by Lorenzo Cremonesi, Giusi Fasano, Andrea Nicastro, Marta Serafini
News on Friday, April 22 about the war in Ukraine, live. Up to 9,000 bodies in a mass grave in Manhush. Putin announces the capture of Mariupol. Biden: There is no evidence that Mariupol fell
• The war in Ukraine reached its 58th day and the atrocities continue: The local Mariupol administration said over 9,000 bodies could be buried in a mass grave in Manhush, a town 20 kilometers west of the city.
• Zelenskyy announced in a video that Moscow has rejected the ceasefire for the Orthodox Easter, which will be celebrated on April 24th.
• Regarding the military situation, the Russian President announced a success: the liberation of Mariupol, which is now complete – without prejudice to the resistance of the Azovstal Steel Works to break what, according to Russian Defense Minister Shoigu, will take three or four more days .
• US President Joe Biden announced new military aid and said in reference to Putin: I will never win
• Kadyrov, who was ordered to kill Zelensky, seized control of the Mariupol Steelworks administration building.
• A Russian missile attack hit and completely destroyed the railway network in the Dnipro region.
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7:28 am – Children trapped in Mariupol Steel Plant
Svyatoslav Palamar, the deputy commander of the Azov battalion, who, together with some Ukrainian army marines, continues resistance against the Russian army at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol.
Two days ago he told Corriere that the steel mill no longer exists, devastated by weeks of bombing.
After Putin yesterday asked his defense minister to besiege Azovstal to make sure no fly can get out, Palamar tells the BBC that hundreds of civilians are trapped in the underground tunnels that make this place so difficult for Moscow to conquer. There are dead and wounded here, he said. Some civilians are trapped under the collapsed buildings.
According to Palamar, there are some babies who are as young as three months old.
55th day of the war. ?? continues to bombard Azovstal with powerful anti-bunker bombs. The world watches the murder of children on the Internet and is silent. Religious and world leaders can stop this by organizing humanitarian corridors. Otherwise the blood will stick to their hands too. pic.twitter.com/b9UaGR6VSB
– ??????? ??????? (@Podoljak_M) April 19, 2022
7:19 am – The fire at a defense research institute in Russia
A fire at a large Russian Defense Ministry research institute in Tver, northwest of Moscow, has killed seven people. According to the Russian agency Tass, at least 25 people were injured and ten more are currently missing. The causes of the fire are currently unknown.
The roof, the roof.
The roof of the military research institute in Tver has partially collapsed. Number of wounded increased to 30 pic.twitter.com/fLx8u2Wdpf
– Liveuamap (@Liveuamap) April 21, 2022
07:04 – The interview with Macron on Corriere
Russia will intensify its attacks on the east of Ukraine and Europe will have to make decisions. If we decide on new sanctions or if Russia adopts counter-sanctions on hydrocarbons, but even more so on gas, it is clear that Europeans must demand efforts from all families.
In an interview with Corriere della Sera and a group of other French newspapers, Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, who will be involved in Sunday’s electoral challenge against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, speaks.
Macron says he is convinced of the need to continue talking to Putin to prepare the peace: One day there will be guarantor powers and we will be among them.
The two dangers are vertical and horizontal escalation. The first is changing the nature of warfare and the use of non-conventional weapons, from chemical to ballistic nuclear weapons. Horizontal escalation is the co-warfare of allied countries or other powers. I think we must do everything we can to avoid this fire by ending the war.
The interview with Macron – full of ideas and really unmissable – here.
06:55 – Deputy Mayor of Mariupol: Russians control only 80% of the city
The absolute control of the Russian armed forces over the Ukrainian city of Mariupol is a real lie. This was told by Mariupol deputy mayor Sergiy Orlav to Rainevs24, explaining that the Russians are temporarily occupying 80% of the city. Our National Guard continues to resist.
06:52 – USA: Retired General Wolff will coordinate military aid to Ukraine
US President Joe Biden has decided to appoint retired Lt. Gen. Terry Wolff to coordinate military aid to Ukraine. The White House National Security Council announced in a note: The Council recently convened Terry Wolff to help coordinate the security assistance that the United States and its partners are providing to Ukraine, and of which he serves the latter to protect his country to defend daily.
06:50 – Russia has occupied another 42 settlements in the Donetsk region
This was announced by Olena Symonenko, assistant to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff. 3,500 Ukrainian settlements are currently under Russian occupation.
06:50 – From the World Bank 96 million dollars to Ukraine
According to the Kyiv Independent website, the World Bank will provide Ukraine with nearly $96 million to help economic recovery. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on his Telegram account.
06:50 – Kyiv: 7600 war crimes of Russia registered
Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova said experts from Slovakia – including police, judicial experts and doctors – arrived in Kyiv on Thursday to help local authorities investigate war crimes. More than 7,600 crimes committed by Russia have been registered. Our absolutely transparent goal – a thorough investigation of all war crimes in the Russian Federation in order to bring the guilty to justice, he said.
06:49 – Biden: Putin is wrong if he thinks the West will split
While Russia continues to crack down on Ukraine, Putin is betting on our loss of interest. He is betting that the West will split. Once again we will prove him wrong. This is what American President Joe Biden writes on Twitter.
06:48 – USA: We are cooperating with Kyiv in the investigation of war crimes
The United States is in contact with Ukraine’s Attorney General Irina Venediktova and is cooperating in investigating war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine. This was stated by US Attorney General Merrick Garland.
06:47 – Biden: The Battle of Kyiv was a historic victory for the Ukrainians
The Battle of Kyiv was a historic victory for the Ukrainians. it was a victory for freedom won by the Ukrainian people with unprecedented support from the United States and our allies. US President Joe Biden wrote on Twitter that the continued and coordinated efforts of the international community, led and supported by the United States, are a major reason Ukraine was able to prevent Russia from invading the country.
06:46 – On April 26, US allies summit in Germany
On April 26, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will host a summit with allies on the situation in Ukraine at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany. This was announced by the Pentagon spokesman.
06:45 – USA: no significant Russian military advance in Donbass
Russian forces have made no significant progress in Donbass. the Pentagon’s assessment of the Moscow offensive in eastern Ukraine. They carried out several attacks in the north of the region under the city of Izium, but without gaining ground, American defense spokesman John Kirby told CNN.
06:44 – Israel will send helmets and bulletproof vests for Ukrainian rescuers
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced the delivery of bulletproof vests and helmets to Ukraine as safety equipment for personnel involved in rescue operations. This was announced by the agency Reuters. The decision marks a change in Israel’s stance, which has not previously sent such equipment to Kyiv.
06:42 – Johnson: In the UK we are training Ukrainian soldiers for the new tanks
Ukrainian soldiers are training in Britain to use the 120 British armored vehicles they will be supplied with in the war against Russia, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed, Britain’s The Guardian newspaper reports.
06:27 – Biden: Putin thought he was going to destroy NATO, but he was wrong
When elected, Putin thought he would easily destroy NATO and instead he got exactly what he didn’t want and that Finland and Sweden will join the Atlantic Alliance. This was stated by American President Joe Biden at an event in Oregon.
April 22, 2022 (Modification April 22, 2022 | 07:34)
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