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.
Footage of the destroyed An-225 Mriya up close. Source: Dmytro Antonov
At least five chassis racks from the An-225 Mriya will probably be usable, says Dmytro Antonov. The commission will decide on this issue. This is a unique thing, they are not made anywhere now, he added.
"The smallest aeroplane supported the Mriya - put its shoulder to the big brother," says Dmytro Antonov. That's why the wing of the An-225 has survived a little.
In Donetsk region, the occupying forces have had their hands full. The Ukrainian armed forces defeated a battalion tactical group of the Russian army in a few hours, according to the East Operational Tactical Group.
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"Carnations, Peonies, Hyacinths and other gifts for some reason did not appeal to the gore warriors, who could not stand such joy and lay down to rest," the report said.
More footage from the destroyed Gostomel airport. Source: Dmytro Antonov.
"Look, Rashists, do you recognise your helicopter? This will happen to everyone," Dmytro Antonov showed footage of a burned Russian helicopter.
The BBC HARDtalk programme has invited Maria Butina, a Russian woman convicted in the US several years ago for espionage. The co-founder of Ukraine's official Twitter account, Yarema Dukh, pointed this out.
Wow, @BBCHARDtalk are you feeling okay? You gave a floor to the Russian spy to spread propaganda. It’s not a figure of speech, she was convicted in the US few years ago for spying.
— Yarema Dukh (@yarko) April 2, 2022
Here’s a recent pic from Bucha near Kyiv to remind you how the Russians treat civilians pic.twitter.com/gEotqfOfZd
Streaming by An-225 Mriya crew commander Dmytro Antonov from the wrecked and looted Gostomel airport.
The entire Kyiv region has been liberated from the occupiers, Deputy Defence Minister Anna Malyar has said.
Don't stop calling on the world to help Mariupol - an appeal from the deputy commander of the Azov NGU regiment.
"Help us to fight. Take the children away. Do all you can to defeat evil. You can't hold a gun in your hands - treat, build, produce, block Russian websites and groups, shout about the crimes. Don't stop calling on the world to help Mariupol.
Ukraine is a nation of winners, a nation of heroes.
Mariupol is Ukraine!"
Missile attack on Mirgorod: Airstrip, airfield infrastructure were damaged and a fuel and lubricants train caught fire, Poltava regional state administration chairman Dmytro Lunin said. The number of casualties is being specified. Ukrainian air defence destroyed several Russian cruise missiles.
The mayor of Irpin showed a video taken next to the burnt-out An-225 Mriya.
The SES reminded how to handle the shells:
"They must not be touched, moved, dismantled, heated or otherwise handled.
Report such finds to rescuers or the police. Tell your children about it".
Ukrainian fighters have cleared Mikhailo-Kotsyubynske (Chernihiv Region) of Russians, according to Operational Command North.
The National Police have begun a sweep of Bucha - checking every yard and shelter, talking to people and assisting locals. Soldiers of the National Police's Special Operations Regiment, SAFARI, comprising representatives of special police units, KORD and Tor fighters, as well as experts from the explosive ordnance disposal service, are working at the site.
On 2 April, 1,263 people left Berdyansk and Melitopol in their own vehicles. In Luhansk region, 2,650 people were evacuated from the towns of Severodonetsk, Rubizhne, Lysychansk, Kreminna, Popasna and Nizhny.
Those who steal in Irpin and on vacated adjacent territories will be severely punished, Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn has said. The police have already drawn up a patrolling plan.
YouTube refused to unblock 36 channels of Russian propagandists, despite claims by Roskomnadzor, Russia's TASS reports.
Local residents of Izyum district "treated" the occupant with poisoned pies, Ukrainian scouts report. Yes, two died immediately, 28 more were admitted to intensive care. Another 500 Russians are in hospital with alcohol poisoning of unknown origin.
The flag of Ukraine has been flown over the Chornobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve.
This is how the State Emergencies Service of Ukraine demines the area, rescuers showed.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have prepared trouble for the occupier, "you will soon see for yourself", Andriy Yermak announced, posting a photo with Valeriy Zaluzhny after a meeting with the president.
Not with tractors, but still: the National Guard dragged trophy Russian equipment to the rear - 2S3 Akatsiya and MT-LB.
Russian occupiers who have withdrawn to Belarus are trying to send loot to Ukraine by express delivery to the Russian Federation, the General Staff has said. And there is a video here:
A Ukrainian flag has been hung over the village council of the liberated Nemyshayiv (Borodyanskyy district, Kyiv region), the National Guard has reported.
Sumy region:
The enemy has blocked the road out of the town of Buryn, a large accumulation of military equipment is being recorded there. Putyvlya is cordoned off by occupier checkpoints. Yurieve - Russians conduct raids: search for weapons, conduct census - AFU General Staff.
Information is spreading in the unrecognised Transnistrian region about the military of the so-called "PMR" being forcibly forced to take part in the war against Ukraine - the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff.
The Russian military is beginning to panic over radiation exposure of personnel of units based in the Chornobyl zone, the Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff has said. The Belarusian urban type settlement of Bragin recommends avoiding the Russian military.
Lithuania has completely refused from Russian gas, according to the country's Ministry of Energy. From April 1, the country's gas transmission system operates without supplies from Russia, according to the website of the agency, which refers to the data of the operator of the Lithuanian gas transmission system Amber Grid.
The open-air museum of "demilitarization of Russian armored vehicles" has been shown by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
Suspilne Kharkiv, referring to medical area sources, states that there are no victims of the shelling of a hospital in Balaklia.
The occupiers hit the Khmelnytsky region - shelled Shepetivka, the head of the regional state administration Serhiy Gamaliy informed. He asked locals not to post photos and videos on social media. However, a video with clubs of black smoke over the city has already appeared.
Not only do they buy a new one, but they also restore the damaged one - the Come Back Alive Foundation showed a photo of a repaired drone, which will return to the forefront.
According to the Ministry of Finance, Ukraine is spending about $ 10 billion a month on fighting, the President's Office informed.
The head of the Poltava regional state administration Dmitry Lunin reported about three hits on infrastructure in Myrhorod. The implications of enemy strikes are being clarified. Preliminary, nobody was wounded.
The Russian occupiers hit the Balaklia district hospital. The building is partially damaged, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Administration Oleh Synegubov informed. Patients and staff need to be evacuated, it is about 70 patients and medical staff.
Andriy Shevchenko, former head coach of the national team of Ukraine, commented on the words of FIFA President Gianni Infantino about the war in Ukraine, Tribune reports. "I do not agree with the words of Infantino. This is not a conflict, this is a real war and genocide of the Ukrainian people by Russia," Shevchenko said.
"Sanctions against Russia are not enough, Mikhailo Podoliak, advisor to the President's office head, wrote on Twitter: "to collapse Russia's economy and stop the killing of Ukrainians, you need either a direct embargo on all Russian energy resources, or an indirect embargo due to the closure of ports for Russian goods (85% oil - tankers). Or tell us: "Fight to the last Ukrainian".
The Embassy of Ukraine in the United Kingdom has decided to use part of the funds raised through http://withukraine.org to purchase not just ordinary ambulances, but armored ones.
We have already purchased the first batch of 30 such cars, 15 of which will leave for Ukraine early next week, the Embassy wrote on Twitter.
The correspondent of the TV channel "Suspilne" showed what Chuguiv in Kharkiv region looks like, it was under shelling and partial occupation for a long time.
The developers of the game EVE Online together with the players raised $ 501,652 to help Ukraine, according to the developer's page CCP Games.
The Pope can visit Kyiv. A NBC News reporter asked Pope Francis if he was thinking of visiting Kyiv. The Pope replied that this issue was indeed on the agenda.
Yuriy Mysiahin, member of Ukrainian parliament, published a video of an incredibly accurate shot of soldiers of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In the Kherson region, a T-72B3 tank from the 205th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Federation was destroyed by Javelin. The distance to the target was 2300 m.
The occupiers hit the Dnipropetrovsk region, according to the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Administration Valentyn Reznichenko. One rocket hit the railway. Tracks and catenaries are badly damaged. Train cars exploded, trains were stopped. Previously, no one was killed. The second missile hit an open area, one person was injured.
The curfew was increased in the Kyiv region, in the settlements of Brovary, Vyshgorod and Bucha districts, which were under Russian occupation and recently liberated by the Ukrainian defense forces. Restrictions will apply in these towns and villages from 21:00 on April 2 to 06:00 on April 5.
The 130th Battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed another infantry fighting vehicle of the enemy
The occupiers are using new units from the Kursk region to "somehow keep their troops from defeat." These new troops are not a direct threat to Kyiv, Sumy or Chernihiv, said Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to the head of the President's Office, at the briefing.
A gradual offensive of Ukrainian troops is taking place in the Kherson direction. The enemy holds the defense.
In the east, the occupiers continue to try to surround the environmental groups from the captured Izyum to the south and from the captured Volnovakha to the north. Arestovych assured that the military-political leadership is aware of the situation and is making appropriate efforts.
Video of the consequences of the occupiers' battle with Ukrainian defenders in the Kyiv region. Some of the attackers were killed and some were taken prisoner. There are also trophies among the equipment.
Oleksiy Honcharenko, member of Ukrainian parliament, published a photo from Hostomel, Kyiv region, where the plane "Mriya" ("Dream") was destroyed
Former war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte, who represented the prosecution in the trial against Slobodan Milosevic, has called on the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for Russian leader Vladimir Putin. An interview with her was published by the Swiss Le Temps.