed their Ukrainian counterparts a detailed memorandum outlining Moscow's terms for a full ceasefire.
Medinsky, who heads the Russian team, said Moscow had also suggested a "specific ceasefire of two to three days in certain sections of the front" so that the bodies of dead soldiers could be collected.
Each side said it would hand over the bodies of 6,000 dead soldiers to the other.
In addition, they said they would conduct a further big swap of prisoners of war, after 1,000 captives on each side were traded following a first round of talks in Istanbul on May 15.
Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, who headed Kyiv's delegation, said the new exchange would focus on those severely injured in the war and on young people.
Umerov also said that Moscow had handed a draft peace accord to Ukraine and that Kyiv - which has drawn up its own version - would review the Russian document.
Ukraine has proposed holding more talks before the end of June, but believes that only a meeting between Zelenskiy and Putin can resolve the many issues of contention, Umerov said.
Zelenskiy's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, said Kyiv's delegation had requested the return of a list of children who it said had been deported to Russia.
Moscow says such children were moved in order to protect them from fighting. Medinsky said there were 339 names on Ukraine's list but that the children had been "saved", not stolen.
LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR ISTANBUL BREAKTHROUGH
Ukraine had a day earlier launched one of its most ambitious attacks of the war, using drones to target Russian nuclear-capable long-range bomber planes in Siberia and elsewhere. Angry war bloggers urged Moscow to retaliate strongly.
While both countries, for different reasons, are keen to keep Trump engaged in the peace process, expectations of a breakthrough on Monday had been low.
Ukraine regards Russia's approach to date as an attempt to force it to capitulate - something Kyiv says it will never do - while Moscow, which advanced on the battlefield in May at its fastest rate in six months, says Kyiv should submit to peace on Russian terms or face losing more territory.
Putin set out his opening terms for an immediate end to the war last June: Ukraine must drop its ambitions to join the Western NATO alliance and withdraw its troops from the entirety of the four Ukrainian regions claimed and largely controlled by Russia.
According to a proposed roadmap drawn up by Ukraine, a copy of which was seen by Reuters, Kyiv wants no restrictions on its military strength after any peace deal, no international recognition of Russian sovereignty over parts of Ukraine taken by Moscow's forces, and reparations.
Russia currently controls just under one fifth of Ukraine, or about 113,100 sq km, about the area of the U.S. state of Ohio.
Putin sent his army into Ukraine on February 24, 2022, after eight years of fighting in eastern Ukraine between Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian forces.
The United States, which under Trump's predecessor Joe Biden was Ukraine's main source of advanced weaponry in the war, says over 1.2 million people have been killed and injured in the conflict since 2022.
Trump has called Putin "crazy" and berated Zelenskiy in public in the Oval Office, but the U.S. president has also said he thinks peace is achievable and that if Putin delays, the U.S. could impose tough sanctions on Russia.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-ukraine-talk-about-peace-are-still-far-apart-2025-06-02/
>What happens when the Chinese drones rise up from their farmlands next to all the US air force bases
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-drones-airfields-ukraine-sbu-istanbul-peace-talks-2079608
Map Shows Russian Air Bases Hit in 'Pearl Harbor' Drone Raid
Jun 02, 2025 at 7:54 AM EDT
Coordinated, long-range strikes on multiple Russian airbases thousands of miles from Ukraine took out more than a third of Russia's strategic cruise missile carriers, according to Kyiv, dealing a stinging blow to Moscow ahead of renewed peace talks.
Ukraine on Sunday launched 117 individually-operated drones at four airbases across Russia, officials said, in an attack branded "Russia's Pearl Harbor" by observers, referencing Japan's infamous 1941 assault on the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Oahu, Hawaii.
The operation, codenamed "Spiderweb," inflicted roughly $7 billion in damage as Kyiv struck more than 40 Russian aircraft simultaneously, including nuclear-capable bombers, Ukraine's SBU domestic security agency said.
Why It Matters
Russian and Ukrainian officials are meeting for fresh rounds of ceasefire negotiations in Istanbul on Monday, although there is muted optimism for what the pained talks could produce.
Meetings in Turkey last month secured the largest prisoner swap of the war, but failed to yield much progress on a ceasefire deal.
Brokering an agreement to bring Europe's largest land conflict since World War II to a close has been a core foreign policy pledge for President Donald Trump, although his administration has said it is willing to walk away if a deal cannot be swiftly reached.
Russia has in recent weeks launched its largest-scale aerial attacks of the more than three years of war on Ukraine.
What To Know
The head of Ukraine's SBU security service, Lieutenant General Vasyl Malyuk, said on Monday that Kyiv hit 41 aircraft, including Tu-95 and Tu-22 strategic bombers Russia has used extensively to fire long-range missiles at Ukraine.
Ukraine also struck an A-50 spy plane, Malyuk said. The A-50 surveillance aircraft is an expensive and scarce asset for Russia, previously targeted by Ukraine.
Footage widely circulating online appears to show several aircraft in flames or damaged. Andriy Kovalenko, an official with Ukraine's national security and defense council, said on Monday "at least 13 Russian aircraft were destroyed."
Ukraine said it had targeted four airfields "simultaneously," while Russia's Defense Ministry said Ukraine had used first person-view (FPV) drones to target military airfields in five regions — Amur, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Murmansk and Ryazan.
Moscow acknowledged "several" aircraft had caught fire in the strikes in Murmansk, in northwestern Russia, and Irkutsk, in Siberia.
The SBU did not name Ukrainka, an airbase in the Amur region reportedly hit by drones, as a target. An SBU spokesperson declined to comment when approached for clarification.
Igor Kobzev, the governor of Russia's Irkutsk region, said an unspecified number of drones had struck a military facility near the village of Sredny, close to the Belaya airfield.
Kobzev, as well as Russian and Ukrainian media reports, said drones had been launched from trucks parked close to the airfields.
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The trucks, stationed near the targets, likely helped Ukraine to avoid Russian air defenses and electronic warfare systems, the U.S.-based think tank, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), said on Sunday.
The SBU said it had transported the drones over the border, hiding the uncrewed vehicles in "mobile wooden houses" mounted on trucks with remotely-operated removable roofs.
Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelensky, said the long-range strikes were a year-and-a-half in the making.
Russia said "some of the participants" in the attacks had been detained by Russian authorities. Zelensky said those who had helped execute the operation were "withdrawn from Russian territory before the operation" and were "now safe."
A main planning site for the "Spiderweb" operation on Russian soil was "located directly next to FSB headquarters in one of their regions," Zelensky added. Russia's FSB is Moscow's main security agency, the successor to the feared Soviet-era KGB.
"Managing to execute this operation from the Murmansk Peninsula to Far East as one perfectly timed attack in the face of the FSB is a stunning proof of their skill," said Frederik Mertens, a strategic analyst at Dutch research organization TNO.
While Ukraine has successfully targeted Russia's long-range aviation fleet in the past, there has been "nothing on this scale," Mertens told Newsweek.
The strikes were the first time Ukraine had carried out a drone attack on the Irkutsk region, around 2,800 miles from the Ukrainian border. Kyiv has previously targeted the Ryazan airbase of Dyagilevo and the Olenya airfield in Murmansk.
The Ukrainian strikes could have a "real impact" on Moscow's ability to launch long-range precision strikes at Ukraine, depending on how many of its Tu-95 aircraft Russia has left, Mertens said.
Russia likely has fewer than 90 Tu-22, Tu-95 and Tu-160 aircraft at its disposal, The Economist reported on Sunday.
What People Are Saying
Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, said in a statement on Sunday: "Planning, organisation, every detail was perfectly executed. It can be said with confidence that this was an absolutely unique operation."
What Happens Next
The second round of peace negotiations are underway in Turkey, but it remains to be seen whether renewed, U.S.-brokered efforts will usher in progress towards a deal.
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Siberian Governor Pledges Rewards for Civilians Who Tried to Stop Ukrainian Drone Attacks
June 2, 2025
Authorities in eastern Siberia’s Irkutsk region said Monday that they will reward a group of civilians who were filmed trying to stop Ukrainian drones during the previous day’s attack on a nearby military airbase.
Russia’s Defense Ministry confirmed that “several aircraft caught fire” Sunday following drone attacks on the Belaya airbase in Irkutsk, more than 4,000 kilometers (2,700 miles) from Ukraine’s border, and on the Olenya airbase in the northwestern Murmansk region.
Airbases in the Ivanovo, Ryazan and Amur regions were also targeted, military officials said.
Irkutsk region Governor Igor Kobzev said it was the “first attack of this sort in Siberia,” part of a coordinated operation dubbed “Spider’s Web” by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU).
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called it the country’s “most long-range operation” since Russia launched its full-scale invasion more than three years ago.
Kobzev said the regional emergency response center had reviewed social media videos showing “concerned citizens who tried to interfere with the drones’ operation,” adding that authorities would “assess their actions and decide on the reward.”
Eyewitness video showed men throwing rocks to two others on the roof of a parked cargo truck, which was used as a launchpad for the drones. “Everyone in this parking lot helped out,” one man said. “We tossed rocks to try to prevent them from flying.”
An SBU source told Ukrainian media that the trucks were fitted with wooden structures whose roofs opened remotely to launch the drones. Photos shared by the SBU showed dozens of drones stored in cargo containers.
Russia’s Defense Ministry confirmed the drones were launched “in the immediate vicinity of the airbases,” not from Ukrainian territory.
Governors of nearby regions including Buryatia, Tyva and Novosibirsk said they had stepped up security measures following the strikes in the Irkutsk region and other parts of Russia over the weekend.
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/06/02/siberian-governor-pledges-rewards-for-civilians-who-tried-to-stop-ukrainian-drone-attacks-a89299
Russia deploys Chinese laser weapon to repel Ukrainian drone attacks in a first
Updated: Jun 02, 2025 05:41 AM EST
Amidst the raging war between Kyiv and Moscow, Russia seems to have a new laser weapon in its arsenal to shoot down Ukrainian drones.
If claims made by Russian Military Information channels on Telegram are to be believed, Moscow has received and is fielding a laser weapon system from China on the battlefield.
A video posted on the Telegram channel shows a team of Russian Army personnel operating the counter-drone laser system from a vehicle.
As per multiple reports, the laser weapon looks similar to the system supplied by China to Iran.
This is also the first reported incident of a Chinese laser weapon being used by Russian forces in the ongoing war.
China’s laser weapon system supplied to Russia
China has been building and testing several laser weapon systems for counter-drone operations.
These systems can not only destroy drones, but are also being made with the intent to kill missiles, satellite networks, and other attack or surveillance equipment.
As per the claims made on Russia’s Telegram channel, the system supplied by China is a Low-Altitude Laser Defending System (LASS).
The message posted on the Telegram channel also states that the armed police in China use the same system and is likely developed by the Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics.
The video first shows the might of the counter-drone laser weapon system.
It shows holes made in a metal plate, allegedly by the same equipment. Following this, the video displays the metal plate with four holes.
Next up, the video showcases a drone catching fire and spinning uncontrollably; a second drone is also shown as being hit with a laser burst.
Subsequently, the video shows damaged drone parts with burns – a hint at them being destroyed by the laser weapon system.
Although the Russians have not revealed exact details of the counter-drone system and its capabilities, it looks like an effective measure which can hurt Ukraine’s plans.
There is also a mystery around the number of these laser weapon systems supplied to Russia by China, and the areas in which they have been deployed.
However, as per a report by The War Zone, the system is quite similar to the Shen Nung (also called Shennong).
The report also states that it is the same system that was likely supplied to Tehran by Beijing in the recent past.
Advancements around the globe in counter-drone systems
Last year, China had reportedly deployed a drone-frying laser weapon on one of its Type 071 amphibious transport dock ships.
It was likely the first time the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy installed a laser weapon system on a warship.
Laser-based weapons are an excellent, low-cost weapon to shoot down drones, which are becoming increasingly frequent in warfare.
As long as there is a reliable power source, the weaponry can fire infinite rounds.
The cost to kill an enemy UAV also reduces substantially with laser systems, as compared to employing drones, missiles.
Meanwhile, the United Kingdom too has developed DragonFire – a powerful weapon that can shoot down aerial threats.
The UK planned to deploy the laser-directed energy weapon (LDEW) in Ukraine to shoot down Russian drones.
The weapon is likely going to be ready for use by 2027, if statements made by UK government officials are to be believed.
Similarly, the US, Israel, India, and other countries have developed or are developing their laser weapon systems for counter-drone operations.
Recently, Israel successfully deployed high-power laser interception systems in an operational environment.
The interceptions marked the world’s first confirmed use of high-power lasers in real-world defense scenarios.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, Ukraine carried out one of its most ambitious and damaging drone strikes of the war, hitting more than a third of all Russian missile carriers in a single coordinated operation.
Known as “Operation Spiderweb,” the attack targeted airfields deep within Russian territory.
According to Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU), over 40 aircraft were hit in the strike, including strategic bombers like the Tu-95 and Tu-22 M3 and an A-50 radar aircraft.
The estimated damage totals about $7 billion.
https://interestingengineering.com/military/russia-china-laser-counter-ukraine-drones
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1928736696440344798
Massive drone attack targets Russian military-industrial sites right after surprise Spiderweb operation that destroyed bombers
02/06/2025
Overnight drone attacks from 1 to 2 June, the coordinated assault targeted military and industrial facilities in eight regions across Russia’s western border, causing infrastructure damage and residential fires.
Drone attacks on Russian military bases and oil refineries are aimed at disrupting Russia’s military capabilities, logistics and war funding abilities.
This also comes after a successful Ukrainian Spiderweb operation on 1 June that targeted four Russian military airbases deep inside Russian territory.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) used 117 AI-powered FPV drones, smuggled into Russia hidden in trucks.
The attack reportedly destroyed and damaged over 40 strategic aircraft—including Tu-95 and Tu-22M3 bombers and A-50 radar planes—used in attacks on Ukrainian cities.
The operation inflicted an estimated $7 billion in damage, hitting about 34% of Russia’s strategic missile carriers at their bases.
Russia’s Ministry of Defense announced that its air defense systems intercepted 162 Ukrainian drones.
Russian officials reported shooting down 57 drones over Kursk, followed by 31 over Belgorod Oblast and 27 over Lipetsk Oblast.
Smaller numbers were intercepted over Voronezh (16), Bryansk (11), Ryazan (11), Oryol (6), and Tambov (1) regions. Two additional drones were reportedly downed over occupied Crimea.
Voronezh Oblast experienced infrastructure damage when a high-voltage wire broke on the M-4 “Don” highway.
Governor Alexander Gusev reported broken windows in houses and vehicles but stated there were no civilian casualties among the 15 drones intercepted in the region.
Local residents reported attacks on the Borisoglebsk military airfield, which houses an aviation repair plant previously targeted in January 2025, according to Russian independent media Astra.
In Lipetsk Oblast, a drone crashed behind a three-story apartment building in Lebedyan, causing a fire and shattering windows from the blast wave.
Local reports suggested drones attempted to target the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant NLMK industrial plant that produces steel.
In Kursk, Governor Alexander Hinstein reported damage to residential buildings and other structures, however this information is not verified.
Debris from intercepted drones struck the upper floors of a nine-story apartment building on Dmitrov Street, damaging at least two apartments.
Two houses in the city’s private sector caught fire, though no official casualty reports were released at the time.
The city of Ryazan experienced more than 10 explosions during the night, according to local Telegram channels. Regional authorities reported damage to vehicles and residential building windows.
https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/06/02/massive-drone-attack-targets-russian-military-industrial-sites-right-after-surprise-spiderweb-operation-that-destroyed-bombers/
https://twitter.com/EuromaidanPress/status/1929455394666975415
Ukraine War Reaches Arctic With Massive Drone Attack on Olenya Air Base Near Murmansk
Updated at: Jun 02 2025 - 08:51
In a long-planned special operation Ukraine forces have successfully targeted at least four air bases deep inside Russia, destroying more than 40 heavy bombers and surveillance aircraft.
A key target was the Olenya Air Base above the Arctic Circle south of Murmansk. The base sits at a distance of 2,000 kilometers from Ukraine and is around 200 kilometers from Norway’s northern border.
The Murmansk region and Kola Bay are home to key industrial and military complexes, including reloading facilities for Arctic crude oil and construction plants for liquefied natural gas terminals.
Russia had in recent days reportedly relocated a large number of aircraft from other airfields to the remote and heavily protected facility.
Images show numerous aircraft
Satellite images taken last week show a buildup of Russia’ strategic aviation forces at the air base including up to 40 Tu-22M3 and 11 TU-95MS long-range bombers.
By some accounts some 20 percent of Russia’s strategic long-range aircraft had been shifted to Olenya, with experts calling it an unprecedented redeployment.
Video footage of yesterday’s attack suggests that the Ukrainian operation was most successful at Olenya as well as Belaya airbase in Irkutsk, nearly 4,500 km from Ukraine.
Special forces
In total at least 41 heavy Russian bombers have been damaged or destroyed with preliminary figures placing the material loss at $2bn, with some Ukrainian sources citing up to $7bn. By some estimates a third of the country’s strategic bombers was struck by the attack.
Details released by official Ukrainian channels or government-affiliated sources say that “Operation Spiderweb” was carried out by SBU special forces and reportedly personally supervised by President Zelenskyy.
"An absolutely brilliant result. A result achieved solely by Ukraine. One year, six months, and nine days from the start of planning to effective execution. Our most long-range operation," Zelenskyy said.
Small drones
Small, FPV (first person view) drones located inside mobile containers loaded onto trucks were released in proximity to the military installations. The method suggests an elaborate operation within Russia with assembly and control of the drone from within the country.
The Olenya base had previously been the target of a more conventional large long-range drone attack in September 2024, though with limited success. This latest scheme instead relied on hundreds of small drones armed with explosives.
It is not yet clear if the drones were piloted manually or were controlled autonomously by computers. Experts suggest that Ukraine may have used models of the target aircraft to train AI to guide the drones to their intended target.
Ukraine likely had to overcome the obstacle of GPS jamming which has been reported extensively in the High North often reaching into North Norwegian airspace.
Norwegian pilots frequently experience GPS jamming in the Finnmark region, particularly when approaching and departing from airports.
Unconfirmed reports also indicate that a separate attack may have occurred at Severomorsk to the northeast of Murmansk, home of Russia’s Northern Fleet.
However, details of a possible target remain scarce as of Monday midday with Russian officials denying any attack on Severomorsk.
RBC Ukraine, the country’s main news agency, confirmed that an explosion had taken place at Severomorsk but did not provide additional information.
https://www.highnorthnews.com/en/ukraine-war-reaches-arctic-massive-drone-attack-olenya-air-base-near-murmansk
UFO whistleblower’s fight over medical data heads to court
Updated: Jun 2, 2025 / 10:46 AM CDT
UFO whistleblower David Grusch is taking a Virginia sheriff’s office to court Monday, alleging the department illegally released his private medical records in an effort to smear him.
UFO whistleblower claims mental health records were put in news article
Grusch claims his mental health records ended up in a news article just weeks after he went public with explosive claims of a U.S. government cover-up of secret UFO programs, which he told NewsNation about exclusively in 2023.
Grusch said private medical information from 2014 and 2018, tied to past struggles with PTSD and depression, was never meant to be public.
He believes the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office leaked his medical information on purpose to discredit him and his claims.
The department said it has done nothing wrong. Grusch is seeking $2.5 million in damages.
UFO whistleblower’s trial part of larger picture: Harvard professor
Harvard professor Avi Loeb, who specializes in UFO research, said Grusch’s trial is part of a much larger picture.
“The personal information about David Grusch is irrelevant to this matter. It may be an obstacle in terms of him gaining credibility, but that’s not the issue,” Loeb said.
“The fundamental question is whether the U.S. government has, in its possession, materials, and they are trying to reverse engineer those materials from crash sites of unidentified objects that end up being extraterrestrial,” Loeb said.
Key testimony on how the records were shared and whether Virginia law was broken is expected during Monday’s proceedings.
Watch Grusch’s full interview with NewsNation below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBAISwCZ2v0
https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/ufo/ufo-whistleblower-david-grusch-trial-loudoun/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHvcFL76eF8
Laura Eisenhower
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"President Eisenhower wasn’t just a military general and U.S. president. He was a threshold figure—standing between:
The true constitutional Republic and the rise of the military-industrial complex
Human sovereignty and off-world interference
Divine service and the emergence of covert global control systems
He knew more than any president before or after him about what was happening behind the scenes—both on Earth and beyond it."
To read the rest hit the link!
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https://lauraeisenhower.substack.com/
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'World’s oldest pyramid' built 25,000 years ago was not made by humans, archaeologists claim
Jun 01, 2025
While Guinness World Records officially lists the Djoser Step pyramid in Egypt as the world’s oldest pyramid (around 2,630 BC), one paper published in October claimed a layer of the Gunung Padang pyramid in Indonesia was constructed as far back as 25,000 BC – though there has since been doubts as to whether the structure was ever man-made at all.
In research led by Danny Hilman Natawidjaja of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, and published in the journal Archaeological Prospection, the academics write that “the pyramid’s core consists of meticulously sculpted massive andesite lava” and that the “oldest construction” element of the pyramid “likely originated as a natural lava hill before being sculpted and then architecturally enveloped”.
They write: “This study sheds light on advanced masonry skills dating back to the last glacial period.
This finding challenges the conventional belief that human civilisation and the development of advanced construction techniques emerged only … with the advent of agriculture approximately 11,000 years ago.
“Evidence from Gunung Padang and other sites, such as Gobekli Tepe [in Turkey], suggests that advanced construction practices were already present when agriculture had, perhaps, not yet been invented.”
The academics also claim that the builders “must have possessed remarkable masonry capabilities”, but one UK archaeologist has rubbished the paper, saying he is “surprised [it] was published as is”.
Flint Dibble, from Cardiff University, told the journal Nature that there is no clear evidence to suggest the buried layers were built by humans.
“Material rolling down a hill is going to, on average, orient itself,” he said, adding that there’s no evidence of “working or anything to indicate that it’s man-made”.
Meanwhile, Bill Farley, an archaeologist at Southern Connecticut State University, is credited as saying “the 27,000-year-old soil samples from Gunung Padang, although accurately dated, do not carry hallmarks of human activity, such as charcoal or bone fragments”.
Natawidjaja has responded to the criticism by saying “we are really open to researchers around the world who would like to come to Indonesia and do some research programme on Gunung Padang”, while the co-editor of Archaeological Prospection has confirmed an investigation has been launched into the paper.
https://www.indy100.com/science-tech/worlds-oldest-pyramid-gunung-padang-2672244293
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/arp.1912
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03546-w
>'World’s oldest pyramid'
In October 2005, Osmanagić and his supporters initiated a long-running media campaign to promote the pseudo-scientific belief that Visočica hill and the surrounding hills are an ancient pyramid complex. In an interview with Philip Coppens in Nexus (April–May 2006), Osmanagić suggested that they were most likely constructed by the Illyrians, who (according to Osmanagić) lived in the area from 12,000 BC to 500 BC. He has since argued that Visočica is an example of cultures building on top of other cultures.[12] In 2017 Osmanagić was reported to have claimed that the structures date back 34,000 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnian_pyramid_claims
>Was advised by Val Thor and petitioned to the Guardians to help prepare planet for Global Ascension
I think so, yeah
https://visitbih.ba/en/semir-osmanagic-bosnian-pyramids-are-a-worldwide-attraction/