Russian invasion of Ukraine: tanks and rocket attacks on the cities. Breaking news

The losses of the Russian occupiers during the 57 days of the war - 21,000 invaders. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and aggressor country's defense minister Sergei Shoigu planned to establish concentration camps for Ukrainians to make them build new cities. Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov wrote about this on Twitter.

During the day, the air defense forces destroyed 15 air targets of the Russian occupiers. This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces. The following enemy air machines were destroyed:

→ 3 aircraft (preliminary, Su-34, Su-35, Su-25);
→ 3 helicopters (two Mi-8 and one Ka-52);
→ 9 drones ("Orlan-10").

There was an explosion in Mykolaiv in the eve on April 21. The Russian occupiers continue to shell the city with cluster shells. City residents are asked not to violate the curfew and to hide from shelling in a shelter. The mayor of Mykolaiv Oleksandr Senkevych reported about it.

Switzerland will manage the accommodation of refugees from Ukraine considering the possibilities of the regions - Ukrainians will not be able to choose the city where they would like to live. There are currently 37,000 Ukrainian refugees in the country who arrived after the war started. This was reported by swissinfo.

On April 20, Major General Serhiy Salkutsan, Ukraine's military representative to NATO, met with NATO Force Command Europe and gave an interview on long-term NATO-Ukraine relations.

There will be no ceasefire during the Easter holidays - Russia, which has invaded Ukraine, has rejected a truce offer. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky in a video address on April 21.

"Unfortunately, Russia has rejected the proposal to establish an Easter truce. It shows clearly the treatment of the Christian faith by the leaders of this country. One of the happiest and most important holidays. But we hope. Hope for peace, hope for life's win over death," Zelensky said.

The Finnish government will officially apply to join NATO in the coming weeks. This was announced by Deputy Head of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Finnish Parliament Erkki Tuomioja, Helsingin Sanomat reports.

Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov called on residents of areas under constant shelling from the Russian occupation army to evacuate to safer regions of the country if possible. He added that the authorities will provide assistance in transportation and housing.

The Russian occupiers continue to do everything possible for creating the grounds to declare victory. But nothing will help them. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky in a video address on April 21.

None of these steps will help Russia in the war against our state. They can only delay the inevitable. A time when the invaders will have to leave our territory. Including - from Mariupol. A city that continues to resist Russia. Despite all the occupiers' statements on that, "Zelensky said.

The Russian occupiers could bury 3,000 to 9,000 Mariupol residents in Mangush village, Donetsk region. It follows from a comparison with satellite photos of the burial in Bucha, where 70 people were found. In Maxar photos from April 9, the mass grave sector in Mangush is 20 times larger. This was reported in the Telegram of the Mariupol City Council.

In this video, a serviceman of the 72nd separate mechanised brigade named after Black Cossacks with the call sign "Gypsy" tells on the destruction of a Russian tanks column in the Kiev region.

And he proudly emphasizes: "Now I am not ashamed to look into the eyes of loved ones. I am fulfillimg my duty primarily to my wife and children. When the latter grow up and ask - where have you been? I will answer - I was in the 72nd Brigade!"

Adviser to the head of the President's Office Oleksiy Arestovych stated that many Western countries have started to actively supply weapons to Ukraine, and this will change the "rules of the game" in Russia's war against our country. He mentioned it on the air of the video blog "Feigin Live".

According to Arestovych, the new weapons to be received by Ukraine will change the "rules of the game" on the battlefield.

Evening address by Volodymyr Zelensky. About meetings with diplomats, "referendums" of the occupiers and the Easter ceasefire, which Russia rejected.

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba promised Ukrainians who left the country without documents to make free ID cards for return to Ukraine. "We are working with the Ministry of Digital Transformation to ensure that the document is soon generated in Diya as well. We are also working on other solutions," he wrote on Twitter.

President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on the establishment of the National Council for the Reconstruction of Ukraine from the effects of the war. The Council's key tasks are to design an action plan for the post-war reconstruction and development of Ukraine.

The President of Ukraine addressed the World Bank. Volodymyr Zelenskyi spoke about the shelling of Kharkiv, the reconstruction of deoccupied settlements, fighting in eastern Ukraine, the destruction of infrastructure and economic losses, as well as about a possible global food crisis due to the war. He called for the exclusion of Russia from all international financial institutions, imposing a tax on war for the aggressor countries, for the development of a plan to terminate relations with Russia, for continuous pressure on Russia and use the seized funds to provide compensations to all war victims.

Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova informed that Russia is constantly trying to involve Ukrainian children as informants, agitating to take an indirect part in collecting or providing military information to the occupiers, transporting weapons etc.. So far, eight children have been known as involved in such activities in different regions of Ukraine.

In Akimovka, Melitopol district, Zaporizhia region, a brave man tore down and threw away the flag of the occupiers.

European Council President Charles Michel stated in an interview with Evropeiska Pravda: "We need to supply you with heavy weapons. There will not be much news about this for security reasons. But we are committed to supplying you with these weapons ... We are doing a lot, but not enough. We need to do even more. We need sanctions, support, financial aid to Ukraine, military machines, humanitarian support, as well as support for international justice ... I am convinced that Ukraine will win this war. "

The head of the military administration of Kryvyi Rih, Oleksandr Vilkul, about the day: there are positional far battles - in the Kherson region. There is no enemy in the Kryvyi Rih district and the Dnipropetrovsk region, although the occupiers continue to shell the villages of the liberated part of the Kherson region and the border villages of the Kryvyi Rih district.

Mykolaiv's mayor Oleksandr Senkevych about the day: Mykolaiv is being attacked with cluster shells. Three people were wounded last night, one of them died at the hospital. Recently, another explosion erupted over the city. Evacuation continues both to and from the city.

The occupiers carried out artillery shelling both in Kharkiv and within the region today, according to the head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Oleg Synegubov. The defense forces recorded about 50 shellings from artillery and multiple launch missile systems. Two people were wounded in Kharkiv and the district. As a result of the shell hitting the car, two civilians died there.

Results of the day in Donetsk and Luhansk regions: Armed Forces repulsed 10 enemy attacks and destroyed six tanks, four artillery systems, eight armored units, 15 units of motor vehicles. Air defense units shot down two aircrafts (Su-34 and Su-25) and eight Orlan-10 drones in the sky of the Ukrainian Donbass.

The United States will grant Ukraine another $ 500 million to help the government work. This will double the funds promised to Ukraine. Earlier in March, US President Joe Biden had already promised to allocate $ 500 million to Ukraine, said US Treasury Secretary Janet Ellen, according to Reuters.

Western countries should not try coaxing Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, even at a price of severe economic consequences, Bank of England Chairman Andrew Bailey stated on Thursday, according to Reuters.

The evacuation corridor had to be closed today due to the shelling near the meeting point of Mariupol's residents. Thus, today it was not possible to take the residents of Mariupol to a safe area, according to the head of the Ministry of Reintegration Iryna Vereshchuk.

The Latvian parliament has adopted amendments to the Citizenship Law whereby those who support war crimes to any extent will be deprived of citizenship, Delfi reports.

The head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchy Onufriy stated that the church is ready to arrange a prayer procession to the Azovstal plant in Mariupol in order to provide emergency assistance and evacuate civilians. The UOC-MP is also ready to take out wounded soldiers and the bodies of the dead. This was reported on the church's website.

In the Kyiv region, more than 100 educational institutions and more than 2,850 housing infrastructure facilities were destroyed or damaged, according to Oleksiy Kuleba from the Kyiv Region Humanitarian Headquarters.

The head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration Valentyn Reznichenko clarified that five people were wounded as a result of the railway shelling - two men and three women.

The President of Ukraine addressed the Parliament of Portugal. He spoke about the atrocities of the Russians, the tragedy of Mariupol, the deaths of Ukrainians, and asked to support Ukraine's European integration, increase pressure on Russia and transfer weapons to Ukraine: Leopard tanks, armored personnel carriers and anti-ship missiles "Harpoon".

The occupiers could bury from three to nine thousand Mariupol residents in Mangush village, the Mariupol City Council reports. The occupiers dug and filled new trenches with corpses every day throughout April. City Council sources say that the bodies are placed in several layers in these graves. Conservative estimations are that the total number of people killed by the Russian army in Mariupol is 22,000.

Today, US President Joe Biden met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal, according to POTUS' Facebook page. During the meeting, he reportedly "conveyed our continued commitment to support Ukraine in the face of Russia's brutal war of aggression."

The US Air Force has developed a new system of Phoenix Ghost strike drones specifically to meet Ukraine's needs. This was reported by CNN, referring to Pentagon spokesman John Kirby. More than 120 Phoenix Ghost drones will be delivered to Ukraine as part of a new US military aid package.

Kyiv Mayor's brother, Volodymyr Klychko's, recorded an appeal to the world asking to increase pressure on Russia and the Putin regime to save civilians and Ukrainian defenders blocked in Mariupol.

Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk Regional Military State Administration, told on the telethon about the day in the region: Fighting continues near the Lyman as well as the shelling of Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Avdiivka. The occupiers shelled civilian infrastructure along the entire frontline. The strikes on Azovstal and the shelling continued after dictator Putin's statements to stop attacking the plant. And during evacuation men aren't allowed to leave Mariupol. Currently, without Mariupol there were about 430 thousand people in the area.

The commander of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade, Serhiy Volyna, recorded an appeal for help to Germany, which was exclusively published by BILD. He appealed to Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock to help save Mariupol.

Queues of local volunteers line up every morning near the Russian embassy in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, hoping to be sent to war against Ukraine. This was reported by Reuters.

As a result of today's shelling of Zaporizhzhia, eight citizens were wounded, according to the Prosecutor General's Office. The blows also damaged windows in four cars of the Zaporizhia-Lviv evacuation train. Preliminary, there are no victims among the passengers.

Ukraine has managed to transfer the 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee from Kazan, Russia, according to Culture Minister Oleksandr Tkachenko. The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy received the confirmation that their demand had been satisfied.

Three missile strikes hit the railway infrastructure in the Novomoskovsk district od Dnipropetrovsk region, Valentyn Reznichenko, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration informed. Nobody was killed, but the railway line and the catenary were completely shattered. It is yet unclear whether it is possible to resume rail traffic.

The US Ministry of Defense has announced that the new $ 800 million military aid package to Ukraine will include 155-mm howitzers, shells and tactical towing vehicles.

SES showed how they helped to evacuate 79 Mariupol residents to Zaporizhzhya today.

There are more than 400 wounded Ukrainian servicemen in Mariupol, and Ukraine offered Russia to at least organize an exchange of the wounded, but Russia did not agree, stated President Volodymyr Zelensky during a briefing following a meeting with the Prime Ministers of Spain Pedro Sánchez and Denmark, Mette Frederiksen.

In the Kyiv region, 208 bus routes resumed operation, including in areas where active combat took place. You can view the list of current bus routes here.

Serviceman with the call sign "Tsyhan" of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade named after the Black Zaporozhians tells how a column of Russian tanks was destroyed in Kyiv region.

This is what Avdiivka School No. 2 in the Donetsk region looks like now. According to the Donetsk Regional State Administration, during the eight years of the war it was repeatedly shelled, but last year it finally accepted students for the first time after major repairs.

Today, the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office declares suspicion of Lyptsi Village Council deputy Vadym Kudikov, writes the head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Oleh Syniehubov. Kudikov volunteered to cooperate with the occupiers and took the position of the so-called "head of the Lyptsi administration", gave the occupiers access to the administrative buildings of Lyptsi and Hlyboke, told them about the ways to move through the territories, handed over locals who participated in the Anti-Terrorist Operation/Joint Forces Operation.

Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council: Russia is using former Swiss intelligence officer Jacques Baud to demonize Ukraine, the United States, Europe and NATO. Baud propagates the Kremlin's thesis about the West, which does not want peace in Ukraine, and in 2018 said that Kyiv is allegedly preparing a massive offensive in the Donbas.