[NewsFrontInfo] 00:40 Nationalists blocked at Azovstal are in a hopeless situation and demand permission from Kyiv to surrender - Ministry of Defense.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation offer those blocked in Mariupol to lay down their arms from 06:00 Moscow time on April 17 and guarantee the preservation of life.
22:05 The entire urban area of ​​Mariupol has been cleared of Ukrainian troops, the remnants of the group are blocked at Azovstal - Russian Defense Ministry
21:43 Russian Defense Ministry: the losses of the Ukrainian army amounted to more than 23,000 people
21:39 Russian Armed Forces hit 15 military facilities in Ukraine with high-precision missiles
20:37 Russian air defense shot down a Ukrainian military transport aircraft near Odessa, loaded with a large batch of Western military equipment.
19:46 A strong explosion thundered in Kharkov, as a result of which a fire started.
19:46 A group of foreign mercenaries was destroyed near the frontier. At least three Georgian militants are known.
19:09 In the Kharkiv region, near Izyum, two Georgian mercenaries were liquidated.
17:45 In the area of ​​​​the National Guard Academy in Kharkov, a blow was struck.
16:55 The offensive of Russian troops in the Slavic direction continues. Paratroopers, who are moving south, have been added to the advancing forces. Artillery is active on both sides, oncoming tank battles and small fire contact.
15:45 VFU hit the Tochka U missile at the agricultural fuel and lubricants warehouse in Tokmak, Zaporizhia region.
15:37 British instructors returned to Ukraine - The Times. Over the past two weeks, officers from two battalions stationed in Kyiv have been trained. Among the various areas in the program, there is training in the use of NLAW ATGM systems.
British instructors were hastily taken out of the country before the start of the special operation.
14:38 There are serious problems with water supply in Nikolaev. The authorities turned off the water on April 12. They assured that it was only for a day to switch to backup pumping stations. They blame everything on Russia.
13:54 Viktor Medvedchuk's wife Oksana Marchenko appealed to the relatives of the British mercenaries Aiden Eslin and Sean Pinner, who surrendered in Mariupol. She asked them to contact Prime Minister Boris Johnson to influence the Ukrainian leadership and achieve the release of Aiden and Sean by exchanging them for Medvedchuk.
12:47 The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine submitted a report to the Ministry of Defense on the mass exodus of military personnel of regular units and territorial defense in the Kamensky area in the Zaporozhye direction. Similar cases are observed in other settlements. This is all connected with the unwillingness of the forcibly drafted citizens to fight and rumors about the upcoming large-scale offensive of the RF Armed Forces.
12:21 The Armed Forces of Ukraine abandoned their armored artillery boat "Kremenchug" of the Gyurza-M project.
12:18 A Ukrainian Su-25 was shot down south of Izyum.
12:16 VKS and artillery of the Russian Federation strike at the fortified area of ​​the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ​​the settlement. Barvenkovo ​​on the border of Kharkov and Donetsk regions.
12:03 Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia will be issued weapons in case of a threat to life.
11:38 Russian air defense systems 15 kilometers south of Izyum shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft in the air.
11:37 Missile troops and artillery of the Russian Federation hit 811 objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
11:10 Operational-tactical aviation during the night destroyed 67 areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment of Ukraine.
11:06 The Russian Armed Forces destroyed 16 enemy targets with high-precision missiles, including equipment concentrations, warehouses and weapons storage bases.
11:05 Since the beginning of the special operation, the RF Armed Forces have destroyed 133 aircraft and 2,246 units of armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
11:01 The Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine announced the approval of nine humanitarian corridors.
10:44 Production buildings of an armored plant in Kyiv and a workshop for the repair of military equipment in Nikolaev were destroyed - Russian Defense Ministry
10:40 Zelensky announced the death of about 3,000 Ukrainian soldiers during the special operation.
10:39 The helicopter pilots of the Russian Guard destroyed a group of Ukrainian nationalists and military equipment.
09:01 The Russian army evacuated about 100 people from Izyum, who will be sent to the Belgorod region.