Timeline: day 43 of Ukraine's defense against Russian aggression
Today is April 7. Russia's military attack on Ukraine has been going on for forty-three days. We're reporting on all the current news. The article will be constantly updated.
What about today?
Key points
Today, putin didn't die, but the Ukrainian Armed Forces have already destroyed almost 19,000 occupiers!
Total enemy losses during the invasion:
- tanks – 698 units,
- armored combat vehicles – 1891 units,
- artillery systems – 332 units,
- MLRS – 108 units,
- air defense means – 55 units,
- aircraft – 150 units,
- helicopters – 135 units,
- automotive equipment – 1358 units,
- ships / boats – 7 units,
- fuel tanks – 76,
- UAV of operational and tactical level – 111.
- Special equipment – 25.
- ATACMS/TBM launchers – 4.
Russia's direct military losses during the 42 days of the war in Ukraine amount to $12.19 billion.
On the front line, 9 enemy attacks were repulsed in one day: six tanks were destroyed, five units of armored and six vehicles, and four artillery systems were destroyed.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the last 24 hours hit a cruise missile, a UAV, and a fighter jet. The Air Force continued to launch missile and bomb strikes on the occupying forces.
russia demands that the exchange of prisoners take place on a "military for military, civilian for civilian" basis. The problem is that Ukraine did not capture russian civilians, said Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk.
Moreover, Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Liudmyla Denisova said, however, that after retreating from the Kyiv region, russian troops had abducted civilian Ukrainians, who are now portrayed in the russian media as "captive" servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The russians disguise civilian Ukrainians in military uniforms and force them to take part in propaganda videos.
"At the next sitting, the Verkhovna Rada will appeal to the international community and parliaments of the world to recognize the war crimes of the Horde as genocide of the Ukrainian people," said First Deputy Speaker Oleksandr Kornienko.
And these are the words from the address of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy following the 42nd day of the war: "Now the attitude to everyone in russia will be simple: either you support the search for peace, or you support unjustified massacres."
A meeting of the foreign ministers of NATO countries, as well as Ukraine, Finland, Sweden, Georgia, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea will take place in Brussels today. The key topic is the war in Ukraine. The start is scheduled for 16:30 in Kyiv.
But even before it began, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels. "I came here today to discuss the three most important things: weapons, weapons, and weapons. Ukraine's urgent needs, sustainable supply, and long-term solutions that will help Ukraine win," he wrote on Twitter.
The battle between Ukraine and the Russian aggressor for Donbas will be similar to the Second World War, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba. It will be conducted with "major operational maneuvers and thousands of tanks, aircraft and armored vehicles."
The UN General Assembly voted to suspend russia's work in the UN Human Rights Council due to gross and systematic human rights violations in Ukraine by the russian military. The meeting was attended by representatives of 193 countries. With the exception of 93 states. Murderers have no place among civilized countries!
In addition, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the immediate refusal of energy from russia.
Humanitarian corridors
The Minister of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories, Iryna Vereshchuk, named the routes along which people will be evacuated today:
Donetsk region:
Mariupol – Manhush – Berdiansk – Tokmak – Vasylivka – Kamianske – Zaporizhzhia. Corridor for private transport.
Zaporizhzhia region, for evacuation buses and private transport:
- Berdiansk – Zaporizhzhia
- Tokmak – Zaporizhzhia
- Melitopol – Zaporizhzhia
- Enerhodar – Zaporizhzhia, for private transport
Luhansk region:
- Severodonetsk – Bakhmut
- Lysychansk – Bakhmut
- Popasna – Bakhmut
- Hirske – Bakhmut
- Rubizhne – Bakhmut
20:00 – As a result of the Russian airstrike in the cities of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, three evacuation trains carrying Ukrainians out of flashpoints were blocked. Passengers of blocked trains were temporarily placed at the station.
Trophies of Ukrainian Armed Forces
Special Operations Forces of Ukraine destroyed another russian launcher-charger of the Buk self-propelled anti-aircraft missile system.
Soldiers of a separate mechanized brigade named after Prince Volodymyr Monomakh continue to make piles of scrap metal from the occupier's equipment.
And this trophy equipment is in good condition, it will still serve our army. Soldiers of the Special Operations Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces seized several units of enemy air defense equipment. In particular, the launcher for Buk M and the anti-aircraft missile system Buk M2.
Who's coming to Ukraine?
About financial aid, weapons, and volunteer fighters
The legendary band Metallica donated $500,000 to help Ukrainian refugees. The non-profit fund All Within My Hands, created by metal legends, has announced that it is making a donation to the World Central Kitchen, which provides food to those who left Ukraine because of russia's war.
A group of Ukrainian servicemen, who have been in the United States for military training since last fall, has been trained in the use of kamikaze drones and can now transfer their experience to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The US Senate has unanimously passed a law authorizing Biden to activate the land lease program for Ukraine. This decision must now be considered by the House of Representatives. Land lease is an American program for the lease of weapons, military equipment, equipment, raw materials, and food, without immediate payment, to countries whose security is important to the United States. Moreover, weapons and equipment lost in battle were not subject to payment at all. The last time this program was adopted was during World War II.
Britain will give Ukraine armored vehicles such as Mastiff or Chakal, The Times reports. Mastiff is a heavy armored patrol car 6-wheel drive, carrying 8 servicemen plus 2 crew members. It is suitable for road patrols and columns. The Mastiff has a top speed of 90 km/h, armed with the latest weapon systems, including a 7.62-mm general-purpose machine gun, a 12.7-mm large-caliber machine gun, or a 40-mm automatic grenade launcher.
The United States has sent 100 Switchblade drones to Ukraine, as promised, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. It is noted that the so-called kamikaze drones are small and portable. They have warheads and explode in a collision. The smallest model can hit a target at a distance of up to six miles (approximately 9.6 km).
About 7 billion euros will be allocated to Ukraine to support the economy. About 3 billion have already been provided, Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko said during a briefing. "The World Bank has created a Fund where different countries can send grants or loans to support our state. The IMF has a similar initiative," Marchenko said.
The Pentagon has already handed over 60,000 antiarmor systems; and 25,000 MANPADS to Kyiv, said General Mark Millie, chairperson of the Committee of Chiefs of Staff of the United States Armed Forces.
News from partners
In Berlin, there was an action under the slogan "Enough promises, start acting!". Its participants called on the authorities to immediately impose an embargo on imports of russian oil, gas, and coal.
Ireland has supported Ukraine's application for EU membership and will continue to do so, said Prime Minister Michael Martin. "You have chosen to apply for EU membership. We know that EU enlargement has been a force for stabilization and democratization in Europe's neighboring countries. It is in the strategic interest of the European Union. It is in Ukraine's interest," he said.
The United States will be able to identify russian units that committed atrocities in Bucha, CNN reports, citing an official representative of the country. "Identifying those involved is currently an extremely important priority for US intelligence agencies," the official said.
Today, the UN General Assembly will consider suspending russia's membership in the UN Human Rights Council. The United States also supported the initiative in the United Kingdom. British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said that "Russia cannot remain a member of the UN human rights body after what happened in Bucha."
Croatia and Austria have joined the "diplomatic war" and are reducing russia's diplomatic mission.
But Canada will not send russian diplomats. "We know that russian diplomats in Canada are not helping. They support pro-putin propaganda during the war. But we have to compare the disadvantages of this with the fact that there are Canadian representatives in moscow who give us a picture of what is happening in Russia," said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Amid this, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said that "the era of cooperation with russia is over" and that the main act of russia-NATO cooperation in 1997 is "dead."
Some unpleasant arithmetic: European countries have paid russia 35 billion euros for energy since the start of the war in Ukraine, said EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. According to him, the amount of financial assistance to Ukraine was 35 times less. "We have to help Ukrainians defend themselves. We have given Ukraine almost a billion euros. It may seem like a lot, but a billion euros is what we pay putin every day for the energy he supplies us," Borrell said.
He also said that the oil embargo is not part of the fifth package of EU sanctions, but EU foreign ministers will discuss it on April 11.
However, today the European Parliament began to demand the immediate imposition of a full embargo on oil, gas, coal, and other fossil fuels from russia. The overwhelming majority of deputies voted for the document: 413 out of 552 parliamentarians.
Activists changed the inscriptions on the price tags in the Polish store of Leroy Merlin, which continued to operate in the Russian market, despite the aggressor's war in Ukraine and mass boycotts of business. On the buckets now, there is an inscription "container for human remains"; on the hammers, "goods for murder, Leroy supports the genocide in Ukraine"; on the floor brushes, "a set to cover up guilt."
The Czech Republic has issued a collectible banknote called Sláva Ukraine. The new banknote with a circulation of 20,000 pieces is not a means of payment but is equipped with security features, as well as local korunas. The bill can be bought for 2000 hryvnias, and the money from the sale will be used to help Ukraine.
Polish President Andrzej Duda believes that the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline should be dismantled.
Germany's foreign intelligence service has intercepted radio reports from the russian military discussing the killing of civilians in Bucha. The wiretaps completely refute the russian occupiers' claims of not being involved. In particular, one serviceman told another that he and his colleagues shot someone on a bicycle. The materials also show that russian mercenaries, such as Wagner, played a key role in the atrocities.
Reaction to the atrocities of the russian army in Ukraine
"russian gas is soaked in blood," said German diplomat Michael Gahler during a speech in the European Parliament. "The fall of Bucha makes us talk about something else: our guilt. Our commitments. Citizens of Europe! This is our dependence on energy resources, and our money that allows them to kill Ukrainians! Do you not understand that our gas is full of blood? It's our fault, we're the ones financing this monster!" said Gahler.
Investigative and operational teams of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) work in more than 20 settlements in the region, which accounted for the bulk of russia's war crimes. They gather evidence and establish the entire chain of involvement, both on the part of russian invaders and Ukrainian collaborationists. In just a few days, the SBU has managed to establish lists of names of russian servicemen who will be held accountable for crimes against the peace and security of humanity. The SBU also interviewed almost 2,000 people who witnessed these atrocities. This has already allowed finding 33 collaborationists who worked with the russian fascists.
"Today, Russia's third president, Medvedev, says their plans are Eurasia from Vladivostok to Lisbon. I want to say what that means. This means that Bucha will be from Vladivostok to Lisbon. Russia is not stopped by the borders of the European Union. When we go to where the Russian occupiers were, we understand the apocalyptic scale of the civilian casualties. Today Russia is an anthropological catastrophe. And if the world does not correct this, then every Western country can have its own on February 24, 2022," said Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Hanna Malyar at a briefing.
What's in Russia?
In Russia, conscripts discharged after 2012 are summoned to military registration and enlistment offices "for a preparatory gathering for three months," according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The russian federation is also campaigning in Transnistria with residents who have russian citizenship.
Some of the withdrawn russian units are located in tent camps in a number of regions of the russian federation bordering Ukraine. The servicemen refuse to take part in further hostilities on the territory of Ukraine. The moral and psychological condition of this personnel is low and tends to deteriorate.
Fear and uncertainty in russia are good. Let the military be afraid. Let the civilians keep the cars packed and the suitcases packed. Let everyone slowly begin to understand that war is not as much fun as glamorous Kadyrov Ticktockers shoot it.
The second-largest oil refiner in Russia, Lukoil, is on the verge of shutdown. The reason is that the foreign countries stopped buying one of the products of processing, fuel oil, and now russians have nowhere to store it. 80% of fuel oil was exported. The same with oil gas. It will most likely just be burned.
The "liberators" are taking everything in their path. In the photo above, a serviceman from russian Mordor even stole a kennel. Apparently, a gift for a mother or a wife. Or it will be used maybe instead of housing.
The Yakut library in the village of Mogun has allowed visitors to break the silence only if "you shout sh*tty things about NATO." We hope they will soon all be drowned out by their own screams.
And in Irkutsk, a garbage company will exempt the families of soldiers killed in Ukraine from paying for their services. It is for such benefits that the Horde dies.
The second day in the spotlight is the Italian villa of the russian propagandist solovyov. At first, they tried to set it on fire, but now they have poured red paint on it. Unknown people also painted the water in the pool blood red and wrote the word "killer" on the fence.
What about Belarus?
Mordor moved part of its aircraft from Belarus to the airport in the Bryansk region. Military helicopters and fighters are now based at the Sishcha airfield in the Bryansk region of russia. The satellite recorded 19 fighter jets of at least 20 military helicopters. As well as military transport aircraft AN-124 and IL-76.
Russian lies
The SDEK delivery company has turned off video broadcasts from its branches on the border with Ukraine. From there, russian soldiers sent parcels with trophies. The day before, videos from cameras in the offices appeared on the Internet. From there, the russian military sent parcels with the loot. Now looters in SDEK branches have also become "non-existent."
According to Ukrainian intelligence, the russian horde has significantly intensified propaganda among its army personnel. Soldiers were forbidden to take calls from Ukrainian and Belarusian numbers, and if the call is still accepted, then everything said by the interlocutor should be taken as a lie and provocation. In addition, servicemen were ordered to read the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper daily, and commanders were to explain the "pros" of the war with Ukraine.
Sanctions on the aggressor!
According to the international agency Reuters, yesterday the London maritime market of insurers declared all maritime waters of russia, including the Black Sea, the Baltic, and the ports of the Far East, a "military zone." This means that now that a ship wants to enter the area, the shipowner will be required to notify his insurer and pay a special military premium. Such "premiums" can reach 5% of the value of the entire vessel, which makes the passage through them unprofitable. Now every russian ship will follow a well-known direction.
In response to EU sanctions, Belgium has blocked russian financial transactions totaling 196.4 billion euros. In addition, it froze assets by 2.7 billion euros. More than 23,000 containers have already been inspected in Belgian ports and three containers of luxury items were seized, which were going to russia to circumvent the sanctions.
Russian companies have faced serious problems in fulfilling military orders, the Defense Intelligence reports. Inflation, because of sanctions being imposed, "eats" the funds provided for the production of weapons. And there are no additional funds in the russian budget. Currently, the implementation of the RF order is in question due to a lack of funds and inconsistencies between the government and manufacturers. This situation is a direct consequence of the imposed international sanctions against russia in general and its military-industrial complex in particular.
Spotify streaming service will be unavailable in Russia from Monday, April 11. The company completely ceases its activities in the country. In the territory of the occupier, it will no longer be possible to use the services either on the website or in the application. Users can download the data or delete the account. This is what the insulation of russia should look like. No half-measures!
22:30 – The EU approved a new package of sanctions against russia. It includes:
- ban on coal imports;
- ban on arms supplies to russia;
- ban on russian-flagged vessels entering EU ports;
- freezing the accounts of russian banks;
- ban on exports of high-tech goods;
- ban on transport companies from russia and belarus;
- sanctions against russian businessmen, security officers, the military, and enterprises related to the war in Ukraine.
White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki also said that Joe Biden intends to sign a bill banning russian oil imports, which was approved by the US Congress today.
Life considering hostilities
Under an optimistic scenario, Ukraine will be able to receive reparations from russia in late summer. This was stated by the Minister of Justice Denys Maliuska. The Minister named three ways of payment: from the state budget, voluntarily and forcibly through specially created funds or judicial institutions by applying to the European Court of Human Rights. The head of the department noted that russian state funds will be enough to rebuild Ukraine: "Spending $0.5 trillion is a task for at least seven years."
Last month, the Telegram bot, Child Is Not Alone, was launched in Ukraine; since then, almost 14,600 Ukrainian families have applied for temporary placement of children in their families. This was announced by Daria Herasymchuk, Advisor to the President on Children's Rights. Ukraine also received 290 applications from abroad. Of these, 68 organizations have already been selected for assistance.
Ukrainian volunteers have launched a global campaign Spend with Ukraine, a platform that brings together prominent Ukrainian companies that make products for Western markets. The goal of the campaign is to encourage people around the world to buy Ukrainian goods and use the services offered by Ukrainian businesses.
"Currently, the Government's focus is on helping our citizens in the territories that have recently been occupied. In the liberated territories, we are developing the same programs that work for internally displaced persons. Food, medicine, and basic necessities are also sent to these territories as a matter of priority," Prime Minister Shmyhal said in a video message.
And the Interior Ministry, together with Google experts, has launched a project to digitize the consequences of the russian invasion in the destroyed cities of Ukraine. Pictures of destroyed streets and buildings will appear on Google Maps. The purpose of the project is to record the destruction inflicted on Ukrainian cities and villages by the russian occupiers.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they will also create a separate service for law enforcement and rescue workers. They will be able to use it as an information and reference resource.
The spring conscription into the Ukrainian army in April-June 2022 will not be held. Because of the general mobilization. This was reported by the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The government is considering the introduction of so-called unconditional income for the population after the end of the war. Adviser to the President of Ukraine Oleh Ustenko said this on the telethon. In any case, the amount cannot be less than UAH 2,481, as this is the subsistence level. But this is clearly not enough. Economists weigh 4,000 hryvnias. The funds are planned to be taken from the frozen money of the Russian Federation, which is now more than $350 billion.
Kyiv and region
In Irpin, utility services together with volunteers have already cleared a fifth of the streets. Clearing begins with the roads.
A week-long (!) curfew is introduced in Hostomel, from 06:00 on April 7 to 6:00 on April 14. During this period, it will be forbidden to be on the streets and other public places, as well as to move around by transport and on foot. This is needed so that professionals can unblock infrastructure and make it safe for people to return. In the rest of the Kyiv region, the curfew will last from 21:00 on April 6 to 06:00 on April 7.
No unharmed device and office: the director of the Institute and Honored Doctor of Ukraine Borys Todurov showed in a video how the russian fascists in Irpin "demilitarized" the branch of the Heart Institute in Irpin. He said that the occupiers lived on the territory of the branch, and in their free time, they simply fired at monitors, wards, and fences. "Everything that could not be stolen was broken. Not a single device and office. Our patients were taken to Kyiv the day before the arrival of these beasta. The result of the russian 'liberators' is in a short video, which I managed to shoot," Todurov commented.
"I can't say yet when people will be able to return to Irpin. I will say more precisely next week. During this time, the city will be able to demine and clean the main roads," says the mayor. "Parks will be demined today. The task is also to clean the city as much as possible: we are removing corpses, resuming the work of the fire station," Oleksandr Markushyn said on the telethon.
It is too early to return to Kyiv. The enemy can be unpredictable, the Kyiv Military Administration repeats
This was reported by CNN, citing sources in Washington and Brussels. The United States and its NATO allies have suggested that Russia may try to re-invade Kyiv. This could happen "as soon as Putin completes his tasks in eastern Ukraine." The question is whether there will be enough manpower left in Mordor. At the same time, the West is convinced that Moscow will still have enough military equipment to solve this problem.
Almost 90% of the civilians killed in Bucha in the Kyiv region have bullet wounds, not shrapnel ones, said the mayor of Bucha. Each of these Bucha residents was killed by a savage in russian uniform with his own hands from his own weapon.
The settlements in the Kyiv region liberated from russian occupation will be restored as soon as possible, said Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
18:30 – Under the rubble of houses in Borodianka, rescuers began to find the first bodies of the dead. Their exact number will be determined later. The destruction in the village of Borodianka was considered even worse than in Irpin and Bucha. If the world will soon learn about the atrocities of the occupiers there, now only one thing is clear the village is in ruins.
Law enforcement officers seized the property of Oksana Marchenko's company, Medvedchuk's wife. This was reported by the National Police. By the way, Viktor Medvedchuk's private plane arrested by the National Security and Defense Council is already working to defend Ukraine. They blocked the runway at Kyiv airport in case of a new attack by the occupiers.
Donetsk and Luhansk regions
The russians were unable to enter Novotoshkivske but fired on a hospital in Severodonetsk and houses in Lysychansk. Popasna is also under constant fire, the head of Luhansk Regional Military Administration told.
Since the beginning of russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, every medical institution in the Luhansk region has been shelled, and not a single surviving hospital remains, wrote the head of the Luhansk Regional Department Serhii Haidai. He also said that the photo shows the Rubizhne hospital. New. Modern. With high-tech equipment. It was… The hospital is now in the occupied part of the city. Orcs are filming videos and accusing the Ukrainian military of destruction. The traitor, the chief doctor plays along with the Kadyrovites, although he knows exactly who and when destroyed the hospital.
14:30 – Transcarpathian brigade repulsed the occupiers from Kreminna in the Luhansk region.
Of the 9 directions where the enemy attacked, only 2.5 remained: the Joint Forces Operation zone, Luhansk region, and Mariupol, says Adviser to the Head of the Office of the President, Oleksii Arestovych. At the same time, according to him, the fiercest fighting is taking place in the southwest of the Luhansk region.
New facts of Russia's war crimes. The occupiers forcibly removed the staff and patients of the Matsuk city hospital №4 from Mariupol to the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine. It is known that armed men came to the medical facility and ultimately announced that doctors and patients should get out and get on the occupiers' vehicles. Exhausted and frightened people were forced to carry out the orders of russian terrorists. It is unknown at this time what will happen to the people.
russia wants to occupy the entire Donbas by May 9, said Kurt Walker, a former US State Department spokesman for Ukraine. At the same time, he noted that the russian armed forces are not in very good condition. However, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are not going to give up Donbas. On the contrary, they are eager to help the horde die as soon as possible.
Sumy region
In the Sumy region, the Ukrainian military shot down a missile flying in the direction of Poltava. This was announced by the head of Sumy Regional Military Administration Dmytro Zhyvytskyi. The remains of the missile fell on the territory of the village of Lypova Dolina.
In the Sumy region, russian fascist marauders could not abandon their loot due to greed, and because of this, they fell into a trap. According to Prosecutor General Venediktova, the orcs decided to stay near the overturned Ural vehicle, filled with the looted property of Ukrainians, despite the approach of the Ukrainian military. Five robbers were uncovered at once, and three were taken prisoner by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Kherson region
The mayor of Kakhovka, Vitalii Nemerets, has left the temporarily occupied city and is in the territory controlled by Ukraine. "Because I did not want to cooperate with the Russian occupiers, my family's life and my personal life were in real danger. I believe that a dead mayor or mayor in the basement is of no use to the community," Nemerets wrote on the Kakhovka City Territorial Community's Facebook page.
In the Kherson region, Ukrainian soldiers defeated an artillery unit of the occupiers, which was preparing to fire on peaceful settlements.
The editor-in-chief of Novakahovka.city and poet Oleksandr Hunko survived the captivity of the occupiers in the Kherson region. He was kept in a local pre-trial detention center for three days, said Hunko's relative, journalist Maksym Birovash.
And today in Kakhovka, the russian occupiers captured local deputy Valerii Saltykov.
A group of people tried to get out of the village of Pervomaivka, Kherson region, along the Kakhovka Reservoir by boat. There were 14 civilians in Ukraine in the boat, three of whom were children. 70 meters from the shore of the village of Mariinske, Russian troops covered them with artillery fire and Grad missiles. Three adults and a child born in 2009 were killed in the shelling.
On the territory of the Kherson region, one of the reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine detained 4 occupiers. The aggressor's servicemen are currently being interrogated. The purpose of the interrogation is to obtain information on their membership in a particular unit of the russian federation, the state of armament, military equipment, logistics, and personnel, to obtain information on the task of the unit.
Poltava region
In the Poltava region, a resident of Kremenchuk was exposed for activities aimed at harming Ukraine. The collaborationist offered the occupiers his services to leak the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Mykolaiv region
In Mykolaiv, occupiers bombed the railway station. Currently, the station is closed, you can evacuate from the city by bus for free. The mayor Oleksandr Senkevich reported about it. He did not specify when the blow was struck.
20:30 – The Ukrainian army restored control over almost all territory of the Mykoliav region!
Zaporizhzhia region
According to the secretary of the Zaporizhzhia city council Anatolii Kurtev, the air defense forces destroyed three cruise missiles over the city. These explosions could be heard by people in Zaporizhzhia on the night of April 7.
In the Zaporizhzhia region, the occupiers began to register men. The draft notices are not brought to them, but everything is coming to that. "They will use them as a living force on the side of russian army units," said Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov.
Enerhodar. The occupiers began to create pseudo-authorities in the captured city and "fired" legitimate officials. This was reported by the Ukrainian company Energoatom. The orcs made Andrii Shevchuk, a collaborator from the OPZZ party, head of the occupied administration, and Iryna Horbatiuk, a secretary. The location of the mayor of Enerhodar Orlov is currently unknown.
In addition, in Enerhodar, the occupiers ordered to resume the work of the utility company Ritual. Because of the dire need," the occupiers said. UE Ritual organizes the burial of the dead. This is the first utility company in the city that russian killers are interested in.
18:00 – In Tokmak, the Russian occupiers captured drivers who were to evacuate people to Zaporizhzhia.
In the temporarily occupied Melitopol, Russian troops, assisted by collaborators, have already abducted more than a hundred locals.
The occupiers are using the port of Berdiansk to transfer weapons, military equipment, and personnel, the Ukrainian General Staff reports.
In the Zaporizhzhia region, the occupiers forbade men to travel to the territory controlled by the Ukrainian authorities. There is also a growing shortage of essential goods, which could lead to a humanitarian catastrophe.
Kharkiv region
The occupiers continue to put pressure on the civilian population of Kharkiv and destroy civilian infrastructure. During the day, the enemy inflicted 48 strikes with MLRS, artillery, and mortars.
At night, the russians fired rockets at Lozova, no one was injured. In Lozova and Barvinkovo, we call for the evacuation of the population. 15,000 citizens have already left.
The occupiers are bringing heavy equipment and weapons to Izium. This was stated by an employee of the Izium City Council Maksym Strelnik.
In Balaklia, Mayor Ivan Stolbovyi left the community and fled to russia. This was announced by the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Sinehubov.
The head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleh Sinehubov said that there was no increase in russian troops in the Kharkiv region. "We understand that the enemy has not lost hope for Kharkiv. That is why we are monitoring the latest situation every minute. At the same time, we state that the occupiers have already lost the battle for Kharkiv. They have suffered considerable losses here and understand that even if they try with a great force not to take anything, but at least to occupy Kharkiv, they will suffer serious losses. And this may call into question their further plans to advance through Donbas," Oleh Sinehubov said.
In the Kharkiv region, Ukrainian forces hit a supply point for the russian military. The blows were inflicted by artillery with adjustment from the border guards' UAV.
Zhytomyr region
The engineering and sapper unit of the 95th Brigade reported the destruction of two T-72B tanks of russian troops. This was announced on its Facebook page by the Command. "This is how the tank units of the occupying forces of the russian armed forces tested the effectiveness of our anti-tank minefields," the message reads.
Chernihiv region
Today, water was brought to Chernihiv, several thousand food kits, which will be enough for each family for a month, flour, mattresses, and building materials to restore the city as soon as possible. Such supplies will be delivered to the city every day, said Viacheslav Chaus, head of the Chernihiv Regional Military Administration. The suburbs suffered the most, but they promise to rebuild everything as soon as possible.
Western Ukraine
During his visit to Zakarpattia, former New York Governor George Pataki provided assistance in the form of 18 special modular buildings that can provide temporary accommodation for people in any condition.
