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.
Serhiy Haidai announced gathering places for evacuation from Luhansk region.
During the last day, the pyrotechnics of the State Emergency Service have detected and defused 1968 explosive devices and 0,4 kg of explosives, including 1 air bomb.
Vitaly Kim, the Chairman of the Mykolaiv Regional Administration says, that the night explosion in Nikolaev took place on the territory of a "Qatar enterprise".
Oleksandr Starukh, the Head of the Zaporizhzhya Regional Military Administration, believes that the Russians will leave Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant at once with the beginning of liberation of the region.
Russia has used white phosphorous munitions in the east of Ukraine and may do so again - against Mariupol - British intelligence.
Near the occupied settlement in the Luhansk oblast, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a warehouse with ammunition of the invaders - the head of the Luhansk Regional State Administration Serhiy Haidai.
Since the beginning of the war against Ukraine, 183 children have been killed and more than 342 have been injured - the Prosecutor General's Office.
The losses of personnel of the Russian invaders reached 19,500:
In Borodyanka, Kyiv oblast, 18 modular houses will be installed for rescuers - Oleksiy Kuleba, the head of the Kyiv Regional Humanitarian Staff.
Ministry of Defense: The first shot and immediate result. The portable anti-tank missile launcher "Stugna-P" is working at the enemy targets in the Mykolaiv oblast.
Russian troops shelled a railway station in the east of Ukraine on Monday night, - Oleksandr Kamyshin, chairman of the board of Ukrzaliznytsia.
On April 11 six evacuation trains will depart from the Lugansk and Donetsk oblasts: from Novozolotarivka, Slovyansk, and Pokrovsk.
The Special Operations Forces showed the destroyed battalion tactical group from Chechnya. Their commander together with his chief of staff were eliminated in their BMP-3 during the shelling.
In Luhansk oblast, there are no intact facilities of critical or any other infrastructure - the head of the Luhansk Regional State Administration, Serhiy Haidai.
The Ukrainian Ground Forces published the first video from the series about the battle for Moshchun in the Kyiv oblast:
Summary by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 6:00 am on April 11: in the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts four enemy attacks were repulsed last night, five tanks, eight armored vehicles, six vehicles and eight enemy artillery systems were destroyed. The Russians will try to resume the offensive in Slobozhanshchyna, there is a possibility of Russian provocations in occupied Transnistria in Moldova.
The President has created one more military administration in the Donetsk oblast - at Kostyantynivka.
Over the past week, 11,000 pieces of ammunition, left by Russians in the Kyiv oblast, have been destroyed - the head of the Kyiv Regional Military State Administration, Oleksandr Pavlyuk.
The main news that happened overnight:
6:00 In 2022, due to the war, the volume of production in Ukraine may be reduced by more than 45%, the World Bank said.
5:16 In the fifth service of the Russian FSB, a purge was carried out among the employees who were engaged in the "Ukrainian issue" and supplied Putin with information about the situation in Ukraine. This was announced by the investigative journalist from the Bellingcat team Christo Grozev in an interview with the Russian opposition channel Popular Politics.
3:55 Russia has made a major strategic mistake because Finland and Sweden seem ready to join NATO this summer. It is reported by The Times with reference to officials.
Finland's application is expected to be submitted in June, Sweden will follow it.
2:26 Priests of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate initiated a lawsuit against the Russian Patriarch Kirill because of his support for the barbaric actions of the Russian army on the territory of Ukraine. Archpriest Andrei Pinchuk wrote about it on Facebook.
2:16 On April 10, in the southern direction, the Ukrainian military destroyed more than 80 Russian invaders and military equipment of the enemy. This is reported by the Operational Command South. Among the trophies of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: a multi-purpose vehicle, also an enemy T-72 tank, and three UAVs of the Orlan-10 type were destroyed.
1:46 The Ukrainian flag is again raised over Borodyanka, Kyiv oblast. Emergency services continue to dismantle the rubble and search for the killed people. This is reported by the State Emergency Service on Telegram.
1:04 The next week promises to be tense, the Russian invaders will intensify their activity in the Donbas. President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in a video message following the results of April 10.
"Russian troops will move on to even more large-scale actions in the east of our state. They can use even more missiles against us, even more aerial bombs. But we are getting ready for these actions. We will respond," Zelensky said.
00:57 Over the past day, the air defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 11 air targets of the Russian invaders:
• one aircraft (Su-34);
• four helicopters (Mi-24, Ka-52);
• three unmanned aerial vehicles;
• three cruise missiles (X-59).
Vilkhivka liberated from the occupiers was almost completely destroyed, according to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office. Most of the buildings in the village are partially or completely destroyed. Prosecutors are recording the facts of armed aggression by the Russian Federation.
According to Volodymyr Zelensky, Russia has started the war because it is afraid to admit its own mistakes towards Ukraine. Total cowardice at all levels for decades has led to the destruction of past relations between Russia and Ukraine. "Ukraine will stop all this. It will not help Russian cowardice, the day will come when they will have to admit the truth," Zelensky said.
The Russians fired on Mykolaiv. The head of the regional state administration reported a big explosion in the city. One person was injured by broken glass. "We are clarifying whether the air defense worked or it flew…", - wrote Vitaliy Kim.
Anna Malyar said that there is no calm or stabilization of the situation in Ukraine now. The occupying troops of the Russian Federation are trying to fulfill the "minimum plan" - to capture the east of Ukraine. The Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine stated on the air of the telethon.
The Ministry of Economy has launched a Telegram chatbot @TrudEconomBot with answers to common questions about labor relations during the war. This was reported by the press service of the ministry.
The US national security advisor Jake Sullivan on Gen. Dvornikov as the commander of Russian troops in Ukraine: “No appointment of any general can erase the fact that Russia has already faced a strategic failure in Ukraine”, he told CNN. He also added that Alexander Dvornikov has “a resume that includes brutality against civilians” during the hostilities in Syria.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address summing up the 46th day of the war. “We are defending. We are striking back. We are developing our relations with partners. We are getting aid. We ensure the world pays as much attention as possible to our needs. We are influencing the global discourse. We are offering new sanctions against Russia and pushing for their imposition,” the video’s description reads.
A free podcast for Ukrainian children will be launched in Poland to help them learn the Polish language. The new episodes of the podcast named Cześć—Learning Polish Together will be published on Thursdays on podcasty.polskieradio.pl and polskieradiodzieciom.pl, Radio Poland informs.
According to Pentagon analysts, Russian troops may attempt a major offensive on Dnipro from Izyum. On Friday, 8 April, 100 Russian military vehicles were noticed moving through Velykyi Burluk in the direction of Izyum on satellite images, New York Times reports, citing a high-ranking Pentagon representative.
Volodymyr Klitschko doesn’t rule out another attempt to “take Kyiv in two days”. Therefore, the capital needs to be ready to defend itself, the brother of Kyiv’s mayor told ABC News on air.
“Pulling out of Kyiv doesn’t mean that the war is over. We are expecting the Russian military forces being back and targeting the capital of Ukraine,” Volodymyr Klitschko said.
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Today, as a result of heavy shelling in Kharkiv region, 10 civilians were killed, one child was among them. Also, it is reported that there are 11 injured. Izium is still the hottest spot in the region. Despite this, the Ukrainian military managed to destroy a column of enemy tanks at night and prevent the transfer of forces to Luhansk and Donetsk regions, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration informed.
There is no need to evacuate people from Kharkiv, the head of Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleg Synehubov said.
Based on independent projections, the Russian economy may fall by 10–15% this year because of sanctions, American security adviser Jake Sullivan told ABC News. Also, he believes Russia will cease to be one of the largest economies worldwide because of the USA's pressure.
The Joint Forces Operation troops have fended off 51 enemy attacks this week, destroying 39 tanks, 4 warplanes, 6 helicopters, and 5 cruise missiles. Also, they annihilated 70 armour and 55 automotive materiel, 22 artillery systems, and 17 drones.
Russian invaders have fired over ten missiles on the Dnipropetrovsk Region today, one of which was downed. Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Region Mykola Lukashuk said the 46th day has been one of the hardest ones so far.
The death toll of Kramatorsk shelling keeps mounting—57 civilians have died already as a result of the recent ballistic missile strike on the city’s railway station, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko reports.
The USA is ready to give Ukraine “the weapons it needs to beat back the Russians”, American national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on the air of ABC channel. The move comes in response to Ukraine seeking to bolster its military capabilities.
The Cabinet of Ministers has allocated the first billion from the state budget for the reconstruction of Ukraine from the reserve fund for 2022. The amount will be divided between several regions. UAH 400 million will be given to Kyiv region, UAH 250 million - for Chernihiv and Sumy regions, UAH 100 million - for Zhytomyr region, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal informed.
The latest HQ-22 (Red Banner-22) surface-to-air missile systems were delivered to Serbia by Chinese transport planes on Saturday, the Associated Press reported.
Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office has confirmed the abduction of Volodymyr Vakulenko, a writer and volunteer who lived in Izyum. He was abducted together with his son. The officials said that proceedings have been initiated on charges of kidnapping (pt. 1 of Art. 146-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The occupants staged a protest with Russian tricolors for the Russian media. 30 people were taken to the city square, Operational Command South reported. The command also reports on preparations for the so-called "referendum" to establish Kherson People's Republic.
According to Iryna Vereshchuk, 2,824 people have been evacuated to Zaporizhzhia today, including 213 from Mariupol, 202 from the Luhansk Region, and 2,409 from Polohy, Vasylivka, Berdiansk, and Melitopol. Meanwhile, the invaders keep blocking the convoy of evacuation buses from Zaporizhzhia.
Germany and France made a strategic mistake in 2008, blocking Ukraine's path to NATO, according to Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. In an interview with NBC News, he stressed that Ukraine has to pay now for this mistake.
Arestovych stated that the second phase of a full-scale Russian invasion started five days ago. The adviser to the head of the President's Office said this in an interview with Channel 24.
"It is just it didn't start the way they thought it would," Arestovych mentioned.
Russian occupation troops will attempt to break through our defensive line and advance into the areas of Severodonetsk, Popasna, Avdiivka and Kurakhovo. They will try to re-establish their positions in the area of Osokorivka and will not abandon their attempts to reach the administrative borders of the Kherson region.
Russian occupiers are strengthening their air defense systems in the Donetsk direction with S-350 Vityaz medium-range air defense missile systems, which are being brought to the area of Taganrog, Rostov Oblast.
Day 45 of the Russian invasion. The Russian Federation is making efforts to prepare for an offensive operation in the east of Ukraine, according to the General Staff. The command of the AFU does not exclude the possibility of Russia’s offensive in the direction of Sloviansk and Barvinkove. There is also a possibility of Russia stepping up its military operations in an attempt to besiege the city of Kharkiv.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba believes the war with Russia showed that the second strongest army in the world is Ukraine’s army, not Russia’s. He said this in an interview with NBC News.