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Ukraine unhappy about US pessimistic assessment of counteroffensive success

Pravda Ukraine Ukraine is unhappy about the leaked US assessment of its counteroffensive, which states that Ukraine will manage to make “modest territorial achievements.” Ukrainian officials believe that the US is once again underestimating the capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397676/

Ukrainian Security Service detains radio mechanic who guided Shahed UAV attacks on defence facilities in Odesa

Pravda Ukraine The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained an informant in Odesa Oblast who provided Russians with data on the location of units of Ukraine’s Armed Forces and strategic facilities. Source: Prosecutor General’s office and SSU reports Quote: “It was his coordinates that the occupiers used to carry out one of the strikes…

Commander of Ukraine’s Ground Forces posts video of “excellent work” of Ukrainian defenders near Bakhmut

Pravda Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has reported that Ukrainian defence forces destroyed a Russian ammunition storage point on the Bakhmut front. Source: Syrskyi on Telegram Quote: “Soldiers of the 45th Separate Artillery Brigade, in cooperation with the aerial reconnaissance of the 56th Separate Mechanised Infantry…

Russians blame “Ukrainian secret services” for blogger Tatarsky’s murder on: name of “agent” revealed

Pravda Ukraine Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has said that the murder of propagandist Vladlen Tatarsky was organised by Ukrainian citizen Yurii Denisov and “the country’s secret services.” Source: Russian state-owned news outlet RIA Novosti Quote: “The organisers of the terrorist attack in St. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397668/

Formerly pro-Russian MP now only sees Ukraine in NATO and does not believe in existence of “good Russians”

Pravda Ukraine Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the Kryvyi Rih military administration, believes that the concept of “good Russians” is merely an idea they are trying to justify the aggressor country with. Source: Vilkul in an interview with “Ukrainska Pravda” Details: In an interview, Vilkul said, “I sincerely believed that the model of Finland, Sweden, and…

We can’t adjust to daily dose of horrible atrocities done by Russian aggressors in Ukraine – Slovak Prime Minister

Pravda Ukraine After a video showing the execution of a Ukrainian prisoner of war appeared, Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger has said that the world should not get used to “daily doses” of horrific atrocities by Russians in Ukraine. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397658/

Sunken cruiser Moskva will become location for divers after our victory – Ukraine’s Defence Minister

Pravda Ukraine On the anniversary of the sinking of the Moskva cruiser, Russia’s Black Sea Fleet flagship, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov has said that Ukraine’s victory in the war is inevitable, and the sunken Russian flagship will one day become a popular location for divers. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397657/

Russians attack Ocheretyne, Donetsk Oblast: one person killed

Pravda Ukraine At least one person has been killed and two others wounded as a result of a Russian attack on Donetsk Oblast on 12 April. Source: Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of Donetsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote from Kyrylenko: “On 12 April, Russians killed 1 resident of Donetsk Oblast, in [the village of] Ocheretyne.…

Lithuania sends instructors to train Ukrainian soldiers in Germany

Pravda Ukraine Lithuania has sent a group of military instructors to train Ukrainian soldiers in Germany. Source: Tagesschau Details: Lithuanian military personnel will join instructors from Germany and Belgium as part of a Bundeswehr training programme set to last until 15 May. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397654/

Ukraine’s defence forces killed 540 Russian soldiers and destroyed 5 Russian drones on 12 April – General Staff

Pravda Ukraine Ukraine’s defence forces killed 540 Russian soldiers on Wednesday, 12 April, and destroyed seven Russian artillery systems and five drones. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Details: Total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 13 April 2023 are estimated to be as follows…