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

A father and son died in the Kryvyi Rih district. They exploded on ammo scattered by the occupiers' cluster missiles. They found them and brought them home, the head of Kryvyi Rih military administration Oleksandr Vilkul said.

Russians in the streets are being asked if they support the war. Spoiler: Yes. (video in Russian)

Turkey has stated its readiness to allocate ships for the evacuation of civilians and the wounded from Mariupol by sea. This was stated on Saturday by Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, Andalou news agency reports. According to him, the Turkish side is coordinating its actions with Russia and Ukraine.

The head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak published a video showing the occupiers using grenades against protesters in Energodar, as well as shooting at them

Another video from Bucha, published by lawyer Ilya Novikov. Lawyers document the facts of inhumane crimes of the occupiers for international courts.

Another group of refugees from Mariupol arrived in Lviv by rail - another 372 Ukrainians are safe.

The woman tells how the occupiers searched their homes and forced them not to leave the basement for weeks, how they targeted civilians and small children, tried to push all the loot into the undamaged cars when they fled during the liberation of the village by Operational Command North.

"I told everyone I met: ours [the Ukrainian army] are heroes, and you are the busters that are buried there in the trenches, and there is your place," the woman said.

Well-known Ukrainian TV presenter Dmytro Komarov published footage from Bucha liberated from the occupiers:

The enemy dispersed the rally against the Russian occupation in Energodar, Zaporizhia region, which was temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation, with automatic bursts and explosions, probably of light and noise grenades. However, the type of grenades was unknown. According to the Telegram-channel Energodar, there are wounded and captured by the Russians protesters.

Since the beginning of the full-scale war, more than 120 powerful cyberattacks on the resources of state authorities and the military administration of Ukraine have been promptly detected and neutralized, according to Artem Dekhyarenko, spokesman for the Security Service of Ukraine.

The largest number of them fell on the night of the invasion, when the enemy wanted to destroy all cyber defense in Ukraine. Security Service officers neutralized all attempts by the occupiers to paralyze strategically important electronic resources or use them to spread propaganda, Dekhtyarenko said.

The head of the Reintegration Ministry, Iryna Vereshchuk, has published a photo of Ukrainian servicemen freed from captivity

Bronze medalist of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, champion of the European and World Karate Games Stanislav Goruna expressed his respect and gratitude to the defenders of Chernihiv on video

On April 1, police found the dead photographer and documentary filmmaker Max Levin, according to the LB.ua. On March 13, Max Levin left for the Vyshhorod district of Kyiv region to film the fighting. Accompanied by serviceman Oleksiy Chernyshov, he headed towards the village of Moshchun, where the Russian occupiers repeatedly tried to build a pontoon crossing over the Irpin River. Later, fighting started hostilities there. The whereabouts and fate of Oleksiy Chernyshov have not been known yet.

The country-occupant, Russia, will strike cruise and ballistic missiles at Ukrainian cities "long, almost until the last day of the conflict", the adviser to the head of the President's Office Oleksiy Arestovych said on the air of the joint telethon.

Rescuers in Mykolaiv continue to clear the rubble in the building of the regional state administration where the Russian missile hit on March 29. According to the latest data from the head of the administration Vitaliy Kim, 35 people became victims of the shelling.

Army volunteer Yuri Biryukov published the documents of one of the dead occupiers and commented: "Moksha… out of the series "won't come up on purpose" Kusakin will not return to the Moksha district, there is nothing to return. Part of berets, part of vest, part of Kusakin".

Recent report from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:

• The enemy is trying to surround the Joint forces and reach the administrative borders of Luhansk and Donetsk regions. It is trying to establish full control over Mariupol.
• It also continues to maintain some frontiers in the temporarily occupied territories of Kyiv and Chernihiv regions, probably in the areas of the state border of Ukraine with Belarus and Russia, to restrain the actions of our troops.
• The enemy continues to block Kharkiv and tries to advance in the Izyum direction.
• In the South it tries to reach administrative borders of the Kherson region.
• Occupants involved up to 75 batallion tactical groups were involved in the war, up to 34 of them are currently being restored whereas 16 have been completely destroyed (information is being clarified).

The flag of Ukraine was raised at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, according to the State Specialized Enterprise "Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant". The flag-raising ceremony was attended by the station's operational personnel, who have been ensuring the nuclear and radiation safety of the Chornobyl NPP facilities during the difficult conditions of the occupation.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has published photos of another trophies seized in the north of Ukraine. There is the Russian portable satellite communication system "Auriga-1.2B". Developed in 2014 for Russia, this modern system provides high-speed satellite communication between units. Now in the service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The General Staff published the story of the destruction of one of the enemy's command and observation posts (COP) in the Luhansk region occurred a few weeks ago. On that day, the division of the mobile anti-tank unit of 81 separate airmobile brigade reached the designated area "for hunting".

Not to reveal themselves, the paratroopers moved secretly, several times hiding in the bushes from the tank passing nearby. The first launch from the anti-tank rocket complex destroyed the enemy's COP. Having used the hustle and bustle of the Russian occupiers, the paratroopers quickly left the area. But they still managed to take a photo:

New video from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine about how our military collect data. There are even informants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Belgorod:

On Friday, two explosions near the Russian city of Belgorod occurred and left the funnels. Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT) analyzing the operational situation from open sources claims that they were made by a missile from Russian territory.

Come Back Alive Foundation has purchased for more than UAH 12.5 million of help for the Ukrainian military. In particular: 500 bulletproof vests, 330 tablets for drones operators and artillerymen, 100 helicopters and 10 thermal viewers.

500 бронежилетів, 330 планшетів для операторів БПЛА й артилеристів, 100 коптерів та 10 тепловізорів вже розвантажуються в Києві й за лічені дні будуть роздані фронтовим частинам.

Загальна вартість тільки технічних засобів з цього переліку становить понад 12 436 000 грн. pic.twitter.com/1bpwHgPcv6

— Повернись живим (@BackAndAlive) April 2, 2022

Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the head of the Presidential Office, said that there would be no "Afghanization" and a long, exhausting conflict for Russia. Also, Podolyak said that the actions of the Russian occupation forces indicate a change in tactics: "Our partners need to finally understand that there will be no 'Afghanization' they want and a long, exhausting conflict for Russia. The Russian Federation will withdraw from all Ukrainian territories, except for the south and east. He will try to dig in there, put up air defense and thereby drastically reduce the loss of its equipment and personnel," Podolyak said.

38th day of the war. The Russian occupiers lost 17,800 personnel, 143 aircraft and 134 helicopters, 631 tanks, 7 ships and 1,776 armored combat vehicles.

The Ministry of Education and Science has published a manual on ending the school year in Ukraine. Educational institutions are recommended to determine the day of the end of the school year, to organize the teaching of educational material remotely, as well as reminded of the importance of psychological support for children in war.

Arestovych on the liberation of Kyiv region: "I think that our troops will move there (to the north, - ed.) today or tomorrow, and then we can say that the territory of Kyiv region will be liberated up to the Belarusian border."

According to him, the enemy withdrew from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, and retreated to the Sumy region in the direction of Brovary.

As a result of the war in Ukraine, about 6,800 houses were destroyed or damaged, Minister of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine Oleksiy Chernyshov said on Saturday in a single telethon.

The occupiers captured Oleksandr Shibayev, deputy head of the Novoslobidsk United Territorial Community of the Konotop district. Alexander was accompanying the humanitarian cargo. This was announced by the head of Sumy Oblast Military Administration Dmytro Zhyvytskyi.

Thanks to Starlink equipment, it was possible to restore communication in Romanivka and Irpin. This was announced by Victoria Ruban, PR Director of Vodafone Ukraine.

The Russian occupiers captured Mykola Rizak, the mayor of Tavriya. He was abducted on April 1, details of the detention are still unknown. This was announced by the press secretary of the City Council Iryna Shipovych

2,000 people came to Zaporizhia from Melitopol. The convoy arrived last night, the journey lasted 10 hours.

Last night people from Melitopol arrived in Zaporozhye!

Finally, 2,000 people are safe after 3 days of waiting and ten (!) hours of travel!

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, 158 children have died and 254 have been injured, according to the Prosecutor General's Office.

10 evacuation buses accompanied by the State Emergency Service and the Red Cross left Zaporizhia for Berdyansk.

A new evacuation convoy of 10 buses led by the SES left Zaporizhia for Berdyansk.

Information on the arrival of the column to the place of onboarding of people and the beginning of the evacuation will be posted additionally.

In Kharkiv region the separate Airborne Assaulting Brigade of AFU hit two military transport helicopters MI-8 of the armed forces of Russian Federation. The helicopters of the enemy were hit by anti tank rockets, which is "a unique opportunity and high skill of AAB of AFU".

In its new summary, British Intelligence informed about Russian troops withdrawal from Gostomelj airport and confirmed an attacking operation of Joint Forces of Ukraine as for Russian troops withdrawal from the outskirts of Kyiv.

Total state budget funds income in March did not decrease. The income was 103,4 bln uah or 92,3% from prewar monthly plan, the Head of the Tax Committee of Verhovna Rada Danylo Getmantsev informed.

Three humanitarian corridors have been agreed for today: from Mariupol, Berdiansk, and from 5 villages in Luhansk region.

In Zaporizhzhia region at midnight a column of refugees from Mariupol, Berdiansk, Melitopol entered.

In Kherson region in the result of combats in Beryslav and Kherson districts, people suffered, infrastructure destroyed and ruined. The Prosecutor's Office has opened a case on civilians murders.

In Mykolaiv rescue search works continue after the missile strike on the building of Regional State Administration that happened March 29.

In Kyiv region left by Russians, there continues cleaning of towns and villages in Bucha, Vyshgorod, Brovary districts. There can be sabotage groups working. The territory is mined and destroyed.

In Donetsk region, there were shelled towns and villages of Ocheretynsjka community (Novoselivka, Novobakhbutivka).

Mariupol remains surrounded. Yesterday Russians did not allow a Red Cross humanitarian caravan enter the city.

Living districts of Kharkiv have been shelled chaotically at night. Battles in Izyum direction continue. 1500 people have been evacuated from villages. Yesterday also Dergachi district was shelled, no victims.

In Kyiv as a result of Russian attacks since the beginning of the invasion, 145 living houses, 20 private hoses, 27 kindergartens, and 44 schools have been damaged. - Kyiv City Military Administration.

In Mukachevo the streets named after Russians will be renamed. The Mayor proposes to name streets after killed Heroes in Russian Ukrainian war, glorious activists of the town, region, and the country.

Greek digital agency BaaS launched a campaign to support Ukraine -" Youkraine?". The series of posters in Ukrainian flag colours with a slogan" this war concerns you, too". According to the idea of the agency, the posters must motivate the West  "to take care of this resilient people".

Air Defense Forces hit 4 Russian missiles and one drone over Dnipropetrovsjk region, - Head of Dnipropetrovsjk RSA Reznichenko.

In Chernihiv region Resistance Forces added to military ammunition of AFU.

Сили Спротиву Чернігівської області в Шестовиці поповнили запаси бронетехніки для потреб Збройних Сил України, - повідомили в Оперативне командування "Північ" / Operational Command “North”
Докладніше: https://t.co/UCi7lmJ4eY pic.twitter.com/uw0tINI82q

— Генеральний штаб ЗСУ (@GeneralStaffUA) April 2, 2022

Yesterday hit Russian helicopter MI-28H was the first testimony of successful British Starstreak implementation in the war against Russia. The Times writes about this.