What Is Happening On The Main Frontlines Of The War In Ukraine? (online)

(Updated) Timeline of the 52nd day of resistance of the Ukrainian people.

The armed forces of Ukraine have been stopping the Russian invaders for 52 days. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that the occupiers are strengthening positions near Izyum, partially blocking Kharkiv. The most active actions of Putin's army are recorded in Slobozhansk and Donetsk directions.

We can state the beginning of a new era of heroic opposition of the Ukrainian people to the Russian invaders. Kyiv is the focus of attention.

Charter97.org is broadcasting online the 52nd day of the war. You can see the developments in Ukraine on April 12 in our previous online broadcast.

Ukraine 24 TV channel special broadcast

23:27 An anti-war demonstration took place in Berlin today. The participants called for heavy weapons to be sent to Ukraine, and for imposing an embargo on oil and gas supplies from Russia.

23:16 Ukrainian serviceman Grigory Kirilkin spoke about the feat of the Belarusian volunteers who came to the aid of the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

22:56 In the Sumy region, they found the remains of chemical weapons that were abandoned by the Russian military, the mayor of Trostyanets said. According to him, sarin and other substances were found. Probably with this they "wanted to hit" Kyiv and other cities. Now the SBU is closely working with this issue.

22:42 Excellent work of the fighters of the Azov Dnepr Troop to eliminate the positions of the occupiers with the help of the Fagot ATGM.

22:21 More Russian apps have been removed from Google Play. Sbermegamarket and YuMoney (Yandex.Money) are no longer available.

22:00 Exclusive first-person footage of the mop-up of the villages in the Kyiv region from invaders.

21:33 In the Kherson region, the squad of the Corsar ATGM, mechanized brigade #28 destroyed 3 Russian "Tigers" and one BMP-3, the remnants of the enemy's infantry were eliminated.

21:12 Andrei Makarevich once again tried to convey at least a tiny drop of truth to the Russians.

20:49 The large-scale invasion of Ukraine has changed Russia's plans for the rotation of military personnel in Syria. On April 16, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced this on Facebook.

"Due to the conduct of hostilities on the territory of Ukraine, the rotation of units of the 68th Combined Arms Army of the Eastern Military District in the Syrian Arab Republic has been postponed," the message says.

20:24 One of the world's largest manufacturers of pipes for the energy sector, in particular drilling and casing pipes for oil and gas production, Tenaris has suspended all sales and purchases in Russia. The company also decided to terminate its investment in the Russian joint venture with Severstal.

20:10 Retired general and military analyst Barry McCaffrey said that Putin has already strategically lost the war in Ukraine.

19:52 The Lychakovsky District Court of Lviv changed the restraint for Viktor Medvedchuk. He was placed in custody without the possibility of bail.

19:34 The German company Quantum delivered to Ukraine the first military drone for artillery adjustment.

The Vector UAV with vertical takeoff and landing, as well as the HD-40LV optical radar station with a laser rangefinder, is an ultra-modern UAV.

19:06 Journalists note a growing trend among some Russian billionaires who do not want to be called citizens of the Russian Federation and focus on their foreign citizenship.

Among them are the founder of Telegram Pavel Durov, the founders of the mobile games company Playrix the Bukhman brothers, business partner of Roman Abramovich Evgeny Shvidler, Leonid Blavatnik, who got rich in partnership with the oligarch Vekselberg, and others, writes Forbes.

18:46 Since April 17, Romania has banned Russian ships from entering its ports, Romanian Minister of Transport Sorin Grindeanu said.

18:30 The war against Ukraine will soon become the cause of the largest losses for Russian aviation.

18:12 In the Vatican, during the Friday Way of the Cross led by the Pope, a Ukrainian and a Russian woman carried the cross together. By design, this step should symbolize reconciliation and redemption between Ukrainians and Russians.

The cross was carried by Ukrainian Iryna and Russian Albina, who have lived in Italy for about 20 years and work together in the palliative care department, Vatican News reports.

17:56 Putin was removed from the post of honorary president of the International Judo Federation due to the invasion of Ukraine. The organization, which brings together more than 200 national federations, said on Friday that it had canceled the Grand Slam tournament in Kazan, which was supposed to take place in May.

17:39 The Ukrainian marines destroyed the crew of the Russian T-72 tank with the Stugna-P anti-tank missile system.

17:21 Another train with military equipment was transferred from Homel to the Russian Federation.

17:08 Czech howitzers are already participating in hostilities in Ukraine.

16:52 The Armed Forces of Ukraine released photos of the remnants of the 90th tank division (Yekaterinburg), which had been in the Nizhyn region for a month.

16:33 Ukrainian intelligence reports that the Russians have arrested Eduard Basurin, a representative of the DPR terrorists. His statement about the intention to use chemical weapons in Mariupol seriously harmed the Russian leadership, so Basurin was kidnapped and "taken to an unknown destination."

16:24 Russian media report that the commander of the 8th Army, Major General Vladimir Frolov, was buried in St. Petersburg. Putin's general was eliminated by the Ukrainian warriors.

16:12 The invaders are repressing commanders who "did not live up to expectations" in the war against Ukraine, according to Ukrainian intelligence.

There are cases when the commanders of Putin's army fail bloody tasks in Ukraine. And then they fall into the hands of the FSB officers. No one knows what will happen to these war dogs next.

16:05 Italian ports will be closed for ships flying the Russian flag from April 17.

15:56 The developers of the popular computer game S.T.A.L.K.E.R. raised $800,000 in aid for Ukraine. All proceeds will be donated to the Turn Back Alive charity foundation.

15:48 Shocking footage from Mariupol. In the video — the area of the Ilyich Iron and Steel Works. The dead people lie right on the street, no one takes away the bodies.

15:42 The Armed Forces of Ukraine revealed the plans of the Russian invaders in the south of Ukraine.

15:32 An epic fail of the "tiktokers"- Kadyrovites. They came under real shelling, and the video shows panic and fleeing instead of showing off.

15:25 A rally in support of Ukraine took place in Berlin. Participants called for an embargo on Russian gas and oil, as well as closing the sky over Ukraine.

15:20 The French L'Occitane announced that it closes all stationary and virtual stores in Russia.

15:16 A delegation of Georgian parliamentarians headed by speaker Shalva Papuashvili arrived in Kyiv.

"Today in Kyiv, together with fellow parliamentarians, to deliver the message of Georgia: we feel your pain, Georgia supports Ukraine, Georgians are with Ukrainians," Papuashvili wrote on social media.

15:06 200 billion hryvnias of Russian and Belarusian companies found in Ukrainian banks.

First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Yevhen Yenin, said that If banks listen to the recommendations of the police and the National Bank of Ukraine, then this money will not be allowed for payment in the Russian Federation.

14:56 In Stolin, 31-year-old Andrei Shulzhik was detained for a poster “Enough Murders”, and a criminal case was opened against him later.

14:47 The mayor of Chernihiv, Vladislav Atroshenko, proposed to remove the Ukrainian part of the monument from the Three Sisters monument, which is installed at the junction of the borders of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

14:35 Serhiy Haidai, the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, said that Russia had shelled an oil refinery in Lysychansk.

The fire spread to 5000 sq.m. There is no fuel in it, but the remains of oil mud are burning.

14:32 In the photo: the station in Mariupol before and after the arrival of the "Russian world".

14:26 New photos of the Ukrainian city of Irpin from a bird's eye view.

14:18 Volodymyr Zelensky on the challenges during the war: "We are working on the problems brought by the war with architects, the Ministry of Infrastructure and local authorities. Internally displaced people, destroyed cities, queue for housing and housing for the military. We will do our best to resolve these issues as soon as possible.”

14:12 Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda urged Finland and Sweden not to delay applying for NATO membership. According to him, the appearance of these countries in the Alliance will enhance security in the Baltic region and strengthen the organization.

14:06 The special operations forces of Ukraine destroyed the battalion-tactical group of the enemy's during the assault on a number of settlements in the Donetsk region.

14:01 The funeral of Belarusian Dzmitry Rubasheusky, who died in the war for Ukraine, took place. He was a fighter of the 24th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Dzmitry came to fight for Ukraine back in 2015. Look how many awards he had!

13:57 Oleg Sinegubov, the head of Kharkiv Regional Military Administration: “Russians continue to terrorize the innocent civilians of the city of Kharkiv and the region. A rocket of the occupiers hit one of the central districts of the city of Kharkiv again. 18 people were injured and hospitalized in medical facilities. Unfortunately, there is a victim who died on impact,"

13:55 The mine clearance specialist of the Armed Forces of Ukraine showed the cleaning of the liberated territories after the "Russian world" with the help of drones and robots.

They use a quadcopter and a robot with a manipulator gripper, which help in mine clearance, observing the maximum precautions when clearing mines and explosive traps left by orcs in the most unpredictable places.

13:39 The Italian Embassy returned to Kyiv.

13:33 Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk said that at the moment about 700 Ukrainian soldiers are in Russian captivity. Also, there are more than a thousand civilians in captivity, and half of them are women.

13:25 The mayor of the city, Vitali Klitschko, said that one person was killed, and several were hospitalized as a result of the morning shelling of the Darnytskyi District of Kyiv by Russian troops.

13:18 The first modular houses were installed for employees of the State Emergency Service and volunteers in Borodianka, who are clearing the rubble after the Russian occupiers were expelled from the city.

13:09 Two men participating in anti-war single pickets were detained in Russian Khabarovsk.

13:03 Russia is going to shoot down Elon Musk's SpaceX Starlink satellites. The ex-president of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev declared a "special operation".

12:58 Ukrainian fighters captured a captured Russian TOS-1A Solntsepek with full ammunition.

12:53 Russia imposed retaliatory sanctions against Britain, banning 13 politicians from entering the country. Among them are current Prime Minister Boris Johnson and former Prime Minister Theresa May.

12:48 Firefighters from the United States, Australia, Germany and Poland arrived in Ukraine to help their colleagues in eliminating the consequences of the war in de-occupied cities and villages.

12:42 There are kilometre-long traffic jams at the entrance to Kyiv. Daily to the capital of Ukraine it returns 40-50 thousand people.

At the same time, the Military Administration of the capital city does not get tired of urging the people of Kyiv not to rush to return home, because the threat of rocket attacks remains. In addition, the demining of the investigation has not been completed.

12:35 This is how the Snipex Alligator, a Ukrainian long-range rifle of 14.5×114 mm calibre with magazine feed operates in combat conditions. It is often used for both moving and stationary targets.

12:28 One of the Russian military instructors, in a conversation intercepted by the Security Service of Ukraine, complains that the new recruits are not quite suitable for war to say the least.

12:21 The Russian soldiers who sent huge parcels from Belarus were found. Interesting facts from their biographies have been published.

12:14 Russia's transition to paying debts in rubles will lead the country to default due to foreign debts.

12:03 What the city of Vorzel in the Kyiv region looks like after the Russian invasion. Putin's troops destroyed residential facilities and shot civilians in the city. Enemy Grads destroyed the local orphanage.

In early April, the Ukrainian Armed Forces liberated Vorzel from the occupiers and raised the Ukrainian flag! Listen to the testimonies of the surviving locals.

11:54 This dog nicknamed Patron is on guard. It helps Ukrainian bomb disposal engineers.

11:48 In the video, a Ukrainian bomb disposal engineer defuses a deadly MON-90 anti-personnel mine. The Russians vilely disguised it as an ordinary shopping bag.

11:40 From tomorrow, Romania will ban Russian-flagged ships from entering its ports.

11:25 Combat losses of Russians in Ukraine as of April 16:

Belarus has been living without large edible salt for several months. Previously, this product was imported by the Ukrainian enterprise Artemsol, which is located in the city of Soledar of the Donetsk region of Ukraine, during the height of the war.

11:15 Russian soldiers who refuse to fight against Ukraine receive this stamp.

11:04 Russians are blocking the evacuation from the Luhansk region. The occupiers do not release people who leave the control of the enemy part of Rubizhne.

10:59 Ukrainian artillery warmly welcomed the occupiers.

“In recent days, the weather has not been warm, but the gunners of Separate Mechanized Brigades named after Prince Volodymyr Monomakh “warmly” met and did not let the occupying troops of the Russian Federation freeze. They also warned that precipitation in the form of "Grad" (hail shower) was possible. We wish you eternal torment in hell, Russian occupier! Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the Heroes of Ukraine!" the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine noted.

10:53 800 new graves were found on satellite images of Kherson. On March 3, the Russian army entered Kherson, and since then the city has been under occupation. Despite this, local residents go to pro-Ukrainian protests.

10:46 Military echelons in Belarus may be derailed, "partisans" say. "Locomotive drivers are aware of the danger of military transportation on the Belarusian railway," says Siarhei Vaitiakhovich, the leader of the Community of Railway Workers.

10:35 Zelensky said that the losses among the Ukrainian military are approximately 3,000 people. Also, more than 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers were injured.

10:29 Chernihiv was a cosy Ukrainian city Until recently. Belarusians often travelled to Chernihiv. This is what it looks like now. Chernihiv spent more than a month under siege by Russian troops: from the first days of the invasion until the beginning of April.

10:23 Russian invaders launched missile attacks on the Lviv region in the morning with Su-35 aircraft. Maksym Kozytsky, the head of the Regional Military Administration, said that the air defence forces destroyed 4 cruise missiles.

10:19 Valentyn Reznichenko, the head of the Regional Military Administration, said that occupiers fired missiles at a poultry farm in the Dnipropetrovsk region, and it was completely destroyed.

10:14 The 82-year-old pensioner from Borodianka, Kyiv region, tells how she survived the Russian occupation. Her house was destroyed and her neighbour died.

10:02 Putin ordered the military command not to spare no soldiers in the war in Ukraine, but to save equipment. This was told by the former Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, retired Lieutenant General Ihor Romanenko.

09:54 According to the media, Pavel Durov asked Forbes not to call him a Russian billionaire.

"Pavel left Russia many years ago and is not going to return," his spokesman said.

09:49 This morning, Ukrainian artillery accurately worked on the targets of the occupiers.

09:43 Ukrainian high-ranking officials have been asking Washington for several weeks to provide Ukraine with anti-ship missiles to cover the coast from Russian attacks.

The New York Times, citing its own sources among US officials, reports this. After the sinking of the Russian Navy Cruiser Moskva by Ukraine, the United States decided to satisfy this request.

09:38 Turkish drone with Ukrainian engine AKINCI B broke the altitude record. The combat unmanned aerial vehicle made a test flight at an altitude of 10.7 km, Selçuk Bayraktar, director of Baykar Makina, tweeted.

09:33 Ukrainian Air Assault Forces continue to successfully destroy Russian armoured vehicles. In the video, the fighting vehicle of the invaders is on fire and its ammunition detonates.

09:28 Great Britain returned its instructors to Ukraine, who began training the commanders of the Ukrainian army. British special forces resumed their work about two weeks ago. Instructors train local troops to use the NLAW anti-tank missile systems that the United Kingdom supplied to Ukraine after the start of the Russian invasion.

09:23 Mariupol now. The occupiers brought death and total destruction to this beautiful Ukrainian city.

09:17 The British Navalnews specialised newspaper published the picture of the Black Sea at the time of the fire on the Russian naval cruiser Moskva.

09:10 Explosives in cars, tripwires in houses, unexploded shells and mines on the roads - all this was left behind by the occupiers, fleeing from the Kyiv region.

09:04 The 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Mechanized Brigade skillfully turn vehicles of the invaders into scrap metal.

08:58 Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko: "In the morning Kyiv was shelled. There were explosions in the Darnitsky district on the outskirts of the city. Rescuers and paramedics are currently on the scene. Information about the victims is being clarified."

Klitschko urged Kyiv residents to desist from returning to the city and stay in safer places for some time.

08:52 People got in a huge line for the "Russian warship, go ..." postage stamp in Kyiv.

08:46 The French embassy returned to Kyiv. It was based in Lviv for 7 weeks.

08:40 Adviser to the Head of the President's Office Oleksiy Arestovych spoke about the deployment of Russian military equipment near the Ukrainian border. According to him, the invaders gather "museum exhibits" of the 60s.

08:35 What is happening on the main frontlines this morning: the summary of the Ukrainian General Staff.

08:29 "The capture of Mariupol and the capture of its defenders are of the utmost importance for Russian dictator Putin. We assume that the best plan for the whole Russian army is to capture the entire territory of Donbas until May 9," said Andry Kozhemiakin, the retired general of the Security Service of Ukraine and People's Deputy.

08:23 The UN World Food Program (WFP) called for access to Ukrainian residents of the cities encircled by Russians, as they could face starvation.

According to the WFP, since the beginning of the war, 1.4 million Ukrainians have already received food aid. Until the end of April, it aims to help 2.3 million people, it is necessary to get to Mariupol where could be 100,000 people in need of assistance.

08:17 Siverodonetsk is destroyed by 70%. According to the head of the city Military and Civilian Administration, the city is almost constantly shelled. New areas need full restoration: they are no longer habitable.

At the same time, about 20,000 residents out of about 135,000 have not yet left.

08:13 Ukraine has practically filled out the questionnaire for the status of a candidate for EU membership. According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, a questionnaire with answers for the status of a candidate for EU membership will soon be transferred to the European Union.

08:11 The Velociraptor principle: new tactics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine can lead to the defeat of the Russian army in the Donbas.

23.54 Evening address of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky:

"Priority number one is to achieve peace as soon as possible. Our armed forces are doing it brilliantly. They stop the occupiers' attacks. They realise counterattacks. Diplomats should continue their activity on all possible lines, at all possible levels. Both official and unofficial.

The next package of sanctions against Russia should include the denial of Russian oil. In general, the democratic world must decide that Russia's money for energy resources is really money for the destruction of democracy.

When these decisions are made, we will see that peace is coming."

23:38 “Every soldier of the 95th brigade is ready to fight to the end” - the fighters of the 95th Air Assault Brigade thanked their colleagues for the destruction of the Russian cruiser Moskva.

23:23 In Washington, protesters made a light projection of the Ukrainian flag on the facade of the Russian embassy. The embassy staff tried to block the projection of the flag with a spotlight but soon gave up.

23:18 Russian TV presenter and publicist Alexander Nevzorov believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin is in an information vacuum, and all his decisions are based on false information.