The European Union is preparing 100 million euros in compensation for farmers in countries affected by cheap grain imports from Ukraine, and plans to introduce restrictions for them. According to the UN-brokered agreement, inspections of vessels carrying Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea have resumed, but Kyiv will have to fight for the extension of the agreement. Fighting continues in the country’s east, and a Ukrainian military spokesman accused Moscow of “provocation” after separatists said Ukrainian forces blew up four buildings in the town of Bakhmut, killing 20 civilians. He said Ukrainian forces have never fired on civilians, and Russia also denies targeting civilians.

Main information about the war in Ukraine, day 421 LIVE TEXT:

07:48Although officials in Kyiv said the bright light was caused by a NASA satellite falling to Earth, the US space agency told the BBC it was still in orbit when the flash occurred.

01:15Zelenskyi visited the border between Ukraine and Belarus to familiarize himself with defense training

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi on Wednesday inspected the north-western border of the country shared with Belarus and Poland and familiarized himself with the ongoing defense preparations.

00:15Bright lights visible in the sky near Kyiv were caused by the fall of an American satellite, Ukrainian officials say, CNN reports.

“Around 10:00 p.m. on April 19, a bright glow of an aerial object was observed in the sky of Kyiv. According to preliminary information, this phenomenon occurred as a result of a NASA space satellite falling to Earth,” the regional military administration reported. Kyiv.

“In order to avoid victims from falling debris, an air alert has been announced. The anti-aircraft defense system did not work,” added Serhiy Popko, head of the Regional State Administration.

Summary for the last 24 hours:

• President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi on Wednesday inspected the north-western border of the country, which is shared with Belarus and Poland, and also familiarized himself with the current defense preparations. “In order to repel a possible invasion of the enemy from the territory of Belarus, engineering barriers, fortifications and remote video surveillance systems are being built,” Zelenskyi’s office said in a statement.
• Bright lights visible in the sky near Kyiv were caused by the fall of an American satellite, Ukrainian officials say, CNN reports. “In order to avoid victims from falling debris, an air alert has been announced. The anti-aircraft defense system did not work,” added Serhiy Popko, head of the Regional State Administration.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin wants the popular movement of children and teenagers with patriotic education, which is reminiscent of the Soviet Komsomol youth organizations, to be called “Pioneria”, reports “Ukrainian Pravda” with reference to the Russian mass media.
• How much money for accommodation and food will Ukrainian refugees receive this year and under what conditions: Different amounts for singles and families
• Russia suffered “significant losses” in Bakhmut, the commander says. The commander of the ground forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, said in Telegram that Kyiv troops are “inflicting significant losses” on Russia in the city in eastern Donetsk region, despite their advance, Sky News reports.
• Petre Daea, about Ukrainian grain: Romania remains the only gateway for importing products from Ukraine / Transport will be additionally sealed and protected / Ban until June 5?
• A 16-year-old Ukrainian teenager was forcibly sent to Russia “on vacation” and placed with a family that tried to instill pro-Russian propaganda in him, the representative of the teenager told the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the US House of Representatives. CNN reports.
• Due to the lack of a sufficient number of troops, Russia is trying to recruit new forces, including using the Vkontakte accounts of libraries and even kindergartens, writes “Nova Gazeta”, writes “Ukrainian Pravda”.
• Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar admitted on Wednesday that Russian troops had advanced in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, but attributed it to the scorched earth tactic already used in Syria by the Russian military, who are now using it again in the Ukrainian city.
• The United States has sensitive nuclear technology at Ukraine’s Zaporizhia nuclear power plant – the largest in Europe – and is warning Russia not to touch it, CNN writes.

________

Wednesday’s events related to Russian aggression were broadcast LIVE on HotNews.ro