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Thursday, April 23
12 Russian FSB officers killed in drone strike on command post in occupied Donetsk, Ukraine's military says
Ukrainian forces used FP-2 drones manufactured by the Ukrainian defense company Fire Point and designed for medium-range strikes, with a payload of 60 to 100 kilograms.
BREAKING: EU formally approves 90 billion euros Ukraine loan, 20th package of Russia sanctions
President Zelensky said the loan will "strengthen our army, make Ukraine more resilient, and enable us to fulfill our social obligations to Ukrainians."
Russia uses subsidized mortgages to drive population replacement in Mariupol
Russia is drawing new Russian buyers to occupied Mariupol with subsidized mortgages while thousands of Ukrainians whose homes were destroyed or seized remain without housing.
'A nightmare' — Russians in Tuapse in disbelief after Ukrainian drones bring the war home
Combustion byproducts were released into the atmosphere and fell with rain on April 22, leaving a black coating on surfaces, the Krasnodar Krai Emergency Response Headquarters said.
Russia recruited Ukrainian teenagers to blow up schools, shoot classmates, SBU says
According to investigators, Russian operatives gave teenagers step-by-step instructions on preparing attacks.
Zelensky arrives in Cyprus to attend EU summit
Zelensky is expected to meet Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, Danish acting Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Antonio Costa, president of the European Council, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
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Ukrainian billionaire and oligarch Rinat Akhmetov purchased a luxury apartment in Monaco valued at $550 million in one of the most expensive residential property deals in history, Bloomberg reported April 21.
