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.
мешканців окупованого Donбасу усіх чоловів віком віркоків примусово мобілізовувати ? (1/3)
Михайло Подоляк (@Podolyak_M) April 17, 2022
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”
Vice President of the Security Council and former President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, warns that “Russia’s default could lead to Europe’s default. AntiRussian sanctions can cause hyperinflation in Europe,” he adds, quoted by government agency TASS.
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.
April 17, 2022 6:31 p.m
The Israeli ambassador in Moscow was summoned by the Russian government
The Israeli Ambassador to Russia Alex Ben Zvi was summoned to the Foreign Ministry in Moscow today. The Israeli media reported. The convening comes in the context of condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Tel Aviv Foreign Minister Yair Lapid’s decision to vote to suspend Moscow from the UN Human Rights Council, according to the same sources.
Apr 17, 2022 6:03 p.m
Von der Leyen: “The visit to Bucha was a real horror”
The visit to Bucha, the town on the outskirts of Kyiv that was the scene of the massacre of civilians, “further encouraged me to support Ukraine and to do everything to counteract it brutally and unjustified aggression from Russia”. This was stated by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in an interview with the German weekly newspaper Bild am Sonntag. “It was a real horror to see the reality of war. The mass grave in the Bucha Church, many, many body bags, the street where people were killed indiscriminately, the houses were bombed, the cars were burned,” he said.
Apr 17, 2022 6:01 p.m
Kuleba: “Mariupol could be a red line in negotiations”
In an interview with the American channel CBS News, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister said Dymtro Kuleba He said there had been no recent diplomatic exchanges between Moscow and Kyiv at the foreign ministry level. “After Bucha it became particularly difficult to talk to the Russians. But, as President Zelenskyy said he added the “terrible” situation in Mariupol “could be a red line” in the negotiations. “The only points of contact are negotiating teams, which include representatives of various institutions and members of parliament. They continue their consultations at expert level, but there was no highlevel interview,” he explained.
Apr 17, 2022 5:58 p.m
“The mayor of Kyrylivka was kidnapped: he refused to cooperate with the Russians”
Another Ukrainian local administrator was kidnapped by Russian soldiers: Ivan Maleev, mayor of Kyrylivkaa coastal town in the region Zaporizhia (Southeast Ukraine). This was stated by the regional military administration of Zaporizhia, quoted by the state agency Ukrinform. Maleev had previously refused to cooperate with the occupiers. According to the local publication from the nearby town of Melitopol, Russian military vehicles surrounded the village and troops rounded up residents house by house.