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Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 44 of the invasion

At least 30 dead in Kramatorsk railway station attack; Kremlin admits ‘significant’ troop losses since start of war

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2022

Ukraine and allies blame Russia for strike on station that killed over 50

Ukraine and its allies blamed Russia for a missile attack that killed at least 52 people at a train station packed with women, children and the elderly fleeing the threat of a Russian offensive in the east.

Reuters · Apr 7, 2022

Germany tapped Russian chatter on Bucha killings, Spiegel says

German intelligence intercepted radio exchanges between Russian soldiers who discussed killing civilians outside Kyiv, potentially bolstering evidence that Kremlin forces carried out atrocities, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Thursday.

Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2022

Russia says it would have to 'rebalance' if Finland and Sweden join NATO

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that if Finland and Sweden joined NATO then Russia would have to "rebalance the situation" with its own measures.

Reuters · Apr 7, 2022

Ukraine war: evidence of atrocities in Kyiv's suburbs strengthens case for a harder line against Russia

When Ukraine learned on April 2 that the whole Kyiv region had been liberated from Russian troops, there was barely any jubilation. This was mostly because of the gruesome evidence of war crimes left by the Russian occupying force in what were once affluent suburbs of Kyiv. The horrors discovered…

The Conversation · Apr 7, 2022

Russian Patriarch says Orthodox faithful are holding back the antichrist

The head of the Russian Orthodox faith was quoted as saying on Thursday that his church and its faithful were holding back the antichrist.

Reuters · Apr 7, 2022

How Putin's daughters earned wealth as Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonov sanctioned

Vladimir Putin's adult daughters have been hit with sanctions in a fresh wave of economic restrictions aimed at the Kremlin. The US says those close to Putin are responsible for hiding wealth

Daily Mirror · Apr 7, 2022

Russia’s sixth week of war in Ukraine saw atrocities. What next?

As we review the events that unfolded in week 6, an expert says Russia may move now to take the port of Odesa.

Al Jazeera · Apr 7, 2022

Who are Vladimir Putin’s daughters? What we know about the charmed lives of Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova

As they’re hit by sanctions and Putin blocks his eldest daughter from leaving Russia, Juliana Piskorz dives into their worlds of Putin’s daughters

Evening Standard · Apr 7, 2022

Why 'The Black Swan' Author Thinks Its A Good Idea To Be Rich, But A Bad One To Be 'Too Rich'

Former options trader and essayist Nassim Nicholas Taleb said on Twitter Wednesday that there is a lesson to be drawn from what is happening currently to the Russian oligarchs.

Benzinga · Apr 7, 2022