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Belarus says it is already preparing sites for Russian nuclear weapons

Pravda Ukraine Viktor Khrenin, Minister of Defence of Belarus, has said that Belarus is already preparing sites for the deployment of Russia’s strategic nuclear weapons. Source: Belarusian state-owned news outlet Belta, quoting Khrenin’s statement Quote from Khrenin: “If necessary, we will have strategic nuclear weapons. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/14/7397879/

Russian soldiers have been given land certificates in Crimea, but not on Southern Coast

Pravda Ukraine Participants in the war in Ukraine from Yalta began to receive certificates for land plots in the Saki district, not on the Southern Coast of Crimea. Source: Yanina Pavlenko, Head of Yalta occupation administration; Crimea Realities Details: On 13 April, the head of Yalta’s occupation administration said that the issuance of land certificates…

Xiaomi reacts that Ukraine included it on list of war sponsors

Pravda Ukraine Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has reacted to the decision of the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) to include the company on the list of international sponsors of the war, saying that it is for “world peace”. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/14/7397874/

Ministry of Sports explains ban on national teams competing with Russians and Belarusians

Pravda Ukraine The Ministry of Youth and Sports explains the order banning Ukrainian national teams from competing in tournaments with athletes from Russia and Belarus. Source: Suspilne public broadcaster, citing the statement of Matvii Bidnyi, the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, on air during the national joint 24/7 newscast Quote: “The order comes into…

Russian schoolchildren will be told about “genocide of Soviet people” with reference to Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine The Russian authorities have scheduled a “lesson” in schools on 17 April to promote the war in Ukraine under the pretext of “fascism” and the fictional “genocide of the Soviet people” during World War II. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/14/7397870/

Russians prepare to block ZNPP staff, awaiting Ukraine’s possible counteroffensive

Pravda Ukraine Russian occupiers are taking food and water to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (the ZNPP), preparing to detain the station’s personnel there by force, fearing the widely announced Ukrainian counteroffensive. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/14/7397865/

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry believes Crimea will be liberated both by military and diplomatic means

Pravda Ukraine Ukraine is considering both military and diplomatic ways of liberating Crimea, and it also does not rule out a mixed option. Source: Emine Dzhaparova, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, in an interview with Ukrinform news agency Quote: “It seems to me that today we have both ways – both military and…

Ukraine recovers bodies of 82 fallen defenders

Pravda Ukraine The bodies of another 82 dead soldiers were brought back to Ukraine on 14 April. Source: Press service of the Ministry for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Quote: “We managed to bring home the bodies of 82 fallen Ukrainian soldiers. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/14/7397853/

Hungarian Prime Minister calls Ukraine “financially non-existent”, Russia praises him

Pravda Ukraine Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Ukraine was a “financially non-existent country” and that without the support of its partners, the war would end immediately; his words have already provoked a positive reaction in Moscow. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/14/7397849/

Russia puts Pacific Fleet on high alert

Pravda Ukraine Russia has begun a surprise inspection of its Pacific Fleet and is putting it on the highest combat alert. Source: Russian propaganda agency RIA Novosti, quoting Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu Details: Shoigu said that “the entire Pacific Fleet has been alerted and put on high alert. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/14/7397846/