Mykola Tochytskyi has been appointed as a new deputy head of the Presidential Office, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on April 15 by decree. Tochytskyi was the deputy foreign minister until Apr Source : kyivindependent.com/new-deput…
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Deputy foreign minister appointed new Presidential Office deputy head
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What one person can not accomplish alone becomes possible when the efforts of many unite!
The Ukrainian charity foundation “Mriya” @mriya.foundation assists the families of fallen and captured defenders. These families need psychological support the most, as the loss of loved ones and the Source : www.promoteukraine.org/what-one-… …
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Deploying jets to protect Ukraine would lead to escalation, UK foreign secretary says
Deploying Western fighter jets to protect Ukraine from missile strikes, as was done for Israel on April 14, would lead to “dangerous escalation,” U.K. Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on air on Ap Source : …
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Source: Ukrainian forces hit command post in Russian-occupied Crimea
Ukrainian forces on April 15 carried out a missile attack on a command post in Russian-occupied Crimea where top Russian offices were deployed, a military intelligence source told the Kyiv Independent Source : kyivindependent.com/sources-u…
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Macron seeks Olympic truce and supports neutral participation of Russian athletes in Paris Games
French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed hope that hostilities in Russia’s war against Ukraine and other military conflicts, particularly in the Middle East and Sudan, will cease during the Pari Source : www.uawire.org/macron-se…
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What happened to soils of Ukraine as a result of the war
Presentation “Assessment of agricultural losses due to soil loss as a result of military operations” SPEAKERS: ⦁ Ihor Bezkaravainyi, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine ⦁ Dmytro Makarenko, Acting He Source : www.youtube.com/watch
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Valeriy Chaly warns against repeating narratives of international media
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Netherlands, Germany, Canada to send drones to Ukraine
Germany, the Netherlands, and Canada will supply Ukraine with drones, while Lithuania will allocate additional funds for first-person view (FPV) drone production, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry reported o Source : …
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Ukrainian Ambassador at UN exposes Russian aggression and war crimes
In a powerful statement delivered at the Security Council meeting on “Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine” on Apr. 11, 2024, Ambassador Sergíy Kyslytsya, the Permanent Representative of Ukrai Source : www.weareukraine.info/ukrainian…
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Polish President Andrzej Duda states Europe must do everything it can to enable Ukraine to regain all the territories
Polish President Andrzej Duda considers the situation in Ukraine to be very difficult and calls for “everything we can” to help Kyiv return the Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia. Duda said this Source : www.weareukraine.info/polish-pr…
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Norway to supply Ukraine with upgraded F-16 jets and advanced weapons systems
Norway has joined the ‘fighter jet coalition’ and will provide Ukraine with jets armed with the latest weapons, said the Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide during a joint briefing with his Uk Source : …
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Netherlands allocates $4.7 billion to support Ukraine until 2026
The Netherlands has allocated 4.4 billion euros ($4.7 billion) to support Ukraine until 2026, the Dutch government announced on April 15 in its spring memorandum, a preview of state budget plans for t Source : kyivindependent.com/netherlan…
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Media: Lancet drone analog presented to Zelensky, being used at the front
Ukrainian soldiers already use domestically-produced attack drones similar to Russian Lancet drones at the front, Ukrainska Pravda and Militarnyi, Ukrainian news outlets, reported on April 15. The dro Source : kyivindependent.com/media-lan…
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Governor: Russian attack on Kharkiv Oblast village kills 2
Russian forces struck the village of Lukiantsi in Kharkiv Oblast with a guided aerial bomb, killing two people, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported on April 15. Settlements in Ukraine ’s northeastern Kh Source : kyivindependent.com/governor-…
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Vitaly Portnikov on how empires never returned to their previous borders
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PM Shmyhal rejects petition calling for telethon funds to be given to armed forces
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal rejected a petition that called for the funding of the national telethon to be redistributed to the Ukrainian Armed Forces on April 15, responding that the telethon is par Source : kyivindependent.com/shmyhal-r…
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Energoatom starts building new power units at Khmelnytskyi nuclear plant
Ukraine’s nuclear energy agency Energoatom has started building reactor units 5 and 6 at the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant using U.S. technology that would help prevent power outages in case of Rus Source : …
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The Counteroffensive: A look at the Russian military's war dolphins
Editor’s Note: This article was published by the twice-weekly newsletter “The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak” on April 14, 2024, and has been re-published by the Kyiv Independent with permission. To su Source : kyivindependent.com/the-count…
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Minister: Ukraine allocates $6 billion for arms procurement in 2024
Ukraine’s $40 billion defense budget for this year includes $6 billion for arms procurement, Strategic Industries Minister Oleksandr Kamyshin told journalists on April 14, Interfax-Ukraine reported. K Source : …
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Assistance to Ukraine is Still Limited, Russia Still Has Access to Missile Components – Zelenskyy
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Macron says he hopes for Olympic truce
France hopes to enlist the help of China in creating a “moment of diplomatic peace” in Ukraine and the Middle East during the Olympic Games in Paris this summer, French President Emmanuel Macron told Source : …