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Ukraine war latest: First Russian Tu-22M3 bomber downed, strikes in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast kill 8

Ukraine war latest: First Russian Tu-22M3 bomber downed, strikes in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast kill 8

by The Kyiv Independent news desk

Key developments on April 19: * Ukraine downs Russian Tu-22M3 bomber for first time, says Air Force * Russian attacks on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast kill 8, including children, injure over 30 * At NATO-Ukraine Council, Stoltenberg says allies pledge more air defense systems * Netherlands allocates over $210 million for ammunition for Ukraine Ukrainian anti-aircraft

Ukrainska Pravda: Mass cancellation of Ukraine flights from Feb. 14

Ukrainska Pravda: Mass cancellation of Ukraine flights from Feb. 14

by Dylan Carter

Aircraft traveling through Ukrainian airspace will no longer be insured by international insurance companies from Feb. 14, forcing flights to be grounded or canceled, according to Ukrainian publication Ukrainska Pravda. The outlet quoted information from unnamed sources in the aviation industry. Anatoliy Ivantsiv, head of Ukrainian insurance firm Expo, told

Omicron fears close 37 air routes in Ukraine

Omicron fears close 37 air routes in Ukraine

by Dylan Carter

Following a global trend of dwindling demand, and severe staff shortages caused by the Covid-19 Omicron variant, fewer planes are now entering Ukrainian skies as Irish low-cost airline Ryanair cancels flights across Europe. In September, Ryanair stated that it planned to “expand aggressively” in Ukraine following the country's accession to

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Mariupol defender appointed commander of Azov Brigade amid military reform.

Following the start of Russia's full-scale war in 2022, Hrishenkov defended Mariupol, where he was injured. After 86 days of defending the encircled city under heavy Russian bombardment, he and about 2,500 other fighters left the Azovstal steel plant after Ukrainian commanders ordered the defending garrison to lay down their arms.
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4 days of hunting Russian drones.

The Kyiv Independent contributor Ignatius Ivlev-Yorke spent four days following an air defense unit guarding the skies over a region in eastern Ukraine, seeing how they live, work, and save civilians from the dozens of Russian drones flying toward Ukrainian cities each night.
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