Fate of War Is Decided In Eastern Ukraine (online)
- 26.04.2022, 7:40
(Updated) What is happening on the main frontlines?
There is still furious fighting in the southern and eastern directions. In the Donetsk and Tavriya directions, the Russian occupiers are moving control points closer to the line of the offensive.
The enemy intensified strikes at the positions of Ukrainian troops with mortars, cannon artillery and multiple launch rocket systems along the entire line of clashes.
In the Sievierodonetsk direction, the invaders are fighting in the area of the village of Rubizhne.
In the Popasna direction, they are trying to capture Popasna, and the fighting continues.
In the Avdiivka direction, the invaders are trying to conduct offensive operations, but they did not succeed.
In the Kurakhove direction, offensive operations were unsuccessfully carried out near the settlements of Novomikhailivka and Marinka.
In the Zaporizhia direction, the enemy is conducting offensive military operations in the direction of the settlement of Trudolyubivka, and the fighting continues.
Charter97.org is broadcasting online the 62nd day of the war. You can see the developments in Ukraine on April 24 in our previous online broadcast.
Ukraine 24 TV channel special broadcast
23:16 Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki is sure that the country is now capable of completely replacing Russian gas.
23:01 Gazprom informed the Bulgarian gas distribution company Bulgargaz about the cessation of gas supplies from April 27, the Bulgarian Ministry of Energy reports.
22:50 These heroes defend the Ukrainian borders.
22:37 Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov said that at a meeting of the heads of the Ministry of Defense and high-ranking military officials at the US Air Force base Ramstein conveyed a message from Ukraine to Western partners regarding the weapons Kyiv needs to win the war against the Russian Federation.
22:26 Top 10 regions of the Russian Federation with the highest losses in Ukraine.
22:18 Evening address by Volodymyr Zelensky:
22:06 Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová recorded an appeal to the Russian military in Russian:
21:55 In the Kherson direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine regained full control over 3 villages to the west of Snihirivka: Shyroke, Lyubino and Novopetrivka.
21:43 In the Donbas, five attacks by the invaders have been repulsed. Up to 100 invaders, six tanks, one self-propelled gun and 5 armored personnel carriers-infantry fighting vehicles have been destroyed.
21:36 Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that the country is entering a "fundamentally new phase" — the Armed Forces of Ukraine are already switching to NATO weapons:
"We have entered a completely new phase, which no one even thought about two months ago. We have entered a qualitative, fundamentally new phase — the transfer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to NATO weapons, to the NATO standard. And it's already happening."
21:27 Norway will allocate $44 million for the purchase of weapons for Ukraine under the leadership of the UK, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said.
21:21 Ukrainian artillery battered a large column of Russian equipment in the JFO.
21:10 The Italian government is considering the temporary nationalization of the ISAB oil refinery, owned by Russia's Lukoil. Such a step will be taken in the event of an embargo on oil from the Russian Federation.
20:56 Professional work: 128th mountain assault brigade destroyed the T-72 Russians with the help of NLAW.
20:50 The Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG) received a notification from Gazprom Export LLC that from April 27, 2022, starting at 8 AM Polish time, the supply of natural gas to the country will be suspended.
PGNiG reports that the suspension of supplies is due to the refusal to make payments for gas in Russian rubles.
20:41 The Netherlands has stopped issuing tourist visas to Russians. The reason for this decision in the diplomatic mission was the reduction in the number of employees - on April 19, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced the expulsion of 15 Dutch diplomats. The consulate noted that they would continue to issue humanitarian visas and temporary residence permits.
20:35 Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said that the question of the date of a possible application for the country's accession to NATO is still open, since the relevant decision must first be made by the country's parliament.
"There is no exact date for submitting a possible application to NATO, since this issue lies in the hands of parliament. It is still difficult to predict when the parliament will complete its discussions," the Finnish Foreign Minister said.
20:26 Russian troops do not give up the attempts to advance on Kryvyi Rih. However, the Ukrainian defenders inflict significant losses on the invaders.
20:17 Eco-activist Irina Sukhiy: "The largest release of harmful substances from rocket fuel occurs at launch, that is, on the Belarusian territory."
20:08 German Economy Minister Robert Habek said that Germany is ready to immediately stop the supply of Russian oil.
"Today I can say that the embargo has become manageable for Germany," Habek said. According to him, the country is ready for this, since the share of Russian oil in total imports is only 12%, and there is already an alternative that will be available within a few days.
20:02 German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said that the German government has approved the supply of Gepard anti-aircraft guns, "a killer of cruise missiles," to Ukraine.
19:55 Vitaliy Klitschko said that, albeit with certain effort, the Soviet sculpture of two workers had been dismantled by the evening.
19:48 At the entrance to Tiraspol, the largest city in Transnistria, concrete blocks are being installed.
19:41 Fresh briefing from the advisor to the head of the OP of Ukraine Oleksiy Arestovich.
19:35 UN Secretary General António Guterres had begun a meeting with Putin.
19:26 US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced on Tuesday that the US and its European allies have formed a contact group that will meet monthly to discuss Ukraine's strategy to defeat Russia. Austin made this statement in a speech at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany:
"We must move at the speed of war. We are here to help Ukraine win the fight against Russia's unjust invasion and strengthen Ukraine's defenses against the challenges of tomorrow. Ukraine clearly believes it can win. Like everyone here." Austin also expects Ukraine to eventually apply for NATO membership.
19:17 "Russia's actions at Ukrainian nuclear power plants threaten humanity with a new catastrophe," — Zelensky.
19:10 The Russian grouping in Transnistria is in full combat readiness, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine says in its evening report.
It is reported that on the territory of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova, units of the operational group of Russian troops are put in "Full" combat readiness. It is noted that the power structures of the unrecognized Transnistria have also been transferred to an enhanced mode of service.
18:57 Ukrainian artillerymen destroyed the occupants' equipment.
18:46 The largest bribe in the history of Ukraine, which they tried to bribe the leadership of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, was transferred to the needs of the defense. This is 6 million dollars.
18:35 The Loyeu regional executive committee has banned the use of small boats in the district on the Dnieper and Sozh rivers. It is along these rivers that the border between Belarus and Ukraine passes in the Loyeu district.
18:23 Russia has stopped gas supplies to Poland under the Yamal contract.
18:18 The UK may increase its presence in the Baltic Sea. According to The Times, the reason is related to Sweden's fears of Russian aggression after applying to join NATO.
18:12 Kherson mayor Ihor Kolykhaev said that he was staying in the city and refused to cooperate with the occupation "administration" set up by the Russian military.
17:58 The Armed Forces of Ukraine will launch a counteroffensive against the occupying units of the Russian army after the West provides Kyiv with heavy weapons, Arestovich said.
17:46 Due to sanctions, the workload of Russian ports has fallen by a third. Ukraine's partner countries have organized an effective naval blockade for Russian ships.
17:35 Ukrainian intelligence: The Kremlin is trying to attract cadets from Libya and combatants in Syria and Chechnya to the war with Ukraine.
17:25 Radiation levels at the site of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant are "anomalous" and have risen after Russian troops captured the area, writes AFP, citing the head of the IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi.
17:17 The International Ice Hockey Federation has officially deprived Russia of the right to host the 2023 World Championship.
17:10 The US and its allies are ready to "move heaven and earth" to support Ukraine. This statement was made by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin during a meeting of defense ministers of 40 allied countries in Germany dedicated to supporting and strengthening the defense capability of Ukraine.
16:58 From April 26 to April 29, the air force and air defense forces of Belarus will hold a joint staff training with the involvement of Russian military officials, the press-center of the Belarusian Defense Ministry reports.
16:47 Ukrainian paratroopers shot down another Russian Ka-52 Alligator helicopter in the Kharkiv region. The cost of such a machine is about 16 million dollars.
16:38 10-year-old Anya from Mariupol lived in a basement for two months and walked 100 kilometers on foot to get out of the besieged city. See the video about the family that managed to get out of Mariupol.
16:30 Arestovich praised the Belarusian volunteers in Ukraine: "Belarusians rule on the battlefield."
16:24 Mykolaiv City head Vitaliy Kim recorded a new video.
16:15 Germany intends to supply Gepard anti-aircraft guns to Ukraine.
16:04 The invaders are afraid to go on the offensive in the Kharkiv region because of the successful defensive actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This confirms the latest interception of the conversation, which was published by the SBU.
15:55 Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down a Russian missile with the help of Igla MANPADS.
15:27 The IMF has created a special administrative account for Ukraine to transfer $5 billion every month.
15:22 The Russians kidnapped at least 200 people in the Kyiv region for the "exchange fund".
15:13 The Head of Pentagon Lloyd Austin, after a visit to Kyiv, said at a press conference that Washington wants to see Russia weakened to such an extent that it can no longer repeat the aggression in Ukraine.
15:08 The Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated Lieutenant Colonel of the 291st Artillery Brigade Oleg Evseev.
14:58 Ukrainian photographer left for the Bucha freed from the Russian occupiers in order to make photographs of destroyed military equipment.
“Warning! Violent content! Somewhere near the town of Bucha. The destroyed combat vehicles of the Russian army and what remained inside. I hope you need no explanations about the 'coal'. Glory to Ukraine and the AFU," the photographer comments on the picture.
14:50 The occupiers boast about the underwear stolen in Ukraine.
14:46 The occupiers in Rubizhne force mothers to scout the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, threatening to kill their children. That is why Russian soldiers kidnap and hold boys and girls captive.
14:39 In Kyiv, the monument under the People's Friendship Arch is being dismantled.
14:30 It is possible that the applications of Finland and Sweden on joining NATO can be taken simultaneously, according to the Finnish Foreign Minister.
14:28 The bridge from the Bilgorod-Dnistrovsky district to Odesa was closed due to damages.
14:11 The destruction of the Russian T-72 tank with NLAW produced in Great Britain and Sweden. A cumulative missile penetrated the T-72's armour from above and destroyed the target.
14:09 Erdogan called Putin and offered to arrange a meeting with Zelensky in Istanbul to "do everything possible to establish a lasting peace in Ukraine".
13:58 Odesain social media sources report about a missile strike in the Zatoka area of the Odesa region.
13:57 The Armed Forces of Ukraine hit three Russian tanks. One of them had a "grill" protection. As we see, the protection did not save it.
13:54 The fighters of the Freedom of Russia Legion are preparing for battles against Putin's invaders.
13:48 Russian barbarians began to rob the archival and cultural funds of the Mariupol museums.
13:36 “At first, our people were simply thrown forward. From another company. They were returned dead. Jump on the armour and go to clear a village. But, Ukrainians are always waiting and shooting there. The people have started to refuse. The Russians refused, ours refused, but the Luhansk people went,” the terrorist from the so-called Donetsk People's Republic tells his mother.
13:28 Russia's invasion of Ukraine hits hard on the military and technical potential of the aggressor country. According to The Wall Street Journal, during the two months of the war, the Russian Federation lost more than 500 tanks, with the possibility of producing 250 tanks per year.
13:22 Putin awarded the title of Hero of Russia to deputy Adam Delimkhanov, who may be involved in the murder of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.
13:16 The EDF company, the largest French energy supplier, decided to suspend the activities of the representative office in the Russian Federation.
13:07 Volunteers from Mariupol showed what was happening at the Azovstal enterprise. There are civilians hiding from the Russian army strikes. Russia still does not agree to the evacuation of people from the industrial zone.
13:04 Lviv paratroopers turn Russian equipment into a pile of metal.
12:59 "The tank ran over the General's feet!" an occupier tells that Russian soldiers lynched their general.
12:47 UK Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace said that Ukraine has every right to attack Russia. Wallace spoke about this during an interview with Time Radio.
It means that London is not opposed to using Western weapons for this.
12:44 Poland will not pay for Russian gas in rubles, according to a government official.
12:35 Russian troops failed to destroy the stocks of Ukrainian fuel, so the enemy switched to attacking the country's logistics infrastructure.
The adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Vadym Denysenko reported this.
12:32 This is how Ukrainian militants destroy the military equipment and manpower of the invaders. The lucid video.
12:28 Russian executioners torture the captured Ukrainians by running over their feet with cars.
12:24 The Chechen Sheikh Mansur Battalion in one of the Ukrainian settlements liberated from the Russian Federation.
12:18 The work of the Ukrainian MLRS on Russian positions got on video.
12:14 Artur Gritsenko, the ex-football player of the FC Lviv Carpathians, who defended Ukraine as part of the 95th Airborne Assault Brigade, was killed during the defence of Kharkiv.
12:06 Ukrainians make photos against the background of destroyed Russian vehicles.
12:04 These people cannot be defeated. Ukrainians make a barbecue on the tail of a missile from the Russian Smerch multiple rocket launcher.
12:00 In the Zaporizhzhia region, the defenders of Ukraine destroyed four dozen invaders and their vehicles.
11:52 Poland imposes sanctions against 50 Russian and Belarusian enterprises and oligarchs.
11:49 The resident of Mariupol evacuated to Zaporizhzhia said that the Russian occupiers are very afraid of the fighters of the Azov Battalion defending the surrounded city.
11:38 Valiantyn Troksky, the activist of the Belarusian opposition, a close associate of Mikalai Statkevich, defends Ukraine with arms.
11:33 This is what one of the districts of Kharkiv looks like after Russian shelling. The city was attacked by the Russian Federation from the first day of the war.
11:27 Moldovan President Maia Sandu will hold a meeting of the Supreme Security Council due to the tensions in so-called Transnistria.
11:22 There are queues at the exit from Transnistria.
11:20 “Putin was just fooled, the heads will roll,” The occupier tells about the misses in the command of the Russian army.
11:17 British Minister for the Armed Forces James Heappey said the Donbas would be "an extremely tough nut to crack for the Russians" and "there is every chance that the Ukrainians will be able to knock them out".
James Heappey pointed out that Ukrainian and Russian forces are "much more balanced" in the Donbas than in the Kyiv region, as the Ukrainians have the advantage of already established defensive positions.
11:10 Mykolaiv prepares for an attack or siege, and equips defensive constructions, according to the mayor of the city.
11:04 An armoured personnel carrier was abandoned by Russian troops in the Kherson region. It is completely crammed with Kornet missiles.
10:56 Denis Pushilin, the head of the terrorists from the so-called Donetsk People's Republic, said that after reaching the borders of the Donetsk region, the next stage of the operation should be started “taking into account what is happening in Transnistria and the shelling of the regions of the Russian Federation bordering Ukraine”.
10:51 Russia is trying to make up for the loss of manpower in the war against Ukraine, promising contract soldiers exorbitant salaries and the possibility of looting. Ukrainian reconnaissance reports about this.
10:43 The M142 HIMARS, American multiple launch rocket systems, has been delivered to Ukraine. The MLRS's range of fire is 300 km.
10:40 The planes began to fly around Moldova.
10:35 Another video from Ukrainian drones. This time - from the Mykolaiv region.
10:22 A Ukrainian combat drone destroys a Russian infantry fighting vehicle in Donbas.
10:17 The Armed Forces of Ukraine told about the losses of the Russian occupiers during the war in Ukraine.
10:10 Russian media report another explosion in unrecognized Transnistria. It could be an attack against an airfield near Tiraspol, the unrecognized capital of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.
10:09 The players of FC Shakhtar Donetsk started the match in Turkey in T-shirts with a photo of 3-month-old Kira, who was killed by a rocket of Russian invaders in Odesa.
10:01 In the Russian Federation, sales of the Russian AYYA T1 phone from Rostec failed. It was supposed to be a competitor to the iPhone.
According to Svyaznoy, in January-March 2022, only 370 AYYA T1 smartphones were sold in Russia.
9:53 Western experts believe that Russia will begin to actively use submarines to launch Kalibr cruise missiles.
According to the fragments of Kalibr cruise missiles found in Ukraine, it has not yet been possible to determine whether ships or submarines fired them. But Planet Labs images suggest that the submarines have fired their Kalibr missiles and are loading new ones.
9:50 It is reported that two of the most powerful towers of the radio center that broadcast Russian radio were put out of action in Transnistria.
9:38 Black smoke was seen over Azovstal in Mariupol, where defenders of the city and civilians remain. Russian occupiers continue to bomb the enterprise building.
9:37 Captured Russian T-80 BVM tanks are rushing into battle.
9:32 Media report explosions in the Transnistrian village of Mayak.
According to preliminary data, two communication towers were blown up.
9:30 Wives of killed occupiers and terrorists from the "DPR" are forced to be photographed with handouts of 10,000 Russian rubles. The lives of aggressors were estimated in this sum.
9:26 Russians may plan provocative explosions on the dam of the Karlivske reservoir of the Donetsk region. Six settlements with a total population of more than 10,000 people will be in the flood zone in the case of the undermining of the dam.
9:20 Analysts at S&P Global Market Intelligence believe that Russia will need 10 years to restore the economy to the pre-war levels.
9:18 Russian invaders do not believe that they will return home alive. New conversations of Russian soldiers were intercepted.
9:14 Stugna ATGM destroys the occupiers near Izyum in the Kharkiv region.
Four Russian tanks were destroyed.
9:05 Today at 6:41 and 6:46 two cruise missiles of the Russian Federation flew at a low altitude over the site of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant towards Zaporizhzhia.
8:54 The M142 HIMARS, the American multiple launch rocket systems, has been delivered to Ukraine. The firing range is 300 km.
8:48 The tragedy of another family in Odesa.
Spouses Mila and Bogdan died when a missile hit a high-rise building in Odesa on April 23. It is reported that the deceased woman was pregnant.
8:43 Ukrainian National Guardsmen landed an enemy drone.
The invaders used this drone for aerial reconnaissance, delivering strikes and adjusting fire on the positions of Ukrainian defenders.
8:36 Ukraine asks the US for $2 billion of economic aid monthly.
8:32 Russian occupiers killed 217 Ukrainian children, according to the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.
8:27 In the occupied Kherson, a peaceful protest is planned for tomorrow to oppose the creation of the so-called people's republic following the Donbas scenario.
8:24 According to British intelligence, the town of Kreminna fell. There is heavy fighting on the south of Izyum.
8:19 Finland and Sweden have decided to join NATO, Finnish newspaper Iltalehti and Swedish Expressen write, citing government sources. It is reported that the governments of both countries agreed to submit a joint application to join the Alliance by May 22.
8:15 The footage of training for Ukrainian volunteers in Kyiv. It is difficult to overestimate the role played by volunteer detachments in the fight against the occupiers.
8:14 The German concern Rheinmetall has requested permission from the German government to supply Kyiv with 88 Leopard 1A5 tanks.
8:10 In the Kherson region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated five villages. The occupiers retreat to the borders of the legendary Chornobayivka.
8:08 Footage of the destroyed Wagner mercenaries near Popasna in the Luhansk region has appeared.
8:05 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that an ammunition depot and more than 70 invaders have been destroyed in the occupied Kherson region.
8:03 The UK is handing over Stormer infantry fighting vehicles with launchers for Starstreak man-portable air-defence system to Ukraine.
7:58 The FBI has seized many luxury goods from two mansions of Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska in the United States. The property was confiscated as part of an investigation into possible sanctions evasion.
7:54 The mayor of the city of Popasna, the Luhansk region, reported on the difficult situation in the city. Aviation and artillery of the Russian Federation are shelling the city, ground battles are also taking place.
People are blocked in basements.
7:49 Ukrainian soldiers liberate the village of Zavodie near Izyum, which is located in the Kharkiv region.
7:41 Inspirational video from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The enemy will be defeated.
7:40 A Ukrainian Buk-M1 destroys a Russian S-34 fighter-bomber.
7:38 Soldiers of the 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Prince Volodymyr Monomakh destroy the occupiers.
23:55 Video chronicle of the 61st day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people against Putin's horde.
23:49 A small girl from Dnipro has collected almost 5 thousand hryvnya for bulletproof vests for the defenders of Ukraine.
23:33 Ukrainian special services have found a bunker where Putin is hiding.
Avakov, the ex-Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, announced it.
23:25 The high-fashion photographer from the USA could not stay away from the large-scale tragedy in Ukraine.
“I wanted to show that this is not a nameless crowd of people going to Europe because everyone has their own story,” he said.