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Russian strike on Chernihiv: 18 people are killed, rescue operations continue.
As of the morning of 18 April, 18 people were killed and 77 injured (including 4 children) as a result of a missile strike on Chernihiv, and 3 people were rescued from the rubble.
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Ukraine war update: 87 combat clashes on front lines in past 24 hours.
The enemy launched four missile strikes, 57 air strikes and carried out 89 MLRS attacks against the positions of Ukrainian troops and cities and villages.
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Explosions occurred in Ivano-Frankivsk and region
The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported an attack by the "Shaheds".
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Syrskyi, Cavoli discuss battlefield situation in Ukraine.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi has held a conversation with the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, commander of U.S. European Command General Christopher Cavoli.
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Russia launched attack drones at Ukraine overnight, explosions rock two western oblasts.
Ukraine's Air Force reported at around midnight on the night of 17-18 April that groups of Russian Shahed attack drones were flying in the Ukrainian skies, and explosions were heard in Khmelnytskyi and Ivano-Frankivsk oblasts.
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U.S. aid bill for Ukraine foresees development of long-term aid strategy
The Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act 2024, which the House of Representatives is planning to consider on Saturday, April 20, obliges the Departments of State and Defense to develop a strategy to help the country, containing specifi...
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Ukraine to take part in NATO's largest cyber defense exercise.
Ukrainian representatives will take part in NATO's largest CCDCOE Locked Shields cyber defense exercise, which will take place in Estonia.
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We can buy Patriot systems for Ukraine, says Dutch PM.
Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, has proposed at the EU leaders' summit in Brussels that Patriot air defence systems be purchased from countries that possess them but are unwilling to deliver them to Ukraine.
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EU leaders call on European Council to urgently provide air defense to Ukraine.
The heads of state and government of the EU countries, which are holding a two-day meeting in Brussels in the format of the European Council, have called on the European Council and EU member states to urgently provide Ukraine with air defense sys...
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Zelensky addresses European Council summit participants, emphasizes Ukraine's need for more air defense systems.
President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed European Council summit participants on April 17, calling for urgent assistance with air defense systems in order to counter daily Russian attacks.
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Zelensky: Occupiers must lose, and each of their losses is Ukraine's strength.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has taken part in the work of the European Council, where he outlined the key priorities - air defense and the front.
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Invaders drop three bombs on Lyman in Donetsk region.
The Russian forces attacked Lyman in the Donetsk region with guided bombs and an FPV drone.
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Ukrainian writer Dmytro Kapranov dies at 56
Ukrainian writer and public figure Dmytro Kapranov died on April 16, according to the Kapranov brothers’ official Facebook page. He was 56 years old.
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Denmark allocates DKK 200M in support of Ukraine’s defense industry.
Denmark will support Ukrainian defense industry manufacturers and allocate DKK 300 million (about USD 43 million) in assistance to Ukraine’s private sector.
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Culture Ministry removes historical status of Kyiv's Peoples' Friendship Arch, allows for dismantling.
Ukraine's Ministry of Culture removed the formerly-named Peoples' Friendship Arch from the state register of monuments of national importance due to its association with Russia's ambitions for Soviet reunification, indicating that the monument "ma...
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The Washington Post: Secret Russian document reveals plan for weakening West.
A secret Russian Foreign Ministry document obtained by The Washington Post reveals Russia's intention to leverage its war in Ukraine to challenge what it perceives as American dominance and reshape the global order.
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Defense Forces: Russians reduce number of attacks in east by one third.
Over the past day, our defenders repelled 19 attacks in the Bakhmut direction and 20 in the Novopavlivka direction, compared to 33 and 30 combat engagements recorded the day before.
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Russians attack Sumy Oblast with guided bombs and air-dropped mines.
The Russians have conducted 11 attacks on the territory of Sumy Oblast over the past day, hitting Yampil hromada with guided bombs and Velyka Pysarivka with five air-dropped mines. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a town, village o...
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Norwegian foreign minister visits Odesa, Chisinau
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide has visited Odesa and Chisinau, where he announced the allocation of an additional NOK 70 million ($6.4 million) in humanitarian aid to Moldova and Ukrainian refugees.
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Russia increases use of prohibited riot control agents against Ukrainian forces on battlefield.
Ukrainian troops on the eastern front face a new threat as Russian forces increasingly resort to tear gas attacks, violating international conventions.
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