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Ukraine's electricity imports fall as crisis fades
Ukraine's imports of electricity dropped by 25% in March compared to the previous month, as the country emerges from a devastating winter brought on by Russian attacks on the energy grid.
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Russian attacks kill 9, injure 95 in Ukraine over past day
Russia launched 93 long-range kamikaze Shahed-type drones overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force said, adding that Ukraine downed 76 of them.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,304,550 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,180 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Russian drone strikes damage residential buildings in Odesa, injuring at least 3
Russian forces launched a drone attack on the city of Odesa overnight on April 5, damaging a residential building and injuring at least three people, local officials reported.
Two draft officers injured in stabbing during papers check in Vinnytsia
Two enlistment officers in the city of Vinnytsia have been injured in a knife attack during a procedural document check, the Vinnytsia Oblast Regional Recruitment Center reported on April 4.
Sunday, April 5
Ukraine reportedly strikes Russian Lukoil refinery, defying calls to ease attacks amid soaring fuel prices
The latest attack comes as Ukrainian officials have acknowledged that foreign allies have asked Kyiv to pause drone attacks on Russian oil refineries as the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran drives up fuel prices worldwide.
Ukraine asked to ease attacks on Russian oil refineries amid Iran war price surge, Budanov says
"We are receiving certain signals about this," Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine's Presidential Office, told Bloomberg.
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