In Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia, relative safety meant people could mobilise to set up aid operations to help others. Now, as Russia refocuses its offensive on the east, these cities are thought to be at risk in the coming days.
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Ukrainian soldier on Buryat tankman who came to ‘denazify’ him
"Я український єврей, а оце бурятський танкіст, що приїхав мене денацифікувати", – український боєць біля убитих ворогів https://t.co/lrUTJcAsRY pic.twitter.com/rCkgnX6ld1
— Цензор.НЕТ ✍️ (@censor_net) 8 avril 2022"I am a Ukrainian Jew, and this is a Buryat tankman who came to denazify me," said a Ukrainian soldier near dead enemies. http://censor.net/ua/v3332379
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Zelenskyy: Tochka-U strike on Kramatorsk station, dozens dead
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: The occupiers struck the Kramatorsk railway station with a Tochka-U missile, where thousands of peaceful Ukrainians were waiting for evacuation… About 30 dead, about 100 people injured of varying severity https://
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Before Bucha and the towns of Irpin, Borodyanka, Kramatorsk
Before Bucha, Borodyanka, Irpin. Before today. Kramatorsk experienced horrors that come with Russian military attacks and occupation in 2014. Along with Sloviansk, it was the site of fierce fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russian plus separatist forces. Today marks a dark return.
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Zaporizhzhia children’s future drastically changed by explosions and shootings
In Zaporizhzhia, children caught up in explosions or even deliberately shot, now face a very different future to the one they imagined two months ago.
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Canada offers $1 billion loan and $500 million military aid to Ukraine
Canada will offer up to $1 bln dollars as a new loan for Ukraine Money will be provided via IMF and Ukraine also get around $500 mln in new military aid, said government. Direct help (not loans) surpassed 1 bln dollars as of now,–Reuters https://
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Raisons de la présence à la gare de Kramatorsk
Why were so many people at Kramatorsk station? Kramatorsk is one of the largest cities in Donetsk region with ~150k residents. It’s a big stop on the Kyiv-Donetsk train line & people from many surrounding villages typically access it or nearby Sloviansk or Kostyantynivka stations
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Stoltenberg thanks Czech Republic for support
Spoke with PM @P_Fiala to thank him for the #CzechRepublic’s decision to lead the new #NATO battlegroup in #Slovakia and for the significant support to #Ukraine. In a new security reality caused by #Russia’s invasion, we must strengthen our defence and continue to stand together.
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Russian missile hits Ukrainian civilian train station
GeoConfirmed. "This morning, the Russian military fired a guided ballistic missile at a train station full of civilians fleeing clashes, killing at least 30 people in an obvious war crime." 48.725664, 37.542114 GeoLocated by @Nrg8000 #UkraineInvasion
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Pride in Kramatorsk station reconstruction after Russian invasion
i went through that kramatorsk train station so many times. with extra pride in the last 8 years because it was a shining example of ukraine rebuilding back better after the ruin russians brought with 2014 invasion. they hate seeing us thrive.