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Russian drone attack injures 5, causes fires in Odesa 
A Russian drone strike on Odesa late on April 13 injured at least five people and sparked fires, damaging civilian infrastructure including a major roadway, a car repair shop, and several vehicles, regional authorities reported.

"According to preliminary information, five people were injured due to the strike. They sustained shrapnel wounds and burns. Our doctors are providing them with all necessary medical assistance," Governor Oleh Kiper wrote before midnight local time. Emergency services have been dispatched to the site of the attack. 

The strike also damaged the roof, windows, and operating room of a medical facility in Odesa, according to Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov. The patients didn't sustain injuries.

The strike comes amid Washington's ongoing attempts to orchestrate a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. While Kyiv agreed to a full 30-day ceasefire a month ago,  Moscow has refused and has continued to attack Ukraine.

In the past week alone, Russia has carried out several significant attacks on Ukraine, including an April 13 missile attack on Sumy that killed 34 people, drone strikes on Mykolaiv which left 10 people injured and damaged several residential buildings, a missile attack on Kyiv on April 6 that killed one person and injured three others, causing fires and damage to civilian infrastructure. 

‘Everything was black’ — Russia strikes downtown Sumy filled with people on Palm Sunday, killing dozens

The burnt shell of a red bus lied in the center of Sumy after Russia launched two ballistic missiles hurtled at city on April 13 — not one passenger survived, Anna Shpurik, a journalist at local media Cukr told the Kyiv Independent following the attack. They are just some of the

The Kyiv IndependentDominic Culverwell
Macron rules out sending French troops to Ukraine's frontlines 
France will not send its soldiers to the frontline in Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said in a television interview on Feb. 18.

Macron invited European leaders to an emergency summit in Paris on Feb. 17 in response to U.S. officials saying Europe will not participate in Ukraine peace talks. France is set to host a second summit on Feb. 19 to continue discussions of security guarantees for Ukraine.

"France is not preparing to send combat ground troops to the front," Macron said.

In partnership with the British, France is ready to consider sending experts or even a limited number of troops beyond the frontline to demonstrate solidarity and help Ukraine defend itself, Macron said. 

Supporting NATO membership for Ukraine is among the several ways France is ready to support Ukraine in its battle against Russia's aggression, Macron added.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer signaled that his country is prepared to send British troops to Ukraine as part of a European-led peacekeeping force on Feb. 16.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he is not opposed to European peacekeepers monitoring a ceasefire in Ukraine on Feb. 18.

Macron called for Ukraine's "automatic membership in NATO" in the event of a violation by Russia in a potential ceasefire at an emergency summit held in France on Feb. 17.

Plokhy argues in Chornobyl occupation book that Russia’s nuclear blackmail is ‘warning for the future’

The specter of nuclear war cast a long shadow over the 20th century, serving as a reminder of humanity’s capacity for self-destruction. Now, as the world seems to shrug off Russia’s nuclear saber-rattling against Ukraine — and by extension, all of humanity — a haunting question calls for an answer:…

The Kyiv IndependentKate Tsurkan

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