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Wednesday, March 29

3:50 AM

CBC: Canada to extend a $1.7 billion loan to Ukraine. Canada will extend a $2.4 billion Canadian dollars ($1.7 billion US) loan to Ukraine in the coming budget year to help prop up Ukraine's finances. The measure is identified in the latest federal budget.

Wednesday, March 29

2:31 AM

Ministry confirms deportation of over 19,000 Ukrainian children to Russia. Russian forces have unlawfully transferred or deported 19,514 Ukrainian children to Russia, violating the Geneva Conventions, the Reintegration Ministry reported on March 28.

1:40 AM

Russia fires at Sumy Oblast at least 100 times. Russian forces shelled four communities in Sumy Oblast on March 28, regional military administration reported on Telegram.

1:38 AM

Ukraine’s state defense conglomerate UkrOboronProm transformed into stock company.

11:53 PM

CNN: Military action increases around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, says IAEA head. Fighting has intensified near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi told CNN on March 28. Grossi and his team are on their way to visit the nuclear power plant for a second time to assess the situation firsthand.

11:21 PM

Ukraine's sports minister: As Russia kills our athletes, it's not the time to allow Russians back to international sports.

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Duda: Ukraine's entire territory must be liberated, including Crimea.

by The Kyiv Independent news desk August 23, 2022 4:05 PM 1 min read

Speaking at the Crimean Platform, a summit to improve the international response to the Russian occupation of Crimea held in Kyiv on Aug. 23, Polish President Andrzej Duda said that "Crimea is and will be a part of Ukraine, just like Gdansk and Lublin are part of Poland." Duda said that the entire territory of Ukraine must be liberated, including the territories that Russia occupied before Feb. 24. He also said that Poland will support Ukraine until "the last day of the fight."

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