Russo-Ukrainian War

The Russian army today simulated a nuclear strike during an exercise in the Kaliningrad exclave.

Kaliningrad is located between Lithuania, Poland and the Baltic Sea.

As part of today's exercise, about 100 Russian troops launched "electronic launches" of Iskander mobile ballistic missiles, the German Defense Ministry said.

"We are seeing an unprecedented war in Ukraine that has cost many lives. We also see how energy is used as a weapon. This is so obvious because there are unilateral breaches of contracts by Gazprom." This was stated by Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov at the meeting dedicated to energy security, which is being held in Sofia.

Ukrainian officials claim that they killed about 12 Russian generals on the battlefield, the text recalls.
The paper claims, referring to high U.S. officials, that the assistance in shooting at selected targets is part of the efforts of the administration of the President of the USA, Joseph Biden, to provide intelligence from the battlefield to Ukraine in real time.

Moldova does not see an immediate threat of riots and violence to be transferred from the war in Ukraine, despite "provocations" by pro-Russian separatists in recent days. But authorities are preparing contingency plans for "pessimistic" scenarios, President Maia Sandu said on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Kiril Petkov speaks at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, April 28 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE/SERGEY DOLZHENKO

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has spoken out about a possible frozen conflict in Ukraine, saying his country would not enter "such a diplomatic quagmire", UNIAN reported.

Bulgaria will repair Ukrainian military equipment, the National Assembly decided.

The parliament gives a mandate to the government to take measures to provide assistance to Ukraine - humanitarian, financial and military-technical, announced the Speaker of the National Assembly Nikola Minchev, listing the types of support included in the decision:

Shoigu stated that peaceful life is being established on the territories of the self-proclaimed Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics (LNR / DNR) and Ukraine, which are under the control of Russian forces.
He pointed out that the Russian forces, together with the units of the self-proclaimed LNR and DNR, are expanding their control over those territories, RIA Novosti reports.

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

Russia bombs Lviv

There are power outages in the city after a Russian air strike, Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadoviy said on Telegram.

"As a result of the missile strike, two power substations were damaged - there is no electricity in part of the city," he said.

Berlin – President Borut Pahor argued in an interview for Der Spiegel in favour of continued arms supplies to Ukraine and warned of the unpredictability of Vladmir Putin, saying it could lead to a nuclear conflict. He warned against underestimating the Russian military and noted the risk of the conflict spreading to Moldova, Georgia and the Western Balkans.