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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: April 15th, 2023
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Korrespondent] 21:24 A meeting of the member states of the joint investigation team to investigate the crimes of the Russian Federation in Ukraine took place in Vilnius, Zelensky said. One of the outcomes of the meeting was an agreement on joint investigation of not only Russian war crimes, but also the crime of genocide. "We will ensure at all levels, including at the legal level, Russia's full responsibility for what it has done against Ukraine and Ukrainians," the president stressed.  21:16 Zelensky clarified in an evening video message that today's two sanctions decrees concern individuals and companies "that share the blame for Russian terror or help it." In particular, these are sanctions against persons who promote a terrorist state under the guise of sports, as well as against those who are associated with Russian officials. A separate list is IT companies that sponsor terror or provide digital opportunities to continue aggression. "We synchronize all Ukrainian sanctions with global sanctions - this is an inevitable process. Sanctions pressure on all those who are to blame for this aggression, blocking their assets and capabilities at the global level - this is the self-defense of the world and even now from any other possibilities of aggression," the President stressed. . 20:32 Ukraine handed over a captured Russian T-90A tank to the United States, reports The Drive. The car has already been spotted in Louisiana. According to the publication, the tank is being transported to Aberdeen, Maryland, to the military testing ground of the experimental test center. 18:49 In Bakhmut, battles unprecedented over the past decades are taking place, spokesman for the Eastern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Serhiy Cherevaty said: “Today, bloody battles unprecedented in recent decades are taking place directly in urban areas. The enemy has set a goal to take this impregnable fortress city. Our soldiers are in fierce battles they do everything to grind down the enemy's combat capability, knock out his strength and morale." 17:56 Residents of Kazan report in local public about an explosion in the area of a tank test site, as a result of which a column of smoke rose. The press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation stated that they had not received any information. According to some reports, ammunition exploded at the local range. 17:05 X-50 missiles, the production of which Russia intends to launch from the summer, do not pose too much of a threat to Ukraine, since Ukrainian air defense has already learned how to shoot down such cruise missiles, Yuriy Ignat, speaker of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said: "Their technical and tactical characteristics are in no way different from the cruise missiles that Russia has already used in Ukraine.And the Kalibr, Kh-101 and Kh-555 are the missiles that we shoot down. Perhaps the Kh-50 is launched because it is cheaper, its production is easier, but this is the usual cruise missile". 16:37 Zelensky said that he had almost an hour and a half conversation with Macron: "We discussed the results of President Macron's recent visit to China. He spoke about the situation at the front and further intentions to liberate all our territories. He noted France's intention to further strengthen important support for Ukraine on the battlefield ". In addition, the parties paid attention to the implementation of the Ukrainian formula for peace and discussed preparations for the Vilnius NATO summit in July. Zelensky emphasized the need for Ukraine to receive effective security guarantees even before the country joins the alliance. 15:39 Zelensky imposed sanctions against 82 Russian sports figures, including Olympic champions, as well as against another 351 individuals and 241 legal entities. 15:26 The Russians shelled Kherson, two people were killed, the President's Office reported. 14:45 Russia has begun to mobilize prisoners into the regular army, said Alexei Dmitrashkovsky, speaker of the Taurida direction: "The so-called Z divisions have appeared in our field of vision, which consist of mobilized criminals, that is, prisoners who are mobilized and are serving." According to him, 15 such invaders surrendered in the Donetsk direction. 14:17 The court sentenced an FSB informant from Nikolaev to 11 years in prison, who corrected missile strikes on the city and collected intelligence about the locations and movement of Defense Forces units in the region, the SBU reported. 14:04 There will be no rallies and demonstrations in Moscow on May 1, Alexander Shershukov, deputy head of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia, said. He explained this decision of the authorities by the fact that "now the level of terrorist danger is higher, even in those regions that are far from the places of the special military operation." 13:17 The defense forces hold positions near Ugledar and do not allow the enemy to get closer to Avdiivka, Alexander Tarnavsky, commander of the Tavria operational-strategic grouping, said. 13:09 Ukraine from Monday, April 17, may start exporting electricity to Slovakia in the amount of 200 MW per hour, Ukrenergo reported. The export of electricity from Ukraine resumed on April 11 and continues to Poland and Moldova and is carried out exclusively on condition that Ukrainian consumers are provided with priority. 13:04 The Pentagon announced that it has allocated $ 215 million to accelerate the supply of Javelin and Stinger to Ukraine. The funds are supposed to be directed to the modernization of production processes at Aerojet Rocketdyne enterprises that produce these weapons. 12:23 The Russians have come close to Belogorivka, Luhansk region, said the head of the Severodonetsk regional military administration, Roman Vlasenko. According to him, the situation remains difficult, the intensity of hostilities is not decreasing. "The most active are the Kremensky forests, this is Belogorovka. The Russians had some success in the direction of Belogorovka, they approached close to the settlement. The intensity of artillery shelling does not subside, air strikes continue," Vlasenko said. 11:44 Shmyhal said at a briefing in Washington that the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will begin "in the near future." The premier stressed that he had discussed many issues with all officials and assured that "the United States absolutely supports us." 11:08 OK Pivnich showed how Ukrainian defenders are preparing for Easter. 10:17 British intelligence predicts that in the near future the Russian authorities will focus on recruiting volunteers into the army, and the launch of electronic agendas is more of a long-term event in order to simplify the replenishment of personnel in a long war. 09:41 In the Kherson region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, eight people were injured, the OVA reported. 09:38 OSINT agency Molfar analyzed all the known facts of the destruction of electronic warfare systems (EW) and radar stations (RLS) of the Russian army from February 2022 to April 2023 and concluded that the statistics confirm the statements of the military leadership of Ukraine about preparing for a counteroffensive. Thus, during the specified period, the investigators managed to identify 133 facts of the destruction, damage or capture of electronic warfare and radar stations of Russian troops. In the course of the analysis, a trend was noticed: the largest number of such complexes was destroyed on the eve of the counter-offensive operations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kiev, Kharkov and Kherson directions. In March 2022, 18 complexes were destroyed (which preceded the Kiev and Kharkov counter-offensive operations), in September 2022 - 13 (which preceded the liberation of the territories of the Kherson region), in March 2023 - 34. According to analysts, this may indicate the preparation of the largest counter-offensive operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The total amount of destroyed complexes is more than $1 billion, experts calculated. 09:24 During his visit to China, Brazilian President Lula da Silva called Russia's war against Ukraine a "family quarrel." He called on other countries to act as mediators in the negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow, as "Brazil and China are already ready to do." Lula da Silva believes that such a club of countries should include states that "do not advocate war." According to him, if the European Union takes this position, Putin and Zelensky can be convinced that "everyone wants peace." "But first of all, you need to convince the countries that supply weapons and fuel the war to stop doing this," the Brazilian president added. 09:16 On the eve of the Easter holidays, Russia has increased the activity of shelling front-line territories, increased its presence at sea and is trying to activate aviation. OK Pivden warned about the likely continuation of the use of guided aerial bombs on front-line territories, and the use of kamikaze drones on critical and strategic infrastructure is not ruled out. In the Black Sea, the ship grouping of the Russian Federation has been increased to 12 ships, including two submarine rocket carriers with eight Kalibr-type missiles. 09:11 As a result of rocket strikes on Slavyansk, Donetsk region, on April 14, nine people were killed, 21 more people were injured , Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said. 08:55 The State Headquarters announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of April 15.
08:36 The Russian army continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions. The most fierce fighting continues for Bakhmut and Marinka. Over the past day, 56 enemy attacks were repelled, the General Staff reported in the morning summary . 06:10 Finland begins preparations for the construction of the first section of the fence on the border with Russia, reports Reuters. The construction of the 200 km long fence is planned to be completed by 2026. The height of the fence is three meters, barbed wire is installed on top. The fence is provided with a night video surveillance mode, spotlights and speakers in the most important areas. 00:49 Costa Rica has joined the main group of the Special Tribunal for Crimes of Russia's Aggression against Ukraine. Thus, the total number of states in the group has reached 34, Kuleba said. 00:24 Poland will transfer all its MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine, but will do it gradually, as it receives FA-50 aircraft from South Korea and F-35 from the United States, President Andrzej Duda said. He specified that the first deliveries of South Korean FA-50 aircraft to Poland are scheduled for 2023. Posted by: badanov 2023-04-16 |
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