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2023-04-08 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: April 7th, 2023
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] 22:59 Zelensky said in an evening video message that the NSDC apparatus, together with the government, is preparing a new powerful sanctions list of people working for aggression - they will be blocked.
22:53 Zelensky said that the de-occupation of Crimea has no alternative not only for Ukraine, but for the whole world: "We will return to Crimea - and then peace will return to the world, because the aggressor will lose. The victory of Ukraine will mean the victory of life - the lives of Ukrainians of all faiths, different origins, but with one dream and faith: with faith in goodness.
21:30 Minister of Energy Herman Galushchenko ordered to resume the export of electricity from Ukraine. He explained that the Ukrainian energy system has been operating for almost two months without restrictions on consumers with a power reserve. The authorized capacity for export by the European network of transmission system operators ENTSO-E is 400 MW. However, actual export volumes may fluctuate depending on time and market conditions. At the same time, Galushchenko stressed that meeting the needs of Ukrainian consumers with electricity is a priority.
21:14 At the Polish armored plant Bumar-Łabędy, work has begun on the overhaul of T-64 tanks for Ukraine. Bumar-Łabędy and Ukrobronprom have created a joint technology center that will deal with the repair of T-64 tanks, their maintenance, combat readiness support and restoration. In the long term, cooperation is also planned in servicing the T-72 and PT-91 tanks transferred by Poland to the Ukrainian side. In addition, the possibility of joint work on the maintenance of Leopard 2 tanks is being considered.
20:26 The United States believes that Russia is involved in the "drain" of data on the preparation of a counteroffensive in Ukraine, Reuters reports citing three American officials. At the same time, the Pentagon declined to comment on the authenticity of these "secret documents" and noted that "the issue is being studied." The department is expected to investigate.
19:45 The Cabinet of Ministers approved a strategy for the formation of a transition system from military service to civilian life for the period until 2032, as well as an Action Plan to help veterans adapt for the next two years, Shmyhal said. The strategy will create a clear algorithm and system of assistance to Ukrainian veterans in order to provide comfortable conditions for them from the first day after their dismissal from service, to help them with work or creating their own business. Further, the strategy will be submitted for consideration by the National Security and Defense Council.
19:23 Recent events in the Bryansk region indicate that an armed protest against the current regime is possible within the Russian Federation, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reports. In particular, riots took place in the Pogarsky district: Russian rebels destroyed two military armies of the Russian Federation. It is also known about a significant number of wounded, the exact figure is being specified. The Russian armored personnel carrier was put out of action, other equipment, equipment and property were damaged.
This is not the first time the Russian Volunteer Corps has been holding such events, the scale of which is only growing. The fighters attacked a military facility and talked to the local population. As a result of the actions of the rebels, the civilian population was not injured, the GUR added.
18:48 Ukraine, on the occasion of the beginning of Ramadan, offered Russia to exchange prisoners of war who profess Islam, on the principle of "all for all." Russia refused such an offer, Daria Zarivna, communications adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said in an interview with the Voice of America.
18:27 In the occupied territories of the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, the Russians put psychological and physical pressure on people, forcing them to obtain Russian passports, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports. In particular, at checkpoints, the invaders restrict the movement of Ukrainians who have not received Russian passports, purposefully search cars, record personal data, and threaten to ban entry into the city.
The occupiers are also forcing postmen to hand out forms to the local population, in which information about the presence of a Russian passport must be indicated. Citizens who do not have a Russian passport are subjected to constant searches, intimidation and coercion to obtain a new citizenship. They are also threatened with forced eviction and confiscation of private property if they refuse to obtain a Russian passport.
And Russians threaten parents of graduates with a refusal to give their children a certificate of secondary education. Also, the occupiers are forcing them to change from Ukrainian to Russian samples of marriage certificates and registration of technical equipment.
18:16 Xi Jinping invited Macron to submit from France his plan for resolving the conflict in Ukraine. The Chinese leader also stressed that Beijing would never consider the war in Ukraine "from the point of view of personal interests."
17:59 Ukraine is currently considering about 5,000 cases of collaborationism, Deputy Minister of Justice Valeria Kolomiets told Radio Liberty. She explained that the residence of a person in the temporarily occupied territory does not mean that he is a collaborator, so the verification stage is mandatory, as well as finding out the case of each individual person - under what conditions the violation was committed and whether there was coercion on the part of the occupiers.
17:53 China and France issued a joint statement in which they support the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons and the "dialogue" on Ukraine. Macron and Xi Jinping also emphasize their role as permanent members of the UN Security Council and their commitment to resolving disagreements and disputes "peacefully through dialogue and consultation." "Both sides support all efforts aimed at restoring peace in Ukraine on the basis of international law and the purposes and principles of the UN Charter," the statement said.
17:18 Poland and the Baltic countries propose to include restrictions on Russian nuclear energy in the 11th EU sanctions package. Yermak welcomed the proposal and said that the McFaul-Yermak International Sanctions Group is currently finalizing the Action Plan to tighten sanctions against the Russian Federation 2.0. "We are preparing a lot of trouble for the Russians," the head of the President's Office announced.
16:49 Xi Jinping, during Macron's visit to China, persuaded him to oppose the United States, Reuters writes, citing sources in diplomatic circles. In particular, the Chinese leader gave Macron an unusually generous reception, while the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, who is also in China, was not even invited to some events.
Today, the leaders of China and France held an informal meeting, visited Xi's father's former residence in Guangzhou City, and drank Chinese tea together. Diplomats say that Xi's outings with foreign guests are rare. In their opinion, this highlights the importance that Beijing attaches to this relationship with a key EU member, as Xi seeks support against "comprehensive containment, cordoning and suppression" by the United States.
16:31 The Russian army again fired artillery at Berislav, Kherson region, fragments of shells hit the ambulance. Two paramedics who were on their way to help a wounded woman were wounded, the OVA said.
16:29 The Russians fired on the village. Borisovka, Kharkiv region, one person died, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
16:20 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense confirms a sharp increase in the number of Russian military who seek to surrender. The expectation of a counteroffensive by the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine exacerbates the erosion of the moral and psychological state in the ranks of the Russian occupiers, intelligence notes. At the same time, the GUR notes the intensification of the surrender of Russians not only through the hotline of the project I want to live , but also directly on the battlefield.
15:44 The representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense Andrey Yusov also said that the so-called "secret military documents" about the plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine leaked to the network are a fake and a special operation of the Russian special services. "Over the past decades, the most successful operations of the Russian special services have taken place in Photoshop. From a preliminary analysis of these materials, we see false figures for losses on both sides. Some of the information is clearly collected from open sources," he said. As for Ukraine's needs for weapons, this information is not a secret, Yusov added.
A spokesman for the GUR suggested that the Russians may have forged documents to try to derail or slow down Western aid to Ukraine. He also confirmed that the counteroffensive plan is top-secret information, and the final decision is made by the Ukrainian military-political leadership.
15:30 Zelensky held a regular meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the participants of which reviewed in detail the formation and equipping of new brigades and the level of training of personnel. Separately, the meeting participants dwelled on measures to prevent the leakage of information about the plans of the Defense Forces, the presidential press service reported.
15:22 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that the United States allegedly resumed the program for the construction of biological laboratories in Ukraine and expand the format for training Ukrainian biologists. In addition, some gatherings are allegedly planned in Warsaw soon, under the guise of which "preparation of provocations with biological weapons" can allegedly be carried out.
14:58 Zelensky created 19 new military administrations for the villages and cities of the Zaporozhye region, most of which are currently occupied.
14:49 Co-founder of Monobank and developer of the Dovbush T10 drone Vladimir Yatsenko promised 20 million hryvnias to the developer of Ukrainian UAVs, whose drone will fly to Moscow's Red Square on May 9. According to him, Dovbush T10 will also fly to Moscow, but out of competition.
14:31 On the evening of April 6, masked Russians broke into one of the premises of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and took away four employees of the station's physical protection service. The nuclear workers were taken to an unknown direction, Energoatom said. At the same time, it is significant that all four were considered loyal to the ZNPP occupation leadership, because they signed contracts with a fake management company. Among the detainees was the deputy "head" of the service, Mark Volkov, who in every possible way contributed to the illegal activities of the occupiers.
Energoatom notes that the situation at ZNPP is becoming more and more tense: checks and the search for "unreliable" intensify, and even cooperation with the occupiers does not save from the basement or interrogations.
14:20 The "authorities" of the occupied Crimea said that they had "issued" the first land plots to the participants of the "special operation" on the peninsula. At the moment, 511 land plots with an area of 56 hectares are ready for "issuance".
14:09 Podolyak commented on the "leak" of information from the US and NATO about the Ukrainian counteroffensive: "After the collapse of the USSR, Russian intelligence has degraded so much that the only way to wash off the" Salisbury adventures "," three-day plans "and other failures is photoshop and" virtual pseudo-leaks " "Moscow is too eager to disrupt the Ukrainian counteroffensive. But the Russians will see the real plans on the field. Soon."
“The published data is more likely based on a statistical analysis of deliveries, possible operational and tactical plans, as well as a large amount of fictitious information. Firstly, and secondly: no doubt, any war involves constant attempts by the intelligence agencies of the enemy side to gain access to the developments of the General Staff. And if Russia really received real scenario preparations, it would hardly have made them public, because it is much more profitable to prepare their own counter traps, while leaving the other side in the dark about their own knowledge. And the publication today is an absolute proof of Russia's exclusively operational information game, " Podolyak added.
13:46 In the area of Marinka, Donetsk region, the Defense Forces destroyed the Russian Su-25, the General Staff said.
13:17 Foreign Ministry Speaker Oleg Nikolenko, in response to the Brazilian President's proposal to give Crimea to Russia, noted that Ukraine appreciates his efforts to find a solution to stop Russian aggression. “At the same time, we must clearly state: Ukraine does not trade its territories. There is no legal, political or moral reason why we should cede even a centimeter of Ukrainian land. The Ukrainian position remains unchanged: any mediation efforts to restore peace in Ukraine must be based on respect for the sovereignty and full restoration of the territorial integrity of Ukraine in accordance with the principles of the UN Charter," Nikolenko stressed.
12:41 Lavrov said during his visit to Ankara that negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine can be "only based on taking into account Russian interests." He also complained that the Russian part of the grain deal was "not implemented at all", and again threatened that Moscow would continue to think whether the grain initiative was "needed at all".
In turn, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Ankara is in favor of an early end to the Russian-Ukrainian war through negotiations and is ready to support this process.
12:15 In Bakhmut, the Russians fail to achieve strategic success, spokesman for the Eastern Group of Forces Sergei Cherevaty told Reuters: "The situation is difficult, the enemy is concentrating maximum efforts to capture Bakhmut. However, he suffers serious losses and does not achieve strategic success."
12:04 As a result of night attacks by Russians on Berislav, Kherson region, one person was killed, the body of a local resident was found on the street, the OVA reported.
11:42 Russian technicians who worked in Slovakia until 2022 could deliberately damage the engines of Slovak MiG-29 fighters, which the country later decided to transfer to Ukraine. According to Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nagy, the police even conducted an investigation based on such suspicions. The aircraft engines contained parts that Slovak specialists had access to, and there were parts that only Russians had access to. Defects appeared only in those parts to which specialists from the Russian Federation had access.
11:37 In the Bryansk region, two Russian soldiers were blown up by a mine, one of them died, the Baza telegram channel reported. The servicemen worked out a site near the village of Zapesochye, which is located near the Russian-Ukrainian border. A military vehicle ran over a mine. According to journalists, two hours later a group of saboteurs allegedly tried to enter the same area (Pogarsky). Near the village of Sluchevsk, which is also located near the border, a battle took place, a group of 15 people were forced out to the territory of Ukraine.
11:14 The supposedly secret plans of the United States and NATO to build up the Ukrainian army before the counteroffensive were leaked to social networks. Read more about this story in the article Leak or disinformation?
11:12 Over 11 months of operation of the UNITED24 fundraising platform, more than $300 million has been raised thanks to donations from more than 110 countries, Zelensky said.
10:49 The Russians fired artillery from Stanislav Kherson region in the morning. The shell hit a residential building, wounding three people, including two children of three and ten years old, the President's Office reported.
10:27 Brazilian President Lula da Silva offers Ukraine to give up Crimea in order to end the war. At the same time, he believes that Putin "cannot seize the territory of Ukraine." “Perhaps we will discuss Crimea. But he has to think about the fact that he has invaded yet. Zelensky also cannot want everything. The world needs peace ... We must find a solution,” he said.
10:16 British intelligence reports that Russia has deployed additional troops to the Bakhmut area and has begun to use artillery more effectively, achieving some success. Russian troops have regained some momentum in the battle for Bakhmut in recent days, analysts say, while their advance in the area has largely stalled since late March. Intelligence suggests that the Russians advanced into the city center and captured the western bank of the Bakhmutka River.
Thus, Ukraine's key supply route, the 0506 road to the west of the city, is likely to be under serious threat. Analysts also suggest that at the local level, the commanders of the Wagner PMC and the Russian Ministry of Defense suspended their conflict and established cooperation.
10:03 Explosions thundered in Melitopol on the evening of April 6. The mayor of the city, Ivan Fedorov, specified that they could be heard in the place where the Russians had been transporting their equipment and personnel for four days.
09:49 The FSB announced the detention of a "Ukrainian agent and his assistant" in the Kherson region, who allegedly collected data on Russian units, a case of espionage was initiated.
09:26 Blinken said in an interview with Funke that Ukraine's counter-offensive will begin in the coming weeks, and Washington will support the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He is also convinced that the decision to return Crimea should be made by Ukraine: "Ukraine is a democracy. President Volodymyr Zelensky is responsible for leading the country, but he must listen to the will of the Ukrainians."
09:20 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) suggests that the Russian command is creating specialized company-sized units as part of advanced formations to participate in urban battles. Each company, called Shturm Z, is created outside the structure of conventional army units and is likely formed from newly recruited reservists and attached in some way to existing regiments and brigades, analysts say.
Such companies can be filled with units of the 8th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District and the so-called 1st Army Corps of the "DPR". At the same time, it is not yet clear how Shturm Z units fit into Russian command structures at the battalion level and above. According to ISW forecasts, Sturm Z companies will be deployed primarily on the Avdiivka-Donetsk front line, where units of the Southern Military District are constantly conducting unsuccessful offensive operations.
09:14 Forbes has calculated that Russia has fired about 4,750 missiles into Ukraine worth $16 billion since the beginning of the invasion. The journalists also published an infographic with the number of remaining missiles.
09:10 In the Kherson region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, seven people were injured, in the Donetsk region, one was wounded, according to the OVA.
08:42 In the morning Russians fired from artillery and mortars the city of Ochakov and the water area of the Ochakov community of the Nikolaev area. Two people were injured, one of them in serious condition. Also, as a result of the shelling, two fires broke out, which were quickly extinguished. In addition, the enemy launched artillery strikes on the territory of the Kutsurub community, there were no casualties, the IVA said.
08:37 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of April 7.
- personnel - about 177,110 (+480) people liquidated,
- tanks - 3633 (+2),
- armored combat vehicles - 7016 (+3),
- artillery systems - 2722 (+8),
- MLRS - 533 (+1),
- air defense systems - 281 (+0),
- aircraft - 306 (+0),
- helicopters - 292 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 2291 (+4),
- cruise missiles - 911 (+0),
- ships/boats - 18 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 5587 (+13),
- special equipment - 304 (+2).
08:21 The Russian army continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions - more than 40 enemy attacks have been repelled over the past day, the General Staff said in the morning summary .
In the settlements of the Dzhankoy region of Crimea, the Russians attract the local population for the construction of fortifications. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, men are mainly involved in engineering work, most of whom are drug addicts and alcoholics. The occupiers promise to pay the workers, but people do not receive money at all or do not receive it in full. Cases have been recorded when deceived people refuse to cooperate further, after which the armed Russians force them to dig trenches.
04:00 The Pentagon is investigating a leak on the social network of "top secret" materials describing the state of the Ukrainian army at the beginning of March and the plans of the United States and NATO to strengthen it, writes The New York Times. The documents that have become public do not contain specific combat plans, and they do not talk about the date and place of the future counteroffensive, but they contain information about how many brigades Ukraine plans to prepare for the offensive and how much equipment it will receive for this.
Information was also released on how much HIMARS ammunition is spent daily. The Pentagon is investigating who may have been behind the leaked documents, Deputy Pentagon Speaker Sabrina Singh said.
Military analysts cited by the publication said that the published documents appear to have been changed in some parts. In particular, they overestimated American estimates of the dead Ukrainian military and underestimated the number of dead Russians. This may indicate an attempt at disinformation by Moscow, experts say.
03:05 The White House insists that negotiations on Ukraine cannot take place without the participation of official Kiev, said John Kirby, coordinator of the National Security Council. So he commented on the information in the media that Ukraine is allegedly ready, under certain conditions, to negotiate with the Russian Federation regarding the occupied Crimea.
“Only President Zelensky can determine whether and when he is ready to negotiate, in what context and about what. We believe that there can be no negotiations about Ukraine without Ukraine,” Kirby said.
00:19 In March, Russian servicemen actively surrendered to the Ukrainians, Vitaliy Matviyenko , the speaker of the state project I want to live , said. According to him, the surge of interest in the project is associated with the expected counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as with the increase in losses among the Russian troops and the deterioration of the morale and psychological state in the Russian army.
Matvienko noted that the Russian military surrendered along the entire front line, both one by one and in groups, often along with equipment. In March, according to him, a record number of calls was recorded - more than 3,000. In October and December 2022, an average of 1,400-1,500 calls were recorded monthly, and in January-March the number increased to 2,500.
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