@lapatina_
Odessa was attacked from the air. Fires were recorded in some areas, some missiles were shot down by air defenses. There is no information about the victims yet.
@KyivIndependent
JUST IN: Germany to deliver “Gepard” anti-aircraft tanks to Ukraine.
According to several German media reports, the government has finally approved the delivery of such heavy weapons to Ukraine. The step will be officially announced at the Ukraine conference in Rammstein today.
@RALee85
Poland provided Ukraine with over 200 T- 72 tanks, dozens of infantry fighting vehicles.
In total, Poland has provided Ukraine with 1.5 billion euros worth of military equipment, Radio Poland reported on April 29.
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@AndrzejDuda
@KirilPetkov
Ukrainian flag in Russia - banned
Peace sign in Russia - banned
Criticising the actions of the authorities - banned
Participating in elections - banned
The words "war" and "peace" - banned
Wishing for peace in Ukraine - banned
Independent media - banned
Protest - banned
@lapatina_
The reason we’re seeing the pictures of murdered Ukrainian civilians, their hands bound, bodies half-burned, on the streets of Buch and Irpin is that the Russian army was repulsed by a Ukrainian counter-attack and hadn’t time to destroy evidence. They didn’t have time to cover-up
@IAPonomarenko
BREAKING : Czech Republic ships tanks, rocket launchers, artillery to Ukraine.
Czech Republic recently sent a shipment of five T-72 tanks and five infantry fighting vehicles, undisclosed Czech defense sources told Reuters on April 8.
@KyivIndependent
BREAKING: Canada says it plans to allow sanctioned assets to be used to compensate victims. This means forfeited Russian assets will help Ukrainians.
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NOW:Germany's police took the flag from Ukraine's procession in Berlin. Earlier it was stated that RU & UKR symbols were prohibited for May 8th and 9th only close to specific monuments. Anyway, equalising the Ukrainian flag with Russian war symbols is more than offensive.
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@gtconway3d
JUST IN:The United Kingdom has handed over to Ukraine 177 electric generators, which are necessary to maintain the reliability of the energy supply.
Earlier, the UK has already transferred 21 generators (a total of 500 were announced)
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🇷🇺Reports coming out of Ukraine that another Black Sea fleet ship has been sunk.
Working on getting more confirmation and the name of the ship lost.
More to follow.
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NEW: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin invited 40 nations for a conference on Ukraine's defense needs at American base in Germany next week, 20 have accepted: Pentagon
Conference will take place next Tuesday. This will also address Ukraine's post-war military needs.
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Putins army in Donbas has much great firepower than the Ukrainian army. Leaders of the free world must act faster to alter this balance of power in favor of Ukraine. It’s just that simple
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BREAKING: General Motors(GM) announces that it just successfully delivered 50 full-size Chevrolet Tahoe SUVs to Ukraine in order to help move desperate Ukrainian refugees out of war zones. All 50 vehicles are a donation — free of charge — to Ukraine. RT TO THANK GENERAL MOTORS!
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@ZelenskyyUa
on 🇷🇺
“In two months, they used more than 1100 missiles against us. Countless bombs and artillery. They tortured, robbed, executed. They mined our land. Peaceful cities and villages were turned into hell. But they did not achieve anything. And they will not achieve
@IAPonomarenko
Russia’s decision to besiege Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant will force Russian units in the city to stay put instead of redeploying to Donbas: UK Defense Intel
🇺🇦 defence of Mariupol has also “exhausted” 🇷🇺 troops, UK assesses. US believes 12 🇷🇺 BTGs are still in the city.
@IAPonomarenko
Bucha City Council: Ukraine's military surround the towns of Bucha, Irpin and Hostomel near Kyiv.
It means that the Russian troops north-west of Kyiv are now encircled.
@DmytroKuleba
@OSCE
UK to send 'Mastiff' armored vehicles to Ukraine.
The U.K. will be sending an unspecified number of Mastiff heavily armored vehicles to Ukraine, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed on April 8.
British troops will head to a country neighboring Ukraine to provide training.
🎙️| Mudryk: “I would first want to know from the head coach that even if I wasn’t a guaranteed starter, that I’d receive a chance. Essentially I need to hear directly from the manager what he envisages my role to be in his side (to influence such a decision).”
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@KyivIndependent
"Germany was willing to impose economic & social catastrophe on countries it claimed had been irresponsible in their borrowing,it has been unwilling to impose far smaller costs on itself despite the undeniable irresponsibility of its past energy policies."
@Arsenalnewschan
#AFC
| Bit on Havertz to add context to people already piping up today in his midfield debut for us: 35/39 passing, won 4 of his 7 duels, and was good off the ball with his movement. Decent day. Will improve as he continuously adapts to the system & is renovated back to midfield.
@IKoshiw
@Biz_Ukraine_Mag
Let's be clear about something, too: what happened in Bucha was not an accident. It was the product of indoctrination and the deliberate dehumanization of Ukrainian people.
Even if the massacres were not specifically ordered (we don't know), they WERE an intended outcome.
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BREAKING: Ukrainian presidential advisor Aleksey Arestovich reported that Ukraine’s defense forces destroyed the Russian command post in the Kherson region, in which there were about 50 military officers.
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The Wagner Group's record in front-line combat has been underwhelming
It surrendered to Turkey in Libya, stagnated in Mali, failed in Central African Republic outside Bangui and spectacularly withdrew from Mozambique. Wagner is unlikely to be a game-changer in Donbas.
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BREAKING:Another Russian warship sunk by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Black Sea.
Sources ask informational silence unless the end of operation.More updates coming up....
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BREAKING: Leaders from dozens of countries and international organizations will meet in Lugano, Switzerland next week to discuss a Marshall Plan for Ukraine
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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says Ukraine needs more military support, including heavy weapons, to help the nation fend off Russian aggression.
Latest updates:
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BREAKING: The U.S. announces that the UN Security Council will meet tomorrow to discuss Russia's attacks on civilians in Ukrainian cities
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Kharkiv City Mayor addressed Ukrainian WW2 veterans in the city's metro: "You could not even imagine in a nightmare that the grandchildren of those people who, together with you, fought fascism 77 years ago, would come to kill us today. But we will win."
@HannaLiubakova
In Kherson region, the Russians invading Europe are waging a battle in the direction of Oleksandrivka. Driving west of the temporarily-occupied city of Kherson, the enemy is attempting to reach the Black Sea coast and mouth of the Southern Buh River.
They are unsuccessful.
@ZelenskyyUa
@BorisJohnson
BREAKING: Dutch port workers in Amsterdam have joined their Swedish colleagues in refusing to offload oil from a Russian ship.
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Russia threatens Estonia and has military plans against this country, but Tallinn will nonetheless keep providing military support to Ukraine - Kaimo Kuuska, Estonia's Ambassador to Ukraine
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Estonia is pushing for a 7th EU sanctions package to target new areas of the Russian economy
The Baltic States are continuing their leadership in countering Russian aggression
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen anticipates steps to get Russia to help pay for rebuilding war-ravaged Ukraine, while saying that any move to deploy confiscated Russian assets for that effort would need to be considered carefully.
@MelSimmonsFCDO
Russian forces committed depraved war crimes knowing Ukrainians and the world would see the images. We must respond in the military, economic and diplomatic domains, such as:
-Give Ukraine ALL the weapons it has requested
-Sanction ALL Russian Banks
-Expel the Russian Ambassador
@ZelenskyyUa
@BorisJohnson
JUST IN: Russia killed a three month baby in its attack on Odessa today. Save the Children says the latest “senseless death” brings the number of child casualties to more than 450. And that a staggering two thirds of Ukraine’s children have had to flee their homes.
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New Ukraine military aid details this morning. US pledges:
- $713M for Ukraine and 15 other Eastern Europe countries
- $650M for Ukraine to "transition to more advanced weapons and air defense systems," US says, & help allies replenish weapons sent to Ukraine
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@RTErdogan
Switzerland vetoes German request to re-export ammunition to Ukraine.
Swiss SonntagsZeitung newspaper reported that German arms deliveries to Ukraine are halted because Switzerland refuses to re-export ammunition used in the Marder infantry fighting vehicles.
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JUST IN:German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht announced on that 🇩🇪would send 7 “Panzerhaubitze2000” howitzers to Ukraine, Die Welt reported. This is a real breakthrough in German support for Ukraine.
@IAPonomarenko
Top official says Poland ready to deploy US nukes to deter Russian aggression.
“If the Americans asked us to store U.S. nuclear weapons in Poland, we would be open to it," said Jaroslaw Kaczynski, deputy prime minister and the leader of Poland's ruling Law and Justice party.
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JUST IN:Belarusian opposition leader Svitlana Tsikhanouskaya urges the US to sanction Belarus like Russia and says this:
"It's already World War. We are so afraid of World War the third but it's already going on. It's war between democracy and autocracy.”