QUICK READ 1-5: Representative of the President of Turkey has arrived in Kiev

Destruction of a residential area on the outskirts of Chernihiv, Ukraine on April 30 – Photo: REUTERS

* According to the VNA, although detailed information about the content of the above meeting has not been announced, but Ankara is a mediator in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

Turkey is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which shares a border with Ukraine and Russia in the Black Sea, has good relations with both countries and has acted as a mediator.

In March, Turkey hosted a meeting between Moscow and Kiev negotiators in Istanbul and another between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in Antalya.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is also seeking to pave the way for a summit in Istanbul between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his counterpart Zelensky. In a recent phone call with President Putin, Erdogan said that Turkey wants to “establish a lasting peace in the region as soon as possible, by increasing the momentum achieved in the negotiations.” in Istanbul”.

* According to Russia’s RIA news agency, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Ukrainian forces shelled villages in the Kherson region, killing and injuring many people. The Russian side said Ukrainian forces had fired on a school, a kindergarten and a cemetery in the villages.

However, the Ministry Russian defense did not specify how many people were killed or wounded and when the shelling occurred. The Ukrainian side has not yet commented. Reuters news agency said it could not independently verify this information.

* CNN quoted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as saying Ukraine destroyed more than 1,000 tanks, nearly 200 aircraft and nearly 2,500 armored vehicles including Russia. Russian forces have also lost more than 23,000 troops since February 24.

Zelensky added that Russia still has weapons in stock to attack, but “the war has weakened Russia to the point that they will equip less equipment for the (Victory Day) parade in Moscow.”

Earlier, on March 3, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said that 498 Russian soldiers were killed and 1,597 Russian servicemen were wounded in Ukraine. On March 22, NATO estimated that between 7,000 and 15,000 Russian soldiers were killed.

World movie star Angelina Jolie, also special envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was present in the city of Lviv, Ukraine on April 30 – Photo: REUTERS

* After many missed appointments, the evacuation of people from the underground bunker area of ​​the Azovstal steel factory complex was successful. 20-25 wounded civilians, including women and children, have made it out of the last defensive stronghold in the city of Mariupol.

Radio BFMTV Citing a statement from the commander of the Azov corps, 20 civilians, including women and children, were evacuated from the underground area of ​​the Azovstal steel factory complex in the city of Mariupol.

“We expect them to be taken to the city of Zaporijjia, which is controlled by Ukraine,” Sviatoslav Palamar, deputy commander of the Azov corps, said in a video broadcast on Telegram.

Meanwhile, a few hours before this video, THEYRussia’s TASS news agency reported that 25 civilians, including 6 children, were evacuated from Azovstal. – where hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians are living under the underground system.

The Ukrainian military said that Russian planes were still bombing the city of Mariupol, although it had announced it had “liberated” the city in southern Ukraine.

* Reuters news agency quoted a notice from the Russian Defense Ministry said on April 30, The army of this country killed more than 200 Ukrainian soldiers and destroyed 23 armored vehicles. Russian forces said they launched missiles at 17 Ukrainian military facilities on April 30, destroying a command post and a warehouse used to store missiles and artillery.

In addition, Mr. Maxim Martchenko – governor of Odessa province – said that the Russian military launched missiles from Crimea to attack Odessa airport, destroying the runway.

Lila’s apartment in the Donetsk region was damaged after a Russian air strike – Photo: REUTERS

* The Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Berlin quoted the announcement of the German Interior Ministry as saying that since the Russia-Ukraine conflict took place, German authorities have recorded more than 392,600 Ukrainians entering the country.

The majority of Ukrainians coming to Germany are women, children and the elderly. The German Interior Ministry said that the above figures are only statistics of the German police. In fact, the number of Ukrainians entering Germany can be much higher because there is usually no fixed control system at the borders of countries in the European Union (EU).

Many people may have entered Germany without declaring it because according to EU regulations, Ukrainians can enter any EU country within 90 days without a visa.

* On April 30, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote on Twitter that Ukraine has asked China Acting as one of the security guarantors to end the conflict with Russia.

* Xinhua News Agency quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the lifting of sanctions on Russia was part of peace talks with Ukraine..

“The content of the negotiations included denuclearization, recognition of new geopolitical realities, lifting of sanctions, the situation of Russian language.”

However, Ukraine’s negotiator, Mykhailo Podolyak, rejected Lavrov’s comments. Specifically, Podolyak said that Lavrov had not attended a round of negotiations and that Ukraine did not need the lessons of “denuclearization” or to use the language of those who attacked and occupied towns and cities. of Ukraine.

Ukrainians in the city of Mariupol gather to receive humanitarian aid, April 29 – Photo: AFP

* According to AFP news agency, Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners. According to information from the Ukrainian side, they received 14 Ukrainians, including 7 soldiers and 7 civilians. In recent years, Ukraine and Russia have exchanged prisoners many times, but this time the Ukrainian side did not announce the number of Russian prisoners returned to Moscow as usual.

* According to figures from the United Nations, more than 5.4 million Ukrainians have left the country since February 24, and tens of thousands are still leaving every day.

In addition to refugees, 7.7 million people have been displaced within Ukraine. So Some 13 million Ukrainians have been displaced from their homes due to the conflict.

* According to AFP news agency, the village of Demydiv near Kiev, Ukraine, was flooded for weeks after a Russian missile hit a nearby dam. Dozens of houses in the village have been submerged in water since late February.