The US Air Force has praised Ukrainian pilots’ ability to master Western F-16 fighter jets and believes that for them, the training programme could be completed in four months. Source
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Swarm of drones wiped off the map an ammunition depot – Planet Labs. We have video and satellite images as well as photos from inside the ammunition warehouse. Source
After the liberation of Crimea and part of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts from the Russian occupation, “gentle Ukrainization” will be needed there, said Oleksandr Tkachenko, Ukrainian Minister of Culture and Information Policy. Source
Russian media RIA Novosti showed debris from at least one Storm Shadow missile. The missile hit a Russian target in the city of Luhansk this morning at 8:00 a.m Source
On 28 April, the Russian Air Force once again struck the border of Chernihiv Oblast with guided aerial bombs. Source
Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter has come dangerously close to the Russian border. As a result of this proximity, the Russian Aerospace Forces take to the air a Su-35. Source
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, has discussed the situation with the ban on the import of Ukrainian agricultural products in certain EU countries with Charles Michel, President of the European Council. Source
Four Russian aircraft shot down: 2 Mi-8s, one Su-34 and Su-35 each – this is what Ukrainian and Russian sources say, both among the media and among Telegram. Source
The Council of Europe seems to be the first international organisation that not only recognises Kosovo but also makes it a full-fledged member, ignoring protests and threats from Serbia. Source
Russian MoD announced that on May 12 it shot down two Ukrainian planes. One was Su-24 tactical bomber and the other was a MiG-29 covering it during the mission. Source
During 28 April, the Russian occupiers carried out more than 40 attacks on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka fronts. Source
As of 19:00, the number of victims of the Russian missile attack on a nine-storey apartment building in Uman rose to 23 people. Source
A rescue dog fell asleep on the rubble after multiple hours of searching for people in the ruins of an apartment building in Uman, which was hit by a Russian missile on the morning of 28 April. Source
A large-scale air-raid warning was announced on Friday evening due to the activity of the Russian strategic, tactical and long-range aircraft. Source
At least 8 Kh-22 missiles were fired by seven or eight Russian bombers in the direction of Odessa, Ukraine said. Airstrike was carried out ahead of Victory Day. Source
Russian invaders are stationed in a school building in the settlement of Lubianka, Luhansk Oblast, while the educational process continues, and local children are forced to attend school. Source
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has stated that a landmine exploded near the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Source
Early this morning, a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber attacked a foreign military deployment point. The attack was carried out by dropping a series of aerial bombs Source
North Macedonia became the 36th country to join the group of countries advocating the creation of a Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine. Source
The National Guard soldiers discovered and shot down a Russian ZALA 421 drone in Kherson Oblast. Source