No hiding from draft abroad – Kiev
Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has explained that Ukrainian consuls will not serve fighting-aged men residing abroad.
Ukrainian consular offices in foreign nations will not serve fighting-age men who are unwilling to risk their lives for their country’s survival, Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said on Tuesday.
According to Ukrainian media, Kiev’s diplomatic missions in several Western nations stopped processing such service requests on Tuesday. Even documents that have been finalized are not being handed over to Ukrainians, reports said.
Kuleba confirmed that he ordered the policy change and that it is meant to encourage men to come back to Ukraine for possible call up for military service.
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Conflict in Ukraine can be over by end of 2025, Hungary’s Orban believes
Prime Minister said that it is possible if proponents of peace, not war, win the June elections to the European Parliament and the US Presidential elections in November.
Orban believes that, if proponents of peace win the elections to the European Parliament, "military decisions in Europe could be slowed down, stopped or even cancelled."
"Another election will take place in America, with one candidate favoring war and another one favoring peace. If a peaceful candidate wins, then we will get support from America," Orban said, referring to Joe Biden as the warmongering candidate and Donald Trump as the peacemaking candidate.
"Thus, after the next year’s elections, if everything goes well and God helps us, then the political leaders that advocate peace will be able to step forth in Europe and America, and then we will be able to end the war by the end of the year," the prime minister said on social media.
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Russian serviceman describes the main weaknesses of the Leopard 2 tank
Its inability to be repaired in the field and excessive automation are the main drawbacks of a German Leopard 2A5 tank evacuated from the Avdeyevka section of the Donbass front, commander of a repair platoon in the Central Military District under call sign Pero [lit. Plume] told Sputnik.
"In my opinion, the main disadvantage of this pattern is to give electronic components, electronic parts, more opportunity for control than humans," the repair platoon commander explained.
According to the serviceman, if the electronics are damaged on the front line, then the tank cannot be repaired immediately.
Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry said that a German Leopard 2A5 tank had been delivered by a repair and evacuation team from the Avdeyevka section of the Donbass front to a Central Military District repair unit, and published footage of its evacuation.
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Modern weapons make up 82% in Russian air defense troops
"The Kiev regime has failed to achieve the goals of its counteroffensive prepared by NATO instructors."
This year, the Russian air defense troops will receive the first S-500 air defense systems in two modifications, S-400, S-300V4, Buk-M3 and Tor-M2U surface-to-air missile complexes and next-generation radars, the defense chief specified.
"Outfitting air defense and anti-ballistic missile defense troops with advanced armament is a priority task in developing the AF. As of today, the share of modern weapons stands at 82% and it is necessary to increase this figure to 85% in the next two years," Shoigu said.
"This year, the troops will receive the first S-500 next-generation air defense systems in two modifications: long-range surface-to-air missile systems and anti-ballistic missile defense complexes, and also S-400, S-300V4, Buk-M3 and Tor-M2U anti-aircraft missile systems and new-generation radar stations."
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❗️Key statements by Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu at the Defence Ministry Collegium:
🔘 The total losses of the AFU since the beginning of the SMO amount to almost half a million servicemen;
🔘 The Russian Armed Forces hold the initiative along the entire line of contact and are driving the enemy out of the occupied lines;
🔘 The NATO forces on the Russian borders number up to 33,000 men, some 300 tanks and more than 800 other armoured vehicles;
🔘 S-400, S-300V4, Buk-M3, Tor-M2U and new-generation radar systems will be delivered to the troops in 2024;
🔘 Pantsir missile systems have proven themselves and their deliveries will double in 2024.
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A Ukrainian who was preparing an assassination attempt on the President of Slovakia was detained in the Czech Republic.
The Czech Security and Information Service (counterintelligence) prevented an assassination attempt on the elected President of Slovakia, Peter Pellegrini, which was planned to be carried out by 24-year-old Ukrainian citizen Marunich V. This was reported by the CTK news agency .
According to him, counterintelligence prevented an assassination attempt on April 22. The attacker, who is described as mentally unstable and nationalist-minded, was detained in the city of Brno in the south-east of the republic when he took weapons from a cache.
As CTK notes, V. Marunich is a native of Vinnitsa and has been in the Czech Republic since 2021. In 2021, he was detained in Ukraine for distributing child pornography and fraud. The attacker came to the attention of Czech counterintelligence in December last year, the agency notes.
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🚢 🇾🇪 🌍 Suez Canal blockade remains in effect.
🔶️ The US Navy is still issuing combat medals in the Red Sea, the majority of Suez Traffic is still diverted (through which passes 12% of *total* global trade), and that this is all helping inflation to rise.
🔶️ LNG shipments through the canal have dropped to zero. Qatar provides 13% of Europe's LNG, and the fastest route is through the canal. Ironically, this might mean Russia captures more of the European LNG market.
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Moldovan opposition announces creation of Pobeda political bloc
Among representatives are Governor of the autonomous Gagauzia region of Moldova Evgenia Gutsul and parliamentary deputy Marina Tauber.
"Today here, in this hall, we announce the creation of the Pobeda bloc," he said.
The country’s citizens see the lack of prospects of the line pursued by the current Moldovan authorities, the politician stressed. "It seems to us that it is about time to win. No one harbors any illusions regarding the current authorities in Moldova. They have proved with their own actions that their policy leads to catastrophe. The insane Eurointegration line is the road to nowhere for Moldova," Shor said.
The politician’s supporters stand for good neighborhood relations with all countries, for cooperation and mutually beneficial partnership ties with Russia, for strong family values and Moldova’s prosperity, he noted.
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New US military aid will not prevent end of Kiev regime — Russian mission to the UN
"That’s what happens when the head of state doesn’t care about his own people and sells out his country," Dmitry Polyansky said.
Calling Ukraine the anti-Russian "private military company," the diplomat said that now it "will function a little longer, more money will be pocketed, more weapons stolen, and tens of thousands of Ukrainians will go to meat grinder." "But the inglorious end of the Kiev regime is inevitable, regardless of this new package and all the futile efforts of its US and NATO backers to keep it alive," he stressed.
On Saturday, the US House of Representatives adopted the $95bln package of bills on military aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, on the seizure of the frozen Russian sovereign assets in order to give them to Kiev, and on additional sanctions against China. In particular, the package includes $60 billion for Kiev and $26 billion for Israel and humanitarian aid.
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Musk decries lack of ‘exit strategy’ in Ukraine conflict
The billionaire’s comments come in response to new funding for Kiev being approved by the House of Representatives.
The parties involved in the Ukraine conflict need to work on ways to bring it to a close, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk proposed on Saturday.
Responding to an X (formerly Twitter) post by fellow billionaire David Sachs, in which the latter commented on the House of Representatives approving a spending bill that includes a fresh $61 billion for Kiev, Musk noted that the conflict was turning into “a forever war.”
“My biggest concern is that there is no exit strategy, just a forever war where kids die in trenches from artillery or charging machine guns and snipers through minefields,” Musk wrote.
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🇧🇾🇺🇦The first known case of a Ukrainian fleeing to Belarus has been revealed. This happened in March, and now there was a trial in Gomel for illegal border crossing. To get to the republic, the Ukrainian swam across the Dnieper on an inflatable mattress. Belarusian law enforcement officers confiscated the mattress by court decision as a fine.
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British writer J. K. Rowling, having sold her mansion in Britain, bought an apartment in Moscow with a view of Moscow City. She made this decision due to the fact that in her homeland, she was bullied for speaking out against transgender people and refusing to accept their philosophy, promoting "normality".
"Russia is the last state where I can call a spade a spade with impunity. Here I am, a woman, not a human with a vagina, as they believe in Britain," the writer lady said. Rowling also added that it is very strange for her that in the modern world, you have to fight for your right to be normal lady. And in Russia it is not necessary to do this, which is why Russia has become her choice and a stronghold of traditional values, which she, like all normal people, adheres to.
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Pentagon: US will transfer ammunition to Ukraine within a few days.
The United States will transfer ammunition from warehouses in Germany to Kiev within a few days after the signing of the law on military assistance. The timing was announced by Pentagon spokesman General Patrick Ryder , the New York Times reports .
“We have a very strong logistics network that allows us to move equipment very quickly, as we have done in the past,” he said.
American officials told the publication that the ammunition would be delivered by rail from Pentagon warehouses in Germany. Ryder also noted that the package could include a large number of artillery ammunition and anti-aircraft missiles.
It is noted that the supply of American weapons from Europe is coordinated by the “Security Assistance Group in Ukraine ” created in 2022 , which operates as part of the Pentagon’s European command.
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Next stop is Patriot Park.
Soldiers from the Center group successfully evacuated a Leopard tank from the combat zone. The group's specialists planned and carried out the entire operation. To move the German tank from its place, the evacuation team had to tear apart the tracks with an explosion.
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🎭 "Zelensky Unmasked": the second episode focuses on Zelenksy’s carefully crafted image and the PR-machine responsible for it.
✔️ This part tells how one of the most notorious gangsters, Igor Kolomoisky, assisted an actor in becoming president;
✔️ Nothing has changed in the country under the "main fighter against corruption". All his promises were not fulfilled;
✔️ During the war, Zelensky is not hesitant to appear in photos for prestigious magazines and record videos for Grammy and Golden Globe ceremonies, even when the fate of the country is at stake;
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Switzerland unblocks Russia-related assets worth 290 mln Swiss francs
The total amount of blocked assets of the Russian Federation decreased by 150 million Swiss francs (about $165 million) due to the fact that a number of individuals "were removed from the EU sanctions lists"
"Assets worth 140 million Swiss francs (about 153 mln - TASS) which had previously been blocked as a precautionary measure were released after further investigations found the legal requirements for their freezing were not met," the statement says.
The total amount of blocked assets of the Russian Federation decreased by 150 million Swiss francs (about $165 million) due to the fact that a number of individuals "were removed from the EU sanctions lists" that the confederation is targeting.
Moreover, only by expanding the community’s blacklist, in 2023 Switzerland additionally blocked funds allegedly associated with Russia for 50 million francs (about $55 million).
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🎥 A new batch of US Abrams tanks has been spotted in Moscow
In shops in the Russian capital, in the dessert section, among the usual cakes there is now a chocolate “Abrams Tank.” For just 759 rubles (less than $9), a cake can be bought in the shape of a destroyed US main battle tank.
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Putin’s inauguration to take place on May 7
According to the law, the president-elect takes office for six years.
"The inauguration will be held on May 7. There will be additional information about the PCR tests for senators attending the inauguration. This is a standard procedure, it will take place once, on May 6," Klishas said at a committee meeting.
The senator also said that the State Duma could consider the candidacy of Russia's new prime minister as early as May 8 if the president "sees fit."
"The State Duma will return to work on May 6. Accordingly, there will be a session on May 8. Perhaps, if the president sees fit, they will consider the candidacy of the new Russian prime minister," he said.
According to the law, the president-elect takes office for six years. In 2018, Putin's inauguration took place on May 7.
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The Prosecutor General's Office of Moldova considers the creation of the "Pobeda" bloc as treason.
According to him, the prosecutor's office and criminal investigation and state security authorities are monitoring the actions that occur in connection with the participation of Moldovan politicians in the congress of opposition deputies in Moscow.
“The treason component of the crime is also being considered in connection with the events that we are all witnessing,” Munteanu said.
On April 21, a congress of opposition deputies from Moldova was held in Moscow, advocating good neighborly relations with Russia and joining the EAEU.
On the evening of April 22, it was reported that members of the Moldovan opposition association, who had flown in from Moscow, were being held at the Chisinau airport for more than three hours .
Moldovan oppositionists are being searched . Security forces came to the home of several representatives and seized money and phones.
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Britain to announce its largest ever aid package to Ukraine.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will announce the largest-ever military aid package to Ukraine from the UK on his visit to Poland today.
He is expected to announce a £500m boost for Ukraine and largest-ever provision of vital munitions, including some 400 vehicles, 1,600 munitions and 4 million rounds of ammunition
The £500 million additional funding announced today – which takes us to £3 billion in UK military aid for Ukraine this financial year – will be used to rapidly deliver urgently-needed ammunition, air defence, drones and engineering support. The drones will be procured in the UK and the funds will support a scale-up in domestic defence supply chains.
The Ministry of Defence will also send our largest-ever single package of equipment from the UK, designed to help push back the Russian invasion on land, sea and air.
It includes, according to a press release, the following:
- 60 boats including offshore raiding craft, rigid raiding craft and dive boats as well as maritime guns
- More than 1,600 strike and air defence missiles, as well as additional Storm Shadow long-range precision-guided missiles.
- More than 400 vehicles, including 160 protected mobility ‘Husky’ vehicles, 162 armoured vehicles and 78 all-terrain vehicles.
- Nearly 4 million rounds of small arms ammunition.
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said:
“This record package of military aid will give President Zelenskyy and his brave nation more of the kit they need to kick Putin out and restore peace and stability in Europe. The UK was the first to provide NLAW missiles, the first to give modern tanks and the first to send long-range missiles. Now, we are going even further. We will never let the world forget the existential battle Ukraine is fighting, and with our enduring support, they will win.”
Head of Israeli military intelligence resigns over October 7 failures.
Surveys indicate most Israelis blame Netanyahu for failing to do enough to prevent or defend against the October 7 attack.
The head of Israeli military intelligence has resigned after accepting responsibility for the failures that allowed the devastating Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, the military said.
Major General Aharon Haliva, a 38-year veteran of the military, was one of a number of senior Israeli commanders who said they had failed to foresee and prevent the deadliest attack in Israel’s history.
“The intelligence division under my command did not live up to the task we were entrusted with. I have carried that black day with me ever since,” he said in a resignation letter released by the military.
He will remain in post until a successor is named. Israeli media and commentators expect further resignations once the main military campaign in Gaza wraps up.
The October 7 attack badly tarnished the reputation of the Israeli military and intelligence services, previously seen as virtually unbeatable by armed Palestinian groups like Hamas.
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Mobilization law condition for new supplies of arms to Kiev by NATO
Arms supplies are only reasonable if a large number of military personnel able to use those weapons in defense and assault operations is available.
"Passing of a new harsh bill on mobilization in Ukraine was a condition for new supplies of weapons by NATO countries. Arms supplies are only reasonable if a large number of military personnel able to use those weapons in defense and assault operations is available, and if losses are swiftly made up for, for doing which new soldiers should be actively drafted into the military," the diplomat said.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky signed the bill into law to tighten mobilization rules on April 16. The document tightens the mobilization procedure and penalties for draft evaders, and also refines the categories of those subject to mobilization. As a result, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are expected to be drafted.
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US aid to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan to make crises worse — Russian diplomat
"The military aid to the Kiev regime is direct financial support of terrorist activity," Maria Zakharova said.
"The military aid earmarked by the United States for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan will exacerbate the global crises, as the military aid to the Kiev regime is direct financial support of terrorist activity, [the aid] to Taiwan is an interference in China’s domestic affairs and to Israel is a direct path to the unprecedented escalation in the region," she wrote on her Telegram channel.
The $95bln package of bills on military aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, on the seizure of the frozen Russian sovereign assets in order to give them to Kiev, and on additional sanctions against China passed the US House of Representatives on Saturday. In particular, the package includes $60 billion for Kiev and $26 billion for Israel and humanitarian aid for civilians in the conflict zones, including the Gaza Strip.
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Ukraine can win – Zelensky
A new batch of aid from the US would provide a boost, but only if delivered in time, the president has said.
It is still possible for Kiev to emerge victorious in the conflict with Moscow, now that the US House of Representatives has approved a new military aid package for Ukraine, President Vladimir Zelensky told NBC in an interview on Sunday.
His words came a day after passage of the bill authorizing an additional $61 billion in support for Kiev. The emergency spending had been stalled in Congress since last fall, with some Republican lawmakers concerned that Washington lacked a strategy either for victory or a peace settlement.
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In Ukraine, they explained the sending of summons to the dead.
Cases of sending subpoenas to deceased Ukrainians are not isolated, since information about those being mobilized is not updated in a timely manner, the Kiev military registration and enlistment office said in response to information about sending a subpoena to a journalist who died in November.
The post appeared in response to information that 53-year-old sports journalist Artem Frankov, who died in November, received a summons to the army, Politika Country reports.
“Such cases are not isolated and occur due to the fact that citizens do not update their personal data on time directly in the territorial recruitment and social support centers. In addition, other state registers may provide incorrect data on citizens. Consequently, TCC and SP do not have complete and reliable information about persons who may be called up for military service,” the statement said.
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Units of the Southern group of troops of the Armed Forces (AF) of Russia completely liberated the village of Bogdanovka of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). The Russian Ministry of Defense reported this on April 21.
“Units of the “Southern” group of forces completely liberated the settlement of Bogdanovka of the Donetsk People’s Republic,” the department noted, adding that the military personnel also improved the situation along the front line and inflicted fire damage on the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Krasnohorivka region of the DPR .
Also, the Russian Armed Forces repelled two counterattacks by formations of the 93rd mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Chasov Yar area and west of the village of Krasnoye. As a result, the Ukrainian army lost up to 440 soldiers, three vehicles and a combat vehicle of the Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile system.
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Chairman of the State Duma of Russia Vyacheslav Volodin commented on the decision of the United States to provide additional assistance to Ukraine.
"Washington deprived Ukraine of its future.
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to allocate $61 billion to Ukraine, most of which will be spent by the Americans themselves. For example, $23 billion will be used to replenish US arsenals, and another $11.3 billion will be allocated for “ongoing US military operations in the region.”
Biden himself does not hide that the allocated funds will primarily go to American companies.
But the main thing is different: even the money that reaches Kyiv will have to be returned.
This is a debt bondage from which there is no escape.
With its decision, the United States is forcing Ukraine to fight until the last Ukrainian, finally burying the economy and depriving it of its future.
PS But this will not change the situation on the battlefield. The criminal Kiev regime will be defeated."
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🎭 "Zelensky Unmasked": The American independent media platform Truthinmedia presented the first film in a series dedicated to the Ukrainian conflict. The creators of the project warned that there will be no "black and white" picture, as portrayed to the residents of the US by the White House and the largest pro-democratic media.
✔️ This part discusses Zelensky's connections with the oligarchs;
✔️ His promise to bring peace to Donbass, but continued anti-Russian stance;
✔️ The implementation of a law prohibiting the Russian language and his inaction regarding the rise of nationalism;
✔️ The repression against the UOC is also far from democratic.
💬 After watching all the parts, viewers will be able to answer: Is Ukraine an apologist for democracy or is it still a country with a tyrant at its helm?
