In his evening speech, the Ukrainian President thanked the Lithuanian Parliament for supporting the need for Ukraine to join the Atlantic Alliance. Meanwhile, the Russian army bombed the Kherson region in southern Ukraine 71 times yesterday
Zelensky thanks the allied countries
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also wished his “Polish, Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian brothers” a Happy Easter on Facebook. Our true friends and allies in the US, UK, Germany, Italy, France, Canada. In Prague and Bratislava, Ljubljana and Zagreb, Vienna and Bucharest, Madrid and Lisbon, Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Brussels. Millions of people in Sweden, Finland, Norway. To all who are celebrating Easter today in Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia and Australia”.
Easter, greetings Zelensky: Ukraine is fighting for a value-free world
“Best wishes to Ukrainians and all Christians celebrating Easter today”. So on Telegram the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “This – he says – is the modern world. A world that wants to live freely. A world where life, respect and equality for all people are valued. Ukraine watches over this world today. He fights for his country and fights for its values,” Zelenskyy added in the statement.
Kiev: Repelled more than 50 Russian attacks in the last 24 hours
Ukrainian troops repelled more than 50 Russian attacks yesterday in the direction of Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Kyiv said, as reported by the Kyiv Independent. In the past 24 hours, Russia has launched four missiles, 40 air strikes and at least 58 MLRS multiple missile system attacks against Ukrainian military positions and civilian infrastructure, the report said. For their part, the Ukrainian air defense shot down two Supercam drones, six Orlan-10 drones and six Russian Zala drones. Overall theUkrainian Air Force conducted 12 strikes on Russian bases in the country, while ground forces hit two other bases, an ammunition depot, an air defense post, and five electronic warfare stations with missiles and artillery.
Kiev: 468 Ukrainian children killed since war began
Since the Russian invasion began on February 24, 2022, 468 Ukrainian children have been killed and 947 injured. This was announced by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office quoted by Ukrinform. In most cases, these are minors who live in the Donetsk region.
ISW (US Study Center): Decreases Russia’s offensive capabilities
Russian forces use artillery to compensate for their reduced offensive capabilities: The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) writes in its daily update on the course of the conflict. Analysts, commenting on the US Research Center, note that Ukrainian and Russian sources spoke yesterday about the slowdown in Russian offensive operations along theentire front line, confirming the think tank’s assessment that the overall Russian offensive is nearing its peak. In particular, the report goes on to say that the head of the Council of Reserves of Ukraine’s Ground Forces Ivan Tymochko said yesterday that the current Russian attacks are focused on distracting and dispersing Ukrainian troops in anticipation of counter-offensives.
Several Russian commentators highlight Moscow’s preparations for the expected Ukrainian counteroffensive, suggesting that Russia’s public attention is shifting from discussing Moscow’s offensive capabilities to assessing Ukraine’s potential to make significant gains.
Image: Zelenskyy could go to Germany in May
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could visit Germany for the first time in May to receive the message Charlemagne Prize. This was revealed by the Sunday edition of Bild, citing a federal government source. The prize is awarded annually in Aachen to a personality who has distinguished himself through his contribution to European integration. If confirmed, the visit would seal a new phase in Kiev-Berlin relations after tensions in recent months caused by Germany’s under-commitment to military supplies to Ukraine, Zelenskyy said.
Russian bombs on the Sumy region
Russian forces shelled a community in the Sumy region this morning with artillery.eastern Ukraine, without causing any casualties: The regional military administration announced this, as reported by the national media. “The night passed without shelling. In the morning, from the territory of Russia, three artillery shells were fired at the municipality of Seredino-Budskaya,” the message reads. “Fortunately no consequences,” added the administration, indicating that 5 bullets were fired.
Kiev: 6,000 anti-tank mines along the Russian-Belarusian border
Ukraine has laid more than 6,000 anti-tank mines along its borders with Russia and Belarus to bolster its defenses, the Telegram reported Commander of the combined forces from Kyiv, Sergei Naev. The lines of defense, he stressed, are focused on “possible avenues of enemy advance deep into our territory, including roads, forests, bridges…”. Naev announced yesterday that the cordoning off system in areas close to the border with these two countries will be expanded.
Tass: Darya Trepova is collaborating in the investigation into Tatarsky’s attack
Darya Trepova, the girl accused by Russian justice of bringing to the scene the statuette bomb that killed ultranationalist blogger Vladen Tatarsky at a cafe in St. Petersburg, is working on the investigation, according to Tass, citing court sources with . “He is cooperating with investigators and all of his statements are carefully considered by the investigative team, which includes dozens of law enforcement officials. The investigation he is also currently trying to track down possible accomplices and is working on various leads to the terrorist attack,” writes the source cited by Tass, who writes that according to investigators, Trepova “followed the instructions of the Ukrainian clients” in delivering the bomb to the blogger Tatarsky.
Estonia: Possible purchase of F-16 jets for Kiev
Estonia could buy US-made F-16 fighter jets and transfer them to Ukraine, Baltic Republic Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu said in an interview with the Kyiv Independent. “I think that’s very reasonable,” Reinsalu said, while acknowledging that his country doesn’t currently have such aircraft. “Now Russia has air superiority and that is a problem,” stressed the top Estonian diplomat.
Today Gazprom will deliver 36.8 million cubic meters of gas to Europe via Ukraine
Russia’s Gazprom announced today that it will ship 36.8 million cubic meters of gas to Russia Europe through Ukraine, compared to yesterday’s 37.2 million cubic meters.
Zelenskyy: NATO will only really protect Europe if we are a part of it
NATO will only be able to really guarantee the security of Europe if Ukraine is part of it. This was stated by the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his evening speech, in which he thanked Lithuanian Parliament for supporting the need to include Kiev in the Atlantic Alliance. “I thank the Lithuanian people, all Lithuanian politicians for understanding the current security situation in Europe – said Zelenskyy, quoted by Ukrainska Pravda – only together with Ukraine will the alliance be able to provide real protection for Europe.”
Kiev: Russian attack in Kharkiv region, at least 2 dead
At least two men have died in the small town of Dvorichna in the Kharkiv region, according to a telegram from local Ukrainian authorities quoted by CNN. Russian bombing They killed two men aged 65 and 34Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv military administration, said. Dvorichna is located on the eastern side of the Kharkiv region, close to the front line in the neighboring Luhansk region.
GB: Fighting is taking place in a large part of the occupied Ukrainian territories
Much of the occupied Ukrainian territory “remains an active combat zone, subject to partisan attacks and extremely limited access to basic services for many citizens,” writes the British Ministry of Defense in its daily intelligence report. In the report published on Twitter, the ministry recalls that President Vladimir Putin chaired the meeting last Wednesday Plenary session of the Russian Security Council, the first since October 2022, and that the main report – on reconstruction, law enforcement and public order in the annexed territories – was presented by Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev. Choosing Kolokoltsev as the keynote speaker, the London experts conclude, is probably an attempt by the Kremlin to portray a “normalized situation” in those areas, but the reality is very different.
Kiev: Russian bombs on Zaporizhia, father and daughter dead
A 50-year-old man and his 11-year-old daughter died after the Russian shelling of the city of Zaporizhia in southern Ukraine last night, the emergency department of the region of the same name said on Facebook, Ukrinform reported. “On the night of April 9, the enemy launched a missile attack on the city of Zaporizhia. A residential building was partially destroyed, a fire broke out in an area of 100 square meters, neighboring houses and windows of neighboring buildings were partially damaged by the blast. At 8 o’clock (this morning) two people died, a 50 year old father and his 11 year old daughter‘ the message reads.
Yesterday the Kherson region was bombed 71 times
The Russian army bombed the Kherson region in southern Ukraine 71 times yesterday, the head of the regional military administration Alexander Prokudin told Telegram, as reported by Rbc-Ukraine. The city of Kherson was also hit, Prokudin specified and added no injuries or casualties are reported but that residential areas, power lines, a grain terminal and a shipyard were affected.
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