Cover photo: Damaged buildings in the town of Bakhmout, April 26, 2023. Libkos / AP
- “We are conducting effective counterattacks” : according to the commander of the Ukrainian army Oleksandr Syrsky, “Russian troops reportedly retreated about two kilometers from Ukrainian forces defending Bachmout.”, and the local Wagner Group fighters were replaced in places by Russian regular army units that were less well prepared. “Our defense forces reliably hold the front and prevent the enemy from advancing. The fight for Bakhmout continues,” he said on Telegram.
- The Kremlin “pained” over the death of AFP journalist in Ukraine Arman Soldin. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov demanded on Wednesday to clarify the “circumstances” of Arman Soldin’s death on Tuesday.
- The National Anti-Terrorist Public Prosecutor’s Office has announced the opening of an investigation in France for war crimes following the death of Arman Soldin.
- A district of the city of Kakhovka in the Kherson region was shelled at around 5 p.m., according to the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office. “One resident was injured and one woman died as a result of the bombardment. Residential and agricultural buildings were damaged,” the prosecutor said on Telegram.
- Russia plans to evacuate more than 3,000 workers from the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, but the situation remains unclear: “In Enerhodar, the Russian occupying forces organized a so-called ‘evacuation’ for family members of employees of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced this morning. However, the employees of the power plant are not allowed to leave the city. »
- French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna urged China to “use its ties with Russia”.“to make it clearer to Russia that it is at an impasse and to urge it to come to its senses”, for “a return to peace and not to continue the war”.
- According to Russian authorities, a drone was shot down in Kursk. “Debris fell in the village of Tolmachevo. No one was injured,” Governor of Russia’s Kursk region, Roman Starovoit, told Telegram on Wednesday morning.
- Russia lifts visa regime and enables air exchange with Georgia. According to a presidential decree, starting May 15, Georgian citizens will be able to enter and stay in Russia without a visa for stays of less than 90 days, except for stays for professional reasons.
- The alliance must “double its efforts,” says the NATO Secretary General. Jens Stoltenberg and Admiral Rob Bauer spoke Wednesday in Brussels during the opening address of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s Military Committee.
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