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Thousands of airline flights to the Baltic States from the UK were affected by Russia’s interference with satellite navigation. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to The Telegraph. Affected flights for the eight months to the end of March included 2,309 Ryanair flights, 1,368 Wizz Air flights, 82 British Airways flights, and four easyJet […]
The UK government announces the largest military aid package for Ukraine, worth 500 million pounds. This was reported by the press service of the British government. The aid is expected to be announced by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during his visit to Poland. The 500 million pounds allocated by the government will be used […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has ordered the heads of all Ukrainian diplomatic missions to temporarily suspend all consular activities with Ukrainian citizens of military age. The ban will remain in effect until the provisions of the law on strengthening mobilization are clarified, according to a letter signed by First Deputy Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga, […]
After pressure from European leaders, Greece has apparently agreed to give Ukraine Patriot air defense systems for monetary compensation and under US “guarantees” against the threat from Turkey. This was reported by Pronews, citing government sources in the country. It is noted that the United States has already provided “guarantees” and assured that, if necessary, […]
In Malaysia, two helicopters collided during a rehearsal for the Royal Navy’s 90th anniversary parade. Many people died as a result of the incident. The accident occurred on the morning of April 23, at about 09:45 local time (about 04:45 Kyiv time). It is not yet known what caused the helicopters to collide. Two military […]
Polish leader Andrzej Duda officially confirmed that Poland is ready to deploy nuclear weapons on its territory. According to the President of Poland, the topic of nuclear weapons deployment was often at the center of negotiations between official Warsaw and Washington. Andrzej Duda noted that he had already made it clear to the White House […]
German building materials manufacturer Knauf is completely winding down its operations in Russia after more than 30 years of work on the Russian market. It is noted that the company did not give specific reasons for its withdrawal from Russia, saying that it was due to “current events.” The company said in a statement that […]
On Monday, April 22, Polish farmers ended a protest in front of the Dorohusk-Yagodyn border crossing point on the border with Ukraine. This was reported by the State Border Guard Service, according to Espresso.Zakhid. “According to the Border Guard of the Republic of Poland, today at 13:00 the protest of Polish farmers in front of […]
Lithuania has handed over to Ukraine an L-39ZA Albatross military attack aircraft, which was previously used by the local air force to train officers. This is the first time that the Baltic Republic has supplied aircraft to our country. The attack aircraft handed over to the Ukrainian Armed Forces was developed on the basis of […]
Germany offered Ukraine to look at German closed energy facilities that have equipment that Ukraine might need. This was stated by Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko, Ukrinform reports. “We are working very closely with our Lithuanian friends. Our teams of experts in Lithuania are looking at what equipment at old thermal power plants can be used […]