Category: Ukraine
Buffett Foundation to help with mine clearance in Ukraine
Pravda Ukraine The Ministry of Economy of Ukraine and the Buffett Foundation have agreed to cooperate on humanitarian mine clearance, including the purchase of a mine clearance machine. Source: Press service of the Ministry of Economy, following the meeting between First Vice Prime Minister of Economy Yuliia Svyrydenko and billionaire Howard Buffett Details: The ministry…
Read MoreEU imposes sanctions on Wagner military company and part of its founder’s media empire
Pravda Ukraine The European Union has added Wagner private military company and the Russian media organisation FAN, linked to Kremlin oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, to the sanctions list. Source: Official Journal of the European Union As stated in the EU’s decision, the Wagner Group spearheaded the attacks against the Ukrainian towns of Soledar and Bakhmut in…
Read MoreUkrainian Commander-in-Chief meets chief of staff of Armed Forces of France
Pravda Ukraine General Thierry Burkhard, Chief of Staff of the French Army, arrived in Ukraine and met with Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Source: Zaluzhnyi on Telegram Quote: “I was glad to meet General Thierry Burkhard, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the French Republic, during his first visit…
Read MoreUS government is close to identifying organiser of secret documents leak
Pravda Ukraine US President Joe Biden has stated that the US government is close to identifying the leaker responsible for the disclosure of sensitive military documents posted to social media. Source: CNN citing Biden’s interview with journalists in Dublin Quote: “There’s a full-blown investigation going on, as you know. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397751/
Read MoreUkraine’s First Lady makes in on Time 100 Most Influential People
Pravda Ukraine The list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2023 by the American magazine Time includes Olena Zelenska, the First Lady of Ukraine, and Oleksandra Matviichuk, Nobel Laureate and human rights activist. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397750/
Read MoreEU approves allocation of €1 billion for ammunition for Ukraine
Pravda Ukraine The EU Council approved the allocation of €1 billion in order to compensate the money that the EU member states spend on the projectiles they supply Ukraine with. Source: European Pravda with reference to the press service of the EU council On Thursday, 13 April, the EU Council approved the allocation within the…
Read MoreGermany wants to make quick decision on transferring Polish MiG-29 jets to Ukraine
Pravda Ukraine Berlin wants to decide this Thursday whether it will agree to allow Poland to transfer Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets from East Germany’s stockpile to Ukraine. Source: DPA German news outlet, citing German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, reported by European Pravda Quote from DPA: “The German government wants to decide this Thursday whether it…
Read MoreRussians shell a park in Kherson, killing a civilian
Pravda Ukraine On 13 April, the Russian occupiers shelled a park in the city of Kherson, killing a civilian. Source: Kherson Oblast Military Administration on Telegram; Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration, on air during the 24/7 national joint newscast Details: On Thursday, Russian artillery attacked the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397742/
Read MoreRussians and Belarusians are allowed to compete in triathlon
Pravda Ukraine The World Triathlon has allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under a neutral flag. Source: World Triathlon’s website, Inside The Games Details: The statement says that the decision was made with the aim of “creating conditions for the participation in competitions of independent neutral athletes with Russian and Belarusian passports, as well…
Read MoreGeneral Staff posts photos of Ukrainians learning how to break through tank obstacles on Leopard 2
Pravda Ukraine The General Staff of Ukraine posted a photo from the training of the Ukrainian military in Poland on Leopard 2 tanks. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Quote: “Forsvaret joint group of instructors from the Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Norway are training servicemen of the Armed Forces of…
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