A man looks at a five-story residential building in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, on April 10, 2022.
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A man looks at a five-story residential building in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, on April 10, 2022.
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As Sunday wraps up in Kyiv and in Moscow, here are the main developments for the day:
One The new Russian general has been tapped to take over A US official told NPR about Ukraine’s faltering invasion. Alexander Dvornikov, 60, was previously in charge of the southern sector of the war. It comes as Russia is expected to launch a new offensive in the east of the country after withdrawing its forces from the Kyiv region.
One large military convoy stretching at least eight miles was seen passing through northeastern Ukraine. Images obtained by Maxar Technologies on Friday show hundreds of military vehicles. A researcher from the Institute for the Study of War said the convoy included Russian forces.
Ukraine’s top prosecutor says she discovered 5,600 cases of alleged war crimes and has a list of 500 suspects. In an interview with Sky News, Iryna Venediktova said the authorities have a lot of evidence to back up their claims. “Almost every area in Ukraine was bombed,” she said. “We have a lot of data specific to every region, every city.”
NATO is planning consolidating military power along its eastern flank to guard against any future Russian aggression. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced the move in an interview with Telegraph. The current small “tripod” military presence will be replaced by a force strong enough to repel a Russian invasion.
UK says Russia, fueled by “increasing losses”, is looking to added to its military ranks with those who were discharged since 2012. The British Ministry of Defense also claimed that Moscow was trying to recruit fighters from the “unrecognized Transnistria region of Moldova.”
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Previous developments
You can read More news from Sunday hereas More in-depth reports and Daily summary here. Also, listen and subscribe to NPR’s State of Ukraine audio file to update during the day.
