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

On April 28 occupants fired two missiles at the Fastiv community in the Kyiv region. The explosion started a fire, objects of infrastructure were damaged. Two buildings were destroyed, around ten were damaged. The injured were transferred to the hospital. Photos from the scene were published by the National Police.

The 80th Separate Assault Brigade of the AFU shows the destruction of Russian occupants together with their armored machinery.

Ukrainian court seized and handed over to the National Agency for Asset Detection, Search and Management Glukhov quarry of quartzites, the State Bureau of Investigations informs. Most of the extracted mineral from the quarry went to Russia and could be used by the aggressor in the manufacture of missiles, which then struck the peaceful cities of Ukraine.

The slowdown of negotiations with Russia has two reasons: the atrocities of the Russian military near Kyiv and Russia's availability of resources to continue hostilities, advisor of the President's office head Mykhailo Podolyak said in his interview with Radio Svoboda.

Advisor of the OP head Mykhailo Podolyak said in his interview with Radio Svoboda that it is far more important for Russia to destroy Mariupol than to exchange detained pro-Russian politician Victor Medvedchuk.

Russian Army robs the museums of Mariupol and takes out unique exhibits of art to Donetsk, Ombudswoman Lyudmyla Denisova informs. Occupants have already stolen over 2 thousand exhibits from the local history museum, the Kuindzhi Art Museum, and the Museum of Medallion Art of Mariupol.

Russian manufacturers are warned about the danger of Russian software, the Ukrainian Defence Intellegence informs. Primarily, these are Kaspersky antivirus programs: Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Kaspersky Internet Security, Kaspersky Total Security. It turned out that the use of these programs leads to the interception of computer control, information leakage, the ability to install and execute third-party program code, and so on.

One person died as a result of the night shelling of Kyiv. The mayor of the capital Vitaliy Klitschko informed about it: "Rescuers who continue to inspect and dismantle the rubble of a residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district, where a missile hit yesterday, found the body of the killed person."

The General Staff updated the data on the losses of the invaders:

Athlete Alina Peregudova died in Mariupol, Mariupol City Council writes. She was 14 years old and was expected to reach great achievements in weightlifting. Alina was a candidate for the national team of Ukraine. And last year at the national championship she won gold medals. The girl was killed by the enemy shells, along with Alina Russian soldiers killed her mother.

Explosions can be heard in Odesa, Suspilne Odesa reports.

Another call interception by the Security Service of Ukraine: a Russian soldier who came to our territory cannot recover from the shock and shares his impressions of the war with his friend. He admits that he no longer sees a high goal in his actions, and says that there are terrible losses in his company: out of 67 soldiers, only 10 remain. At the same time, Dagestanis and Chechens are fleeing, saying "this is not their war."

Mikhail Podoliak, the advisor to the chief of the president’s office, believes that the hostilities will definitely be transferred to the Russian territory. He stated this in an interview with Radio Svoboda. According to him, there will be more and more accidents at Russian oil depots and weapons depots.

The Ukrainian authorities of the occupied Energodar were transferred to work in Zaporizhzhia, the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration reports. Such relocation was caused by cases of forced dismissal of local authorities in the occupied territories. "Currently, we see a tendency that the invaders are beginning to dismis our authorities and forcing them to stop work of public institutions, electricity supply institutions, life support institutions. We can not let it happen, so we took measures to support the town," - said the head of Regional Military State Administration Oleksandr Starukh.

Russia has exported 63 billion euros in energy resources since the invasion of Ukraine that began on February 24. The vast majority of this amount (44 billion euros) came from the European Union. This is evidenced by a study by the Finnish Center for Energy and Clean Air Research (CREA).

The OSCE is closing a special monitoring mission in Ukraine, as Russia blocked its work. This was stated by OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Zbigniew Rau and Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid, according to the organization's press service.

In the morning, the Russians shelled a school building with artillery in Sievierodonetsk, Serhiy Haidai, head of the Luhansk Regional State Administration informs. After the shell hit the building it caught fire. Rescuers arrived on time and put out the fire.

Since the beginning of the full-scale military invasion of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine, 84,797 explosive devices and 583.4 kg of explosives have been neutralized, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. In particular, the 1960 aerial bombs. To do this, rescuers examined an area of 15,139 hectares.

Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko showed what was left of the house that was shelled by the Russians at night, and commented on the shelling of the capital.

An enemy drone was shot down in Dnipropetrovsk oblast, Valentyn Reznichenko, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration reports. It fell in the village in the yard. "It slightly damaged the roof and window of the house, but everything is fine," Reznichenko writes.

In the Luhansk oblast, the number of those wishing to leave decreased from one thousand to 100-150 people per day, as the number of those who remained decreased 5-6 times, the head of the Luhansk Regional State Administration Serhiy Haidai informs.

There are still five evacuation routes: Sievierodonetsk, Lysychansk, Rubizhne, Popasna, and Hirske. It is not always possible to get to Rubizhne, Popasna, and Hirske. The situation has worsened so much that, for example, in Popasna it is dangerous to bury the dead. The bodies are being taken to other settlements and are buried there.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has said that long-range weapons will play a crucial role in the Ukrainian military's countering of Russian invasion in the combat for Donbas. The US Secretary of Defense said it at a joint briefing with his Canadian colleague Anita Anand.

As of the morning of April 29, more than 617 children became victims in Ukraine as a result of armed aggression by the Russian Federation, according to the Prosecutor General's Office. According to official figures, 219 children were killed and more than 398 were injured to varying degrees.

The most affected were children in Donetsk oblast - 139, Kyiv oblast - 115, Kharkiv oblast - 95, Chernihiv oblast - 68, Kherson oblast - 44, Mykolaiv oblast - 43, Luhansk oblast - 37, Zaporizhia oblast - 27, Sumy oblast - 17, Kyiv city - 16, Zhytomyr oblast - 15.

Advisor to the chief of the president’s office Mykhailo Podoliak believes that there is still a chance for a special round of negotiations with Russia in Mariupol, he said it in an interview with Radio Svoboda.

The Kyiv City State Administration has published data on the victims of the missile attack on a residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district: 10 people were injured, 4 people were hospitalized. In the morning, road workers began cleaning the house.

In the Dnipropetrovsk oblast in the morning, the occupiers shelled two settlements with MLRS “Grad”: Velyka Kostromka and Maryanske. Some outbuildings were damaged. The head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration Valentyn Reznichenko reports. At this moment no injured people were recorded.

The Battle for Donbas remains Russia's main strategic focus, in order to achieve its stated aim of securing control over the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, British intelligence reports. In these oblasts fighting has been particularly heavy around Lysychansk and Sievierodonetsk, with an attempted advance south from Izyum to Slovyansk. Due to Ukraine's strong resistance, Russia's territorial gains were limited and achieved at a significant cost to Russian forces.

Military television showed how the Odesa territorial defense forces train. In particular, defenders get daily weapons training, training in tactical medicine, learn to use military protective equipment.

The Russians shelled the cities of Luhansk oblast 10 times during the past 24 hours, now battles are being fought for Orikhove, the head of the Luhansk Regional State Administration Serhiy Haidai reports. Sievierodonetsk, Lysychansk, Girske, Pryvillya, and Popasna came under enemy fire. The enemy repeatedly tried to attack the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Orikhovo and Svitlychne. Our military is giving a decent rebuff, but the Russians open fire at the settlements with all available weapons.

Military television showed the village of Buzova, Bucha district, Kyiv oblast, located 34 kilometers from the capital on the Kyiv-Zhytomyr highway, through which the invaders attacked. One part of the village the occupiers managed to capture, while on the other the Ukrainian military held the positions all the time. About the battles that took place here - in the report.

Germany and Greece are increasing gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria after Russia's Gazprom suspended supplies to those countries due to their refusal to pay in rubles, the Financial Times informs.

In the morning in occupied Donetsk the oil depot caught fire, local Telegram channels report.

General Staff: Russian invaders rob people in villages. For example, more than 60 tons of wheat and freight transport were stolen from an agricultural company in the town of Kamyanka-Dniprovska.

General Staff: in the Donetsk and Tavriya directions, the enemy is trying to prevent the regrouping of our troops, firing at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with artillery, mortars, and light artillery rocket systems along the entire frontline. The Russian occupiers continue the blockade of our units in Mariupol, in the Azovstal plant area.

General Staff: In the Slobozhanshchyna direction, the enemy continues to focus on holding positions in the Kharkiv area and trying to shell the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in certain areas. In the Izyum direction, the invaders focused their main efforts on conducting reconnaissance, identifying the defense positions of units of the Defense Forces and shelling them with artillery.

Germany is ready to stop buying Russian oil, writes WSJ. According to the newspaper, this paves the way for the European Union to ban oil imports from Russia. Berlin was one of the main opponents of sanctions on EU oil and gas trade with Moscow, but on Wednesday Germany's representatives in the EU withdrew their objections to a full embargo on Russia's oil, provided Berlin had enough time to secure alternative supplies.

Ukrzaliznytsia has scheduled additional evacuation trains for April 29:

11:30 - 219/220 Zaporizhzhia-1 - Lviv
14:30 - 220/219 Lviv - Zaporizhzhia-1
16:30 - 234/233 Pokrovsk - Chop
23:30 - 234/233 Chop - Dnipro
06:00 - 209/210 Ivano-Frankivsk - Kharkiv

Yesterday, the invaders shelled from Light Artillery Rocket System the settlements of Velyka Kostromka near Kryvyi Rih, according to Oleksandr Vilkul, the head of the Kryvyi Rih military administration. A 71-year-old man was killed in the shelling. Several houses were damaged. In the Apostolivka community, one of the residents picked up an unexploded cluster munition. It detonated and the man died.

CNN reports on an American who died defending Ukraine. Willy Joseph Cancel was killed this week. The 22-year-old man worked for a private military company, which sent him to Ukraine with his consent.

The main news that happened overnight:

- The US Congress supported the request of President Joe Biden to provide Ukraine with $33 billion in financial assistance, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.

- Hackers again attacked the government agencies of Ukraine. Cybercriminals send out e-mails on the topic "Decree of the President of Ukraine No 576/22 on unprecedented security measures." Once opened, the Meterpreter malware infects the computer.

- Russia is withdrawing part of its troops from Mariupol, but fierce fighting continues in the city and in the Donbas, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said in a summary of the course of the war in Ukraine.

- Russia is once again showing its blatant disregard for international law by bombing the city when UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov are present, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell tweeted.

- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the Alliance is ready to support Ukraine's fight against the Russian invasion in a war that could "last for months and years"

- The UK will send 8,000 servicemen to Eastern Europe for expanded training in countries from Finland to North Macedonia due to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

- Several dozen military policemen from the Netherlands are sent to Ukraine to investigate the war crimes of the Russian occupying army.

- OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau and OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid announced today that the OSCE will take immediate steps to close the Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.

- A number of countries advised their citizens to refrain from traveling and also to leave the Transnistrian region of Moldova.

- Canada will provide Ukraine with M777 howitzers. Canadian soldiers train Ukrainians to use long-range weapons.

Ben Brown from BBC wrote on Twitter: UN Secretary-General António Guterres is shocked by Russia's attack in Kyiv in the middle of his visit to the city.

My interview tonight in Kyiv with the UN Secretary General on his talks with President Zelensky - and his efforts to stop the fighting in #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/oNdzDdN2Jj

— Ben Brown (@BenBrownBBC) April 28, 2022

President Zelensky granted military awards to 214 Ukrainian defenders, including 14 postmortem awards.

Kharkiv Regional Administration informs that the enemy has been constantly attacking the region on April 28th.

In Mariupol, a 14-year-old weightlifter Alina Perehudova and her mother were killed under enemy fire. This information was posted on a Facebook page of the Donetsk Regional Sports Office.

A Russian missile hit a residential building in Kyiv. 10 people were wounded, 5 more were rescued from the rubble.

Operational Command North: The Senkivka direction, Chernihiv region, has been attacked today around 5 PM, with the total of 10 mortar projectiles and 12 AGS projectiles launched.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres during his press conference in Kyiv: UN is planning to provide cash allowances to a significant part of Ukrainians.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has published another address to the people of Ukraine.
He said that Ukraine is working on directing all the Russian assets seized worldwide toward restoring Ukraine and supporting its economy.

It has transpired that Poland is preparing to start military drills on 1 May, BBC reports.