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      Russia’s war affects about 3 million hectares of forest in Ukraine
      Apr08

      Russia’s war affects about 3 million hectares of forest in Ukraine

      The Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine Ruslan Strilets informed on November 8, 2022, that Ukrainian nature is another victim of Russian aggression. The war affected every component of the environment – animal and plant life, water, air, soil. Source: The Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources...

      Russians fired more than 1,200 missiles and drones at key energy facilities in Ukraine
      Apr08

      Russians fired more than 1,200 missiles and drones at key energy facilities in Ukraine

      The press service of Ukrenergo (an electricity transmission system operator in Ukraine) informed on April 8, 2023, that Russian troops used more than 1,200 missiles and drones to shell the energy objects in Ukraine. Source: The press service of Ukrenergo (an electricity transmission system operator in Ukraine) “No European energy system has...

      Ukrainian troops destroyed 6 units of Russian equipment and 3 observation posts in the south
      Apr08

      Ukrainian troops destroyed 6 units of Russian equipment and 3 observation posts in the south

      The Operational Command Pivden (South) informed on April 7, 2023, that Ukrainian military destroyed 9 personnel of the Russian army, 6 units of equipment and 3 observation posts in the south of Ukraine. Source: The Operational Command Pivden (South) “Ukrainian aviation carried out 2 strikes on the concentration of Russian forces and means,...

      Russia shelled the Kherson region 71 times, 8 people were injured, including 2 children
      Apr08

      Russia shelled the Kherson region 71 times, 8 people were injured, including 2 children

      Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration said that Russian military fired 397 shells at the Kherson region (south of Ukraine) on April 7, 2023. Source: Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration “Over the last day, the Russian army carried out 71 shellings, firing 397...

      Russians shelled Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region with multiple rocket launcher: photos
      Apr06

      Russians shelled Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region with multiple rocket launcher: photos

      The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office informed that on April 5, around 9:00 p.m., Russian military fired on the city of Kupyansk (Kharkiv region, east of Ukraine) with multiple rocket launcher. A residential building and a school were damaged. Source: The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office “The village of Kucherivka of the...

      Ukrainian troops destroyed 3 Russian drones, ammunition depot and 88 servicemen in the Bakhmut area
      Apr06

      Ukrainian troops destroyed 3 Russian drones, ammunition depot and 88 servicemen in the Bakhmut area

      The Spokesman of the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Serhiy Cherevatyy reported on April 5, 2023, that the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 88 Russian soldiers in the Bakhmut direction (Donetsk region, east of Ukraine), and 124 servicemen were injured. Three Russian unmanned aerial vehicles, one electronic warfare station and a...

      Russian rocket attacks caused damages to Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in the amount of $10B
      Apr06

      Russian rocket attacks caused damages to Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in the amount of $10B

      The damage caused to the energy, gas and heat infrastructure of Ukraine exceeds 10 billion dollars according to the results of a new joint assessment of the UN Development Programme and the World Bank on April 5, 2023. Source: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank “Attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure has...

      Presidents of Poland and Ukraine agreed on providing Ukraine with a new package of military aid
      Apr05

      Presidents of Poland and Ukraine agreed on providing Ukraine with a new package of military aid

      Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Polish President Andrzej Duda during negotiations in Warsaw agreed to provide Ukraine with a new powerful defense package on April 5, 2023. Source: The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Poland Andrzej Duda “We discussed strengthening of the Ukrainian army. It is very...

      Ukrainian army conducted a successful counteroffensive near Avdiivka in the Donetsk region, – ISW
      Apr05

      Ukrainian army conducted a successful counteroffensive near Avdiivka in the Donetsk region, – ISW

      The report of the American Institute for the Study of War noted that Ukrainian military launched a successful counteroffensive in the Avdiivka district (Donetsk region, east of Ukraine) on April 4, 2023. Source: The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) “Ukrainian forces likely conducted a counterattack northeast of Avdiivka....

      Russian shelling killed 6 civilians and injured 7 in the Donetsk region: photos
      Apr05

      Russian shelling killed 6 civilians and injured 7 in the Donetsk region: photos

      The Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine reported that on April 4, Russians shelled settlements in the north of the Donetsk region with rockets, artillery and multiple rocket launchers Grad, as a result of which 6 people were killed and 7 more were injured. Source: the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine “Residential quarters...