13:10
Ukrainian forces have recaptured the city of Brovary
Ukrainian forces have recaptured the city of Brovary, 20 kilometers east of the capital Kiev. “The Russian occupiers have now left practically the entire district of Brovary,” the mayor of Brovary said on TV on Friday evening, adding that many residents had already returned to the city and that shops were reopening.
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12:38
“The Russians fire on a peaceful demonstration in Enerhodar”
“Russian forces fired on a peaceful demonstration in Enerhodar, in the Zaporizhzhia oblast, in southern Ukraine, where explosions were heard ”. This was reported by the Ukrainian state nuclear energy company Energoatom, quoted by the Kyiv Independent, according to which the Russians have arrested an unknown number of people who opposed the occupation. In a video released on social media, people are seen escaping from a gathering while gunshots are heard and clouds of smoke rise.
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12:24
Over 80 thousand refugees in Italy
Exceed quota 80mila the number of Ukrainian refugees who have arrived in Italy since the start of the war. According to today’s data from the Interior Ministry, 80,622 people were welcomed, 77,373 of which at the border and 3,249 controlled by the Friuli Venezia Giulia railway police department. Compared to yesterday, the increase is of 1,575 admissions in the national territory. In detail they are 41,614 women, 8,111 men e 30,897 minors. The cities of destination declared on entry to Italy continue to be Milan, Rome, Naples and Bologna.
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12:18
Zelensky’s adviser: “Russia is turning towards East and South”
Russian forces stand “Quickly withdrawing” from the areas around Kiev and the city of Chernihiv, in the north of Ukraine. This was stated by the advisor to the Ukrainian president, Mykhaylo Podolyak. “With the rapid withdrawal of the Russians from Kiev and the Chernihiv region, it is absolutely clear that Russia is prioritizing a different tactic: to retreat to the east and south, to retain control of vast occupied territories and to enter in a powerful way”, he added on Telegram.
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12:14
Body of photographer and documentary maker Maks Levin found
After a long search near the village Guta Mezhyhirska in the Kiev region, the police found the body of the Ukrainian photographer and documentary maker. Max Levin. This is what the newspaper Lb.ua reports, for which Levin worked. The photographer, accompanied by Oleksiy Chernyshova serving soldier and former photographer, had gone last March 13 to Guta Mezhyhirsk to document the consequences of the Russian aggression. The two left the car and headed towards the village of Moshchub. It later became known that intense fighting had broken out in that area.
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11:51
Ukrainian General Staff: “Russia moves troops to Transnistria to attack from the South-West”
According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian army, reported by Kyyiv independent, “Russia is starting to mobilize troops in the occupied Transnistria of Moldova. Moscow is redeploying its troops in occupied Transnistria to demonstrate its readiness to attack Ukraine from the southwest and for potential border provocations ”.
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11:08
“The Russians have captured the mayor of Tavriya”
The Russians captured the mayor of Tavriya, Nikolai Rizak, in the Kherson region. This was reported by the Tavriya city council, quoted by the Ukrainian media. “The mayor of Tavriya was taken prisoner by the Russians. There has been no information on his whereabouts since last night. He was arrested by the Russian military, ”the note reads. “We hope that everything goes well for him and that he can continue to perform his duties as mayor as soon as possible, because he is responsible for the life of the community of 18,000 people,” adds the city council.
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10:44
Russians destroy the airstrips in Poltava and Dnipro
The Russian Armed Forces destroyed the airstrips in Poltava e Dnipro in Ukraine with precision attacks. This was announced by the spokesman of the Russian defense ministry Igor Konashenkov, as reported by Tass. “The military airstrips in Poltava and Dnieper have been disabled by high-precision air-to-ground missile attacks,” she noted. Second KonashenkovRussian air defense also shot down two Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopters near the city of Sumy, as well as 24 Ukrainian drones.
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10:37
Red Cross retries Mariupol evacuation
The Red Cross retries the evacuation of civilians from Mariupol, where they are estimated to be trapped 160 thousand people. “Our team moves this morning from Zaporizhzhia to Mariupol. At the moment I am unable to give further information, ”said a spokesman for the Red Cross, quoted by the BBC. Yesterday the Red Cross had made it known that it had had to abandon plans to send 54 buses and many cars to the city because the safety guarantees for the convoy had not arrived and had therefore withdrawn to the city of Zaporizhzhia.
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