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.
At the beginning of March, it was revealed that russia had bombed the Desna stadium in Chernihiv. Similar destiny was for Irpinj stadium Champion : 12 strikes in the field and 6 more strikes in the tribune. Photos - ITV Inform agency.
FBI destroyed a botnet created by russian hackers with the help of Cyclops Blink virus. It infected domestic and office net equipment.A hacker group Sandworm is considered as the Cyclops Blink developer, it is the 74455 division of Chief Directorate of Intelligence of russian federation.
The Minister of Internal Affairs Denys Monastyrsjkyy assured that russian troops made crimes in all towns an villages of Kyiv region where they stayed. "There is no town with no victims, there is no village or a small town with no destructions", he said.
The Minister of Justice Denys Malyusjka: if russia continues to terrify the world with its crimes, then till the end of summer Ukraine can obtain its first reparations. There are two ways: difficult legal (to give russia a special status and transfer frozen money to a separate account), and simple political (a law adopted in a country where the money frozen, to transfer it to Ukraine).
Ukraine will receive 10 anti-tank systems for each Russian tank, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken states.
A part of Russian aviation based on Belarus territory was redeployed to Syescha in Bryansk region of Russia (north from Chernihiv and Sumy regions). Now there are military helicopters, fighter aircrafts, An-124 and Il-76 aircrafts, Skhemy (Schemes) project informs referring the data from the satellite.
Ukraine has de facto stopped trading with Russia, and will soon do so de jure. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to formalize the cessation of trade, which occurred after Russia's attack on Ukraine.
The Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the Armed Forces of Ukraine recorded "a little song about fertilizers": "Ukrainian land will flourish and blossom for under the chernozems a moscal will rot some".
Moldova does not have information that the airfield in Tiraspol (the Russian-occupied part of Moldova) is being prepared to receive Russian aircrafts. According to President Maia Sandu such works are held on the airfield every spring, but "it doesn't mean there is no risk".
German specialists have meticulously investigated the satellite shots of Bucha and have no doubts that the bodies of the murdered people had long been where they were found after the withdrawal of Russian troops. The information is provided by the spokesman of federal government Steffen Hebestreit.
The Secretary of State of the USA Anthony Blinken believes that Ukraine will save its sovereignty and independence. "The problem is it may take time, and in the meantime, tremendous death and destruction", the main American diplomat says in his interview for NBC.
City Council deputy from OPZZh (OPFL) party Andriy Shevchyk was elected as the head of occupant "administration" of Enerhodar. After the election he signed "a decree" according to which the legitimate mayor Dmytro Orlov is allegedly fired.
Polish President Andrzej Duda agrees that Russia's actions in Ukraine is the genocide of Ukrainian people. In his interview to CNN he says that the goal of Russian invasion is the extermination of Ukrainians as a nation.
In an exclusive interview with @DanaBashCNN, Polish President @AndrzejDuda says it's "hard to deny" genocide in Ukraine following horrific images showing the killing of civilians. pic.twitter.com/A9QoHNs9Rl
— CNN (@CNN) April 6, 2022
The Government predicts significant underperformance of the state budget in the second quarter. Starting May the shortage of social spending is possible. Although, it might not happen if the economy works; Ukraine also counts on the donor assistance of special drawing rights from the IMF.
ZN.ua informs that Mykhailo Pohrebynskyy, Viktor Medvedchuk's colleague of many years, has fled Ukraine. After this the SSU conducted searches of his house. He is 75, which means he has the right to cross the border.
83 million Euro were raised on the concerts in Europe by the celebrities.
The legend of FC "Southampton" Matt Le Tissier momentarily looses his job in the club after questioning the Bucha massacre. No merit helped.
US Agency of International Development (USAID) informs they helped to ship 5 000 sets of equipment for Starlink satellite Internet from SpaceX to Ukraine.
On April 6, more than 14,000 people were evacuated by Ukrzaliznytsia trains from Kramatorsk, Slovyansk and Lozova. Fifteen minutes after one of the trains passed Lozova station, three missiles hit it.
Ukrainian volunteer animation artists have created an emotional video that transmits the pain of war.
Ukrzaliznytsya restores suburban communication from Sumy to Kharkiv. Trains will run twice a day.
Ukraine can win the war, a representative of the Pentagon John Kirby stated during the briefing.
"Mariupol is still not taken. He’s [Russian president Volodymyr Putin] moved his forces out of Kyiv. He’s moved his forces out of Chernihiv. They haven’t taken Kharkiv. They haven’t taken Mykolaiv in the south. So I think the proof is literally in the outcomes that you’re seeing every day... They can absolutely win the war".
A temporary crossing of the river is being built instead of the bridge that was blown up in the first days of the war on the R-30 road between the city of Irpin and Kyiv, — the photos are provided by EPA.
Radio Svoboda published a story from Borodyanka that was under Russian occupation for over a month. Local citizens talk on shelling, atrocities and cases of looting on the part of the Russians.
Croatia is going to expel a certain number of Russian diplomats following the example of many other member states of the EU and NATO. This was announced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Gordan Grlić Radman on Wednesday in Brussels.
The mayor of Kharkiv Ihor Terekhov believes there is no necessity of centralized evacuation from the city. "Kharkiv is well armed and ready for the defense. Neither the military-civil administration, nor the military, nor I as the mayor think that there is a necessity of centralized evacuation from Kharkiv".
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that Russia's new offense in Donbas can still be prevented: "They can still give us the weaponry that will actually stop this aggression. The West can do it. Just as they could have applied preventive sanctions last year to evade this invasion. If this mistake will be made again it will become a historic mistake for all Western World".
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy states that the new sanction package from the West "looks tellingly", but it still incommensurable with the evil Russia commits in Ukraine. He demands to cut off all Russian bank sector from SWIFT and implement embargo on power resources from Russia.
The Russian authorities were frightened by the world's reaction to the events in Bucha and changed their tactics: their troops started to remove the bodies of killed people from the streets and basements - Zelensky.
The first 100 Switchblade loitering munition also known as kamikaze drone are shipped to Ukraine, the Pentagon informs.
How occupants mask the explosive in residential buildings. One of the examples was shown by Dmytro Komarov, a journalist. Russians pressed the lid of the basement on the grenade launcher to the stairs and put an old rag on top. The vigilance of neighbors and their call to the police are what saved from the terrible.
"You know why your strategy doesn't work? Because progressive packages of sanctions, with an autocrat, doesn't work. That works with a democracy, with democrats who have a public opinion, a real public opinion", the deputy of the European Parliament, the ex-Prime Minister of Belgium Guy Verhofstadt lectures the leadership of the EU for procrastination with the punishment of the Russian Federation for crimes against Ukraine.
In Khmelnytskyy region three cars withdrawn for driving under the influence of alcohol will be passed to the AFU, the head of Khmelnytskyy Regional Administration Serhiy Hamaliy informs. He also states that the situation with driving under the influence of alcohol is getting better. Five times fewer cars than before are being withdrawn.
Water quality indicators in Ternopil region where ammonia pollution has occurred due to the enemy missile debris are improving, the head of Ternopil regional administration Volodymyr Trush informs.
Operational and tactical grouping Skhid (East) destroyed 60 occupants, three tanks, IFV and an aircraft.
The Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg on the Russia's war against Ukraine:N ATO's next strategic concept must reflect this new security reality".
"You broke a window in our house. We stole your tank", — the head of Mykolaiv regional administration Vitaliy Kim shows how Ukrainian security forces neutralized enemy machinery. (Caution! Offensive language.)
Four killed and four injured among peaceful citizens as a result of Russian shelling of Vuhledar, Donetsk region, the head of Donetsk regional administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko informs. One more person was killed at night in Ocheretyne.
It is too early to return to Chernihiv, the head of Chernihiv Regional administration Vyacheslav Chaus informs. City communications are in critical condition.
Russians shelled Lozova, Kharkiv region, with missiles, the mayor of Lozova Serhiy Zelenskyy informs. Previously, no victims.
Unpacking of commander's bag of Russian Guard occupant. Video recorded by the Police Chief of Kyiv region Andriy Nyebytov.
Communal workers together with the volunteers are cleaning the streets of Irpin. Fresh photos were published by the mayor Oleksandr Markuchyn. Nearly 20 % of city streets were cleaned up today.
The occupants shelled Balakliya, Kharkiv region. They hit residential buildings which resulted in three people being killed, Kharkiv regional Prosecutor's Office informs.
On April 6 in the JFO zone Ukrainian fighters reflected nine enemy attacks and destroyed:
- 6 tanks
- 5 units of armored and 6 units of motor vehicles
- 4 enemy artillery systems
- two aircrafts
- one cruise missile
- one enemy UAV.
The delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross was not allowed to enter Mariupol and arrested in the so-called "DNR" where they were kept for almost a day, Iryna Vereschuk, the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories, informs.
4 892 people were evacuated from the hotspots in Ukraine on April 6.
The Prime Minister of Slovenia responds to the Russian MFA's statement about the "unfriendly decision" to reduce the staff of the Embassy of the RF with the picture given below.
After the Russian shelling of Humanitarian Aid Center in Severodonetsk five people were injured, the head of Luhansk regional Administration Serhiy Haidai informs.