The explosions appear to be among the most significant in Ukraine's capital region since Russian troops pulled back from the area earlier this month.
Powerful explosions were heard in Kyiv on Friday, April 15, and fighting raged in the east after Ukraine claimed responsibility for the sinking of the Russian navy’s Black Sea flagship in what would be one of the heaviest blows of the war.
The ship’s loss comes as Russia’s navy continues its bombardment of Ukrainian cities on the Black Sea nearly 50 days after it invaded the country to root out what it calls far-right nationalists. Ukraine’s armed forces said Russian attacks on the towns of Popasna and Rubizhne, both north of the port city of Mariupol, had been repulsed and a number of tanks and other armored vehicles had been destroyed. Reuters was not able to verify the reports.Whatever the cause of the Moskva’s loss, it is a setback for Russia and a major boost for Ukraine’s defenders.
“[But] certainly, the way this unfolded, it’s a big blow to Russia,” national security adviser Jake Sullivan said. Moscow warned NATO on Thursday that if Sweden and Finland join, Russia would deploy nuclear weapons and hypersonic missiles in a Russian enclave in the heart of Europe.
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