War in Ukraine. Latest information on April 20 [papildināts 13:37]

Live text – short and concise on the highlights of Russia’s war in Ukraine on April 20. The Ukrainian army is heroically defending its land for the eighth week.

13.37. German tire and car component maker Continental said on Wednesday it had resumed production in Russia as local workers were threatened with “serious criminal consequences” if the company refused to meet local demand.

13.10. Norway has delivered near-range anti-aircraft missiles “Mistral” to Ukraine, the Norwegian government said on Wednesday.

12.41. Russian leaders have reacted sharply to Moldova’s decision to ban symbols of Russian imperialism. Russian Senator Alexei Pushkov has threatened Moldova’s pro-European president, Maya Sandu, that her country could end up in a “historic dump.”

11.59. On the issue of arms supplies to Kiev, Germany’s decisions are “disappointing and sad”, criticizing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Ukrainian Ambassador to Berlin Andrew Melnik. In Kiev, Scholz’s announcement of armaments deliveries to Ukraine was perceived as “very disappointing and sad”, as Ukraine considers the promised deliveries to be insufficient, the diplomat said in an interview with the public broadcaster Deutsche Welle.

10.46. The loss of life force of Russian troops in Ukraine has reached about 20,900 soldiers by Wednesday morning, the Ukrainian Army General Staff reports.

Since the beginning of the invasion, the invaders have lost 815 tanks, 2,087 armored personnel carriers, 391 cannons, 136 multi-barrel jet launchers, 67 anti-aircraft artillery units, 171 aircraft, 150 helicopters, 1,504 cars, three ships and five high-speed boats, 76 unmanned aircraft, 76 tankers, 165 four tactical rocket launchers.

10.27. A humanitarian corridor will be opened this afternoon for women with children and seniors from Mariupol via Manhu and Berdyansk to Zaporizhia, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk said on Wednesday.

“Given the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Mariupol, today our efforts are focused in this direction,” said the Ukrainian minister responsible for the reintegration of the temporarily occupied territories, adding that one route for the evacuation of people had been agreed with the Russian side.

10.09. Japan on Wednesday revoked Russia’s most-favored-nation trade regime, tightening sanctions on Moscow over its aggression in Ukraine. The withdrawal of most-favored-nation treatment will mean an increase in customs tariffs on all Russian goods.

09.47. Six children were injured in the war in Ukraine during the day, the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office said on Wednesday. The number of children killed during the past day has not changed and is still 205, but the number of injured children has increased to 373.

09.17. The Ukrainian Army General Staff reports that Russian troops are continuing their attack in eastern Ukraine in an attempt to establish full control of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

In the direction of the rampage, the opponent tried to attack Suligivka and Dibrivne, as well as continued reconnaissance with unmanned aerial vehicles. In the direction of Donetsk, the Russians continue to fire on the positions of the Ukrainian army and are looking for weaknesses in the protection of the Ukrainians along the entire front. Battles continue in the districts of Kremin, Torske and Zelenadolin. In the direction of the South Bug, the opponent is devoting his main efforts to maintaining his position and firing on the Ukrainian positions. Battles are taking place in the Oleksandrivka district. The Russians continue their efforts to reach the administrative border of the Kherson region.

08.36. The United States believes that Russia will attack the routes along which weapons are delivered to Ukraine, revealed a high-ranking US official.

07.46. France is ready to provide Ukraine with security guarantees after the end of the war, a high-ranking French official said. Guarantees would cover the supply of armaments. Other countries, such as Germany, Italy and Turkey, may be involved.

07.37. The commander of the Marines besieged in Mariupol told Facebook on Wednesday that it could be their last days, if not hours, and asked world leaders for help.

“We are reaching out to all the world’s leaders and asking us to help,” Wallina said in a video message, asking them to be taken to a third country.

07.08. The United States is preparing a new $ 800 million military aid package for Ukraine, according to several sources, CNN reported on Tuesday.

06.04. Russia’s blockade of Black Sea ports in Ukraine’s Odessa region could lead to a global food catastrophe, the Ukraine Crisis Media Center (UCMC) warned on Tuesday, citing UN data.

05.10. Russian soldiers in the Zaporizhia region of Ukraine have revolted but have not received the promised pay and therefore do not want to go to war, Ivan Arefiev, head of the Zaporizhia region’s military administration, told the Telegram app on Tuesday.

04.13. The United States, Canada and Britain have promised to provide Ukraine with more artillery weapons, Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine’s presidential office, told Telegram on Tuesday.

03.44. Ukraine has received fighter jets and spare parts from other countries to step up its air force during the Russian invasion, the US Department of Defense said on Tuesday.

02.03. Russian troops have launched an intensified attack on the territory of the Zaporizhia district, Oleksandr Staruh, the head of the district’s military administration, said on Tuesday, calling for people to evacuate the settlements on the fronts.

00.50. One of the surviving cruisers of the cruiser “Moscow” told his mother that the ship had headed for Odessa to land the paratroopers who were to occupy the city. More here.

00.10. Canada promises to supply Ukraine with heavy artillery, reports pravda.com.ua.

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