Russian invasion of Ukraine: tanks and rocket attacks on the cities. Breaking news
Early in the morning of February 24, 2022, Russia launched missile strikes on the territory of Ukraine and launched a direct full-scale invasion. Ukraine repulses the enemy. As of April 28, 2022, more than 22800 russian servicemen, thousands of units of military equipment (187 planes, 155 helicopters, 970 tanks, 2389 armored vehicles, 1688 machines, 582 artillery / rocket artillery systems, 8 ships and more) have been eliminated.
Ukrainian minister of the interior Kuleba addressed his English-speaking audience on Twitter: "No consensus in negotiations yet. Ukraine’s position is clear: ceasefire, security guarantees, no compromises on territorial integrity. But Russia sticks to ultimatums. To stimulate a more constructive approach, we need two things: more sanctions and more military aid for Ukraine".
People in Warsaw demand to “close the sky” over Ukraine:
Zelenskyy has discussed NATO summit results with Turkish President Erdoğan: “We shared our assessments of the current diplomatic efforts as well as discussed the food crisis threat and ways of preventing it.”
Prosecutor General Venediktova wrote that the first joint investigation group was assembled with Lithuanian and Polish representatives to investigate the crimes of Putin’s regime in Ukraine.
In Rzeszów, Biden addressed US soldiers: “What’s at stake, and not just in what we’re doing here in Ukraine to try to help the Ukrainian people and keep the massacre from continuing, but beyond that, what’s at stake is... what are your kids and grand-kids gonna look like in terms of their freedom.”
News-maker of the month Head of Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration Vitaliy Kim wrote, "The orcs kinda left Snihurivka, and went into hiding... It's one of the two: either they are dumbasses or want to shell Snihurivka and blame the Ukrainian military for that. First, yes, they are dumbasses. Second, we never shell our kin."
This morning 92th Brigade and soldiers of the local garrison in Kharkiv region destroyed enemy scouts, Company commander included. 17 occupants were taken prisoners. 15 of them are mobilized citizens of the OTU“, the head of Kharkiv RMA Synehubov infroms.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have destroyed a powerful Russian stationary electronic warfare complex that jammed communications, interfered with Ukrainian anti-air defences and drones, and was used for surveillance. Also, about 50 personnel was destroyed, Head of Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleh Synehubov reports.
"Hello from patrol of Mykolaiv region", – head of Ukrainian patrol Evhen Zhukov a.k.a "Marshal" the paratrooper.
The Office of the President Head Yermak: “Permanent members of the UN should become the guarantors of our safety. We would also like Turkey, Germany, Canada and Israel to join. Also we were informed about the desire of Italy to go in this process”.
Evacuation from frontline cities and villages in Donetsk region.
Evening of March 25. Wonderful words: “Ukrainian power system works stably”.
Maxar Technologies has published satellite images of what used to be LSD Saratov in the port of temporarily occupied Berdiansk (click to enlarge), BBC reports.
Head of the township council of the temporarily occupied Kyrylivka informs that Russian invaders that arrived from Melitopol offered him to “cooperate”, but he refused.
“Nothing has changed as of today: we patrol the streets, keep the peace, and monitor the operation of public utility providers. Glory to Ukraine,” Ivan Maleev said.
Russian prisoners in Trostjanets, a city in 10 km from Okstyrka on the road to Sumy.
World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Oleksandr Usyk recorded a video after leaving Ukraine:
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Delicate exellence of the resistance forces of Siverschyna. “Good evening, we're from Ukraine”.
Anti-air defence forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Odesa Region have downed another three sea-launched Russian cruise missiles.
Around 16:30 occupants released missiles on the territory of the Ukrainian Air Force Headquaters in Vynnytsa. Six cruise missiles were fired. A part of them were hit with AAW, the rest hit several buildings “causing significant damage to infrastructure”.
Russian invaders have set up a military hospital in a hospital of temporarily occupied Luhansk. A part of the premises was allocated for KIA body storage because local morgues are overloaded, General Staff reports.
In one month of the war 28 communities have officially transferred from the branch of the ROC to the OCU. These are the communities of Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Khemelnytskyj, Zakarpattja, Ternopil, Rivne, Volyn, Kyiv and Cherkasy regions.
“The time has come to make a choice with your conscience and your heart: you either side with merciless killer or side with motherland, it's people and it's church”, – the OCU states.
503rd Motorized Rifle Regiment of occupants from Ingushetia brought some equipment for the AFU.
Legendary World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Volodymyr Klychko turns 46 today. Brothers together in Kyiv:
Summary from the General Staff as to 18:00. In short – same old. Occupants endeavor a little but meet only rebuff. The AFU and defence forces kill every Russian try to move somewhere on the vein.
Russian occupiers receive antidotes from chemical warfare agents, specifically from organophosphorus compounds. National Security and Defence Council sources inform that Russians might use sarin in Ukraine.
Reminder that we have an interview with the mayor of temporarily occupied by Russian barbarians Kherson. (you can use a website translator)
When everyone is sick of you: Switzerland joins the fourth sanctions package of the EU against Russia.
Biden arrived in Poland. There, he met with Duda, the US 82nd Airborne Division members, and other officials.д
“Does the enemy have supplies? Of course he does. All these loud statements that he [the enemy] runs out of missiles... Watching the intensity of the shelling we are sure that he's not”, – Deputy Head of the Ukrainian Ground Forces Hrusevytch..
British PM Johnson had a “heart-to-heart” with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the phone. The situation in Ukraine was discussed, too, the official London informs. Johnson is calling on all global leaders to make every effort to end to the war, an anonymous source told Politico.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said during the EU leadership summit that Russian government is in panic, seeing how fast the West dumps Russian gas/oil/coal, Politico reports.
The author of the Harry Potter book series J. K. Rowling answered Putin who complained on the “cancel culture” and the West generally for what feels like a hundredth time: Critiques of Western cancel culture are possibly not best made by those currently slaughtering civilians for the crime of resistance, or who jail and poison their critics.
Russia, March 2022. The Deputy of Voronezh District Council spoke against the war:
In the area of Trostyanets in the Sumy region a Russian T-80 tank was smashed by NLAW. Earlier at that exact place several Russian BMP, tanks and automotive equipment were brought down.
Starting March 26 Poland launches support program for refugees with children enabling them to get monthly payment in the amount of 500 zlotys per child. To receive a payment one need to fill out the form and have PESEL number, bank account and Polish telephone number.
The Zaporizhzhia Region Territorial Defence Force members have carried out an offensive operation, liberating Malynivka, Polohy District. Presently, the remainders of Russian military and saboteurs are being mopped up in the village, the Ministry of Defence reports.
Background radiation on the territory of Zaporizhzhia region stays unchanged and brings no harm to life and health of the citizens, – the RSA.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba reacted to the opinion of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan about Ukraine and Russia being close to consensus in four out of six points of the negotiation process.
Border Guards near Kharkiv detected „clergy“ spies – representatives of Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate. Three persons were detained in the surroundings of Kharkiv during the document check. They tried to explain their movement by the necessity of bread delivery but managed to hold in about the existence of Russian payment cards.
Specialists from InformNapalm inform of possible usage of Sarin in those cities successfully keeping defense. For military purposes Sarin is used as a poisonous substance of neuro-paralytic action.
“The service members of the 8th Independent Mountain Assault Brigade have organized an unforgettable trip to hell for Russian orcs,” Ministry of Defence reports.
„We have many informants in Russian army, their political circles and state headquaters”, – Kyrylo Budanov, the head of the HUR MOU (the MDI of the MDU).
Another conversation of an occupant with his mother intercepted by the SSU proves that invaders finally begin to understand that there is no Nazism and biological laboratories with Coronavirus in Ukraine, but their relatives still refuse to believe.
If Kherson stops getting petrol products, food, and consumer goods, the city will rapidly descend into a humanitarian catastrophe, Kherson mayor Ihor Kolykhaiev informs.
Today, March 25, the Ministry of Defence of Russia informed that Russian army has lost over 1300 military in one month in Ukraine. According to Ukrainian and western sources the losses of Russian occupants equal from 7 000 to 16 000 killed.
Border guards in Zakarpattia region apprehended 53 people during a day:
- 20 citizens provided invalid documents at checkpoints;
- 16 Ukrainian citizens stormed the Ukrainian-Hungarian section of the green border;
- 17 men were detained by border guards of the departments of Kosino, Tyachiv, Dilove and Dyakove outside the checkpoints.
Reports of administrative offences were drawn up for all the detainees and the cases were sent to court.
The village of Makariv in Kyiv region is now completely controlled by neither Ukrainian nor Russian troops - Brigadier General Oleksandr Gruzevych, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Land Forces Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
On the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Security Service of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented state awards to SSU officers for courage and self-sacrifice and approximate performance of their service duty in defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of our state. Some of the officers received awards for eliminating the deputy commander of the 41st Army of the Russian Armed Forces.
Lviv City Council decides to build housing for perforcefully displaced persons. It will be module houses architectured for quick instalment and dismantlement. The finished format for module houses is not ready yet.