For today, links to reports from the Kyiv Post, Agence France-Presse, the Kyiv Independent, the Associated Press and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Ukraine sets fire to missile ship in Russia’s Kaliningrad, intel source says, by Kateryna Zakharchenko | Kyiv Post A Russian missile ship in the Kaliningrad region, the Serpukhov, was set fire to and sustained heavy damage on Sunday due to a special operation by Ukrainian military intelligence on Sunday, a source in Ukrainian intelligence said. READ MORE . . .
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Up to 80% of Ukraine’s coal, gas power plants hit by Russian attacks: Minister. From AFP. Russia has hit up to 80% of Ukraine’s conventional power plants and half its hydroelectric plants in recent weeks in the heaviest attacks since the war began, Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko said today. Moscow has . . . READ MORE . . .
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Military intelligence: Ukraine directly controls Black Sea oil rigs, undermining Russia’s reconnaissance capabilities, by Kateryna Denisova and news desk | The Kyiv Independent Russia’s reconnaissance capabilities in thE sky, on the water, and on land suffered after Ukraine regained control of a set of oil drilling platforms located in the Black Sea last autumn, Ukraine’s military intelligence said today. READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 7 Attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant significantly increase accident risk, IAEA head says. From AP. KYIV — The head of the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency on Sunday condemned a Ukrainian drone strike on one of six nuclear reactors at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, saying such attacks . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 7 Ukraine’s energy system stabilizes, Zelenskiy makes plea for Kharkiv. From Reuters. KYIV — The Ukrainian energy system that was severely damaged by Russian missile attacks in recent weeks is now almost completely stabilized, and the energy ministry on Sunday said no major imports were expected. Ukraine’s electricity imports . . . READ MORE . . .
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French billionaire Xavier Niel to buy 2 Ukrainian telecoms companies in one of largest acquisitions in country’s history, by Liliane Bivings | The Kyiv Independent French billionaire Xavier Niel’s investment company NJJ Capital will acquire two telecom businesses in Ukraine in what is set to be one of the largest. . . READ MORE . . .