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

In Mykolaiv region due to Russian shellings on April 3rd 49 residents were wounded, 1 of them is a child. It was stated by the Head of Mykolaiv Region Council Hanna Zamazyeeva in Telegram.

Wargaming company stated that it is going to leave Russia and Belarus. The whole its business in these countries has been separated into Lesta Studio company, as Wargaming web page informs.

Russia is spreading fake about the use of chlorine and phosphorus weapons by the Ukrainian soldiers on some southern and eastern directions. The citizens were informed of possible provocations by occupants, the Centre of Сounteractions against Disinformation of the Council of National Security and Defense of Ukraine informs.

Due to the shelling of Odesa Oil Refinery that occurred on April 3rd in the morning oil storage tanks were destroyed and communication equipment damaged - Office of the Prosecutor General informed.

Former Chancellor Angela Merkel considers the decision of the Bucharest NATO Summit in 2008 not to provide Membership Action Plan to Ukraine to be right in spite of criticism by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi - Merkel's press secretary in response to DPA agency's inquire, as WELT informs.

At least 16 Heads of communities have been kidnapped by the Russian occupants since the beginning of the war - the Committee on the State Power of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine informs.

Front pages of the world media about atrocities of occupants in Bucha.

From the beginning of the active phase of the war in Ukraine on February 24th in the Armed Forces of Ukraine 84 defenders have been recognized as Heroes, 42 of them posthumously - the Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov informed on Facebook.

Ukrainian intelligence informs that russo-fascists are organizing a smuggling channel for sanctioned goods through Georgia.

Russian occupants retreated from Chernihiv and are leaving the territory of the region. Currently there is a safe open way for humanitarian cargo - according to the Head of Chernihiv Region Military Administration Vyacheslav Chaus.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine allowed men of age from 18 to 60 years old to cross the border at the period of martial law if they are disabled and can prove it with a document - the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine informs.

Due to the war with Russia the budget loses about 2 billion UAH a day. But the final calculations will be made after the warfare - the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal told NV in his interview.

The President of France Emmanuel Macron claimed that he wants to fully block Russian export of coal and oil to the EU "this week" after atrocities of occupants in Bucha. CNN informs that he has said that to the French TV Channel France Inter.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece Nikos Dendias stated that his country will engage in restoration of Odesa after Russian-Ukrainian war.

On South of Ukraine occupants start regrouping. They plan to attack again with more efforts, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs.

In the Donetsk and Tavriya directions, the main efforts of the enemy are concentrated in the areas of the settlements of Rubizhne, Popasna, preparation for the attack on Severodonetsk, as well as gaining full control over the city of Mariupol. On it today the enemy struck 8 air strikes, street fights proceed. Ukrainian defenders hold the defense the city, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.

On Slobozhanshchyna direction the enemy keeps blocking Kharkiv, shells the city with artillery and regroups troops. They strengthen anti-aircraft defense of important objects near Belgorod and in areas of concentration of troops on Kharkiv direction, the General Staff informed. There is a high probability of the air and missile strikes at the civilian facilities of Kharkiv and the preparation of the offensive towards Slovyansk is in progress.

During the day, rescuers found 4,886 explosive objects in the territory of the Kyiv region, the Kyiv Military Regional Administration reports.

In New York, actors of Broadway theaters took part in a rally in support of Ukraine. It was held in Times Square despite heavy rain, Voice of America reports. 

Актеры бродвейских театров вышли в дождливый весенний день на площадь Таймс-Сквер в Нью-Йорке, чтобы выразить поддержку народу Украины, противостоящему военной агрессии России. pic.twitter.com/wx3QB8uggX

— Голос Америки (@GolosAmeriki) April 4, 2022

Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine received a list of servicemen of the 64th separate motorized rifle brigade directly involved in the commission of war crimes against the people of Ukraine in the city of Bucha.

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In Irpin' ruso-fascists shot the portraits of the ATO Ukrainian heroes in the town's Heroes Alley.

Video by Dmytro Khrystyuk

At night the occupiers shelled Odesa. The missiles did not hit the target, but there are destructions of non-residential buildings, was informed by the Operational Staff Pivdenj. There are no victims, other circumstances under investigation.

Also, the occupiers have hit several missiles strikes on Mykolaiv from the very morning.

Working "Cannibals tractors"

“A veteran?! I do not care**** about those medals! We were promised medals…”Each of you will receive a medal and money for this”, and I say: go fuck yourself! Bring me home! I do not fucking need your medals…” – one more conversation of a racist with friends, intercepted by Security Service of Ukraine.

Ruso-fascists tried to hide with the help of pine trees in Ichnya direction. Did not work.

How a gynecology department of one of the hospitals in Mykolaiv after yesterday shelling looks like video by the mayor of the city Oleksandr Senkevych.

Consequences of yesterday’s shelling. A gynecology department of one of the hospitals in #Mykolaiv #Миколаїв. Luckily, neither medical staff, nor patients suffered. When you are told about denazification, recall this video as well. .#Ukraine #RussiaInvadedUkraine #StandWithUkraine

Наслідки вчорашніх обстрілів. Гінекологічне відділення однієї з лікарень #Миколаїв. На щастя, ні медики, ні пацієнти не постраждали. Коли вам кажуть про денацифікацію - згадуйте і це відео.#Ukraine #RussiaInvadedUkraine #StandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/XH4qmqjfir

— Alex Senkevich (@senkevich_alex) April 4, 2022

The State Borders of Ukraine in Sumy regions are under the AFU control, - the spokesman of Operational Staff of Odesa RMA citing the General Staff.

Video from Bucha by a journalist Denis Kazansjkyy

The police have detained 3 marauders robbing a petrol station in Kyiv region

Trophy vehicle “harvested” yesterday in Suly region

Photo: the Head of Sumy RMA Dmytro Zhyvytskyy

Within nearest 48-72 hours, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia will launch a process of full isolation from russia, the deputy of the Minister of Infrastructure Mustafa Nayem informs.

In case of positive decision, the borders with russian federation and belorassia will be fully closed, so automotive connection and other transport transportation will be impossible, he explained.

In Kharkiv because of russian occupiers shelling several peaceful citizens were killed and injured, there are children among them, Ministry of Foreign Affairs inform.

The object of critical infrastructure in Ternopilj shelled by russians yesterday is in unusable condition. There will be no information on the place of the incident, the Head of Ternopilj Military Administration Volodymyr Trush announced.

Іrpin, April 2022:

Reznikov also expressed gratitude to the Chief Commander of AFU Valeriy Zaluzhnyy and his deputies Evhen Moisyuk, Mykola Balan, and Sergiy Shaptal.

“There is no such warlord in Europe who has military managerial experience of such scale. No one! There are only several in the whole world.”

The Minister of Defense Oleksiy Reznikov: Only in Buch a number of killed people is higher than in Vukovar.

“Shots in the head of women and men with bound arms – it is absolute inhumanity. Those murders are not taken as a part of war. It is even difficult to classify them as terrorism or crimes. This is nature of those mad executioners who broke into our land. This was last done by SS”.

Total combat losses of the enemy as of April 4:

• Personnel - 18300

• Tanks - 647

• Military armoured vehicle - 1844 pcs

• Artillery systems – 330

• MLRS - 107

• Anti aircraft warfare systems - 54

• Aircrafts – 147

• Helicopters – 134

• Automobile vehicle - 1273

• Boats - 7 од,

• Fuel tanks - 76,

• Drones - 92,

• Special equipment - 25.

• Mobile SRMB systems - 4.

During April 1-3, 53 persons have been detained, they had gathered information for the occupiers and supported the enemy – National Police.

Any russian-Ukrainian reconcilation through culture is impossible during the war. No way – The Ministry of Culture.

The forecast is the following – until a single orc remains at our land.

Plans of active humanitarian corridors on April 4, 2022

Today a humanitarian corridor from Mariupol to Zaporizhzhia will be working. The route will be working for private cars. Now 15 buses for evacuation leave Zaporizhzhia to Mariupol now.

A delegation of the Red Cross International Committee plan to continue moving to Mariupol from Mangush Town together with 7 buses.

Also, today evacuation of people from Severodonetsjk, Popasna, Lysychansk, Rubiznhe and Nyzhnje village of Luhansk region takes place.

Advice to Ukrainians on how to protect themselves in the conditions of cyberwar from the head of the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine, lieutenant colonel Yuriy Shchyhol:

- Never open links and files sent in emails from unknown addresses.

Most of the attacks are now aimed at personal devices, computers of common users. Emails containing malicious files are sent which contain information that may be of interest to a person, such as losses."

- If you receive suspicious letters or messages, send them to the "CERT UA" team.

- Change passwords to email clients and especially to social networks more often, because attackers try to crack passwords and compromise your accounts. This is one of the tools of information war, we can even say the main one.

Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk - on the work of humanitarian corridors scheduled for April 4.

President Zelensky at the Grammy Awards:

The Kyiv metro will start running across the South Bridge again - the Kyiv City State Administration.

Traffic in both directions on the North Bridge of the capital has also been completely restored. Darnytskyi Bridge also available for the movement of vehicles.

A resident of a village in the Kyiv oblast seized a box of ammunition from the Russian occupiers. She hid the trophy in a rabbit cage.

Summary of General Staff as of 8:00 a.m.

Relatively quiet night was in many regions: in Volynj region, Zakarpattya, Rivne, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Khmeljnytsjkyy, Vinnytsia, Kirovograd, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsjk, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Cherkassy, and Poltava region.

It was not quiet in Odesa region: at night there was a missile strike on Odesa. There is a hit on an infrastructure object. Details are under specification.

Ternopilj region: during air alarm yesterday about 22:30 the enemy stroke an enemy’s object on an oil deport territory in Ternopilj. There are no victims. Employees of SESU and police are working at the location.

Kharkiv: in the evening the occupiers shelled Slobidsjkyy district of Kharkiv – 7 people have been killed, 34 people have been injured, 3 children among them. The combats continue in Izyum direction.

Donetsk region. Marjinka –an attempt to attack. The attack was repelled. Now everything is under control. Avdiivka – shelling with jet artillery. There are injured people among civilians, destroyed living houses and infrastructure. Krasnogorivka, Vugledar, Svitlogorsk – shelling. Mariupol remains the same. Blockade. A green corridor promised to the Red Cross did not work.

Luhansk region: almost all towns are under constant shelling, there are fires everywhere. Scale of destructions and data of victims are under specification now. Two volunteers providing humanitarian help were killed yesterday in Novodruzhesjk during artillery shelling.

Mykolaiv region. Shelling day and night. Data of victims because of night shelling is under specification. Yesterday evening Ochakiv town was shelled, there are killed and injured ones.

The situation in Kherson region is getting worse. Explosions and shelling – at the territory of all the region, especially at the borders of Dnipropetrovsjk and Mykolaiv region. There is no electricity and water in villages, medicines are absent at all, shops are closed since the beginning of the war. Situation is critical. For 24 hours 67 villages remain without electricity and water supply.

Chernihiv region: AFU are checking the released from the occupiers villages in Chernihiv region in northern part now and closer to the border. There was no shelling of Chernihiv, constant air alarms.

Kyiv region. Cleaning and demining continue in Bucha, Vyshgorod, and Brovary districts. In communities occupied they are holding activities on demining, gas, electricity supply, and connection restoration, humanitarian help is being delivered. Also, police are documenting crimes committed towards peaceful citizens by the occupiers. Reinforced curfew is set.

“During war half tones and grey colors are not acceptable. It is either black, or white. You are either at one side, or another. It is time to be defined”, Ukrainian writer Dorje Batuu.

Since the beginning of the war, the Russian invaders have already committed 4,204 crimes in Ukraine, which law enforcement officers have already managed to record.