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BREAKING: US House passes $61 billion in aid to Ukraine: Editors Note: This is a breaking news story and will be updated with further details. The U.S ...
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BREAKING: US House passes $61 billion in aid to Ukraine
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Ukraine aid bill finally passes the House – what happens next?: After months of political wrangling in Congress, frustration in Kyiv and a deteriorating ...
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Ukraine aid bill finally passes the House – what happens next?
Quick Glance: State Customs Service: Polish Protesters Cease Border Blockade
  • The blockade by Polish protesters at the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing on the Polish-Ukrainian border was lifted by Ukraine's State Customs Service on April 22.

  • Traffic flow in both directions was restored as of 1:40 p.m.

  • As per Valentyna Chernysh, a representative of the customs office in Volyn Oblast, there were 400 trucks queued on the Polish side of the border, with an additional 140 in a digital queue.

  • Despite a reduction in border blockades, the State Customs Service indicated on April 17 that Polish protesters intended to block the Korczowa-Krakovets border crossing for a two-day period.
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What Ukraine lost while waiting for the US aid bill to pass: The long-awaited passing of the U.S. aid bill in the House of Representatives over the weekend was ...
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What Ukraine lost while waiting for the US aid bill to pass
Quick Glance: Biden signs $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan
  • President Joe Biden rushed weaponry to Ukraine and signed a $95 billion aid package that included assistance for Israel, Taiwan, and other global hotspots.

  • Despite months of delays and damage, Biden promised that US weapons shipments would arrive in the next hours to help Ukraine repel Russia's invasion.

  • Ukraine has started using US long-range missiles, but it remains uncertain if they can make enough progress to sustain American political support.

  • A TikTok sale or ban in the US was included in the aid package, highlighting the mix of political and strategic interests in supporting Ukraine.
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Russian attacks in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast injure woman: A 47-year-old woman in the Nikopol district sustained mine-blast injuries and is currently being treated ...
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Russian attacks in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast injure woman
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Russia claims 2 killed in attack on Belgorod: A Ukrainian attack on Russia's Belgorod Oblast overnight on April 20 killed two people ...
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Russia claims 2 killed in attack on Belgorod
Quick Glance: Russia Strikes Chernihiv: 18 Dead, Ukraine Appeals for Air Defense
  • At least 18 people were killed and over 60 wounded in Chernihiv due to Russian missile strikes. Ukrainian officials emphasized that the attack could have been prevented with adequate air defense systems.

  • Russia launched three Iskander cruise missiles at the city, located near the Russian border and previously encircled by Russian troops.

  • Ukraine currently has three Patriot air defense systems but requires 26 for full coverage. Following appeals for more systems, Germany pledged to send an additional one.

  • A $60 billion aid package for Ukraine is stalled in the US Congress, allowing Russia to exploit ammunition and air defense shortages and gain ground in the east.
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Zelensky visits Dnipro after Russian strike, calls for air defenses from partners
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Zelensky visits Dnipro after Russian strike, calls for air defenses from ...
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Governor: Russian attack on Dnipro district injures 4: Russian forces launched a missile attack against the Dnipro district in the afternoon ...
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Governor: Russian attack on Dnipro district injures 4
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ISW: Russia may shift to attacking Ukraine's transportation systems: "Russian forces may shift their target set to hit Ukrainian transportation ...
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ISW: Russia may shift to attacking Ukraine's transportation systems
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How Johnson came to allow a vote on Ukraine aid after months of delays: After more than six months of hedging, backtracking, and unfulfilled promises, U.S ...
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How Johnson came to allow a vote on Ukraine aid after months of delays
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Russian forces attack 5 communities in Sumy Oblast, injuring 4: Russian forces attacked five communities in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy Oblast ...
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Russian forces attack 5 communities in Sumy Oblast, injuring 4
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Ukraine war latest: First Russian Tu-22M3 bomber downed, strikes in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast kill 7
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Quick Glance: Ukraine shoots down Russian strategic bomber, nine killed
  • Russian officials say the plane crashed over the southern Stavropol region due to a technical malfunction.

  • Ukraine's air force announced that they shot down a Russian strategic bomber with anti-aircraft missiles for the first time since the war began in 2022.

  • The bomber was downed in Russian airspace, 300km from Ukraine's border, after participating in a long-range airstrike that resulted in the death of at least nine people in the central region of Dnipropetrovsk.

  • NATO and the USA are planning to provide additional air defense systems to Ukraine for support.
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UK allocates over $180 million to bolster Ukraine's energy sector: The U.K. has allocated nearly 150 million pounds (over $180 million) to support ...
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UK allocates over $180 million to bolster Ukraine's energy sector
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G7 foreign ministers vow to boost Ukraine's air defense capabilities: The Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers promised on April 19 to strengthen ...
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G7 foreign ministers vow to boost Ukraine's air defense capabilities
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Guardian: Half of British military defense fund for Ukraine remains unused: More than half of the U.K.'s 900 million pound (over $1 billion) military fund ...
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Guardian: Half of British military defense fund for Ukraine remains unused
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Bloomberg: Russian diesel exports continue to drop amid Ukrainian drone strikes on oil refineries
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Bloomberg: Russian diesel exports continue to drop amid Ukrainian drone ...
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Russian attack in Kharkiv injures man: A 19-year-old Kharkiv resident sustained shrapnel injuries in his legs and is currently hospitalized in moderate condition ...
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Russian attack in Kharkiv injures man
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Russian attacks over past day kill 1, injure 11, including child: Russian attacks against Ukraine over the past day killed one civilian and injured 11 ...
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Russian attacks over past day kill 1, injure 11, including child
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Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 12, injure 35 over past day: Russia targeted a total of nine Ukrainian oblasts – Odesa, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia ...
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Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 12, injure 35 over past day
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Prosecutor's Office: At least 543 children have been killed in Ukraine since start of full-scale invasion
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Prosecutor's Office: At least 543 children have been killed in ...
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Governor: Russia attacks TV infrastructure in Kharkiv: Russian forces struck a TV infrastructure facility in Kharkiv on April 22, regional governor Oleh ...
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Governor: Russia attacks TV infrastructure in Kharkiv
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Mediazona confirms identities of over 50,400 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine: Through open-source research, Mediazona, a Russian independent media outlet ...
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Mediazona confirms identities of over 50,400 Russian soldiers killed in ...
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Ukraine state-owned enterprises weekly — Issue 127: Editor’s Note: This is issue 127 of Ukrainian State-Owned Enterprises Weekly, covering events from April 6-12 ...
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Ukraine state-owned enterprises weekly — Issue 127
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Air Force: Ukraine downs 29 of 36 Russian aerial targets overnight: Ukrainian air defenses downed 15 missiles and 14 Shahed-type drones during a Russian attack ...
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Air Force: Ukraine downs 29 of 36 Russian aerial targets overnight
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Ukraine introduces scheduled blackouts in 3 regions amid Russian attacks: Scheduled blackouts were introduced in Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Donetsk oblasts ...
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Ukraine introduces scheduled blackouts in 3 regions amid Russian attacks
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Ukraine’s Western Operational Command introduces new commander: General Volodymyr Shvediuk has been appointed as the new commander of the Ukrainian military’s ...
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Ukraine’s Western Operational Command introduces new commander
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Latvia to send first batch of drones to Ukraine as part of drone coalition: The Latvian government will deliver its first batch of drones as part of the ...
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Latvia to send first batch of drones to Ukraine as part of drone coalition
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Moscow suggests 2022 draft document as a basis for future Ukraine peace talks: Putin said Russia could negotiate with Ukraine to end the war if there are no ...
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Moscow suggests 2022 draft document as a basis for future Ukraine peace ...
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Rebuilding Kyiv Oblast power plant possible but 'futile' without air defense, Centerenergo says
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Rebuilding Kyiv Oblast power plant possible but 'futile' without ...
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Centerenergo: Russian attack destroys thermal power plant in Kyiv Oblast: A Russian attack overnight on April 11 destroyed the Trypillia Thermal Power Plant in ...
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Centerenergo: Russian attack destroys thermal power plant in Kyiv Oblast
Quick Glance: Russian strikes devastate largest power plant in Kyiv
  • The largest power-generating plant in Ukraine's Kyiv region was destroyed in a Russian missile attack on Thursday, according to the energy company Centrenergo.

  • As President Volodomyr Zelensky accused the West of neglecting Ukraine's need for air defenses, Russia targeted key energy infrastructure.

  • Despite the devastation, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Centrenergo, Andriy Gota, expressed confidence in overcoming the challenges.

  • Ukraine has previously managed significant power losses, including the seizure of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant by Russian forces post-invasion.
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Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 3, injure 20 over past day: Russia targeted a total of 10 Ukrainian oblasts — Chernihiv, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, Odesa ...
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Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 3, injure 20 over past day
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Norwegian foreign minister visits Odesa: Barth Eide visited Odesa's port and said that he was "deeply impressed by the way Ukraine has been able to ...
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Norwegian foreign minister visits Odesa
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Children injured by Russia's war learn to live with prosthetics: Eleven-year-old Oleksandr Reshetniak from Kharkiv Oblast still vividly remembers holding ...
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Children injured by Russia's war learn to live with prosthetics
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Ukraine signs new partnership agreement with UN migration agency: The agreement entails "enhanced cooperation for Ukraine's reconstruction ...
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Ukraine signs new partnership agreement with UN migration agency
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Kharkiv at risk of becoming 'second Aleppo,' mayor says: Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov believes his city is at risk of becoming "a second ...
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Kharkiv at risk of becoming 'second Aleppo,' mayor says
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Russian attacks in Sumy Oblast injure 4 people, target critical infrastructure: Russian forces attacked border settlements and critical infrastructure in Sumy ...
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Russian attacks in Sumy Oblast injure 4 people, target critical ...
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ISW: Russia deploying new Kh-69 cruise missile in escalating attacks on Ukraine: "Russian forces have reportedly launched Kh-69 missiles from 400 kilometers ...
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ISW: Russia deploying new Kh-69 cruise missile in escalating attacks on ...
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Gaza Genocide – The Many Ways Canada Could Send Message to Israel: Canada’s arms ban made international headlines. But in reality, Ottawa isn’t severing ...
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Gaza Genocide – The Many Ways Canada Could Send Message to Israel
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Russia Destroys Largest Power Plant in Ukraine’s Kyiv Region: A sweeping Russian missile attack on Ukraine destroyed the largest power generating plant in the ...
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Russia Destroys Largest Power Plant in Ukraine’s Kyiv Region
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Russian morning missile strike hits residential building in Dnipro, killing civilians and children - Euromaidan Press
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Russian morning missile strike hits residential building in Dnipro ...
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Russian attacks against Ukraine over past day kill 7, injure 36, including children
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Russian attacks against Ukraine over past day kill 7, injure 36 ...
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Air Force: Ukraine downs 16 drones overnight: Ukrainian air defense units destroyed 16 of the 17 Shahed-type drones that Russia launched overnight ...
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Air Force: Ukraine downs 16 drones overnight
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NGO Save Ukraine rescues 2 more children from Russian occupation: Save Ukraine, a Ukrainian humanitarian NGO, rescued two more children, including an orphan ...
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NGO Save Ukraine rescues 2 more children from Russian occupation
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DTEK thermal plants damaged in Russia's overnight attack: Russia damaged two DTEK thermal power plants in its latest overnight mass attack on Ukrainian ...
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DTEK thermal plants damaged in Russia's overnight attack
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Russia's latest attacks damage energy infrastructure in 4 oblasts: The Energy Ministry said that Russian drones attacked a high-voltage substation in ...
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Russia's latest attacks damage energy infrastructure in 4 oblasts
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Russian attacks injure 4 in Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk oblasts: Russian troops attacked Beryslav and Bilozerka in Kherson Oblast, injuring two civilians ...
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Russian attacks injure 4 in Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk oblasts
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Defense Express: Russia's new Kh-69 cruise missiles, "worse than Kinzhal," used in Trypilska power plant strike - Euromaidan Press
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Defense Express: Russia's new Kh-69 cruise missiles, "worse than ...
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Ukraine downs all 13 Russian explosive drones last night as Russian missiles kill at least one civilian - Euromaidan Press
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What Is Kh-69? Russia's New Subsonic Cruise Missile 'Worse' Than Dagger: Russia is producing the subsonic weapon dubbed the Kh-69 for its assault on Ukraine's ...
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What Is Kh-69? Russia's New Subsonic Cruise Missile 'Worse' Than Dagger
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Delivery of first CE-145C Vigilance to Canada: This marks the initial phase of a programme that will see a total of three CE-145C Vigilance aircraft delivered to ...
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Delivery of first CE-145C Vigilance to Canada
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NATO launch new ‘Flag Series’ exercise to boost air defence: Over 140 allied aircraft, including fighters and support units, will participate alongside maritime ...
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NATO launch new ‘Flag Series’ exercise to boost air defence
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20 Years of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission: "On a daily basis, Allied fighter jets flying over the Baltic Sea – now surrounded by NATO Allies – are a ...
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20 Years of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission
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Snowbirds return for Comox Air Show: The May 18 event celebrates the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 100 years of service as a distinct military element
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Snowbirds return for Comox Air Show
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Russians hit Trypilska power station with five Kh-69 missiles on 11 April - Euromaidan Press
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Russians hit Trypilska power station with five Kh-69 missiles on 11 April ...
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Ukraine down Russian missile, 17 drones overnight - Euromaidan Press: Ukraine's air defense destroyed 17 Russian Shahed-131/136 drones over Odesa, Mykolaiv ...
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Ukraine down Russian missile, 17 drones overnight - Euromaidan Press