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5 April 2023
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April 2023 in brief
A Russian missile hit an apartment block in Uman, killing 23 people including children, Kyiv Independent reported, and missiles struck residential buildings in Sloviansk, killing 15 according to Donetsk's governor. [1][2] WHO recorded attacks affecting health facilities in Uman, Kherson and Pavlohrad. [1][2][3] Russia gave Maria Lvova-Belova, named in an ICC warrant, a platform at an informal Security Council meeting, while Ukrainian officials said nearly 8,000 children had been deported, a number Al Jazeera said was hard to verify. [1] Wagner raised a flag over Bakhmut city hall and Prigozhin claimed the city legally taken while acknowledging Ukrainian forces remained in western districts, and the Kremlin said Putin had visited command posts in occupied Kherson and Luhansk regions. [1][2] Russia's defence ministry said 106 Russian servicemen were freed in a prisoner exchange, and Ukraine said Russia released 100 Ukrainians. [1] Poland and Hungary banned imports of Ukrainian grain and other foods, and the European Commission said unilateral bans were not acceptable. [1] Xi Jinping and Zelenskyy held their first conversation since the invasion, after which Zelenskyy said there could be no peace at the expense of territorial compromises. [1]