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What Ukraine lost while waiting for the US aid bill to pass: The long-awaited passing of the U.S. aid bill in the House of Representatives over the weekend was ...
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What Ukraine lost while waiting for the US aid bill to pass
Quick Glance: State Customs Service: Polish Protesters Cease Border Blockade
  • The blockade by Polish protesters at the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing on the Polish-Ukrainian border was lifted by Ukraine's State Customs Service on April 22.

  • Traffic flow in both directions was restored as of 1:40 p.m.

  • As per Valentyna Chernysh, a representative of the customs office in Volyn Oblast, there were 400 trucks queued on the Polish side of the border, with an additional 140 in a digital queue.

  • Despite a reduction in border blockades, the State Customs Service indicated on April 17 that Polish protesters intended to block the Korczowa-Krakovets border crossing for a two-day period.
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Ukraine war latest: Over 20,000 Russian troops trying to storm Chasiv Yar; Budanov says Ukraine to face 'difficult situation' from mid-May
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Ukraine war latest: Over 20,000 Russian troops trying to storm Chasiv Yar; ...
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Russian man gets 5 years labour for street interview about Ukraine war: A Russian man was sentenced to five years' forced labour on Monday (22 April) for ...
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Russian man gets 5 years labour for street interview about Ukraine war
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Prosecutor's Office: 15 people suffer concussion after Russian attack on Beryslav in Kherson Oblast
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Prosecutor's Office: 15 people suffer concussion after Russian attack ...
Quick Glance: Russia Strikes Chernihiv: 18 Dead, Ukraine Appeals for Air Defense
  • At least 18 people were killed and over 60 wounded in Chernihiv due to Russian missile strikes. Ukrainian officials emphasized that the attack could have been prevented with adequate air defense systems.

  • Russia launched three Iskander cruise missiles at the city, located near the Russian border and previously encircled by Russian troops.

  • Ukraine currently has three Patriot air defense systems but requires 26 for full coverage. Following appeals for more systems, Germany pledged to send an additional one.

  • A $60 billion aid package for Ukraine is stalled in the US Congress, allowing Russia to exploit ammunition and air defense shortages and gain ground in the east.
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Russia attacks 20 settlements in Kherson Oblast, 1 injured: In a post on Telegram, head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Prokudin ...
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Russia attacks 20 settlements in Kherson Oblast, 1 injured
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CIA chief warns Ukraine could lose war this year without US boost: CIA Director Bill Burns on Thursday said Ukraine could lose the war by the end of 2024 without ...
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CIA chief warns Ukraine could lose war this year without US boost
Quick Glance: CIA Director Warns of Ukraine's Potential Defeat Against Russia
  • CIA Director Bill Burns warns of a possible Ukrainian defeat against Russia by the end of the year unless the US sends more military support.

  • Burns emphasizes the need for the US Congress to approve a long-delayed aid package for Kyiv to prevent Ukraine from losing ground.

  • There is a risk that Russia could capture additional territory if Ukraine is not adequately supported, leading to a frozen frontline situation.

  • Ukraine's lack of ammunition and military equipment due to supply struggles from the US and its allies is having a severe impact on the battlefield.
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My Hometown Belgorod Is Under Near-Daily Attack. But Russia Has Forgotten Us: Opinion | After two years of war between Russia and Ukraine, what inhabitants of ...
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My Hometown Belgorod Is Under Near-Daily Attack. But Russia Has Forgotten ...
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Is Ukraine’s Spy Chief Kyrylo Budanov In Russian Captivity?: Kremlin propagandists spread information last week that Ukraine’s Intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov ...
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Is Ukraine’s Spy Chief Kyrylo Budanov In Russian Captivity?
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My Hometown Belgorod Is Under Near-Daily Attack. But Russia Has Forgotten Us: Opinion | After two years of war between Russia and Ukraine, what inhabitants of ...
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My Hometown Belgorod Is Under Near-Daily Attack. But Russia Has Forgotten ...
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Russian Losses in Ukraine on Course To Far Outstrip 2023 Total: The Kremlin's forces sustained 252,570 casualties last year, according to Kyiv.
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Russian Losses in Ukraine on Course To Far Outstrip 2023 Total
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Analysis: Russian Troops Claim to Grab Ground in Surprise Assault, Threaten Breakthrough in Battleground Avdiivka
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Analysis: Russian Troops Claim to Grab Ground in Surprise Assault ...
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Russian attack on Kherson kills 80-year-old woman: In a post on Telegram, the head of the city's military administration, Roman Mrochko ...
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Russian attack on Kherson kills 80-year-old woman
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Russian attacks against 5 Ukrainian regions kill 5, injure 12 over past day: Casualties were reported in Donetsk, Kherson, Sumy, Kharkiv and Mykolaiv oblasts.
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Russian attacks against 5 Ukrainian regions kill 5, injure 12 over past ...
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How 17-year-old Ukrainian Valeriia escaped a Russian re-education camp: 17-year-old Ukrainian Valeriia was abducted to a Russian re-education camp in Crimea ...
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How 17-year-old Ukrainian Valeriia escaped a Russian re-education camp
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Ukraine state-owned enterprises weekly — Issue 128: Editor’s Note: This is issue 128 of Ukrainian State-Owned Enterprises Weekly, covering events from April ...
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Ukraine state-owned enterprises weekly — Issue 128
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Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 12, injure 35 over past day: Russia targeted a total of nine Ukrainian oblasts – Odesa, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia ...
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Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 12, injure 35 over past day
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Ukraine ‘will lose the war’ if US Congress withholds aid, Zelensky warns: President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that Ukraine will lose its war against Russia ...
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Ukraine ‘will lose the war’ if US Congress withholds aid, Zelensky warns
Quick Glance: Ukraine ‘will lose the war’ without US aid, Zelensky warns
  • President Volodymyr Zelensky warns that Ukraine will lose the war against Russia if the US Congress does not approve military aid.

  • Ukraine urgently calls for the US to send a $60 billion aid package blocked by Republicans in Congress.

  • Russia intensifies attacks on Chasiv Yar, near Kramatorsk, a crucial hub for the Ukrainian army, resulting in casualties and destruction.

  • Russian strikes, including on a nuclear power plant, raise concerns about reactor integrity, with the IAEA urging restraint.
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Humeniuk dismissed as press chief for southern military command: The General Staff's announcement did not mention the reason for Humeniuk's dismissal ...
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Humeniuk dismissed as press chief for southern military command
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Bloomberg: Ukrainian army collapse 'cannot be ruled out,' US official says
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Bloomberg: Ukrainian army collapse 'cannot be ruled out ...
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Russia’s ‘Turtle Tank’ – its Latest Battlefield Innovation to Combat Kyiv FPV Drones
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Ukraine’s Strike on Russia’s Military Airfield in Dzhankoi: What We Know So Far: On April 17, Kyiv struck the Dzhankoi airfield on the Russian-occupied Crimean ...
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Ukraine’s Strike on Russia’s Military Airfield in Dzhankoi: What We Know ...
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Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 3, injure 8 over past day: Russia targeted a total of 13 Ukrainian oblasts — Chernihiv, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, Odesa ...
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Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 3, injure 8 over past day
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IAEA confirms 3 direct strikes on main reactor containment structures of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
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Quick Glance: Drone Detonation Reported at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
  • According to the notification sent to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a drone explosion occurred on the premises of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on April 7.

  • The IAEA's observations suggest a consistent detonation, as mentioned in a post on X.

  • No information was disclosed regarding the party responsible for launching the drone.
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Russian Attack Kills 7 in Ukraine's Kharkiv: A series of Russian attacks on Ukraine's second city of Kharkiv killed seven people and wounded a dozen more ...
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Russian Attack Kills 7 in Ukraine's Kharkiv
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‘Nobody Will Ever Find You’: An FSB Torture Survivor Tells His Story: “They brought me to a dimly lit room filled with a heavy stench,” Denis, 34 ...
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‘Nobody Will Ever Find You’: An FSB Torture Survivor Tells His Story
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Russia Fired Commanders Amid Failure to Recapture Kherson Ground: Report: Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief said Moscow has set itself the goal of capturing the town ...
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Russia Fired Commanders Amid Failure to Recapture Kherson Ground: Report
Quick Glance: Russia Aims to Capture Chasiv Yar by 9 May
  • Ukraine's top commander stated that Russian forces aimed to capture the town of Chasiv Yar by 9 May, marking a crucial battle for control of high ground in the east where Russia is directing its assaults.

  • The potential fall of the town before the Soviet Victory Day would signal increasing Russian battlefield momentum amid a slowdown in Western military aid to Kyiv.

  • Kyiv's brigades are currently holding back the assaults near Chasiv Yar and have received reinforcements in terms of ammunition, drones, and electronic warfare devices.

  • Recent escalations in the war have raised concerns about the resilience of Ukraine's energy system, with Russia conducting significant air strikes on Ukrainian power plants and substations.