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

Ukrzaliznytsia has published a schedule of evacuation trains for Thursday, 21 April. The company has scheduled an additional 6 trips today.

The United States is preparing to announce a new shipment of military assistance to Ukraine soon. The announcement was made by White House press secretary Jen Psaki, CNN

Russia has said at the UN that it is rejecting the Easter truce. The position of the Russian side was announced by Ukrainian UN ambassador Sergey Kislitsa.

@antonioguterres antonioguterres called for a "great humanitarian pause" from 21 April to set up humanitarian corridors and evacuate civilians. The position of the Moscow Führer was voiced just a few hours later at the Council of Ministers. Listen, you too! I am not the only one who regularly puts up with this idiot.

No more than 500 mercenaries from Libya and Syria are fighting on the territory of the temporarily occupied Luhansk and Donetsk regions. The secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, Oleksiy Danilov said this on the NV radio.

The main news that happened overnight:

- Ukraine's Armed Forces will strike the Crimean bridge, which Russia is using to supply reinforcements to its army, as soon as the opportunity arises, National Security and Defence Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov has said.
- Putin appoints new commander of "Pskov paratroopers", local publication Pskov Information Agency has reported
- G7 finance ministers promise $24bn to Ukraine, Reuters says
- Emmanuel Macron at presidential debate accused his rival Marine Le Pen of dependence on Russia and Putin
- Pentagon says it knew in advance about Russia's "routine" test of new Sarmat intercontinental missile and does not see it as a threat
- Ukraine will find and bring to justice every Russian military member who has committed war crimes, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said
- Intelligence alliance Five Eyes (Australia, UK, Canada, New Zealand, US) has warned of the threat of a powerful cyber attack by Russia
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that 934 settlements have been liberated since the Russian invasion began.
- After 9 May, "for the first time since the conflict, the Russian army may find itself in a situation where they are defending and being attacked", presidential office adviser Oleksiy Arestovych said.
- Ukraine and Canada agree to expand services and investment free trade agreement

Ukraine has managed to repair 20 aircrafts thanks to details received from abroad, and now the aviation fleet of the Armed Forces of Ukraine exceeds the volume of three weeks ago, CNN reports.

Ukrposhta has announced a new stamp instead of "Russian ship".

"Russia has started this war and continues to receive $ 1 billion a day. At the same time, Ukraine's budget is losing 60 million euros. Is this fair? I urge you to tighten sanctions, abandon Russian energy resources," Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko in Washington said at a meeting with finance ministers and heads of central banks of the G7 countries, leaders of the EU, IMF, World Bank, OECD.

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson doubts the prospects of peace talks with Putin: it's like trading with a "crocodile when he grabbed your leg."

The World Bank's President David Malpass has warned of the danger of a food catastrophe due to Russia's attack on Ukraine. "This will be a political challenge for national governments, which cannot do anything - this is not them who led to it," he commented to the BBC.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyi had a telephone conversation with the President of South African Cyril Ramaphosa. They discussed the threat of the global food crisis, deepening relations between Ukraine and South Africa and cooperation in the frames of international organizations.

US President Joe Biden praised the Ukrainian army at a meeting with the US military command: "They are stronger and more persistent than I thought. I am impressed with what they are doing with your help. I think Putin did not expect [Russia's attack] to unite us." .

Adviser to the head of the President's Office Oleksiy Arestovych believes that Russia's offensive operation could quickly "die out." He stated on Channel 24 that "by May 9, they will die, they will not be able to advance actively." Thereafter, "positional warfare will start and we will gradually annihilate them by July."

Ukrzaliznytsia increases the number of cars to Chernihiv. Instead of two paired Pesa rail buses, a five-car train manufactured by Kryukivka plant will run starting from April 21. The cost of second class tickets - UAH 102, the first - UAH 180.

An Azerbaijani student from Mariupol told on the tortures by the Russian military. "The worst is when an electricity is passed through your body, you faint, and you are doused with cold water and tortured again," he said in an interview with Media.Az.

UN Secretary-General's spokesman Stefan Dujarric has been criticized by Ukrainian Ambassador Serhiy Kyslytsia for calling the Russian Federation a co-founder of the organization. "What a flub," Kyslytsia reacted. "Let's not forget that neither the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, which retained its Foreign Ministry in 1945, nor the Russian Federation were in San Francisco and did not sign the Charter." Whereas Ukraine was there and signed it.

The US Congressman from the Republican party Brian Fitzpatrick has called to arm Ukraine and "provide Ukrainians with everything they need."

Russia shelled Zelenodolsk at about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, and a little later - Velyka Kostromka. Both settlements are on the border with the Kherson region, which Russia is trying to occupy.

Debate have taken place in France before the second round of presidential elections. They lasted almost three hours.

InformNapalm confirmed that the owner of Private military company "Wagner' Yevhen Prigogin visited Donbass. A photo with him was posted on April 16 by Russian Parliamentarian Vitaly Milonov. It turned out that it was made near school №2 in Pervomaisk, Luhansk region.

On Wednesday, Vladimir Putin held an online meeting with representatives of the metallurgical industry. Its participants were not shown or named given that the sanctions from the West had been imposed on the participants of the previous similar meeting, which occurred on February 24.

Ukraine participated in the G20 meeting for the first time in its history. Minister of Finance Serhiy Marchenko has spoken at the G20 session in Washington, calling for the allocation of resources in any form for the needs of Ukraine's budget. Due to the war, the monthly budget deficit is estimated at UAH 150-200 billion.

An update from the South. The enemy continues attacks near Oleksandrivka in the Kherson region. Without success, suffering losses.

BILD: The list of weaponry that Ukraine expected to purchase from Germany has been halved because Olaf Scholz's office insisted that. All heavy weapons, such as Leopard tanks, PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers and IRIS-T anti-aircraft missile complexes, have disappeared from the list. It now includes vehicles (such as tank tractors), ammunition, small arms, individual protective means for the military etc.

The Czech National Bank has revoked Sberbank CZ's license, a subsidiary of Russia's Sberbank.

The Chinese payment system UnionPay is cautious to cooperate with large sanctioned Russian banks. The system was considered a possible replacement for Visa and MasterCard, writes RBC, referring to the sources in five major Russian banks.

Adviser to the President's Office Oleksiy Arestovych commented on the offensive of the Russian army: "They are diligently trying to do everything as they were taught in the" academies ", advance heroically there, back and forth... Shortly speaking on operational situation, no visible progress. And "not visible", there is no progress at all."

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov confirmed that a detachment of mercenaries from Libya and Syria - 20-25 people - was killed in Popasna. "It is difficult to say how many of them roam the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which have been partially occupied since 2014. But I don't think there are thousands of them. It could be 300-500," he told Radio NV.

National Security and Defense Council's Secretary Oleksiy Danilov told Radio NV that in early February Ramzan Kadyrov had received a command from Putin to kill Volodymyr Zelensky.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Cavusoglu announced that no country, including Turkey, has agreed to provide Ukraine with guarantees similar to NATO's Article 5. But in principle, no one has refused to provide guarantees as such.

A paramedic from the Hirska United Territorial Community in the Luhansk region managed to take two ambulances out of the combat zone: one by herself, the other - putting her father to drive. Together, they delivered the cars to a safe place, the head of the Luhansk regional administration Serhiy Haidai informed.

Statements about the start of the battle for Donbas may have been premature. The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danylov stated on the air of NV (New Time) radio that Russia would accumulate its reserves for another two or four weeks.

Defense Express indicates the possible coordinates of the sunken cruiser "Moscow" - 44 ° 56 'N 31 ° 44' E. The ship is at a depth of 50-60 meters about 75 km southwest of Cape Tarkhankut.

A clear neo-Nazi from sabotage and assault group "Rusych", Yevhen Rasskazov, aka Topaz, is fighting against Ukraine in the Russian army. According to journalist Denis Kazansky, Rasskazov has a footage near KamAZ with the Nazi symbol 88 and openly posts congratulations on Hitler's birthday on his social networks.

A court has arrested a resident of Andriyivka village near Kyiv as a suspect on collaboration. The man, who probably helped the Russians during the occupation and directed them to prosperous houses, had previously been prosecuted for pedophilia.

Given bad weather conditions on April 20 in the areas of active hostilities military aviation of the Russian occupiers was almost not used.

The White House commented on calls for help from the Ukrainian servicemen in Mariupol: "We have certainly seen these cries for help and these requests for help. We will call on the Russian government to do the right thing, to ensure safe passage for any civilians or others wishing to leave the city ".

Turkey does not give up to organize a meeting between Vladimir Zelensky and Putin and is ready to arrange it at anytime. The negotiations could take place in Istanbul or Antalya, Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu mentioned in an interview with CNN Turk.

Follow the the analysis of LIGA.net: "It's hard for us, but we are fighting back." Will Mariupol withstand the pressure of Russia: all possible scenarios. See how the defenders of Mariupol heroically defend the city, what is needed to unblock it and whether a corridor is possible for the military, given the bitter experience of Ilovaisk.

Starting today, the telegram bot "Search for Children" @poshukditei_bot has started working in Ukraine. This bot was created by the Juvenile Police of Ukraine to search for children who disappeared or lost contact during the war. After completing the questionnaire, all information received will be officially registered and verified by police officers.

Norway has handed over the Mistral air defense system to Ukraine, Norwegian Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gram said, CNN reports. Namely, about 100 Mistral missiles and a small number of launchers. According to the minister, the air defense system is an "effective weapon" and "will bring great benefits to Ukraine."

Explosions took place in Kharkiv, fires arose in at least two high-rise buildings as a result of the shelling in Saltivka. Parked cars in the yards were also on fire, Public Kharkiv reports.

Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the military administration of Kryvyi Rih, told about the results of the day in the region: in addition to the city of Zelenodolsk, the village of Velyka Kostromka was also shelled. At the same time, the front line was moved away from Kryvyi Rih. Curfew will continue on Easter. And later the city will rename the names associated with the Russian Federation.

The occupiers shelled Zelenodolsk in the Dnipropetrovsk region, according to Mayor Dmytro Nevesely. Nobody has been wounded, there is destruction of communications resulting in absence of electricity and water supply.

Nine killed, including a 15-year-old girl, were found at the site of a mass grave of civilians killed by the occupiers in Borodyanka, Kyiv police said. In one grave were two 35-year-old comrades, and a 15-year-old teenage girl next to him. In the second place of burial, law enforcement officers found the bodies of six people - 4 men and 2 women. Some of the dead had signs of torture.

Intelligence of Ukraine has received audio interception of the conversation of the occupiers, which refers the order to kill all prisoners of war of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Popasna, Luhansk region.

Adviser of the Head of President's Office Mykhailo Podoliak confirmed that he and the head of the Ukrainian delegation to the talks with Russia, David Arahamiya, are ready to hold a special round of talks in Mariupol with representatives of the aggressor country to evacuate Azov regiments and civilians.

Evening address of the President of Ukraine: on the results of the meeting with Charles Michel, prospects of European integration and awarding the defenders of Ukraine.

CNN: Russian forces have deployed an additional 17 battalion tactical groups (BTGs) to Ukraine last week and four more BTGs in the last 24 hours alone, a senior Pentagon spokesman said. In total, according to US estimates, there are currently 82 BTGs in Ukraine.

On April 20, the Russians wounded five civilians in Donetsk: three in Marinka and two in Vugledar, according to Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Donetsk OVA. Also today it was possible to clarify the information about two people who died earlier in Pavlivka and three more wounded: in Kramatorsk, Mariupol and Lyman.