Russian Forces Shoot Down Two Mi-8 Helicopters Evacuating Azov Neo-Nazis

"Russian forces and the Donbass militias continue to advance in Ukraine amid the special
operation launched by Moscow on 24 February. The militia forces seized control of downtown Mariupol, tightening the encirclement around the remaining Ukrainian nationalists, who are now under siege at the Azovstal steel plant. Russian Forces Shoot Down Two Mi-8 Helicopters Evacuating Azov Neo-Nazis...On 4 April, the Russian Air Force eliminated 17 Ukrainian targets, including two command posts, " Sputnik

Ukrainian sniper ‘Charcoal’ lauded as modern-day ‘Lady Death’

"Move over, Ghost of Kyiv, there’s a new folk hero of Ukraine’s defense.

Reports circulated this week of a female Ukrainian sniper known only by her callsign, “Charcoal,” and photos in which her face is obscured by a shemagh-style scarf, her weapon draped in camouflage netting. 

 

The sniper joined the Ukrainian marines in 2017, hoping to impress her younger brother, who was also in the Ukrainian armed forces, according to the post.

She saw action against Kremlin-backed separatists in the eastern Donbas region, serving until the end of her contract early this year. When Russian forces invaded in February, she joined back up." NYP

Russia Regrouping To Try To Take Ukraine's East

“We now see a significant movement of (Russian) troops away from Kyiv to regroup, re-arm and re-supply and shift their focus to the east,” Stoltenberg told a news conference in Brussels, adding that Russia will conduct a “very special” offensive in the Donbas region." ZH

Kim Jong-un’s Sister Threatens to Nuke South Korea

"Kim Yo-jong, the powerful and influential sister of communist North Korean dictator Kim
Jong-un, threatened to use nuclear weapons against South Korea on Tuesday after South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook discussed his military’s ability to “accurately and swiftly” strike targets in the North." Breitbart

Ukrainian mums write family contacts on bodies of their babies

"In the latest development, Ukrainian mothers, who fear dying and leaving kids behind, are
writing family contact details on the bodies of their children.  Photos of the same are going viral on social media forums. An independent journalist Anastasiia Lapatina also posted a similar image on Twitter." WION

Russia Using Smugglers to Elude Sanctions

"Russia is working with smugglers to establish supply routes for material that can't reach
Russia because of Western sanctions........ "To avoid sanctions, Russian agents are working with the trade routes that go through Georgia," the intelligence report said. "The representatives of Georgian intelligence have received an order from the politicians in charge not to intervene with smugglers." Newsmax

Zelensky Declares Peace Negotiations With Russia Now ‘Might Not Happen’

"Following claims of genocide against Ukrainian people at the hands of Russian forces, the country’s president Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that negotiations to end the conflict now “might not happen”." ZH

Futures Slide To Overnight Lows As Algos Spooked By EU Ban On Russian Coal

 "US stock futures dropped to session lows as traders digested the latest developments in the
Ukraine war, including a EU proposal to ban Russian coal imports, the same coal which we profiled yesterday as hitting record highs on lack of Russian supplies and where Russia accounts for nearly half of all European coal imports... it makes one wonder if Europe can't stop, won't stop until it commits energy suicide." ZH