The latest news on Russia's war on Ukraine
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The latest news on Russia's war on Ukraine
(Reuters) - Ukraine saw little hope of pulling any more survivors from the rubble of an apartment block in the city of Dnipro on Sunday, a day after the building was hit during a major Russian missile attack, with dozens of people expected to have died.
WAVE OF ATTACKS
* The chances are "minimal" of finding more survivors in the wreckage, the city s mayor told Reuters in an interview.
* President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said a child was among 25 people confirmed dead so far and 73 people had been wounded, including 13 children. Thirty-nine people had been rescued but a further 43 were missing.
* Russia s defence ministry said its forces had launched a wave of missile strikes against Ukrainian military and infrastructure sites on Saturday. It did not mention Dnipro as a specific target, saying in a statement: "All assigned objects were hit. The targets of the strike have been achieved."
ECONOMY
* Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko said on Saturday that the coming days would be "difficult" on the energy front after Russia s massive missile attack hit critical infrastructure in several regions.
SOLEDAR
* Ukrainian forces are fighting to retain control of Soledar in Ukraine s eastern Donetsk region, the regional governor said on Saturday, contradicting Russian claims that Moscow s forces had captured the small town.
* Russian President Vladimir Putin said the special military operation - Russia s term for the war - was showing a positive trend and that he hoped Russian soldiers would deliver further gains after Soledar.
* Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia s Wagner mercenary group, boasted on Saturday of his forces prowess amid a simmering rivalry with the defence ministry over who should get credit for leading Russia s assault on Soledar.
MOLDOVA
* Moldovan President Maia Sandu, denouncing "Russia s brutal war", said on Saturday that missile debris was found in her country near Ukraine s western border after the latest wave of Russian attacks.
ARMS, DIPLOMACY
* Britain will send 14 of its Challenger 2 main battle tanks and artillery support to Ukraine, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak s office said on Saturday, disregarding criticism from the Russian Embassy.
* Russia cancelled at the last minute on Saturday a scheduled prisoner exchange, the Ukrainian body dealing with prisoners said, after Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova alleged that Russian soldiers had reported instances of extortion while in Ukrainian captivity.
* Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday the G7 summit he will host in May should demonstrate a strong will to uphold the international order and rule of law after Russia s invasion of Ukraine.
* Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused Kishida of shameful subservience to the United States, suggesting on Saturday that he should ritually disembowel himself.
