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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: April 11th, 2023
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Korrespondent] 22:57 The Russian offensive continues in four directions at the same time, Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said: "Bakhmut took the brunt of it. The enemy concentrated the greatest efforts there. This means that we have to use a lot of forces for defense." According to her, the Russians "usually lose to us in street fights, so they just physically destroy all the buildings and structures."  21:50 The Interior Ministry put Medvedchuk's wife Oksana Marchenko on the wanted list. 21:23 For eight months, since the beginning of the mandatory evacuation from the Donetsk region, more than 60 thousand citizens have moved to safe regions of Ukraine, including more than 7,000 children and over 2,500 people with limited mobility, the Ministry of Reintegration reported. In addition, almost 25 thousand people left the de-occupied territories of the Kharkiv region in seven months, and more than 21 thousand citizens left the recently liberated territories of the Kherson region in five months. 21:18 Andrey Kartapolov, the head of the Russian State Duma Committee on Defense, advised Russians liable for military service who are subject to conscription and who live abroad to take a vacation for a year and return to Russia for military service. 21:14 Zelensky said that he had met with American businessman and philanthropist Howard Buffett to discuss assistance to Ukraine. "I am grateful to Howard Buffett for supporting the Ukrainian people, in particular, for the implementation of the kitchen factory project, which is part of the reform of school meals, as well as for helping to implement the grain initiative, supporting demining, purchasing generators and eliminating the consequences of enemy shelling of Ukraine's civilian infrastructure," - said the president. 20:47 UK Department of Defense warned of "serious level of inaccuracy" in leaked US "secret documents": "A widely publicized leak of supposedly classified US information has demonstrated a serious level of inaccuracy. Readers should be careful not to take at face value statements that could potentially spread disinformation." 20:28 Canada will send Ukraine a new military aid package , which will include 21,000 assault rifles, 38 machine guns and more than 2.4 million rounds of ammunition, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a joint press conference with Ukrainian counterpart Denis Shmyhal in Toronto. 20:25 The government has expanded the powers of the territorial recruitment centers. But lawyers are already doubting the implementation of the new rules in practice. Read more in the material New rules for mobilization in Ukraine: what has changed . 20:04 Canada expanded sanctions against Russia - 14 individuals and 34 legal entities fell under the restrictions. According to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, sanctions, in particular, have been imposed against individuals associated with PMC Wagner, as well as against nine enterprises associated with the financial sector of Belarus. 19:48 Representative of the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergey Cherevaty in a commentary to CNN denied Prigozhin's information that the Russians allegedly control more than 80% of the territory of Bakhmut: "I have just been in touch with the commander of one of the brigades that defend the city. I can say with confidence that the Ukrainian Defense Forces control a much larger percentage of Bakhmut's territory." 19:34 The Verkhovna Rada voted for the return of additional payments of 30 thousand hryvnia to all military, police and employees of the State Emergency Service. Surcharges must be valid until the end of the period of martial law for all defenders, regardless of the tasks assigned to them or areas of service. Just a month and a half ago, the government abolished this norm, making it so that the procedure for accruals directly depends on the areas where the fighters are located, as well as the complexity and specifics of the combat or special tasks performed. About why the norm was suddenly returned - in the material Necessity or populism? 19:05 The Russian side violates the terms of the grain deal and blocks the export of grain from Ukraine through the Black Sea, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Yuriy Vaskov said in a commentary to The Guardian. He called the situation critical. So, today representatives of Russia, the UN and Turkey did not conduct inspections of vessels with Ukrainian grain, which they should carry out as part of the grain initiative. Vaskov clarified that Ukraine had submitted the names of three bulk carriers for verification. But the Russians crossed them out and filed other ships from the current queue. As a result, not a single ship could continue its journey, which is tantamount to a blockade by Moscow. 18:54 Kuleba said that during today's conversation with Blinken, the US Secretary of State reaffirmed Washington's unwavering support and categorically rejected any attempts to question Ukraine's ability to win on the battlefield. 18:37 The next meeting in the Ramstein format will take place on April 21 at the base of the same name in Germany, Radio Liberty reports with reference to the US Air Force in Europe. The meeting will be chaired by Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin. 18:33 UkSATSE announced that Ukrainian airspace will be opened immediately after the end of hostilities. Thus, the department reacted to the statement of Eurocontrol that restrictions on flights in the airspace of Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and Moldova may be valid until 2029. UkSATSE explains that Eurocontrol bases its forecast on the current situation in the aviation industry and does not generate or use military forecasts or analytics, and does not take into account geopolitical factors. Therefore, after the emergence of new objective factors, such as the end of the war and the reformatting of the route network, the Eurocontrol forecast will be updated. At the same time, Ukraine, despite the war, is fully preparing for the resumption of flights in its airspace. 18:19 According to leaked "secret documents" from the Pentagon, SBU agents could be behind an attempt to blow up a Russian A-50U radar aircraft at the Machulishchi airfield in Belarus, writes The Economist. It follows from the published data that official Kyiv did not know the intentions of some SBU agents, since they acted contrary to orders. The United States found out about this by listening to the conversations of SBU employees. 17:57 Another family with two children (12 and two years old) was evacuated from Avdiivka, who were persuaded to do this for about six months, the National Police reported. According to police estimates, two children remain in the city, and work is underway to evacuate them. 17:34 The United States may soon announce sanctions against Hungarian "influential citizens" amid worsening bilateral relations and criticism of Orban's actions, the Hungarian edition 444.hu reported, citing several diplomats. According to them, the situation of 2014, when the US banned the entry of eight Hungarian current and former officials against the backdrop of deteriorating relations between Washington and Budapest, may repeat itself. The publication notes that in recent months, diplomatic conflicts have continued between the United States and Hungary, primarily related to attacks on the American ambassador. 17:13 Russia this year for the first time began exporting fuel to Iran by rail after traditional buyers refused to trade with Moscow, Reuters writes, citing three industry sources and export data. 16:37 Zelensky held a regular meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander. Among other things, the participants of the meeting discussed the issues of increasing the efficiency of the command and control system and the interaction of various groups of the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine during the performance of combat missions, as well as the issues of recruiting personnel, weapons and military equipment for newly created brigades. 16:25 The Russians have stepped up mining in the Energodar area: now they are mining not only the coastline and the territory near the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, but also other areas around the city. As the mayor of Energodar Dmitry Orlov said, the enemy is afraid of the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. "If up to this point only the coastline and the territory around the nuclear power plant were mined, now they have switched to mining the surrounding villages, forest belts, plantings. They are afraid of the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and are trying to protect themselves," he said. According to the mayor, the Russians do not keep military equipment in the city - its movement is recorded in nearby villages and at the nuclear power plant. 15:48 The Rada exempted owners of property destroyed and damaged due to the war from paying real estate tax. 15:36 The State Duma of the Russian Federation approved an amendment on the military registration register, according to which persons liable for military service will be banned from traveling abroad after receiving a summons (including electronic) and before appearing in the military registration and enlistment office. The Duma also approved an amendment to limit the right to drive a car for dodgers in case of failure to appear on the agenda within 20 days without a good reason. 14:59 The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Putin and Lvova-Belova thanks to French lawyers, writes Bild. Having received information about the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia, lawyers Emmanuel Daoud, Gabriel Sebba and their colleagues from one of the law offices in Paris launched an investigation. They looked for information in the media, listened to the speeches of Putin and Lvova-Belova. The suspects spoke frankly about their crimes and forced removal of children, as well as charitable organizations. The French lawyers submitted the results of their investigation to The Hague. "It was a big surprise for us that this step led to the issuance of an arrest warrant now," Dowd said. 14:50 The Rada adopted bill No. 7438, which prohibits the use and sale of fireworks, salutes and firecrackers in Ukraine. 14:37 In the Kiev region, 195 people who died during the occupation have not yet been identified, another 279 people are considered missing, said the head of the regional police Andrei Nebytov. According to him, during the year, 15 mass graves and three torture places were identified. 14:18 Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen expressed hope that Western countries will be able to decide on the possible transfer of combat aircraft to Ukraine "before the summer", after the supply of MiG-29 fighters by Poles and Slovaks. At the same time, he stressed that countries should act together, "Denmark is not going to do it by itself." According to the minister, the discussion takes time, "but I believe that we can reach a solution in the short term." 13:40 Volyn Regional Council voted to ban the activities of the UOC-MP. 13:32 In Russia, amendments are being made to the legislation on the military registration system. Now, citizens who are subject to conscription and who have received a summons will be prohibited from leaving Russia from the day it is served until they appear at the military registration and enlistment office. Peskov claims that the draft law on a unified register of persons liable for military service is supposedly connected not with mobilization, but with military registration - "the system must be modernized." Andrey Kartapolov, head of the Duma Defense Committee, clarified that the summons will be considered received from the moment it is posted in the personal account of a person liable for military service on the State Service portal (an analogue of the Ukrainian Dії). 13:17 Poland would like to become a financial hub for raising funds for the restoration of Ukraine, said Deputy Finance Minister Artur Sobon: "Just as Poland has fulfilled the role of a military hub, if we talk about military assistance to Ukraine, we would like it to play the role of a financial a hub through which funding for the reconstruction of Ukraine will flow... We want Poland to be as deep as possible at the center of this type of project." 12:58 Territorial recruiting centers can now serve subpoenas during mobilization and for a special period, regardless of the location of men on military records, the Cabinet of Ministers of April 7 said . 12:36 Danilov said in an interview with ARD that he doubts the veracity of the information of the source of the CNN channel, who reported on alleged changes in Ukraine's military plans after the "leakage of secret documents" from the Pentagon. “I don’t know who CNN spoke to. In any case, I can say that the number of people who know about our plans in our territory is extremely limited. And I don’t think that the informant who was in touch with CNN had any attitude," the NSDC secretary noted. According to him, Ukraine is in constant contact with its key allies, such as the US, UK, Germany and Poland. "Data for carrying out certain operations, the number of units, who is involved and in what direction - this is absolutely secret information. If someone thinks that he has it, I can only congratulate. But I don't know where they could get it from" Danilov added. He stressed that the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine independently decides on the counteroffensive, and everything will be decided "at the last moment." "If someone thinks that we have only one option, then this is not so. Even three options are not enough," the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council emphasized. 12:22 Russian Su-35 planes launched air strikes on the cities of Orekhov and Gulyaipole, Zaporozhye region, the losses are being specified, the President's Office reported. 12:03 At night, the Russians fired artillery at the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kherson. Windows were shattered in the building, the roof and walls were damaged, and no one was hurt, the OVA said. 11:59 The Kyiv City State Administration reports that during the Easter holidays, services in churches will be held online, the curfew will last from 00:00 to 05:00. The city authorities also asked the leaders of religious communities to limit the holding of mass worship services and ensure online broadcasts as much as possible. 11:48 Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó has arrived in Moscow and is going to discuss "energy cooperation," Russian media write. 11:42 In Germany, flights of suspicious drones over the Bundeswehr training grounds have been observed for several months. Such reconnaissance always coincides with the training of the Ukrainian military in handling NATO weapons. More details - in the material of the Russian Federation spies on the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Germany . 11:33 In the morning, the Russians launched an airstrike with a guided missile on Gulyaipol, Zaporozhye region, civilian infrastructure was damaged, people were not injured, said the head of the UVA, Yuriy Malashko. 11:17 For construction work in Mariupol, they plan to bring prisoners from Belarus convicted of minor crimes, adviser to the mayor of the city Petr Andryushchenko told Radio Liberty. At the same time, he did not specify under what conditions the Belarusian prisoners would carry out work in Mariupol, but noted that the Russian builders, who are now massively arriving in the city, will stay in it. "They do not plan to leave anywhere, they plan to build residential buildings, quarters and do not hide that they are building it just for themselves - under the mortgage program that has been launched in Russia since February this year, at 2%. Even 40 tenders have already been played in Moscow "They were received by firms belonging to those close to the Kremlin. And they will build all this for the federal budget. Therefore, their number will grow," Andryushchenko explained. 11:03 Bulgaria is negotiating the transfer of MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine, subject to the receipt of more modern combat aircraft from Western partners, the country's Ministry of Defense reported. The department clarified that there is no talk of a free transfer of fighters to Kyiv. The EFE agency writes that Bulgaria currently has 16 MiG-29 fighters, of which only six are operational. Due to anti-Russian sanctions, Bulgaria can no longer receive technical assistance from the Russian Federation. 10:55 The United States has not yet started supplying weapons to Ukraine under Lend-Lease because they do not want to impose financial obligations on Ukraine, a senior Biden administration official told Politico. "We prioritize security assistance that they won't have to pay for," the source said. 10:41 In Bakhmut, the "creeping" attack of the Russians has been going on for the sixth or even the seventh month, because of their tactics they are losing up to 500 soldiers killed and wounded a day, Reznikov said in an interview with Delfi. According to him, Bakhmut allows Ukraine, with its smaller forces, to hold a much larger enemy force there, while simultaneously destroying and grinding its offensive resources and potential. "This is very important in the context of the entire theater of operations ... If there had not been those losses, they could have used their full potential against us on another line of defense or in another place on the front. In some less fortified and protected place. And now we inflict enormous damage on them every day, holding them back, in fact, in a vise. This is how Russia's offensive is proceeding," the minister stressed. Reznikov added that for Ukraine, time is of the essence in preparing for a counteroffensive. “Moreover, this time works in our favor, because, as we see, the further, the more centrifugal processes inside the Russian regime are accelerating. We still need time to prepare, master new systems, prepare our units. additional air defense forces," he explained. “Losses in a war are inevitable. But when you are on the defensive, you always take less damage than attackers. So the more losses we inflict on the Russian army, now defending Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Ugledar, Maryinka, the more we will weaken its overall capabilities and be able to themselves go on the offensive with fewer losses," the minister said. 10:26 In Poland, the logistics rear of the eastern flank of NATO is being created, thousands of units of military equipment will be stored in warehouses in the country, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said. 10:15 British intelligence writes about the growing role of Russian airborne troops in offensive operations in Ukraine. Analysts note that on April 3, Russian media reported on the transfer of TOS-1A Solntsepek thermobaric multiple launch rocket systems to the Airborne Forces. This system is commonly operated by the Russian Specialized Chemical, Biological and Radiological Defense Forces and has not been officially used by the Airborne Forces before. According to experts, this indicates attempts to restore the Airborne Forces after heavy losses in the first nine months of the war and strengthen their role in the war in Ukraine. 09:56 Russia redirects diesel fuel to the ports of Latin America, Reuters writes. In particular, last month more than 580 thousand tons of fuel got into Brazil, Panama, Uruguay and Cuba. 09:37 A drone with explosives attacked Belgorod airport, Russian Telegram channels write. According to them, he crashed into the fence and detonated, the explosion damaged the fence and the airport signaling cable. The emergency services reported that there were no casualties, the fence was slightly damaged. 09:02 The European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol), in its forecast until 2029, provides that restrictions on flights in the airspace of Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and Moldova will remain for the entire planning period. At the same time, the document specifies that we are talking about a return to the usual flight routes. 08:48 The United States is trying to calm "disappointed and puzzled" allies after the leak of secret documents about the war in Ukraine, writes Politico. According to the publication, as of the morning of April 10, Washington told the allies that the investigation was ongoing and they were still trying to understand the full scale of the leak. 08:33 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of April 11.
08:26 The Russian army continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions. Over the past day, 52 enemy attacks were repulsed in the indicated directions, the General Staff reported in the morning summary . The invaders continue to increase pressure on local residents in the occupied territories. So, in Snizhne, Donetsk region, employees of the city hospital were recently fired, who did not receive Russian passports. And in Energodar, Zaporozhye region, local residents are required to obtain permission to move around the region. Those who have applied for passes are subjected to enhanced screening for involvement in the Ukrainian Defense Forces. In places, Russians even search people's houses. 05:55 "Leaked" secret Pentagon documents indicate that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi planned to secretly manufacture up to 40,000 missiles to be sent to Russia, writes The Washington Post. The supply of missiles was discussed in February, and the possibility of supplying artillery shells and gunpowder was also considered. Commenting on the request from the publication, a representative of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said that "the country's position is initially based on innocence." And a US government spokesman said that so far there is no data on the implementation of such plans. 00:31 Reznikov said that Ukraine could present a new "surprise" for Russian ships in the Black Sea, as was the case with the cruiser Moskva: "I really want to share the details that I am familiar with, but we have an agreement with the commander of the Ukrainian fleet Alexei Neizhpapoy... We can’t reveal all the details now.” According to the minister, there are some nuances that are still unknown to the Russian command, which means that Ukraine can organize another "surprise" at sea for the invaders. He added that the Ukrainian military is now just waiting for the right moment "to repeat this history." Posted by: badanov 2023-04-12 |
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