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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, wounding four people, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Serhii Lysak reported on April 23.
Moscow has recently intensified its missile and drone attacks against Dnipro, Ukraine’s fourth-largest city, and the surrounding region.
Russia’s April 19 strike on downtown Dnipro killed three people and wounded 24 others, according to local officials.
Over an hour after multiple explosions were reported in Dnipro, Lysak said that the city suburbs were hit.
Four men aged between 34 and 70 and an elderly woman were injured, according to Lysak. All the victims were hospitalized.
The attack reportedly caused two fires. Information on the consequences of the missile strike is still being established.
Later the same day, Russian forces struck the Saltivskyi district of Kharkiv, damaging a house and a car, according to Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov.
There were no reports of casualties in Kharkiv at the time of publication.
Bloomberg: US leading efforts within G7 to develop $50 billion aid package to Ukraine.
The United States is leading talks among the Group of Seven (G7) nations to develop a military aid package to Ukraine worth up to $50 billion, Bloomberg reported on May 3. The package would reportedly be funded by the profits generated by accrued ...
Ambassador: Washington doesn't support strikes with U.
Washington wants to help Ukraine defend itself, but does not support strikes with U.S.-made weapons on Russian territory, U.S. Ambassador Bridget Brink said at a meeting with journalists on May 3, according to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/...
Presidential Office: Joint negotiating position to be submitted to Russia after Switzerland peace summit.
Participants of the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland will formulate a common negotiating position and submit it to Russia, presidential spokesperson Sergii Nykyforov said on May 3, according to Deutsche Welle.
Ukraine war latest: Kyiv may use British weapons to strike targets inside Russia, Cameron says.
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USAID allocates over $250 million to Ukraine's agricultural sector.
More than $250 million will be allocated to rebuild and expand Ukraine's agricultural sector under the new USAID Harvest program, Deputy Agricultural Minister Denys Bashlyk said on May 3.
Arizona Senate repeals 1864 abortion law as Florida's goes into effect.
Florida's six-week abortion ban went into effect on Wednesday, meaning it will now be nearly impossible to get an abortion anywhere in the South. Meanwhile, the Arizona Senate voted to repeal the 1864 near-total abortion ban that the Arizona Supre...
Trump calls Columbia protest raid «beautiful thing to watch».
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Senate holds hearing after climate change investigation report released.
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Riots break out at US universities as rival groups throw fireworks & attack each other with poles.
HARROWING video shows pro-Palestine protesters using hammers to smash their way through Columbia University buildings, leaving destruction in their paths. Hundreds of protesters were arrested in New York City last night as fierce demonstrations ag...
Why the 12th Amendment could prevent a Trump-Rubio ticket.
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Breaking down the latest on college protests over Israel-Hamas war.
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