Ukraine – Page 4231 – Prologue Journal

Ukraine stages raids across Dnipro River as counteroffensive looms

Jerusalem Post Military analysts say Ukraine is likely soon to launch a counteroffensive and retaking all the Kherson region would be an important step. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-740231

Mass grave of Wagner Group mercenaries discovered in another Russian city

Pravda Ukraine A mass grave of mercenaries from the Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) has been discovered in the Russian city of Novosibirsk. Source: Radio Svoboda’s Siberia.Realities project, citing a video the publication received from an unnamed source. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/25/7399317/

Medvedev claims Russia has “nuclear values”

Pravda Ukraine Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council, has said that nuclear weapons are a “staple” for Russia [“spiritual staples” – a phrase that became popular after Putin used it in 2012, meaning spiritual unity and values of Russian society. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/25/7399316/

EU provides Ukraine with another €1.5 billion of macro-finance

Pravda Ukraine On Tuesday, the European Union provided Ukraine with the third tranche of macro-financial assistance of €1.5 billion out of a package of €18 billion. Source: Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission “Today we are providing another €1. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/25/7399313/

Sevastopol harbour heavily guarded by helicopters and combat dolphins

Pravda Ukraine The entrance to the harbour in temporarily occupied Sevastopol, where surface drones were able to break through, is protected by many physical barriers and is under the supervision of boats, helicopters, and combat dolphins. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/25/7399312/

Poland wants to ban imports of Ukrainian agricultural products by end of year

Pravda Ukraine Poland believes that the ban on imports of Ukrainian food, which is currently in place until the end of June, is insufficient and will ask the EU for permission to extend it until the end of the year. Source: Robert Telus, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland, at a press conference…

Russia prepared new history textbook with lies about war in Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine A new history textbook has been designed for high school students in Russia and it contains a chapter with falsified data on the war in Ukraine. Source: Latvia-based Russian media outlet Meduza; Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency TASS Quote: “The textbook will reveal the reasons for the beginning of the special military operation [this…

One killed, 10 wounded in Russian attack on museum in Ukraine – Zelensky

Jerusalem Post Zelensky posted a video of a badly damaged building whose windows were smashed and a section of the wall and roof was destroyed. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-740221

Court seizes assets of pro-Kremlin-ex-MP’s wife worth over US$26,000,000

Pravda Ukraine The court has seized the assets of Oksana Marchenko, the wife of Viktor Medvedchuk [Ukrainian businessman and pro-Russian politician to whose daughter Putin is godfather – ed.], in Zaporizhzhia Ferroalloy Plant JSC, totalling over UAH 1 billion [roughly US$26,170,000 – ed. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/25/7399306/

Ukrainian defenders have small success to south of Kreminna

Pravda Ukraine The Armed Forces of Ukraine have made minor gains south of Kreminna as of 24 April and are striking at Russian logistics hubs in the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk Oblast. Source: report of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) on 24 April Quote from ISW: “Geolocated footage posted on April…