Another Russian Scientist Working on Hypersonic Research Imprisoned

Since President Putin declared Russia was developing hypersonic weapons in 2018 more than a dozen physicists working in the field have been accused of treason.

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❗️During the interception of the combined Russian attack overnight, Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 15 out of 22 missiles of various types, including 2 Kh-22 cruise missiles, and all 14 Shahed drones, the Air Force said.

❗️In the Dnipropetrovsk region, the number of fatalities after the Russian attack has risen to 9, according to the Prosecutor General's Office.

Among the killed are three children. Specifically, a child who sustained severe injuries has died in the hospital.

🇬🇧The UK has allocated nearly £150 million (over $180 million) to strengthen Ukraine's energy sector, said Neil Holland, the Permanent Representative of Great Britain to the OSCE, citing the British government's press service.

📷: AFP

8 Dead, 29 Injured in Russian Overnight Attacks on Dnipropetrovsk Region

Russian missiles and drones hit the cities of Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, the town of Snelnykove, and Ukrainian National Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) infrastructure.

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Kyiv Achieves First Destruction of Russian Strategic Bomber Using S-200 System

Kyiv Post sources in military intelligence confirm that it destroyed a Russian TU-22M3 bomber using an S-200 air defense missile, the first successful destruction of a strategic bomber in the air.

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This is what the train station in the city of Dnipro looks like after the Russian missile strike.

Russia attacked Dnipro and the Dnipropetrovsk region on the morning of April 19. The attack killed at least 8 people and injured more than 25.

⚡️Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Sloviansk in the Donetsk region.

Zelensky visited defenders undergoing treatment at the medical unit of the 95th separate airborne assault brigade.

📹: Volodymyr Zelensky / Telegram

❗️The Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration reported that the information about the third deceased child was incorrect — the 6-year-old boy was transported to the hospital in critical condition.

Doctors managed to save him, and the condition of the injured child is positive.

📷: State Emergency Service

⚡️Ukrainian intelligence has released a video showing the interception of a Russian Tu-22M3.

The strategic bomber was shot down 300 km from the Ukrainian border.

❗️A worker of Ukraine’s national railway company 'Ukrzaliznytsia' died as a result of the attack in Dnipropetrovsk region, according to the company's press service.

Oksana Storozhenko worked as a dispatcher in locomotive crews. She left behind two children aged 17 and 15.

In total, 7 railroad workers were injured as a result of the missile strike.

ANALYSIS: Did Peace Between Russia and Ukraine Slip Through Their Fingers in April 2022?

In June during a televised broadcast President Putin held up what he said was the 2022 “peace agreement” that Ukraine had “thrown aside.” Newly acquired documents give context to his claim.

https://www.kyivpost.com/analysis/31364

⚡️At the request of the Chinese government, the AppStore has removed Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal, Threads, and Line, as reported by The Guardian.

“We are obligated to comply with the laws of the countries in which we operate, even if we disagree with them,” Apple stated.

⚡️Ukraine ignores U.S. warnings about drone strikes on Russian territory and continues to manufacture drones, which can already reach targets up to 3000 km from its borders, The Economist reported.

⚡️Russia has increased its military production and will be able to sustain its offensive on Ukraine for at least another two years, The Washington Post reported.