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Ukraine’s military intel releases two women, six children from Syria captivity.
Operatives with the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry (GUR) have successfully completed a secret operation to liberate and extract from Syria Ukrainian citizens who had been held in captivity.
That’s according to a statement by the agency’s press service, seen by Ukrinform.
"GUR operatives conducted an operation to liberate and evacuate citizens of Ukraine who had been held in terrible conditions on the territory of Syria," the statement reads.
Video: GUR
It is noted that scouts brought home two Ukrainian women and six children. The report on the completed operation was released as soon as all liberated citizens safely crossed into Ukraine.
Read also: GUR explains why Russia creating tension in Moldova, Transnistria
As Ukrinform reported earlier, since May 2022, the GUR has been authorized to supervise the issue of POW exchange amid the ongoing war with Russia.
The POW swap coordination Headquarters is headed by GUR chief Kyrylo Budanov.
Air Force commander says Russian Tu-22M3 bomber destroyed by Ukrainian forces.
The anti-aircraft missile units of the Ukrainian Air Force and the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate have destroyed a Russian Tu-22M3 long-range strategic bomber, a carrier of Kh-22 cruise missiles.
Zelensky after strike on Dnipro: Air defense systems should not be stored in warehouses, but deployed in cities under attack.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that air defense systems should not be stored in warehouses, but deployed in cities that are hit by Russian terrorists.
Dnipro railway station suspends operations after Russian missile attack.
The railway station in Dnipro has suspended its operations due to Russian missile strikes, with injuries reported among railway workers.
Russian war losses up by 870 in past day
The total combat losses the Russian invasion army has suffered in Ukraine as of April 19, 2024, amount to 457,830, including 870 in the past day alone.
“Instant karma”: Video posted of Russian bomber going down right after attacking Ukraine.
Ukraine’s Land Forces published a video showing the crash in Russia’s Stavropol territory of a Tu-22M3 bomber, which was part of the force launching missiles at Ukraine in the early hours of Friday, April 19.
Record job losses despite an industry on the rise - what's going on in UK gaming?.
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Vigil for WPC Yvonne Fletcher as hopes grow for prosecution 40 years after 'callous' murder.
More than a thousand people are expected to head to a London square to celebrate the life of a police officer murdered there exactly 40 years ago. PC Yvonne Fletcher, 25, was shot dead by a bullet fired from inside the Libyan embassy while she was...
Tomi Lahren: 'This shows you how far the Democrat Party has fallen'.
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Labour 'worried about timing' of Rayner investigation ahead of local elections.
Catherine McKinnell, Labour's shadow schools minister, has said she is "worried about the timing" of a police investigation into Angela Rayner ahead of the local elections. She was asked about reports Greater Manchester Police are investigating La...
IDF reveals defence system intercepted threats from Iranian attack and warns of 'consequences'.
About 300 explosive drones and cruise missiles were fired by Iran and its proxy groups in Lebanon and Yemen, in what was its first direct attack on its arch-enemy Israel. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said 99 per cent of the missiles were interc...
What did Germany's Scholz achieve with his trip to China? - DW News.
The three-day trip included some difficult diplomacy when Scholz met at length with Chinese President Xi Jinping Tuesday. The leading topics on the agenda included Germany and the EU's trade ties with China, and Russia's war on Ukraine. This was t...