On April 16, a loud explosion was heard and smoke was seen in the Darnytskyi district southeast of the capital Kyiv, where Moscow claims to have destroyed a tank repair plant, according to Reuters. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said one person died and several were injured in rocket attacks on the capital on the morning of April 16.

Ukrainian servicemen take part in a drill in Kyiv province on April 15, while Russia continues its air strikes on Ukraine Reuters

In addition, the Ukrainian military confirmed that a Russian fighter jet took off from Belarus and launched a missile into the Lviv province, near the border with Poland, where the Ukrainian air defenses shot down four cruise missiles, according to Reuters. .

Also today, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the Russian forces attacked a car repair factory military in the city of Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine. The attack was carried out using high-precision long-range weapons, according to Interfax news agency.

Interfax also quoted a statement from the Russian Defense Ministry as saying that the Russian military shot down a Su-25 fighter jet near the city of Izium in eastern Ukraine. There is currently no information on the Ukrainian side’s response.

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President Zelensky announced the loss of Russian troops

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 15 that about 2,500-3,000 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 10,000 wounded in seven weeks of fighting with Russian troops, while the fighting today, April 16, entered its 52nd day.

In an interview with CNN, President Zelensky also said that 19,000-20,000 Russian soldiers were killed in the war. Last month, Moscow said 1,351 Russian soldiers were killed and 3,825 wounded.

In a televised speech on the evening of April 15, President Zelensky said that the military situation in eastern and southern Ukraine “remains very difficult”, and praised the fighting spirit of the armed forces.

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British commandos train Ukrainian soldiers near Kyiv?

Soldiers from a British army special forces unit recently trained Ukrainian soldiers for the first time since Russia launched a military operation on February 24, according to several Ukrainian commanders who spoke to the newspaper. The TimeS.

British commandos withdrew from Ukraine in February, when NATO member countries predicted Russia would take military action against Ukraine, according to RT Radio.

However, British commandos have now returned to teach Ukrainian soldiers how to use British-supplied NLAW man-portable anti-tank missiles, according to reports. The Times April 15 quoted Captain Yury Myronenko and two other Ukrainian commanding officers. Units trained by British commandos are stationed around the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

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Moscow bans Prime Minister Boris Johnson from entering Russia

Russia has banned Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Foreign Minister Liz Truss, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace, 10 other government members and British politicians from traveling to Russia, according to Reuters.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry stressed that the move was made “in consideration of the unprecedented hostile action from the British government, in particular the imposition of sanctions against high-ranking Russian officials”. The Russian Foreign Ministry also emphasized that it will soon expand the list of British officials and politicians banned from entering Russia. There is currently no information on the UK’s response.

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Germany to increase military aid to Ukraine

The German government announced on April 15 that it planned to provide military aid worth one billion euros (more than $1 billion) to Ukraine after Kyiv complained that Berlin was not sending heavy weapons.

AFP on April 16 reported that Germany will provide new military aid worth one billion euros (more than $1 billion) to Ukraine.

A German government spokesman said Berlin had decided to increase international aid in the defense sector “to 2 billion euros” and that “the largest part is planned to go in the form of military aid to Ukraine”. .

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