The Kyiv Independent

2022-04-16 13:46:52 Overnight missile strike in Kyiv kills at least one person.

Several people were hospitalised and doctors are now fighting for their lives, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko. The site of the attack hasn't been disclosed for security reasons. Open / Comment

2022-04-16 13:39:36 BBC: Russia bans British PM Johnson and other ministers from entering country.

BBC reported that the decision was made over the U.K.'s "hostile" stance on Moscow's war in Ukraine. Open / Comment

2022-04-16 13:30:09 Russia's war causes more than $5 billion in damage for Ukrainian educational institutions.

According to Education Minister Serhiy Shkarlet, 91 institutions were completely destroyed and 923 others were damaged. Open / Comment

2022-04-16 12:49:34 Mariupol official: Russian occupiers preparing to close Mariupol, prohibit movements within districts from April 18 to 'filter' local men.

According to Petro Andryushchenko, advisor to the mayor of Mariupol, Russians plan to check all men trapped in the city and then forcefully recruit some for the Russian army, while others will be sent to clear the rubble. Those considered unreliable will be isolated, the official added. Open / Comment

2022-04-16 12:03:06 Dnipro Governor: Missiles hit abandoned poultry farm in Dnipro Oblast.

Earlier, it was reported that Russian forces targeted an "economic infrastructure site" in the region overnight.

: Dnipro Governor Valentyn Reznichenko Open / Comment

2022-04-16 11:19:20 Deputy PM: 9 humanitarian corridors agreed for April 16.

The five evacuation routes from Luhansk Oblast will open if Russian shelling stops.

Residents of Mariupol, Berdyansk, Tokmak and Energodar must go on their own cars as buses can't pass due to the road condition. Open / Comment

2022-04-16 11:12:29 Prosecutor General's Office: Russia's war kills at least 200 children, injures over 360.

These are not final figures as authorities continue to search for bodies in the areas formerly occupied by Russian forces. Also, there is no data from Mariupol, besieged since March 2. Open / Comment

2022-04-16 11:03:10 Lviv Oblast governor: Air defense forces intercept Russian missiles in early morning of April 16.

Four missiles were deployed by a Sukhoi Su-35 aircraft, according to Maksym Kozytskyi, governor and head of the regional military administration. Open / Comment

2022-04-16 10:24:30 Russia launches rocket attacks on Poltava, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv oblasts overnight.

Also, shelling took place in in Kherson, Kharkiv, Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts, according to local governors.

Deaths and injuries have been reported. Open / Comment

2022-04-16 09:54:42 UK Defense Ministry: Roads sustain serious damage in parts of Ukraine formerly besieged by Russia, making it a "significant challenge."

Russians also destroyed bridges, left land mines and abandoned vehicles along key routes as they withdrew from northern Ukraine. Open / Comment