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Another “explosive object” found in Belgorod, Russia, thousands of people evacuated from their homes

Pravda Ukraine An “explosive object” has been found near the site of a bomb explosion from a Russian plane in Belgorod, Russia, and 17 apartment buildings are being evacuated, as Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Belgorod Oblast, said. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/22/7398994/

Russian billionaires see wealth rise to over half a trillion dollars -Forbes

Jerusalem Post After Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine, the West imposed what it casts as the most severe sanctions in modern history on Russia’s economy. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-739952

West favouring “hybrid tribunal” for Russian crime of aggression – Deutsche Welle

Pravda Ukraine Brussels and the G7 countries are tending to believe that a “hybrid tribunal” would be the most realistic prospect of bringing those responsible for the crime of aggression against Ukraine to justice. Source: Deutsche Welle, citing an unnamed senior EU official, as reported by European Pravda Details: The “hybrid tribunal” could combine Ukraine’s…

Former employee of Moscow arms factory accused of treason in Russia

Pravda Ukraine The FSB has charged the former deputy head of the Promtekhnologii arms factory testing laboratory with treason. Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agencies TASS and RIA Novosti Details: The media do not specify the case details but report that the ex-deputy chief has been jailed for two years and “investigative actions” are being carried…

Russia cancelled Immortal Regiment march because it fears showing scale of losses – UK Intelligence

Pravda Ukraine The Russian authorities have cancelled the Immortal Regiment march, most likely to avoid emphasising the scale of their losses in the war in Ukraine. Source: European Pravda; UK Defence Intelligence review on Saturday, 22 April Details: As the review reports, Russia is trying to maintain the consistency of its main narrative to justify…

European Commission and 5 EU countries to continue negotiations on Ukraine’s agricultural imports on Sunday

Pravda Ukraine Negotiations between the agriculture ministers of Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary, which have been affected by excessive imports of agricultural products from Ukraine, and Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice President of the European Commission, will resume on Sunday. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/22/7398985/

Zelenskyy signs law banning place names associated with Russia

Pravda Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a law “On the Condemnation and Prohibition of Propaganda of Russian Imperial Policy in Ukraine and the Decolonisation of Toponymy”, establishing a ban on the distribution of symbols of Russian imperial policy throughout Ukraine. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/22/7398957/

Occupiers claim air defence activated in Crimea

Pravda Ukraine The Russian invaders have claimed that the air defence system had been activated in Crimea and that there were no casualties. Source: Sergey Aksyonov, Kremlin-appointed puppet leader of Crimea, on Telegram Quote from Aksyonov: “Air defence systems were activated in the skies over Crimea; there were no casualties or damage. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/22/7398981/

G7 countries consider almost complete ban on exports to Russia

Pravda Ukraine IHOR PYLYPIV GETTY IMAGES The G7 countries are discussing the possibility of expanding the sanctions regime against Russia, including a ban on almost all exports to Moscow. Source: Kyodo The decision may be made during the G7 summit to be held in May in Hiroshima, western Japan. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/22/7398980/

People in Russia’s Kursk Oblast complain of attacks, several villages without electricity

Pravda Ukraine Roman Starovoit, Governor of Russia’s Kursk Oblast, has claimed the attack was allegedly carried out “by Ukraine”, and several villages were cut off from the power grid. Source: Starovoit on Telegram Quote: “The Ukrainian Armed Forces hit the Rylsk district [of Belgorod Oblast] on the morning [of 22 April]. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/22/7398979/