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Russian Prosecutor General’s Office says it will investigate video of cruel execution of PoW

Pravda Ukraine Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has announced that it will investigate a video showing a Ukrainian soldier being beheaded. Source: Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation on Telegram Quote: “In the footage of the video, an unidentified person in a camouflage uniform in the summertime employs violence using a knife against an unidentified…

Poland seeks Berlin’s consent to transfer MiG-29 jets from former Eastern Germany storage points to Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine Poland has sent an official request to Berlin to transfer MiG-29 fighters from the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) to Ukraine. Source: DPA news agency, citing sources in the authorities, as reported by European Pravda Details: These fighter jets were in service in the GDR during the Cold War and were inherited by…

Search and rescue workers warn that most cemeteries in liberated territories are still mined

Pravda Ukraine The State Emergency Service of Ukraine has warned residents of the liberated regions that most cemeteries in these areas remain mined. Source: Oleksandr Khorunzhyi, the spokesperson for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, at a briefing on 13 April, quoted by Suspilne news outlet Details: Before going to a cemetery, one should follow…

Kyiv calls for NATO to secure Black Sea and integrate Ukrainian defenses

Jerusalem Post The remarks were brushed aside in Moscow, where Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a briefing: “The Black Sea can never be a NATO sea.” https://www.jpost.com/international/article-739123

Kremlin responds to The Hague court ruling on Naftogaz’s losses in Crimea

Pravda Ukraine Russia will analyse the decision of the Arbitral Tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, which ordered it to pay US$5 billion in compensation for losses and lost property of Naftogaz [the largest national oil and gas company of Ukraine – ed. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397719/

Norway expels 15 Russian spies from embassy in Oslo

Pravda Ukraine Norway has declared 15 Russian embassy officials, who were de-facto intelligence officers operating under the cover of diplomatic positions, personae non gratae. Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway on 13 April The ministry notes that the activities of the mentioned individuals were monitored for a long time. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397716/

Russian mine explodes near Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant power unit

Pravda Ukraine A Russian mine has exploded near a power unit at the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), and the Russians have tried to hide it from IAEA experts. Source: Press service for Energoatom, Ukrainian national power generating company Quote: “The Russian occupiers are continuing to turn Zaporizhzhia NPP into a military base, laying…

Photographer finds Banksy-like graffiti in liberated Izium

Pravda Ukraine Graffiti similar in style to the works of anonymous British artist Banksy was found in the de-occupied city of Izium, Kharkiv Oblast. Photos of a drawing showing a boy covering his face with his hands and crying were shared by British photographer Ed Rem on his Instagram. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397706/

Leaked US intelligence documents suggest Russia’s FSB and Defence Ministry at odds over country’s losses – NYT

Pravda Ukraine Classified US intelligence documents suggest the Russian FSB is at odds with the Ministry of Defence over silencing Russia’s actual losses. Source: The New York Times Details: The news agency points out that secret intelligence documents published online point to a fierce struggle within the Russian government. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397707/

Explosion rocks Russian-occupied Melitopol: invaders claim UAV attack

Pravda Ukraine An explosion occurred in the centre of the temporarily occupied city of Melitopol on the morning of 13 April. The occupiers later claimed that they had allegedly shot down a Ukrainian drone. Source: Ivan Fedorov, legitimate mayor of Melitopol, on Telegram; collaborator Volodymyr Rohov; occupying administration on Telegram Quote from Fedorov: “It’s noisy…