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Drones · HungaryUkrainian drones reportedly hit an oil refinery in Voronezh Oblast and an "industrial zone" in Lipetsk Oblast overnight on April 24, according to Russian Telegram news channels. Russian media reported that a fire broke out at an oil refinery in Voronezh Oblast following a drone attack. Aleksandr Gusev, the regional governor, claimed that Russian air defense shot down four Ukrainian drones over the region. A drone attack was also reported in Russ…See the Story
Russian media: Drone attacks strike infrastructure in Russia's Voronezh, Lipetsk oblasts
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Facebook · UkraineRussian authorities in occupied Ukraine are forcing students to make trench candles as part of their curriculum, Ukraine's Chief Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on April 23.In a post on Facebook, Lubinets said the manual labor was being presented as a "public initiative" but said it was just one of many measures used to prepare students for "war against their Homeland."Ukrainian children in occupied territories face efforts to suppress their iden…See the Story
Ombudsman: Children in occupied Ukraine 'forced to make trench candles'
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Ukraine · UkraineRussia has lost 461,940 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on April 24.This number includes 880 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.According to the report, Russia has also lost 7,242 tanks, 13,928 armored fighting vehicles, 15,892 vehicles and fuel tanks, 11,808 artillery systems, 1,048 multiple launch rocket systems, 771 …See the Story
General Staff: Russia has lost 461,940 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
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Weapons · UkraineThe Russian Federation uses sexual violence as a weapon against civilians and prisoners of war, Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya said during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on April 23. Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office has recorded nearly 300 cases of sexual violence committed by Russian forces since the beginning of the full-scale war.Kyslytsya addressed Russia's weaponization of sexual viole…See the Story
Ukraine's UN envoy: Russia uses sexual violence as weapon of war
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War · VilniusRussian forces may shift their focus in the coming weeks to targeting Ukraine's transportation infrastructure, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote in its April 23 report. Moscow intensified missile and drone attacks against Ukraine's energy grid in spring 2024, exploiting delays in Western aid that led to critical ammunition and air defense shortages. The assault failed to collapse Ukraine's power grid, but destroyed critical faciliti…See the Story
ISW: Russia may shift to attacking Ukraine's transportation systems
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Senate · UkraineEditor's Note: This is a developing story and is being updated.The U.S. Senate passed the foreign aid bill in a vote on April 23, paving the way to provide $60.84 billion for Ukraine.The bill was approved with 79 votes in favor and 18 against. The bill now heads to the White House to be signed into law by U.S. President Joe Biden. "I will sign this bill into law and address the American people as soon as it reaches my desk tomorrow so we can beg…See the Story
BREAKING: US Senate passes $61 billion in aid to Ukraine
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Military · KharkivRussian forces have been stepping up strikes on Kharkiv city, Ukraine's second-largest urban center. The city had been suffering from blackouts and power shortages before a recent air attack took out the Kharkiv TV tower. In the broader Kharkiv region, isolated residents have little contact with the world beyond their villages, many of which were occupied by Russian troops in the early days of the invasion. Their only access to essential medical…See the Story
Ukrainian Mobile Pharmacy Provides Lifeline For Isolated Kharkiv Residents
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