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Russia says Ukrainian rocket attack kills seven civilians in Donetsk

The top Russian-installed official in Ukraine's occupied Donetsk region, Denis Pushilin, accused Ukraine in a social media post of killing seven people on Friday, including a child, with a rocket that set a minibus alight in the city of Donetsk.

Reuters

Harrowing Google Earth update reveals Ukraine before and after Russia’s attack

Satellite images capture aftermath of the siege of Mairupol

The Independent UK

Woman, 22, who baked 'f*** Vladimir Putin' cakes detained by Russian police

There are fears Anastasia Chernysheva, 22, will face jail over her “anti-Vladimir Putin confectionary" after her home was raided and she was detained in

Daily Mirror

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Russia fixing power line from Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to land it controls, IAEA says

Russia has informed the U.N. nuclear watchdog that equipment spotted at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which Russia controls, will be used to fix a power transmission line that leads to Russian-held territory, the watchdog said on Friday.

Reuters

Scores of world figures urge Putin to free Navalny in open letter

Scores of famous figures, including writers and actors, have signed an open letter urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to free opposition politician Alexei Navalny and to end what they called his torture in prison.

Reuters

A three-year-old killed and her family ripped apart by missile strikes on Ukraine

Young Veronika’s neighbours stunned at brutal arrival of Russia’s invasion in the suburb to where she fled to avoid the missiles

The Guardian - UK

Russian airstrikes kill at least 25 across Ukraine

Friday's barrage marked the first missile attacks on Kyiv since early March.

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What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

What prompted Xi Jinping and Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s phone call; Ukraine’s Orthodox church faces scrutiny

The Guardian - AU

OPINION - Tech & Science Daily podcast: Russian spacecraft appears to be chasing US satellite

A mysterious Russian spacecraft appears to be chasing a confidential US military satellite.

Evening Standard

Ukraine to Russia: Your latest attacks on civilians are about to be avenged

Kyiv says it is almost ready to launch a huge ground assault to retake occupied land after Russia hurled missiles at cities as people slept

The New Daily

Chernobyl survivor warns of 'very high risk' of nuclear disaster as Russians fight

As Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine rumbles on, fears are growing among Chernobyl survivors about another nuclear disaster which would cause mayhem for Europe and the world

Daily Mirror

Pope's visit to Hungary overshadowed by conflict in Ukraine

Roman Catholic leader Pope Francis arrived in Hungary on Friday for a three-day visit that's likely to be dominated by the war in Ukraine and his meeting with nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, whose views often run counter to his own.

Radio France Internationale

Tucker Carlson is not an anti-war populist rebel. He is a fascist

On his show Carlson railed against immigration and LGBTQ+ rights and apologized for Putinist aggression. None of it is new

The Guardian - US

Sudan's plunge into chaos has geopolitical implications near and far – including for US strategic goals

The sight of diplomats fleeing Sudan amid chaotic scenes reflects the gravity of the situation, but also the extent of international interest in the strife-torn nation.

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Reuters

Russia says its overnight strikes on Ukraine hit army reserve units

The Russian Defence Ministry said on Friday that its strategic bombers had carried out what it called high-precision missile strikes on Ukrainian army reserve units overnight to prevent them from getting to the frontline.

Reuters

"No one is left": Ukrainian mourns neighbours killed by Russian missile

Serhii Lubivskyi looked up with tears in his eyes at the empty space where his neighbours' flats stood before a Russian missile strike reduced them to rubble.

Reuters

Russia paves way for deportations from annexed Ukrainian regions

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree that gives people living in parts of Ukraine under Moscow's control a path to Russian citizenship, but means those who decline or who do not legalise their status could be deported.

Reuters

UN body deplores 'grave' rights abuses by Russia in Ukraine

A United Nations committee said on Friday it was deeply concerned about human rights violations by Russian forces and private military companies in Ukraine, including enforced disappearances, torture, rape and extrajudicial executions.

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The Hindu

India, Russia reiterate commitment to defence partnership; acknowledge ‘long-lasting’ ties at SCO sidelines

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with the Minister of Defence of Russia Army General Sergei K Shoigu on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting in New Delhi on April 28.

The Week

Ukrainian grain: rousing the fury of east Europe’s farmers

A bitter row is playing out in Europe, said Leonie Kijewski on Politico (Brussels). Not, this time, over migrants or budget contributions – but over Ukrainian grain. When Russia first invaded Ukraine and blocked many of its exports, Brussels cut quotas and tariffs, and opened “solidarity lanes” to ensure that the…

Reuters

Kremlin plays down idea that Russia is preparing a nuclear weapons test

The Kremlin on Friday played down the idea that Russia might be preparing to carry out a nuclear weapons test, saying all nuclear states were abiding by a moratorium on the testing of nuclear weapons.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: what China gains from acting as peacemaker

After more than a year of no direct communication, the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, and Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, had a phone conversation on April 26 2023. According to the Chinese record of the call, “the two sides exchanged views on China-Ukraine relations and the Ukraine crisis”, but globally it…

Al Jazeera

Ukrainians who grew up speaking Russian learn a new mother tongue

For many, switching from Russian to the Ukrainian language is an act of resistance.

Reuters

Armenia and Azerbaijan to hold peace settlement talks soon - TASS

Armenia and Azerbaijan will hold talks in the near future on a peace deal to try to settle their long-running differences, Russia's TASS news agency quoted the secretary of Armenia's Security Council as saying.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Says It’s Wrapping up Preparations for Counteroffensive

Ukraine is wrapping up preparations for a counteroffensive against Russian forces and is largely ready for it to go ahead, Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Friday. "As soon as there is God's will, the weather and a decision by commanders, we will do it," he told an online news…

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