President: Together with our allies we can reliably defend freedom in Europe
Ukraine, together with its allies, is able to stop Russian aggression and reliably defend freedom in Europe.
28 April 2022
Ukraine, together with its allies, is able to stop Russian aggression and reliably defend freedom in Europe.
Ukraine is ready for immediate talks to evacuate people from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
Since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has recorded 6,009 civilian casualties in the country: 2,829 killed and 3,180 injured.
Law enforcement operatives have initiated criminal proceedings against Russian forces, who appear to have stolen 61 tonnes of wheat and other property from an agricultural firm in Zaporizhia Region.
In Mariupol, Russian aggressors bombarded an operating room in a military field hospital located on the premises of the Azovstal metallurgical plant, the last stronghold of the Ukrainian defenders in the area. The Geneva Convention guarantees protection of inpatient and mobile medical institutions.
The invaders took more than 2,000 exhibits from Mariupol museums to the temporarily occupied Donetsk, including the 1811 Gospel and more than 200 unique medals.
In Mariupol, Russian aggressors bombarded an operating room in a military field hospital located on the premises of the Azovstal metallurgical plant, the last stronghold of the Ukrainian defenders in the area. The Geneva Convention guarantees protection of inpatient and mobile medical institutions.
The Ukrainian military in the besieged city of Mariupol will fight as long as they have to, although the situation is difficult.
At the request of UN Secretary-General António Guterres, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine Osnat Lubrani has left for Zaporizhzhia to prepare for hopeful evacuation from the besieged city of Mariupol.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has visited the urban-type settlement of Borodianka in Kyiv Region, which was liberated from Russian invaders.
Russia has spent more than $1 billion to launch air and artillery strikes on the city of Mariupol, while these funds could have been used to improve the lives of Russian citizens.
The self-styled "mayor" of Mariupol, Konstantin Ivashchenko, assures that the city will be annexed to Russia and become part of Rostov region.
In Brussels, members of the European Parliament spoke about the need to release more than 500 Ukrainian defenders from Russian captivity.
27 April 2022
One civilian has been killed and eight injured in Russia’s shelling of Donetsk Region over the past day.
Ukraine is starting preparations for the reconstruction of cities, communities and infrastructure facilities destroyed by Russian occupiers.
No agreement has been reached with Russia so far to evacuate people from the besieged city of Mariupol.
Russian troops have significantly slowed down their advance towards the city of Zaporizhzhia.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has arrived in Ukraine after visiting Moscow where he met with president Putin.
In Mariupol, Russian invaders fire artillery on the Azovstal steel plant, trying to identify the positions of Ukrainian defenders.
According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), 2,787 civilians have been killed and 3,152 more have been injured in Ukraine as a result of a full-scale Russian invasion.
Neither the time nor the context of the meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has been determined yet.
In Mariupol, air raids on the Azovstal metallurgical plant do not stop and firefights continue in urban areas outside the plant’s management HQ.
Russian troops have opened fire on 11 settlements in Donetsk Region over the past day.
The Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) at the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) has compiled a new selection of fake news, manipulations and hoaxes spread by the Russian propaganda as of April 27, 2022.
Last night Russian troops shelled the village of Zaitseve, Donetsk Region, with cluster munitions.
A total of 217 children have been killed and more than 393 injured in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started.
In Donetsk direction, the units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation conduct active operations along almost the entire line of contact.
War crimes and crimes against humanity in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine will be investigated and the perpetrators will be brought to justice.
26 April 2022
Ukraine will do everything to return children abducted by the Russian military. The aggressor will not be forgiven for abducting children, deporting Ukrainian citizens, and destroying cities.
Russia has agreed “in principle” to UN involvement in the evacuation of citizens from the last remaining holdout in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, following a meeting between Secretary-General António Guterres and President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday.