Ukraine Situation Report: First City Falls
To Russia In New Offensive:

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/ukraine-situation-report-first-city-falls-to-russia-in-new-offensive

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The U.S. Races to Arm Ukraine With
Heavier, More Advanced Weaponry:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-u-s-races-to-arm-ukraine-with-heavier-more-advanced-weaponry/ar-AAWnCCP

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The Ukrainian Air Force Just Got Bigger. It
Seems Someone Gave Kyiv More MiG-29s.:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/04/19/the-ukrainian-air-force-just-got-bigger-it-seems-someone-gave-kyiv-more-mig-29s/

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Norway provides Mistral MANPADS
surface-to-air defense missile systems to
Ukraine:

https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_april_2022_global_security_army_industry/norway_provides_mistral_manpads_surface-to-air_defense_missile_systems_to_ukraine.html

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Ukrainian Forces Used Cluster Munitions
to Force Russian Troops Out of a Village:

https://sofrep.com/news/ukrainian-forces-used-cluster-munitions-to-force-russian-troops-out-of-a-village/

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Battle for Mariupol: Forces clash at
Azovstal steel plant stronghold:

https://www.jpost.com/international/article-704701

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Russian offensive 'limited' so far, fall of
Mariupol 'not inevitable': Pentagon update
Day 55:

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/russian-offensive-limited-fall-mariupol-inevitable-pentagon-update/story?id=84171542

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Ukraine launches counterattacks to cut
off Russian supply lines in the east:

https://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-launches-counterattacks-cut-off-181334382.html

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Russia wants to use the 2nd phase of the
war in Ukraine to seize more land as
bargaining chips, European official says:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-wants-2nd-phase-war-044500970.html

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Russia defence ministry seeks greater
secrecy on military deaths in Ukraine:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-defence-ministry-seeks-greater-secrecy-on-military-deaths-in-ukraine/ar-AAWoKBM

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AeroVironment to build Puma AE hand-
launched unmanned reconnaissance
planes for Ukraine in $19.7 million deal:

https://www.militaryaerospace.com/unmanned/article/14275141/ukraine-unmanned-reconnaissance

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In policy shift, Israel to send flak jackets
and helmets to Ukraine:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-policy-shift-israel-to-send-flak-jackets-and-helmets-to-ukraine/

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UK to supply Stormer Starstreak missile
air defense armored vehicles to Ukraine:

https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_april_2022_global_security_army_industry/uk_to_supply_stormer_starstreak_missile_air_defense_armored_vehicles_to_ukraine.html

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An Introduction to The AN/MPQ-64
Sentinel Aerial Surveillance Radar
Ukraine is Getting From the US:

https://sofrep.com/news/an-introduction-to-the-an-mpq-64-sentinel-aerial-surveillance-radar-ukraine-is-getting-from-the-us/

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Russia tests nuclear-capable missile in
warning to enemies:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/20/russia-tests-nuclear-missile-putin-intercontinental-ballistic-weapon

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Czech Arms Firms to Repair Damaged
Ukrainian Tanks:

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2022/04/20/czech-firms-repair-ukraine-tanks/

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Russian forces reportedly uses Bal
coastal defense systems in Ukraine:

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2022/april/11639-russian-forces-reportedly-uses-bal-coastal-defense-systems-in-ukraine.html

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Bodies are being piled in refrigerated
trucks in Kyiv because the morgue can't
handle the number of civilian casualties,
coroner says:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/bodies-being-piled-refrigerated-trucks-153534250..html

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Russia is deploying up to 20,000 Syrian,
Libyan, and Wagner Group mercenaries in
the Donbas, European official says:

https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/russia-is-deploying-up-to-20000-syrian-libyan-and-wagner-group-mercenaries-in-the-donbas-european-official-says/articleshow/90954513.cms

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US Army veteran: Fighting in Ukraine
‘more dangerous than Afghanistan was’:

https://thehill.com/news/3274145-us-army-veteran-fighting-in-ukraine-more-dangerous-than-afghanistan-was/

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Tank engines, missiles found in
abandoned storage facility near Kharkiv:

https://defence-blog.com/tank-engines-missiles-found-in-abandoned-storage-facility-near-kharkiv/

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Ukraine Forms 'Internet Army' to
Pressure Western Firms in Russia:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraine-forms-internet-army-to-pressure-western-firms-in-russia/ar-AAWn2Ig

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Ukraine uses website to train fighters
remotely:

https://www.jpost.com/international/article-704601

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T-72s To The Rescue? Ukraine’s 5th Tank
Brigade Could Roll Into Battle Any Day
Now.:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/04/20/ukraines-5th-tank-brigade-could-roll-into-battle-any-day-now/

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WFP Says Food Now Reaching Ukraine’s
Formerly Inaccessible Areas:

https://www.voanews.com/a/wfp-says-food-now-reaching-ukraine-s-formerly-inaccessible-areas/6537390.html

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Russian Army Seeks Encirclement in East;
Ukraine: Russians 'Exhausted':

https://www.newsweek.com/russian-army-seeks-encirclement-east-ukraine-russians-exhausted-1699069

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Britain examining anti-ship missile
solution for Ukraine:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/britain-examining-anti-ship-missile-solution-for-ukraine/ar-AAWni95

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Russia learning from past logistics, supply
issues, but problems persist - US officials:

https://www.jpost.com/international/article-704584

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Russian Troops Left Mines and Fires
Around Chernobyl in ‘Nightmare’
Scenario:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/russian-troops-left-mines-and-fires-around-chernobyl-in-nightmare-scenario

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Ukraine claims Russian FSB arrested a
Pro-Russian separatist leader in Donbas
in the latest fallout over its failed
invasion:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-claims-russian-fsb-arrested-162136604.html

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Ukrainian forces stop Russian advance
towards Sloviansk - presidential aide:

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-forces-stop-russian-advance-towards-sloviansk-presidential-aide-2022-04-20/

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EXPLAINER: How Russia’s eastern push
in Ukraine may unfold:

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-kyiv-europe-moscow-e126d8ec9a10a8735d37525026f0844a

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Possible escape route coming for
Mariupol as Russia keeps hitting key
battleground:

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2022/04/20/Ukraine-Russia-Mariupol-surrender-corridor/4081650451548/

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Germany to Support Ukraine With Artillery
Ammunition, Training:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/germany-to-support-ukraine-with-artillery-ammunition-training/ar-AAWoTAv

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‘Don’t Film Any Soldiers, They May Shoot
Us’: Inside Ukraine’s Secret Battle to Save
Its Art:

https://robbreport.com/shelter/art-collectibles/ukraine-wartime-mission-save-art-1234674696/

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Former U.S. Ambassador To Russia
Admits: I Didn’t Expect Putin To Be So Evil
In Ukraine:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michael-mcfaul-russia-invasion-ukraine_n_625fa891e4b06c2ea330a01d

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No surrender in Mariupol as Russian
deadline expires; refugees top 5 million:

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/new-surrender-deadline-mariupol-west-promises-ukraine-more-arms-2022-04-19/

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Ukraine’s Ability To Withstand Russian
Artillery Critical To Fight For Donbas:

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/ukraines-ability-to-withstand-russian-artillery-critical-to-fight-for-donbas

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‘F*cking Shoot Them’: Chechen Fighters
Executed Russian Troops Who Rebelled in
Ukraine, Official Says:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/chechen-fighters-executed-3-russian-troops-who-rebelled-against-ukraine-war-official-says

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Wife of Russian Soldier tells him, ‘You go
there, rape Ukrainian women, but use
condoms!’:

https://sofrep.com/news/wife-of-russian-soldier-tells-him-you-go-there-rape-ukrainian-women-but-use-condoms/

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Pentagon officials receiving frequent
updates on Russian nuclear possibility:

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/pentagon-officials-receiving-frequent-updates-on-russian-nuclear-possibility

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Ex-Secret Service agents say a Biden trip
to Ukraine would be reckless and
impossible to pull off:

https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-trip-ukraine-russia-zelensky-secret-service-putin-white-house-2022-4

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5 covert actions that could turn the tide
for Ukraine, according to a former CIA
officer:

https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/these-5-covert-actions-could-help-turn-the-tide-in-ukraines-fight-against-russia/

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Growing majority of Swedes back joining
NATO, opinion poll shows:

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/growing-majority-swedes-back-joining-nato-opinion-poll-shows-2022-04-20/

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'There is no independent journalism left
in Russia': Exiled journalist Denis Kataev:

https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/perspective/20220420-there-is-no-independent-journalism-left-in-russia-exiled-journalist-denis-kataev

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A growing number of Kremlin insiders
are questioning Putin's war in Ukraine,
and believe it will set Russia back
decades: report:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/growing-number-kremlin-insiders-questioning-101955618.html

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'De-Putinize Russia': Petro Poroshenko
Urges West to Take its Chance:

https://www.newsweek.com/de-putinize-russia-petro-poroshenko-ukraine-president-urges-west-take-chance-1699275

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Russian chess grandmaster and Putin
critic Garry Kasparov has outlined the
'right conditions' for Putin to be
overthrown in a 'palace coup':

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-chess-grandmaster-and-putin-critic-garry-kasparov-has-outlined-the-right-conditions-for-putin-to-be-overthrown-in-a-palace-coup/ar-AAWoynb

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What the PLA Is Learning From Russia’s
Ukraine Invasion:

https://thediplomat.com/2022/04/what-the-pla-is-learning-from-russias-ukraine-invasion/