Ukraine – Page 3762 – Prologue Journal

Ukrainian official announces season of explosions in Crimea

Pravda Ukraine Natalia Humeniuk, Head of the Joint Press Centre for Operational Command Pivden (South), advised Russians who are used to living and vacationing in annexed Crimea to get used to air-raid warnings and prepare for the explosion season. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/24/7399122/

Ukraine: Russian ‘elites’ scared, looking for contact to Ukraine

Jerusalem Post According to Ukrainian officials, Russian ‘elites’ are seeking security guarantees after the eventual defeat of Russia. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-740086

MEPs call on France to expel Chinese ambassador

Pravda Ukraine A group of 80 members of the European Parliament sent a letter to French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna with a call to declare Chinese ambassador Lu Shaye persona non grata, as he expressed doubts about the sovereignty of the post-Soviet states and could not unequivocally answer the question of Crimea’s belonging. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/24/7399121/

Explosions rocked Zaporizhzhia

Pravda Ukraine Explosions occurred in Zaporizhzhia during an air-raid warning. Source: Suspilne public broadcaster on Telegram Details: Air-raid warning was issued in the city of Zaporizhzhia and Zaporizhzhia Oblast at 02:40. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/24/7399120/

Russians attack two areas in Sumy Oblast

Pravda Ukraine On 23 April, Russian occupiers fired at two border hromadas in Sumy Oblast [an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories – ed.]. 11 mortar attacks were recorded. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/24/7399118/

Zelenskyy: Russia says it is at war with NATO in Ukraine because it is unable to defeat us

Pravda Ukraine Russia claims that it is fighting NATO on the territory of Ukraine because it is ashamed to admit its lack of success on the battlefield. Source: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with Al Arabiya Quote: “It’s ridiculous that Russia is fighting NATO on the territory of Ukraine. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/24/7399117/

Zelenskyy: We cannot give up Bakhmut, that would expand battle front

Pravda Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine cannot give up on holding Bakhmut, as its conquest by Russian forces could give them a stepping-stone to advance on Kramatorsk and Sloviansk. Source: Zelenskyy in an interview to Al Arabiya Quote: “It is impossible for us to give up on Bakhmut because this would [help] expand the…

Ukraine’s Ground Forces Commander travels along line of contact on Bakhmut front

Pravda Ukraine General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, visited military units holding the Bakhmut front. Source: Syrskyi on Telegram ALL PHOTOS FROM SYRSKYI’S TELEGRAM Quote from Syrskyi: “Bakhmut front. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/23/7399115/

German general calls for F-16 jets to be promptly given to Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine Retired German general Erhard Bühler said that Ukraine requires not only air defence equipment, but also Western fighter jets. Source: European Pravda, citing Bild, a German publication Details: General Bühler, former commander of the Kosovo Force, a NATO-led international peacekeeping force in Kosovo, blamed the German government for the insufficient weapons and equipment…

EU says aggressive remarks of Chinese Ambassador to France are “unacceptable”

Pravda Ukraine Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said that the remarks made by Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye regarding the status of the former Soviet Republics are unacceptable. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/23/7399110/