News in light language on April 16
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In Ukraine, the war has been going on for 52 days
918 settlements have been liberated from the Russian invaders.
Humanitarian aid headquarters have started operating in almost 400 locations.
This was stated by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
As far as possible, regular and emergency medical care shall be resumed.
Also resuming work in educational institutions.
Russian troops have destroyed or destroyed more than 1,000 schools throughout Ukraine.
A man was shot dead in the Darnitsa district of Kiev
A Russian man was shot dead this morning in the Darnica district of Kiev.
Several more were taken to hospital.
This was stated by the mayor of the Ukrainian capital Vitaly Klichko.
He also called on people to take air alerts seriously.
Klitschko also once again advised those Kievans who had left the city not to hurry to return, but to stay in safer places for the time being.
In Kharkiv, a Russian missile hit one of the downtown areas.
Two people were killed in the shooting.
Another 18 injured were taken to hospital.
More than 900 corpses have been found in vacated areas in the Kiev region
To date, more than 900 civilians have been found in vacated settlements in the Kiev region.
This was stated by the Ukrainian police.
Most of the dead were shot.
The killed were found both on the streets and in mass burials.
Every day, new people are found in the rubble and mass graves.
The largest number found is in the city of Buch.
More than 350 dead were found there.
About 700 Ukrainian soldiers and thousands of civilians are being held captive in Russia
About half of them are women.
This was stated by the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Irina Vereshchuk.
She called on the Russian military to release civilians and exchange prisoners of war.
Up to 3,000 soldiers from the Ukrainian Armed Forces have died in the war against Russia
About 10 thousand injured.
This was stated by the President of Ukraine.
Russia has lost about 20,000 troops.
Moscow has declared the death of about 1,400 soldiers.
People in the siege of Russia are at risk of starvation
The UN World Food Program has called for unhindered access to people trapped in Russian cities besieged by Russian forces, where they are at risk of starvation.
The organization has provided assistance to 1.4 million people in Ukraine.
It wants to help 2.3 million people this month.
The most important thing is to have access to cities such as Mariupol.
More than 100,000 people are believed to be under siege.
The destruction of Mariupol’s defenders would put an end to Kiev’s talks with Moscow
If Russian forces destroyed the defenders of the besieged Mariupol, it would put an end to Kiev’s talks with Moscow.
This was stated by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky.
He said talks were needed to defend the country and end the war.
Earlier, the President of Ukraine said that only powerful weapons needed as soon as possible, or negotiations, could save Mariupol.
The President of Ukraine reiterates his call on the West to abandon Russian oil and gas altogether
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has once again called on Western nations to give up Russian oil and gas altogether.
The money paid for it helps to destroy democracy.
Germany is one of Russia’s largest consumers of energy.
Germany has also been accused of delaying the delivery of heavy weapons to Ukraine.
Yesterday, the German government announced that it planned to allocate more than a billion euros to Ukraine to purchase military equipment.
Ukrainian armed forces fired Russian missile cruiser “Moscow”
Ukrainian armed forces shot down Russian missile cruiser “Moskva” this week with anti-ship missiles, diverting the attention of the ship’s defense systems with unmanned aircraft.
This is reported by the British newspaper “Daily Mail”.
The operation has demonstrated Ukraine’s ability to strike Russian troops in areas where it has found itself invulnerable.
This has been said by Westerners.
191 cases of Covid-19 were registered in Latvia last day
Three patients died.
1463 tests were performed, 13.1% were positive.
Christians today celebrate Silent Saturday
The Bible says this is the day when Jesus Christ lay in the tomb.
There is no organ in the churches on this day, and the bells are silent.
After midnight, all the lights will be lit and the bright feast of Easter or the resurrection of Christ will begin.
Weather forecast
Weather forecasters predict that the amount of clouds in Latvia will change in the next day.
Night without precipitation.
Slow north wind.
Air temperature -1… -6 degrees, in places on the coast around zero.
It will be dry tomorrow.
Slow north wind.
Air temperature + 6… + 11.
There will also be a variable amount of clouds in Riga.
No precipitation.
Slow north wind.
Air temperature at night -1… -2, tomorrow during the day + 9… + 10.
Weather forecast – second.
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