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Unofficial Kyiv Independent Telegram channel. All news are automatically forwarded from the official Twitter account of the KI.
⚡️Zelensky: ‘We can stop terror and save people only with weapons.’
“Today, our Air Force managed to shoot down most of the Russian missiles – 21 out of 23. If not for this, the terrorist state would have claimed many more lives,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 28.
Earlier, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Slovakia have all taken steps to suspend the import of Ukrainian grain and other products to protect their domestic markets. Romania also expressed a desire the impose restrictions. https://t.co/dGUat2CKRY
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Reflecting on her experiences in Kharkiv, @TsurkanKate offers a ray of hope for all those in the West of Ukraine, or abroad, who have found themselves wrought with survivor’s guilt. https://t.co/PYme6VC9Ro
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⚡️Update: 23 killed, including 4 children, in Russian missile attack on Uman.
As of 7 p.m., 23 people are known to be killed in Russia's April 28 missile strike on Uman. A body of a child was found under the rubble, bringing the total number of children killed to four.
⚡️Media: 6 Spanish Leopard 2 tanks already in Poland.
Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles confirmed on April 28 that six German-made Leopard 2 tanks are already in Poland and are "being transported by rail to Ukraine," the Objective media outlet reported.
⚡️Update: 20 killed in Russian missile attack on residential building in Uman.
Russia hit a 9-story apartment building in Uman in the early hours of April 28 during its yet another mass missile strike against Ukraine. https://t.co/20DRnijzpY
⚡️German minister: Ukrainian soldiers start training on Leopard 1 tanks.
Over 100 Ukrainian service personnel have started training on Leopard 1 battle tanks this week, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius told Spanish publication La Vanguardia.
Earlier, Denmark promised to donate 19 French-made Caesar 155mm self-propelled howitzer artillery systems to Ukraine.
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Episode #5 of "This Week in Ukraine" is dedicated to Ukrainian attacks deep behind enemy lines – on Russian soil, and in occupied Crimea. Host @lapatina_ is joined by the Kyiv Independent's reporter @francisjfarrell.
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⚡️Kuleba after Russia's mass attack: 'Way to peace is to arm Ukraine with F-16s.'
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has argued that Russia's April 28 mass missile strike on Ukraine is another proof the country needs to be supplied with F-16 fighter jets.
⚡️Slovak, Czech presidents arrive in Ukraine for joint visit.
Czech President Petr Pavel and his Slovak counterpart Zuzana Caputova came to Ukraine on the morning of April 28 for a joint visit, previously unannounced.
⚡️Russia launches another mass missile strike on Ukraine, killing 2-year-old child.
Russian forces launched yet another large-scale missile strike against Ukraine in the early hours of April 28, killing at least 12 civilians and injuring 23 more. https://t.co/wUKGvcJt6h
Russian forces launched another mass attack against Ukraine at 4 a.m. using strategic Tu-95 aircraft, according to Ukrainian Air Force. Anti-aircraft missile units of the Ukrainian Air Force together with the air defense destroyed 21 of the 23 X-101 and X-555 cruise missiles.
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⚡️2 killed in Russian attack on Dnipro.
A young woman and a three-year-old child were killed in Dnipro early in the morning on April 28, according to Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov.
Air raid alert has been activated in all Ukrainian regions.
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A Russian mass missile attack against Ukraine killed 26 people, including five children, on April 28. The assault hit a residential building in Uman, Cherkasy Oblast, and more missiles targeted Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv oblasts. https://t.co/KT40wrpeHS
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⚡️EU agrees on Ukrainian grain imports.
After nearly two weeks of negotiations, five EU countries finally "reached a political agreement" with the European Commission on Ukrainian grain imports, the European Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said. https://t.co/6DmAVqGdSC
The number of political prisoners in Belarus reaches 1,500 people, with experts suggesting the actual figure may be much higher. Former political prisoner says those in captivity face inhuman conditions, torture, and violence. https://t.co/7wgeSD7rga
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⚡️Russia hits Chernihiv Oblast with guided bombs, damages civilian houses.
The attack damaged eight civilian houses, two of which caught fire, the military reported citing the State Emergency Service. No casualties have been reported yet.
⚡️Ministry: Ukraine receives $1.25 billion grant from US.
According to Ukraine's Financial Ministry, the money will be used for paying pensions and salaries to Ukrainian emergency and healthcare workers, and social payments, including payments for internally displaced persons.
⚡️Defense Minister: Preparations for Ukraine counteroffensive at final stage.
Ukraine's preparations for an upcoming counteroffensive are "coming to an end" as the military undergoes training on Western-provided weapons, Oleksii Reznikov said, as cited by Ukrainska Pravda.
⚡️Update: 17 killed in Russian missile strike on Uman.
As of 2:47 p.m. local time, 17 people are known to be killed in Russia's April 28 missile strike on Uman, Cherkasy Oblast, Governor Ihor Taburets reported as the rescue operation continues.
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⚡️Defense Minister: Danish Caesar howitzers already in Ukraine.
The Caesar self-propelled howitzers pledged to Ukraine by Denmark are already in use by the Ukrainian military, Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on April 28, according to Suspilne news outlet.
Kuleba called the attack, which has claimed at least 16 lives, Moscow's "response to all peace initiatives."
"The way to peace is to kick Russia out of Ukraine. The way to peace is to arm Ukraine with F-16s and protect children from Russian terror," Kuleba said on Twitter.
The two leaders have visited Kyiv Oblast's towns of Bucha and Borodianka, Czech newspaper Dnes reported.
They are set to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky and other top Ukrainian officials.
📷 Zuzana Caputova/Twitter https://t.co/tu5wdZsZmU
⚡️Governor: Two 10-year-old children among killed in Russian attack on Cherkasy Oblast.
There are two children aged ten among the ten people killed in Russia's April 28 missile strike on Cherkasy Oblast's city of Uman, according to Governor Ihor Taburets.
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of April 28, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. https://t.co/3zgBUywKJn
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⚡️Air defense downs 21 missiles over Ukraine, 11 over Kyiv.
Kyiv Military Administration reported in the morning of April 28 that 11 Russian cruise missiles and two drones have been downed by air defense over the capital.
⚡️Russia strikes Cherkasy Oblast overnight on April 28, injuring 5.
Russian forces attacked the city of Uman in central Cherkasy Oblast with cruise missiles in the early hours of April 28, regional governor Ihor Taburets said on Telegram.
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⚡️Air defense active in Kyiv Oblast.
Air defense is at work in Kyiv Oblast in the early hours of April 28, according to Kyiv Oblast Military Administration. The administration urges residents to remain in shelters due to the threat of missile attacks.