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Moscow officials claim that one of their planes crashed in a sparsely populated area after technical problems, whilst Ukraine claims to shooting it down. Neither claims could be independently verified. Previous Ukrainian claims of downing Russian warplanes during their ongoing conflict have typically been met with silence or denials from Moscow. Watch: Russian missiles hit the Dnipro region in Ukraine Simultaneously, Russian missiles targeted cities in Ukraine's central Dnipro region, killing eight people, including a 14-year-old girl and 8-year-old boy, and injuring 28, according to local aut...
Euronews (English)
Overnight, Russian forces carried out a coordinated aerial assault involving 22 missiles of different types and 14 Shahed drones, as reported by the Ukrainian air force. The Ukrainian air force further stated that all the drones and 15 of the missiles were successfully intercepted. The strike targeted both urban areas and train infrastructure within the Dnipro region, as confirmed by Ukraine’s National Railway Operator.
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Imports of Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) remain a source of energy security for the EU and should only be reduced in “gradual steps” to avoid disruptions in supply, an EU watchdog warned. The advice was published in a report today (April 19) by ACER, the EU agency for the cooperation of energy regulators, offering analysis on European LNG market developments, which noted that the EU imported 18 billion cubic metres (bcm) of Russian LNG in 2023 via the Yamal pipeline, mostly through long-term supply agreements signed before 2022. The report flagged that increasing EU reliance on Russian L...
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"I want to be clear: this bill voted in the parliament – this is not bringing Georgia closer to the EU. This is the opposite," Charles Michel, the president of the European Council, told Euronews on Friday morning. "We are disappointed that this government made such a decision," he added. Georgia was in December declared an official candidate to join the bloc, fulfilling the former Soviet republic's long-running aspiration. The decision was "fundamental," says Michel, who now expects Tbilisi to send "more positive signals" to Brussels. Asked if the nascent accession process might be frozen as ...
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Ukrainian anti-aircraft units shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 bomber for the first time, Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk said on April 19. The Tu-22M3 bomber crashed in Russia's Stavropol Krai on the morning of April 19, just after Russia launched an attack on Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. According to Stavropol Krai Governor Vladimir Vladimirov, the Russian plane crashed in the region's Krasnogvardeysky District. Vladimirov claimed two pilots ejected from the aircraft. One pilot was allegedly killed and another crew member is missing. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed the aircraft cras...
Kyiv Independent
Ukrainian anti-aircraft units shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 bomber for the first time, Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk said on April 19. The Tu-22M3 bomber crashed in Russia's Stavropol Krai on the morning of April 19, just after Russia launched an attack on Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. According to Stavropol Krai Governor Vladimir Vladimirov, the Russian plane crashed in the region's Krasnogvardeysky District. Vladimirov claimed two pilots ejected from the aircraft. One pilot was allegedly killed and another crew member is missing. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed the aircraft cras...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
Ukrainian anti-aircraft units shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 bomber for the first time, Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk said on April 19. The Tu-22M3 bomber crashed in Russia's Stavropol Krai on the morning of April 19, just after Russia launched an attack on Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. According to Stavropol Krai Governor Vladimir Vladimirov, the Russian plane crashed in the region's Krasnogvardeysky District. Vladimirov claimed two pilots ejected from the aircraft. One pilot was allegedly killed and another crew member is missing. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed the aircraft cras...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Two people have been detained in Poland on suspicion of attacking Russian opposition activist Leonid Volkov, an ally of the late activist Alexei Navalny, the Lithuanian president announced on Friday. Volkov was attacked in March outside his home in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, where he lives in exile. The attacker smashed one of his car’s windows, sprayed tear gas into his eyes and hit him with a hammer, police said at the time. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda announced the arrests to reporters in Vilnius and thanked Poland for its work. He said the suspects would be handed over to Li...
Euronews (English)
Ukraine has said it shot down a Russian bomber on Friday. However, Moscow officials said the plane crashed “in a deserted area” in Russia’s southern region of Stavropol following a malfunction. Euronews cannot independently verify each side's claim. Russia has recently gone on the offensive in south and eastern Ukraine, amid improved weather conditions and delays in western arms deliveries to Kyiv. While Russia’s air force is vastly more powerful than Ukraine’s, sophisticated missile systems provided by Kyiv’s Western partners are a major threat to Russian aviation. The Ukrainian report said t...
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The Kremlin is tightening rules around foreign travel for Russian officials over fears foreign countries could target them and obtain state secrets, Reuters reported on April 18, citing undisclosed sources. According to sources who spoke to the news agency, even travel to countries with warm relations with Moscow is being restricted. "You can't go anywhere at all, not even to Uzbekistan or Belarus for the May holidays," one said, adding: "You can go only if you have permission." Reuters reports that pressure is being placed on all government ministries by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB...
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