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Ukraine confirms drone strikes on Russian air defense system, oil depot in occupied Crimea
Ukraine said it struck Russian air defense and logistics targets in occupied Crimea, including an oil depot in Simferopol and radar systems in Sevastopol.
Belarus bars Russian conscripts from leaving country
Russian citizens are prohibited from leaving the country after receiving a draft notice. According to the report, Belarus and Russia share conscription bases, so the Belarusian security services have access to them and can detain a person if they are in the base.
From defense deals to luxury homes — Zelensky's associates conversations leaked
Timur Mindich, the alleged ringleader of a major corruption case, reportedly lobbied for the interests of Ukraine's missile and drone maker — Fire Point — in a conversation with then-Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, Ukrainska Pravda reported. Ukrainska Pravda obtained a transcript of the talks allegedly held between Mindich and a number of current and former officials, publishing the records on April 28. The first part of what Ukrainska Pravda said would be a series, including three conversatio
Ukraine parliament inches through reforms as funding deadlines loom
Reform progress has slowed amid the fifth year of Russia's full-scale invasion and gridlock in Ukraine's parliament, delaying billions of dollars, which are conditional on Kyiv implementing the changes.
Inside Ukraine’s biggest wartime corruption cases
Semen Kryvonos, the chief of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, breaks down Ukraine’s most high-profile corruption investigations.
EU ambassadors back bloc joining court to prosecute Russian aggression
The final vote is expected to happen at a meeting of EU economy ministers on May 5.
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