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Did you miss the latest events on the war in Ukraine? 20 Minutes takes stock for you every evening. Here is the gist of this Saturday, May 30, 2026, on the 1,557th day of the conflict. The fact of the day The unprecedented fall of a drone on a residential building in Romania, during the night from Thursday to Friday, continues to create diplomatic turmoil. While Russian President Vladimir Putin questioned the Russian origin of the drone and affirmed that his country does not “threaten European countries”, Colonel Martin O’Donnell, spokesperson for the headquarters of NATO forces in Europe (Shape), confirmed to AFP that the drone was “Russian”. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte expressed the Alliance’s “absolute solidarity” with Romania, denouncing Russia’s “irresponsible behavior” which represents “a danger for all of us.” Today’s statement “We must stop accepting” Russian players who “support their dictator” At a press conference after her defeat against Russian Diana Shnaider in the 3rd round of Roland-Garros, Ukrainian tennis player Oleksandra Oliynykova called on tour leaders to refuse Russian players who, according to her, support Vladimir Putin. “If they don’t want to hear it and continue to spread their propaganda, then there should be a mechanism in the circuit to stop it,” she added. “Russian players don’t want to communicate, they have these horrible opinions […] and this is something that we must stop accepting in professional sports,” said the 25-year-old Ukrainian. Earlier in the week, the Ukrainian had criticized the Russian for her participation in a tournament in St. Petersburg sponsored by the Russian gas giant Gazprom, which according to her was equivalent to “playing in Nazi Germany for the Gestapo.” Read the articles in the War in Ukraine file The trend Ukraine has been intensifying its attacks of drones on logistics and oil infrastructure in southern Russia, causing considerable damage. Ukrainian drones struck a tanker and an oil depot in southern Russia on Saturday, causing fires but causing no casualties, Moscow said. According to a Russian official, around fifty drones were shot down over the Rostov region, close to eastern Ukraine.
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