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.
During April 7, servicemen of the Joint Forces Operation successfully repulsed 7 enemy attacks.
"Our soldiers inflicted losses on the Russian occupiers. In particular, Ukrainian defenders destroyed 4 tanks, 10 units of armored and 11 units of vehicles, 2 enemy artillery systems," the Joint Forces Operation informed.
Zelensky approached Ukrainians in an already traditional evening video address.
"If everyone in the world had at least ten percent of the courage we Ukrainians have, there would be no danger to international law at all. There would be no danger to the freedom of nations. We will spread our courage. We will launch a special global campaign," the president stated.
The Stugna-P anti-aircraft missile system (Scythian) accurately hits another Russian tank.
A curfew is introduced in Irpen for three days - from 21:00 on April 7 to 9:00 on April 11. The entrance to the city will be completely closed, Irpen Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn informed.
The Russian media Medusa published a video made by a drone in Bucha, which proves that the bodies of civilians on Jablonska Street and neighboring streets appeared before Russian troops left the city.
Zelensky welcomed the suspension of Russia's participation in the UN Human Rights Council.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky considers it unlikely that Russia will use nuclear weapons. The head of state added that the Russian leadership loves life and does not want to give up power. He stated this to the Indian TV channel Republic Media Network.
The Russians shelled the Dnipropetrovsk region three times today. Four people died, the chairman of the Dnipropetrovsk regional council Mykola Lukashuk informed.
For the first time since 1994, the British rock band Pink Floyd released a new track - Hey Hey Rise, to support Ukraine. This track contains the vocals of Ukrainian musician Andriy Khlyvnyuk. All proceeds from the sale will be directed to humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
"In the liberated territories, we are developing the same programs that are in place for internally displaced persons. Food, medicine and basic necessities are primarily sent to these territories," said the Prime Minister.
The EU has agreed on a fifth package of sanctions against Russia. The new package includes businessmen, journalists and the military, and sanctions include a ban on coal imports and a ban on arms supplies to Russia.
Dmytro Kuleba stated about Zelensky's task set by the President to diplomacy: "All weapons that can be obtained from partners should arrive as soon as possible in a steady stream to the frontline. Literally: do whatever needed, but the army must receive weapons."
Our task at the negotiations is to make the success of the Armed Forces of Ukraine legally binding, the head of the Ukrainian delegation David Arahamiya declared.
26 bodies have been got from the rubble of two bombed-out apartment buildings in Borodyanka. This was announced by Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova.
"Air strikes on housing infrastructure were insidiously inflicted by the enemy in the evening, when there were a maximum of people at home. The target was exclusively civilians - there were no military facility there," Venedyktova emphasized.
Oleg Synegubov, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military State Administration, told that there were no grounds for evacuating Kharkiv residents.
The spring conscript in 2022 has been cancelled in Ukraine.
On April 7, Russian fascist troops carried out six attacks on the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the area of the operational and tactical group "East".
As a result of the fighting, the enemy lost:
- personnel - up to 90
- tanks - 4
- Fighting infantry machines - 5
- Artillery transporters - 9
- aircraft - 1
- Drones - 3
The Russian soldiers have been prohibited to answer calls from Ukraine and Bilorus. This order was signed by the head of the missile forces and artillery of the aggressor country, Mykhailo Matveevsky. This was reported in the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense.
Prime Minister Denys Shmygal informed that 500,000 internally displaced persons have officially registered in Ukraine so far. About the same number of people have already returned from abroad. However, millions of Ukrainians still remain in other countries.
Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova said on the air of the telethon that 26 bodies were found in Borodyanka under the rubble of just two houses. According to her, the village was bombed by aircraft, which resulted in many civilian casualties.
Ukrainian air defenses will shoot down Russian military planes in the event of an attempt to enter Transnistria, the General Staff said.
The United States and its partners handed over 60,000 anti-tank and 25,000 anti-aircraft systems to Ukrainian troops. This was stated by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Millie at a budget hearing in the US Senate on Thursday, April 7.
The occupier was frightened by the Ukrainian drone and ran away to the position of his unit, discovering its location. The orcs were destroyed.
Video and photo by Mykola Kolesnyk.
Evacuation is blocked in east of Ukraine. Almost 500 evacuees from Luhansk region were stuck at the station due to an air strike on Barvinkove station in Donetsk region. This was announced by the head of the Luhansk Regional State Administration Serhiy Haidai.
Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics reported on the return of the diplomatic mission to the Ukrainian capital. He announced this on Twitter.
This evening Latvian diplomats resumed their work in the Embassy in #Kyiv, Ambassador will join them after consultations in #Riga. I am very grateful to our diplomats who work in #Ukraine for their dedication and service #StandWithUkraine
Servicemen of the 25th Separate Airborne Brigade of Sicheslav destroyed another tank of Russian invaders.
In an interview with the Indian media Republic Media Network, Volodymyr Zelensky spoke about the atrocities of the occupiers in Ukraine and negotiations with Russia after Bucha, as well as about the countries - guarantors of security, including India, the world's largest democracy. Follow the link to watch the video.
The Russians continue to redeploy weapons and equipment to the port of Berdyansk, the General Staff informs.
The US Senate has unanimously voted to suspend Russian special trade status and ban imports of Russian energy products in response to its invasion of Ukraine, the NYT reports.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed an "elite" unit of the Russian army - a motor rifle brigade from the Amur oblast.
There will soon be no orcs who dig the trenches in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. And those who will be in direct contact with them will also get radiation exposure, Enerhoatom reported.
In Melitopol, which is occupied by the Russian military, the number of people abducted by them exceeded a hundred. This was reported by the mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov.
Russia has acknowledged that it has suffered significant losses in Ukraine.
"We have suffered significant losses of armed forces, it is a huge tragedy for us," said press secretary for the Russian president Dmitry Peskov.
The Russian invaders struck from the air the railways near the Barvinkove station, Donetsk railway. It is the only Ukrainian-controlled railway exit from Slovyansk, Kramatorsk, and Lyman, informs Oleksandr Kamyshin, chairman of the board of Ukrzaliznytsia.
The Russian military is cynically violating human rights in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. The enemy forbade men to leave the occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia oblast. Informs the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the Russian invader continued preparations for the offensive in eastern Ukraine. According to the information, the occupiers are regrouping troops to complete the formation of the offensive group.
NATO will increase assistance to Ukraine. We will be given protection from chemical or biological attacks, also NATO will strengthen its support of Ukraine in cybersecurity matters.
This was stated by Secretary General of the Alliance Jens Stoltenberg on April 7 during a briefing, the BBC reports.
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to suspend Russia's participation in the Human Rights Council. All because of gross and systematic human rights violations in Ukraine by the Russian military.
Another "Orlan-10" of the Russian Federation was landed by specialists in electronic warfare in the Luhansk oblast, the 24th Mechanized Brigade reports.
Mariupol City Council published a photo of Mariupol before and after the invasion of Russian troops.
"Ukrainian Mariupol vs Mariupol after the invasion of "liberators", - written in the description of the photo.
In the Kherson region, the Armed Forces detained four servicemen of the Russian Federation. The occupiers are currently being interrogated.
There are no more undamaged hospitals in Luhansk region. Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, every medical institution in the Luhansk region has been shelled, Luhansk Regional State Administration head Serhiy Haidai stated.
On the recordings intercepted by the Security Service of Ukraine it is heard how the invader complains about its command and tells that they are not even mentioned: "I am totally forgotten here, at all. They have been thinking for two weeks 2 that we are already dead".
The occupiers are waiting for a rotation to submit an application for dismissal immediately after arriving in Russia.
Attempts by Russia to attack Kyiv again are not excluded by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The probability that the Russian army will make another attempt to capture Kyiv is high.
This was stated at a briefing by Deputy Chief of Staff of the Land Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Gruzevych.
The situation in Mariupol is currently difficult, but the city is holding ground. As of today, the Ukrainian flag is there, street fights are going. The city was badly damaged by artillery and air strikes by the enemy. This was stated by Defense Ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk during a briefing at the Ukrainian Media Center.
The course of the war with Russia will be decided by the battle for Donbas, t head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak stated in Telegram.
Map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the movement of Russian troops according to the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom.
Units of the State Border Guard, Operational Forces Department "Siversk" hoisted the Ukrainian flag over Gremyach, Chernihiv region. Gremyach is the northernmost point of Ukraine.