Satellite image dated April 10 shows the Moskva ship in the Black Sea northwest of Sevastopol in Crimea Maxar Technologies/Via Reuters
In which 50th day since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv says that Russian forces continue to launch rocket attacks and bombs on military and civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv, Donetsk and Zaporizhia regions. In Slobozhansky in northeastern Ukraine, Russian forces are conducting reconnaissance for possible attack sites. And they continue to partially block the city and Kharkiv region. In Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, Russian forces continue their attacks in the Slavyansk, Popasna and Kurakhovo districts.
For their part, the Russians accuse Ukrainian forces of entering and attacking two Russian villages in the Belgorod and Bryansk regions on the border with Ukraine. In the first case there would be no civilian casualties, in the second case there would be several injuries. “Two heavily armed helicopters of the Ukrainian armed forces illegally entered Russian airspace,” Russian judges denounce, reporting that a court case has been launched. Cossacks and volunteers from the People’s Guard were called to protect the two centers
During A Russian warship in the Black Sea was “seriously damaged” in an explosion and sank while being towed. This is the missile cruiser Moskva (Moscow), the flagship of the Moscow fleet in these waters. However, there are contradictory reconstructions of the causes: According to Kyiv, the ship would have been hit by Ukrainian missiles, while the Russian Ministry of Defense speaks of a fire that detonated the ammunition on board.
“The Neptun missiles protecting the Black Sea have caused severe damage to the Russian ship,” Odessa Governor Maksym Marchenko wrote on Telegram. Odessa is Ukraine’s largest seaport, one of the most important in the Black Sea basin, the exit route for almost all of its exports. Not even the Pentagon is able to explain what happened right now. The crew of the Moskva was evacuated and there are no injuries. The flagship then headed for the port of Sevastopol in Crimea in Russian hands, perhaps for repairs, but Russian spokesmen gave it up late in the evening sensational news that the ship sank while being towed.
The loss of the Moskva River to the Russian fleet an event strongly symbolic of the morale of combatants on both fronts is attracting attention and raising fears of reprisals in Odessa, where some explosions were heard, although the Southern Ukraine Task Force says that “at the moment there is no danger to the civilian population”.
From Mariupol mixed messages arrive. Russia has announced that it has full control of the coastal city’s port, it said, “completely liberated by the Ukrainian battalion, they are surrounded.” For its part, Kyiv denies this version and speaks of very few soldiers who surrendered. Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Oleksiy Arestovych announced that the Ukrainian soldiers of the 36 Wednesday, after which 1,026 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered yesterday . A thousand is a lie ». Corresponding the Mayor of Mariupol Vadym Boychenkothe Ukrainians continue to defend the city of the Azov battalion and naval units.
Sure it is the humanitarian situation in Mariupol is on the brink. From the besieged cityover half of the remaining population is still trying to flee. At least 100,000 people are trapped with poor prospects of evacuation, according to local authorities, as humanitarian corridors remain effectively blocked, if not for some privatefunded initiatives. However, Ukraine has again announced the resumption of civilian evacuations through nine humanitarian corridors, including from Mariupol, a city in the southeast of the country besieged by the Russian army, after a day’s suspension over violations of the ceasefire reported by Kyiv. “Nine humanitarian corridors are planned today“Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Iryna Verechtchuk stated on Telegram. In the next few hours we will see if they continue to be blocked due to ceasefire violations.
United Nations SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres stated that “at the moment there is no possibility for a global ceasefire,” nor for a localized ceasefire to remove civilians and get aid to safety. A small hope could be raised by Turkey, the main mediator between Russia and Ukraine, which had agreed to “provide ships for the evacuation of people from Mariupol and await a positive answer”.
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Although Russia has repeatedly denied attacking civilians, more than 765 civilians have been found dead in areas liberated by the Kremlin army since early April. According to the Ukrainian authorities, including 30 children, in the Kyiv area since early April: Deputy Chief Prosecutor Oleh Tkalenko said, according to the Guardian. “That’s just the beginning. We just started working in bigger cities like Borodianka, Hostomel, Irpin and Bucha, Tkalenko said. Several mass graves have been discovered since Ukrainian authorities regained control of areas in the Kyiv region that were under Russian occupation.
The Mayor of Chernihiv said he counted 700 dead, 70 of whom were unidentified, and 50 other people were missing.
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The Russian warning: “We will take action in the Baltics”
Russia threatens to strengthen borders if Finland and Sweden join NATO. And above all, he knew it Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russiaquoted by Russian agency Tass: “Russia will strengthen its western borders when Sweden and Finland join NATO, the length of the alliance’s land border with Russia will more than double. Of course it will be necessary to strengthen these borders, he remarked.
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The Orthodox Times: 400 Ukrainian Orthodox priests denounce Kirill
There are about 400 priests of the Church of Ukraine under the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate who have collectively appealed and sued the Council of Primates of the Ancient Eastern Churches (the highest “court of world orthodoxy) against Patriarch of Moscow Kirill. That writes the Orthodox Times. The 400 priests filed a complaint claiming that Kirill was preaching the doctrine of the “Russian world” which deviated from orthodox doctrine and should be condemned as heresy. They also point out that Patriarch Kirill committed moral crimes, blessed the war against Ukraine and fully supported the aggressive actions of Russian troops on Ukrainian soil.