Ukraine – Page 4222 – Prologue Journal

Occupiers plan to conduct clandestine recruitment of 400,000 more Russians – The Washington Post

Pravda Ukraine Russian officials want to “quietly” recruit more than 400,000 Russians to the war with Ukraine in 2023. Mostly at the expense of contractors from low-income families. Source: The Washington Post Quote: “Separate from the goal of enlisting 400,000 men for the war this year, the CIA update said that Russian Defense Ministry officials…

Missile found near Bydgoszcz may have been launched in Poland during anti-aircraft defence exercises – Media

Pravda Ukraine https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/27/7160605/

Russia can fund war in Ukraine for at least another year despite sanctions – leaked Pentagon documents

Pravda Ukraine Russia will be able to finance the war against Ukraine for at least another year, despite the sanctions. Source: The Washington Post citing leaked documents of US intelligence posted on Discord Details: The media specified that this information was stated in the documents of “the highest level of classification” labelled top secret. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/27/7399686/

PACE to discuss Thursday deportations of Ukrainian children to Russian and attempts to destabilise Moldova

Pravda Ukraine https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/27/7160601/

Russian losses lead to lack of personnel to control occupied territories

Pravda Ukraine The Russian National Guard cannot establish full control over all the occupied territories of Ukraine due to the lack of military personnel. Source: Radio Liberty citing leaked classified document of US Defence Ministry Quote: “From the document dated at the end of February 2023, it follows that in August 2022 there were at…

Russia’s Wagner says it suspends artillery fire in Ukraine’s Bakhmut for press tour

Jerusalem Post A day earlier, Prigozhin lambasted the defense ministry for not sending much-needed shipments of ammunition to his fighters. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-741431

Explosion occurred near St Petersburg, creating 6-metre crater

Pravda Ukraine An explosion occurred in the suburbs of Saint Petersburg, Russia, on the territory of an abandoned thermal power plant on the evening of 26 April, creating a six-metre-wide crater. Source: Russian news agency Fontanka; Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation on Telegram Details: Russian media report that an explosion occurred in the city…

Russian forces on defence on Zaporizhzhia and Kherson fronts – Ukraine’s National Guard

Pravda Ukraine Russian troops have switched to defence on the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson fronts. Source: Ukrinform news agency, citing Colonel Mykola Urshalovych, Deputy Chief of the Application Department of the Main Directorate of the National Guard of Ukraine, during a briefing. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/27/7399668/

Lukashenko’s former opponent hospitalised with “multiple injuries”

Pravda Ukraine Belarusian oppositionist and former election rival Viktar Babaryka was beaten in prison and later hospitalised. Source: Belarusian service of Radio Liberty; Nasha Niva, Rabochy Rukh Telegram channel Details: On 26 April, Rabochy Rukh reported that Babaryka was hospitalised with “multiple bodily injuries”. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/27/7399667/

“She saved artefacts during occupation”: colleagues remember Kupiansk museum director killed in Russian attack

Pravda Ukraine On 25 April, Russia attacked the Kupiansk Museum of Local History in Kharkiv Oblast. Museum director Iryna Osadcha and employee Olena Vodopianova were killed in their workplace. The tragic news was reported by the Department of Culture and Tourism of the Oblast State Administration and the oblast military administration. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/27/7399666/