Newsletter 05/04/2024
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At least six aircraft destroyed in attack on Morozovsk airfield in Russia - source
The attack on Russia’s Morozovsk airfield was carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine together with the military and defense forces. At least six aircraft were destroyed.
Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia: three people killed, number of wounded rises to 13
In Zaporizhzhia, three people were killed and 13 others were injured, including a child, as a result of a strike by Russian troops.
Ukrinform correspondent Olha Zvonareva was also injured during the shelling in Zaporizhzhia
Moldova responds to drone wreckage found yesterday near border with Ukraine
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova has condemned the detection of a combat drone in the south of the country near the border with Ukraine.
Zelensky enacts NSDC decision on sanctions against 86 legal entities, seven individuals
President Volodymyr Zelensky has enacted the decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine to impose personal sanctions against 86 legal entities and seven individuals, including foreign nationals.
Ukrainian engineers develop WarDog reconnaissance drone
The WarDog reconnaissance drone, developed by participants in the Brave1 defense tech cluster, is already being used in the Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv sectors of the frontline.
War
Wagnerites in TOT recruit Ukrainians to fight in Africa - Center of National Resistance
"The criminals of the Wagner PMC have launched a large-scale recruitment of Ukrainians in the temporarily occupied territories. We are talking about men aged 22 to 50 years. They are promised salaries of RUB 240,000 if they sign a contract for six months. In Africa, the prisoners will have to engage in mining in addition to fighting," reported by the Center of National Resistance
Defense
Lithuania to purchase 3,000 UAVs for Ukraine - Shmyhal
Lithuania will purchase 3,000 drones of its own production for Ukraine, as well as allocate EUR 15 million for rehabilitation programs for wounded Ukrainian soldiers.
Demining machine assembled in Ukraine was tested at training ground
A lightweight demining machine DOK-ING MV-4, assembled and partially localized in Ukraine, was tested at the pyrotechnics training ground.
Economy
Ukraine proposes introducing ban on air transit to Russia and Belarus
"Sanctions and confiscations. I am grateful to Lithuania for its leadership on the sanctions track," said Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal.
Japan bans exports of 164 additional industrial items to Russia
The latest addition to Japan’s export control list as part of its sanctions against Moscow’s actions in Ukraine, which also includes thermostats, nitrocellulose products and woodworking machines, will take effect on April 17, the ministry said.
Politics
Lubinets: All public actions of Russian Federation on human rights are just show
According to Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets, Russia uses a number of topics, including human rights, to justify its crimes. Lubinets noted that this is becoming a convenient tool in Russian propaganda - both for the domestic audience and for other countries of the world. He stated that the goal of this is to reduce support for Ukraine by international partners and to worsen the reputation of the Ukrainian state.
Fact Check
Explaining complex things in simple words:
Beijing's calls for resolving the "crisis";
war in the sky;
enemy logistics.