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

At least 27 thousand people are being held by the Russian occupants in the "filtration camps" on the line of Mangush-Nikolske-Yalta, the advisor of the mayor of Mariupol Petro Andryuschenko informs on Telegram.

While Putin takes the 54th day dreaming to capture Ukraine in 3 days, the dreams of his soldiers are more grounded: to get injured, to get payouts, and to get home. This is evidenced by the new telephone conversations of the invaders, which are available to the Security Service of Ukraine.

Ivano-Frankivsk starts to take in the wounded from the front. The information is provided by the mayor of Ivano-Frankivsk Ruslan Martsinkiv on Facebook.

The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine launched a chatbot to help find a school or a kindergarten abroad.

Large-scale NATO training Namejs 2022 starts today in Latvia and will continue to May 27, news portal Delfi informs.

On April 18 in the Kyiv region near Stoyanka village a temporary crossing of the river Irpin started functioning, the head of the Humanitarian Staff of the Kyiv region Oleksiy Kuleba informs on his Telegram.

From the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russia more than 1 million Ukrainians have returned to their homeland, the spokesman of the SBGS Andriy Demchenko informs.

On April 18 the green corridors will not function because of the shelling from the Russian side, the Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereschuk informs.

On April 17 in the Kyiv region specialists neutralized 661 explosive devices. 15 933 explosive devices have been neutralized since the beginning of the war.

Occupants took Kreminna under control. The combats continues. Evacuation is impossible now, — Luhansk RMA Serhiy Haidai.

"The goal of the Russian military aggression remains the same: to destroy the nationhood of Ukraine. Putin has not given up on his plans", — the Chief of the MDI of MDU Kyrylo Budanov.

Free evacuation train will be sent to the railway station in Pokrovsk to evacuate the residents of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions — the destination point being Chop.

Personnel losses of the enemy has reached 20 600:

How the Palace of Culture "Iskra" destroyed by the Russians in Mariupol looks like:

The SSU informs about the elimination of the occupant commander. This is the commander of the 49th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade, Colonel Ivan Hryshyn from Smolensk.

Rescuers put down a fire in Kreminna and liquidated the ignition of the house in Lysychansk. Several residential buildings in Rubizhne were damaged as a result of the shelling.

As a result of a missile strike on Lviv 6 people died, 8 people were injured, a child included. An object of military infrastructure was hit three times. One more strike was made on the tire fitting workshop. The fires started. The objects are significantly damaged.

The SSU: Russian invaders continue forced mobilization in the temporarily occupied territories — men are being caught in the streets, taken from workplaces, dragged from their apartments, and simply removed from the buses.

The situation at Lviv railway station is under control. The passengers were accommodated in safe shelters. Landing and boarding resumed after the alarm ended, — Ukrzaliznytsya informs.

Russian command is concerned with the amount of time needed to capture Mariupol. The resolute resistance of Ukrainians has become a serious test for Russian forces and is attracting personnel and weapons, which is slowing down Russia's offensive elsewhere, — British Intelligence informs.

"It can be stated that the offensive has already begun", — the head of Luhansk RMA Serhiy Haidai.

The "Pivnich" (The North) OP shows Chernihiv region after the liberation from Russian occupants.

Russia inflicted new missile strikes on the Dnipropetrovsk region. Enemy missiles hit the railway station in the Pavlohrad district and an infrastructural object in Synelnykivsk district, — the head of Dnipro RMA Valentyn Reznichenko.

In the last 24 hours the pyrotechnics of the SESU have found and neutralized 1 451 explosive devices.

The advisor of the head of the OP Mykhailo Podolyak on the morning shelling of Lviv: "Russians continue their barbaric attacks on Ukrainian cities, cynically declaring to the whole world about their "right"... to kill Ukrainians".

Russians entered Kreminna. Street combats started. Evacuation is not possible, — the head of Luhansk RMA Serhiy Haidai.

The 93rd "Kholodnyy Yar" Mechanized Brigade tells about returning a phone to a girl from Trostyanets, which was taken away from her by the occupants.

The head of Luhansk RMA Serhiy Haidai published addresses of evacuation gathering spots from Severodonetsk, Lysychansk, Popasna, Hirske, Nyzhnye, Rubizhne.

Starting April 18 Kyiv subway will function from 06:30 till 20:00, the land transport — from 07:00 till 21:00.

This morning Russians shelled the Dnipro region. 60% of missiles were brought down by the AAW, — the head of Dnipro RMA Valentyn Reznichenko.

During the time of the full-scale Russian invasion 205 children were killed, more than 362 injured, — the General Prosecutor's Office informs.

10th Mountain Assault Brigade demonstrates the looting of the occupants: ammunition, jackets, shirts, cigarettes, condoms, gold, shoes, and dresses of Ukrainian women. "A real schizophrenic hodgepodge".

At least 15 residential buildings were on fire in the Luhansk region as a result of Russian occupant shelling. Russians also hit the sports complex "Olimp" in Kreminna. At the very least, two died, four were injured after the shelling of Zolote, — Luhansk RMA informs.

Summary from the General Staff as to 06:00 of April 18: Russian troops conducted reconnaissance combat to expand the bridgehead on the left bank of the Severskyy Donets, suffered losses, and retreated. There were also storming actions near Novotoshkivskyy, Popasna, Avdiivka and Mariinka. All unsuccessful.

An attempt to reach the administrative borders of the Kherson region is expected. In total, the enemy recruited 87 battalion tactical groups on the territory of Ukraine.

Starting this night the only way for Russian ships to go to any European port is to get into a disaster. The Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Mustafa Nayyem writes about new Western sanctions for Russia on his Facebook.

The police and the Prosecutor's Office in some regions of Germany investigate more than 140 cases of support of the Russian war against Ukraine. Most of these cases regard the use of the "Z" symbol, — the DW informs.

Main news that happened over night:

- Over the past week, the Joint Forces reflected 58 enemy attacks. 37 tanks, 24 artillery systems, 61 units of armored machinery, 51 units of automotive machinery, 5 helicopters, 17 UAVs, 2 cruise missiles of the enemy were destroyed.

- The defenders of Mariupol will not surrender to the Russians until victory. The city will be deblocked and liberated, the head of the Main Directorate of the Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense Kyrylo Budanov stated.

- In the Odesa region the SSU has neutralized agent network that worked for Russia, and captured three of its agents.

- The draft of a potential peace agreement with Russia is becoming smaller in scope as the Russian occupants commit more and more crimes against the Ukrainian people, the head of the OP Oleksiy Arestovych stated.

- The AFU will not wait for the Russians to offense. They will act proactively, – the head of the OP Oleksiy Arestovych stated.

- Over the day of April 17 the Armed Forces of Ukraine has destroyed many Russian occupants and their equipment in southern direction. The ships of the BSF of the RF conduct reconnaissance.

- About 200 people from the destroyed “Moskva” flagship of the BSF of the RF might have been hospitalized. Many of the injured are missing limbs.

- Ukrainian citizens now have to present an international passport to cross the border with the European Union. The information is provided by Ukrzaliznytsya.

- The godfather of Putin's children Victor Medvedchuk is already giving testimonies to the law enforcement officers.

- The war in Ukraine might provoke poverty and hunger on a scale not seen for decades, the Secretary General of the UN António Guterres stated.

- In the Mykolaiv region the military of a separate battalion of the Odessa marine brigade destroyed the plans of the Russian invaders to seize Ukrainian lands.

The Russian troops have shelled the outskirts of the Kryvyi Rih District in the Dnipropetrovsk Region from the territory of the occupied Kherson Region today, killing one person, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council Mykola Lukashuk informs.

When the Ukrainian missiles hit the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, “about 40 people died, a few were lost in action, and many others were injured”. The information was relayed to “Novaya Gazeta. Europe” by the mother of a survivor conscript of the Russian Navy who served on the ship.

The Head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration urges civilians to leave the frontline zone where the battle for Donbas unfolds for the time being and go to a safer place. The fewer civilians are left on the frontline, the faster the Ukrainian defenders will be able to deal with the Russian invaders, he wrote on Facebook.

Today, the Ukrainian Air Force has downed one Su fighter, three helicopters (two Mi-24 and one Ka-52), and one Orlan-10 drone.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has recorded a new video address. In it, he emphasizes that the government is working 200% to ensure the country’s ability to defend itself. The president thanked everyone contributing in any way they could and reiterated that promises must be fulfilled when it comes to supplying the necessary weaponry and ammunition.

The four-year-old Alisa has been sheltering from the Russian bombs in one of the bunkers in Mariupol. The girl’s mother is a military medic saving hundreds of lives daily. Alisa dreams about returning home with her mum and seeing her grandma.

“Lifting the siege of Mariupol will determine the future of Ukraine! We must save the city and our children!” Leader of the Azov Regiment Andrii Biletskyi emphasized.