13 April 2024 - Ukraine Special Weapons News

Situation In East Has 'Deteriorated,' Ukrainian Commander Says, As Dry Conditions Aid Russia RFE/RL 13 Apr 2024 -- Russian attacks have intensified in eastern Ukraine and conditions for Kyiv's forces have "deteriorated significantly" as dry, warmer weather is allowing the easier movement of Russian tanks and troops, according to Ukraine's top military commander.
At Least 50,000 Russian Military Deaths, Likely Thousands More, Recorded In Ukraine War RFE/RL 13 Apr 2024 -- An independent Russian media outlet has documented more than 50,000 deaths among Russian military personnel since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago, and says tens of thousands more are believed to have died.
Russian troops advance in eastern Ukraine VOA 13 Apr 2024 -- Russian troops are making significant gains in Ukraine's eastern region near the Russian-occupied industrial town of Avdiivka, Ukraine's commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi said Saturday on his Telegram channel.

Many Critics, Few Enthusiasts As Ukraine Moves To Fill The Ranks For The Fight Against Russia's Invasion RFE/RL 13 Apr 2024 -- KYIV -- Dmytro Yasynok showed up at the recruitment office of the Da Vinci Wolves Battalion two days after a Russian bomb hit the center of his hometown of Bilopillya. The 27-year-old civil-law lecturer came to Kyiv from Sumy, more than 300 kilometers east, near the Russian border, to join the ranks of a popular unit that promises recruits real training and decent service conditions.
Germany Will Provide Us With Another Patriot System, And We Are Working on an Additional IRIS-T System — Address of the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 13 Apr 2024
The President of Ukraine Had a Phone Call with Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz President of Ukraine 13 Apr 2024
Thanks to You, Everyone in the World Can See the Strength of Our Country — The President Congratulated the Employees of the Defense and Industrial Complex President of Ukraine 13 Apr 2024

Ten People Killed in Ukrainian Strike on Tokmak City in Zaporozhye Region - Governor Sputnik 13 Apr 2024 -- Ten people have been killed in the Ukrainian attack on the city of Tokmak in the Zaporozhye Region, while two people are missing, the region's governor, Yevgeny Balitsky, said on Saturday.
Ukraine Prompting Poland, Romania, Spain to Send Patriot Systems - Reports Sputnik 13 Apr 2024 -- Ukraine is encouraging Poland, Romania and Spain to supply it with their own Patriot air defense systems, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Russian Forces Liberate Village of Pervomaiskoye in Avdeyevka Vicinity Sputnik 13 Apr 2024 -- The Russian Armed Forces have liberated the village of Pervomaiskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in the Avdeyevka area, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Saturday.

Update 223 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 13 Apr 2024 -- All six reactor units of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) are now in cold shutdown for the first time since late 2022 after unit 4 reached this operational state early today, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said.

Ukraine says it started building first US-designed nuclear reactor Press TV 13 Apr 2024 -- Ukraine has started construction work on two US-designed reactors at a nuclear power plant in the west of the country.

Former Ukrainian security officer wounded in Moscow, accuses Kiev of assassination attempt People's Daily 13 Apr 2024 -- Former Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) employee Vasily Prozorov, who had been injured in a car explosion in the north of Moscow, accused Kiev of plotting the attack, local media reported on Friday.

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