❗Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, Justice Secretary Dominic Raab, and Home Secretary Priti Patel are also on the travel black list

"It is in your power to ask the prime minister of your country, Boris Johnson, to influence the Ukrainian leadership": Oksana Marchenko, the wife of Ukrainian opposition politician Viktor Medvedchuk who was detained by Kiev this week, pleads with the families of two British mercenaries who surrendered to Russian and Donbass forces in Ukraine to help convince PM Boris Johnson to swap them for her husband

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🎥The Russian Defence Ministry has evacuated the first batch of refugees from Izyum in the Kharkov region: about 100 civilians are heading to Russia's Belgorod region

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💬Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova on Medvedchuk's wife’s address to the relatives of British mercenaries:

"Boris Johnson, who recently visited Kiev, is probably aware of their fate. He won't be slow to respond. And [UK Foreign Secretary] Liz Truss is likely to explain what the British citizens did there".

❗️The head of the Estonian Ministry of Defence: Economic sanctions against Russia have had no "effect" yet

A fake website of Russia's governing United Russia party has appeared on the Internet, with its IP address registered in the United States.

Among the "news" that has been published on the site is a "statement" by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev claiming that "the Russian Aerospace Forces are tasked with destroying Starlink satellites".

The website has already been blocked by Russia’s media watchdog.

Is someone watching a bit too much Star Wars? 🤔

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❗Italian ports will be closed to Russian ships starting 17 April, reports say

💬Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has commented on a purported statement made on his behalf and published on a fake website of the United Russia party:

"Fakes create an alternative universe. It is especially pleasant that fake news about United Russia is paid for directly from the State Department.

The destruction of Starlink satellites is a fresh idea, thanks. It is too early to do it, but if there is such a request, we will consider it😂", Medvedev said.

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❗Germany reports 70% drop in Ukrainian refugee arrivals by train

🚑Bill Gates says pandemic would unfold differently with treatment available sooner

❗Lithuanian president urges Finland, Sweden to join NATO "as soon as possible"

❗The wife of Ukrainian opposition politician Viktor Medvedchuk appealed to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia for help in a potential exchange of British prisoners for her husband

🎥Aftermath of Ukrainian Army shelling in the Zaporozhye region: a woman was killed, five people were injured, and several homes and schools were damaged, local authorities say

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"I asked myself if I am alive or not": An eyewitness speaks about how Ukrainian troops shelled a village in the Zaporozhye region

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Footage of a bridge over the Karachekrak River in the Zaporozhye region: it was destroyed after Ukrainian forces shelled it with ‘Uragan’ MLRS

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An auto parade is being held in Lebanon in support of Russia

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❗Ukrainian opposition politician Medvedchuk placed under arrest without possibility of bail: report

❗L’Occitane announces closure of retail, online stores in Russia

❗Russia's Investigative Committee says it will interrogate a British mercenary detained in Mariupol

💬Zelensky: 'Elimination' of Ukrainian troops in Mariupol will doom talks with Russia

A Toronto Maple Leafs fan was caught on camera mercilessly beating another fan bloody in the stands. He wanted punish him for allegedly touching a girl in an inappropriate way. When the spectators intervened, the fan claimed he was “done”.

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