US Ambassador to Ukraine resigns, Russia strikes Dnipro with missile - Thursday brief
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US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink resigns from her post. Meanwhile, Russia launched a missile attack on the Biosphere company warehouses.
Read more about what happened on Thursday, April 10.
State Department confirms resignation of US Ambassador to Ukraine
Bridget Brink is stepping down from her position as the United States Ambassador to Ukraine. This information was confirmed by the US Department of State, according to State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce.
"She is returning home. Yes," Bruce said.
Russia hits warehouse with diapers and napkins in Dnipro: One person killed, details
The Russian army attacked the warehouses of the Biosphere company in Dnipro with a missile. As a result of the strike, there are reports of casualties and one death.
More details on the missile strike by Russia on Dnipro - in the RBC-Ukraine material.
US frees woman from Russian prison who donated $50 to Ukraine
Russia and the United States have carried out another prisoner exchange in Abu Dhabi, signaling the ongoing strengthening of trust between the two countries.
Russia released Ksenia Karelina, a US-Russian dual national, who was sentenced to 12 years in a penal colony last year. She was convicted in Russia of treason for donating $50 to a Ukrainian charity organization in the US.
Kremlin cynically responds to Zelenskyy: China is not fighting, it is a strategic partner
Russia is not dragging China into the war against Ukraine; the two countries have a strong strategic partnership, states the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, according to Russian Telegram channels.
Journalists asked Peskov what he thinks about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's statement that Russia is recruiting Chinese nationals for the war. In response, Peskov cynically denied the claim, saying that China is a strategic partner of Russia and that "Zelenskyy is wrong."
"That is not true. China maintains a balanced position. China is our strategic partner, our friend," Peskov said.
Recruitment, weapons, and prospect of exchange: Interrogation of Chinese POW
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) continues to interrogate Chinese citizens who were recently captured by Ukrainian forces in the Donetsk region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted a video of the interrogation of a prisoner on his Telegram, in which the prisoner spoke about his involvement in the war.
Russian soldiers execute four Ukrainian prisoners of war
Russian soldiers executed four Ukrainian soldiers who had surrendered. The brutal act was captured by drones.
The video received by AP from European military officials shows Russian soldiers, identifiable by their uniform insignia, raising their weapons and shooting each of the four Ukrainian soldiers in the back with such brutality that one man was left without a head.
"Disturbing video from The Associated Press. Russian occupiers executed four Ukrainian prisoners of war after they surrendered. These executions have become systematic, yet each one shocks with its brutality," emphasized the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson.
