April 30, 2022 3:15 p.m
CNN: “Azovstal building completely destroyed”
Most of the buildings in the sprawling steelworks Azovstalthe last Ukrainian stronghold a Mariupolwere destroyed: new satellite images from Maxar Technologies published by CNN. There are large holes in the roofs, a telltale sign of a military attack, some completely collapsed and some buildings reduced to rubble. Many of the residential and government buildings directly east of the plant were completely destroyed. CNN writes that the satellite images taken yesterday do not reveal whether underground structures where Ukrainian soldiers and civilians are taking refuge were also destroyed.
Apr 30, 2022 2:53 p.m
Russia: “We will leave the ISS, decision already made”
there Russia will leave International Space Station due to the sanctions imposed for the invasion of Ukraine. “The decision has already been made, we are not obliged to speak about it publicly,” said the managing director Dmitry Rogozin in an interview by the Bloomberg agency, citing Tass and Ria Novosti. “All I can say is that we will duly inform our partners a year in advance of the end of our work on the ISS,” he added.
April 30, 2022 1:51 p.m
Macron to Zelenskyy: “We will increase military aid”
French President Emmanuel macronhe promised his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr today Zelenskyout of “Strengthen” military aid. and humanitarian aid in favor of Kiev, as BFM TV learned from its sources. In the course of a phone call lasting about an hour, Macron promised in particular to “increase support for Ukraine in defense weapons”.
April 30, 2022 1:25 p.m
“Possible announcement of mass mobilization on September 5”
That Great BritainBritish media reported that President Vladimir Putin predicted that Russia’s Victory Day Parade, scheduled for April 9 Ukraine. British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said yesterday that Moscow could declare a new war against the world’s ‘Nazis’ at a parade to celebrate the end of Russia’s involvement in World War II. Putin launched his illegal invasion of Ukraine on February 24, calling it a “military special operation” to “denazify” Ukraine.
April 30, 2022 1:17 p.m
Telephone conversation between Zelenskyy and Macron
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and its French counterpart Emmanuel Macron they phoned. The Elysée made it known, Bfmtv reported. The call was expected.
April 30, 2022 1:05 p.m
“More deaths in 2 months than in 2 years of National Socialism”
“In the space of two months, the Russian army killed twice as many people as the Nazis killed in the two years of occupation during World War II. If the Germans exterminated 10,000 civilians in Mariupol, then in two months the Russian occupiers have already killed more than 20 thousand in Mariupol. And over 40,000 people were forcibly deported. This is one of the worst civilian genocides in modern history. The Russian army is deliberately and ruthlessly destroying our city and its inhabitants”. That said the mayor of Mariupol. Vadim Boychenko.
Apr 30, 2022 1:04 p.m
“In Bucha a pit with 3 tortured men”
A grave containing the bodies of three men who were tortured, gagged and shot in the head was found in the woods near the village of Myrotske in the district bucha, Kyiv region. The Kiev police wrote on Facebook, quoted by Ukrinform. “The victims were tortured for a long time; gunshot wounds were found in the limbs. The three men were shot in the ear. This is another mass grave dug by Russian soldiers in the Bucha district, where more than a thousand citizens were killed and tortured,” said Andriy Nebytov, chief of police for the Kyiv region.
Apr 30, 2022 11:56 am
Ukrainian Minister of Information: “Russian propaganda is spreading chaos”
“When the war started, Russian propaganda channels like First Channel, Ntv and others changed their schedules to devote themselves entirely to the news. They get paid a lot for spreading disinformation, not only in Russia, but throughout Europe. It’s dangerous because the Disinformation spreads chaos in EuropeUkraine’s Information Minister Oleksandr Tkachenko told Ansa, adding that he had “asked European colleagues to sanction those channels that are still broadcasting on satellite platforms.”
Apr 30, 2022 11:44 am
Kyiv: “Moscow rejects all proposals to help the people of Mariupol”
Moscow rejects all proposals to save the population Mariupol from the Russian bombing. This was stated by Ukraine’s chief negotiator and adviser to President Zelenskyy, Mikhailo Podoliak, according to Ukrainska Pravda reports. “The President and the Head of the Office of the President continue to appeal to world leaders to help us persuade the Russian side that a Mariupol Humanitarian Corridor it is vital – said Podoliak -. Some political leaders are reaching out to Putin through their own private communications channels, trying to persuade him that this must be done for humanitarian reasons. But unfortunately there is no answer from the Russian side”. Podoliak stressed that Russia is showing one total restraint also to negotiate and make concessions on humanitarian issues and is convinced that the Destruction of Mariupol and the Azov regiment would be a symbolic victory for Moscow. “Every day (Russia uses) the maximum possible amount of heavy artillery and aviation to destroy Azovstal. The Russians don’t understand that there are children and civilians there, they keep bombing “the steel mill”.
April 30, 2022 11:12 am
Lavrov: “More than a million people evacuated from Ukraine to Russia”
Since February 24, more than a million people have been evacuated from Ukraine to Russia. This was confirmed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Chinese state media, quoted by the BBC. Lavrov explained that thousands of foreigners, as well as people from the eastern regions Donetsk and Luganskare among the evacuees.
Last Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on its website that 1,002,429 people had been evacuated to Russia since the war began, including 183,168 children.