Ukraine latest updates: Is Russia a ‘state sponsor of terrorism’?
Al JazeeraUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has recently appealed to US President Joe Biden to designate Russia a “state sponsor of terrorism”, the Washington Post reports. These were the updates on April 15: 15 Apr 2022 - 20:35 GMT ‘Three objects’ hit outside Kyiv last night: Ukraine authorities Responding to Russian defence ministry claims that they had hit a weapon-producing factory on the outskirts of the capital last night, a statement from the Kyiv regional military administration says “three objects” were targeted by Russian forces, Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reported from Kyiv. 15 Apr 2022 - 09:41 GMT Five killed in Ukraine’s east Ukraine says that Russian attacks have killed five people in the east of the country after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow’s forces were aiming to “destroy” the region. 15 Apr 2022 - 08:06 GMT Russia says it killed up to 30 ‘Polish mercenaries’ in Ukraine A Russian attack in northeastern Ukraine killed “up to 30 Polish mercenaries”, Moscow’s defence ministry has said. “Ukrainians want justice now,” Venediktova said, “but we all understand that the process of criminal procedure for starting the collection of all evidence when we are still in the war actually, when we have a huge number of cases, it’s not so fast and it’s not so simple.” 14 Apr 2022 - 20:26 GMT Russia says flagship missile cruise ship has sunk after fire Russia’s defence ministry has said the missile cruiser Moskva, the flagship of the country’s Black Sea fleet, sank as it was towed back to port in stormy weather following an explosion and fire, Russian news agencies reported.