Newsletter 30/04/2024
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Russia hits Odesa with Iskander missile armed with cluster warhead – prosecutor general
The strike was carried out by an Iskander ballistic missile armed with a cluster warhead. It is an indiscriminate weapon that can cause significant civilian casualties. Metal fragments and missile debris were found within 1.5 kilometers of the site of the attack. The investigation has reason to believe that the decision to use such weapons was made deliberately by officers of the Russian armed forces in order to kill as many civilian Ukrainians as possible
Latvian PM announces new military aid package for Ukraine
The Latvian government has approved a new batch of military aid to Ukraine, which will include, among other things, short-range anti-aircraft systems and surveillance drones.
Russia renames some oil tankers under US sanctions - Bloomberg
According to the agency, at least four tankers have now changed their names, as well as the Russian flag to Gabon: Kemerovo instead of NS Columbus, Belgorod instead of NS Bravo, Kaliningrad instead of NS Captain, and Krasnoyarsk instead of NS Creation.
Lithuanian companies exported EUR 130 million worth of military goods to Russia - media
According to LRT's investigation, chips, bearings, antennas, capacitors, radio navigation devices, semiconductors and other dual-use goods that were "exported" to third countries actually ended up in Russia. This scheme was stopped when Lithuania banned the transit of certain goods to third countries.
Media: Airfield in Dzhankoi comes under another missile attack, Russian military wounded
In the temporarily occupied Dzhankoi, on the night of April 30, missiles attacked a military airfield where the helicopter regiment of the 4th Air Force and Air Defense Command of the Southern Military District of the Russian Federation is stationed.
Zelensky, Stoltenberg meet with officers undergoing NATO-standard training courses
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with officers who are undergoing professional military training courses in accordance with NATO standards.
War
Russian troops hit two districts of Kharkiv with KABs: one killed and seven injured
According to the mayor of the city, Ihor Terekhov, the Russians hit civilian objects. In the Kyivskyi district, like the day before, they hit residential buildings. According to the mayor, seven people were injured.
In occupied areas, Russians intend to sell confiscated real estate
In temporarily occupied territories, the invaders continue to appropriate for further sale apartments and houses of the residents who have left the area following the Russian incursion.
Politics
Ukraine withdraws from another agreement and two CIS protocols
Ukraine has withdrawn from the Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Public Health, signed on 26.06.1992 in Minsk. In addition, Ukraine has withdrawn from the Protocol on Amendments to the Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Public Health of June 26, 1992, signed on September 18, 2003 in Yalta, and the Protocol on Amendments to the Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Public Health of June 26, 1992, signed on November 25, 2005 in Moscow.
Society
Murder of Ukrainian soldiers in Bavaria: Munich prosecutors do not rule out political motive
The public prosecutor general’s office in Munich has taken over the investigation into the murder of Ukrainian soldiers in Bavaria, as a political motivation for the crime cannot be ruled out.
Economy
NGO "Ukraine 2050" will assist Ukrainian authorities in gaining access to frozen assets of Russian Federation
In 2024, the NGO "Ukraine-2050" will help Ukrainian authorities to ensure that Ukraine gains access to the frozen assets of the Russian Federation abroad in order to ensure Ukraine's victory and compensate it for the huge losses caused by Russia.
Publication
Bombs and disinformation: Russia’s campaign to depopulate Kharkiv
Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, is currently the Kremlin’s number one target. Since the start of 2024, Kharkiv has been the primary focus of a Russian bombing campaign that has sought to capitalize of Ukraine’s dwindling supplies of air defense ammunition in order to terrorize the civilian population and destroy vital infrastructure.
The Kremlin’s goal is to make Kharkiv “unlivable” and force a large percentage of its approximately 1.3 million residents to flee. Moscow hopes this will demoralize Ukraine and pave the way for the city’s capture by Russian forces during a widely anticipated summer offensive in the coming months.