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'Does Not Correspond With Reality': Ukraine Denies Attacking Russian Oil Depot

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Ukraine on Friday, 1 April, denied carrying out an attack on the oil facility inside Russia and said that Russian negligence may be to blame for the same.

The Kremlin had accused Ukrainian helicopters of attacking the facility and threatened to walk out of peace talks.

Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Parliament passed a law permitting the seizure of property of Russian war supporters.

In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who is on a visit to New Delhi amid the war in Ukraine.

Snapshot
  • 28 people were killed in a rocket strike on a regional administration building in Ukraine's southern city of Mykolaiv on Thursday

  • The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog has said that he will lead a mission to Ukraine's defunct Chernobyl plant as soon as possible

6:41 PM , 02 Apr

Ukrainian Photographer Maksim Levin Killed

Maksim Levin, a photographer and videographer who was working for a Ukrainian news website and news agency Reuters was killed while covering the ongoing invasion by Russia.

His body was found in a village north of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on 1 April, the news website he worked for confirmed.

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5:02 PM , 02 Apr

Ukraine Conducts Second Prisoner Exchange

Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk announced that the country has conducted a second prisoner exchange with Russia after the first took place late last month.

Friday's "86 for 86" prisoner exchange took place on President Volodymyr Zelensky's order, Ukrayinska Pravda quoted Vereshchuk as saying in a statement.

According to the Deputy Prime Minister, of the 86 prisoners that have returned home, 15 were women soldiers.

4:19 PM , 02 Apr

Trip to Kyiv on "On The Table": Pope

Pope Francis said on Saturday, 2 April, that he is considering a trip to Kyiv, Ukraine, news agency Reuters reported.

Francis has been invited by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other members of Ukrainian administration and Church.

2:45 PM , 02 Apr

EU to Impose Further Sanctions on Russia, Won't Affect Energy Sector

The European Union's Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said in Cernobbio on Saturday that EU was working on imposing further sanctions on Russia but any additional measures won't affect the energy sector, reported Reuters.

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Published: 02 Apr 2022, 10:04 AM IST
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