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'Constant reminder of real threat:' World marks 40th anniversary of Chornobyl disaster
"The explosion at the fourth reactor changed the lives of millions of Ukrainians. Its consequences affected the entire world and are still felt today," Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said.
Ukrainian drones strike Russia's Yaroslavl oil refinery, General Staff says amid latest mass attack inside Russia
A fire is burning at an oil refinery in the Russian city of Yaroslavl as Ukrainian drones attacked several Russian regions and occupied Crimea overnight on April 26, authorities and social media channels reported.
EU commissioners in Ukraine to make Chornobyl safe, again
The EU's commissioners for economy and for energy, Valdis Dombrovskis and Dan Jørgensen, arrived in Kyiv on April 26, the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, to discuss protecting Ukraine's energy infrastructure and the need to fundraise to repair a shelter that still protects from radioactive fallout created in the world's worst-ever nuclear disaster. A Russian drone, potentially costing as little as $70,000, struck the New Safe Confinement (NSC) protective shelter of the destr
US intercepts Iranian 'shadow fleet' vessel Sevan in Arabian Sea, US Central Command says
The U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned the Sevan on April 24, along with 18 other vessels, for transporting Iranian oil and gas products to foreign markets.
At least 8 killed, 21 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day
Russia launched 144 drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said, reporting that Ukrainian air defense intercepted 124.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,325,650 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 960 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
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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.
