Timeline: day 46 of Ukraine's defense against russia's aggression
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Today is April 10. russia's military attack on Ukraine has been going on for forty-six days. We're reporting on all the current news.
What about today?
Key points
Do you remember the kitchen cabinet from Borodianka, which miraculously survived in a completely destroyed house? This is exactly the kind of rooster bottle that was sitting on it. This is a Vasylkiv majolica, a new symbol of Ukrainian endurance and steadfastness.
On earth and in the sky, our Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to destroy the enemy.
On April 9, the air defenses of the Air Force, Ground Forces, and Assault Troops hit at least 13 air targets of the russian occupiers: 3 aircraft; 1 helicopter; 5 unmanned aerial vehicles; 4 cruise missiles.
Air Force aircraft do their job in the sky: fighter jets patrol Ukraine's airspace, and Su-25 attackers and Su-24m bombers support ground forces with missile and bomb strikes.
Total enemy losses as of today, April 10:
- tanks – 722 units,
- armored combat vehicles – 1911 units,
- artillery systems – 342 units,
- MLRS – 108 units,
- air defense means – 55 units,
- aircraft – 152 units,
- helicopters – 137 units,
- automotive equipment – 1384 units,
- ships/boats – 7 units,
- fuel tanks – 76,
- UAV of operational and tactical level – 112.
- Special equipment – 25.
- ATACMS/TBM launchers – 4.
19,300 occupiers have already been destroyed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces! But there is enough room for everyone in hell!
After visiting Ukraine, European Foreign Minister Josep Borrell has no doubts about its victory: "Ukraine will win and become even stronger. And the EU will support you at every step."
A quarter of Ukrainians were forced to flee their homes due to russia's attack. More than 7.1 million Ukrainians were forced to relocate due to full-scale Russian aggression but remained in the country. In addition, 4,441,663 Ukrainians have gone abroad since February 24, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
In total, this is 11.5 million Ukrainians. Most of them dream of returning home as soon as possible!
The Office of the President and the Ministry of Digital Transformation have launched an international campaign on brave Ukrainians. The billboards of the project have already appeared on the streets of more than 15 countries: Canada, Poland, Germany, Italy, Austria, Great Britain, Spain, the USA, and others. Banda agency created the idea, together with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine. The goal of the international campaign is to share courage with the world and create an image of a country where brave people, bold businesses, and bold ideas live.
The Commissioner for Human Rights Liudmyla Denisova published the facts of the atrocities of the russian occupiers:
- In the village of Makariv in the Kyiv region, an 80-year-old man had his hands cut off in front of his daughter. He died of his wounds.
- In Irpin, a 20-year-old pregnant woman was raped by two occupiers. She lost a child.
- In the Kherson region, a 60-year-old man was beaten in the presence of his daughter with clubs and sticks.
During the occupation of the villages of Yahidne and Lukashivka in the Chernihiv region, the russian invaders set up their headquarters in the Church of the Ascension. It found the bodies of people, probably locals, who had been shot dead by the russian military.
The National Police has opened a "hotline" for relatives searching for victims of the war. Her number: 0 894 201 867. The line operates around the clock. Operators are ready to provide the necessary advice and clarification on the burial procedure.
Humanitarian corridors
Iryna Vereshchuk reports that on April 10, 2022, 9 humanitarian corridors were agreed upon from Donetsk, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Yesterday, the occupiers did not allow buses to evacuate people. The buses, which left to evacuate people from Berdiansk, Tokmak, and Enerhodar, had to be returned to Zaporizhzhia; the occupiers refused to let them through on the previously agreed route. Today there will be another attempt to reach these cities, said the Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk.
And the mayor of Melitopol warns city residents about the danger of evacuation to Crimea. Ivan Fedorov calls the attempt to leave for the peninsula a one-way ticket. He urges residents to evacuate only to territory controlled by Ukraine.
The results of the humanitarian corridors on April 10:
- Humanitarian corridors from Mariupol and Berdiansk helped 2,622 people to evacuate in their personal vehicles and buses for evacuation to Zaporizhzhia. 213 of them are from Mariupol.
- 2,409 people were evacuated from the cities of Polohy, Vasylivka, Berdiansk, and Melitopol in the Zaporizhzhia region.
- 202 people were evacuated from the cities of Lysychansk, Severodonetsk, Rubizhne, Kreminna, and Popasna in the Luhansk region.
A total of 2,824 people have been evacuated today.
Convoys of buses, which left Zaporizhzhia this morning to evacuate people from Berdiansk, Tokmak, and Enerhodar, are held by the occupying forces at the checkpoint in Vasylivka. For the second day in a row, russia has been violating agreements that ensure the passage of buses to evacuate people from these cities.
A large-scale evacuation from Kreminna in the Luhansk region is scheduled for Wednesday, April 13. This was announced by the head of regional military administration Serhii Haidai. The place and time of gathering are near the Ukrposhta building at 10:30. Preliminary registration on Monday, April 11, at the city council.
Trophies of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
The Armed Forces have already seized more than a thousand units of russian equipment! According to the Oryx portal, Russia lost 2,693 units of equipment in the war, of which 1,413 were destroyed, 39 were damaged, 236 were left, and 1,005 were seized. russia turned out the largest supplier of weapons for the Ukrainian army!
The SBU has come across a trophy Kit for unit management and targeting, with which you can exchange data and personal coordinates in the unit.
- The hardware is completely foreign, the sticker is russian.
- The software is based on the free Linux OS, compiled by the Ministry of Defense's IT specialists.
- There are maps of the russian federation, respectively, there are no Ukrainians. Apparently, they forgot to upgeade before the "special operation."
- There is an interesting tab where a soldier can inform the commander about his condition: healthy, wounded, killed. Yes, the soldier who was killed must have time to press the appropriate button.
Today, 81 separate airmobile brigades destroyed three units of russian armored vehicles with the Stugna-P anti-tank missile system, the General Staff said. "Born to win!" Ukrainian defenders talk about their achievements.
Who's coming to Ukraine?
About financial aid, weapons, and volunteer fighters
The German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann has offered to supply Ukraine with 100 self-propelled howitzers.
Estonia has provided Ukraine with more than 10 tons of aid needed to repair power grids damaged by the fighting. This was reported by the Ministry of Economy and Communications of Estonia.
The Government of Canada will send 1 billion Canadian dollars to Ukraine through a special administrative account of the IMF, said Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. That's about $800 million. The Cabinet of Ministers will also approve a draft agreement on preferential funding from Canada in the amount of 500 million Canadian dollars, which will go to the Ukrainian budget for the immediate needs of the army and citizens.
NATO will train Ukrainian troops abroad to service and use modern Allied weapons, Bloomberg reports. The goal is to help Ukraine gradually move to the modern technology of NATO standards from Soviet-era weapons.
Poland sent the first batch of T-72 tanks to Ukraine.
In the near future, Lithuania will organize military exercises for the Ukrainian military, which will help them prepare for work with Western equipment.
Assistance to refugees and those who receive them
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will allocate €4 billion to support Ukrainian refugees who have left the country, the EIB's press service said.
Canada will soon send several charter flights to Ukraine for Ukrainian migrants. Canadians are ready to provide Ukrainians short-term accommodation and financial assistance, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.
The Government of Ukraine has extended the deadline for applications for assistance to internally displaced persons, until April 30.
In Warsaw, the Ukrainians organized the communal work in gratitude to the Poles.
News from partners
Thousands rallied in support of Ukraine in New York.
The Latvian authorities have banned the celebration of Victory Day on May 9.
And in Poland sirens sounded this morning. But this is not due to the events in Ukraine or the existing threat. Alarm sirens started at 8:41 and sounded for one minute as part of the action in memory of the victims of the Smolensk disaster. On April 10, 2010, a plane crash in Russia killed Poland's top leadership, including President Lech Kaczynski. The action of remembrance provoked a mixed reaction and was criticized in connection with the recent events in Ukraine. According to the opponents, there are now more than 2 million refugees from Ukraine in Poland who have too fresh a memory of sirens.
Italy has agreed with Algeria to replace russian gas, according to Reuters. Italy imports 40% of its gas from Russia, and the country is currently trying to diversify its energy supply. On April 11, the Prime Minister of Italy will visit Algeria to sign an agreement to increase gas imports.
Presidential elections are taking place in France today. Incumbent President Emmanuel Macron's main opponent is the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, who has previously criticized the EU and was funded by putin. In the election campaign, Le Pen dramatically changed her rhetoric, condemning russian aggression and renouncing her love for russia. According to opinion polls, Macron wins by a small margin, which is likely to lead to the second round.
A manga about the Ghost of Kyiv will be made in Japan. Its release is scheduled for May. The cost of the manga will be 785 yen, which is approximately 185 hryvnias.
Turkish Defense Minister Akar has said that his country will not allow warships of countries at war through the Bosphorus in accordance with international law. "We will abide by the Montreux Convention. We will not allow warships into the Black Sea," said Defense Minister Hulusi Akar. That is if it so happens that if russian ships sink in the Black Sea, the russian fascists will not be able to replace them.
What's in russia?
Sanctions on the aggressor!
Japanese property insurance companies have completely suspended new and extended contracts with Japanese companies operating in russia.
Estonian border guards have revoked the visas of several foreigners, where they found symbols with the letter Z, St. George's ribbons, or elements of the military uniform of the russian army.
In the Kursk Oblast of russia, from April 11, the authorities will introduce a "yellow" level of the terrorist threat "in connection with possible provocations of Ukrainian nationalists." Checkpoints will be set up to house the military and police. A few days ago, russia began digging trenches in the Belgorod Oblast. There it was called "earthworks." Well, Russians, it's time for you to be afraid? You have wanted a real war for so long.
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, "The landmines that flooded the Black Sea were deliberately drifted to prevent NATO memberships from operating in the waters. Moreover, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania do not have information on the number of mines." It may be a revelation for Turkey, but Ukrainians already know for sure that a terrorist country will not be satisfied with Ukraine alone. russia wants to destroy everything around it.
Russia's Defense Ministry reports that 18,668 people, including 2,910 children, have been deported to russia from various parts of Ukraine today. The occupiers claim that a total of 723,102 people, including 138,063 children, have been transported to russia since the beginning of the war. According to the Ukrainian ombudsman Liudmyla Denisova, Ukrainians who were deported to russia are forcibly issued russian passports.
Default in Russia will occur this year, according to Bloomberg. The probability is 90%, as russia itself brings it closer by its actions.
Life considering hostilities
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal spoke about the first billion hryvnias allocated from the reserve fund for the reconstruction of the territories liberated from russian troops:
- The funds will be used to eliminate the consequences of hostilities and to rebuild the infrastructure as a matter of priority.
- UAH 400 million for the Kyiv region. UAH 250 million each to Chernihiv and Sumy regions. Another UAH 100 million for the Zhytomyr region.
- The funds will be used to repair engineering networks and systems for the restoration of heat, gas, water, and electricity. Also for disassembly, repair of roofs, replacement of windows and doors, elimination of potholes on the roads, and other priority needs.
Nuclear objects
Energoatom specialists visited one of the areas of the Red Forest in the exclusion zone near the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, where the Russian military was digging trenches. Abnormally high levels of radiation background were recorded at this place. "Thus, all the occupiers, who have been based and digging in [land] in the Red Forest for almost 30 days, are facing radiation sickness of varying severity," Energoatom said.
Energoatom also reported that fragments of nuclear fuel irradiated with graphite masonry were buried at a depth of 40-80 cm in this part of the forest. They can be a source of alpha radiation; when ingested, such fragments are ten times more dangerous than the effects of gamma and beta radiation. The trenches dug by the russian military go deeper than these 40 – 80 cm.
Kyiv and region
Another mass grave was found in the village of Buzova in the Kyiv region, where the bodies of dozens of locals were buried.
In Makariv, Kyiv region, a Japanese Akita dog nicknamed Rini has been waiting for almost a month for his mistress, who was killed by the russian military. Volunteers tried to take the dog to the shelter, but he flatly refused to go. Rini only agreed to take the food that was brought for him. How many of them are now Ukrainian Hatiko…
A downed Russian Mi-8 helicopter was identified near Makariv. In the Kyiv region, the military identified another downed Russian Mi-8 helicopter.
Burnt skeletons of Russian pilots were also found among the wreckage.
Mi-8AMTSH is a military transport and assault modification of the Mi-8 helicopter.
Donetsk and Luhansk regions
Russia has already started the first stage of the offensive in Donbas, now they are waiting for reinforcements from the Far East, said Oleksii Arestovych, Adviser to the Head of Office of the President.
In the morning, the russians fired on two high-rise buildings in the new district of Severodonetsk, Luhansk region. A high school building was also shelled, and two elderly people were rescued.
The russian occupiers staged a "mop-up" among civilians in Mariupol. The adviser to the mayor of Mariupol Petro Androushchenko reported about it on Telegram. According to him, the russians have set up several checkpoints in Mariupol, mostly in the Kalmiuske and Central districts. They kill citizens and even publish their photos next to the dead. "The mop-up is the removal of the dead and killed from the streets. They conceal the traces of their crimes. Yesterday we received the first photo confirming the mass accumulation of the bodies of the dead in the Sadkiv district of the Kalmiuske area. Which once again confirmed the information about the deployment of crematoria and the preparation of mass burials not in one place, but in the districts," Andriushchenko said.
Andriushchenko also confirmed that Kadyrovites had been sent to Mariupol. They are part of the russian national guard unit.
In the so-called DPR, Pushilin decided to ban the OSCE SMM. Representatives of the mission must leave the occupied territory by April 30.
The death toll from a Russian missile strike on a train station in Kramatorsk on April 8 rose to 57, with 109 injured.
Kherson region
In the Kherson region, the Russian military and its supporters do not abandon attempts to hold an illegal referendum on the creation of the so-called Kherson People's Republic. At present, agitation materials and forms are being produced in Nova Kakhovka, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
The abducted people are being taken from Kherson to Crimea, Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev said on Rada TV. "russian soldiers are taking people abducted from the Kherson region to a pre-trial detention center in Crimea. People are being brutally tortured in detention centers. The same fate befell Ukrainians abducted from the Zaporizhzhia region," Mustafa Dzhemilev said.
Dnipropetrovsk region
On the night of April 9-10, russian troops launched missile strikes on the Dnipropetrovsk region. An infrastructural object was destroyed in Dnipro. Rescuers put out the fire there for several hours. There is one victim.
In the Pavlohrad district, a rocket hit an industrial facility. It destroyed the premises and caused a fire. It didn't touch people. In the Dnipro district, the rocket hit a farm, said the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration Valentyn Reznichenko.
Reznichenko also said that the Ukrainian military shot down two enemy drones over the Dnipropetrovsk region. "I also have good news. At night, over the Dnipropetrovsk region, our military shot down two enemy drones. My archive of victories of the Armed Forces is being replenished. Glory to our military! Glory to Ukraine!"
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, a rescue squad came under enemy missile fire while dismantling debris at the site of a morning attack. A press officer of the State Emergency Service was seriously injured in the intensive care unit.
22:00 – On April 10, russian troops fired more than ten missiles in the Dnipropetrovsk region. One of them was shot down, the Head of a regional council Mykola Lukashuk reported.
Chernihiv region
In the village of Honcharivske, rescuers found a human body while examining the debris. The information was confirmed by the spokeswoman of the State Emergency Service in the region, Iryna Shchukina. According to her, work is underway. There are 16 rescuers and 4 units of equipment on site.
Also, Iryna Shchukina reported rescuers continue to dismantle the rubble of buildings destroyed by the russian military in Chernihiv.
Zaporizhzhia region
Due to numerous sanitary losses in personnel and equipment, the occupiers deployed military hospitals and repair shops for military equipment in the temporarily occupied territories of the Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions. At the same time, in the conditions of constant admission of wounded servicemen of the armed forces of the russian federation, there is a lack of qualified medical personnel in the occupiers' hospitals. In addition, the enemy has problems with stocks of drugs, the replenishment of which is almost impossible. Also, the personnel of repair shops to restore enemy equipment are forced to work around the clock in the absence of a stable supply of spare parts and units, said the General Staff.
An air-to-ground high-precision X-29 orc missile designed to destroy reinforced concrete structures, bridges, runways, and ships destroyed a village toilet in a garden near Huliaipole. If this is not the crookedness of the russians, and beat exactly the coordinates, we must thank the gunner for saving lives.
Kharkiv region
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said that russian troops have begun dropping a new type of bomb on the city; they are dropped by parachute. Terekhov urged locals not to approach such munitions and immediately report them to rescuers.
It is probable that the shells on parachutes reported by the mayor of Kharkiv are 9M55K1 cluster munitions. They can be launched by the Smerch multiple rocket launcher. Such sub-munitions are very dangerous because they can be aimed at the target while falling. They have a thermal homing head, which in addition to armored vehicles can respond to civilian vehicles.
According to the General Staff, the arrival of repair and restoration crews from the territory of the russian federation (Yaroslavl region) to carry out repair and restoration works on the railway tracks in the temporarily occupied territories of the Kharkiv region is noted.
Satellite images analyzed by Maxar Technologies showed a huge column of Russian military equipment near Kharkiv with a length of 12.8 km. Beasts are preparing. But the Ukrainian Armed Forces are also ready.
russian occupiers who captured the village of Kapitolivka, Izium district, abducted the famous Ukrainian writer Volodymyr Vakulenko, who has been volunteering for a long time. His ex-wife Iryna Novitska said that a denunciation had been written against the writer. Vakulenko's whereabouts are currently unknown.
22:00 – As a result of the shelling of occupiers in the Kharkiv region, as of today, 10 civilians died. This was announced by the head of regional military administration Oleh Sinehubov. The settlements of Bakalia, Pisochyn, Zolochiv, and Derhachi came under fire. A 7-year-old child was killed in an enemy attack.
Odesa region
Odesa and Odesa region survived the night of April 10 without shelling but slept to the sounds of air raid alarms. This was announced by Regional Administration Spokeperson Serhii Bratchuk.
Mykolaiv region
In the last 24 hours for the purpose of instigation of panic moods among the local population and the maximum destruction of transport communications, the enemy carried out 7 rocket blows across the Mykolaiv region. Fortunately, no one was injured.
23:00 – Mykolaiv is hearing powerful explosions. There are no comments from local authorities yet.
Sumy region
Ukrzaliznytsia has resumed train traffic in the Sumy region, now they run for free. This was announced by the head of Sumy Regional Military Administration Dmytro Zhyvytskyi.
Western Ukraine
And a picturesque village in the Kostopil district (Rivne region) is waiting for families with school-age children for a permanent place of residence; the village council provides free houses equipped with everything you need. The head of the village and her team are ready to support with food, clothes, hygiene, meet and take under personal care, make every effort to promote employment in the area. The village has a school, transport links, shops, and a large clinic. Phones: 0966806495, 0988293640
Illegally felled forest, which was confiscated in the Tiachiv district (Zakarpattia region), will go to the areas of hostilities. "This wood will be used for dugouts, shelters, and trenches at military positions," the Zakarpattia Regional Military Administration website said. "We know exactly who this wood will be very useful and will help to effectively destroy the occupier from the right positions," wrote the head of the Zakarpattia Regional Military Administration Viktor Mykyta on his Facebook page.
