– – Oleksiy Reznikov Photo: Reuters – Ukraine is facing “extremely difficult weeks” in the fight against the Russian army, Ukrainian authorities said, quoted by AFP. “We have a very difficult few weeks ahead of us,” Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov warned in a statement posting on Facebook calling on Ukrainians to “endurance and unity” … Read more
– – PHOTO: FACEBOOK – Ukraine’s state-owned nuclear power company Energoatom said Russian missiles flew low today over Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, and reiterated warnings that Russia’s invasion could lead to a “nuclear disaster.” “Reuters reported, quoted by BTA. Energoatom issued another warning about the risks … Read more
– – Photo: Reuters – Russia is probably trying to surround the fortified Ukrainian positions in the east, according to the British Ministry of Defense, BTA reports. There is information that the town of Kreminna has fallen, and heavy fighting is taking place in the southern part of the town of Izyum. Russian forces are … Read more
– – SHOT: Twitter / @ Defense785 – Russian missiles have hit a railway station near the western Ukrainian city of Krasne, as well as other stations in the western part of the country, the BBC reported. A team of media has filmed parts of the rockets with inscriptions in Russian. Ukrainian authorities say Russia … Read more
– – Russian military forces PHOTO: Reuters – Specialists from the engineering forces of the Russian Armed Forces have taken control of the arsenal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with thousands of tons of ammunition, including Western production, in the Kharkiv region, the Russian Ministry of Defense said today, quoted by TASS. The arsenal in … Read more
Aleksey Arestovich, adviser to the head of the President’s Office, said that the Russian side can consider the battle for Mariupol as lost. About this on Thursday, April 21, he declared in an interview with Russian human rights activist and lawyer Mark Feigin. Arestovich commented on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s refusal to storm Azovstal in … Read more
– – Mariupol, Ukraine PHOTO: Reuters – The richest Ukrainian, Rinat Akhmetov, has promised to help rebuild the Russian-besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, BNR reported. Akhmetov owns two large steel mills in the city, which he says will once again compete globally. His company, Metinvest, Ukraine’s largest steelmaker, said it could not secure the … Read more
– – Kharkiv PHOTO: Reuters – Reports of brutal shelling in the Donetsk, Luhansk and Kharkiv regions came from Ukrainian authorities, CNN reported. The attacks intensified amid Russia’s warnings to step up the offensive in eastern Ukraine. The situation in the region is “becoming increasingly tense,” Pavlo Kirilenko, head of the Donetsk regional military administration, … Read more
– – Victor Medvedchuk – “Putin’s godfather” accused of treason, but escaped from house arrest hours after the invasion A disheveled elderly man in a Ukrainian military uniform and handcuffs – this was one of the most shared photos on social networks in recent days. “Who is this?” – Some ask in the comments. Sometimes … Read more
Photo: Office of the President Zelensky spoke about joining NATO – – Zelensky said that Russia should not decide how the Ukrainian side should exercise its rights. The Ukrainian people are fighting not for Western values, but for universal ones. Ukraine’s accession to NATO is one of the components of the right of sovereign choice. … Read more