Newsletter 02/04/2024
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Justice stronger than Kremlin walls - Zelensky in The Hague
The international community must ensure that every potential aggressor is held to account. And everyone who comes to power in Russia after Putin should know that justice is stronger than the Kremlin walls.
Ukraine blows up power plant in Sevastopol - source
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense attacked a power plant in Sevastopol, temporarily occupied Crimea, overnight Tuesday, April 2.
Overnight blast at Tatarstan refinery joint operation by SBU, military intel – source
The attack in the early hours of Tuesday, targeting an oil refinery in Russia’s Tatarstan was a joint operation run by the Security Service and the Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate.
Missile strike on Dnipro: 13 people injured, including five children
Currently, there are 13 victims of a missile attack in Dnipro, including five children. Eight of the injured have been hospitalized and are in moderate condition
Prototypes of AI drones may appear on battlefield before year-end - Fedorov
The war between Ukraine and Russia is technological, and it actually turned into a war of drones, the number of which today affects the situation on the battlefield.
U.S. warns China against any attempts to help Russia in its war against Ukraine
The United States remains concerned about the strengthening of cooperation between Moscow and Beijing and is against any steps by China that could help support Russia's aggression in Ukraine.
War
Russians moving military hardware from Crimea to mainland Kherson region amid heavy losses – guerillas
In the temporarily occupied Crimea, Russian invaders have been recently seen transferring military equipment from Azovske to Dzhankoy due to significant losses incurred in mainland Ukraine’s Kherson region that is an active war theater.
Ukraine's defense forces destroy record number of Russian artillery systems in March
According to the infographic published by the ministry, Ukrainian forces destroyed 746 Russian artillery systems in January and 878 in February.
Zelensky signs law to lower conscription age to 25
On April 2, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law to reduce the age of conscription for military service from 27 to 25 years.
Russia creates video with professional actors to undermine Ukrainian mobilization efforts - ISW
Pro-Russia channels are circulating a propaganda video about mobilization in Ukraine designed to undermine Ukrainian trust in the Ukrainian government.
Politics
Blinken says Ukraine at 'critical moment' in its war with Russia
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that it is necessary to provide Ukraine with everything it needs to defend itself, because the country is at a "critical moment" in its war with Russia.
Discussion around setting up tribunal for Russia “extremely difficult” - Kuleba
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba notes that the discussion regarding the creation of a special tribunal for the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine is extremely difficult.
Interview
Vakhtang Nagler: My attitude towards Ukraine is shaped by you, Ukrainians
Vakhtang is an Austrian Georgian with a Ukrainian soul. Ukrinform continues to paint portraits of friends of Ukraine
They are very different - volunteers, investors, representatives of the people, not the political class, but the people themselves, people who are so imbued with the pain and courage of Ukraine that even in the third year of the Great War they continue to surprise us with their generosity and attention. We wrote about foreigners with Ukrainian souls here and here.
Not knowing the language, visiting our country from time to time, they have greatly strengthened both the Ukrainian army and Ukrainian families with their participation.
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