Battle For Ukraine Continues (online)

(Updated) Chronicle of the 45th day of the war.

The forty-fifth day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to the Russian military invasion continues. The Russian Federation continues the barbaric bombing of Ukrainian cities.

The occupiers continue to prepare for an offensive in eastern Ukraine in order to establish full control over the territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. In the Izyum direction, the enemy launched an offensive in the direction of the settlements of Brazhkivka and Sulyhivka, but had no success.

Some units that were withdrawn from the territory of Ukraine continue to be located in Belarus.

The Charter97.org broadcasts the 45th day of the war online. You can see the developments in Ukraine on April 8 in our previous online broadcast.

23:41 Ukraine has imposed a trade embargo against Russia. The import of goods from the Russian Federation into the customs territory of Ukraine is prohibited, said Taras Melnichuk, a representative of the government in the Verkhovna Rada.

23:30 The Ukrainian defenders destroyed the Russian howitzer 2S3 "Akatsiya" in the Chernihiv region.

23:16 What the consequences of the withdrawal of Western brands from Belarus will be.

23:05 Nevzorov points out the main difference between Ukrainians and Russians.

22:55 The UN publishes its map of hostilities in Ukraine. It shows, among other things, the number of migrants who moved to safer regions or left the country.

22:45 Ukrainian border guards destroyed an enemy kamikaze drone.

22:39 How residents of the Chernihiv region survived the Russian invasion.

22:33 Ukrainian journalist Denys Kazansky showed horrific footage from Vorzel, a town near Kyiv.

22:27 What is known about the hockey player who fulfilled the dream of millions of Belarusians.

22:20 Mayor of Kharkiv Ihor Terekhov said that the Russian troops began to drop a new type of bombs on the city — they are lowered by parachute.

22:12 Volodymyr Zelensky's new appeal:

22:04 The Minister of Housing and Utilities of Belarus said that the increase in tariffs for utilities is inevitable.

21:54 A grandfather is guarding the baby's sleep at the IDP Center in Zaporizhzhya.

21:48 Vitaliy Klitschko met with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer, who visited Kyiv today.

21:41 In the occupied Crimea, the Russian looters are selling cars and household appliances stolen in Ukraine.

21:28 What is happening at the checkpoints on the border of Belarus?

21:21 Zelensky showed how his meeting with British Prime Minister Johnson went:

21:13 At the Polish championship match between Poznań Lech and Legia Warsaw, Putin was "hanged".

21:08 In the meantime, an anti-robbery special operation continues in Russian stores to protect against theft of baby food, butter, cheese, canned food, and other products.

21:00 Oleksiy Arestovich is telling if the Russian Federation could try to storm Kyiv again.

20:48 Another photo of the destroyed equipment of the Russian invaders has appeared. Geese appeared against the background of burnt metal. Internet users joke that these are precisely the "fighting birds" that were "bred in secret laboratories".

20:39 "Following the orders of President Zelensky, the third exchange of prisoners took place today. 12 of our militaries are returning home, of which one is a female officer," Deputy Prime Minister — Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk said.

20:32 In the Kharkiv region, the Russian invaders stole vegetables that were intended for animals from the Feldman Ecopark.

20:21 The Armed Forces of Ukraine have turned a Russian plane into a pile of metal.

20:10 In Rubizhne (Severodonetsk district of the Luhansk region), a tank with four tons of nitric acid exploded due to shelling by the Russian army.

—There is no threat to the life of the population. The Russians do not know how to fight — they did not even take into account the direction of the wind, — reports the Armed Forces of Ukraine. — Vapors from the explosion are spreading around the positions of the Russians near Kudryashivka and Varvarivka.

20:01 Britain will supply Kyiv with 120 armored vehicles and anti-ship systems, Boris Johnson said. In addition, Britain will provide Ukraine with loan guarantees for an additional $500 million through the IMF, the British Prime Minister said.

19:50 What are the prices at Minsk Kamarouka market now?

19:43 Zelensky, after negotiations with Federal Chancellor of Austria Karl Nehammer in Kyiv, listed the main factors of Ukraine's victory over the Russian Federation:

"It depends on how strong we are. It depends on how fast our partners are with the supply of weapons. It depends on how the head of the Russian Federation is ready to go further. On many things. Most importantly, everything will depend primarily on our Armed Forces, so the most important thing is that we are ready in any of these areas."

19:37 Lukashenka and Putin through the eyes of the world media.

19:30 Vice-speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Kornienko addressed the invaders of Ukraine, being on the border of the Donetsk region.

19:24 Belarusian doctor Maksim Paulouski performed the most complicated surgery and saved a soldier of the Ukrainian army, who is again eager to fight.

19:17 The Armed Forces of Ukraine completely liberated the village of Olkhivka, Kharkiv region, from Russian invaders. The Ukrainian military provided humanitarian assistance to local residents.

19:11 Britain is preparing a new package of military and financial assistance for Ukraine — Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

19:04 Soldiers of the Freedom of Russia legion, who went over to the side of Ukraine and together with the Armed Forces of Ukraine are fighting against the bloody Putin regime, showed the first "trophy".

18:58 The main efforts of the invaders are focused on the capture of Mariupol and the offensive in the area of the city of Izyum. Operational information of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00, April 9 on the Russian invasion.

18:50 In Bucha, the bodies of the dead continue to be exhumed, most of them have gunshot and shrapnel wounds from explosions.

Each body is examined by forensic experts, criminologists, investigators and prosecutors. In the city, there are already more than 300 dead.

18:44 In Russia, the production of warships is declining due to a lack of foreign components caused by a lack of money and sanctions against the Russian Federation.

18:37 Who in Belarus will be affected by EU transport sanctions?

18:31 The Russian servicemen of the "elite" 83rd airborne battalion, hurrying to escape from the Kyiv region after the offensive of the Ukrainian defenders, forgot the staff documents with the personal data of their military.

18:26 The Azov fighters worked effectively on the positions of the Russian occupiers, from where they fired mortars. They damaged the enemy's KRAZs and destroyed BCs without the possibility of further exploitation.

18:20 Mariupol is being stormed by 10,000 Russian invaders, Zelensky said during a joint speech with the Federal Chancellor of Austria.

The President of Ukraine stressed that the defenders of the city are going through hardships. However, they are now holding back a large army and preventing it from moving to the east, which the Russian Federation seeks to capture.

18:16 High Representative of the European Union Josep Borrell is convinced that Ukraine will win the war on the battlefield.

18:02 What awaits Russian soldiers who have been in the Red Forest.

17:56 The national anthem of Ukraine was played at the opening of the US baseball league season.

17:45 A mass grave of the invaders was found near Kharkiv. The myth that the Russians do not abandon their own people has been completely destroyed, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

17:37 In Asipovichy, people noticed the loading of military equipment with the symbol V on the echelons.

17:32 A missile of the invaders hit one of the districts of Kharkiv.

17:28 The captured BTR-82A, which was seized from the invaders, is already fighting as part of the Ukrainian army.

17:14 Across Belarus, campaigns to extort money for "republican subbotniks" from employees of state-owned enterprises have again intensified.

17:07 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has arrived in Kyiv. Johnson's visit began with a tete-a-tete meeting with Zelensky.

17:02 Estonia will cancel visas for foreigners who use St. George ribbons or the letters Z and V on cars.

16:57 Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov told what the country needs from Western partners.

16:51 Footage of the Russian occupiers' military equipment destroyed near Kyiv shown on the internet.

16:47 Relatives of the still living militaries of the Russian Federation are already counting money for their deaths in Ukraine. New SBU interception:

16:41 This is the school in Borodyanka after the temporary occupation by the Russians:

16:35 Near Kyiv, new defensive lines are being intensively equipped in case of a possible repeated offensive of the Russian fascists army.

16:29 Modular houses for war victims were sent to Irpin from Transcarpathia.

16:23 UN: 11.4 million Ukrainians left their homes because of the war. This is almost a third of the entire population of the country.

16:19 Lukashenka was hit in the face with a stick during a hockey match. The moment was caught on video.

16:11 The Ukrainian military showed the work of artillery on the "Wagnerites" near Popasna (Luhansk region).

15:59 The National Bank decided to freeze the official dollar exchange rate at the level of 29.25 hryvnia/dollar.

Deputy head of the regulator Serhiy Nikolaychuk said on the air of the telethon that now this rate is planned to be fixed at least until the end of martial law.

15:49 The current operational situation in the zone of the special operation in Ukraine according to the American Institute for the Study of War.

15:32 Exploded and abandoned Russian vehicles in the village of Moshchun, Kyiv region.

15:26 Rescuers found bodies of dead people in the Chernihiv Church of the Resurrection. Putin's invaders were setting up headquarters there.

The State Emergency Service specified that these were local residents. All of them were shot by the Russian military.

15:16 Imperial thinking is inherent in Vladimir Putin, “known to us from the 19th, 18th, 17th and other centuries,” said German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, once again demanding an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine from the Russian president.

“You are destroying the future of your country,” the head of the German government addressed Putin, speaking at the election rally of the Social Democratic Party in Lubeck.

15:00 Poland freezes relations with Hungary in connection with its position on Ukraine.

"When Orbán says that he cannot see what happened in Bucha, he must be advised to see an eye doctor," said Polish Deputy Prime Minister for Security Affairs Jarosław Kaczyński.

14:46 The enemy attacked the positions of Ukrainian border guards with kamikaze drones in the Luhansk region. One of the unmanned aerial vehicles was destroyed. The State Border Service notes that a few minutes later another kamikaze drone attacked a position where there were no military personnel at that time. At the same time, they note that none of the border guards was injured.

14:28 Russia and Belarus have been excluded from the most prestigious marathon in the world.

The organizers of the 2022 Boston Marathon decided to show their support for the people of Ukraine in the war against the occupiers.

14:05 The meeting of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky with the Federal Chancellor of Austria Karl Nehammer has begun.

13:56 All trucks from Russia and Belarus must leave the EU by April 16.

Trucks from Russia and Belarus are banned from entering EU countries under new EU sanctions.

13:44 Estonia started cancelling visas of persons using the letters “Z” and “V” in public, as well as Georgian ribbons.

The owners of such symbols are directed for the additional check to determine the further actions.

13:34 The captured Russian armoured personnel carrier BTR-82A is in service with the Ukrainian army.

13:23 A resident of St. Petersburg was fined for quoting Putin.

Artur Dmitriev was detained, as a result, the court issued him a fine of 30,000 rubles. Dmitriev was convicted under an article on discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

13:07 Swedbank Group decided to stop payments to and from Russia and Belarus.

It is noted that the decision is related to the sanctions of the European Union and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).

12:48 On the morning of April 9, the occupiers kidnapped the former head of the Kherson Regional State Administration, Andriy Putilov.

12:32 Mothers of Russian occupiers started "assaults" on conscription offices in Russia.

They want to take their sons from the war in Ukraine at all costs. According to information from the conversation, which was intercepted by the Security Service of Ukraine, they do not spare money and use all ties with the military leadership of the Russian Federation.

12:11 The myth that Russians do not abandon their own is completely destroyed. During the cleansing of Vilkhivka near Kharkiv, soldiers of the 92nd Mechanized Brigade discovered the occupiers' mass grave, the Strategic Communications Department of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.

11:52 Local activists held a protest in support of Ukraine near the Russian consulate in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

11:49 The Japanese corporation Mitsubishi Motors has stopped production processes at the plant in Russia.

11:33 Russians received the ire of Vakarchuk for their silence.

The leader of the Okean Elzy band and the Territorial Defence fighter Svyatoslav Vakarchuk recorded a video message.

“It was you who raised these evil bastards, the creatures that today destroy our homes, kill the elderly, women and children, rape, loot,” Svyatoslav said.

11:17 Soldiers of the 73rd Brigade captured a Russian T-80U tank, destroyed a 9T452 loader-transport vehicle for a BM-27 Uragan multiple rocket launcher, damaged a BREM-2 armored recovery vehicle and destroyed an infantry fighting vehicle.

11:08 The first major European broker Saxo Bank ordered to close the accounts of the Russians.

The clients have already received notifications of their closure as of June 6, 2022. The same restrictions will be applied to the citizens of Belarus.

10:50 Ukrainian masters repaired the captured T-90A tank. Now it will serve for the good of Ukraine.

10:32 Ukraine officially introduced free customs clearance of cars during the war with Russia.

The President signed the law, it has been published and has already entered into force, the State Customs Service reports.

10:18 A video of the evacuation of wounded occupiers from the 70th Guards Motorized Regiment near Volnovakha appeared on the Web.

10:12 The occupation authorities in the Donetsk region received instructions from Russian curators to return people who left for Russia before the full-scale war. "Evacuees" were allowed to stay in the Russian Federation for no more than two months, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

10:01 The Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down the Orion newest Russian drone.

09:39 Russian invaders have lost 15 to 20% of their combat power since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Some units have lost the ability to conduct offensive operations. The Guardian, citing a high-ranking representative of the US Department of Defense, reports it.

09:39 Combat losses of the Russian army as of April 9.

09:37 A group of the Special Operations Forces of Ukraine during the performance of special tasks captured several enemy vehicles. In particular, we are talking about the MSTA-B howitzer and several armoured personnel carriers.

09:32 A Ukrainian girl recorded a video message to the mothers of Russian soldiers.

9:21 Biden signed two new legal acts imposing sanctions against Russia.

One of the acts suspends normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus and imposes higher duties on their goods.

The other prohibits imports of energy resources from Russia, including oil, coal and natural gas.

09:12 Near Chernobyl, journalists found a box with rations of Russian soldiers who held the city for a month. The radiation level of the box was 50 times the normal level.

08:58 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published a video of the Stugna anti-tank missile system operation. A truck, several T-72B3 tanks and TOS-1 flamethrowers were destroyed.

08:39 According to The Economist, the Russian military actually does not have a modern communication system that allows you to effectively coordinate the actions of units.

Thanks to this, the Ukrainians not only listened to the radio talks of the occupiers but even “jammed” their communications by broadcasting music right during the battle.

08:36 Japanese energy company Kyushu Electric Power refuses to purchase Russian coal amid tightening sanctions against the Russian Federation due to the war in Ukraine.

08:32 Operational information from the General Staff as of the morning of April 9.

08:27 Another trophy of the Ukrainian military.

08:24 Finland prohibits all trucks with Russian and Belarusian licence plates from entering the country as of today.

08:21 Stepan, the cat from Kharkiv, was nominated for the most prestigious award in the industry of influencers, the World Influencers and Bloggers Awards 2022.

The ceremony will be held on May 18 in Cannes. There will also be a fundraiser for Ukraine.

08:15 The Russian military mined the potatoes and left them where the hungry people could see them.

08:08 The Armed Forces of Ukraine showed a new captured Tiger of the Russian army.

08:03 Russian occupation forces in Ukraine will try to achieve at least some improvements in the war, which could be presented as a "victory" by May 9.

“The stench of these war crimes is going to hang over these Russian armed forces for many years,” CNN quotes European officials