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2022-04-29 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: April 28th, 2022
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] 23:56 Israel urged its citizens to leave the territory of Transnistria "as soon as possible."
23:55 The Russians launched a missile attack on the Khmelnitsky region - they hit an infrastructure facility in the Shepetovsky district. There are no casualties, Governor Sergei Gamaly said.
23:53 Guterres is shocked that Russia launched a missile attack on Kiev while he was in the Ukrainian capital, UN Secretary General told BBC journalist Ben Brown.
23:34 417 members of the House of Representatives voted for lend-lease for Ukraine , 10 voted against. The document is sent to Biden for signature.
23:30 Evacuation from Azovstal is not a topic for negotiations, Peskov said: "Putin has clearly said that civilians can leave Azovstal, and the military can lay down their arms."
23:25 Zelensky said that if any pseudo-referendums are held in the occupied territories, they will not be recognized by Ukraine and the world and will complicate possible negotiations between Kiev and Moscow.
23:21 Nuclear war is "unthinkable", and Ukraine needs and deserves the full support of the world, UN Secretary General António Guterres told the BBC following his visit to Kiev. He also called for doing everything possible to avoid a nuclear conflict.
23:18 In Kiev, ten people were injured as a result of enemy shelling, the State Emergency Service reported.
23:15 Zelensky said that during the meeting with Guterres, a lot of attention was paid to how to save Ukrainians from Mariupol: "I believe that with the help of the UN it is possible to organize an evacuation mission. Ukraine is ready for these steps. But it is also necessary that the Russian side reacted to this issue without cynicism and really did what she was talking about.
The Ukrainian president stressed that despite Moscow's statements about a ceasefire in Mariupol, the bombardment of the positions of the city's defenders continues. Russian strikes on Mariupol did not stop even when the UN Secretary General was at the talks in Moscow.
21:11 Kiev and Sofia agreed on the supply of Ukrainian electricity to Bulgaria and the use of the capacities of the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline together with the Bulgarian side, Zelensky said.
23:09 Zelensky said that the first ten Russian soldiers from the 64th motorized rifle brigade of the Russian Ground Forces, who committed crimes against Ukrainians in Bucha, received the status of suspects. "However, some of them still may not live to see trial and fair punishment, but only for one reason: this Russian brigade was transferred to the Kharkiv region. There they will receive retribution from our military," the president added.
23:07 After a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Federation faced an unprecedented number of sanctions, ranking first in the world in this indicator. Read more in the material What awaits the Russian economy .
22:54 Bulgaria can replace all its gas supplies from Russia and will not face gas shortages this winter, Deputy Prime Minister Assen Vasiliev said.
22:35 Guterres said that the leadership of Ukraine and Russia agreed to organize the evacuation of the civilian population from Mariupol by international organizations, including the UN and the Red Cross. According to the UN Secretary General, "intense discussions" are now underway to translate this proposal into reality.
22:31 Based on the current situation, the United States considers it most important to supply Kiev with long-range air defense systems such as the S-300, which play a decisive role on the battlefield, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said. According to him, heavy weapons need to be delivered to Ukraine as quickly as possible, since they are urgently needed for the current battles in the Donbass.
22:28 Under the worst-case scenario, 25 million Ukrainians may need humanitarian assistance, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said at a briefing after talks with Zelensky. According to him, at the moment the UN provides assistance to 3.4 million people in need, and by the end of August 8.7 million Ukrainians are ready to provide it.
22:17 The House of Representatives of the US Congress supported Lend-Lease for Ukraine. The law makes it possible to significantly speed up the supply of arms, transport, food and aid from the United States to Kyiv.
22:14 The UN Security Council could not do everything in its power to resolve the conflict, recognized António Guterres. He stated that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is a violation of the UN Charter.
22:12 The leader of the so-called "DPR" Denis Pushilin said that Mariupol is already carrying out an inventory of the port and in May they are going to make the first shipment, said the adviser to the mayor of the city Petr Andryushchenko.
21:58 The Ukrainian army will soon receive hundreds of artillery installations with "NATO" caliber. Details - in the material Howitzers from the West .
21:55 The strike with cruise missiles on a residential building in Kiev was inflicted from the territory of the Crimea, it is already known about six wounded, they are in the hospital, Gerashchenko said.
21:51 Gerashchenko said that after the attack on Kiev, there are already at least two wounded, and showed a video from the scene:
21:32 Yermak on the shelling of Kiev: "During the visit of the UN Secretary General to Kiev, Russia fired missiles at the capital. This is proof that we need a quick victory over the Russian Federation, and the entire civilized world must unite around Ukraine. We must act quickly. More weapons "More efforts to resolve humanitarian issues, more assistance. Because every day Ukraine pays a big price for the defense of democracy and freedom. And in this fight we cannot lose. Russia needs to be stripped of its veto power in the UN Security Council."
21:23 The invaders plan to create a quasi-formation called "Southern Russia" in the occupied Ukrainian territories, Radio Liberty reports. Thus, in the intercepted document, the Manifesto of the South Russian People's Council , it is noted that the so-called "Southern Russia" is "the successor of Kievan-Novgorod Rus, the Zaporozhian Sich", the so-called "New Russia of the times of Catherine the Great" and the Ukrainian SSR.
Through the metadata of the document, it was established that the leadership of United Russia was involved in the development of the scenario.
21:14 Svetlana Vodolaga, the speaker of the State Emergency Service, clarified information about the explosions in Kiev to Suspilny: "We have two hits, one object, one residential sector near the object." She added that there were victims, the hit was on the lower floors, and there were people at the top of the building. Rescuers were on the scene.
21:12 Over the Odessa region, Ukrainian air defense shot down three enemy missiles, said the head of the OVA Maxim Marchenko.
21:10 One of the missiles aimed at Kiev was intercepted by the Ukrainian air defense forces, Gerashchenko said.
21:07 Anton Gerashchenko said that three cruise missiles of the invaders had just hit Fastov.
20:59 Podolyak about the shelling of Kiev: "Rocket strikes on the center of the capital during the official visit of the UN Secretary General. The day before yesterday, Antonio Guterres was sitting at a long table in the Kremlin, and today explosions are heard a kilometer away. A postcard from Moscow? Remind me why Russia still holds a seat in the UN Security Council?"
20:50 Vereshchuk, after Zelensky's meeting with Guteres, announced the start of planning an operation to evacuate civilians from Azovstal. "There is hope," she said.
20:45 Servicemen of the Special Operations Forces destroyed a bridge in the south of Ukraine in the rear of the Russian aggressors, which was an important logistics facility on the way from Crimea to Melitopol, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.
20:41 Occupants from Gradov fired at Bolshaya Kostroma in the Dnepropetrovsk region, said the head of the regional administration, Valentin Reznichenko. According to him, a 71-year-old man died. Several residential buildings were damaged, the village was partially left without electricity and gas.
20:39 The Russians fired at Kiev in the evening, Klitschko reported two hits in the Shevchenko region. "All services are in place. Information about the victims is being specified," the mayor wrote.
20:25 Germany must be ready for a "sudden" cut in gas supplies, Scholz said. According to him, "no one can guess" how Putin will behave.
20:18 In Genichesk, Russian occupiers demand to provide lists of teachers who are ready to teach according to the Russian program from September 1, said Yuriy Sobolevsky, first deputy head of the Kherson Regional Council. Those who agree are going to be sent to the Crimea for retraining in the summer, the rest are threatened with expulsion from work.
20:16 Russian invaders seized the Melitopol City Museum of Local Lore, where Scythian gold of the 4th century BC was kept. They were brought there by collaborators, the Zaporozhye OVA reported.
20:14 The Russian military robbed an agricultural enterprise in Kamenka-Dniprovska, Zaporozhye region and stole 61 tons of wheat, the regional prosecutor's office said.
20:05 Zelensky, after negotiations with Guterres, said that he now believes in the possibility of a successful result "in terms of deblocking the Azovstal plant." The UN Secretary General, in turn, said that he had held "intensive discussions" with Zelensky on the evacuation from Mariupol, Reuters reports.
20:04 The Swedish government opposes a referendum on NATO membership, Foreign Minister Ann Linde said: "The security policy is determined by the government after a decision in parliament. Such issues are rarely put to a referendum anywhere. Most NATO countries have not had a referendum."
20:01 The US has "information that Russia's plans for further invasion of Ukraine include the forced surrender of Ukraine's democratically elected government, including the dissolution of all local municipal governments in Ukraine," US Ambassador Michael Carpenter told the OSCE.
"Plans for a new government and a new constitution are being developed by Russian officials and so-called separatists. This planning includes a moratorium barring legitimate Ukrainian leaders and those who support Ukraine's legitimate government from holding leadership positions," he said.
19:59 According to Nikolaev, a blow was again struck by Smerch multiple launch rocket systems. Dozens of private households, cars, shops were damaged, according to the Pivden Operational Command.
19:40 Ukrainian cities will be rebuilt using the most modern world approaches to ensure a comfortable and safe life for citizens, said Minister for the Development of Communities and Territories Oleksiy Chernyshov.
19:29 Arestovich said that the enemy's offensive in the Zaporozhye direction had slowed down. He also said that today near Melitopol "for some reason" the railway bridge exploded, which provided the supply of the enemy near Mariupol and in the Zaporozhye direction.
19:27 Near Kharkov, the Armed Forces of Ukraine returned control over the village of Kutuzovka , the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported. At the same time, the enemy tried to advance in the directions of Brazhkovka and Dovgenkiy and take control of the main objects of Bolshaya Kamyshevakha. The invaders had no success, they suffered losses and retreated.
19:11 Biden said that Russia's statements that it is fighting not only against Ukraine, but also against NATO, is evidence of desperation due to defeat.
19:09 Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused the West of open calls to attack Russia: "I would like Kiev and Western capitals to take seriously the statements of the Ministry of Defense of our country that further provoking Ukraine to strike at Russian targets will certainly lead to harsh response from Russia.
19:06 Russia began to export Wagner PMC fighters and Syrian mercenaries from Libya. So, according to Western and Syrian sources, about 200 Russians and thousands of Syrians have already been taken out of Libya. About five thousand mercenaries remain in the African country. According to the Financial Times, they can be transferred to the front in Ukraine.
19:03 Biden: "Investing in the freedom and security of Ukraine is a small price to pay to punish Russian aggression and reduce the risk of future conflict."
19:01 The US Department of Energy has allowed the supply of liquefied natural gas to Europe, including countries that do not have a free trade agreement with America.
18:53 In the early days of Russia's full-scale invasion, many were sure that soon everything would end and Ukraine would fall. Now, the opinion that the conflict between Ukraine and Russia can drag on for months and even years is increasingly heard. More about this in the material New Rhetoric of the West .
18:42 Biden said that another package would be sent to Congress "to contain the Russian oligarchs": "We will hunt for their yachts, for their luxury goods, and we will send the withdrawn funds for these assets to Ukraine."
18:40 One British citizen killed in Ukraine, another missing, British Foreign Office said. At the same time, the department did not specify what they were doing in Ukraine.
Sky News reported that the British citizen who died in Ukraine was called Scott Sibley, he was a veteran of the British armed forces.
18:39 The OSCE Chairman and Secretary General announced the closure of the Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.
18:32 Zelensky, at a meeting with Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, said that Ukraine is ready to supply electricity to Bulgaria. In addition, according to him, Kyiv is interested in diversifying gas supplies, in particular, through the use of the possibilities of the trans-Balkan gas pipeline together with the Bulgarian side.
Also at the meeting, an agreement was reached on the transportation of agricultural products from Ukraine through the Black Sea port of Varna.
18:28 Biden makes a statement supporting Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression:
18:24 The Biden administration sends a request to the US Congress for assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $33 billion. This includes 20.4 billion for military and security assistance. The package includes artillery, armored vehicles, anti-tank missiles and anti-aircraft systems; assistance in cyber warfare; intelligence sharing; support in the production of ammunition; assistance in mine clearance and defense against chemical, biological and "dirty" bombs; further buildup of the US presence on NATO's eastern flank.
18:09 Zelensky said that Ukrainian military equipment will be repaired in Bulgaria. This initiative was agreed upon during the visit of Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov to Kyiv.
18:07 Vereshchuk announced a new exchange of prisoners: 45 Ukrainians were released today - 13 officers, 20 soldiers and 12 civilians.
18:04 Zelensky gave an interview to Time magazine, which became the main material of the latest issue of the publication. According to him, the military leadership of Ukraine understands that the battle for Donbass has already begun, but does not know whether it has begun in full force. The President is convinced that this battle will be a turning point for the current war - it will affect "the dialogue, the arrangement of pieces on the chessboard."
The President stressed that communication with the Ukrainian defenders at Azovstal is maintained continuously - by phone or in text form. The Azov Regiment and the Marines communicate directly with the head of state.
Asked how he had changed since the invasion, Zelensky replied: “I grew old with wisdom that I never wanted. It is wisdom related to the number of people killed and the torture committed by Russian soldiers. Such wisdom… To be honest, I never had a goal acquire such knowledge. At the same time, he admitted that he does not regret for a second the decision to go into politics.
17:55 Russia, a few weeks before the invasion of Ukraine, transferred detachments of trained dolphins to a military base in the occupied Crimea. They were probably sent to protect the Russian fleet in the Bay of Sevastopol from an underwater attack, the US Naval Institute said. The American special structure recorded two detachments of dolphins on satellite images of naval military bases in Sevastopol.
17:48 The German police recorded more than 1,700 crimes related to the war in Ukraine. Of this number, more than 160 cases are violent crimes, and the vast majority are related to property damage, graffiti and other offences. According to the German police, at least 162 investigations have also been launched in the country in connection with the use of the Z symbol.
17:46 CNN published an exclusive video from Bucha, which once again confirms that the Russian military shot civilians. The video was filmed from a drone on March 12 and 13, during the days when the city was under the occupation of the Russian military. CNN correspondent Matt Rivers notes that Russian equipment is clearly visible in the recording next to the bodies of civilians. These bodies were later discovered by the Ukrainian military when they entered the city.
17:35 The occupiers do not have "extras" to remove the so-called "referendum" on the creation of the KhNR in Kherson, said Yuriy Sobolevsky, the first deputy head of the Kherson Regional Council.
17:33 There is a high probability that the war in Ukraine "will drag on and last for months and years," Stoltenberg said at a summit in Brussels. At the same time, he added that NATO is ready to support Ukraine in the war against Russia for many years, including helping Kyiv in the transition from Soviet-era weapons to modern Western weapons and systems.
17:22 Several EU countries are demanding clearer explanations from the European Commission about Russia's requirement to pay for gas supplies in rubles. They consider the current recommendations "too ambiguous and ambiguous". In particular, Poland, Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Slovakia, Denmark, Belgium, Austria and Hungary insist on such clarifications, writes Bloomberg.
17:14 The head of the National Center for Defense Management of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Mizintsev, said that "without the participation of the Ukrainian authorities," the occupiers took a total of 1,002,429 people from the territory of Ukraine.
17:03 Germany not only approved the supply of heavy weapons to Ukraine, but also removed its fundamental objections to the disconnection of Russia's Sberbank from SWIFT in the sixth package of EU sanctions, writes Bloomberg.
4:44 pm Biden will submit to Congress a proposal for a comprehensive legislative package strengthening the government's powers to hold the Russian Federation and Russian oligarchs accountable for the war against Ukraine, the White House said.
16:42 The Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, General Valery Gerasimov, personally arrived in Izyum to command the troops in the Donbass, according to the Ukrainian edition of Defense Express.
16:39 About a quarter of Ukrainians who left their homes because of the war have already returned, Forbes writes, citing data from the UN, the governments of Ukraine and other countries, as well as movement analytics from Vodafone Ukraine.
16:24 The "mayor" of Kherson, appointed by the Russians, was informed of suspicion of treason - he faces five to ten years in prison, the regional police said.
15:50 Ten Russian servicemen involved in torturing civilians in Bucha, Kiev region, have been exposed, Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova said . During the occupation of Bucha, the military took unarmed civilians hostage, starved them to death and thirst, kept them on their knees with their hands tied and their eyes glued over, mocked and beat them.
15:11 The leader of the so-called "DPR" Denis Pushilin canceled the "victory parade" and the procession of the "immortal regiment" on May 9, allegedly because of the threat of shelling, Russian media reported. According to him, this decision was made "for the safety of people." He added that the parade would be held "after a complete victory and the entry of the "DPR" to the constitutional borders."
14:59 The Azov regiment claims that the Russians dropped powerful bombs on Azovstal, which caused the collapse of the ceilings in the underground rooms where the field hospital was located. There are dead and wounded.
14:37 The representative of the "People's Militia of the DPR" Eduard Basurin said that there are more than three thousand captured Ukrainian soldiers in the "DPR".
14:26 There will be no "referendum" on the creation of the "Kherson people's republic", instead the Kherson region can be annexed to the Crimea, Kherson Mayor Igor Kolykhaev said in an interview with NV.
14:23 In Nova Kakhovka, as in the entire Kherson region, local residents massively leave for neighboring regions and territories where there are no military operations. There is a shortage of specialists in the city, in particular, in the medical and communal sectors, Mayor Vladimir Kovalenko said.
14:21 Finland will sell confiscated bitcoins in the amount of 75 million euros and transfer this money to support Ukraine, Euronews reports citing Finance Minister Anika Saarikko.
14:19 In Akimovka near Melitopol, a railway bridge was blown up, through which the invaders delivered weapons and fuel from the Crimea, said the speaker of the Odesa OVA Serhiy Bratchuk.
14:17 More than 70 residents were evacuated from the Lugansk region today: 27 from Popasna, 36 from Lisichansk and ten from Severodonetsk, Gaidai said.
14:15 Traffic across the bridge in Zatoka, Odessa region, has been resumed, Mayor of Izmail Andrey Abramchenko said. The bridge across the Dniester estuary was fired upon by the invaders on April 26, and then again on the morning of April 27.
14:14 Erdogan and Putin spoke on the phone again. According to the office of the Turkish President, Erdogan announced his intention to build up the Istanbul process between the negotiating delegations of Moscow and Kyiv.
14:03 In Kharkov, the SBU discovered a hidden warehouse of tank spare parts of the invaders. The underground storage contained 19 tank engines and other components for armored vehicles with a total value of about $1.5 million. This property is enough to repair half of a tank battalion.
13:28 Russian intelligence said that Washington and Warsaw are working on plans to "establish tight military-political control" of Poland over "their historical possessions" in Ukraine. Moscow believes that the first stage of such a "reunification" should be the entry of Polish troops into the western regions of Ukraine under the slogan of "protecting them from Russian aggression."
13:26 There will be no more water in Lisichansk - water supply will be able to resume only after the end of hostilities, said the head of the city administration Alexander Zaika.
Governor Sergei Gaidai specified that without water also Rubizhne, Popasna, Severodonetsk - that is, almost all free cities of the Lugansk region.
13:24 The operation to defend Kiev has been completed, but the threat of an attack on the city remains, said the head of the Kiev city military administration Nikolai Zhirnov.
13:13 Podolyak: "Ukraine should decide for itself whether to strike at Russian military facilities, Blinken said. Russia has attacked Ukraine and is killing civilians. Ukraine will defend itself in any way, including attacks on the warehouses and bases of Russian assassins. World recognizes this right.
13:06 Guterres after visiting Bucha: "Here you feel how important a thorough investigation and prosecution is... I fully support the international criminal court and urge Russia to agree to cooperate with the ISS. But when we talk about war crimes, we cannot forget that the worst of crimes is war itself."
13:04 British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said that Putin is an ethnic nationalist who is trying to become a "cancerous tumor" in Ukraine.
13:01 The UN system coordinator in Ukraine Osnat Lubrani, on behalf of the Secretary General of the organization, left for Zaporozhye to prepare the evacuation from Mariupol. She wrote about this on Twitter, but did not specify the details.
13:00 The Government of Ukraine has set an "ambitious goal" - to rebuild the infrastructure in one or two years, Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said. According to him, the damage caused to infrastructure as a result of the war is almost $90 billion. First of all, we are talking about railway, road and bridge infrastructure.
12:55 The occupiers confirmed the export to Donetsk of more than two thousand unique exhibits from the museums of Mariupol, the Mariupol City Council reported. These are original works by Arkhip Kuindzhi and Ivan Aivazovsky, ancient icons and a unique handwritten Torah scroll made by a Venetian printing house for the Mariupol Greeks, the Gospel of 1811 and more than 200 medals from the Kharabet Museum of Medal Art.
12:53 The transformation of Russian gas into a political weapon did not surprise anyone in the West, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said: "Unfortunately, this is exactly the step that was supposed, practically turning energy resources into a weapon."
12:47 Yermak presented the action plan to strengthen sanctions against the Russian Federation to the ambassadors of foreign states: "We are not so naive as to expect that economic pressure on the aggressor country will lead to a quick end to hostilities. However, this second front - the front of international sanctions - will significantly limit Russia's aggressive aspirations. Economic difficulties have usually been its best pacifier."
12:38 Approximately 100 thousand Mariupol residents who remained in the city are in mortal danger not only because of the shelling, but also due to unbearable living conditions and unsanitary conditions, Mayor Vadim Boychenko said. According to him, even now the air temperature reaches 20 degrees, and soon epidemics may break out in the city - due to the lack of centralized water supply and sewerage, the decomposition of thousands of corpses under the rubble, the catastrophic shortage of drinking water, food and medicine.
Adviser to the mayor Petr Andryushchenko added that the city has not taken out garbage for a month and a half - this also contributes to the spread of infections. Treatment facilities, sewerage and pumps are not working. Against the backdrop of warming, rising groundwater and in the absence of medical assistance, the city is threatened with a sharp deterioration in the epidemiological situation.
12:30 The Bundestag adopted a statement calling on the government to provide comprehensive support to Ukraine, including by increasing the supply of heavy weapons.
12:29 The Russian Foreign Ministry called the "incidents" in Pridnestrovie acts of terrorism and strongly condemned "attempts to involve him in what is happening in Ukraine."
12:21 The Cabinet of Ministers has banned employees of state-owned enterprises and their leaders from working remotely outside of Ukraine. This is possible only in the case of an official business trip. Within Ukraine, you can work remotely, but only by decision of the management.
11:50 A delegation headed by Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov headed to Kiev, Petkov himself said. In Kyiv, he is to meet with Zelensky.
11:46 As of April 28, NATO allies have promised and provided military support to Ukraine in the amount of at least $8 billion, Stoltenberg said.
11:31 Stoltenberg said that if Finland and Sweden apply to join NATO, then the states of the bloc will be able to find a solution on guarantees of their security until the moment of official accession.
11:27 In the Popasnaya Luhansk region, street battles are taking place between the Ukrainian and Russian military, said the head of the Military Administration Nikolai Khanatov: "You can get hit by bullets from both sides. Art is working on both sides. Real military operations. We get in touch with people, we tell, where to move. People are afraid to come out of their hiding places." According to him, about 100-150 people now need to be evacuated.
11:12 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that last night the Armed Forces of Ukraine "delivered a massive missile strike with Tochka-U ballistic missiles and high-power multiple rocket launchers on residential areas in the central part of Kherson." The targets of the "non-selective missile attack", according to Moscow, were residential areas in the area of Ushakov Avenue.
The Russian Defense Ministry claims to have repulsed the attack by shooting down 12 high-powered MLRS shells and two Tochka-U missiles.
11:08 Ukraine, along with heavy artillery and rocket launchers, has requested from the United States the supply of MQ-1C Gray Eagle attack drones with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, Reznikov told Politico. These drones are capable of flying at higher altitudes and covering greater distances.
Politico writes that there is a difficulty in transferring such UAVs to third countries. Drones are subject to strict regulations, including a missile technology control regime. Previously, the United States has already denied a number of countries the sale of Gray Eagle to them.
11:04 British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said that Ukraine's attacks on Russian facilities are legal, Kiev's actions comply with international law, since the country has been subjected to aggression.
11:02 The war in Ukraine will continue until Russia decides to stop it, UN Secretary General António Guterres said in an interview with CNN after his visit to Moscow: "The war will end when the Russian Federation decides to stop it, and when, after the ceasefire, there will be the possibility of a major political agreement We can have all the meetings, but that's not what will end the war.
Now Guterres is in Kyiv. He is scheduled to meet with Kuleba and Zelensky on April 28.
11:00 Radio Liberty journalists received evidence of mass executions of civilians in two neighboring villages of Chernihiv region during the Russian occupation. So, on the first day, when the Russian troops captured the village of Stary Bykov, they shot six civilian men who were simply grabbed on the street. For nine days, the Russian invaders did not allow relatives to bury the bodies of the dead.
In the basement of the boiler house in the neighboring village of Novy Bykov, the Russian military set up a real torture chamber, where at least 40 people were kept. One of the captives witnessed how a Russian prisoner took the captives one by one and shot them nearby in the village cemetery.
10:44 According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the servants of the Russian Orthodox Church received clear instructions to agitate the parents and relatives of young Russians to encourage them to enter into a military service contract.
10:35 At night, the enemy continued to shell Azovstal, Deputy Commander of the Azov Regiment Captain Svyatoslav Palamar said: "This night is just a colossal number of air strikes, phosphorus bombs, missiles, artillery and everything that a barbarian can use against humanity."
He again called on the military-political leadership "to take decisive action to deblockade or evacuate everyone who hopes and believes in the Motherland."
10:26 The General Staff announced the losses of the enemy on the morning of April 28:
- personnel - about 22,800 (+400) people liquidated,
- tanks - 970 (+31),
- armored combat vehicles - 2389 (+47),
- artillery systems - 431 (+10),
- MLRS - 151 (+2),
- air defense systems - 72 (+1),
- aircraft - 187 (+2),
- helicopters - 155 (+0),
- automotive equipment - 1688 (+22),
- ships/boats - 8 (+0),
- tanks with fuel and lubricants - 76 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 215 (+8),
- special equipment - 31 (+0),
- OTRK/TRK launchers - 4 (+0).
10:17 Military training has been announced in the so-called "MRT". According to Ukrainian intelligence, a letter from the "Ministry of Defense of the PMR" to the heads of local administrations discloses information about the call-up of citizens for "special gatherings" in order to "ensure 100% of the staffing of the peacekeeping contingent of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, as well as provide employment for the able-bodied population of the republic" .
Men up to 55 years old can participate in the training camp, they are guaranteed "monetary and material security, accommodation and meals." Monetary allowance of non-working citizens is promised from 2800 "Transnistrian rubles". The fees will last 90 days.
Despite the formal voluntary participation in the training camp, there is information that the call will be compulsory. It is noteworthy that the letter is dated April 21, that is, it was written before the start of the latest Russian provocations in Transnistria. This is reminiscent of the events in the so-called "LDNR".
10:04 The Russians launched a missile attack on Zaporozhye in the morning, three people were injured, including a child. Damaged two houses in the private sector. The IVA said the strike was carried out by a Kh-55 air-to-ground missile.
09:35 More than half of the 90 long-range American howitzers transferred to Kiev are already on the territory of Ukraine, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. According to him, 50 Ukrainians have been trained in the use of these weapons, and they are also sent to their homeland to pass on the knowledge to other military personnel. He clarified that this was the first stage of training.
09:33 In the Sinelnikovsky district of the Dnipropetrovsk region, the Russians "successfully demilitarized an abandoned industrial zone," said the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko. According to him, the rocket hit the former factory.
09:29 Russia has doubled revenue from the sale of fossil fuels to EU countries since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, The Guardian writes, citing the findings of the Finnish Center for Energy and Clean Air Research CREA. The rise in prices brought about 62 billion rubles to Moscow.
For the EU, imports amounted to about 44 billion euros in the last two months, compared to about 140 billion euros for the whole of last year, or about 12 billion euros per month.
08:55 During the day, four people were killed in the Luhansk region, four more were injured, ten houses were destroyed in Popasna, 13 houses in Lisichansk, Gaidai said.
08:50 The United States is preparing another act that will allow weapons and ammunition to be provided to Kiev under a simplified procedure, Voice of America reports. The Republicans are already demanding that permission be written there for the supply of Soviet MiG fighters.
08:48 Moldova will send qualified sappers to Ukraine to clear the liberated settlements, as well as humanitarian packages to the affected Ukrainians, President Maia Sandu said. Also, according to her, Moldova joins the economic sanctions against Russia imposed by the EU countries.
08:47 Biden will make a statement today about Ukraine, the White House said.
08:43 The United States will soon send $35 million worth of weapons to Georgia as part of a package of military assistance to Ukraine and allied countries in connection with Russian aggression. The total amount of the package is $713 million.
The delivery will include combat equipment kits for military personnel, the latest field artillery systems, systems to combat unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as mobile communications and cyber defense equipment, the State Department said.
08:31 According to British intelligence, there are currently about 20 ships of the Russian Navy in the Black Sea operational zone, including submarines. The Bosphorus remains closed to Russian warships, making it impossible to replace the cruiser Moskva in the Black Sea. But despite the loss of the landing ship Saratov and the cruiser Moskva, the Russian Black Sea Fleet retains the ability to strike at Ukrainian and coastal targets.
08:26 The American Institute for the Study of War reports on the advancement of Russians near Izyum and in the north of Donbass. Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops have occupied several small towns west of Izyum, analysts say. Experts suggest that Russian units "intend to outflank Ukrainian defensive positions on the roads leading to Barvenkovo and Slavyansk."
08:18 British Foreign Minister Liz Truss made an appeal on the situation in Ukraine, in which she stated that Russian troops should be expelled, including from Crimea and the Donbas "republics". She also stressed that "this is a general war, since Ukraine's victory is a strategic imperative for all of us."
Truss urged "to look deeper into our stocks" of heavy weapons, tanks, aircraft and to step up production. She also believes that the West should help build up the defense capabilities of Moldova and Georgia.
In addition, it is necessary to use all possible economic levers to oust Russia from Western markets and deprive Putin of the opportunity to declare his victory in Ukraine and "use this war as a catalyst to establish a new world order."
Truss did not rule out that the war in Ukraine could last "up to ten years," and therefore the West should be more active in supplying Kyiv with weapons - so actively that Ukraine would return Crimea during the current war. The head of the British Foreign Office did not rule out that Putin "may use weapons of mass destruction in a desperate attempt to break the deadlock."
08:10 The invaders will not hold a referendum in the Kherson region yet, Kirill Stremousov, "deputy chairman of the military-civil administration" of the region, told the Russian media. According to him, now the main task is "restoration of the region's economy."
08:08 PACE expressed its full support for all efforts to investigate Russia's international crimes and called for the creation of an international tribunal.
08:06 The United States has reliable information that the Russian military executed Ukrainians who tried to surrender in the Donetsk region, US Special Envoy for International Justice Beth Van Schaak said at a UN meeting.
07:39 Russian troops are increasing the pace of the offensive operation, the greatest activity is observed in the Slobozhansky and Donetsk directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in the morning summary .
The army of the Russian Federation is concentrating its main efforts in the direction of Kherson - Nikolaev and Kherson - Krivoy Rog in the Yuzhnobuzhsk direction. As a result of the assault actions, the enemy has entrenched himself in the area of the settlement of Tavrichesky, is shelling the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Aleksandrovka and Novaya Zarya. Near Stanislav and Molodetsky, he is building up units of rocket and cannon artillery, conducted reconnaissance in the Zatoka area.
In the Slobozhansky direction, the group of Russian troops continues to strike at Kharkov. The main efforts of the enemy are concentrated in the Izyum direction. Russian units are trying to carry out an offensive in the direction of Suligovka - Novaya Dmitrovka and Andreevka - Bolshaya Kamyshevakha. In order to advance on Izyum, the occupiers additionally moved units of the airborne troops, as well as up to 500 pieces of equipment.
06:58 The invaders announced the transition to rubles in the Kherson region from May 1, according to Russian media, citing local "authorities". According to them, "the transitional period will take up to four months."
05:15 The US House of Representatives passed a bill calling for Biden to sell frozen luxury goods of Russian sanctioned oligarchs, and send the funds to help Ukraine.
04:21 The House of Commons of the Canadian Parliament recognized Russia's crimes in Ukraine as genocide.
01:40 In the Krasnoyarsk Territory, deputies almost unanimously supported the decision to import vegetables and grains from the Kherson region.
00:32 Moscow sent a note to the IAEA, which called false allegations in the media "about the imminent development of acute radiation sickness in Russian servicemen after visiting the Red Forest."
00:04 The Committee on the rules of the House of Representatives agreed and submitted to the lower house of Congress a bill on lend-lease for Ukraine. The bill could be voted on this week. 
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