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Added on the 28/04/2022 15:14:40 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
In his nightly address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offers his condolences to the families of victims of Russian shelling in Sloviansk, which Ukrainian authorities say killed five and injured 15. "Rescue operations are underway in Sloviansk. (...). Everything is being done to save the wounded", he adds. SOUNDBITE
An MRLS rocket falls on a building in Chasiv Yar, in the Bakhmut area, amid heavy shelling as Ukrainian soldiers take cover on the stairs of a basement nearby. IMAGES
Smike rises over the cities of Bakhmut and Soledar in east Ukraine where the ongoing battle for control was described as "bloodiest" of the war so far by Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhaylo Podolyak. The fate of Soledar is still unclear, with Russian mercenary group Wagner claiming to control the gateway town while the Kremlin cautioned against declaring victory prematurely. IMAGES
Kherson's oil terminal is still burning a day after it was shelled by Russian forces who fired across the Dnipro river. IMAGES
Smoke rises up above the western city of Lviv as Russian missiles strike across Ukraine. Certain parts of Lviv were left with no electricity. No casualties were reported. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).