Category: Ukraine
Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief meets chief of staff of Armed Forces of France
Pravda Ukraine General Thierry Burkhard, Chief of Staff of the French Army, arrived in Ukraine and met with Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Source: Zaluzhnyi on Telegram Quote: “I was glad to meet General Thierry Burkhard, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the French Republic, during his first visit…
Read MoreUS government is close to identifying organiser of secret documents leak
Pravda Ukraine US President Joe Biden has stated that the US government is close to identifying the leaker responsible for the disclosure of sensitive military documents posted to social media. Source: CNN citing Biden’s interview with journalists in Dublin Quote: “There’s a full-blown investigation going on, as you know. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397751/
Read MoreUkraine’s First Lady makes in on Time 100 Most Influential People
Pravda Ukraine The list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2023 by the American magazine Time includes Olena Zelenska, the First Lady of Ukraine, and Oleksandra Matviichuk, Nobel Laureate and human rights activist. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397750/
Read MoreEU approves allocation of €1 billion for ammunition for Ukraine
Pravda Ukraine The EU Council approved the allocation of €1 billion in order to compensate the money that the EU member states spend on the projectiles they supply Ukraine with. Source: European Pravda with reference to the press service of the EU council On Thursday, 13 April, the EU Council approved the allocation within the…
Read MoreGermany wants to make quick decision on transferring Polish MiG-29 jets to Ukraine
Pravda Ukraine Berlin wants to decide this Thursday whether it will agree to allow Poland to transfer Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets from East Germany’s stockpile to Ukraine. Source: DPA German news outlet, citing German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, reported by European Pravda Quote from DPA: “The German government wants to decide this Thursday whether it…
Read MoreRussians shell a park in Kherson, killing a civilian
Pravda Ukraine On 13 April, the Russian occupiers shelled a park in the city of Kherson, killing a civilian. Source: Kherson Oblast Military Administration on Telegram; Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration, on air during the 24/7 national joint newscast Details: On Thursday, Russian artillery attacked the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397742/
Read MoreRussians and Belarusians are allowed to compete in triathlon
Pravda Ukraine The World Triathlon has allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under a neutral flag. Source: World Triathlon’s website, Inside The Games Details: The statement says that the decision was made with the aim of “creating conditions for the participation in competitions of independent neutral athletes with Russian and Belarusian passports, as well…
Read MoreGeneral Staff posts photos of Ukrainians learning how to break through tank obstacles on Leopard 2
Pravda Ukraine The General Staff of Ukraine posted a photo from the training of the Ukrainian military in Poland on Leopard 2 tanks. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Quote: “Forsvaret joint group of instructors from the Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Norway are training servicemen of the Armed Forces of…
Read MoreRussian Prosecutor General’s Office says it will investigate video of cruel execution of PoW
Pravda Ukraine Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has announced that it will investigate a video showing a Ukrainian soldier being beheaded. Source: Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation on Telegram Quote: “In the footage of the video, an unidentified person in a camouflage uniform in the summertime employs violence using a knife against an unidentified…
Read MorePoland seeks Berlin’s consent to transfer MiG-29 jets from former Eastern Germany storage points to Ukraine
Pravda Ukraine Poland has sent an official request to Berlin to transfer MiG-29 fighters from the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) to Ukraine. Source: DPA news agency, citing sources in the authorities, as reported by European Pravda Details: These fighter jets were in service in the GDR during the Cold War and were inherited by…
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