It fights the 60th day of war and it is not a day like any other. Exactly two months ago Vladimir Putin ordered the start of the invasion which then caused thousands of victims and enormous destruction. This anniversary coincides with Orthodox Easter which did not lead to the hoped-for ceasefire: the Russian president participated in the prayer vigil in Moscow while terror rages in Ukraine. Especially around and Mariupol where a new one was discovered was common: 28 thousand civilians were killed in the martyr city. Today the US secretary of state Antony Blinken, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will be in Kiev. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Prime Minister Draghi for Italian support: “I’ll wait here”
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07.50 Russian ballistic missiles 60 kilometers from the border
The Russians placed Iskander short-range ballistic missiles 60 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. This was reported by the Ukrainian general staff, according to which Moscow troops are also bombarding Ukrainian positions with mortars, cannons and rocket launchers across the front line in Donetsk
07.35 Eight dead in Russian attacks in Lugansk
The toll of the latest Russian attacks in the Lugansk region is eight dead. This was reported by the governor of the oblast, Seriy Gaidai.
07.13 Kiev, 8 settlements in the Kherson region recaptured
The Ukrainian armed forces have recaptured eight settlements in the southern region of Kherson, whose chief town is under Russian control. This was reported by the Southern Operations Command of the Kiev forces, according to reports from the Kyiv Independent.
06.00 Argentina, we will not impose ‘unilateral sanctions’
The Argentine government does not see sanctions against Russia as an effective way to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero said in an interview with the national news agency Telam and picked up by the Russian Tass. Cafiero noted that Argentine laws do not even allow the country to impose “unilateral sanctions. On the other hand, Argentina proposes a return to dialogue, calming the situation. We do not believe that the imposition of sanctions and blockades is a productive way to achieve peace, dialogue and diplomatic negotiations, “said the minister
05.15 Atomic Energy Agency: from Kiev requests for aid for its power plants
‘Ukraine has provided the International Atomic Energy Agency (Aiea) with a complete list of equipment that Kiev claims it needs for the safe and secure operation of its nuclear facilities during the current conflict, the director general said of the Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi. The detailed equipment requirements presented would allow the Agency to effectively coordinate and implement the provision of support to Ukraine. Many IAEA member states have expressed their readiness to offer such assistance to the country.
03.55. Moscow: 90 foreign nationals ‘hostage’ on ships
Ninety foreign nationals are “held hostage by nationalists as human shields” in Ukraine. This was stated by Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the Russian National Defense Management Center. “Ukrainian nationalists continue to hold 90 foreign nationals of five states hostage as human shields,” said Mizintsev quoted by the Russian news agency Tass. According to the official, 76 foreign ships from 18 states continue to be blocked in seven Ukrainian ports and are unable to sail “due to the high threat of bombing and danger of mines created by Kiev”.
03.18 UN, Guterres visits Erdogan: “Turkey has an important role”
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will travel to Turkey on Monday, a country that plays an important mediator role in Russia’s war against Ukraine. This was stated by the UN in a note explaining that the visit precedes that of Moscow and Kiev. “The secretary general will visit Ankara, Turkey, where, on April 25, he will be received by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,” said the UN. Guterres’ mission will then continue in Moscow on Tuesday, where he will meet with Russian President Vladmir Putin, then on Thursday in Kiev in an attempt to mediate an end to the Russian invasion.
01.15 Kiev: “Moscow threatens chemical attack in Odessa”
Moscow says Ukraine’s special services are planning a provocative chemical operation at Yuzhny Port in Odessa, to blame the Russian armed forces and accuse them of targeting civilians. A statement that Kiev interprets instead as a threat disguised as a warning: the Russian forces would therefore be the ones who want to launch a chemical attack on the Ukrainian port, according to the Kyiv Independent.
00.35 Paris, EU stops on Russian oil in a few weeks
The EU will impose a full embargo on Russian oil within weeks, according to French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire. In an interview with the TV channel Bfmtv taken by the Kyiv Independent, Le Maire added that this will help stop the flow of foreign currency to Russia.
00.10 From Poland arms worth 1.6 billion dollars
Poland has supplied Ukraine with weapons worth approximately $ 1.6 billion. The head of the press office of the Warsaw government, Piotr Muller, writes on Twitter, reporting what was announced by the Polish Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, during the conference for the #StopRussiaNOW initiative. Support for “defending Ukrainian, Polish and European sovereignty”, concludes Muller.
00.01 Six civilians killed in a Russian bombing in the Luganskh province
Six civilians died in a Russian bombing in a village in Luganskh province, the governor said. “The village of Girkse has been subjected to heavy Russian bombing all day,” Governor Seriy Gaidai told Telegram on Twitter. This was reported by the BBC, stressing that it was unable to verify the information independently.
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