18.04.2022
04.00: A Ukrainian health official says at least five people have been killed in a bomb attack by Russian forces in the city of Kharkiv. He said residential and government buildings were on fire due to the attack and rescue operations were underway to help the survivors.
3.30: Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has said that the situation in the port city of Mariupol is “dangerous”. He noted that there was no diplomatic relations between Russia and Ukraine at the foreign ministry level.
2.30: Mayor Igor Saboshko has said that a missile strike by Russian troops has damaged infrastructure in the province of Kiev, near the Ukrainian capital Kiev.
01.20: Ukrainian President Zhelensky has said that human rights abuses and crises are taking place in war-torn cities in Ukraine, and that his troops have been wounded.
12.40: Senior U.S. defense officials say the Russian military will begin moving some of its troops back to Ukraine this weekend or early this week.
17.04.2022
22.00: Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Schmidt has said that Ukrainian forces in Mariupol have not surrendered. He also said that the remaining Ukrainian forces in Mariupol would continue to fight in defiance of Russia’s warning to surrender.
18.00: Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Hannah Malyar has said that the main port of Mariupol is under their control despite a series of attacks by Russia. Hannah Mallyar said key naval personnel from the port of Azov were holding Russian troops who had besieged the city.
He noted that the city of Mariupol was a shield that prevented Russian troops from advancing to other parts of the country. Mallyar also said that Russia was preparing to kill more soldiers to strengthen its forces in the city.
17.00: Russian President Vladimir Putin told CNN in an interview that Russian President Vladimir Putin has the potential to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine. He mentioned that not only me, but all over the world, all nations should be concerned.
13.35: Russia has announced that it has captured most of the city of Mariupol. Russia says the city has been evacuated by Ukrainian forces and that some troops remain in the suburbs only to surrender.
Russia has imposed a moratorium on Ukrainian troops in the city of Mariupol. Ukrainian soldiers still fighting in Mariupol are set to surrender. The Russian Defense Ministry has said that they must lay down their arms and surrender to save their lives from 6 am (Moscow time) this morning.
10.00: Ukrainian President Zhelensky said Mariupol’s fate could be determined by war or diplomacy. Mariupol’s condition is inhumane. Ukrainian President Zhelensky has said that Russia is deliberately trying to destroy everyone there.
06.40: Governor Alexander Beklov has said that Russian Army General Vladimir Frolov was killed in the war in Ukraine and his body is buried in St. Petersburg cemetery.
03.10: Russia has resumed attacks on other cities, including the Ukrainian capital. With the loss of its warship, the Russian military leadership has ordered Ukraine to intensify attacks on western cities. Russian forces have said they will launch missile strikes on Ukrainian military bases.
02.20: Russia’s military says it could launch another offensive in Ukraine this weekend or early next week. Following this, they noted that the Allies had been asked to send more artillery and ammunition to Ukraine.
01.29: Russia’s Defense Ministry says all parts of the city of Mariupol have been captured by the Ukrainian army. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said that as of April 16, the Ukrainian army had lost 4,000 troops in the port city of Mariupol.
12.40: On Saturday alone, 1,449 civilians were evacuated from war-torn Ukrainian cities by humanitarian means, a senior Ukrainian official said.