Category: Ukraine
Prigozhin regaining favour with Putin – ISW
Pravda Ukraine The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has concluded that Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin “is seemingly regaining some favour with Russian President Vladimir Putin”. Source: ISW report on 17 April 2023 Details: The ISW has reported that Prigozhin might have regained Putin’s favour as Russian armed forces are failing to fulfil…
Read MoreRussian occupiers in Enerhodar loot schools and kindergartens ahead of expected Ukrainian counteroffensive
Pravda Ukraine Russian occupation forces in the city of Enerhodar in Zaporizhzhia Oblast are looting educational establishments. Source: National Resistance Center Details: According to the National Resistance Center, Russian occupiers looted several schools and kindergartens, taking away desks, cupboards, and other furniture. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/18/7398300/
Read MoreUS says Brazil “parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda” on Ukraine war
Pravda Ukraine On Monday, 17 April, the White House sharply criticised Brazil after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that the United States is encouraging war in Ukraine during a trip to China. Source: NDTV citing John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the US National Security Council, during a press conference Quote from…
Read MoreRussian forces attack Nikopol and nearby locations, injuring civilian
Pravda Ukraine Russian forces attacked two locations in the Nikopol district on the afternoon of Monday, 17 April. One civilian was injured, and several houses, a school dormitory, a sports school and a number of other buildings were damaged. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/18/7398297/
Read MoreRussians bombard Sumy Oblast, over 100 strikes from artillery and grenade launchers
Pravda Ukraine The Russians targeted five hromadas [an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories – ed.] in Sumy Oblast over the past day. Source: Sumy Oblast Military Administration Details: On 17 April, Russian forces struck the border hromadas of Velyka Pysarivka, Bilopillia, Shalyhyne, Seredyna-Buda and Hlukhiv. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/18/7398295/
Read MoreThere will be no counter-offensive without preparation – Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council Secretary
Pravda Ukraine Commenting on the supply of weaponry by the allies, Oleksii Danilov, Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council, emphasised that Ukraine will not begin its counter-offensive unprepared. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/17/7398289/
Read MoreRussians intensify air and artillery attacks on Bakhmut front
Pravda Ukraine Russian forces have intensified the use of heavy artillery and air strikes on the Bakhmut front in Donetsk Oblast. Source: Hanna Maliar, Deputy Minister of Defence, on Telegram Quote: “The use of heavy artillery and air strikes has intensified on the Bakhmut front. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/17/7398286/
Read MoreUS will aid Ukraine in investigating Russian war crimes
Pravda Ukraine On Monday, 17 April, United States Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the appointment of a prosecutor to the International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine and of a legal advisor to the US Embassy in Kyiv to provide aid to the Ukrainian government. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/17/7398285/
Read MoreRussian Foreign Minister speaks of “ending war as fast as possible”
Pravda Ukraine Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, asserted that Russia is “interested in ending the war in Ukraine as fast as possible”. Source: Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti with reference to Lavrov’s statement after his meeting with Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Mauro Vieira. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/17/7398280/
Read MoreOpening new horizons in Middle East: Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry reports on important negotiations in Iraq
Pravda Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, paid an official visit to Iraq. Source: Oleh Nikolenko, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, on Facebook Details: The Foreign Ministry emphasises that this is the first visit of Ukraine’s Foreign Minister to Iraq since 2012. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/17/7398279/
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