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For Japanese fishing town of Nemuro, Moscow holds key to survival

Japanese fisherman Tsuruyuki Hansaku was barely out of high school when he served 10 months in a Soviet prison, arrested at sea on his father's boat for catching cod in what the Russians considered their territory.

Reuters

Ukraine sank Russia's naval flagship

Ukrainian military officials said they struck the Moskva with Ukrainian-made Neptune missiles

Salon

Trudy Rubin: Accusing Russia of genocide or war crimes won’t halt Putin’s Ukraine war

When Russian soldiers invaded Lubyanka, a village near the ravaged Kyiv suburb of Bucha, the Russians forced all the men to assemble in a central square. Then the invaders demanded that the Nazis step forward.

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Live Updates | Russia-Ukraine War

Russia’s Defense Ministry on Friday promised to ramp up “the scale of missile attacks” on Kyiv in response to Ukraine’s “diversions on the Russian territory.”

The Independent UK

AP News Digest 3 a.m.

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.

The Independent UK

As Russia Loses Warship, Zelenskyy Hails Ukrainians’ Resolve

On a day that saw Moscow suffer a stinging symbolic defeat with the loss of its Black Sea fleet flagship, Ukraine’s president hailed his people for their resolve since Russia invaded in February and for making "the most important decision of their life - to fight.” In his nightly address,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian troops risk repeating blunders if they try for May 9 win

French President Emmanuel Macron has become the latest leader to warn a major Russian assault in eastern Ukraine is imminent. If that’s the plan, its troops risk repeating at least some of the mistakes made in trying to take the capital, Kyiv.

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Fears Russian flagship Moskva had NUKES on board when it sank after missile attack

The Moskva was Russia's flagship in the Black Sea and had already played an important role in the war, however Ukrainian sources claimed to have damaged the ship in a missile attack that Moscow claimed was an ammunition explosion

Daily Mirror

Steven Seagal’s pro-Putin gushing couldn’t be easier to ignore – so why don’t we?

The former action star has been vocal in his praise of the Russian president, making him an abject outlier in Hollywood. Since his Nineties heyday, Seagal may have devolved into a pop culture curio, but he continues to make headlines for the wrong reasons, writes Louis Chilton. When will we…

The Independent UK

'Fortress in a city': Ukrainians cling on at steel plant in Mariupol

Explosions rumbled and smoke rose this week from a steel making district in besieged Mariupol where dwindling Ukrainian forces are holed up as Russia tries to take full control of its biggest city yet.

Reuters

Germany announces military aid for Ukraine – as it happened

Senior US defence officials confirmed Ukrainian missile strikes on Moskva; more than 900 civilians’ bodies discovered in Kyiv region with claims they were executed

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine news – live: Russia to ‘isolate Mariupol to filter male population’, while 100 ‘deported from Izium’

The men are to be isolated, forced to join Russian troops, or made to clear rubble – an official said

The Independent UK

Zelenskyy hails Ukrainians' resolve 50 days into invasion

On a day that saw Russia suffer a stinging symbolic defeat with the loss of its Black Sea fleet flagship, Ukraine’s president has hailed his people for their resolve since Russia invaded in February and for making “the most important decision of their life – to fight.”

The Independent UK

Ukraine morning round-up: Russian flagship sinks, Zelensky marks 50 days of invasion

Meanwhile, the mother of a UK soldier in Ukraine reportedly detained by Russians has called for his release

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France 24

More than 900 civilian bodies found in Kyiv region, police say

The bodies of more than 900 civilians have been discovered in the region surrounding the Ukrainian capital following the withdrawal of Russian forces — most of them fatally shot, police said Friday. Most of them had died from gunshot wounds, an indication that many people were "simply executed”, said the…

Al Jazeera

What is the significance of Russia’s Moskva warship sinking?

The Black Sea Fleet flagship entered service in Soviet times and had been deployed in conflicts from Georgia to Syria.

Tribune News Service

Russia’s sunken warship dents both its pride and capabilities

LONDON — The loss of the flagship vessel of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet goes beyond wounded pride, robbing the military of important protection and capabilities as the war in Ukraine enters a crucial phase for Moscow.

Reuters

Japan to attend G20 meet, no comment on Russia's participation -finance minister

Japan is preparing to attend a gathering of financial leaders from the Group of 20 economic powers next week, its finance minister said on Friday, as Western nations sought the expulsion of Russia from the forum and said they would skip sessions where Moscow is represented.

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The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 51 of the invasion

Russia has confirmed that its flagship cruiser Moskva has sunk in the Black Sea, but denied that it was hit by Ukrainian missiles

Chicago Tribune

In Chicago, British foreign minister says Putin made ‘strategic error’ in thinking Ukraine invasion would fracture Western democratic alliances

CHICAGO — Russian President Vladimir Putin committed a major “strategic error” in believing his invasion of Ukraine would fragment Western democracies, the British foreign minister for Europe and North America said in Chicago this week.

Reuters

Ukraine says fighting rages in Mariupol, blasts rattle Kyiv

Ukraine said on Friday it was trying to break Russia's siege of Mariupol as fighting raged around the city's massive steel works and port, and the capital Kyiv was rocked by some of the most powerful explosions in two weeks.

Axios

Russia and Ukraine race to prepare for decisive battle in Donbas

Russia's objectives are narrowing. Expect a grinding battle.

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS on Day 50: Fresh graves and mourning in Ukraine

A cemetery worker took a rest from digging fresh graves in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, as Ukrainians mourned the mounting death toll of Russia’s assault with prayers, flowers and toys left in memory of the dead.

Wales Online

Ukraine became a hero for the whole free world - Zelensky marks 50 days of invasion

Full speech in English

Reuters

Germans should save energy to put pressure on Russia, says minister

Germans should start saving energy now to become more independent from Russian fossil fuels, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said, as Europe's top economy looks for ways to cut gas and oil imports from Moscow in response to the war in Ukraine.

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