You missed the newest occasions on the war in Ukraine ? 20 Minutes takes inventory for you each night. Right here is the gist of this Saturday, Could 2, 2026, on the 1,529th day of the battle.
Information of the day
The Slovakia and Ukraine present their want to accentuate their relations. Slovak nationalist Prime Minister Robert Fico mentioned this Saturday that he’ll quickly journey to kyiv after having Volodymyr Zelensky on the telephone. And it might be his first within the capital.
“I confirmed that Slovakia helps Ukraine’s membership within the European Union as a result of we wish Ukraine, our neighbor, to be a steady and democratic nation,” he added. “We’d like sturdy relations between our international locations and we’re each in favor of it,” Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned on X.
After taking workplace in October 2023, Robert Fico affirmed that there was “no battle in kyiv”, a yr after the beginning of the invasion. And in per week he will likely be in Moscow, the place he’s scheduled to attend commemorations of the Soviet Union’s victory in World Warfare II.
The variety of the day
4,000 {dollars} most per piecegenerally a lot much less. That is the value of the fiber optic explosive drones that the Hezbollah Lebanese in opposition to Israel. Not like drones guided by GPS or radio – susceptible to jammers – these fashions are linked to their launch web site by a fiber optic cable. The operator controls the machine in an immersive view, through a display or digital actuality glasses, with out the necessity for advanced coaching.
“We noticed them seem in Ukraine greater than three years in the past,” a senior Israeli navy official mentioned this week. And Israel has not benefited from Ukrainian experience on the topic.
Sentence of the day
« “Glory to Ukraine” »
These are the phrases spoken on the finish of her speech, after the presentation of the cup, by Marta Kostyuk. The Ukrainian tennis participant, twenty third on the earth, received her first WTA 1000 title this Saturday in Madrid by beating Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 7-5, herself of… Russian nationality.
One other spotlight within the Spanish capital: Marta Kostyuk, former gymnast, carried out a backflip on the courtroom (earlier than saluting her nation, due to this fact):
At this time’s development
A departure that doesn’t please everybody, significantly with regard to the state of affairs in Ukraine. The Pentagon announced Friday evening the withdrawal of some 5,000 American troops from Germany inside a yr. Donald Trump took this resolution after Chancellor Friedrich Merz estimated on Monday that “the People (had) visibly no technique” in Iran and that Tehran was “humiliating” the main world energy.
On the American Democratic aspect, we’re fearful: “Decreasing our navy presence in Europe at a time when Russian forces proceed to mercilessly assault Ukraine and harass our NATO allies is a useful reward for Vladimir Putin,” notably denounced Senator Jack Reed.
And it is probably not over, as a result of Trump additionally talked about this week a potential discount of American forces in Italy and Spain…
