War

Dismantling works at the site of a 9-storey building, which was hit by a Russian missile in the Cherkasy region’s Uman on April 28, 2023, continue. The search for survivors who might have been trapped under the rubble is also underway. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian State Emergency Service on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “A total of 247 cubic meters of the construction debris was removed. Now, the dismantling of structures and the search for potential victims are underway,” the report states. Twenty-seven equipment units and 106 professionals of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service are working…

Experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) present at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (NPP) reported that a landmine had exploded near the site. IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said this in a statement posted on the agency’s website, Ukrinform reports. “International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts present at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) were again forced to shelter this week after missile attack warnings, with the sound of continued shelling in the distance as military activity continues in the region. In addition, one landmine exploded near the site,” the report says. Grossi stressed that the…

North Macedonia has become the 36th country to join the core group of countries working to establish a Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote this on Twitter, Ukrinform reports. "North Macedonia has become the 36th country to join the collation on the establishment of a Special tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine. I appreciate our Macedonian friends joining our fight for justice. Support for the Special Tribunal keeps gaining steam," Kuleba said.  As reported, in September 2022, President Volodymyr Zelensky formed a working group headed by the Head of the…

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky had a telephone call with President of the European Council Charles Michel. That's according to the press service of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports. "The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, had a phone talk with President of the European Council Charles Michel." the statement said. The Presidential Office noted that at the beginning of the conversation,  Volodymyr Zelensky informed the President of the European Council about the tragic consequences of the latest shelling of Ukrainian cities by missiles and drones, which killed civilians, including children. Read also: European Commission, five EU…

It is possible to say that Ukraine's counteroffensive will be the final battle only after the battle is over and if it leads to the complete liberation of Ukrainian territory. Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine's Foreign Minister, said this at a joint press conference with the foreign ministers of the Nordic and Baltic countries in Odesa, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "We did discuss the issue of a counteroffensive. I gave my colleagues two signals that they seem to share. First, this counteroffensive should not be considered the final battle. The final battle will be the one that will lead to the complete…

The Russian army has already killed 471 children and injured 952 children in Ukraine. "As of the morning of April 28, 2023, more than 1,423 children were killed and injured in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation. According to the official information from the juvenile prosecutors, 471 children were killed and more than 952 children received injuries of various degrees of severity," the Prosecutor General's Office posted on Telegram. These data are not final as efforts are ongoing to establish casualties in the areas of military operations, in temporarily captured and liberated territories.…

In Uman, Cherkasy region, about 10 apartment blocks were damaged as a result of a Russian missile attack on the morning of April 28. In one of them, the entire section was destroyed. “Last night the enemy attacked Ukraine again with missiles and UAVs. Terrorists targeted civilians and objects. A rocket attack on Uman damaged about 10 apartment buildings. The entire block of one of them was destroyed. People are still trapped under the rubble. Unfortunately, there are casualties, including a child,” President Volodymyr Zelensky posted on Telegram. He stressed that the terrorist attack claimed the life of a child…

The head of the Ukrainian President’s Office, Andriy Yermak, emphasized the need to introduce sanctions against countries that help Russia buy Western microchips, used in the production of missiles, bypassing restrictions. The official addressed the issue on Telegram, uploading a video of the aftermath of Russia’s latest missile strike hitting an apartment block in Uman, Cherkasy region. "Worthless creatures hit a high-rise building with a missile. There are deaths. The missile attack was carried out as civilians were sleeping. Typical of Russian terrorists," Yermak emphasized. According to him, "previously, 21 of the 23 missiles that were fired at Ukraine were…

The Commander of the Naval Forces of Ukraine, Vice Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa, had a conference call with the U.S. 6th Fleet Commander, Vice Admiral Thomas Ishee. That’s according to the Ukrainian Navy press service, Ukrinform reports. Neizhpapa briefed his counterpart on the current situation in the region, which is a result of the criminal actions of the Russian Federation. "The main topics of the call were the provision of material and technical assistance by partners and the training of the Ukrainian Navy personnel. Considerable focus was put on the issue of strengthening mine protection," the report reads. Read also: Russia…

14,000 Ukrainian forces have returned to defend their homeland after training in the UK. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Andrew Murrison said this while answering questions about Ukraine in the House of Commons, Ukrinform reports. "A total of 14,000 Ukrainian recruits have now returned from the UK to defend their homeland... In all its dimensions, the higher quality of training for Ukrainian soldiers provided by the UK armed forces and their counterparts from nine other nations has proven battle-winning against Russian forces", Murrison said. According…