Timeline: day 50 of Ukraine's defense against russia's aggression
Today is April 14. russia's military attack on Ukraine has been going on for half a hundred days. We're reporting on all the current news. The article will be constantly updated.
What about today?
Key points
During the past 24hrs, the Joint Forces successfully repulsed 8 enemy attacks. Our defenders destroyed:
- 1 enemy tank,
- 4 units of armored vehicles,
- 6 units of motor vehicles,
- 1 enemy artillery system.
In the area of responsibility of the East operational and tactical group, our forces repulsed 1 attack. The occupiers lost:
- 1 IFV
- 1 MT-LB
- 1 ZU-23-2
"Freedom must be armed no worse than tyranny," Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Western partners. "russia hoped to capture Ukraine in a maximum of 5 days. But they did not understand who they were going against. russia did not know how much we value freedom," said the President.
Thoughts have power! The cruiser Moscow is depicted on the postage stamp russian warship. Today it has been finally confirmed on both sides: the russian cruiser Moscow sank. However, the russians were ashamed to write that it was hit by two Ukrainian missiles. According to their version, someone "smoked on board" there again.
In fact, an entire special military operation was launched against Moscow. Initially, a maneuver was developed to launch Bayraktar, and airborne air defense was monitored to investigate the possibility of launching the Neptunes. And then Moscow received two hits, exploded, filed SOS, before the threat of detonation of ammunition, the team was partially evacuated, the ammunition detonated, Moscow collapsed on the port side and given the impossibility of towing it in the storm, the ship went into the category of submarines.
UPD: It seems that the cruiser, although it began to sink, did not reach the bottom. Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said that the Russian warship Moscow was damaged, but it is afloat. According to Kirby, "there was an explosion" on the cruiser, but Washington has not yet been able to establish what caused it.
Meanwhile, The Telegraph writes that without the cruiser Moscow, the Russian Black Sea Fleet has become very vulnerable to missiles and drones. Because this is the only ship in the fleet equipped with long-range air defense equipment in the form of S-300F. As a result, Moscow provided air cover for other ships during their operations, including coastal shelling and naval maneuvers.
Arestovych admitted that some Marines in Mariupol were taken prisoner. According to him, this happened during an attempt to break into the Azov Regiment in Mariupol. However, according to Arestovych, it is not about a thousand fighters (as stated by the russian Defense Ministry), but about a much smaller number of people. In general, the breakthrough operation was successful. "The military has already regrouped and is ready to continue to perform combat missions," Arestovych said.
Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi said that the state was negotiating the exchange of 169 National Guard servicemen who were taken prisoner at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant during the capture of the station by the russians.
As of April 13, the ICRC had recorded 189 episodes of russian war crimes against cultural heritage. 13 monuments of national importance, 82 religious buildings, 21 memorials in honor of historical figures and events of the XIX – early XXI centuries, 15 buildings and complexes of museums and reserves, and other valuable historical buildings were destroyed.
A new word, ukrained, has appeared in English. "Ukrained is when you, russia, invade Ukraine and receive global humiliation in return." This is how the authors of the Urban Dictionary interpret the new word.
The fourth exchange of prisoners of war took place between Ukraine and russia, said Minister Vereshchuk. According to her, five officers, 17 privates, and eight civilians were released.
The pilots are back home! Two Ukrainian pilots who were held captive by the russian occupiers were brought to the released by the Ministry of Defense. Ivan Pepeliashko and Oleksii Chyzh were taken prisoner on March 8 near the village of Nova Basan (Chernihiv region). Ivan Pepeliashko says that despite the serious injuries in the pre-trial detention center, most Ukrainians do not receive basic medical care: "The boys are holding on, but most of the wounds have started to fester. The russians were asked to give at least bandages and a solution of brilliant green, to take care of the hardest cases. But in vain." Oleksii Chyzh recalls that every interrogation traditionally began with putin's propaganda that Lenin had invented Ukraine: "They forced us to record propaganda videos. If we refused, they threatened to stop bandaging our comrades' wounds. It was said that the inflamed parts would be cut off piece by piece. They mentioned our families and the danger they face." Now Ivan Pepeliashko and Oleksii Chyzh are safe. They are in the hospital and receive all necessary medical care.
Documents obtained by Ukrainian intelligence indicate that the russian military planned to seize Ukraine under the guise of conducting military exercises. In particular, troops operating in the Chernihiv and Sumy areas were tasked with capturing the left-bank part of Kyiv.
Humanitarian corridors
The Head of the Office of President, Andrii Yermak, called on residents of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions to evacuate immediately. "The battle for Donetsk and Luhansk regions will be difficult, and civilians must go to places where they can wait for escalation, save children and make it easier for the Armed Forces to work with the enemy," Yermak explained.
The Head of the Ministry of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories, Iryna Vereshchuk, named the routes along which people will be evacuated today, April 14:
- From Mariupol, Berdiansk, Tokmak and Enerhodar to Zaporizhzhia – by personal transport.
- Severodonetsk – Bakhmut. Meeting place: 28 Khimikiv Avenue.
- Lysychansk – Bakhmut. Meeting place: RTI, 40 Rokiv Peremohy, Sosiury Street, 324.
- Popasna – Bakhmut. Meeting place: Pervomaiska, 42.
- Hirske – Bakhmut. Meeting place: Haharina, 13.
- Rubizhne – Bakhmut. Meeting place: Chekhova, 11.
Humanitarian corridors in the Luhansk region will operate if the shelling by the russians stops.
Trophies of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Our Marines landed an enemy UAV and at the same time fired on the calculation.
Ukrainian Marine "badgers" showed how they "break in" trophy equipment, which now serves to the benefit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Who's coming to Ukraine?
About financial aid, weapons, and volunteer fighters
A number of NATO countries will supply tanks to Ukraine, the Pentagon reports. A spokesman for the US Department of Defense said that the supply of weapons will begin immediately.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby also spoke about other weapons and equipment that the United States will hand over to Ukraine:
- 18,155 mm M114 howitzers and 40,000 artillery pieces of ammunition
- 10 mobile ground reconnaissance and electronic warfare means AN/TRQ-32A
- 2 AN / MPQ-64 Sentinel radars
- 300 shock barrage unmanned Switchblade systems
- 500 missiles to Javelin
- hundreds of other anti-tank systems
- 200 M113 armored personnel carriers
- 100 multifunctional armored vehicles
- 11 Mi-17 helicopters
- unmanned coastal defense vessels
- means of protection against chemical, biological and nuclear attacks
medical equipment
- 30,000 sets of armor and helmets
- more than 2,000 optical sights and laser rangefinders
- C4 explosives and jammers
- anti-personnel mines M18 Claymore.
The Biden administration will also share intelligence with Ukraine to help Kyiv hit targets in Crimea and the occupied Donbas, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing Pentagon sources.
The Czech Republic has sent to Ukraine another echelon with RM-70 multiple rocket launchers (Czechoslovak version of the Soviet MLRS BM-21 Grad).
And now check the numbers: for 2 months of the war, Latvia gave Ukraine 1/3 of its annual military budget. Thank you, friends!
The United States is discussing the possibility of a high-ranking official's trip to Kyiv in the coming days to support Ukraine in the war with russia, according to The New York Times. It is assumed that one of the high-ranking servicemen or the Secretary of State may visit Ukraine.
News from partners
Someone painted the Glory of Ukraine right in front of the russian embassy in Warsaw. Beautiful!
The OSCE presented the first international report documenting russia's war crimes. An independent expert mission set up under the auspices of the OSCE Moscow Mechanism presented its report on Wednesday documenting human rights violations, international humanitarian law (IHL), and possible war crimes committed by russian troops in Ukraine. "The mission has identified clear patterns of violations of international humanitarian law by the russian armed forces on many of the issues under investigation. This is especially true of their hostilities," the report said.
Colombia is ready to increase oil, gas, and coal production to replace russian energy resources in Western markets. This was stated in an interview with CNN by President Ivan Duque Marquez, who is currently in New York on a three-day visit. "North American and European countries know for sure that they can no longer count on energy supplies from russia. Can Colombia contribute to solving the problem? The answer is yes," he said. Duque added that Colombia could immediately increase coal production, as the country has some of the largest reserves of this fuel in the world.
"The United States and NATO can't give Zelenskyy what he needs to fight," said American film star Mickey Rourke, who spoke in support of Ukraine.
The Czech Embassy returned to Kyiv. A statement from the Czech Foreign Ministry said that this was just one of many steps that Prague was ready to take to express its support for Ukraine.
The Moldovan parliament has officially banned the St. George's ribbon. Now its public demonstration in the country will be fined.
A giant photo of a Ukrainian child forced to leave her home has been unveiled in Venice. This is an art installation in support of Ukraine by a French artist who performs under the pseudonym JR.
At the initiative of the Ukrainian Ambassador to Austria Vasyl Khymynets, the scandalous "reconciliation concert" was canceled in Vienna. Now it remains to influence the Pope with his "process of reconciliation."
The Parisian restaurant La Bourse Et La Vie was renamed Le Borscht Et La Vie and hired 3 Ukrainian refugees. Within 2 months, the institution plans to transfer 5% of the total income to the victims of the war in Ukraine.
In Berlin, for unknown reasons, the cars of participants of the rally in support of the "special operation" caught fire at night. How did that happen?
From April 18 to May 27, Latvia will be a training ground for the armed forces of the United States, the Czech Republic, Poland, Great Britain, Lithuania, and Estonia. Separate episodes of a number of international exercises Defender Europe, Knight Legion, Swift Response, Summer Shield, and Hedgehog will take place on the territory and in the airspace of the country. In addition, representatives of Albania, the Czech Republic, Italy, Iceland, Montenegro, Canada, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain will be involved in the maneuvers.
Reaction to the atrocities of the russian army in Ukraine
The Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau said that what is happening in Ukraine should be called "genocide," AFP reports. After US President Joe Biden called Russia's actions in Ukraine genocide yesterday, Trudeau repeated the statement, telling reporters in Quebec: "I think it is absolutely right that more and more people are saying and using the word genocide in terms of russia is doing, what vladimir putin did… We have seen this desire to attack civilians, to use sexual violence as a weapon… This is absolutely unacceptable."
"I can predict that we will eventually find out about what President Biden said when we gather all this evidence. Because what is happening is not a coincidence. This is a deliberate decision by russia to destroy Ukraine and its civilian population," Nuland said in an interview with CNN.
Today, the Verkhovna Rada supported a statement recognizing russia's actions in Ukraine as genocide. The statement was supported by 363 people's deputies.
What's in russia?
Deputy Prime Minister Valentina Matvienko is shocked: "It was a revelation for me that we can't even produce nails." Oh, how many amazing discoveries you will have now! For reference: when Matvienko was the governor of St. Petersburg, the Leningrad hardware factory went bankrupt. The plant was founded before the revolution and produced those nails until the last one. Now in its place, there's housing.
"If we don't do it by May 10, putin has said to level everything." Ukrainian intelligence has published new intercepted calls from the occupiers. They indicate that russia plans to completely destroy Ukrainian cities. We believe in the Armed Forces and are not afraid of the threats of a dying cigarette butt.
After the Moscow missile cruiser with 16 cruise missiles was disabled, the total volley of cruise missiles of russian Black Sea Fleet ships in the Black Sea decreased from 72 to 56.
russia lost more than 500 tanks during the invasion of Ukraine, according to the Oryx project, which estimates the loss of equipment on both sides in the photos. 257 tanks were destroyed, 9 were damaged, 40 were abandoned, and 200 were seized by Ukraine. For comparison, Ukraine, according to Oryx, lost 110 tanks.
The FSB Border Department stated that a border checkpoint had been shelled in the Bryansk oblast. And the governor of the Bryansk oblast Aleksandr Bogomaz declared that in the settlement of Klimove, apartment houses were under attack. Allegedly, there are victims. The village of Spodaryushyne in the Belgorod oblast was also shelled. russia claims that the shelling was carried out by Ukraine.
The governor of the Belgorod oblast reported the shelling of the village of Zhuravlivka. This is the third settlement in Russia that has been "attacked."
The Ukrainian authorities responded to russia's accusations of shelling the territory of russia: "Earlier, the Center to Counter Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine warned of enemy intentions to carry out a series of terrorist acts on the russian border to consolidate Russians against Ukrainians," the Center said.
Russians now have something to wear: portraits of Russian "heroes" who died during the "special operation" can be carried during the "Immortal Regiment" on Victory Day if relatives and friends wish, said the organizing committee of the march. Moreover, the organizers are brazenly ready to hold a march in the occupied territories of Ukraine, "if they are guaranteed security." But the abominations can not even count on it.
What about Belarusians?
In Belarus, in the village of Kholmych, at russian checkpoints, russian and Belarusian military police are checking phones. Civilians are told that Ukrainian units could attack Belarusian territory at any time.
Russian lies
Pro-kremlin telegram channels broadcast a "BBC video" alleging that the missile at Kramatorsk station was launched by Ukrainians. It turned out to be a fake. As the BBC's press service commented: "We are aware of a fake video under the BBC News brand, which alleges that Ukraine is responsible for the rocket attack on Kramatorsk railway station last week. The BBC is taking steps to remove the video. We urge people not to share and check out the stories on BBC News website."
Sanctions on the aggressor!
The United States is ready to take action against countries that undermine sanctions against russia. US Treasury Secretary Janet Ellen has said that countries that maintain a neutral stance on russia's invasion of Ukraine may face global isolation. The United States called on China not to undermine sanctions and not to provide assistance to russia, and asked countries such as India to take a tougher stance on russia.
France has frozen 23.7 billion euros due to russia's invasion of Ukraine. Such a large amount is due to the availability of funds from the Central Bank of russia, which kept 22.8 billion euros. 33 properties worth 573.6 million euros, bank accounts, three yachts worth more than 125 billion euros, 6 helicopters worth 60 million euros, and 3 works of art worth 7 million euros were frozen.
In the Netherlands, 600 million euros of russian assets have already been frozen.
The offshore island of Jersey has blocked $7 billion in russian assets.
russia has not been re-elected to some UN bodies, said the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN Serhii Kyslytsia. Namely to:
- Permanent Forum of Indigenous Peoples (Ukraine is elected)
- UN Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and UN-Women Executive Bureau.
Life considering hostilities
The Servant of the People faction will not support the adoption of a law on the responsibility of conscripts who left Ukraine and did not return within the statutory period during martial law. "We believe that this legislation is harmful and dangerous both for Ukraine's defense today and for its recovery in the future. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have returned home to defend their country during the war. Many people work abroad and send money to Ukraine as a help to families or as a donation to the country's defense funds," wrote Davyd Arakhamia. According to him, the proposed norm does not solve the goal that really needs to be achieved: to punish dozens of officials and deputies who fled Ukraine during the war.
Ukrzaliznytsia has received 15 devices for access to the Starlink satellite Internet, according to the Government portal. So, UZ received 10 Starlink devices of the first generation and 5 of the second. These systems were provided to the railways by the IT company N-iX.
Kyiv and region
Life in Kyiv is gradually returning to normal. From April 15, the metro trains will resume running on both tracks on the blue and green branches.
At the same time, the mayor of the capital Vitalii Klychko called on Kyiv residents not to return to their homes yet: "Today, it is too early to return home en masse to Kyiv. We rely solely on the recommendations of the military, and they say today's thread from the aggressor is still high in the capital. The military claims that the aggressor did not abandon his plans."
Ukraine will strike back if Moscow hits Kyiv, said Oleksii Arestovych, an adviser to the Office of the President. "We have great opportunities in Russia," he said.
Donetsk and Luhansk regions
In the Donetsk direction, there were battles in the areas of Sloviansk, Popasna, and Kurakhovo, as well as unsuccessful attempts to storm Mariupol, the fighting continues.
The russians have made three more houses in Zolote uninhabitable, said Serhii Haidai, head of the Luhansk Regional State Administration.
The occupiers in Mariupol instructed the residents of the occupied territories to wear white bandages. Thus, they have covered themselves with locals.
Forced mobilization continues in the temporarily occupied territories of Donbas. Thus, the russian command set a task to mobilize 60-70 thousand people on the territory of the DPR, but only 20% were able to fulfill this task.
Kharkiv region
The best window sealing technology was discovered in Kharkiv.
The report of the General Staff, as of 6 am: the russian army continues to hit missiles and bombs on military and civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions. In the Sloboda direction, the russian occupiers are investigating possible directions for the offensive. They continue to partially block Kharkiv, shelling it with artillery.
The Special Operations Forces of Ukraine blew up a bridge with enemy vehicles heading for Izium. This was reported in the command of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces. A few days ago, our soldiers discovered enemy vehicles in the Kharkiv region. These were the armored car Tiger, Kamaz, and the three Urals, which were moving to strengthen their group in the Kharkiv region. Our operators planted explosives and waited for the enemy. The detonation of the bridge together with russian equipment was successful, the entire enemy column was destroyed.
Kherson region
Chornobaivka-15. Tonight the destruction of the occupiers was especially solemn and bright.
Fighting also continues in the Oleksandrivka area. Russia is trying to resume the offensive to regain lost ground in the Osokorivka area.
The Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Liudmyla Denisova spoke about the situation in the region:
- The region is on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe. 106 settlements remain without electricity.
- The other day, the occupiers seized a humanitarian hub in Kherson, organized to help citizens and hospitals: they took away medicine, baby food, and diapers.
- There are no medicines for cancer patients and people with diabetes in the region.
- Locals say an analog of Donetsk's Isolation, a prison for torturing dissidents, has appeared in Kherson.
- Russians continue to kidnap pro-Ukrainian activists. According to the regional prosecutor's office, 137 people are being held hostage, including 4 journalists.
The head of the Mylove Territorial Community Oleh Yakhnienko, who was illegally detained by the russian military on March 28, has returned home, Beryslav District News reports.
Odesa region
The enemy may try to take revenge for the Moscow cruiser. Odesa is ready, the spokesperson of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, Serhii Bratchuk announced. Due to this, the probability of rocket attacks on Odesa and the region remains high. "We understand that the enemy will prepare everything to answer for Moscow. We are ready for anything because the defense forces control the process. Odesa defense district is a living army body that monitors all possible risks," added Bratchuk.
Chernihiv region
Library in Chernihiv after the arrival of the "russian world"
On April 13, around noon, the russian military fired on Ukrainian territory near the village of Hremiach in the Novhorod-Siverskyi district. There is one of the border checkpoints in Ukraine. The information was confirmed by the head of the district military administration, Andrii Anikienko. According to him, the shots were fired from the Pogar direction, grenade launchers, and Kalashnikov assault rifles were fired. No one was injured. This shooting took place for the first time since Russian troops left Chernihiv region for russia. "Perhaps they are brandishing weapons to scare, to show that they are still there," said Andrii Anikienko.
On April 13, a mini-tractor with a trailer got to an anti-tank mine in the village of Nova Basan. The driver died on the spot.
Criminal police operatives found an abandoned ammunition depot of the russian military in an abandoned tractor station in the Borzna district. This was reported by the press service of the National Police of the region. Police, working on reports from local residents, found 170 120-mm mortar mines.
Poltava region
Early sowing of early grain crops was completed in the Poltava region. As planned, 100% of the planned areas were sown: almost 92 thousand hectares. Of these, about 4,000 hectares of spring wheat, more than 78,000 hectares of spring barley, 7,500 hectares of peas, and 2,000 hectares of oats. Also at the final stage of sowing are sugar beets, almost 90% of the plan. Currently, sunflowers and corn have been sown in the region. Poltava region holds the food front!
Western Ukraine
On April 13, the construction of the second modular camp for IDPs began in Lviv. According to Deputy Mayor for Urban Development Lubomyr Zubach, the second town will consist of about 120 houses.
