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

Russia may try to revenge "serous damage" of "Moscva" cruiser. The possibility of missile fire remains high in Odesa region, the speaker of Odesa Regional Military Administration Serhij Bratchuk warns.

In the subway of the capital both blue and green lines will resume train runs. The interval will be shortened to 30 minutes. On the red line, traffic will be on both tracks between Akademhorodok and Shulyavska stations, and one will run between Shulyavska and Teatralna stations.

The advisor of the head of the Office of the President Oleksiy Arestovych informs that Russians has tried to land at the airland in Chornobaivka. In addition, ammunition depots of the 22nd Army Corps (the Crimea) were destroyed.

In Mykolaiv region enterprise warehouses, buildings and outbuildings were burning in the result of the shelling by the enemy troops, — the MD of the SESU in Mykolaiv region informs.

Russian troops continue the shelling of Kharkiv city and region resulting in regular fires in residential buildings and other infrastructure objects. In the last 24 hours the SESU subdivisions made 15 trips to extinguish fires caused by enemy attacks.

Russian troops try to renew offensive actions in the area of Osokorivka, closer to Kryvyy Rih. The enemy is trying to regain lost ground, the General Staff says.

197 children were killed, 351children received injuries of varying severity in Ukraine in the result of the war. The most suffered children in Donetsk region — 115, in Kyiv region — 105, in Kharkiv region — 81, in Chernihiv region — 54, in Mykolaiv region — 40.

Ukrainian special forces blew up a bridge with enemy equipment heading for Izyum, — the press service of the Special Operations Forces Command informs.

The owner of the rights to the fonts Times New Roman and Arial company Monotype closed the Russians access to them, according to Vedomosti, a Russian magazine.

United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner recorded 1 932 killed and 2 589 injured in the result of Russian full-scale invasion.

Ukraine informs the president of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier that his visit to Kyiv might be possible only after the return of the chancellor Olaf Schtolz with new agreements, — Andrij Melnyk, the Ambassador of Ukraine in Germany says in his interview to Evropejska Pravda (European Truth) internet media.

The Broadcasting and Television Center of the Republic of Lithuania provided the Broadcasting, Radiocommunications & Television Concern with 10 FM radio transmitters and 9 digital television transmitters to resume broadcasting of Ukrainian broadcasters.

Russian occupants shelled residential buildings in Zolote, Luhansk region. As a result several buildings were damaged, — the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration Serhiy Haidai informs.

Columbian President Iván Duque states that his country is ready to increase the supply energy resources to the West to replace Russian import. He also calls the actions of Russia in Ukraine a genocide. The information provided by the CNN, an interview with Iván Duque.

The main info from the operative Summary of the General Staff of the AFU

- In Kholmychi, Belarus, the military police of the RF and Belarus check phones on the checkpoints. Civilians are informed that Ukrainian subdivisions might attack Belarus any time.

- The enemy is fighting in the regions of Slovyansk, Popasna and Kurakhove, storms Mariupol. There are no success for him [the enemy]. The fighting continues.

- On the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions the forceful mobilization continues. It is known, that Russian command has set the task to mobilize 60-70 thousand people on the territory of the so-called DPR. However, these figures were met by only 20 percent.

Russia is not reelected for a range of bodies in the United Nations system, the representative of Ukraine in the UN Serhiy Kyslytsya states.
So, the RF is no more a member of Permanent Forum of Indigenous Peoples (Ukraine was elected instead), Committee of NGO, UNICEF Executive Bureau, UN Women Executive Bureau.

Ukrzaliznytsya receives 15 Starlink satellite internet-terminals which are here to provide Ukraine's communication infrastructure during the war, — the Department of Communications of the CMU Secretariat informs on the Government portal.

The Ministry of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine launched SMS-informing for citizens about the danger of mines and explosives.

The White House discusses the possibility for the Minister of Defense Lloyd Austin or the Secretary of State Antony Blinken to visit Ukraine, the CNN informs referring a source.

Ukrzaliznytsya published an evacuation train schedule for April 14. In particular, they will run from Slovyansk, Kharkiv and Odesa.

The main news over night:

- Occupants created an analogue of Donetsk “Izolyatsia” prison, they torture children there, – Denisova informs.

- Today is the 50th day of the full-scale war of Russia against Ukraine.

- Thailand has sent the first batch of aid for Ukraine to the Red Cross of Poland.

- Amadea yacht of Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov was detained in Fiji in the Pacific Ocean.

- The Embassy of the Czech Republic has returned to Kyiv.

- In blockaded by Russians troops Mariupol a part of the 36th Marine Brigade of the AFU suffered losses during the break through. A group of fighters also were captured, the advisor of the head pf the Office of the President Aleksiy Arestovych informs.

Secretary General of the UN warns that Russian's attack on Ukraine threatens hundreds of millions of people around the world with poverty and hunger "on a scale never seen before."

Construction of a temporary bridge instead of the one that was destroyed due to the Russian attack on M-06 road is being completed, — the photo by the State Special Transport Service.

The President of Columbia Iván Duque in his interview for the CNN calls Russia's actions in Ukraine a genocide and insanity. He also states that Columbia as one of the biggest manufacturers of coal in the world is ready to help Europe with the supply of energy resources.

Russian propaganda is not ashamed to publish a column by the former leader of the fascist party from Great Britain, in which he tries to deny the murders in Bucha.

Ukrainian flag was raised over the NATO cyber center in Estonia, — the photo by NATO CCDCOE.

The European Commission warns that Putin's decree to pay for gas in rubles could lead to a violation of the sanctions regime, Bloomberg writes.

Although nothing changes for European countries formally (they will continue to transfer payment in Euro like they used to), but in fact Russia will have total control over payments: it will determine the timing of the transaction and will be able to manipulate the exchange rate.

Oil traders will have to shorten the purchase of Russian oil from May 15, Reuters informs. On that date the restrictions of the EU will come into force that include the purchase of the oil from Rosneft and Haspromneft. Those are not considered to be "strictly v=necessary" for ensuring Europe's energy security.

The British edition of Sky Sport reported that Shakhtar Donetsk might sell all its players due to the war. The General Director of the club Serhiy Palkin doesn't confirm it directly, but he says that they "have only of source of financing, that is the selling of the players".

The Mayor of Kyiv Vitaliy Klychko supported the renaming of subway stations with "unfriendly" to Ukraine names. Minska station might become a Varshavska, says Klychko on air of a joint telethon.

(note: Minska name is the derivative of Minsk, the capital of Belarus; Varshavska one is the derivative of Warsaw, the capital of Poland).

Russia officially confirms: the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet "Moscva", which attacked Ukraine, has burned down.

Russian cruiser "Moscva" was seriously damaged in the result of the shelling. The crew was evacuated completely, the Ministry of Defense of Russia informs.

Durex (Calgon, Vanish and Nurofen also) has left Russia. The owner of the brands, British Reckitt Benckister, will transfer its Russian business to the third party or local management.

Russians have stolen agricultural drones and now tell on air of the RT that these are the devices for spraying chemical weapons, the head of the All-Ukrainian Federation of Drone Owners Taras Troyak says.

The national team of Ukraine has arrived to the Invictus Games that will take place in the Hagues on April 16-22.

Not the whole team came to the Netherlands. Veteran Dmytro Sydoruk, an archery coach, perished in the war last week. A member of the national team, volunteer Yulia Paevska is still in captivity.

France will provide additional military aid of 100 million Euro for Ukraine

Ukraine will receive additional military aid from France, the head of the Ministry of Defense of France Florence Parly informs.

"When trying to break through". Arestovych told how the marines in Mariupol were captured

Arestovych confirmed that Russia had captured Ukrainian Marines in Mariupol. There is not a thousand how Russian propaganda states, but "much, much less".

And this is how President Zelenskyy greeted Andzej Duda in Kyiv. The photo by the EPA / Jaku Szymczuk.

The President of Poland Andrzej Duda states that what Russia does in Ukraine is not a war, it's a terror. "If someone sends planes, soldiers to bomb housing estates, to kill civilians - this is not a war. This is cruelty, banditry, terrorism", — Duda says on the press conference in Kyiv.

Ukrzaliznytsya received Starlink systems. They were provided by one of the largest IT-companies of Ukraine N-iX. The railway received 10 Starlink systems of the first generation and 5 — of the second.

"Glory to Ukraine!" was written on the sidewalk in front of the Russian Embassy in Poland.
EPA / Pawel Supernak

State employees in Russia started to take mass photographs with white bandages on their forearms. In that way they allegedly support the forces of invasion in Ukraine that use white bandages for identification. The irony is that ten years ago, white ribbons were a symbol of anti-Putin protest in Russia.

Putin himself used to compare them to the condoms: "I'm gonna be honest, it is obscene, but still: I thought that this is kind of propaganda for fighting AIDS, that this is kind of condoms".

169 soldiers of National Guard were captured in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. A part of them is in Belarus, the others are in Russia. Ukraine hopes to return them "after the end of the active phase of hostilities", the Minister of Internal Affairs Denys Monastyrskyy states.

On Wednesday the Minister of Finances Serhiy Marchenko signed a loan agreement with the Government of Canada to provide Ukraine with 500 million Canadian dollars on preferential terms. The loan repayment period is 10 years.

Victor Medvedchuk was hiding in Kyiv for some time at the address Yaslynska, 11v before being arrested. The "Skhemy" journalists established that Vadym Shlenchak, the former deputy head of Ukrgazvydobuvannya and a participant in the NABU criminal case, is registered there.

Ukrzaliznytsya publishes relevant directions for suburban trains on April 14. Although the Russians has left Kyiv and Chernihiv regions, the Kyiv-Nizhyn section is still closed. The railway line is being repaired there.

WSJ informs that the White House decided to activate the exchange of intelligence data with Ukraine. It will allow to receive information about possible targets on the territory of the occupied Crimea and Donbas (within the limits that existed before February 24), but not on the territory of Russia.

Zelenskyy promises to talk to Makron about "brother nations" as those are "very painful" words. Zelensky said this at a joint press conference with the presidents of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland in Kyiv

Earlier the President of France refused to call actions of the RF a genocide: "I would be careful with such terms, because these two nations [Russians and Ukrainians] are brothers."

On Wednesday Russians continued to shell Kharkiv with artillery. Izyum direction remains the hardest one in the region, but the AFU hold to their positions and even perform counterattacks in the direction of Derhachi and Rohanske, — the head of Kharkiv RMA Oleh Synehubov informs.