Shelling of Kherson hospital, Wagner mercenaries running out: last night's highlights
The United States is giving Ukraine sensors to detect nuclear explosions, the occupiers attacked a hospital in Kherson Oblast, and Wagner's founder Yevgeny Prigozhin complains that his militants are running out and will soon go down in history. Here's what you may have missed from the previous night.
Sensors for detecting nuclear explosions
The United States is installing sensors in Ukraine that can detect radiation flashes from nuclear weapons or a dirty bomb and identify who carried out the attack, The New York Times reports.
The network of sensors is being deployed "throughout the region" and will be able to "characterize the size, location and effects of any nuclear explosion." In addition, the sensors deployed will deprive Russia of "any opportunity to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine without attribution."
Prigozhin complains of Wagner troops running out
In an interview with Russian propagandists, the owner of the private military company Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said that his PMC may cease to exist "in a short period of time." He also mentioned the problem of lack of ammunition.
"Today, we are coming to the point where the Wagner PMC is running out of ammunition and will cease to exist in a short period of time. We will go down in history. It's okay, it happens," said Prigozhin.
Shelling of hospital in Kherson Oblast
In the evening of April 28, Russian occupierts shelled the premises of a hospital and private buildings in the village of Bilozerka, Kherson Oblast. The shelling killed a 57-year-old woman and wounded three other people.
Grenade explosion in Mykolaiv
In Mykolaiv on the evening of April 28, a drunk man threw a grenade after being refused two hryvnias. Two people were injured: he and a passerby. They are both being treated by doctors. According to eyewitnesses, the man was wearing a military uniform. Investigators are currently considering the final classification of the incident.
Mine explosion near occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant
Experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency, who are present at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, reported that a mine exploded near the facility.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi stated that the increased military presence and activity in the region once again highlights the importance and urgency of coordinating the protection of the power plant.
Other news:
- North Macedonia joins the coalition to create a special tribunal for Russia, becoming the 36th country
- South Korea is considering the option of helping Ukraine with lethal weapons
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the ban on imports of Ukrainian agricultural products gives dangerous hope to the Kremlin
- International celebrities have written a letter to Vladimir Putin, asking to release Alexei Navalny
- After Russia's refusal, the U.S. State Department will continue to demand permission to visit detained Americans
- An Irish volunteer was killed in the battles for Bakhmut, he had previously fought against ISIS and advocated for the protection of environment
- During a massive attack on April 28, Russians hit an energy facility in Donetsk Oblast.
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