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Ukraine Invasion

• Ukrainian, Russian Forces Intensify Drone, Missile War RFE/RL 20 Apr 2024 -- Ukrainian and Russian forces attacked the opposing side's energy infrastructure and armament-production sites overnight into April 20, officials said, as the warring forces intensified drone and missile strikes ahead of an expected vote in the U.S. Congress on desperately needed military aid to Ukraine.
• 3 killed as Ukrainian drone barrage hits 8 Russian regions VOA 20 Apr 2024 -- Ukraine pummeled eight Russian regions with dozens of long-range strike drones, targeting oil refineries and energy facilities inside Russia, setting on fire a fuel depot, and striking three power substations, a Ukrainian intelligence source in Kyiv told Reuters on Saturday.
• Russian Air Defense Systems Down Ukraine's Su-25 Fighter Jet - MoD Sputnik 20 Apr 2024 -- Russian air defense systems have downed a Su-25 fighter jet of Ukraine's military, 213 drones and five Hammer air bombs over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
• Russian Air Defense Systems Intercept, Destroy 50 Ukrainian Drones During the Night Sputnik 20 Apr 2024 -- Russian air defense means destroyed and intercepted 50 Ukrainian drones over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Tula, Smolensk, Ryazan, Kaluga and Moscow regions last night, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
• Russia says air defenses shot down 50 Ukrainian drones overnight Press TV 20 Apr 2024 -- Russia says its air defenses have shot down at least 50 drones after Ukraine launched a barrage of attacks across the country overnight, killing at least three civilians, including a pregnant woman.

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• Insta-Nazis: How Claims Of 'Rehabilitating Nazism' Are Molding A Militaristic Society In Putin's Russia RFE/RL 20 Apr 2024 -- A court in the southern Russian city of Volgograd sentenced a 23-year-old woman to 10 months of compulsory labor on April 5 after convicting her of "rehabilitating Nazism." The charge stemmed from a 2023 social media video that prosecutors said contained "cynical actions that disregarded the norms of morality and ethics."