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[00:49:48] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Prosecutor General’s Office records over 80,500 Russian war crimes, crimes of aggression in Ukraine. Russian forces have committed 80,840 war crimes and crimes of aggression in Ukraine since the start of Russia’s all-out war, the Prosecutor General’s Office said on April 17.

[04:19:44] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ ISW: Prigozhin ‘seemingly regaining some favor’ with Putin due to feeble winter offensive in Donbas. Russian President Vladimir Putin's seemingly improved relations with Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin may be due to his reluctance to increase mobilization efforts.

[05:19:46] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Reuters: Chinese smartphones comprise more than 70% of Russian market. Chinese sales comprised 70% of the Russian smartphone market, according to the Reuters article citing consumer electronics retailer M.Video-Eldorado.

[06:49:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of April 18, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. https://t.co/JHFuU5upr1

[07:19:47] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Kremlin claims Putin visits Luhansk, Kherson oblasts. An April 18 brief released by the official Kremlin website and widely reported by state media claims that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin recently visited the occupied territories of Kherson and Luhansk oblasts in Ukraine. https://t.co/ag6Ma28XuL

[07:19:48] Twitter KyivIndependent: Putin allegedly visited the headquarters of the Russian military's Dnepr military group in occupied Kherson Oblast and the headquarters of the East National Guard in occupied Luhansk Oblast. Photo: Kremlin/Telegram

[07:49:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️G7: Third parties aiding Russia's war against Ukraine to 'face severe costs’. According to the G7 foreign ministers' April 18 statement, both undermining and evading sanctions as well as supplying weapons to the Russian military amount to assisting Russia.

[08:19:46] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Zelensky: 2,235 Ukrainian POWs have been returned since Feb. 24, 2022. "We remember everyone. We will bring back each and every one (of them)," Zelensky wrote on April 18.

[08:19:47] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russian forces shell Kherson, injuring at least 6 people. Russian forces have shelled the area around the central market of Kherson, presidential office head Andriy Yermak reported on April 18.

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[08:49:48] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Today we commemorate millions of Jews killed during the Holocaust. And we remember: it is only the victory of life that stops evil. Wherever hatred rears its head, life must prevail - by law and force. We value everyone who preserves the memory of the Holocaust and protects life.

[09:04:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: Joining our Patreon community is the best way to help sustain our work in Ukraine. Community members get exclusive Q&A discussion access as well as additional content from our journalists and editors, and other behind-the-scenes updates. Join us today: https://t.co/iNjWfwvs1X https://t.co/l436s8L9ci

[09:34:46] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️UK Defense Ministry: Russia likely diverting resources away from Donetsk sector to Bakhmut. There is a "realistic possibility" Russia has diverted troop resources around Donetsk city toward Bakhmut, the U.K. Defense Ministry wrote in its April 18 intelligence update.

[09:34:47] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Update: 1 killed, 6 injured in Russian shelling of Kherson. One person has been reported killed in addition to the six injured after Russian forces shelled the area around Kherson's central market, Suspilne wrote on April 18, citing a local paramedic.

[10:19:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Bloomberg: Macron wants China to help bring Ukraine, Russia to negotiating table. French President Emmanuel Macron wants China to help bring Ukraine and Russia to the negotiating table, Bloomberg reported on April 18.

[10:19:47] Twitter KyivIndependent: According to Bloomberg, Macron's foreign policy adviser Emmanuel Bonne has been tasked with working with Wang Yi, China's top diplomat, "to establish a framework that could be used as a basis for future negotiations."

[10:34:45] Twitter DefenceU: #SpringIsComing 28th Mechanized Brigade https://t.co/2IJnTPP2G0

[11:04:48] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russian state media: May 9 celebrations to be held without Immortal Regiment March. Russian state media reported on April 18 that May 9 celebrations to commemorate the Soviet Union's victory against Nazi Germany will not include the "Immortal Regiment" march this year. https://t.co/dDlhuJoXUh

[11:04:48] Twitter KyivIndependent: As cited by state news agency TASS, Russian MP Elena Tsunaeva explained by the decision as one of national unity, as several border regions in Russia as well as occupied Crimea already cancelled the march because of security concerns. Photo: Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images

[11:34:46] Twitter DefenceU: "But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." J. R. R. Tolkien Total combat losses of the enemy from February 24, 2022 to April 18, 2023: https://t.co/rFQaoi7Ejn

[12:04:46] Twitter DefenceU: President @ZelenskyyUa is visiting the front line positions of the Ukrainian defenders in Donetsk region. https://t.co/piNx3e8ZWv

[12:19:46] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Poland strengthens security measures along border with Russian exclave Kaliningrad. Poland has started installing additional security surveillance systems along its border with the Russian province of Kaliningrad, RMF 24 reported on April 18. https://t.co/A4CAxZBCSP

[12:19:47] Twitter KyivIndependent: A system of cameras and motion centers will cover 199 kilometers of the border with Russia, adding to existing measures near the Vistula Spit, which has been protected by security "for several years," RMF 24 wrote. Photo: Paulius Peleckis/Getty Images

[12:34:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Lukashenko meets in Minsk with leader Russian proxy regime in Donetsk. Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko met in Minsk with Denis Pushilin, leader of Russia's proxy administration in occupied Donetsk Oblast, according to a Belarusian state media report on April 18.

[12:49:45] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: Ukrainian Marines welcome their new French-made cavalry, the AMX-10s! We took it for a spin together with our warriors, and we agreed to call the AMX-10 the "sniper rifle on the fast wheels." Thank you to my colleague @SebLecornu and to @EmmanuelMacron with whom I had a chance to… https://t.co/38P2JI6OfU https://t.co/Ip4m152kk0

[13:04:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Update: 1 killed, 9 injured in Russian shelling of Kherson. Nine people were injured and one person was killed during the Russian shelling of the area around Kherson's central market, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin wrote in an update on April 18.

[13:04:51] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Zelensky visits military positions near front-line city of Avdiivka. President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Ukrainian servicemembers in Avdiivka, the President's Office reported on April 18. https://t.co/hXfHDX5bwG

[13:04:53] Twitter KyivIndependent: During Zelensky's visit to Donetsk Oblast, the commander of the Donetsk operational-tactical group informed him of the situation on the frontline. Photos: President's Office

[13:04:55] Twitter DefenceU: It took the terrorists 13 S-300 missiles to kill Serhiy Komarystyj & his 2 yo son Maksym, along with 13 other civilians, in Sloviansk. The day of reckoning is drawing near. The kremlin maniac&those who cater to his whims will be held accountable for everything they've done https://t.co/TeXNReo1W3

[14:04:47] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ex-Wagner fighter who confessed to killing POWs: 'I only said 10% of what could be said.’

[14:04:48] Twitter KyivIndependent: Alexey Savichev, a former mercenary of the Russian state-backed Wagner Group, told Russian independent outlet Vertska on April 18 that his confession about murdering dozens of Ukrainian civilians, including children, was "only 10%" of what he could share."

[14:04:50] Twitter KyivIndependent: The report came after Russian opposition media outlet Gulagu published a video on April 17 where Savichev and Azamat Uldarov, both ex-prisoners, confessed to war crimes they'd committed in Bakhmut while fighting for Wagner.

[14:04:52] Twitter KyivIndependent: https://t.co/uV8TXy6eEv

[14:04:54] Twitter DefenceU: “A sniper is like a genius - it’s not enough to be one, you have to be one at something.” Steve Aylett @SOF_UKR https://t.co/cWYMU6iVZ6

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[15:04:59] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️1 killed, 8 wounded in Russian shelling of Sumy, Donetsk oblasts. Russian troops shelled the village of Richky in Ukraine’s eastern Sumy Oblast on April 18, killing an 83-year-old woman, Prosecutor General’s Office reported.

[15:05:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: On the same day, Russian forces also struck Donetsk Oblast’s town of Ukrainsk, injuring at least eight civilians, said Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko. https://t.co/ukxFErHHci

[15:05:09] Twitter DefenceU: .@ZelenskyyUa I am grateful to our warriors for defending Ukraine, our land, Ukraine, our families. On behalf of every Ukrainian, I am sincerely grateful for the great path you overcome every day. https://t.co/uRNj85ljrF

[15:19:53] Twitter KyivIndependent: The Kyiv Independent is also on Telegram. Join our engaged community there for daily news and real-time footage: https://t.co/oQYL8gefBx https://t.co/EtUGtGvo4J

[16:04:52] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️CNN: Moscow court denies US journalist Gershkovich's appeal, remands him in custody. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, arrested in Russia on espionage charges, appealed his pre-trial detention terms at a hearing on April 18, according to CNN.

[16:04:54] Twitter KyivIndependent: Gershkovich asked to be placed under house arrest rather than in jail, but the Moscow City Court denied his appeal, CNN reported, citing the court's statement. https://t.co/YzkB9YuNQT

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[17:19:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Official: Over 7,000 Ukrainian soldiers considered missing. According to Oleh Kotenko, Ukraine's commissioner for missing persons, about 60-65% of missing persons usually turn out to be in captivity, while the rest might no longer be alive.

[17:19:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: "We hope those people we are looking for as missing persons are indeed captured (rather than dead)," Kotenko said on national television, as cited by Ukrainian media outlet New Voice.

[17:49:46] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Провів телефонну розмову зі @SpeakerMcCarthy. Подякував за двопартійну підтримку з боку Конгресу. Розповів про ситуацію на фронті й нагальні оборонні потреби в техніці, артилерії, ППО й авіації. Обговорили посилення санкційного тиску на РФ, зокре

[17:49:48] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Had a call with @SpeakerMcCarthy. Thanked for bipartisan support of by Congress. Outlined the situation at the front & ’s urgent defense needs in armored vehicles, artillery, air defense & aircraft. Discussed enhancing sanctions pressure on RF, inter alia in oil & gas sector

[18:19:47] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Reuters: Poland proposes new sanctions against Russia. This month, Poland submitted a proposal to the European Commission for a new package of sanctions against Russia, according to a document obtained by Reuters.

[18:19:48] Twitter KyivIndependent: The proposal reportedly includes a ban on Russian pipeline oil, natural gas, and diamond imports. Warsaw also urges the European Union to limit nuclear energy cooperation with Moscow, the publication wrote on April 18.

[19:04:47] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Germany delivers Patriot air defense system to Ukraine. The German government reported delivering a Patriot air defense system and missiles for it to Ukraine on April 18. Berlin has also handed over 16 Zetros trucks and two border protection vehicles.https://t.co/WPoNvLrJuo

[19:49:47] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Emergency Service: Mine explosion injures civilian in Kharkiv Oblast. A woman was injured in an explosion caused by an anti-personnel mine in Kharkiv Oblast's Balakliia on April 18, reported the regional department of Ukraine's Emergency Service.

[20:04:46] Twitter DefenceU: RT @DefenceHQ: This is the Challenger 2 on exercise last year on Exercise Puma in host nation Poland The UK has gifted a squadron of 14 of these mighty tanks to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who the British Army has trained to operate and live on the Challenger 2. #StandWithUkraine https://t.co/BaKyCFf2Q5

[20:34:49] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: I had the honor to congratulate the Ukrainian military on the frontline on Easter. In Donbas, in our Avdiivka. It's hard to see what Russian terrorists have done to this city. Honor to our warriors who've been restraining and destroying this Russian evil for 419 days and 9 years. https://t.co/0Lrv9cB6gv

[20:34:53] Twitter KyivIndependent: President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the front-line city of Avdiivka, some five kilometers north of Russian-occupied Donetsk, the President's Office reported on April 18. https://t.co/3yyVQ4ZQU0

[20:34:55] Twitter KyivIndependent: In this edition of “Investigative Stories from Ukraine,” discover how Glory to Ukraine, Estonia’s largest aid organization focused on helping Ukraine, announced an audit following allegations of Ukrainian partners pocketing donations; and more. https://t.co/mYaj9mMgzI

[21:04:45] Twitter DefenceU: This is a truly heartbreaking video. Volunteers and soldiers from the 93rd Mechanized Brigade are assisting in the evacuation of Bakhmut civilians. @ivlevyorke https://t.co/xk6wYqCI98

[21:04:46] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Poland agrees to resume transit of Ukrainian grain. Poland has agreed to resume the transit of Ukrainian grain through its territory following April 18 negotiations between the countries, according to Ukraine's Agriculture Ministry.

[21:04:48] Twitter KyivIndependent: "We managed to create such mechanisms that will ensure that not a single ton of grain will remain in Poland," Polish Agriculture Minister Robert Telus told reporters, as cited by Reuters.

[21:04:48] Twitter KyivIndependent: The announcement comes days after Warsaw banned grain and other food imports from Ukraine until June 30 to protect local farmers. https://t.co/s8qJSaiQWO

[21:49:47] Twitter DefenceU: During the evening, the Ukrainian Air Force shot down seven russian Shahed-136 drones. Six in Zaporizhzhia region and one on the outskirts of Dnipro.

[22:19:47] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Air Force: Ukrainian forces down 7 drones. According to Ukraine's Air Force, Ukrainian forces shot down six Iranian-made Shahed- 136 and -131 drones and a Russian-made Orlan-10 on April 18.

[23:49:46] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Former member of parliament killed on frontline. Former People's Deputy of Ukraine Oleh Barna was killed in combat on the frontline on April 18, Oleksii Dmytrashkivskyi, a spokesperson for Ukraine's Tavriisk defense forces, reported.

[23:49:48] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡Biden extends ban on Russian-affiliated vessels in US ports. U.S. President Joe Biden said on April 18 that he is extending the ban on Russian-affiliated ships from U.S. ports. The decree, which was implemented in April 2022, was due to expire this week.

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