Thirty-eight years after the Chornobyl disaster, Ukraine’s nuclear industry continues to produce around half of Ukraine’s power output and remains vital to keeping the country functioning. The share o Source : kyivindependent.com/explainer…
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Explainer: 38 years after Chornobyl, Ukraine relies on nuclear for more than half its energy production
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Zhovtenko on Russia's Manipulative Propaganda Techniques - Exaggeration
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No Ammunition – No Victory. Ukrainian Artillery Tries to Hold Russians Back near Avdiivka
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US envoy to OSCE: Russian 'double-tap' attacks have killed at least 90 first responders since April 2022
Russian “double-tap” strikes have killed more than 90 Ukrainian first responders and injured close to 350 civilians since April 2022, said Timothy Hanway, the acting U.S. envoy to the Organization for Source : …
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Russia's Sberbank reports $4.32 billion profit, dividends to boost Kremlin war chest
Russia’s state-owned Sberbank announced a first-quarter net profit of $4.32 billion, an 11.3% increase over the same period last year, Reuters reported on April 26. Despite being under Western sanctio Source : …
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Estonia, Denmark transfer two naval patrol boats to Ukraine
Estonia, in coordination with Denmark, has transferred two naval patrol boats to Ukraine, the country’s defense ministry announced on April 26. “Such assistance allows Ukraine to secure vital sea line Source : …
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Source: Ukraine destroys Russian Ka-32 helicopter at Moscow airfield
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated. A Russian multirole helicopter Ka-32 was destroyed at the Ostafyevo airfield in Moscow overnight on April 26, Ukraine’s military intelli Source : …
I Thanked Mike Johnson for His Decision – Zelenskyy
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Governor: Russian shelling of Nikopol injures 2, including 9-year-old boy
Russian troops shelled the city of Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, wounding two people, including a nine-year-old boy, Governor Serhii Lysak reported on April 26. Nikopol , situated on the banks of Source : kyivindependent.com/governor-…
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Ukraine retrieves bodies of 140 fallen soldiers
Ukraine has repatriated the bodies of 140 soldiers who died fighting against Russia, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of the Prisoners of War reported on April 26. In a post on Telegram Source : kyivindependent.com/ukraine-r…
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Russia seeking to ban 'anti-Russian separatist movement'
Russia’s Justice Ministry will seek to ban the “anti-Russian separatist movement” as an “extremist” organization, the ministry said on April 26. The organization is loosely described, but characterize Source : …
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Zelensky reminds world of Russian nuclear threat on Chornobyl anniversary
President Volodymyr Zelensky has used the anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster on April 26 to highlight the continuing threat Russia poses while the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is “held hostage” Source : …
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Latvia’s new foreign minister visits Ukraine, meets FM Kuleba
The newly appointed Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze arrived in Kyiv on the morning of April 26 and met with her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba, the ministry reported. This is Braze’s first b Source : kyivindependent.com/latvias-n…
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Anti-Ukrainian narratives pushed by the Kremlin as deflection tactics
Anti-Ukrainian narratives pushed by the Kremlin as deflection tactics The Kremlin has been known to push anti-Ukrainian narratives as deflection tactics to divert attention from its actions. These nar Source : uacrisis.org/en/ukrain…
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El Pais: Spain to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine
Spain will send a small number of critically needed Patriot missiles to Ukraine, the El Pais newspaper reported on April 26, citing unnamed government sources, but has ruled out sending the system’s a Source : …
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Russian strikes against Kharkiv Oblast city of Derhachi injures 4, including 3 children
Russian strikes against the city of Derhachi in Kharkiv Oblast on April 26 injured at least four people, including three children, said Governor Oleh Syniehubov. Settlements in Ukraine ’s northeastern Source : …
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День пам’яті аварії на Чорнобильській АЕС
День пам’яті аварії на Чорнобильській АЕС 38 років тому о 1:23 сталася найбільша техногенна аварія в історії людства – вибухнув четвертий реактор Чорнобильської АЕС. Сумарна радіація ізотопів, викинут Source : uacrisis.org/en/den-pa…
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Weekly roundup. Ukraine resists Russia’s invasion. Days 789-793
Weekly roundup. Ukraine resists Russia’s invasion. Days 789-793 This week, Ukraine welcomes a long-awaited U.S. aid package. The Senate approved the bill on Tuesday, and President Biden signed it into Source : uacrisis.org/en/789-79…
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Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 5, injure 29 over past day
Russian attacks against Ukraine over the past day killed five people and wounded another 29, regional authorities reported early on April 26. Russia targeted a total of 10 Ukrainian oblasts — Mykolaiv Source : kyivindependent.com/russian-a…
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Swiss parliamentary committee backs proposal to send $5.5 billion in aid to Ukraine
A Swiss parliamentary committee supported a proposal on April 25 to provide 5 billion Swiss francs ($5.5 billion) in aid to Ukraine, moving the funding closer to being fully passed by the government. Source : kyivindependent.com/swiss-par…
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Media: US hopes ATACMS delivery will push Germany to send Ukraine Taurus missiles
Washington is hoping new deliveries of long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine will push Germany to finally send Taurus missiles to help Kyiv fend off Russia’s full-scale invasion, the French public tel Source : …
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US State Department: No position on Ukraine's suspension of consular services
The U.S. currently has no position on Ukraine’s decision to suspend consular services for military-age men abroad or the larger attempt to bring such men back to the country, said Dan Cisek, a U.S. St Source : …
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Putin confirms he will visit China in May
Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed he will visit China in May, the state-run media outlet TASS reported on April 25. This might be Putin ’s first trip abroad after he secured his fifth term in Source : …
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ISW: Russian forces looking to make 'tactical gains' west of Avdiivka, Chasiv Yar remains primary pressure point
Russian forces are seeking “tactical gains” northwest of Avdiivka, but the primary offensive operation, and the one most likely to be successful, is still Chasiv Yar, the Institute for the Study of Wa Source : …
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Court arrests agriculture minister accused of illegal acquisition of state-owned land
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court ordered the arrest of Agriculture Minister Mykola Solskyi, suspected of illegally acquiring state-owned land, Ukrainian media outlets reported early on April 26. S Source : …