Ukraine

Putin declares Mariupol “liberated”, besieged defenders fight on

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, April 21, declared the long-suffering city Mariupol fully under Russian Federation (RF) control, as defenders …
Stefan Korshak

Putin hails ‘liberation’ of Mariupol

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday hailed Russia’s “liberation” of Mariupol after Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told him Moscow controlled the …
AFP

UN chief requests meetings with Putin and Zelensky

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has asked to meet with the presidents of Russia and Ukraine in their respective capitals, a UN …
AFP

Ukrainian officials: Dozens of RF mercenaries from Libya, Syria, Russia killed in Popasna attacks

Russian Federation (RF) forces used mercenaries from Libya, Syria, and Russia in a series of unsuccessful attacks on the Donbas town of Popasna, …
Stefan Korshak

Red Cross denies Kyiv’s accusation of working ‘in concert’ with Moscow

A senior Kyiv official on Wednesday, April 20, accused the International Committee of the Red Cross of working “in concert” with Russia in Ukraine, a …
AFP

Russia’s war against Ukraine: Day 57, April 21 – Update No. 1

Ukraine’s last defenders in devastated Mariupol are refusing to surrender, but have appealed for security guarantees, with Russian forces on the brink …
AFP

Lithuania hands over heavy mortars to Ukraine

Vilnius handed over heavy mortars to Ukraine, the cost of all military assistance to Kyiv is tens of millions of euros, Lithuanian Defense Minister …
Interfax-Ukraine

Breaking: Spanish, Danish PMs arrive in Kyiv: Spanish government

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen arrived in Kyiv on Thursday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr …
AFP

Russian Army Audio Recordings Speak of Killing Any Captured Ukrainian Servicemen, Military Intelligence Says

Ukraine’s defense intelligence released an alleged audio interception of Russian military personnel receiving an order to kill Ukrainian servicemen …
Kyiv Post

Wimbledon Bans Russian and Belarusian Players, but ATP, WTA Slam ‘Unfair’ Move

LONDON — Wimbledon has banned Russian and Belarusian players from the 2022 tournament in response to the invasion of Ukraine, but ATP and WTA …
AFP

Zelensky: Russia Must be Recognized as a ‘State Sponsor of Terrorism’ (VIDEO)

Editor’s note: The following is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s nightly address as it appears in English on the presidential website on April …
Kyiv Post

European Commission to Publish Opinion on Granting Ukraine Candidate Status by Late June

The European Commission will publish an opinion granting Ukraine the EU candidate status by the end of June, and then it will be put on the agenda of …
UkrInform

Defense Ministry: Situational War Update as of 6 p.m. in Ukraine

Editor’s note: This is a situational report of the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine as of 6 p.m.  on April 20 in Kyiv provided by the Defense Ministry …
Kyiv Post

Russia Deploys 8,000 Wagner Mercenaries to Ukraine, 3,000 Believed Killed Already

About 3,000 mercenaries fighting on behalf of Russia have been killed in Ukraine since Feb. 24 when Kremlin despot Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale …
Kyiv Post

Ukraine Finds Weapons and Equipment Worth $200 Million in Kharkiv Region

The Security Service of Ukraine, SBU, says it found a warehouse in Kharkiv region storing a cache of weapons and military equipment worth $200 million …
Mark Raczkiewycz

Ukraine’s EU Membership Bid: How Soon is Soon?

On April 18, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presented Matti Maasikas, the EU’s Envoy to Ukraine, with the answers to the first part of the …
Lesia Dubenko

Russia’s war against Ukraine: Day 56, April 20 – Update No. 2

– Mariupol could fall in ‘hours’ – A commander of forces holding out at a steelworks in the besieged port city of Mariupol issues a desperate plea for …
AFP

Mariupol defenders warn of impending final battle, official calls for all civilians to evacuate

The commanders of Ukraine Armed Forces (UAF) units holding out in the remains of the Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol warned of an impending final …
Stefan Korshak
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