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Ukraine's defense ministry tweeted horrific photos showing dead naked women, some of whom had been burned, along a road outside of Kyiv where Russian troops had ...

On Sunday, Ukraine added to their gains, reclaiming the ghost town of Pripyat, which has been abandoned since the 1986 meltdown of Chernobyl nearby, which Russian troops claimed early on. On Sunday, the U. K. Defense ministry applauded Ukrainian efforts, saying they had greatly hindered Russian air capability. Ukraine’s defense ministry tweeted horrific photos showing dead naked women, some of whom had been burned, along a road outside of Kyiv where Russian troops had been stationed. The war, now entering its second month, shows no sign ending soon, in part thanks to Ukraine’s fierce resistance, backed by Western donations of money, war machinery, and ammunition. Thick black smoke was seen billowing over the once-picturesque port of Odessa on Sunday morning after Russian strikes obliterated a fuel depot in the city that had previously see little fighting since the Russian invasion on Feb. 24. Despite the shocking images and global outcry, Russia continued to pound Ukraine this weekend.

Kyiv calls the mass graves and civilians apparently "executed" in the streets the result of a "deliberate massacre" by retreating Russian forces.

and with shots, bullet holes, in the back of their head. I lost count," one local man, Mykola, 22, told AFP from the roof of a building overlooking the site. In his latest video message, Zelensky said Russian troops wanted to seize the disputed Donbas region and the south of Ukraine, promising "to defend our freedom, our land and our people." In Bucha, AFP reporters saw at least 20 bodies, all in civilian clothing, strewn across a single street. But it said Russia was struggling to find and destroy air systems, which has "signficantly affected their ability to support the advance of their ground forces." Pope Francis, on a visit to the Mediterranean island of Malta on Sunday, made a plea for refugees fleeing the "sacrilegious war" in "tormented Ukraine"  to be welcomed. He said Ukraine had become "more realistic" in its approach to issues related to the neutral and non-nuclear status of Ukraine but a draft agreement for submission to a summit meeting was not ready. "We found mass graves. UK Defense Intelligence said early Sunday that Russian air activity in the last week had been concentrating on southeastern Ukraine, "likely as a result of Russia focusing its military operations in this area." He said he did not share the "optimism" of Ukraine's negotiators on the possibility of talks between the two countries' leaders in Turkey. It has proposed to temporarily put aside the question of Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, and two breakaway territories in the eastern Donbas region that Russia has recognized as independent. Ukraine on Sunday accused Russian troops of war crimes after the discovery of mass graves and civilians apparently "executed" in the streets of Bucha, near the capital Kyiv.

Missiles have struck near Ukraine's southern port of Odessa, with Russia saying it had destroyed an oil refinery used by the Ukrainian military, ...

Zelenskiy warned in a video address: “They are mining all this territory. The British said reported mines, the origin of which remained unclear and disputed, posed a serious risk to shipping in the Black Sea. Russia’s defence ministry said strikes by its military had destroyed an oil refinery and three fuel storage facilities. Ukraine’s emergency service said more than 1500 explosives had been found in one day during a search of the village of Dmytrivka, west of the capital. The Kremlin and the Russian defence ministry in Moscow did not immediately reply to requests for comment when asked about the bodies. It said the facilities were used to supply Ukrainian troops near the city of Mykolaiv.

Russia missiles have struck "critical infrastructure", most likely a fuel depot, near Ukraine's strategically important southern port city of Odessa but no ...

Vika, a local resident who declined to give her surname, said it was not "a good morning for Odessa". The enemy continued its vile practice of strikes against critical infrastructure. "The Odessa region was among the priority targets.

President Volodymyr Zelensky says every missile strike and bombing is a “black mark” on leaders who don't send help.

The last independent newsletter in Russia suspended its operations Monday. Also, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Ukrainians to prepare for “difficult fights” ahead in the besieged port city of Mariupol. And on the southern coast, explosions were heard throughout Odessa on Sunday morning. The weapons: Ukraine is making use of weapons such as Javelin antitank missiles and Switchblade “kamikaze” drones, provided by the United States and other allies.

Driving the news: The strikes hit an oil refinery and fuel storage facilities during the bombardment, according to Ukrainian and Russian officials. Odessa Mayor ...

Explosions rocked Odessa after a Russian airstrike this morning as the Prime Minister has told his Cabinet he wanted to kit out Kyiv's navy and coastal ...

Odessa, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russian attacks destroyed an oil refinery in central Ukraine's Poltava region and affected “critical infrastructure”, ...

You can support TV 247 and Brasil 247 website in different ways. Unlike corporate media, Brazil 247 And this TV 247 Finance yourself through your community of readers and viewers. Odessa, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russian attacks destroyed an oil refinery in central Ukraine’s Poltava region and affected “critical infrastructure”, possibly a fuel depot, near the port city of Odessa, local officials said on Sunday. said.

ODESSA (REUTERS) - Russian attacks have destroyed an oil refinery in the central Poltava region and struck “critical infrastructure”, most likely oil ...

it was terrifying," she said. Ukraine and the Western countries supporting it reject that as a baseless pretext for a war of aggression. Russian forces invaded Ukraine on Feb 24 in what the Kremlin calls a "special military operation" to demilitarise and "denazify" its neighbour. Mr Dmytro Lunin, governor of the Poltava region, said on television that the refinery had been destroyed in a rocket attack on Saturday. Mr Vladyslav Nazarov, an officer of Ukraine’s Southern Operational Command, said on Telegram that there had been a missile attack on "critical infrastructure". ODESSA (REUTERS) - Russian attacks have destroyed an oil refinery in the central Poltava region and struck “critical infrastructure”, most likely oil facilities, near the port city of Odesa, local officials said on Sunday (April 3).