"Ukrainian authorities said they have dismantled an illegal arms trafficking network that allegedly funneled weapons to pro-Russian public figures and politicians, including U.S. actor Steven Seagal and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.
The National Police of Ukraine said in an April 28 statement that the network sourced weapons from temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories and through illegal imports from Slovakia. Some of the weapons were distributed as so-called "prizes" by Denis Pushilin, the head of the Russian-installed administration in occupied Donetsk Oblast.
Police said the list of recipients includes a range of high-profile figures, including senior Russian officials and foreign leaders.
"Kim Jong-un, Bashar al-Assad, Dmitry Medvedev, Sergey Sobyanin, Sergey Lavrov, Ramzan Kadyrov, Steven Seagal, Yulia Chicherina, Vladimir Solovyov, Alexander Sidyakin, and Vladimir Saldo — these are the individuals who received 'prize' weapons from … Denis Pushilin," the statement said.
Seagal, who rose to fame as an action star in the 1980s and 1990s, later developed close ties to Russia and President Vladimir Putin as his Hollywood career declined." KI
"A strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 93 km (58 mi) from Fiji in the early morning at 3.28 am local time (GMT +12). The quake had a great depth of 409 km (254 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"189 clashes between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded on the front line.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk directions, the Defense Forces repelled one enemy attack. The invaders carried out 86 shelling attacks, including five with MLRS, and launched six airstrikes using 15 guided aerial bombs.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna direction, the enemy launched eight assaults near Starytsia and toward Hrafske, Okhrimivka, Mala Vovcha, Chervona Zoria, and BochkovŠµ.
In the Kupiansk direction, Russian forces attacked four times near Novoplatonivka and Kupiansk.In the Lyman direction, Ukrainian troops repelled six attempts by the invaders to advance near Drobysheve and Dibrova.
In the Sloviansk direction, the Defense Forces stopped six Russian attempts to advance near Yampil and toward Rai-Oleksandrivka.
In the Kramatorsk and Orikhiv directions, Russian troops did not conduct active offensive operations.
In the Kostiantynivka direction, the enemy carried out 21 attacks near Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Ivanopillia, and Pleshchiivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the Defense Forces stopped 48 assault actions by Russian forces near Novopavlivka, Sofiivka, Vilne, Novooleksandrivka, Rodynske, Pokrovsk, Hryshyne, Udachne, Muravka, and Novopidhorodne.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy attacked six times near Oleksandrohrad, Stepove, Zlahoda, and Krasnohirsk.
In the Huliaipole direction, there were 29 Russian attacks near Zaliznychne, Huliaipilske, Dobropillia, Sviatopetrivka, Varvarivka, Staroukrainka, Olenokostiantynivka, Zelene, and toward Hirke and Charivne.
In the Prydniprovske direction, Ukrainian units stopped three enemy attacks toward Antonivka and Kruhlyk Island." Ukrin
