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2022-04-23 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: April 22nd, 2022
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] 23:17 Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there have been constant reports that the Russian military from different regions refuse to go to war. Details about such cases are in the material Mass refusal .
23:14 Zelensky: "The Russian invasion of Ukraine was only supposed to be the beginning, and then they want to seize other countries. Of course, we will defend ourselves as long as necessary to break this ambition of Russia. But all the peoples who, like us, believe in the victory of life over death, must fight with us."
23:12 Zelensky: "The Armed Forces of Ukraine are holding back enemy attacks in the Izyum direction, in the Donbass, the Azov region, the Kherson region. These are the places where the fate of our country is being decided today."
22:50 The reason for the crash of the An-26 aircraft was fog and low flight altitude - due to the weather, the aircraft caught on high-voltage power lines, the Zaporizhzhia OVA reported.
22:28 Ukraine is preparing a powerful counteroffensive, Podolyak said: "They [the Russians] will want to come in from Kharkiv, Donetsk and Luhansk regions and try to make war with our Armed Forces of Ukraine. And they will get it in the teeth."
The adviser to the head of the Presidential Office stressed that the tactics and strategy of Ukraine is to get more artillery, heavy armored vehicles and then launch "very powerful counter-offensives" against Russian groups.
22:23 People's Deputy from the Servant of the People Yegor Chernev said that he received a "mandate from the President's Office" to control the supply of US military aid to the front. So he commented on the CNN report, citing the former commander of the US Marine Corps Special Forces, Colonel Andrew Milburn, that "the logistical process of transferring American weapons to the front is completely unreliable."
22:17 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that "in the course of the struggle for survivability" of the cruiser Moscow, one serviceman was killed, another 27 crew members were missing. The remaining 396 crew members were evacuated from the ship to the ships of the Black Sea Fleet in the area and taken to Sevastopol.
"The absolute majority of the officers, midshipmen and sailors of the contract service of the cruiser Moskva expressed their desire to continue serving on the ships of the Black Sea Fleet," the RF Defense Ministry assured.
21:51 The evacuation of tens of thousands of people trapped in Mariupol is only possible with the help of the UN, Vereshchuk said in a BBC commentary. According to her, the UN is "the only organization that can prevent death." However, it seems that while she "is just watching the events," Vereshchuk added, stressing that there was no time left to wait.
21:48 Negotiations with partner countries on security guarantees for Ukraine will be completed within a week, Podolyak predicts. According to him, consultations are currently underway with countries that have confirmed their agreement to discuss guarantees.
21:24 Anonymous hackers said they hacked 645,000 emails (432 GB) from Enerpred, the largest manufacturer of hydraulic tools in Russia and the CIS, which are used in the energy, petrochemical, coal and gas industries and construction.
21:21 The United States does not rule out the use of nuclear weapons by Russia, therefore, they convey a signal to Putin that this step will have absolutely disastrous consequences, said Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland.
21:16 In Kiev and the region on Easter night, a curfew will be in effect from 23:00 Saturday to 5:00 Sunday morning, Klitschko said. Divine services in churches at night will be held online.
21:14 Erdogan plans to hold telephone conversations with Zelensky and Putin in the next 48 hours in the hope of meeting with both of them in Istanbul, according to CNN.
21:07 Podolyak commented on the statement about Russia's plans to seize the Donbass and the South of Ukraine: "We are well aware of all such expansionist plans and scenarios. And our Armed Forces of Ukraine will clearly speak out about this." Also, according to him, "Minnekaev publicly officially confirmed the intent of a group of Russian comrades to commit war crimes with massacres of civilians."
"The entire 'army of Russia', together with the Russian Guard, as official punishers, is not tolerated throughout the entire territory of Ukraine, which is temporarily under occupation. And therefore, the ground under their feet is clearly already on fire at the punishers," wrote the adviser to the head of the OP.
“Liberators of Transnistria, learn to pronounce the word “Ukraine” correctly. It will strongly and painfully knock down all bloody arrogance from many who still have a Russian passport,” Podolyak summed up.
20:56 WizzAir said that it did not resume flights from and to Ukrainian cities, as it did not cancel them in the long term.
20:51 Another huge mass grave was found on the outskirts of Mariupol, in the village of Grape. According to Planet satellite images from April 20, the size of the mass grave is 45 by 25 meters, at least a thousand killed Mariupol residents could be buried here, Mayor Vadim Boychenko said.
20:45 The EU is preparing to introduce new sanctions against Russia next week, writes Politico. The new package could include a specific ban on Russian oil imports, as well as cutting off new Russian banks from Swift.
20:24 There are big traffic jams at the exit from Poland to Ukraine - Ukrainians are returning home, the State Border Service reports. The largest traffic jams were recorded in front of the Dorogusk - Yagodin checkpoint: about 1000 cars and 150 trucks.
20:22 The United States has begun supplying Ukraine with MLRS and is working with NATO allies to get Ukraine even more rocket systems, Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said.
20:20 Ukraine has officially applied to the Energy Community Secretariat, the EU and the member countries of the Energy Production Agreement with a proposal to ban the import of energy resources from Russia.
20:17 A stamp depicting a "Russian warship" was sold at a charity auction from Prozorro for 5 million hryvnias. The money was sent to the APU.
20:14 The British Ministry of Defense has confirmed that London is sending Challenger 2 main battle tanks to Poland to replace the T-72 tanks that Warsaw will send to Ukraine.
19:52 UN Secretary General António Guterres will travel to Moscow on April 26 to meet with Putin and Lavrov. The main topic of the talks will be the war in Ukraine.
19:39 Canada will provide Ukraine with heavy artillery, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, refusing to disclose details for security reasons. In turn, the head of the country's Ministry of Defense, Anita Anand, said that the cost of the supply would be $500 million, and the weapons would be purchased from manufacturers, since Canada's own stocks of the armed forces were exhausted.
19:37 In the Khmelnitsky region, the curfew on Easter night is lifted, and the ban on the sale of alcohol is lifted from April 23, said the head of the OVA, Serhiy Gamaly.
19:33 Ukraine put forward an ultimatum to the Russian negotiators that holding the so-called "referendum" in the Kherson region by the occupiers will put an end to the negotiations, the UP writes, citing its sources.
19:20 There are now two Russian ships with Caliber cruise missiles in the Black Sea. Their potential total missile salvo is up to 16 missiles, Defense Ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said.
19:02 A complete cessation of oil and gas imports from the Russian Federation for the entire European Union could mean a loss of 3% of GDP in 2023. At the same time, individual consequences will differ depending on the degree of dependence on Russian energy resources, the IMF believes.
18:58 In the Yuzhnobuzhsky direction, in the Aleksandrovka area, the enemy defends their positions, conducts aerial reconnaissance, an assault is not ruled out to reach the administrative borders of the Kherson region, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
18:57 In the Zaporozhye direction, the invaders carried out assault actions in the direction of the settlement. Green Field, they are not successful. The enemy reinforced the grouping by moving units of the 19th motorized rifle division of the 58th combined arms army of the Southern Military District. At the same time, the BTG of the 127th motorized rifle division of the 5th combined arms army lost its combat capability and was withdrawn to the recovery area.
18:50 According to the General Staff, in the Donetsk and Tauride directions, the fighting took place along the entire line of collision. During the day, the enemy carried out assault actions in the direction of Slavyansk, entrenched in Lozovoe. In the areas of Zelenaya Dolina and Kreminnaya, the enemy continues to consolidate in occupied positions, regroup and prepare for offensive operations.
The enemy has strengthened the grouping of troops by moving separate units of the 41st Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District from the territory of the Russian Federation. Unsuccessfully trying to gain a foothold in Rubizhnoye. He carried out assault operations in the direction of Novotoshkovsky and deep into Popasna, but had no success. He entrenched himself in the central part of the Steppe.
18:44 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announces the build-up of electronic intelligence and electronic warfare systems in the regions of the Gomel region of the Republic of Belarus bordering Ukraine. In the areas of the settlements of Klimovka and Dymamerka, posts for setting radio interference by units from the 48th separate electronic warfare battalion of the western operational command of the armed forces of Belarus have been deployed. In addition, the enemy conducted a training session of the next forces and means of air defense.
18:40 Belgium will give Ukraine several thousand machine guns that are decommissioned from the Belgian army, as well as anti-tank weapons and fuel. Prime Minister Alexander De Croo estimated Belgian military assistance at 76 million euros, including all arms supplies to the Ukrainian army since February 24. According to him, deliveries will continue, writes RTBF.
We are talking about 5,000 FN Herstal assault rifles, which are being replaced by the FN SCAR in the Belgian army, as well as 200 anti-tank weapons, 3,800 tons of fuel and protective equipment.
18:33 The Russian military spoke about their goals and said that they were at war with the whole world - "they never loved Russia." In detail - in the material Moldova to get ready. Russian plans to seize Ukraine .
18:12 Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said that his country cannot refuse Russian gas now, since it is 90% dependent on it and will be able to change the situation only in five years. At the same time, he stressed that Prague supports tough sanctions against Russia, "but they should not destroy us."
17:51 A case has been opened against the mayor of Balakleya, Ivan Stolbovoy, under the articles of treason and collaborationism, the Office of the Prosecutor General said.
17:44 On April 22, the Russian military entered two more territorial communities in the Kherson region - Velikolepetikha and Gornostaevskaya, local authorities report.
17:33 The head of the Novovorontsovskaya UTG of the Kherson region, Vladimir Marchuk, was released from Russian captivity, the mayor of Kryvyi Rih, Alexander Vilkul, said.
17:32 Until the end of 2022, the Netherlands will completely abandon the purchase of Russian gas and coal, said Climate and Energy Minister Rob Jetten.
17:24 Electricity supply will be fully restored in Irpen next week, and water supply is also planned to be launched. Mobile communication is already working, large chain stores will soon open, Mayor Alexander Markushin said.
17:15 In Kakhovka, the invaders set up a torture chamber in the police premises, where they beat the hostages and subject them to electric shock torture, Denisova said. Also, Russian soldiers detain on the streets of the city not only activists or participants in the ATO / JFO, but also men who have nothing to do with military service and who did not go to rallies against the occupation. For this, a formal reason is used - "violation of law and order" or "violation of curfew."
According to the Ombudsman, near the police station there is a constant line of relatives of the detained men who are trying to find out their fate or to hand over food and essentials.
According to witnesses, there are more than ten civilians in the premises of the Kakhovka police, some of them have been kept there for several weeks. Men are tortured with electric shockers and beaten. The most cruel Russian military treat those who are related to power structures - the fighters of the territorial defense and former members of the ATO / JFO.
17:04 Medinsky said that today there were "several lengthy conversations" between him and Arakhamia.
17:02 Lavrov said that negotiations with Ukraine have stalled, Moscow has not received a response from Kiev to its proposals. He also said that Russia is not negotiating with anyone on security guarantees for Ukraine, although the Kremlin is not against the guarantor countries proposed by Kyiv.
16:54 The President of the Russian Federation behaves strangely at public events, which constantly provokes talk about his health. More about this in the article Strange Behavior - What is Putin sick with?
16:48 Podolyak said that Russia is using weapons against Ukraine that it illegally received from Europe in circumvention of sanctions. So, the Russians shot a family who tried to evacuate in their small car from French weapons sold in 2015 in circumvention of sanctions.
"Everyone in the EU who tries to flirt with Russia should see the result of their actions," Podolyak writes and publishes the corresponding investigation.
16:43 Today, 70 people were rescued from the Luhansk region, Gaidai said. In particular, despite the shelling, 25 people were taken out of Popasna and 45 from Lisichansk. All of them are already heading to the Dnieper.
16:30 The United States is ready for any steps to hold Russia accountable for the war in Ukraine, except for "direct military confrontation," the White House said.
16:29 In Slavyansk, after the Russian shelling, nine high-rise buildings and 12 private houses, as well as a school, a shop and public transport stops, were damaged. Currently, work is underway to restore electricity and gas supply, said the head of the Donetsk OVA Pavel Kirilenko.
In total, 20 settlements were affected in the region today, 34 objects were destroyed or damaged.
16:25 Britain will not give Ukraine security guarantees similar to Article 5 of the NATO charter, Johnson said: "I think that in the end Kiev will receive a package from like-minded countries on security guarantees on what we can do - support them with training , weapons and intelligence sharing. It will not be the same as security guarantees under Article 5, not quite the same."
16:18 Ukraine will need two years to restore all the destroyed infrastructure, said Minister Alexander Kubrakov. According to him, in the first year, "basic things" will be brought back to life.
16:12 The ban on the sale of alcohol has been lifted in the Chernivtsi region since April 23, the Regional State Administration reported.
16:09 Representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry Vadim Skibitsky believes that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu is likely to face a tribunal: "In fact, he was one of the initiators of the forceful solution of the issue in relation to Ukraine, there is no success, and we do not exclude that in the future, a tribunal in Russia awaits him."
15:55 After the defeat of the Russians on land and the destruction of the cruiser Moscow, another phase of repression began against the command of the Russian army and navy, said the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry Vadim Skibitsky.
According to Ukrainian intelligence, the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Igor Osipov, was removed from his post and arrested. Also, investigative actions are being carried out against the chief of staff - the first deputy commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Vice Admiral Sergei Pinchuk.
Due to unsatisfactory preparation for the conduct of hostilities and heavy losses of personnel, weapons and military equipment, the commanders of the 6th Army, Lieutenant General Ershov, the 1st Tank Army of the Western Military District, Lieutenant General Kisel and one of the deputy commanders, were removed from their posts. The commander of the 22nd Army Corps of the southern military district, Major General Marzoev, was also removed from his post.
In connection with the unsatisfactory organization of logistics, the commander of the 103rd separate logistics brigade, Colonel Ponomarev, was also removed from his post.
15:38 The leadership of the Russian army is completing the identification of favorable places for delivering the main strikes. This is evidenced by the methods of fire engagement, the form of formation of battle formations, the echeloning of enemy troops and continuous offensive operations in certain areas, said the speaker of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Motuzyanyk.
According to him, the greatest activity of the occupiers is observed in the direction of Izyum - Barvenkovo, in the area of the junction railway station Popasnaya, the Severodonetsk urbanized area, the city of Mariupol and on the section of the Zaporozhye - Donetsk road.
15:35 The World Bank allocated $4.8 billion for the restoration of Ukraine, Zelensky said.
15:32 Russian military victory in Ukraine is still possible, and Putin is close to securing a land crossing in Mariupol, Johnson said. According to him, at this stage the situation is unpredictable, because, on the one hand, Putin has a huge army, but a very difficult political situation, and on the other hand, Ukrainians have shown themselves to be heroes.
"Whatever military superiority Vladimir Putin can achieve in the coming months - and I agree that this can be a long period - he will not be able to conquer the spirit of the Ukrainian people," Johnson said, adding that it is necessary to strengthen sanctions and analyze how more military assistance can be provided to Ukraine.
15:27 Russian media write that from today all TV channels included in the first and second packages of the Russian multiplex have become available in Kherson.
15:21 Adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs Vadim Denisenko suggested that Putin did not actually meet with Shoigu, and the Russians again used special effects: "Apparently, Putin is sitting at the TV, and Shoigu is a mounted person on the video."
He also recalled that in recent years, Putin has never sat so close to anyone.
15:17 The UN human rights monitoring mission has already documented 50 cases of killing civilians in Bucha. The figure is not final, said the representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ravin Shamdasani.
"The Russian armed forces indiscriminately shell and bomb settlements, killing civilians and destroying hospitals, schools and other civilian infrastructure. These are actions that can be equated with war crimes," she stressed.
15:15 In Lviv, there will be no Easter services in churches, despite the abolition of the curfew in the region, Mayor Andriy Sadovy said.
15:11 Power has gone out throughout Severodonetsk - a high-voltage line has been killed by shelling, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Gaidai.
14:49 The head of the European Council, Charles Michel, during a telephone conversation with Putin called on him to facilitate the opening of humanitarian corridors from Mariupol and other cities on the occasion of Easter.
14:40 Germany will supply Ukraine with anti-tank weapons, mines and artillery ammunition, Scholz said.
14:38 Putin plans to involve the Russian Guard and the structures of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation for a further attack on the Azovstal plant, Vadim Skibitsky, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, said.
“They can really refuse a large-scale assault on Azovstal,” he commented on yesterday’s statements by Putin and Shoigu. “But, according to our information, they plan to involve the Russian Guard, other structures, including the FSB structures, which will continue to attack the plant in order to destroy our resistance".
14:27 The FSB began to "protect" the Russian marauders. They seize expensive goods stolen in Ukraine from them and promise not to prosecute them in return. This is evidenced by telephone conversations of the Russian invaders, which were intercepted by the SBU.
14:23 Ukraine has almost returned to the pre-war level of stocks of basic products. According to the deputy head of the OP Rostislav Shurma, about 90% of the products on store shelves are Ukrainian-made.
Over the past ten days, 97 large stores have resumed work in the liberated territories of the Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv regions. In the coming month, about a hundred more large stores closed due to the war will resume work.
14:19 The London police received about 50 appeals about the commission of war crimes by Russians in Ukraine. British law enforcement officers have joined the collection of evidence to help the International Criminal Court. All British and Ukrainian refugees in the UK are encouraged to report cases they know. And we are talking about events starting from November 21, 2013.
Currently, 42 countries have joined the investigation into the atrocities and crimes of Russians in Ukraine.
14:05 France will send Caesar self-propelled artillery mounts to Ukraine, Macron said.
14:02 The curfew on Easter night is also canceled in the Lviv region, the corresponding order was signed by the head of the OVA Maxim Kozitsky.
13:59 Residents of Crimea report that recently there has been a noticeable increase in the number of freight trains, on the wagons of which "grain" is written. All of them belong to the North Caucasian Railway. Trains are sent to the railway stations, which border on the Kherson region. Crimea does not have its own grain reserves for export in such quantities, Denisova said.
According to her, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions produce large grain crops and currently there are a large number of granaries. Therefore, the Russian Federation, obviously, intends to export Ukrainian grain. A few weeks ago, the invaders had already stolen grain from the Berdyansk port.
Eyewitnesses from Crimea also report that the sale of vegetables taken from Kherson has begun on the peninsula.
13:56 Scholz said that Germany cannot afford an embargo on Russian gas, as it will lead to an economic crisis. He also believes that such a step will not lead to an end to the war in Ukraine.
13:54 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that over 143,000 civilians have been "evacuated" from Mariupol. Moscow is also ready to "re-introduce the regime of silence" for the evacuation of the Ukrainian military from Azovstal, who are willing to lay down their arms, "and civilians, if they are there."
13:53 The British Embassy will resume work in Kiev from next month, Johnson said.
13:50 Germany is ready to become the guarantor of Ukraine's security , Scholz said in an interview with Spiegel. The chancellor promises to do everything in such a way as to guarantee the security of Ukraine and protect himself in the future.
13:31 "DPR" is preparing to filter the residents of Kramatorsk and nearby cities in the north of the Donetsk region, which the invaders want to capture, said the "mayor" of Gorlovka Ivan Prikhodko: "There were many refugees from Mariupol, and now this whole agglomeration will go to us: Kramatorsk , Konstantinovka, Druzhkovka, Chasov Yar, Artemovsk (Bakhmut). We will need to meet them, place them, filter them."
13:28 In the Odesa region on the night of Easter, April 24, the curfew is canceled, the city council of Belgorod-Dnestrovsk said.
13:22 In Austria, for broadcasting materials from the Russian TV channel Russia Today and the Sputnik agency, there is a fine of up to 50 thousand euros. According to the amendments to the law on audiovisual media, punishment is provided for the dissemination of Russian media materials on television, radio, the Internet, streaming platforms, social networks, etc.
13:20 The Vatican postponed the meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church, which was scheduled for June. According to Francis, this meeting "could lead to great confusion" in the current international situation.
13:18 WizzAir started selling tickets from Kiev, Lvov, Odessa and back for July.
13:15 Scholz again said that Germany cannot transfer heavy weapons used by the Bundeswehr to Ukraine, since there is a threat of a direct confrontation between the Russian Federation and NATO.
13:10 Reznikov said in a column for the Wall Street Journal that the UN is helping Russian war crimes. According to him, both the UN, of which Russia is a permanent member, and the OSCE have failed, like the League of Nations, and, like it, should be replaced by a more effective institution.
Reznikov recalled that the West's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine was very slow, when it should have followed within the first 24 hours in the form of preventive measures - delayed sanctions that would have come into force automatically. And now, when the invasion has turned into a large-scale war, Ukraine needs help: with heavy weapons, a global oil and gas embargo from the Russian Federation, a blockade of the Russian banking system and a ban on trade with it.
12:54 Yermak on Russia's plans to seize the Donbass and the South: "We have our own scenarios for protecting Ukraine. Many of Moscow's plans have already been destroyed by the work of our army and people.
12:52 In the Kiev region, law enforcement officers have already found the bodies of 1084 civilians, up to 75% of these people were killed from small arms. More than 300 dead bodies have not yet been identified, the National Police said.
12:41 The Russian army fired at the regional trauma hospital in Liman. The fire was fired from Uragan volley fire systems, said Pavel Kirilenko, head of the Donetsk OVA. The hospital was badly damaged, and nearby residential buildings were also damaged.
12:39 Cruise missiles of the Russian Federation threatened the South Ukrainian nuclear power plant in the Nikolaev region, Energoatom reported. So, on April 16, three cruise missiles fired, probably from the territory of Belarus in the direction of Nikolaev, passed over the station site. One of them was captured by surveillance cameras. The threat of falling into a nuclear reactor with possible consequences - a nuclear catastrophe - was high, the company stressed.
12:28 Since April 23, Russian invaders have been establishing full control over Oleshky, Kherson region. Now they are looking for who will "lead" the city, the names are not yet known, Mayor Yevgeny Ryshchuk said.
12:16 France handed over to Ukraine the second column of fire fighting equipment and 50 tons of equipment, Ambassador Etienne de Ponsin said.
12:14 Danilov said in an interview with UP that only 58 people were saved from the cruiser Moscow: “We believe that they saved 58 people. We cannot confirm this, but it turns out that yes. But they hide it. cruiser 510 people. But if a person is not there, there is nothing to bury, there is no need to hold any ceremony. He went missing, disappeared. That is the policy of the Russians."
12:10 Biden announced the allocation of military assistance to Ukraine for another $ 800 million. The new shipments will include heavy weapons, dozens of howitzers, tactical drones and 144,000 ammunition. Thus, the amount of US military aid to Ukraine will reach $3.2 billion. More about this in the material Critical window .
11:56 There are Ukrainian military and about a thousand civilians at Azovstal. But the Russians only open corridors for surrender, cynically pretending not to understand the difference between a military surrender corridor and a humanitarian corridor for evacuating civilians, Vereshchuk said.
11:53 As a result of the crash of the An-26 aircraft in the Zaporozhye region, according to preliminary information, one person was killed, two more were injured, the Zaporizhzhya OVA reported. An aircraft belonging to Ukraine crashed today at about 09:00 in the Mikhailovka area of the Zaporozhye region.
The aircraft was on a technical flight. The number of crew and the cause of the fall are being investigated. According to preliminary, yet unconfirmed information, the aircraft hit an electrical pole, causing the engine to catch fire.
11:48 The task of the Russian troops in the second phase of the "special operation" is to establish full control over the Donbass and southern Ukraine , said acting. commander of the troops of the Central Military District Rustam Minnekaev.
According to him, control over the south of Ukraine will make it possible to create a land corridor to the Crimea and "will give another exit to Transnistria, where there are facts of oppression of the Russian-speaking population."
11:44 SBU calls on believers to be especially vigilant on Easter, as the enemy can arrange provocations. Russian propaganda has already spread more than one statement about possible violent actions during the Easter holidays and church services in Ukraine. Thus, RosSMI is already preparing the ground for provocations by the Russian army.
In this regard, Ukrainians are asked to refrain from mass gatherings, and the heads of churches are asked to minimize the number of those present at the festive services. They are also asked to observe the curfew rules established by the civil administrations of each region.
11:39 In Borodianka, Kiev region, the bodies of more than 80 dead local residents have already been found, but this figure is not final, as the rubble continues to be cleared, said the head of the regional police Andrey Nebytov.
11:22 Danilov is convinced that Putin will not stop: "We realize that Putin is not going to stop. Neither May 9, nor May 10, nor May 20. Putin's task, which he set for his military, is quite simple - the destruction of our state. Other tasks They dont have".
11:16 Danilov said in an interview with UP that he expects "a big war in the world": "The fact that in 10-15-20 years there will be a big war in the world, I am more than sure of it. It will certainly happen."
11:15 In the occupied Energodar, the Russians began to enroll local residents in a queue for the issuance of 10 thousand rubles, according to the Defense Forces of the Zaporozhye Territory. Thus, they want to receive from the population the necessary passport data for holding a pseudo-referendum.
11:13 The European Union is convinced that the sanctions have significantly weakened Russia's ability to finance the war against Ukraine. What achievements of the sanctions are reported in Brussels? About this in the material EU Sanctions against Russia: what they managed to achieve .
11:11 An-26, which crashed in the Zaporozhye region in the morning, had nothing to do with the Armed Forces of Ukraine - this is a civilian aircraft that was performing a technical flight, People's Deputy Fyodor Venislavsky said.
"This is another crime of the Russian Federation, which shoots down peaceful planes. The airline that carried out the technical flight has nothing to do with the Armed Forces of Ukraine," he stressed.
11:08 A full-scale invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine began on February 24 at 3:40 in the Lugansk region at the Melovoe site, Danilov said in an interview with UP. "But we thought that they were entering the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions there. We believed that their goal after the recognition of the "republics" was to take them within the regions," he said. And after an hour and 20 minutes, "the offensive began everywhere."
11:05 The Times reported, citing a Western intelligence official, that Eritrea plans to send 5,000 volunteers to the Russian army in Ukraine.
10:56 Russians are disrupting the evacuation - Rubizhne is under shelling, buses cannot get there, Gaidai said: "We will try to get to the southern part of Rubizhne by cars, because people are waiting to be taken away. And bring food there. Bus for evacuation, to Unfortunately, I didn’t get there - a dense artillery shelling began.
10:52 Australia has imposed sanctions on 147 Russian citizens, the country's Foreign Ministry said. The restrictions included the daughters of Putin and Lavrov, as well as 144 members of the Federation Council.
10:50 40% of catering establishments from the pre-war number work in Kiev. At the end of March, the number of open establishments in the capital was 18% of the pre-war number, and in the region - 16%. The study is based on data from more than 9,000 Poster customers across the country and covers the period from February 23 to April 17.
10:49 Germany allocates emergency assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 37 million euros, Economic Development Minister Svenja Schulze told the Augsburger Allgemeine newspaper. According to the newspaper, 22.5 million euros are intended for the restoration of electricity networks destroyed by Russian troops, another 12.4 million are planned to be used to build housing for internally displaced persons and 2 million for medical equipment.
10:48 The Embassy of Uzbekistan has returned from Lviv to Kiev, the Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Ukraine Alisher Kurmanov said.
10:47 Danilov said in an interview with the UP that the supplies needed to Mariupol were carried out with the help of helicopters - the defenders of the city asked only for ammunition. He also assured that everything "that is possible and impossible" is being done to help the inhabitants and defenders of the city.
10:43 "Modern" Russian cruise missiles are equipped with electronics developed in the 60s of the last century, according to Ukrainian intelligence. X-101 missiles were manufactured from 1999 to 2013 - the media reported them as the pride of the latest high-precision Russian weapons.
True, the result of the use of X-101 missiles by the invaders during the hostilities in Ukraine disproved the declared effectiveness. The electronic component base turned out to be very far from the modern one, and most of the X-101 missiles fired on the territory of Ukraine did not hit their intended targets.
An analysis of the guidance and navigation systems of cruise missiles of the Kh-55 type, as well as their modifications Kh-555 and Kh-101, showed that "modern" guidance units were developed in 1960-1970 and were produced by the Voronezh plant of radio components, the Minsk plant Integral and other enterprises of the USSR . Also in the "latest" missiles, the PGI-2M navigation system, developed in 1977, is used.
10:32 The Russian embassy in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, has begun registering men with military experience. So far, they are being told that there is no need for their services, but they may be called in the future, writes Reuters.
10:30 Russia needs Ukraine as a springboard for further war with European countries, said Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar. According to her, the Russians are now set for a long war. And the way they destroy Ukrainian cities may indicate that they intend to continue their aggressive march towards Europe from the territory of Ukraine. In a similar way, the Russian Federation uses Belarus to conduct military operations on Ukrainian territory.
"The fact that they have become more active in the east does not mean that the east will be enough for them. They have far-sighted plans, this is all of Ukraine," Maliar said. She also said that there are certain signs that the Russians are preparing something in the unrecognized Transnistrian Republic on the territory of Moldova.
10:24 Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the crime rate has decreased by 30%, the number of accidents has decreased by five times, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. During the Russian invasion, more than 29,000 criminal offenses and 4,600 accidents were registered. Almost half as many deaths on the roads - 194 dead.
10:18 In the Volnyansky district of the Zaporozhye region, on the morning of April 22, the An-26 plane crashed. The aircraft was performing a technical flight. There are victims, the circumstances are being investigated, the OVA said.
10:11 Danilov said in an interview with UP that after the seizure of Ukraine, Russia was going to put high-ranking Ukrainian military men in power in Kiev: "After they dreamed that they would occupy our country in 2-3 days, some people with large epaulettes had to to head the government, all our institutions - these were the Ukrainian military of the highest level."
10:05 Borrell admitted in an interview with El País that there is no unity between the EU countries on the issue of abandoning Russian energy resources. Asked when a new package of sanctions would be approved, including oil and gas from the Russian Federation, the diplomat said: "I cannot give a date. As far as I know, there are no proposals on the table, but there are options on how best to do this. None of the these proposals are not unanimous.
Meanwhile, Macron, in an interview with Corriere della Sera, said that the embargo on Russian gas is not being discussed now.
10:01 In Germany, there is a task force of representatives of 14 countries, coordinating the supply of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, the NYT reports, citing information from two high-ranking Pentagon officials.
09:57 Human Rights Watch has documented 16 apparently illegal killings in Bucha, including nine mass executions and seven random killings of civilians. The organization noted that this is only part of the war crimes of the Russian troops in Bucha.
09:49 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the enemy on the morning of April 22:
- personnel - about 21,200 people liquidated,
- tanks - 838,
- armored combat vehicles - 2162,
- artillery systems - 397,
- MLRS - 138,
- air defense systems - 69,
- aircraft - 176,
- helicopters - 153,
- automotive equipment - 1523,
- ships/boats - 8,
- tanks with fuel and lubricants - 76,
- UAV operational-tactical level - 172,
- special equipment - 27,
- launchers OTRK / TRK - 4.
09:30 British intelligence believes that Putin's order not to storm Azovstal indicates that Russia does not want to lose a significant amount of forces in one area. Significant losses of the Russians will reduce the overall combat effectiveness. Putin's decision to block the plant is a desire to free up Russian forces for deployment elsewhere in eastern Ukraine.
09:27 The restoration of Ukraine will cost at least $600 billion, Shmyhal said. According to him, the damage to the Ukrainian economy has already exceeded $ 500 billion, GDP this year may fall from 30% to 50%.
09:25 Slovyansk was probably fired with cluster bombs. There are no victims, residents of the city are asked to evacuate, said Vadim Lyakh, head of the CAA.
09:24 In Melitopol, the partisans have already destroyed about a hundred invaders, said the mayor of the city Ivan Fedorov.
09:23 Ukraine will fully join the EU in 2024, said Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Sviridenko. According to her, Kyiv should receive the status of a candidate for membership this summer.
09:21 Biden said that Putin failed to realize his grandiose ambitions on the battlefield: "President Zelensky and his democratically elected government remain in power, and the Ukrainian armed forces, joined by brave Ukrainian citizens, prevented the conquest of their country by Russia."
He also added that Putin is betting that the West will lose interest in Ukraine and its unity will collapse. "We will prove once again that he was wrong," Biden said.
09:19 Gaidai said that the Lugansk OVA today will try to take people out of Lisichansk, Rubizhne, Severodonetsk, Popasna, Mountain communities.
09:17 Vereshchuk said that there would be no humanitarian corridors today because of the danger on the routes.
08:48 Japan has published the Blue Book on Diplomacy - an annual document published by the Foreign Ministry on the diplomatic situation - in which for the first time since 2003 it designated the South Kuriles as territories illegally occupied by Russia. Also, for the first time since 2011, the islands in it are called the original territory of Japan.
08:37 About three-quarters of the population left the controlled territory of the Donetsk region, said the head of the OVA Pavel Kirilenko. According to him, until February 24, 1.67 million people permanently lived in the region, now there are about 430 thousand left.
08:28 Ukrposhta announced the release of a new stamp on the theme of the missile cruiser Moskva, it will be called the Russian warship - everything . The stamp will be issued with a circulation of 5 million copies.
08:25 Kharkiv and the region were shelled about 50 times in a day, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said. He said that artillery hit the center of the city - again Alekseevka, again the Zhukovsky district, KhTZ, avenues, that is, "exclusively residential areas, residential areas." There are injured and dead. So, two people died on the spot from a shell hitting the car.
08:17 Damage to Ukrainian infrastructure due to the war has reached $60 billion and will continue to grow, said World Bank President David Malpass. At the same time, we are talking only about destroyed houses and objects, writes Reuters.
08:04 During the full-scale war, representatives of the Opposition Platform for Life cooperated with the invaders at least 50 times, said the head of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine Oleksiy Koshel. He believes that it is necessary to prohibit the activities of pro-Russian political forces and public organizations at the legislative level.
07:37 According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, from April 30, exit and entry into Crimea will be prohibited - the occupiers are closing the peninsula in order to prevent the disruption of the spring conscription campaign.
07:35 Russian troops during the day intensified military operations along the entire line of military clashes in the Donetsk and Tauride directions. The Russian Federation continues a full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine and delivers missile and bomb strikes on military and civilian infrastructure, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a morning report .
06:40 Ukrainian military for the first time since the beginning of the war began to be trained in Britain - a small group of officers are trained to work with Mastiff armored patrol cars. London donated 120 such vehicles to Kyiv, which can be used, among other things, for reconnaissance, writes Reuters.
06:04 Council of the Organization of American States has deprived Russia of the status of a permanent observer. Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said that he was not allowed to speak at the meeting of the OAS, where the decision was made, neither before nor after the vote. He called it "part of a targeted campaign to isolate Russia on international platforms."
05:14 The first group of forensic experts from Slovakia arrived in Kiev to help Ukrainian specialists in investigating war crimes of the Russian army, Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova said.
01:41 Russian occupiers can use the passport data of Ukrainians in the temporarily occupied territories to "rig a referendum," Zelensky said in a video message. He urged residents of Kherson and Zaporozhye regions to be attentive to what information they leave to the occupiers.
01:12 Finland will apply for NATO membership in the coming weeks, said Erkki Tuomioja, Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Finnish Parliament.
00:49 Assistant to the head of the OP Elena Simonenko said that over the past day, Russian troops have captured 42 settlements, all of them in the Donetsk region. According to her, today more than 3,500 settlements are under occupation - this is almost 30% of the territory where hostilities take place.
00:08 The Pentagon excludes the possibility of the participation of the US Navy in any operations to lift the blockade of ports in the Black Sea, said US Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby.
00:01 The White House has hired retired three-star general Terry Wolf to help coordinate the hundreds of millions of dollars of military aid the US is sending to Ukraine, writes CNN.
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