They didn’t start as early nor are they as intense as I expected.

https://www.databreaches.net/microsoft-discloses-onslaught-of-russian-cyberattacks-on-ukraine/

Microsoft discloses onslaught of Russian cyberattacks on Ukraine

Raphael Satter, Christopher Bing and James Pearson report:

Russian government hackers carried out multiple cyber operations against Ukraine that appeared to support Moscow’s military attacks and online propaganda campaigns, Microsoft said in a report on Wednesday.

The reported intrusions – some of which have not been previously disclosed – suggest that hacking has played a bigger role in the conflict than what has been publicly known.

Read more at Reuters.

[The report: https://query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com/cms/api/am/binary/RE4Vwwd

In war, supply lines are legitimate targets, even if Russia dosen’t believe you can hit them.

https://news.yahoo.com/why-neither-russia-nor-ukraine-050915049.html

Why neither Russia nor Ukraine wants to discuss the mystery explosions at strategic Russian facilities

Russian media reported explosions Wednesday at an ammunition depot near Belgorod and two other storage facilities near Ukraine's eastern border, in the latest instances of "unexplained fires and explosions at strategic locations in Russia, including storage depots, a sensitive defense research site, and the country's largest chemical plant," The Washington Post reports.

"All of the sites hit are likely involved in supplying fuel and ammunition to the troops engaged in Donbas and the damage may hinder Russia's efforts to sustain its offensive there," the Post reports, raising "suspicions that at least some may have been caused by sabotage or Ukrainian attacks."

Local Russian officials blamed an April 1 explosion at fuel depots in Belgorod on Ukrainian attack helicopters, but as the incidents multiplied, it became "a subject which officials in Moscow prefer to avoid," BBC Monitoring's Vitaliy Shevchenko writes. "Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory would be an embarrassment to the Kremlin, which had been hoping to have control of Ukraine within days of invading it in February."

… "It is clear why Ukraine would be reluctant to admit any cross-border attacks," writes the BBC's Shevchenko: "They would amount to a major escalation in an already bitter conflict."

The Brits were right about tea! Could they also be correct about gin & tonic? (Let’s hope!)

https://neurosciencenews.com/tes-cognition-20482/

Can Drinking Tea Improve Cognitive Function and Help Prevent Cognitive Decline?

… “There is a growing body of research from around the world demonstrating that drinking tea can enhance human health in many ways,” said symposium chair, Jeffrey Blumberg, PhD, an active Professor Emeritus in the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University.

“True teas – which include black, green, white, oolong, and dark – can contribute significantly to the promotion of public health. Evidence presented at this symposium reveals results – ranging from suggestive to compelling – about the benefits of tea on cancer, cardiometabolic disease, cognitive performance, and immune function.”