3:06 p.m
Six victims in the bombing in Kostyantynivka
The number of victims of Russian bombings rose to six Kostyantynivkain the area Donetsk. The head of the office of the President of Ukraine said that eight civilians were injured Andrey Yermakquoted UNIAN. According to Yermak, the Russian military fired two rounds from the S-300 and four rounds from the Hurricane MLRS. The regional military administration said: “16 residential buildings, 8 private homes, a kindergarten, the state tax office building and gas lines were damaged.”
1:32 PM
Died in battle Ukrainian kickboxing champion Merinov
Vitaly Merinovfour-time world champion Ukrainian athlete Kickboxing And the national champion in mixed martial arts, he died in hospital two days ago from his injuries in battle. Advertise it on Facebook Ruslan Martsinkivmayor Ivano-FrankivskMirinov’s hometown. The athlete, who was recruited voluntarily, returned to the battlefield for the second time after sustaining a previous combat injury. Numerous posts on social media showed the conditions he lived in in war zones. Mirinov leaves behind his wife and young daughter.
12:12
Zelensky on social media: “We will liberate all our lands”
“The first attacks, the first conquests, the first liberated territories. A year has passed since the Ukrainians pushed the greatest anti-human force of our time near Kiev. Ukrainians, you have stopped a power that despises and wants to destroy everything that gives people meaning,” the president wrote. Volodymyr Zelensky on social media. We will liberate all our lands. We will return the Ukrainian flag to all our cities and communities. He added that we will do our best to return Ukraine to its lands.
11:47 a.m
Kiev: “Kostyantinivka was bombed, 3 dead, 6 wounded”
At least three people were killed and six others were wounded in Russian shelling Kostyantynivkain the area DonetskThe head of the regional military administration announced, Pavlo Kirilenko. The Russian army bombed the central part of the city this morning, causing severe damage to multi-storey buildings and private homes. “At least three people were killed and six wounded in the bombing of Kostyantinivka,” he said.
11:44
Kiev: “We continue to fight for independence”
“We will continue to fight for the independence of our nation.” The head of the Ukrainian army, Commander Valery Zaluzhny, writes on Telegram on the day that marks the one year anniversary of the discovery of the corpses of civilians on the streets of Bucha after the withdrawal of Russian forces.
11:37
Kiev: “The Russians left some positions in Donetsk to launch a stronger attack on Verkhnetoretsky”
The Russian army was forced to retreat from some positions in the direction of DonetskThe head of the press center of the military forces in Kyiv told Ukrainian public television, where Ukrainian forces are setting up defensive positions, Alexey Dmitrashkovsky, citing local media. He said that “the enemy has withdrawn from some positions towards Donetsk, suffering heavy losses.” At the same time, Ukrainian intelligence notes the accumulation of Russian military equipment in the Verkhnetoretsky district: “This means that they intend to launch more powerful military operations in this direction.”
10:26
Ukrainian authorities: “mortar fire at a milk truck in Sumy, two victims”
Mortar shells fired by the Russian army this morning hit the area SumyIn northeastern Ukraine, killing two civilians. This was stated by the regional military administration, citing Ukrainian media. “At five in the morning, Russian mortar shells hit a milk truck in one of the settlements of the population center Novoslobodskaya. The department announced that two people were killed, the driver of the milk truck and the shipper Krasnopol I came under Russian fire.
10:19
Explosions in Melitopol (occupied by the Russians). Hit deposit
explosions a Melitopolin the area ZaporizhiaIt was occupied by the Russian army: this was announced by the exiled mayor of the city Ivan Fedorovquoted UNIAN. “Explosive Sunday of the occupiers in Melitopol. There are explosions in the city,” he wrote on Telegram, adding that at the moment it must be clarified what exactly “is burning.” According to the local news site RIA Melitopol The explosion hit a warehouse in the railway station area. “For the third time in a week, something exploded in that area,” Fedorov commented.
10:17
Russian Presidency at the UN Borrell: “The European Union will oppose any transgression”
L’European Union “It will oppose any violation” by Russia since yesterday as head of the UN Security Council, the EU’s head of diplomacy said on Twitter. Joseph Burrell. He commented, “Russia’s accession to the presidency of the United Nations Security Council deserves an April fool.” “Despite being a permanent member of the Security Council, Russia continues to violate the very essence of the legal framework of the United Nations,” he added. The first meeting of the Security Council under the Russian presidency will take place on Monday morning, but it will consist only of the usual closed discussions on the work program for the month. This will be followed, as usual, by a press conference for the new head of the commission, the Russian ambassador Vasily Nebenzia.
10:06
British intelligence report: “Alcohol abuse causes part of the losses of the Russian war”
there Russia Up to 200,000 soldiers were killed or wounded in the invasion of Ukraine: a smaller but significant proportion of these casualties were caused by the use of alcohol by the troops rather than by combat-related reasons. This came in the latest intelligence report issued by the British Ministry of Defense on Twitter. On 27 March, a Russian news channel on Telegram reported an “extremely high” number of accidents, crimes and deaths related to the crash. alcohol consumption among Russian forces in Ukraine. The use of alcohol was believed by Russian commanders to be particularly harmful in combat.