The governor of the #Luhansk Oblast has urged residents of six towns to evacuate immediately. Overnight 12 houses were destroyed and two civilians were killed due to Russian strikes.
The CIA director says there is no evidence to suggest #Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons, but lack of results in #Ukraine may tempt him - NYT
The mayor of #Bucha says 85% of excavated bodies found in the city have gunshot wounds
Heavy explosions were audible in #Kyiv last night. Russian MoD says they targeted the Vizar Zhulyany Machine-Building Plant in #Kyiv with cruise missiles.
#Russia will respond to the provocations of the Ukrainian security forces on its territory with new missile strikes on objects in #Kyiv - Russian Ministry of Defense ria.ru/20220415/raket…
Russian MoD claims Russian troops killed up to 30 "Polish mercenaries" in #Ukraine - AFP
Oil refinery was hit by Russian strikes in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast last night
In the #Chernihiv region, a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter was shot down by the S-400 system, which carried out an attack on a settlement in the #Bryansk region - Russian Defense Ministry
Russian troops removed the flags of #Ukraine from the City Council building in Skadovsk in the #Kherson Oblast and hoisted the Russian flag t.me/ukrpravda_news…
#Russia demands that the #US stop arming #Ukraine, threatening "unpredictable consequences" - The Washington Post, citing an official diplomatic note from #Moscow
via @GazetaRu
Video reportedly from Tyumen, #Russia shows train with many Russian MLRS on the move. I can not tell you if the video is recent but i can't remember seeing it before.
#Avdiivka is being shelled by Russian troops this afternoon
#US now believes the Russian warship Moskva that sunk was hit by two Ukrainian Neptune missiles, a senior US official says - Reuters
Aftermath of Russian strikes on Nova Poshta post office in #Mykolaiv today, three wounded
Massive destruction in Rubizhne in the #Luhansk Oblast
Zelensky says he believes that Putin can resort to either nuclear or chemical weapons, because he does not value the lives of Ukrainian inforesist.org/zelenskij-mir-…
Russian troops reportedly captured a British AT105 "Saxon" in the #Kharkiv Oblast. They were delivered to #Ukraine in 2015.
Railroad tracks in the Shebekinsky district of the #Belgorod region in #Russia, near the border with #Ukraine, were destroyed by unknown persons - governor
Chechen chief Kadyrov says Russian forces will fully liberate #Donetsk and #Luhansk in the first place and then take #Kyiv and all other cities
Ukrainian forces repulsing several Russian assaults in #Donetsk and #Luhansk Oblasts resulting in the destruction of Russian tanks, artillery and other vehicles - @DefenceHQ
Russian troops attempt to reinforce their troop positions in the #Mykolaiv and #Kherson Oblasts. Multiple Russian missile strikes hit city of #Mykolaiv - Operational Command South
In response to mounting losses, the Russian Armed Forces seek to bolster troop numbers with personell discharged from military service since 2012. Efforts to generate more fighting power also include trying to recruit from the unrecognised Transnistria region - @DefenceHQ
A Russian Tochka-U missile struck a civilian evacuation point in #Kramatorsk yesterday, killing at least 50 people. Russian MoD reported a "precision strike" on railway stations in Donbas but quickly deleted these reports after first civilian casualties were reported.
Ukrainian Intelligence says Russian troops are regrouping towards #Izyum via #Belgorod. An attempt to advance on #Kyiv is still possible.