April 17, 2022 21:33
Mayor Melitopol: “The EU must deliver arms to Ukraine”
“The message I am here for is: you all need to pay attention to the situation in Ukraine, you need to understand that there is no war between Russia and Ukraine, but the war between the Russian soldiers and the entire civilized world takes place.” The mayor of Melitopol says this, interviewed by Tg1, Ivan Fyodorov, arrested and then released by the Russians, present last night in San Pietro for the Easter Vigil. “Ukraine is on the border of the European Union, the EU must be united with Ukraine, it must support Ukraine from all sides, it must supply arms, it must provide humanitarian aid, it must help our citizens who want to leave the country temporarily our country, but the whole civilized world must be united, if Ukraine does not win, Putin will continue this aggression in all European countries, in all European households, in all European families”.
Fedorov, along with some Ukrainian parliamentarians, also had a brief private conversation with Pope Francis before the vigil yesterday.
Apr 17, 2022 8:26 p.m
Donetsk separatists: “Chief of Ukrainian marines killed”
Fifty Ukrainian soldiers were killed in Mariupol, including the commander of the naval brigade, Colonel Volodymyr Baranyuk. That’s what the militias of the selfproclaimed People’s Republic of Donetsk said, quoted by the Russian government agency Ria Novosti. “During the night of April 1112, a group of soldiers from the 36th Ukrainian Marine Brigade attempted a sortie from the Ilyich Steel Plant. But the action was thwarted by the DPR’s special forces, the separatist militias. And “the inspection found the body of the commander of the 36th brigade of the marine corps, Colonel Baranyuk Vladimir Anatolyevich,” announces the number two of the separatist republic, Edward Bassurin.
Apr 17, 2022 8:24 p.m
The mayor: “Kharkiv bombed with cruelty”
“On Palm Sunday (today for the Orthodox, editor’s note) only those who wear the letter ‘Z’ instead of the cross are allowed to bomb Kharkiv with such a special cruelty”. The mayor of the city writes it on Telegram, Igor Terekhov, and urges citizens to “stay in shelters as much as possible.” Five people were killed and 13 injured in raids in the center of Ukraine’s second largest city this afternoon. “We continue to evacuate people from the most dangerous areas that are constantly under fire,” the mayor said.
Apr 17, 2022 8:14 p.m
Kyiv fills out questionnaire for application for EU membership
The Ukrainian government has completed the questionnaire for obtaining country status candidate for EU membership. This was announced by Igor Zhovkva, number two of the Presidium. “We now expect a positive recommendation from the Commission, and then the ball will pass to the Member States. There will be a meeting of the European Council in June, where we expect Ukraine to receive candidate status,” he said. During the accession talks, Zhovkva called for “an expedited procedure. We cannot afford 101520 years of negotiations. Most Member States support us”.
Apr 17, 2022 at 7:09 p.m
Governor Lugansk: “Church in Severodonetsk bombed”
“The Russians bombed one Church to Severodonetsk Palm Sunday”. This was reported by Sergiy Gaidai, head of the military administration of the Luhansk region, referring to the calendar of the Orthodox Church (for which Easter will be next Sunday).
Apr 17, 2022 7:04 p.m
Ukrainian government: “Tensions between Russian army and separatists in Donbass, including firefights”
In the Russianheld areas of the Donbass, tensions are growing between Moscowdeployed detachments and local separatist militias, with gun battles even breaking out between the two theoretically allied forces. This was announced by the governor of the Mykolaiv region Vitaly Kim, who speaks of a shooting in Nova Kakhovka. The Ukrainian source is, of course, unverified and should be treated with caution, but there is no doubt that the “military special operation” to liberate the eastern regions of Ukraine is becoming less and less popular in the Russianspeaking community itself.
Tweets from Ukraine’s Presidential Advisor and Chief Negotiator reaffirm reconstruction Mikhail Podoliak, which refers to forced conscription in Donbass for all men between the ages of 18 and 60 (but with plans to go down to 17), also the result of Russian “dissatisfaction” with the contribution of local militias. These recruits, Podolyak reports, are then sent to the front lines without training or proper equipment and become “fodder for slaughter,” which is sent ahead to identify Ukrainian positions, he continues. “Illusions about the Russians have disappeared among the residents, if Ukraine liberates them, peace will return,” he concludes.
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Apr 17, 2022 6:51 p.m
Kuleba: “Terrible situation in Mariupol, the city no longer exists”
“The situation in Mariupol is both abominable at the military level heartbreaking“. That’s what Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in an interview with the American broadcaster CBS. “The city no longer exists, the remains of the Ukrainian military and a large group of civilians are effectively surrounded by Russian forces. They keep fighting, the way the Russians are behaving in Mariupol, it seems as if they have decided to raze the city at any cost.”
Apr 17, 2022 6:44 p.m
Medvedev: “Russia’s default can lead to Europe’s default”
“Russia’s default could become one Europe standard. Both morally and, most likely, materially.” This is how former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, now Deputy Head of the Federation Security Council, responds by telegram to EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who expressed the opinion that Russia’s default is only one “Well, try it,” replies Medvedev, who is quoted by the state agency TASS, and defines Moscow’s bankruptcy as “the secret plan of Brussels masochists“It’s no longer about the suffering of exhausted people, it’s not about the end of a special military operation, it’s not about the longawaited peace in Ukraine, it’s about Russia’s insolvency,” he says. The former Russian warned of the possible consequences for Europe President that the EU financial system “it’s not very stable“And that the punitive measures imposed on Russia could cause hyperinflation for which “the bad Russians could no longer be blamed”.
Apr 17, 2022 6:42 p.m
Governor Zaporizhia: “The Russians kidnapped my 16yearold son”
The head of the regional administration of Zaporizhia, Oleg BuryakShe reported that her 16yearold son Vladislav has been kidnapped by the Russian army. The news is confirmed by the head of the regional military administration, Zlata Nekrasova.
Apr 17, 2022 6:36 p.m
Zolote (Lugansk) bombed: two dead and four wounded
Russian troops bombarded the city Zolotin the Lugansk region, causing two deaths and four injured. The head of the Lugansk regional military administration Sergiy Gaidai wrote on Facebook. “The bullets went through a residential building, two floors were destroyed. At least two civilians were killed. Four other people suffered injuries of varying severity,” Gaidai said, stressing that Russian soldiers had targeted civilians. “This is the willful killing of people. There are only residential buildings nearby,” he recalls.