Ukraine
Zelensky lists '5 steps' during World Bank session
In his address to the session on Thursday, the President said the first step was immediate support for Ukraine, "so that the Russian leadership knows that the war will not allow them to realise any of their aggressive goals".
"Second, Russia must be immediately excluded from all international financial institutions," he said. In the third step, Zelensky said Ukraine needed a special tax for the war, adding that "Russia, and after it any other aggressor, must pay for violating global stability".
3,000-9,000 citizens may be buried in Mariupol mass grave: Authorities
Citing satellite images by Maxar Technologies, which collects and publishes satellite imagery of Ukraine, the Mariupol City Council said in a social media post on Thursday night that the "size of the mass grave in Manhush is 20 times that of the one in Bucha", Ukrayinska Pravda reported. "The Russians dug new trenches on the outskirts of Mariupol and filled them with bodies every day throughout April."
Ukraine Prez proposes to extend martial law again
According to a report released by The Kyiv Independent, if lawmakers pass the bill submitted on Tuesday, the martial law will be extended for two months, until June 24.
Ukraine, Russia conduct fifth prisoner exchange
As a result of the swap, 76 Ukrainian prisoners-of-war, including 16 civilians, returned home following their release by Russian forces, Vereshchuk wrote on Telegram, Xinhua news agency reported. Of the 60 Ukrainian military personnel released, 10 were officers, she said. However, she gave no details on how many Russian captives were exchanged during the swap.
2nd phase of special military operation begins in Ukraine: Russia
As per media reports, the operation in eastern Ukraine is aimed at "completely liberating" the populations of Donetsk and Lugansk, Lavrov said on Tuesday, Xinhua news agency reported.
Zelensky hands over Ukraine's EU membership questionnaire to EU envoy
"Today is one of the stages for our country in joining the EU, the aspiration that our people are striving for and fighting for," Zelensky said at the handover ceremony in Kiev. The people of Ukraine are united by the goal to become a part of the EU, Zelensky stressed, noting that the prompt work on providing a questionnaire to Ukraine is an important signal for Kiev, Xinhua news agency reported.
Six killed in missile strikes on Ukraine's Lviv
Russian troops have launched four missile strikes on the city, Kozytsky said on Facebook, noting that three missiles hit military infrastructure, and another one struck a tire service centre, Xinhua news agency reported.
Russian troops to ban movement in Mariupol for 'infiltration' operation
"Some of the people are going to be mobilised to the Russian occupation corps, some will be forcibly deployed to clear the rubble, and those classified as unreliable will be isolated." According to Andriushchenko, the Russian troops are planning to allow only those men and women to remain in the city who will serve essential needs.
Russians missiles hit airfield in Ukraine's Oleksandriia
Shedding light on the incident that happened on Friday, Kuzmenko said: "There was a missile strike on airfield infrastructure in the city of Oleksandriia at 10.26 p.m. (Ukraine local time) on April 15. Rescue operations are ongoing." Like many other regions in the war-torn country, the air-raid alerts in the Kirovohrad region lasted from 10.30 to 11.32 p.m. as per the local time and were heard again at night and in the morning, reported Ukrayinska Pravda.
Fighting for Mariupol continues, says Ukraine
"The Russian Army is constantly recruiting additional units to storm the city, and as of now there are active battles near the Ilyich plant and in the port zone of Mariupol," Motuzyanyk said on Friday.
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