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20 April 2022
Mariupol defenders consider Russia’s proposal to disarm and surrender unacceptable. Against the guarantees of the third party, they are ready to evacuate with small arms, taking the wounded and the bodies of the fallen with them.
The humanitarian corridor from the besieged city of Mariupol has failed to work as planned today.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is not sure when the besieged port city of Mariupol will be unblocked, but Ukraine is ready for any exchange format.
NATO could be involved in evacuation of civilians from Mariupol - Nuland
NATO allies could be involved in the safe passage of civilians and the wounded from the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
About 120,000 people remain trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol, Donetsk region.
Russian invaders on April 19 declared a "ceasefire regime" in Mariupol to ensure the safe evacuation of civilians from shelters at the Azovstal steel works, but they began shelling the area of the plant.
Ihor Halushka, a member of the Ukrainian Invictus Games team, climbed the podium to receive a gold medal and unfurled the Ukrainian flag reading "Save Mariupol".
Russians could drop phosphorus bombs on Mariupol. The use of chemical weapons is not ruled out.
On April 20, 2022, a humanitarian corridor was approved to evacuate women, children and the elderly from the besieged city of Mariupol.
The Russian military continues to face environmental, logistical and technical challenges during their assault on Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, with the Ukrainian Armed Forces repulsing their attacks.
Russian troops are regrouping in order to continue their offensive toward the town of Lyman in the Donetsk region.
Russian invaders continue to forcibly deport Ukrainians from temporarily occupied territories to Russia, as Nazi Germany once did.
The Azov Regiment has stated that the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol was destroyed by heavy bombs and many people were trapped under its rubble.
19 April 2022
Since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has recorded 4,890 civilian casualties in the country: 2,104 killed and 2,862 wounded.
The playbook applied by Russian President Vladimir Putin has not changed. Russia earlier tortured and executed civilians in concentration camps in Chechnya.
The Russian armed forces intensified offensive operations in eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine and Russia have exchanged prisoners of war for the fifth time since start of the Russian invasion, with a total of 76 Ukrainians returning home.
The Security Service of Ukraine released an interception of a phone call in which a Russian serviceman talks about the leadership’s order to raze Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol to the ground.
In Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Ukraine's defenders repulsed seven enemy attacks, destroying ten main battle tanks, eighteen armored units, and eight vehicles, an artillery system, and a mortar.
The US Department of State says recent Russian missile strikes on Lviv, the suburbs of Kyiv and other cities illustrate that Putin's forces are undertaking a campaign of terror and "despicable aggression" against the civilian population in Ukraine.
It is only a matter of time when the entire territory of the Ukrainian state will be liberated.
The commander of the Azov Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Denys Prokopenko, has called on world leaders to organize a humanitarian corridor in order to evacuate civilians and the wounded who stay at the Azovstal plant in Mariupol.
18 April 2022
The escalation of hostilities in eastern Ukraine may affect the negotiation process between Ukraine and the Russian Federation.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has recorded 4,890 civilian casualties in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started, including 2,072 killed and 2,818 injured.
In Russia’s Rostov region, the invaders continue to form additional units and plan to complete them by April 24. Meanwhile, helipads are rolled out in Belgorod region.
Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Liudmyla Denisova informed about the facts of the illegal deportation of 13 Ukrainian orphans by the Russian military from Mariupol to Russia.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has informed President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda about the heroic defense of Mariupol, Donetsk region, from Russian invaders.
Vladimir Putin’s crony Viktor Medvedchuk, earlier arrested by the SBU while trying to flee the country, has addressed the Ukrainian and Russian presidents with a proposal to exchange him for defenders and residents of Mariupol.
Vladimir Putin’s crony Viktor Medvedchuk, earlier arrested by the SBU while trying to flee the country, has addressed the Ukrainian and Russian presidents with a proposal to exchange him for defenders and residents of Mariupol.