Ukrainian Troops Force Putin's Occupiers Back (online)

(Updated) Timeline of the 39th day of the war.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have been fighting the troops of the Russian Federation for 39 days. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine notes that the moral and psychological state of the enemy's personnel and the level of motivation remain extremely low.

For example, commanders of different levels of the 3rd Motorized Infantry Division of the 20th Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District refuse to participate in hostilities. Furthermore, a lot of soldiers submit resignation reports.

At the same time, Ukrainian military aircraft target the places of the enemy troops massing, convoys of military vehicles and logistic centres.

The Charter97.org broadcasts the 39th day of the war online. You can see the developments in Ukraine on April 2 in our previous online broadcast.

Ukraine 24 TV channel special broadcast

23:56 The Armed Forces of Ukraine turns the next enemy equipment into scrap metal with an accurate blow.

23:41 A new world is possible only after the victory of Ukraine. The future of our children depends on it and on the truth about this war.

Andrei Sannikov, one of the leaders of the Belarusian opposition, and the coordinator of the European Belarus civil campaign, writes about it on Facebook.

23:26 The Russian frigate of project 11356R was seriously damaged today as a result of a fire attack by Ukrainian defenders. This was reported to Dumskaya by sources in the Naval Forces of Ukraine.

According to the editors, the strike hit the board of the frigate "Admiral Essen". This ship repeatedly fired missiles at peaceful Ukrainian cities, including Odesa.

23:19 Head of the Sumy regional military administration Dmytro Zhivitsky announced the active withdrawal of the Russian troops from the territory of the region.

"We have good news from the Sumy region. Since yesterday, the Russian troops have actively begun to move to their territory from our region," Zhivitsky said.

He noted that Russian equipment has already left the territory, but it is too early to talk about the complete liberation of the region, since the mop-up operation continues.

23:02 The situation in the Kyiv region as of April 3.

22:53 Ukrainian special services have determined the location of Russian units for fixing and documenting war crimes.

22:45 Thanks to the successful actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region, a motorized rifle company of the enemy from the battalion-tactical group of the 59th tank regiment suffered losses, stated in the message of the AFU StratCom. The loss of the unit amounted to 80% of the personnel.

22:24 A Ukrainian farmer is returning from a successful hunt with a trophy TOS-1A Solntsepek.

22:13 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that a book of slaughtermen will be created in Ukraine, where Russian invaders involved in crimes in Ukraine will be listed.

21:55 The Czech Foreign Ministry reacted to the war crimes of the invaders in Bucha: "The systematic killing of civilians by the fleeing Russian army is another heinous war crime of the Putin regime."

21:53 The Armed Forces of Ukraine discovered the Russian Buk air defense system during special reconnaissance and search and strike operations in the area of one of the settlements.

Next to the abandoned anti-aircraft missile system was a cache of the Russians, in which they hid ammunition, weapons, and equipment.

21:32 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky addressed former German Chancellor and French President Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy. He invited them to personally visit Bucha to see the tortured Ukrainians and the consequences of political concessions to Russia.

21:26 Due to significant losses of personnel, the 31st separate airborne assault brigade of the invaders refused to continue the war in Ukraine and wants to quit, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.

Deputy commander of the 83rd separate air assault brigade of the RF Armed Forces, Lieutenant Colonel Vitaly Slabtsov, was also eliminated.

21:24 Anonymous hackers leaked personal data of 120,000 invaders fighting in Ukraine:

"All soldiers participating in the invasion of Ukraine should be subjected to a military crime tribunal."

21:11 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that in the coming days the EU will adopt new sanctions against Russia, the consequences of which will be felt by Putin and his supporters. He also stressed that the West will continue to supply Ukraine with weapons so that it can resist Russian troops.

20:38 A "human chain" of mutual assistance in liberated Ivankiv.

"I don’t know how long it will take us to restore our cities, roads, build houses and clean the streets, but as long as we are united by love for people and the Motherland, we are invincible," said Andriy Nebytov, head of the Kyiv region police.

20:27 Oleksandr Zinchenko, football player of Manchester City and the national team of Ukraine, recorded an appeal in support of Ukraine, turning to the civilized world.

20:16 From the territory of the Kyiv region, liberated from the invaders, 410 bodies of killed civilians were taken out — these victims are examined by forensic experts to document the crimes of Russia — Prosecutor General Venediktova.

20:12 Former serviceman of military unit 30943 (permanent location: Ussuriysk), Captain Lesnichenko Maxim Anatolyevich, was accepted into the ranks of the Freedom of Russia legion.

20:06 Ukraine will be reborn like our flowers, which are now beginning to bloom on the liberated land. Tetyana told about this, her house was destroyed by the Russian fascists. The woman does not cry — all must work for the revival of Ukraine.

19:56 Nova Kakhovka, the invaders decided to rob the gas station.

19:45 Head of the Mykolaiv regional military administration Vitaliy Kim said:

"As for the shelling of the city: 14 people were taken to the hospital. 11 hospitalized in a moderately severe state, among them a 15-year-old child. Surgery tomorrow. There are no dead. In Ochakiv, there are dead and wounded."

19:32 The invaders are taking out the destroyed and damaged equipment through Homel, Belarus.

19:24 Two mayors previously captured by Russian troops have been released. Oleksandr Medvedev, mayor of Snovskaya, Chernihiv region, and Oleksandr Shapovalov, mayor of Berislav, Kherson region, were released from captivity.

19:08 Kadyrov took offense to Peskov because the latter called Urgant a patriot, and not him.

“Some people have a weird way of thinking now. Heroes cannot be called heroes, generals are not called generals, cowardly fugitives are called patriots and even great ones. Peskov's priority scale is somehow immature. We need to do something about it…”

18:55 The militaries of the 30th separate mechanized brigade named after Prince Ostrozhsky showef footage of the destruction of the equipment of the invaders.

18:50 The Invaders are withdrawing their occupying troops from Sumy — General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

18:48 Parliament is being elected in pro-Kremlin Hungary.

The nationalists, led by Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has been ruling the country for 12 years, are opposed by a block of six opposition parties.

The opposition accuses Orban of "treason" due to close ties with Vladimir Putin.

18:34 The Armed Forces of Ukraine captured another trophy. The video shows the Buratino heavy flamethrower system and the unpacking of the Russian army dry rations.

18:22 The test pilot and defender of Ukraine tore his passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation. Aleksey came from the occupied territory of Crimea to protect his homeland.

18:16 Ukraine will soon have 10 anti-tank systems per every Russian tank — Blinken.

18:01 Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias arrived in Ukraine. He flew to Moldova by plane, from where he went by car to Odesa. One of the purposes of the visit is the delivery of humanitarian aid. Earlier, Nikos Dendias stated that he wanted to lead a humanitarian mission in Mariupol.

17:57 Due to the atrocities of the Russians in the Kyiv region, Volodymyr Zelensky reproached NATO for the delay in inviting Ukraine to the Alliance and harshly addressed the Russian mothers.

17:48 Belarusians, together with Ukrainians, are driving away the Russian invaders.

17:44 In one of the directions, in the area of responsibility of the Skhid operational-tactical group, Russian fascist troops suffered heavy losses. Saving their own asses from the wrath of the Ukrainian defenders, the enemy abandoned on the battlefield not only the corpses of their soldiers, but also the surviving equipment, weapons and ammunition.

17:28 NATO will find ways to accept Sweden and Finland relatively quickly if they express a desire to join the North Atlantic alliance.

This was stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

17:26 In the liberated Velyka Dymerka, the invaders killed dogs for fun.

17:20 Russian invaders fired at the city of Vasilkiv in the Kyiv region — rockets hit the headquarters building, which had already been destroyed. Some of the missiles were shot down, according to the Center Air Command.

17:17 Chernihiv has been destroyed by 70%, business is not working, there are no budget revenues. This was stated by the mayor of Chernihiv Vladyslav Atroshenko on the air of the national telethon on April 3.

17:10 Residents of Kherson again came out to defend their city. The courage of the Ukrainian people strikes every day.

17:05 Ukrainian pensioners, who were forced to move to other regions of the country because of the war, can receive 2,000 hryvnias of assistance every month. For this you need:

— register as an internally displaced person (this can be done through the social protection authorities, administrative services centers, or the Diya application);

— get a certificate of registration;

— apply for state aid.

Payment is made to the bank account specified in the application.

17:00 The pilot of the plane downed near Izyum was detained.

16:56 Ukrainian soldiers spoke about the destruction of a Russian tank from a record distance.

16:49 The Konotop region has been liberated from the Russian occupiers, said people's deputy Oleksandr Kachura. Yesterday, head of the Sumy regional military administration Dmytro Zhivitsky said that the Russian army was in the area of Belopolye and Konotop.

16:42 Denys Pushilin, the head of the separatists of the so-called DPR, "resolved to create a defense committee of the Donetsk People's Republic", which he himself will head.

The paper signed by him says that the circle of separatists is "the highest emergency state body of the Donetsk People's Republic."

It will be given the authority to "create and liquidate courts, direct evacuations, form parts of the armed forces of the DPR, appoint military leadership, distribute financial resources, and impose sanctions."

16:35 The terrifying footage from Bucha. In one of the houses, the invaders set up a headquarters with two rooms: in the first there was a torture room, in the second, civilians were shot in the back of the head with their hands tied behind their backs.

16:30 In the Mykolaiv region, an elderly man set on fire the occupiers' Grad.

16:23 11 heads of local communities from Kyiv, Kherson, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhya, Mykolaiv and Donetsk regions are in captivity of the invaders, — Iryna Vereshchuk.

16:18 Ukrainian defenders captured the trophy armored personnel carrier of the invaders — the Russian crew fled and left several stolen laptops and hryvnia bills inside.

Local residents said that the invaders ransacked abandoned houses, even took out blankets, mattresses, canned food, and curtains.

16:09 German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, after reports of massacres in Bucha, announced new anti-Russian sanctions.

"The photos from Bucha are unbearable. Putin's brutality has no limits, it destroys entire innocent families. Those responsible for war crimes must be punished. We will make sanctions against the Russian Federation even tougher and continue to support the defense of Ukraine."

16:05 The Americans sent 2 planes with 150 tons of medicines and consumables to Ukraine.

15:50 The pilot of the enemy's Su-24 plane shot down by Ukrainian air defense near Izyum ejected and tried to escape, but was caught.

15:40 Chernihiv Mayor Vladyslav Atroshenko speaks about the situation in the city.

15:28 Ukrainian special forces defeated the enemy in the Kyiv region in two hours.

15:20 What's on sale at the Kamarouka market this weekend and how much does it cost?

15:11 Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on the International Criminal Court to send a mission to Bucha and other cities in the Kyiv region.

15:05 Kyiv region liberated from invaders.

14:56 An interesting conversation between the Russian occupier and his wife. He says that he was robbed by his own people in Belarus. They took everything, even the military ID and passport.

14:50 Destroyed vehicles of Russian occupiers in Mariupol.

14:42 Pickup trucks belonging to Ukraine appeared on the streets of Homel.

14:36 The next three weeks will be crucial. US General Ben Hodges believes that current events will influence Putin's decision to end the war against Ukraine.

"If we don't help Ukraine to break Russians now, it will last for months and Russia will continue to make Ukraine bleed. However, if we defeat Russians now, then we can come to negotiations on this question much faster," Hodges explained.

14:27 President of the European Council Charles Michel launches the #BuchaMassacre. He announces new sanctions against the Russian Federation, and also promises that the European Union will support prosecuting the war crimes committed by the occupying army in the Kyiv region.

14:20 The Russian aircraft shot down today in the Izyum district of the Kharkiv region turned out to be a Su-34 fighter-bomber.

The part of the radio interception of the Russian occupiers has been published: "It's f*****g on fire, go, go!"

14:14 A large convoy of Russian military equipment (about 60 vehicles) was noticed in Homel.

14:08 The operational update by the General Staff appeared as of 12.00 on April 3.

14:01 The famous Ukrainian "Tractor Troops" help to deploy a Russian 2S34 Khosta self-propelled gun.

13:54 People again came out to protest against the Russian occupying forces in the city of Kherson.

13:46 Mayor of Irpin Oleksandr Markushin said that the Russians shot women and girls, and then they were running over them with tanks.

13:40 Svyatoslav Vakarchuk posted a video from Odesa against the backdrop of clouds of smoke after a missile attack this morning.

13:34 In the Belarusian city of Naroulia, the Russian military set up a market for the sale of items stolen in Ukraine. What do they offer at flea markets in Naroulia and the neighbouring cities?

13:26 Georgian legionnaires in the liberated Hostomel burned the Russian flag.

13:20 Belarusian musician Yury Stylsky made a video to support the Kastus Kalinouski Battalion, which is fighting for the liberation of Ukraine.

13:13 The popular singer Max Barskih joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He will have to undergo a two-week training, and then he will go to defend Ukraine from Russian occupiers.

13:06 New briefing by Arestovych on the current situation in Ukraine.

13:00 The functioning of the Belarusian catering industry during the sanctions and the war.

12:51 Yesterday, the movement of an infantry fighting vehicle convoy from the Ukrainian front was recorded near the village of Budka, Rechytsa region. This damaged vehicle of the Russian aggressors is towed without tracks and part of the rollers, carving sparks on the pavement.

12:46 Subdivisions of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces took control of the Pripyat district and a section of the State border of Ukraine with Belarus.

12:40 Oleksandr Pavliyuk, the head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, published the operational data on the situation in the Kyiv region.

12:33 Adviser to the Head of the President's Office Oleksiy Arestovych was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

12:26 Rushists opened fire to disperse a demonstration of Ukrainians in the occupied Kakhovka. The courageous Ukrainians chanted "Go Home" passing near the Russian cordons.

12:20 Belarusians continue to detect military vehicles of Putin's soldiers in Belarus.

The video shows a military convoy near the Moscow/Brest — Homel/Mahilou traffic junction.

12:14 Ukrainian air defences shot down another Russian aircraft in the Izum district of the Kharkiv region. The crew search continues.

12:08 Cars belonging to employees of the FSB Special Forces Center in the Moscow Region were on fire tonight.

12:01 The top managers of BelVEB Bank detained last week were released today. The condition of release was "compensation for damages" in the prescribed amount.

11:55 Polish Vice Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński said that Warsaw is open to the deployment of US nuclear weapons on its territory. At the same time, Poles are waiting for Washington's initiative in this regard.

11:49 The Czech Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that the Czech authorities have issued 257,000 special visas for refugees from Ukraine since February 24. They can obtain asylum in the country on the grounds of these visas.

11:44 The Security Service of Ukraine intercepted the conversation of an occupier with his sister. He complains to his sister that they are not appreciated and used as cannon fodder.

11:37 Eighty percent of the houses were destroyed in Izum. From 15,000 to 20,000 people are blocked in the city and nearby villages of the Kharkiv region and they need humanitarian assistance.

11:30 Battle losses of the Russian occupiers as of April 3:

11:24 Ukrainian military showed rescued animals.

11:17 Vyacheslav Chaus, the head of the Chernihiv Regional State Administration, recorded a new video message:

11:11 There is panic due to radiation exposure in the ranks of the Russian army. It was based in the Chernobyl zone.

The Russians brought radiation exposure to Belarus.

11:06 In the Kharkiv region, the invaders flee barefoot and at a breakneck pace. Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine made things lively for the occupiers.

11:00 According to the Ukrainian General Staff, the military of different levels of the army of the Western and Southern military districts of the Russian Federation refuse to participate in hostilities and a lot of them submit resignation reports.

10:50 What companies are now on sale in Belarus? How much will be the proceeds from the sale and is it profitable to buy them now?

10:44 Ukraine terminated the Agreement with the governments of Belarus and Russia on cooperation in the field of standardization, metrology and certification.

10:38 Aleksandr Shapovalov, the mayor of Beryslav of the Kherson region, is no longer a prisoner. The Russians held him captive for two weeks.

10:32 Serhiy Makarov had been working in Mariupol as an ordinary wedding photographer, but his life changed when the "Russian world" came to the city. Serhiy shared his story.

10:27 The Ukrainian military continues to increase the amount of military equipment. So, the fighters managed to capture another damaged Russian Solntsepek.

10:20 Families of liquidated Kadyrovites received food packages: a bag of potatoes and a litre of oil.

10:14 Dmytro Zhyvytsky, the head of the Sumy Regional State Administration showed footage of the bridge over the Seym River blown up by Russians. It was the way from Putyvl to Sumy.

10:07 Ukrainian special forces took in the rear of a group of Russian invaders, defeated them and destroyed their military equipment.

10:00 Animals in the Kyiv Zoo survive the war.

09:51 Residents of Rubizhne, Luhansk region, who were taken to the territory of temporarily occupied Luhansk, staged a rally on April 1: they hung out the Ukrainian flag and demanded that they be returned back.

09:47 Dmytro Komarov, the host of the Svit Navyvorit, a Ukrainian show, visited the residential complex Pokrovsky in Hostomel after the liberation of the village from Russians.

He says that the occupiers here looted everything there. “They took out everything of value that could be taken out... They left devastation and confusion as they fled," added Komarov.

09:41 Combat operation of the soldiers from the 25th Sicheslav Independent Airborne Brigade. Ukrainian paratroopers continue to destroy the Rushists on their native land.

09:35 The US intelligence learned about Putin's plans for May 9.

09:29 In the battle for the hero-town of Volnovakha, Ukrainian sergeant Andriy Khanin died. He destroyed the tank of the Russian invaders and about 10 soldiers. He was seriously wounded there.

09:23 As a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, 158 children were killed and more than 258 were injured.

09:18 In the Chernihiv region, local residents greeted the Ukrainian military with happiness. The servicemen liberated the territories occupied by the invaders.

Local residents said that the occupiers shelled their houses and forced them and their small children to sit in basements for weeks.

09:12 According to the preliminary data, there are no victims in Odesa. Vladyslav Nazarov, the officer of the Operational Command South, said that the strikes were carried out on critical infrastructure facilities.

09:06 Belarusians of Toronto joined the rally in support of Ukraine.

08:59 New data from British intelligence: Russian naval forces maintain their distant blockade of the Ukrainian coast in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The occupiers still retain the capability to attempt an amphibious landing but such an operation is likely to be increasingly high risk due to the time Ukrainian forces had time to prepare.

Mines within the Black Sea pose a serious risk to maritime activity.

08:53 When emigrants will start paying for utilities in Belarus at full cost and how to avoid it?

08:47 The legendary Ukrainian Antonov An-225 Mriya aircraft before and after the Russians.

08:42 Ukrainian defenders caught a Russian drone with their hands. The enemy UAV landed near the temporarily occupied territories, but the fighters intercepted it in time.

08:36 Ukrainian writer Yuriy Ruf was killed in action in the Luhansk region. He was the constant presenter of the Kholodnyi Yar festival. Since the beginning of the war, the resident of Lviv joined the ranks of the 24th Independent Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

08:30 Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine conduct successful "safaris" on the military equipment of the occupiers. On one of the sections of the front, Ukrainian soldiers drove the enemy's vehicles into a swamp and destroyed it.

08:24 Latvian gas operator Conexus Baltic Grid says that gas from Russia has not been supplied to any of the Baltic countries since April 1. Earlier, they refused to pay for it in rubles.

08:18 Dmitriy Peskov, Putin's right hand, stated that he uses VPN to bypass restrictions. They blocked - they bypassed.

08:13 Explosions sounded early in the morning in Odesa, later a large cloud of smoke rose over the city. Speaker of the Odesa Regional Military Administration Serhiy Bratchuk reported that a part of the occupiers' missiles had been shot down by the air defence.

08:10 The operational summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of April 3: Russian soldiers and officers massively refuse to go to war with Ukraine.