Ukraine has launched a wave of strikes against Russia’s oil export infrastructure, hitting a key loading port on the Baltic Sea and three tankers that Ukraine alleges were illegally used to transport Russian crude. A nighttime drone strike sparked a blaze at Russia’s largest oil exporting port on the Baltic Sea, according to Russian regional Gov. Alexander Drozdenko. The port of Primorsk lies over 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from Ukraine. Elsewhere, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces had hit two tankers in the Black Sea that had been used to transport Russian oil in violation of Western sanctions.

Sudan's paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has killed at least five people in a drone attack, according to a local rights group. The attack hit a civilian vehicle in Omdurman, near Khartoum, on Saturday morning. Emergency Lawyers says the attack reflects ongoing targeting of civilians on public roads. Khartoum has seen some sporadic strikes despite being recaptured by the Sudanese Armed Forces last year. The RSF, at war with the Sudanese Army for over three years, has not claimed the attack. Emergency Lawyers condemned the attack as a violation of international humanitarian law.

Ukrainian forces have struck an oil terminal in the Russian Black Sea city of Tuapse, according to Ukraine’s General Staff. This marks the fourth attack on the region's oil infrastructure in just over two weeks. Local officials in Russia said a Ukrainian drone attack sparked a blaze, but no casualties were reported. Meanwhile, Russian attacks continue to hit Ukraine. On Friday, Russia attacked the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil with over 50 drones, wounding at least 10 people. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia continues to target energy and civilian infrastructure with drone strikes.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he's seeking more details about a short-term ceasefire that Russia proposed to U.S. President Donald Trump. Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a May 9 ceasefire to coincide with Victory Day in Russia in a phone call to Trump Wednesday. Zelenskyy said Thursday that Ukraine is seeking a longer-term ceasefire. Meanwhile, Russian attacks on Thursday killed one person in Dnipro and wounded dozens in Odesa as Ukraine continues to strike industrial facilities inside Russia. A Ukrainian drone attack hit Russia’s Perm region, but no casualties were reported. In Odesa, the regional head said Ukrainian air defense downed many targets, but debris damaged buildings and caused fires.

The Israeli military is dealing with a new threat from Hezbollah. It faces small drones controlled by fiber-optic cables the width of dental floss that avoid electronic detection. These drones are small, hard to detect and can be lethal. Unlike traditional drones, these can't be jammed or tracked electronically. Fiber-optic drones have been used widely in the war in Ukraine. In recent weeks, Hezbollah has aired videos showing attacks with the new fiber-optic drones.

Ukraine is claiming responsibility for a drone attack on a distant Russian oil facility. The strike, reported Wednesday, targeted a site over 1,500 kilometers from Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says these long-range strikes aim to disrupt Russia’s energy infrastructure. Russian media reported the attack, but officials have been vague about details. Ukraine's Security Service says the facility is a key hub in Russia’s oil transport system. The attack follows a strike on Russia's Tuapse oil refinery. Ukraine is increasing its drone production, aiming to exploit Russia's vulnerabilities and reduce its oil revenue. Kyiv is also offering its know-how to partners.

Ukraine’s defense minister says the country's armed forces shot down more than 33,000 Russian drones of various types in March, a record monthly figure since Moscow launched its all-out invasion more than four years ago. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s domestically developed long-range attack drones struck a Russian oil refinery and terminal on the Black Sea for the third time in less than two weeks. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the strikes could “cause serious environmental consequences." Ukraine has developed battle-tested drone technology that has proved essential in holding back Russia’s bigger army and has drawn military interest from around the world.

Authorities in Ukraine say a Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa has wounded 14 people including two children. Officials said Monday that the drones hit residential neighborhoods and civilian infrastructure. A Russian official said that a Ukrainian drone strike killed two people in the Russia-occupied part of Ukraine’s Kherson region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia has fired approximately 1,900 attack drones and other weapons at Ukraine over the past week. Ukraine intercepts more than 90% of the drones but needs more American-made Patriot air defense missiles. Ukraine for its part has been targeting Russian oil infrastructure with long-range drones and missiles.

The United States once protected ships from Iranian attacks in the Strait of Hormuz in the 1980s. That came during Iran's long war with Iraq. The U.S. could follow that model now and become more aggressive to protect ships passing through the strait as the ceasefire in the Iran war remains shaky and Tehran attacks vessels there. But this time it wouldn’t be so easy. Military technology has advanced. The U.S. hasn’t defined the same clear, narrow goals in this conflict as it did in the 1980s. And it’s not clear international shippers would feel safe even with an American Navy escort given it is a combatant now.