Timeline: day 64 of Ukraine's defense against russia's aggression
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Today is April 28. russia's military attack on Ukraine has been going on for 64 days. We're reporting on all the current news. The article will be constantly updated.
What about today?
Key points
During the day on April 27, units of the Anti-Aircraft Missile Forces of the Air Force and the Land Forces hit 8 air targets:
- 1 aircraft (probably Su-34);
- 1 cruise missile;
- 6 UAV of OTL.
The defense forces of the Zaporizhzhia region do not lag behind and zealously destroy the enemy's manpower and equipment. During the past day, thanks to the skillful actions and skills of our soldiers, they turned into scrap:
- Su-34 aircraft – 1 unit;
- tanks – 1 unit;
- armored combat vehicles – 7 units, damaged – 2 units;
- UAV – 3 units;
- automotive equipment – 4 units.
Also at night, according to the South operational command, an enemy UAV reconnaissance unit was shot down by air defense forces over the sea.
Over the past 24 hours, the russian army has lost about 400 servicemen during hostilities. And since the beginning of russia's full-scale aggression, 22,800 occupiers have become bio-garbage!
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have someone to protect and someone to take revenge on. More than 5,000 Ukrainian children have lost one or both parents to russian aggression.
The UN estimates that at least 2,787 people have died in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war. 3152 were injured. These are data from February 24 to midnight on April 26.
The PACE fully supported the investigation of russia's crimes against humanity and genocide in Ukraine. Describing russia's aggression against Ukraine as an "act of unprecedented gravity" with profound consequences around the world, the PACE urged unity in supporting Ukraine and exerting maximum pressure on the russian federation to end its aggression immediately and completely, and to "resolute "actions of the international community to protect the democratic world order," the statement said.
The Assembly notes that "a new dividing line drawn by the statements and actions of the russian authorities is returning to the map of Europe."
Shocked by the horrific crimes and atrocities committed by russia in Ukraine, today the PACE unanimously voted in favor of the resolution "russia's aggression against Ukraine: ensuring responsibility for serious violations of international humanitarian law."
– The PACE calls for the urgent establishment of an international criminal tribunal, which should bring before both those who directly committed the crimes and Russia's political and military leadership;
– appeals to the UN General Assembly to raise the issue of restrictions on the use of the veto by permanent members of the UN Security Council;
– considers it necessary to use the frozen assets of russian citizens to pay compensation to victims of crimes in Ukraine.
On April 28, another exchange of prisoners took place. 45 Ukrainians will return home! Thirteen officers and 20 soldiers were released from russian captivity, 5 of whom were wounded, said Iryna Vereshchuk, head of the Ministry of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories. Also, now 12 civilians are free. Welcome back!
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who is on a visit to Kyiv today, addressed Ukrainians. The UN's position is clear: the invasion of russian troops into Ukraine is a violation of territorial integrity and the UN Charter.
Gutteres also said that the UN was ready to evacuate civilians from Mariupol.
22:00 – The US House of Representatives voted in favor of the bill on land lease and protection of democracy in Ukraine. Adoption of the law will significantly speed up the supply of weapons, transport, food, and other assistance for rent or free of charge from the United States to Ukraine.
Together we will defeat the fascists of the XXI century!
Ukraine's talks with russia
After meeting with putin the day before and before meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday, April 28, UN Secretary-General Guterres released his vision for ending the war in Ukraine. He said: "The war will end when russia decides to end it, and when after the ceasefire there is a possibility of a serious political agreement. We can hold as many meetings as we want, but that's not the end of the war." (You can still "express concern" as much as you want, and that's not something that can help end the war).
Meanwhile, the coordinator of the UN system in Ukraine Osnat Lubrani, on behalf of the Secretary-General of the organization, went to Zaporizhzhia to prepare for evacuation from Mariupol. She wrote about this on Twitter.
On the evening of April 28, during the UN Secretary General's visit to Kyiv, russia demonstratively fired rockets at Kyiv and the region. "Why is russia still holding a seat in the UN Security Council?" Mykhailo Podoliak, an adviser to the Head of the Office of the President, rightly asked.
Ruscist propagandists are preparing the audience for the Third World. And Putin and Lukashenko believe in the revival of the USSR.
Amid this, The Guardian published its own forecast: "The decisive period in the war will come around next month, when the last wave of Western weapons will arrive, including American howitzers, German and British anti-aircraft systems. But if this is not enough to change the military balance, the question arises as to what other commitments Britain and other NATO members are ready to make," the newspaper said.
Who's coming to Ukraine?
About financial aid, weapons, and volunteer fighters
155-mm howitzers were shown to Ukraine in the USA. According to Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, more than half of the 90 US-promised howitzers are already in Ukraine.
Norway will allocate $44 million for the purchase of weapons for Ukraine under the leadership of Great Britain.
A Spanish ship with 200 tons of military aid to Ukraine entered Poland. This was reported by the Polish newspaper Dziennik.pl. The cargo ship Ysabel of the Spanish Navy departed with military assistance for Ukraine from the Rota naval base on April 22 and arrived in Poland today. This is the largest military cargo that Madrid has provided to Kyiv to date. In addition to armaments, this consignment of military aid includes 30 trucks and 10 light SUVs.
With regard to humanitarian aid, it became known that Ukraine has agreed with Western partners for them to provide Ukraine with monthly funding of $5 billion to meet the country's humanitarian needs. The Minister of Finance of Ukraine Serhii Marchenko told about it. However, according to him, the mechanism of this assistance has not been worked out yet.
Biden asked the US Congress to provide an additional $33 billion in the military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine: "Under this aid, we will provide even more artillery, armored vehicles, anti-tank systems," said the US president.
Already thousands of anti-ship weapons, anti-missile weapons, radar systems, and more than 50 million munitions have arrived in Ukraine. The United States also provided 10 armored systems for each russian tank.
In addition, Joe Biden will submit proposals to Congress to confiscate the property of russian oligarchs.
Bulgaria will help Ukraine with the repair of military equipment, as well as promote the export of Ukrainian electricity and provide the port of Varna as a logistics hub.
News from partners
The Americans have evidence that the russians executed Ukrainians who tried to surrender near Donetsk, said US Special Envoy for International Justice Beth Van Schaack. "We have reliable information about this," Beth said at a UN meeting, summing up her address to the russian leadership: "The world sees everything, and you will be held accountable."
The states are studying the possibility of including russia in its list of countries sponsoring terrorism due to the war in Ukraine, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Ukraine demands recognition of russia as a sponsor of terrorism.
But the US House of Representatives has already passed a bill to seize russian-related assets to help Ukraine. This was announced by the head of the Office of the President, Yermak. The bill is yet to be approved by the US Senate, then sent for signature by Joe Biden.
Poland not only refused to pay for russian gas in rubles but also declared the country's energy independence from russia. "We are no longer dependent on russia. Today, Poland is the first EU country to rely on russian gas to demonstrate its sovereignty," said Mateusz Morawiecki.
The President of Moldova, who stated that there was no combat-ready army in the country, offered Ukraine first aid. President Maia Sandu intends to send sappers to Kyiv to demine liberated settlements, JurnalTV reports. "We are trying to help Ukraine and provide it with transport arteries, we have offered to help them with sappers, we have offered to provide humanitarian aid. This is what we can do," Sandu said in an interview.
And in Germany, they are dealing with [utin's friend Gerhard Schroeder. The University of Göttingen will strip Schroeder of his honorary academic title this week. It is also planned to deprive him of the driver of the car and the secretaries provided to him as a former chancellor. Their salary is over 400 thousand euros a year. The Bundestag says it is unacceptable that the German budget pays for the services of putin's agent. If he needs a car, let Rosneft pay. Some deputies are proposing to deprive Frau Merkel of these benefits for the same reason.
Meanwhile, another miracle happened in Germany: the German Bundestag approved the provision of heavy weapons to Ukraine. 586 out of 693 deputies present voted for it. The decision was preceded by almost days of hesitation and today's 70-minute debate. The provision of weapons was supported by the ruling coalition parties and the CDU/CSU opposition bloc.
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has said that Ukraine's attacks on russian facilities are legal. According to him, Kyiv's actions comply with international law, as the country has suffered aggression. By the way, today the adviser to the Head of the Office of the President, Podoliak, told that Ukraine would defend itself in any way, including blows on warehouses and bases of the russian murderers.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg made several important statements regarding Ukraine:
- NATO allies have stepped up their support for Ukraine and have pledged and provided at least $8 billion to Ukraine to date.
- NATO is ready to support Ukraine in the war against russia for many years, including assisting Kyiv in the transition from Soviet-era weapons to modern Western weapons.
- We will continue to put maximum pressure on president putin to end the war through sanctions and economic and military support for Ukraine.
Stoltenberg also stressed that Finland and Sweden will be admitted to NATO with open arms.
The Latvian Saeima has adopted amendments to the Law on Sports, according to which athletes and coaches are prohibited from participating in competitions held in russia or Belarus.
Assistance to refugees and internally displaced persons
Poland wants to extend the term of payment of assistance to Ukrainian refugees. The Polish Sejm has adopted an amendment to the Law on Special Assistance, which will extend the payment period for another 60 days to provide housing and food for refugees from Ukraine. The amendment will also allow local governments to check applications for benefits in a database created for this purpose.
Ukraine plans to provide almost 600,000 apartments to provide migrants with housing, Kyrylo Tymoshenko said. This year they plan to provide more than 53 thousand apartments. This will cover the needs of 180,000 migrants. The apartments will be bought immediately with furniture and the necessary plumbing. More than 4,000 apartments are ready, only furniture needs to be brought there.
The key points of the UN Secretary-General's address:
- We have already provided vital humanitarian assistance to 3.4 million people in Ukraine, and we intend to reach 8.7 million people by the end of August. According to the latest estimates, in the worst-case scenario, 25 million people may need humanitarian assistance by the end of the year. We hope that this scenario will remain on paper.
- We are also ready to provide financial assistance in the form of cash payments: by the end of May 1.3 million, 2 million we plan to cover by August.
- We want to help four million by May, six million by June. More than 12 million Ukrainians have left their homes and we support countries that have accepted refugees.
Reaction to the atrocities of the russian army in Ukraine
The Canadian Parliament has recognized russia's actions in Ukraine as genocide. The decree lists the crimes of the russian military. Among other things, they mention the premeditated killing of civilians and the abuse of their bodies, the forced deportation of Ukrainian children to russia, torture, and rape.
What's in russia?
Toilet paper with the logos of Western companies that left russia has been released in Moscow. The list turned out to be large: 36 meters.
Muscovy has confessed to kidnapping a million Ukrainians. The head of the National Center for Defense Management of russia Mikhail Mizintsev said that in total "without the participation of the Ukrainian authorities" the occupiers took out of Ukraine 1,002,429 people, according to one of the Horde media.
What about russia's minions?
Unrecognized Transnistria decided to strengthen the army: the "authorities" have announced a military meeting, the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine reports. Men under the age of 55, who are guaranteed "financial and material support, accommodation and food," can take part in the meetings. The meeting itself will last 90 days. Despite the formal voluntary participation, there is information that the appeal will be coercive. It is noteworthy that the letter is dated April 21. That is, before the beginning of the latest russian provocations on the territory of Transnistria. This is reminiscent of the events in the so-called "LPR/DPR."
russian lies
According to the Central Intelligence Agency, the russian Defense Ministry plans to hold a so-called prestige in the blocked Mariupol with the participation of media loyal to russia. Journalists, including foreign ones, are to arrive in Mariupol via Rostov. "Press tour" envisages a meeting with "eyewitnesses"; they have to tell about the killings of civilians allegedly committed by the Ukrainian military.
Sanctions on the aggressor!
The French-American cosmetics company Coty has announced that it will suspend work in russia. Coty owns the brands: Max Factor, Rimmel, Bottega Veneta, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Chloé, Davidoff, Gucci, Hugo Boss, Miu Miu, Tiffany & Co, and others.
russian oligarch Kerimov was rowing on his super-yacht worth $325 million at full speed for 18 days in the Pacific Ocean to avoid a sanctioned seizure. The United States has found a yacht in Fiji and will still arrest her! The world has suddenly become small, criminals have nowhere to run.
Oil giant Shell has tightened restrictions on the purchase of russian oil; the company will no longer accept petroleum products with any content of russian raw materials, including fuel blends.
Beverage manufacturers in russia fear that they will be forced to suspend production amid sanctions restricting the supply of equipment and components. "Failure to supply components can lead to problems in production, up to the shutdown of lines. It is impossible to replace this equipment with russian counterparts in the current reality," said the president of the Union of Producers of Juices, Water, and Beverages.
Life considering hostilities
Nova Poshta resumed delivery from foreign online stores. Now Ukrainians can once again order goods in foreign online stores that don't have direct delivery to Ukraine and receive them at their address, in any branch or post office of Nova Poshta that works. The cost of delivery remained stable, as before the war, and depends on the weight of the parcel: the greater the weight, the lower the cost of delivery. The exact price can be calculated using a special calculator on the NP Shopping website.
The Cabinet of Ministers has adopted a resolution banning employees of state-owned enterprises and their managers from working remotely outside Ukraine. Now, this is possible only when making a business trip. Remote work within Ukraine is allowed. Those employees of state-owned enterprises who went abroad to escape the war must return to Ukraine. Otherwise, they will be resigned.
Ukraine plans to rebuild the infrastructure within 1-2 years, according to the press service of the Office of the President of Ukraine. The damage caused by the war is almost $90 billion, including railway, road, and bridge infrastructure.
Kyiv and the region
Irpin will be with water! Utilities laid 7 km of pipeline from Kyiv to Irpin. So now the city's water will be supplied from Kyiv's water supply stations.
And in Bucha, Kyiv region, the first ATM was opened after the withdrawal of russian invading troops. Alfa-Bank has opened its ATM. This was reported by the press service of the financial institution.
20:30 – The enemy fired missiles at the capital and the region. Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klychko announced two hits in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district. One of the missiles aimed at Kyiv was intercepted and destroyed by air defense units. Information about the victims is being clarified.
22:00 – Clarification from the mayor about the Shevchenkivskyi district. The hit was on the lower floors of a residential building. Rescuers and medics are working on the spot. They inspect houses nearby and take people out. So far, 6 wounded have been hospitalized.
There are also explosions in the Kyiv region. According to preliminary information, the occupiers fired rockets at Fastiv, infrastructure facilities were damaged. Rescuers are working on the spot.
Donetsk and Luhansk regions
The russian occupiers shelled Lysychansk for 24 hours. 13 houses were destroyed, the Head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration Serhii Haidai reported.
Houses in Novodruzhesk and Severodonetsk were also burned by the shelling. In Hirske, the enemy hit a transformer. The object was completely destroyed; people were left without electricity and mobile service.
Today 73 people were evacuated from the Luhansk region by evacuation buses. Gradually, people are beginning to realize that they will not be able to "sit through," and our military should be "given a free hand" so that they can freely repel the ruscists without thinking about the security of the civilian population. I delivered humanitarian cargo to those who remained.
15:30 – russian military bombed a military hospital at the Azovstal plant in Mariupol. As a result, the operating room collapsed, killing severely wounded soldiers who were there for treatment.
There was also an airstrike on Ukrainian Niu York. Three dead and three wounded, said the head of the Donetsk region Pavlo Kyrylenko. russian unguided missiles hit an industrial plant and residential areas. At least 9 private homes were damaged, but the exact amount of damage remains to be determined.
Today, the occupiers once again tried to completely capture Rubizhne, but were unsuccessful, suffered losses, and retreated to previously occupied positions.
Kharkiv region
As a result of yesterday's shelling of Kharkiv, 1 person was killed, 3 civilians were injured, 2 of them in critical condition. This was announced by the head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Oleh Synehubov. According to him, as a result of the shelling of the Chuhuiv district, 3 people were injured, including a 14-year-old child.
All names related to russia will be removed in Kharkiv after the war. "After our victory at the first session of the city council, I will offer deputies options for renaming not only the Moskovskyi district and Moskovskyi Avenue. I think that in the situation of war against us, many names of streets, squares, public transport stops connected with russia, should disappear from the map of Kharkiv," the mayor promised. Preparations for the renaming have now begun.
All names related to russia will be removed in Kharkiv after the war. "After our victory at the first session of the city council, I will offer deputies options for renaming not only the Moskovskyi district and Moskovskyi Avenue. I think that in the situation of the war against us, many names of streets, squares, public transport stops related to russia should disappear from the map of Kharkiv," the mayor promised. Preparations for the renaming have now begun.
The enemy in the Kharkiv region is defeated. According to the General Staff, Ukrainian troops have regained control of the village of Kutuzivka, the Kharkiv region.
Today, the occupiers made another attempt to advance from Izium in the directions of Brazhkivka, Dovhenke, and Velyka Komyshuvakha. But they suffered heavy losses and were forced to retreat. Our defenders are heroically holding the fort. The enemy suffers heavy losses.
russian Chief of Staff Gerasimov arrived in Izium to personally command the offensive. Apparently, the bad guys are doing very badly. Well, the Ukrainian Armed Forces know what to do!
Dnipropetrovsk region
Dnepropetrovsk region also got hit. The russian projectile also flew to the Synelnykove district. The shell hit the former factory. There was nothing there because it is an abandoned industrial zone, said the head of the Regional Military Administration Valentyn Reznichenko.
A 71-year-old man died in the village of Velyka Kostromka. The occupiers fired on the village from Grad launchers. Several houses were damaged; the village was left without electricity.
Zaporizhzhia region
"The russians are forcing the staff of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to hang a portrait of putin until May 9," the director of Energoatom said. Don't hold your breath! Unless upside down.
Currently, Zaporizhzhia NPP produces energy only for its own needs.
In the morning a russian missile arrived in the private sector of Zaporizhzhia. This was reported by the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration. According to preliminary information, two houses were damaged. It is currently known about three victims, one of them is a child.
Fighting is going on in Poltavka. The village suffered from russian looting: russian servicemen looted abandoned houses and a local store. Now they have destroyed Stella in memory of the soldiers who died during World War II. There was an inscription "It will never happen again" on the monument to the soldier.
The occupiers found "justification" for the robbery of the Melitopol Museum of Local Lore. They are spreading lies that allegedly saved the Scythian gold on display in the museum from former employees. Like, they wanted to take it out of the country. Lying scum!
In the afternoon, as stated by the spokeperson of the Odesa Regional Military Administration Bratchuk, "self-liquidation of the railway bridge in Yakymivka of Melitopol district" took place. The russian occupiers supplied weapons and fuel from Crimea through this bridge. It's just that the bridge is tired of lying right under the orc echelons and decided to do some yoga.
Also, in the Zaporizhzhia direction, defenders of one of the air defense units shot down the latest Orlan-10 drone, which adjusted the artillery fire.
Kherson region
More than 300 pro-Ukrainian activists and anti-terrorist operation / joint forces operation veterans are being interrogated and tortured in the Kherson pre-trial detention center.
A filtration camp has also been set up in the village of Velyka Lepetykha in the Kherson region. Recently, about 400 russian servicemen dressed in russian national guard uniforms arrived there. They search for and detain men of conscript age. The detained Ukrainian men are being taken en masse to the occupied Crimea.
The occupying authorities stated that the regions of the Kherson region temporarily occupied by russia will be "transferred to the ruble zone" from May 1. They also want to confiscate the harvest from local farmers and export it to russia.
Kherson Main Post Office
At around midnight on April 27, powerful explosions took place near the TV center in Kherson. The blast shattered many windows in the central part of the city. russian propagandists immediately wrote that the center of Kherson was hit by Tochka-U and Smerch missiles in the center of Kherson. However, locals write that the occupiers themselves fired from districts of the city.
Something went wrong. The occupiers have stated that they do not plan to hold a "referendum" in the Kherson region yet. This was stated by Gauleiter of the "military-civil administration" of the region Kyrylo Stremousov. At the same time, according to him, the russians do not intend to leave the region. "The return of the Kherson region to Ukraine is excluded," Stremousov said. Well, we'll see.
Kherson Mayor Kolykhaiev believes that instead of creating the Kherson People's Republic, russia will try to annex the Kherson region to the occupied Crimea.
Mykolaiv region
The day in the Mykolaiv region passed rather quietly. However, in the evening, the Mykolaiv region was struck again by Smerch MLRS. Dozens of private households, cars, and shops were damaged. Cluster munitions blew up playgrounds and schoolyards. Information about the victims is being clarified.
Odesa region
An enemy UAV was shot down over Odesa at night. This was reported in the South operational command.
Traffic across the bridge in the Gulf of Odesa region has been resumed, Izmail Mayor Andrii Abramchenko said. This is the same bridge across the Dniester estuary that the occupiers fired on April 26-27.
20:30 – In the sky over Odesa, air defense shot down three ruscist missiles, the Head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration reported.
Chernihiv region
At about 2:30 p.m., russian troops shelled the Chernihiv region near the Senkivka checkpoint. This was reported by a spokeswoman for the Chernihiv border guards.
For the second time today, the enemy fired on the Chernihiv region at about 8 p.m. Explosions of a dozen mortar mines were recorded by border guards of the Chernihiv detachment near one of the settlements of the Semenivka United Territorial Community. The mines were dropped from the russian village of Lomakovka.
Sumy region
On the night of April 27, another attack on the Sumy region took place: more than 50 hits were recorded in the Esman community in the last half hour, Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, the head of the Regional Military Administration, wrote at 10:30 p.m.
Western Ukraine
An interdepartmental working group has been set up in the Lviv region to search for the property of russian citizens and residents. More than 200 companies that may have russian capital have been identified.
Khmelnytskyi region
Khmelnytskyi region is an area where full de-russification was carried out! 45 streets, alleys, and passages were renamed in the regional center and 68 within the Khmelnytskyi Territorial Community. Deputies voted for the decision today at an extraordinary session of the Khmelnytskyi City Council. The name was changed to the streets named after the Eighth of March, Gagarin, Nekrasov, Lermontov, Shostakovich, etc.
The evening in Ukraine is very restless. The ruscists are getting mad and firing with missiles. At 20:30, explosions were reported in the Khmelnytskyi region. We remind you: do not post any photos of explosions online! Do not ignore the air raid sirens! Stay in the shelters until it's canceled!
