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2022-04-14 15:38:14
30 Ukrainian prisoners of war released in new exchange.
Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said that 17 soldiers, five officers, and eight civilians were released from Russian captivity. Vereshchuk didn’t disclose the number of prisoners of war sent back to Russia.
It is the fourth prisoner exchange since Feb. 24.
8.1K views12:38
2022-04-14 14:51:39
Ministry of Internal Affairs: Russia fires at 15 settlements in Donetsk Oblast.
Eleven people are injured as a result of the attacks, while the strikes damaged at least 34 civilian targets: residential buildings, agricultural and railway infrastructure, and a gas pipeline, according to the report.
8.3K views11:51
2022-04-14 14:36:41
EU closes loophole allowing arms sales to Russia.
According to the EU Commission data, EU countries sold Russia weapons and ammunition worth 39 million euros in 2021, up more than 50% from 2020.
The EU banned the export of arms to Russia in July 2014 due to Russia’s occupation of Crimea, but a clause in the sanctions permitted sales under contracts signed before August 2014.
Reuters reports that France and Germany were among the largest exporters.
8.4K views11:36
2022-04-14 14:18:41
Two Ukrainian pilots released from Russian captivity.
According to Ukraine’s military intelligence, Ivan Pepelyashko and Oleksiy Chyzh were taken prisoner on March 8 near the village of Nova Basan in Chernihiv Oblast. It's not clear whether they were released under the recent prisoner swap or separately.
In captivity, the pilots were relocated several times before they ended up in the Kursk pre-trial detention center, where they were kept in a cell with eight other Ukrainian officers. The two said that the injured Ukrainians didn't get medical assistance.
8.3K views11:18
2022-04-14 14:15:49
Prosecutor General’s Office: Death toll in Kramatorsk train station attack reaches 59 people, including 7 children.
Two children injured by the April 8 Russian strike recently died in the hospital, the prosecutors said. Thousands of civilians were at the railway station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, waiting on evacuation at the moment of the attack.
8.1K views11:15
2022-04-14 12:27:10
Donetsk Oblast governor: 238 civilians killed in the region since Feb. 24.
According to Pavlo Kyrylenko, 772 people were injured. The actual number of casualties is expected to be much higher as there’s no data from heavily attacked Mariupol and Volnovakha. President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier said “tens of thousands” were killed by Russian forces in Mariupol.
8.6K views09:27
2022-04-14 09:38:01
Prosecutor General’s Office: Russia’s war kills at least 197 children.
More than 351 children have been injured, the office reported on April 14. The figures are not final. The actual number of child casualties is expected to be higher due to the lack of information from front-line areas.
791 views06:38
2022-04-14 08:06:07
UN: Russia’s war threatens to push one-fifth of people into hunger and poverty.
In an op-ed published on April 13, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that 1.7 billion people across the world are at risk of destitution. Guterres cites a surge in energy costs and food prices due to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine as major reasons.
3.3K views05:06
2022-04-14 07:13:24
Australia extends sanctions on Russian state-owned enterprises.
Australia imposed sanctions on 14 Russian state-owned enterprises in order to undercut Russia’s ability to “continue funding Putin’s war,” Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne said on April 13. The list of sanctioned entities include Russian truck-maker Kamaz and shipping firms SEVMASH and United Shipbuilding Corp, as well as Ruselectronics.
4.0K views04:13
2022-04-14 05:22:59
Ministry of Internal Affairs: Negotiations ongoing for the exchange of 169 servicemen of Ukraine's National Guard captured at Chornobyl.
According to the Minister of Internal Affairs Denys Monastyrsky, Russian forces held the soldiers captive without access to light or communication and have taken the soldiers to Russia and Belarus.
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