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2022-04-16 10:07:01 These are Russian trucks waiting in a long line, hoping to leave Poland. The fact is that today at midnight, the 5th package of EU sanctions came into power, prohibiting the presence of Russian trucks on the territory of Poland. Open / Comment

2022-04-16 09:48:43 Every day, Ukraine gains more and more victories on various fronts of this war. At the same time, every day brings news of new atrocities of the invaders, which we will not forget.

900 civilians were killed by the invaders in Kyiv region. 900 Ukrainians who will never see their families. Who will never return to their homes. And they will not see our victory. 350 of them were found in the Bucha.

Eternal memory of Ukrainians who were ruthlessly killed by invaders — criminals. Eternal memory of the heroes who died for Ukraine. We will not forget! We will not forgive! Open / Comment

2022-04-16 09:27:54 General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: 10 enemy attacks were repulsed in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, 3 tanks, 1 armored personnel carrier, 1 unit of special equipment, 2 cars and 3 enemy artillery systems were destroyed, 1 armored personnel carrier of the invaders captured

The main efforts of the enemy are concentrated on regrouping and strengthening the troops, continuing the partial blockade of the city of Kharkiv and shelling it with artillery. The enemy has concentrated up to 22 battalion tactical groups near ​​the town of Izyum.

It is possible that the enemy will intensify its actions in the direction of the settlements of Izyum and Barvinkove, to reach the rear of the Joint Forces units near ​​Slovyansk.

In the Donetsk and Tavriya directions, the enemy is trying to hold the occupied territories. Focuses the main efforts on taking control of the settlements of Popasna and Rubizhne, establishing full control over the city of Mariupol.

In the Severodonetsk direction, the enemy increased the intensity of the fire impact to inflict losses, exhaust our troops and possibly prepare for offensive operations.

In the Popasna direction, the enemy exerts constant fire on the units of our troops, tries to improve the tactical situation, to advance deeper into the settlement of Popasna. The enemy is not successful.

Near the town of Toretsk, the enemy continues to carry out periodic fire to deplete our troops. Prepares for the intensification of attacks near ​​Avdiivka.

It is expected that the enemy will continue to carry on the offensive operations to reach the administrative borders of the Kherson region and will try to resume the attack.

In the waters of the Sea of ​​Azov, the enemy's naval group continues to carry out tasks to block the port of Mariupol and provide fire support in the coastal direction.

Taking into consideration the presence of Russian warships armed with Caliber sea-based cruise missiles in the Black Sea, an increased level of threat of the missile weapons use by the invaders at the objects of the military-industrial complex and the logistics infrastructure of our country remains. Open / Comment

2022-04-16 09:16:16 The News Digest for the night:

918 settlements in Ukraine have already been liberated, — Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

About 22:30 in Oleksandria in the Kirovohrad region, the Russian military launched a missile strike on the airfield infrastructure, — Mayor Kuzmenko reported.

10 people were killed and 35 were injured in the shelling of the Kharkiv Industrial District by the invaders — the regional prosecutor's office. Among the dead was a 7 months old child.

240 kilometers of roads have already been cleared in Ukraine — State Agency of Automobile Roads of Ukraine (Ukravtodor).

Russia has declared 18 representatives of the European Union to be persona non grata.

Severodonetsk is almost 70% destroyed. There are about 20,000 citizens left in the city out of 130,000 who lived there before the war, — according to the head of the military-civil administration Oleksandr Stryuk.

The Rashists damaged the Nova Poshta sorting depot in Mykolayiv with a missile strike.

The Italian Embassy in Kyiv will resume fully-fledged work on Monday, April 18. Open / Comment

2022-04-16 04:30:00 Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo visited Kyiv to sign the Agreement on Friendship and Coordination between the cities Open / Comment

2022-04-16 03:30:00 Open / Comment

2022-04-16 02:30:00 Apparently, for the first time in history, the queue for a postage stamp is longer than for an iPhone Open / Comment

2022-04-16 01:30:51 The number one task is to speed up the restoration of peace. Our Armed Forces are doing it brilliantly. They are repelling the occupiers' attacks. They are carrying out counterattacks. Our diplomats must continue their activity in all possible directions, at all possible levels. Both official and unofficial.
The next package of sanctions against Russia must include an abandonment of Russian oil. In general, the democratic world must admit that money for Russian energy resources is in fact money for the destruction of democracy.
When these decisions are made, we will all be able to see that peace is approaching Open / Comment

2022-04-16 01:30:00 The top of the Empire State Building in New York will be illuminated in blue and yellow for 15 minutes after sunset until early summer Open / Comment

2022-04-16 00:30:00 A State Security officer in Kharkiv is playing with a cat during a detainment operation of suspected collaborators

AP Photo / Felipe Dana Open / Comment