TheOldGuy @TheOldGuy@qoto.org

The number of victims of the Russian strike on Odesa has increased to four. Three women and one man died.

According to updated information, 27 people were injured. Among them are two children (16 and 5 years old) and one pregnant woman. Four wounded are in serious condition, doctors are fighting for their lives.

Good Morning Resisters everywhere.

Goodnight Resisters everywhere

The Slavyansk ECO LLC refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban, Krasnodar region of ruzzia was attacked by UAVs. The distillation column is damaged - Enemy media

UAVs also attacked the Ilsky Oil Refinery, Kushchevsky Oil Refinery and other infrastructure facilities in Kuban last night.

According to enemy sources, the AT-1 installation was damaged at the Ilsky Oil Refinery.

Consequences of the drone attack on the Rosneft oil depot in the Smolensk oblast on April 24

Good morning Resisters everywhere. We here in the Ozarks have 2 dangerous storms coming today. One in morning and another tonight. I'm ready.

Goodnight Resisters everywhere 😴
Tonight I am actually cooking dinner. I ran out of those frozen 1 pound pizza 2 weeks ago so this is what I have to do.

Someone else with good night vision, located in Crimea, Ukraine.

Good night from
@ukrainejournal

Rest in Peace

🕯Oleksandr Yushchenko, Chief Sergeant of the 13th Rapid Reaction Khartiia Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine (NGU), has been killed in a combat mission near the village of Dolynske (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast).

This was stated by the mayor of Lutsk, Ihor Polishchuk, on Telegram.

"Chief Sergeant Oleksandr Mykhailovych Yushchenko was killed on 23 April 2024 while performing a combat mission to protect the territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine near the village of Dolynske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast."

The funeral service took place on Friday, 26 April, at 11 o'clock at the Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral in Lutsk.

@ukrainejournal

⚡️ 21 adversary rockets were destroyed
➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖
On the night to April 27, 2024, the Russian invaders launched a combined attack on Ukraine with missiles of various types.

In total, the enemy used 34 air, ground and sea-based missiles:
- 9 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles from Tu-95 MS strategic aircraft (launch area of ​​Saratov Region - Russian Federation);
- 9 Kh-59/Kh-69 guided air missiles (from the airspace of the Belgorod Region and from the waters of the Sea of ​​Azov);
- 2 S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles (from the Belgorod region - Russian Federation)
- 2 "Iskander-K" cruise missiles (from Crimea);
- 4 Kh-47M2 "Kinzhal" aeroballistic missiles from MiG-31K aircraft (launched from the airspace of the Ryazan and Tambov regions - Russian Federation);
- 8 Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea.

💥 Fighter aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force, mobile fire groups and means of radio-electronic warfare of the Defense Forces of Ukraine were involved in repelling the enemy's air attack.

As a result of anti-aircraft combat, 21 air targets were destroyed:
- 6 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles;
- 8 Kh-59/Kh-69 guided air missiles;
- 1 "Iskander-K" cruise missile;
- 6 Kalibr cruise missiles.

Thanks to all the units that repelled the rocket attack of the occupiers that night.
🇺🇦 Together to victory!
➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖
🇺🇦 Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Mykola Oleschuk

@ukrainejournal

It hurts everyone...😞

Kharkiv region, April 26. This is Richard. In the eyes of this furry, horror, despair, fear. A few minutes ago, this devastation did not exist. Life was raging here.

Now only a ruin. In an instant, a Russian aerial bomb destroyed the houses where there was home warmth, which was nurtured and protected.

Richard does not want to eat or drink. He is in pain. Like each of us. At such moments, you just want to hug this nose tightly and be silent.

Hang in there, kid. We will overcome everything! And Russian evil too!
- DSNS Ukraine

@ukrainejournal

The SBU of Ukraine Successfully Neutralized Another Criminal Scheme

SBU and National Police detained "black gunsmiths" who tried to sell trophy grenade launchers and explosives to crime

The Security Service, together with the National Police, prevented the sale of weapons to representatives of criminal circles in the Poltava, Odesa, and Zhytomyr regions.

As a result of comprehensive measures, dealers in trophy weapons, which were illegally exported from places of former battles near the front line, were detained.

Russian anti-tank grenade launchers, Kalashnikov assault rifles, and explosives were among those seized from the suspects.

🔹 Yes, in Poltava Oblast:
a criminal group that tried to sell an arsenal of combat grenades and automatic weapons was neutralized.

To find buyers, those involved used personal connections in the criminal world.

SBU officers detained the organizer and two members of the gang while trying to sell weapons.

🔹 In Odesa region:
a suspicion was reported about a local resident who wanted to sell more than half a kilogram of plastid and devices for mine-explosive substances.

In addition, he tried to implement two combat grenades and almost 5 meters of cord for detonating explosives.

🔹 In Zhytomyr Oblast:
three more arms dealers were exposed. Criminals offered their clients a whole arsenal of trophy weapons.

During the searches, a Kalashnikov assault rifle and a Russian-made Jmil infantry flamethrower were seized from the suspects. More than 20 combat grenades and a large number of cartridges for small arms were also discovered.

Investigations are ongoing in order to bring the culprits to justice for all the revealed facts.

The removed weapons are planned to be transferred to the needs of the Armed Forces.

Complex measures were carried out by SBU employees in Poltava, Odesa and Zhytomyr regions together with the National Police under the procedural guidance of the prosecutor's office.

💔💔 Rest in Peace Nastya

On April 10, 2024, Russian shelling of the village of Liptsi in the Kharkiv region took Anastasia Dolgova's life.

The girl was 14 years old. She was born and lived in Liptsy. Anastasia's mother, Valentina, is a nurse of the local 10th emergency department. She did not leave the region during the full-scale war and saved civilians.

Nastya, on the other hand, studied remotely at the Hlybokiv Lyceum. She adored history, Ukrainian literature, and physical education. In her free time, she played computer games.

"She did not like exact sciences. But with the history teacher, for example, she became friends during online classes, she liked this subject. She was an energetic child - always wanted to run somewhere, go. Very kind, sincere. She helped volunteers distribute food and clothes. She told the news to all the grandmothers in the village, they adored her," said Valentina's mother.

Anastasia is survived by her parents, brother, grandparents, aunt and other relatives.

UK Charged Men with Helping Russia under New Law

(1/2)

Dylan Earl, 20, from Elmesthorpe in Leicestershire, and Jake Reeves, 22, from Croydon, were investigated following a fire at a warehouse in east London in March.

Three other suspects linked to the fire have been held on other charges.

The investigation is being led by Met Police counter-terror officers.

Mr Earl is accused of planning to target the business, as well as attempting to recruit individuals to materially assist a foreign intelligence service, undertaking fraudulent activity and arson.

Mr Reeves is accused of accepting money knowing that it was from a foreign intelligence service.

The investigation is related to a large fire which broke out on an industrial estate on Staffa Road in Leyton in March, which the prosecution said was started using an accelerant such as petrol.

The charges do not specify who owns the businesses that were targeted, but Companies House records show they are two parcel delivery services: Oddisey and Meest UK.

They are owned by Mykhaylo Prykhodko, also known as Mikhail Boikov, and his wife Jelena Boikova, who both live in London.

Nick Price, head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said of Mr Earl: "Included in the alleged activity was involvement in the planning of an arson attack on a Ukrainian-linked commercial property in March 2024."

He said Mr Earl is "alleged to have engaged in conduct targeting businesses which were linked to Ukraine in order to benefit the Russian state".

Mr Earl and Mr Reeves are the first people to be charged under a new law designed to update and modernise the offences of espionage, sabotage and foreign interference.

At the time it was passed, the government said it was designed to strengthen the UK's defences against hostile activity by states "targeting the UK's democracy, economy, and values."

Mr Earl appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court last week, but for legal reasons BBC News has not been able to report this until today.

The pair are accused of taking part in the plan along with three other men.

The three others were arrested as part of the investigation but have not been charged under the national security law.

All five are due to appear at the Old Bailey on 10 May.

- BBC

Kharkiv Regional Military Administration showed the consequences of a missile strike on the territory of a psychiatric hospital.

A 53-year-old patient was wounded and treated on the spot. All patients are currently being distributed among the hospital's departments.

In a powerful act of defiance against Russia's aggression, ordinary Slovak citizens are stepping up where their government has failed. They've launched a massive crowdfunding campaign to arm Ukraine, and their efforts are backed by an inspiring figure: 99-year-old Holocaust survivor Otto Šimko. Swipe to learn more about this extraordinary story of resistance.

An essential condition for European security is that Russia not win the war of aggression in Ukraine, — French President Emmanuel Macron during a speech at the Sorbonne University.

“Our Europe today is mortal and can die. It can die, and it depends only on our choices. Europe is not armed against the risks we face in a world where the rules of the game have changed.

After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it is no longer clear where the limits of Moscow's power lie. So we have to build a strategic concept of a reliable European defense for ourselves. Europe cannot be a vassal of the United States,” he said.

Macron called for "producing more and faster" of the necessary weapons, and giving preference to the purchase of European military equipment.

"There is no defense without a defense industry. We have had decades of underinvestment," he said.

In Britain, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has charged five men with crimes against national security on behalf of Russia.

The men are accused of setting fire to Ukraine-related commercial property in East London in March. Another man is charged with "possession of information relating to terrorist activity".

According to Sky News, 20-year-old Dylan Earle is linked to the outlawed PMC "Wagner". According to the version of the investigation, in addition to arson, he was involved in fraud, research and intelligence on targets, and tried to recruit people to help foreign intelligence services.

This is the first case in which charges have been brought under the new security law, which is designed to ensure a tougher end to hostile actions against Britain, including espionage, writes Bild.

Good morning Resisters.

Every year on April 26, the International Day of Remembrance of the Chornobyl Disaster commemorates the anniversary of the worst nuclear accident in human history.

Exactly 38 years ago, an explosion and fire at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine led to the release of radioactive fallout into the atmosphere. Dozens of people died immediately after the disaster, and the long-term death toll from radiation poisoning is estimated in the thousands. The consequences for people and the environment persist to this day.

On this day, we honor the memory of all the victims of this dreadful catastrophe🕯️