## Ukraine hits Russian fuel depot near strategic bomber airbase

Authored by inews.co.uk

Ukraine targeted a Russian fuel depot situated near to a strategic bomber air base overnight.

Pictures on social media showed the Engels oil refinery, based in Saratov Oblast in western Russia, engulfed in flames.

The oil refinery is situated near one of Russia’s key airfields, housing long-range bombers including the Tu-95 and Tu-160.

There were also reports of an explosion near Bryansk airport, not far from the border with Ukraine.

Overnight:💥🔥 A fuel depot near Russia’s strategic Engels airbase has been struck.

A man looks from a window of a residential multi-storey building damaged after the Russian drone attack on Kyiv (Photo: Evgeniy Maloletka/AP).

Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that Russia had launched more than 400 drones and over 40 missiles at Ukraine overnight. »

### University of Michigan using undercover investigators to surveil student Gaza protesters

Authored by theguardian.com

The University of Michigan is using private, undercover investigators to surveil pro-Palestinian campus groups, including trailing them on and off campus, furtively recording them and eavesdropping on their conversations, the Guardian has learned.

View image in fullscreen University of Michigan students protest against Israel’s war in Gaza.

In a statement, the University of Michigan said it had not received any complaints about the investigators. »

### Critically endangered porpoises successfully released back into the wild

Authored by phys.org

Two released Yangtze finless porpoises (YFPs) were photographed with a local individual on the third day post-release.

DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2024.0719. A team of conservation and wildlife specialists affiliated with several institutions in China has successfully released two Yangtze finless porpoises back into the wild after moving them to a protected area for two years.

As reported in the journal Biology Letters, the group cared for the porpoises in their protected area and then followed them after their release back into the wild. »

### Japan to provide Ukraine with US$3bn loan from frozen Russian assets

Authored by pravda.com.ua

Japan will provide Ukraine with a loan exceeding US$3 billion as part of the G7-led Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) initiative, funded by profits from frozen Russian assets.

Details: On 5 June 2025, Ukraine’s Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko and Hideki Matsunaga, Head of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Ukraine Office, signed an agreement for a loan of 471.9 billion yen (approx.

The financing forms part of the G7’s ERA mechanism, which utilises income from frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine, with a total programme value of about US$50 billion. »

### Ukraine’s spectacular drone strikes rattled Trump and Putin - what happens now

Authored by inews.co.uk

Ukraine’s bold attacks targeting key assets in Moscow’s war effort have struck a nerve with Russia – which launched another deadly missile and drone attack overnight.

This followed the audacious “Operation Spider’s Web” drone attacks on Moscow’s strategic bomber fleet over the weekend that saw a number of Vladimir Putin’s aircraft wiped out.

“I think President Trump has deliberately held back because he is trying to pull Putin in. »

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