Eleven settlements come under enemy fire in Donetsk Region over past day
Russian troops have opened fire on 11 settlements in Donetsk Region over the past day.
27 April 2022
Russian troops have opened fire on 11 settlements in Donetsk Region over the past day.
The Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) at the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) has compiled a new selection of fake news, manipulations and hoaxes spread by the Russian propaganda as of April 27, 2022.
Last night Russian troops shelled the village of Zaitseve, Donetsk Region, with cluster munitions.
A total of 217 children have been killed and more than 393 injured in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started.
In Donetsk direction, the units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation conduct active operations along almost the entire line of contact.
War crimes and crimes against humanity in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine will be investigated and the perpetrators will be brought to justice.
26 April 2022
Ukraine will do everything to return children abducted by the Russian military. The aggressor will not be forgiven for abducting children, deporting Ukrainian citizens, and destroying cities.
Russia has agreed “in principle” to UN involvement in the evacuation of citizens from the last remaining holdout in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, following a meeting between Secretary-General António Guterres and President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi met with the Prime Minister of Romania Nicolae Ciucă, who was on a Kyiv visit April 26.
Up to five Russian battalion tactical groups remain on the border with Ukraine
In the past 24 hours, Russian troops have carried out 35 air strikes on Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant, where civilians are hiding in the basements. Some civilians have been injured.
In the past 24 hours, Russian troops have carried out 35 air strikes on Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant, where civilians are hiding in the basements. Some civilians have been injured.
In the past 24 hours, Russian troops have carried out 35 air strikes on Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant, where civilians are hiding in the basements. Some civilians have been injured.
In Rubizhne and Popasna, Luhansk region, positional battles continue. The enemy’s attempts to capture the two towns are seeing no success.
Russian propaganda pundits are circulating misinformation about the alleged seizure of documents from the OSCE archives in Mariupol, which allegedly testify to the "crimes committed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine."
Russian troops continue their offensive in the Eastern Operational Zone in order to establish full control over the Donetsk and Luhansk region.
About 1 million people have been saved thanks to humanitarian corridors.
25 April 2022
More than 1,000 women, children and over 500 wounded are remaining within the Azovstal plant in the besieged city of Mariupol.
Over the past day, Russian invaders have killed four civilians in Donetsk Region, including two children.
The third mass grave has been found outside Mariupol, in the village of Staryi Krym.
Another mass grave found near Mariupol
Russian troops are firing at the Azostal plant, where Ukrainian defenders and civilians are located, using aviation, artillery and tanks.
Since Russia began its full-scale invasion into Ukraine, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has recorded 5,718 civilian casualties in the country: 2,665 killed and 3,053 injured.
Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine has led to a change in current geopolitical realities. Now it is impossible to imagine a return to relations with Russia as they were before the aggression. Putin is carrying out a "special genocide operation" in Ukraine.
In Mariupol, the Russian invaders are trying to cover up civilian killings in the city, while one of their propaganda media reports did just the opposite.
Russia has not abandoned its plans to use chemical weapons against Ukrainian defenders and civilians staying at the Azovstal steel works in the besieged port city of Mariupol.
Former Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Valeriy Chaly believes that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres should resign if he fails to establish a humanitarian corridor from Mariupol after his trip to Moscow.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are deterring attacks by Russian troops in key areas, and the strength of Ukrainian soldiers and a sufficient number of weapons are key elements in driving the occupiers out of Ukrainian territory.
Russian troops are carrying out storming operations near Popasna, Luhansk Region.
In a phone call, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and UN Secretary-General António Guterres discussed the need to facilitate humanitarian efforts for Ukraine’s areas besieged by Russian forces, such as Mariupol and Kherson.