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.
Russian invaders' bodies are brought to Belarus, stored in a morgue without refrigeration, and then taken in an unknown direction.
The destruction of Russian occupier tanks that were moving towards Kyiv. The video was published by an adviser to Interior Minister Anton Gerashchenko. This is how our heroes meet columns of rashists who are trying to go to Kyiv.
Deutsche Bank terminates its business in Russia and would not start new projects in the aggressor state.
Russian occupiers have shelled Mykolaiv, the head of the Mykolaiv RMA, Vitaliy Kim, has said.
"Indiscriminate firing on civilian objects. The orcs are shielding their relocation," Kim wrote.
He said shells hit a café, a boiler room, a flat, a car, and exploded in several streets and car parks. There were no casualties, one person was wounded by shrapnel.
"We are on the spot, working. We are restoring communications. We will respond accordingly," Kim wrote.
The USA has announced that it imposes sanctions on board members of major Russian financial institutions, 12 deputies of the illegitimate State Duma, as well as the wife and adult children of the Russian dictator's press secretary Dmitry Peskov.
"A few minutes ago, an enemy control post in the Kyiv direction has been destroyed," the AFU commander-in-chief reportedly said. The enemy was located in Makariv and shot by Bayraktar.
A video digest from the General Staff on Day 16 of the war.
Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk reported on the course of the evacuation from the encircled towns on March 11.
More than a thousand people from Vorzel were evacuated, and we succeeded in evacuating people from Bucha, Hostomel and Kozarovychi (Kyiv Region).
The evacuation did not take place because the Russian occupiers violated the ceasefire: from Mariupol, from Volnovakha (Donetsk Region), from Izyum (Kharkiv Region), from the villages of Andriyivka and Mykulychyn in Kyiv region, from the towns of Makarov and Borodyanka in Kyiv region.
Censor.NET: In January, Russians joked about isolation, and now it is their reality. Danya Milokhin, Russian TikTok star, tells a regular Russian joke: “If there is no TikTok, I will go to Instagram. If there is no Instagram either, I will go work at McDonald’s.”
But now TikTok and Instagram gave up on Russia, and McDonald’s pulled out. All that is left is the army, which will “use” you as expendable supplies for Putin’s whims.
TOTAL ISOLATION
Three children and seven adults perished in the Kharkiv Region on 11 March, said Serhii Bolvinov, the Head of Criminal Investigation Office of the State National Police Administration in the Kharkiv Region.
Since the war began, 201 civilians died overall in the region, including 11 children, he added.
Special operations forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have destroyed a column of military equipment of the occupier forces in the Chuhuyiv district.
The head of the Kharkiv MRA, Oleh Sinehubov, citing the Defence Staff, said that among the destroyed vehicles the occupant destroyed were tanks, combat vehicles and fuel tankers.
The AFU also eliminated the enemy's manpower. Several enemies abandoned their vehicles and fled into the forest.
Lukashenko himself does not understand how he controls his army, said Franak Viachorka, adviser to Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovska, on the air of Radio Svoboda.
"Nothing can be left out. Today, of course, Putin put pressure on Lukashenko to join the war, and Lukashenko himself does not understand how much control he has over the Belarusian army. Because joining the war could have taken place a week ago, but something went wrong. According to our sources, many generals and officers simply refused to cross the border at that time. Whether they will refuse now, we don't know for sure, but we have already made an appeal to all Belarusians to refuse, and when they are forced to, they should go over to the side of the Ukrainian army," Viachorka said.
Russia continues to make unproven statements at the UN about chemical weapons in Ukraine. No one believes it.
Kyiv Region Police has announced it arrested four marauders hiding among the evacuated residents of Bucha. During the inspection of a relief convoy, police officers discovered that the driver and three passengers of a Mercedes car had no documents to prove their ownership of the vehicle. The law enforcers established that the detained persons forcefully took the vehicle from its rightful owner to leave Bucha. Also, they confirmed that perpetrators robbed locals and shops in the city during the period of occupation.
Volunteers are joining the ranks of the International Legion of Defence of Ukraine, the Defence Ministry has reported.
The Legion consists of volunteers from many countries, as of yesterday there are representatives from 52 countries. People come from Poland, the Baltic countries, the Scandinavian countries, the UK, as well as a large number of Americans.
Ukrzaliznytsia's timetable for 12th March. All east-west evacuation travel is free.
A Ukrainian service member talks about how Russian tanks burn in a video published by Anton Herashchenko, an advisor to the interior minister.
“They burn so hard even nuts start smelling... Some say we need to take the tank crews. But there is nobody to take there. There is hardly anything to gather even. The remains of a tank crew of three won’t even fill a half-litre jar,” the soldier said. Pravda Gerashchenko “The remains of a tank crew of three won’t even fill a half-litre jar.”
Russian invaders have left their tank Т-80BVM to have been stuck at the ploughed field. Ukrainians have got it out and will use it against invaders.
YouTube is starting to immediately block Russian state media channels around the world, Digital Transformation Minister Mykailo Fedorov has said.
The statement of Chairman of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Starukh about the kidnapping of Melitopol mayor Ivan Fedorov.
According to him, ten armed people came to the Shevchenko Palace of Culture, which currently accommodates Melitopol authorities, put a bag on the mayor's head, and took him to an unknown location.
Russia has frustrated the evacuation from Izium.
"We prepared 20 buses and everything needed. The green corridor was created, but due to air strikes, it was not been launched," Head of Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Synehubov.
The commander of the Russian airline Pobeda`s airplane publicly condemned the war in Ukraine.
"I believe that the war with Ukraine is a crime and I think that any sensible citizen would support me and do everything to stop it. We do not need this war," the pilot said.
Chernihiv defenders have eliminated an enemy aircraft, the Pivnich Operational Command said.
"Another Su-34 of the occupier's troops will not harm civilians," the soldiers wrote.
President Zelenskyy addressed the Sejm.
"I feel that we have already formed the strongest alliance with Poland. Even if informal. But an alliance that has grown from reality, not from words on paper. If God wills and we win this war, we will share the victory with our brothers and sisters. That is our glory. And your glory," the President said.
Situation update from the General Staff as of 6 PM on 11 March:
The chances are high that Russian invaders will ramp up their war terror efforts.
The enemy is trying to improve the logistics support of its units and detachments involved in the hostilities.
Russian occupiers continue air reconnaissance of our troops’ positions in Donetsk, Tauric, Southern Buh, and Bessarabian operation areas.
The United States banned the export of dollars to Russia, as well as the import of Russian alcohol (mainly vodka), seafood (mainly caviar) and other things - the decree of President Joe Biden.
Putin has launched a reprisal against the 5th Service of the FSS (the official name is the Operative Information and International Relations Service), Meduza reports. It was this service that provided Putin with data on the political situation in Ukraine on the eve of the war.
The command of the 5th Service of the FSS (General Sergey Beseda and his deputy) has been placed under house arrest, according to the edition's sources.
Among the reasons cited are the misuse of funds allocated for operations, as well as poor intelligence information.
Former military commissariats have been hit by a wave of those wishing to join the ranks of Ukrainian defenders, Deputy Minister of Defence Hanna Maliar informs. Mobilization infrastructure is working under a peak load.
“Our country has a mobilization plan... In addition to combat units, we have support units and more. To staff them, we need people with all kinds of specializations. This is to answer the question about why we need to mobilize people of ‘peaceful’ specializations,” Malyar explained.
The Belarusian Defence Ministry called the information about the airstrikes on a Belarusian village a "fake". The Rechytsya village council (Stolin district), which includes the villages of Bukhlichi and Verkhny Terebezhov that were allegedly hit, also denied the information about the shelling.
Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Tymoshenko has published a video proof of the Melitopol mayor kidnapping by the invaders.
Ukraine received a total of $2.17bn financial aid from international partners during the week.
Flightradar has resurrected our Mriya, and now the app shows an An-225 with call sign FCKPUTIN circling over Kyiv.
Mariupol lives! During the short moments of silence, Mariupol residents are singing in their basements. Mariupol City Council
"Mariupol lives! During the short moments of silence, Mariupol residents are singing in their basements.
Against all odds, people persevere and support one another.
The people of Mariupol are incredible!
We hold on!"
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On March 11, 1,800 people were evacuated from Bucha. The wounded people were also taken out of the local hospital. 1,000 residents were evacuated from Gostomel to Belogorodka.
The White House has announced new sanctions against Russia.
The United States will ban the import of alcohol, diamonds and seafood from Russia. Luxury goods will not be exported to Russia from the United States.
The United States, the European Union and the G7 will also abolish the most-favored-nation regime in trade with Russia. This should deprive Moscow of the preferences that the country has within the World Trade Organization.
Consequences of shelling in Volnovakha, Donetsk region.
Zelensky spoke to Biden again.
Having a substantive conversation with @POTUS. He informed him about his assessment of the situation on the battlefield, about the crimes of the Russian Federation against the civilian population. They agreed on further steps of defense support for Ukraine and increase sanctions on Russia.
Had a substantive conversation with @POTUS. Gave him the assessment of the situation on the battlefield, informed about the crimes of Russia against the civilian population. We agreed on further steps to support the defense of Ukraine and increase sanctions against Russia.
— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) March 11, 2022
BBC News Russian: PWC Wagner has started hiring mercenaries en masse to go to war in Ukraine, contacting even those previously deemed unfit for contracts. One of the outlet’s sources showed a message from the PWC’s internal chat:
“Gentlemen! Drop me a line if you’d like to have some ‘salo’. Current members without f*ckups are not invited to the picnic. We don’t give a damn about your Federal Service of Court Bailiffs debts. We don’t give a damn whether you have a foreign passport. We don’t give a damn about your medical clearance. L/DPR and Crimea are cordially invited to participate. Call us if you have had employment problems with us. Call us if we fired you for some reason. I repeat, we invite everyone to a picnic to have some ‘salo’”.
Roskomnadzor has blocked Instagram in Russia, citing “exhortation of violence against Russians”.
According to the Command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russian warplanes have carried out an airstrike on Kopani, Bukhlichy, and Verkni Tserabyazhou in Belarus.
The provocation’s objective is to draw the Belarusian army into the war in Ukraine.
According to preliminary information, the invaders have kidnapped Melitopol mayor Ivan Fedorov. The information about it was relayed by Kyrylo Tymoshenko, the Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, and Anton Herashchenko, advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
French Foreign Legion members have joined the ranks of Ukrainian defenders.
State Border Guard Service of Ukraine: The enemy has attacked Belarusian territory on the border with Ukraine.
Russian Su ground-support fighters entered Ukrainian airspace from the Belarus side, bombed Ukrainian territory, and carried out an airstrike on the Republic of Belarus territory.
This attack and the enemy's actions pertaining to Belarusian settlements are a conscious provocation to draw the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus into the war with Ukraine!
Trophy truck of the occupiers with full combat kit.
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov warned Belarusians about a series of provocations being prepared by Russia. The goal is to force the Belarusian army to go to war against Ukraine.
According to their criminal plan, the Russian air force is preparing to strike at a number of settlements in the Republic of Belarus, located near the Ukrainian-Belarusian border. In particular, they are going to strike at the settlement Kopani, Stolin district, Brest region.
Russia intends to attack from Ukrainian airspace in order to cover up the crime. "
Ukraine expects to receive $415 bln of arrested Russian Central Bank reserves as compensation for the destruction, says Denis Kudin, Deputy Minister of the Economy.
“We have two primary approaches to defining damage – direct one time losses, meaning the money we need to rebuild bridges, roads, infrastructure, hospitals, kindergartens, schools that were destroyed by the Russian Federation in Ukraine. The other approach is to count the loss of GDP, that is how much Ukrainian economy will suffer from the war of aggression”, - he says.
There is no need to run away from Ukrainian anti-tankers, hiding behind children's playgrounds and residential buildings.
Odesa mayor Trukhanov: We assume that Odesa may be encircled and are preparing for it. To this end, we are forming strategic reserves of long-stored foodstuffs and medicines.
In particular, the Russians may try to seize Voznesensk and bring in forces from Transnistria to invade. The aim is to cut off any communication between Odesa and other Ukrainian cities.