The international community must increase pressure on Russia following its deadly Palm Sunday attack on the Ukrainian city of Sumy, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address April 13. Russia attacked Sumy with ballistic missiles armed with cluster munitions on the morning of Palm Sunday, killing at least 34 and injuring another 117 people. […]
Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR), published the identities of the Russian military brigades responsible for the deadly attack on Sumy on April 13. Budanov reported that the Russian 112th and 448th missile brigades attacked the city of Sumy with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles. “Another war crime of Russia — ballistic strike on […]
Artem Semenikhin, the mayor of the Sumy Oblast city Konotop, accused regional Governor Volodymyr Artiukh of planning an awards ceremony for the 117th Brigade in Sumy on April 13 — the same day Russia launched a devastating ballistic missile attack on the city center. The event posed undue risk to civilians and military personnel, Semenikhin claimed. […]
Turkey will host a Black Sea security meeting with Russian and Ukrainian representatives on April 15-16, Turkish media outlets reported on April 13. The meeting in Ankara will take place less than a month after the U.S. on March 25 announced an agreement between Russia and Ukraine to “eliminate the use of force” in the […]
“The White Lotus” actress Aimee Lou Wood was not impressed by a “Saturday Night Live” sketch which appeared to mock her physical traits. During a pre-taped skit that aired Saturday, “The White Potus” spoofed the Trump family on vacation in Thailand with key players from the president’s administration dropping in and echoing similarities between the […]
Former Democratic Rep. Susan Wild called Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer‘s decision to hide her face in a photo at the White House “cringey” during an appearance Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “I apologize ahead of time to the Democrats at the table because I don’t mean it aimed at you, but one […]
Rory McIlroy didn’t make it easy for himself, but after a rollercoaster final round on Sunday, he is the winner of the green jacket at the 89th edition of The Masters after beating Justin Rose in a sudden-death playoff. McIlroy, who has waited 11 years to win another major, was overcome with emotion as he […]
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story. A Russian ballistic missile strike killed dozens of people in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy on the morning of Palm Sunday, Sumy Mayor Artem Kobzar reported on April 13. At the time of publication, 31 people were killed in the attack, including two children, and at least […]
An explosion rocked a thermal power plant in the Russian city Orenburg, the local Emergency Services Ministry reported on April 13. As a result, a fire broke out at a substation in the morning, leaving many local residents without power. There were no casualties, and the fire has now been extinguished. It took a force […]
Russia has lost 932,670 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on April 13. The number includes 1,220 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day. According to the report, Russia has also lost 10,603 tanks, 22,088 armored fighting […]
Germany’s incoming chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said Ukraine should not join NATO or the European Union while it remains at war with Russia. In an interview with Handelsblatt published on April 12, Merz emphasized that Ukraine’s wartime status makes accession impossible at this stage. “Ukraine is a very large European country, but it is a European […]
President Donald Trump said on April 12 that negotiations for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine were “going fine,” but emphasized that a resolution must come soon. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump added that “there’s a point at which you have to either put up or shut up. We’ll see what happens, […]