Category: Ukraine
Son of Russian President’s Press Secretary fought as part of Wagner Group – Wagner Group Head
Pravda Ukraine Yevgeny Prigozhin, Leader of the Wagner Group, said that the son of Dmitry Peskov, Press Secretary of the Russian dictator, served as an ordinary gunner in Wagner Group. Source: Prigozhin’s statement in the video of the Russian so-called “military correspondents”, which is distributed by his press service. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/21/7398943/
Read MoreLatvia to deliver all available Stinger MANPADS to Ukraine
Pravda Ukraine At the meeting of the Contact Group on the Defence of Ukraine on Friday, the Minister of Defence of Latvia, Ināra Mūrniece, announced the decision to hand over all Latvian Stinger portable anti-aircraft missile systems to Kyiv. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/21/7398940/
Read MoreAir-raid warning in Zaporizhzhia, explosions rock the city
Pravda Ukraine In the evening of 21 April, an air-raid warning was announced in several oblasts in the south-east of Ukraine. There are reports about several explosions in the city of Zaporizhzhia. Source: Suspilne Details: It is reported that two explosions were heard in the city of Zaporizhzhia. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/21/7398938/
Read MoreFive EU countries are asking European Commission to ban import of more products from Ukraine
Pravda Ukraine The Ministers of Agriculture of Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary sent their proposals to the European Commission on solving the problem of importing Ukrainian agricultural products from Ukraine on Friday. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/21/7398934/
Read MoreMoscow’s court arrests Bulgarian journalist and Bellingcat Head Christo Grozev in absentia
Pravda Ukraine Lefortovsky Court of Moscow has arrested in absentia the investigative journalist and head of the Bellingcat investigative journalism group, Bulgarian citizen Christo Grozev. Source: Interfax Russian news agency Grozev is accused in Russia of illegally crossing the border (Art. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/21/7398933/
Read More19-century play cancelled in Russia for “discreditation” of army
Pravda Ukraine The Alexandrinsky Theatre in Russian Saint Petersburg cancelled performances of the Cyrano de Bergerac play based on the French play of the 19th century due to it “discrediting” the Russian army. Source: Russian Latvian-based media outlet Meduza Details: It is reported that earlier a viewer turned to the police with a request to…
Read MoreCommander-in-Chief explains how Ukrainian marines destroyed Pacific Fleet near Vuhledar
Pravda Ukraine For months, marines have been crushing the Russian invaders near the city of Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast. Source: video by Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi on Facebook Quote: “Soldiers of the 35th Marine Infantry Brigade named after Rear Admiral Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi have been destroying enemy equipment and manpower on the approaches to Vuhledar for months.…
Read MoreNATO General Secretary on Ukraine’s counter offensive: Ukrainian army will liberate even more territories
Pravda Ukraine Jens Stoltenberg, General Secretary of NATO, expressed confidence that Ukraine is ready to win back more territory amid preparations for an expected counteroffensive against Russian forces. Source: This was reported by Radio Liberty, writes European Pravda Quote: “I am sure that now they will be able to free up even more land,” Stoltenberg…
Read MoreGerman Defense Minister: Our fighter jets will not fit Ukraine
Pravda Ukraine German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius believes that the fighter jets currently operated by Germany are unsuitable for Ukraine deployment. Source: Pistorius made the corresponding statement at a meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine on Friday, writes European Pravda with reference to AFP. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/21/7398924/
Read MoreZelenskyy signs law on obtaining Ukrainian citizenship: exam in Ukrainian history and Constitution now mandatory
Pravda Ukraine On 21 April, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed bill No. 7606 on new rules for obtaining Ukrainian citizenship. Source: website of the Verkhovna Rada Details: This is a draft law on amendments to the Laws of Ukraine “On the Citizenship of Ukraine” and “On Ensuring the Functioning of the Ukrainian Language as the State…
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