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On May 2, at 1:30 p.m., a briefing will be held on the topic: "The Fourth Wave of Mobilization: Recruitment of Reserve Officers." Organizers: Media Center Ukraine - Ukrinform. Speaker: Roman Gorbach - Chief of Staff of the Land Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Current issues: - mobilization - further plans; - military - accounting specialties in need; - which means the abolition of the spring draft; - rules for going abroad for conscripts. Event format: - offline (Hall 1) - online (Zoom). Journalists will be able to ask questions offline (Hall 1) and online through ZOOM.…

The Ministry of Health of Ukraine has received more than 80 tonnes of humanitarian aid this week, according to the ministry’s press service. "Humanitarian aid from organizations supporting the healthcare system during the war continues to arrive at the Ministry of Health," the ministry said, Ukrinform reports. According to the ministry, this week alone, various donor organizations and charities supplied 48 tonnes of analgesic drugs; 2.5 tonnes of  cardiac medications; 20 tonnes of analgesics and antipyretics; 12 tonnes of medical devices and dressing materials; 500 kg of disinfectants; 20,000 adrenaline auto-injector pens; 2,351 tactical first aid kits; 150 bulletproof vests;…

https://youtu.be/-TATWFnPOg8 CNN's Nick Paton Walsh speaks with 16-year-old Dasha, who says she was raped by a Russian soldier in her village in Ukraine's Kherson region. CNN cannot independently verify Dasha's story, but Ukrainian prosecutors in the Kherson region said in a statement they had investigated her account.

https://youtu.be/qlMRgcwcAfM Residents of the village of Yahidne in Ukraine's northern Chernihiv region say that over 300 of them were held in a school basement for 28 days in March by Russian forces. They say that they were only allowed out once per day for 20 minutes and that several villagers were shot by soldiers.

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https://youtu.be/95DRyE0-Bpk Macron, to call for the atrocities that took place in Bucha war crimes. Despite Russia's repeated denials they were responsible for any carnage in Bucha, Russian military vehicles and forces were seen on a Bucha street near civilian bodies, new drone video obtained exclusively by CNN shows.  CNN has geolocated and confirmed the authenticity of the videos, which were taken by a drone on March 12 and 13. CNN is not naming the individual that took the video over concerns for their safety. A Russian military vehicle is seen sitting at an intersection in the video from March 13. CNN has…

The invaders took more than 2,000 exhibits from Mariupol museums to the temporarily occupied Donetsk, including the 1811 Gospel and more than 200 unique medals. This was announced on Telegram by the Mariupol City Council, Ukrinform reports. "The Ruscists have confirmed the theft and removal to Donetsk of more than 2,000 unique exhibits from Mariupol museums. These are original works by Arkhip Kuindzhi and Ivan Aivazovsky. Ancient icons and a unique handwritten Torah scroll. The Gospel of 1811 made by the Venetian printing house for the Greeks of Mariupol, and more than 200 medals from the Harabet Museum of Medallion…

Seventy-three percent of Americans support U.S. efforts to supply Ukraine with weapons, the highest level of support since Russia started the large-scale aggression against Ukraine in February. The poll was conducted by Reuters and Ipsos multinational research and consulting company, Ukrinform reports. “Seventy-three percent of Americans support U.S. efforts to supply Ukraine with weapons, the highest level of support since Russia invaded its neighbor in February, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Tuesday,” Reuters informs. A previous Reuters/Ipsos poll, conducted in late March before global outrage erupted over the discovery of slain civilians north of Kyiv, found that 68%…

Russian invaders are trying to identify and detain Ukrainian activists who organized or participated in pro-Ukrainian rallies in the southern city of Kherson. That’s according to Sprotyv.info, Ukrinform reports. Nevertheless, the locals are pursuing further attempts at taking to the streets, although they immediately get surrounded by Russian occupation forces and escorted out of the central city streets under threat of physical violence. Read also: Kherson mayor refuses to cooperate with collaborators and invaders In the area of ​​Kherson University, several rallies were held under the slogan “No to referendum! Kherson is Ukraine!” At the same time, on April 26,…