Ukraine complies 51 days of war with the offensive centered in the east of the country, where attempts by the Russian Army continue to capture Mariupol. The tension keeps growing As both sides prepare for a great and decisive offensive in the east of the country. Las anti-aircraft alarms have sounded again this morning in the capital: The Kremlin reports a bombing that has managed to hit a missile factory on the outskirts of kyiv. The CIA asks not to “take lightly” Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine on the same day that Moscow has promised to deploy this type of weaponry and more troops in the Baltic region yes Sweden and Finland They chose to join NATO.
The ship sinking flagship of the Russian Fleet in the Black Sea, the Moskva, confirmed by the Russian Ministry of Defense, will surely mean a review of the Kremlin’s strategy in the naval deployment of its maritime assets and a strategy changehas predicted the British intelligence in its last part.
Moscow denounces that two Ukrainian helicopters have crossed into Russian territory and opened fire in Klimovo
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10:24 — The President of Poland, Andrzej Dudahas signed a law that, among other provisions, allows the introduction of an embargo on coal imports from Russia, in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
According to a statement from the Executive, the law contemplates “special” solutions to counteract support for “aggression” against Ukraine and protect Poland’s security and seeks to adopt legal remedies that allow the effective application of the provisions issued by the European Union (EU). ) in response to the Russian attack.
09:44 — Russia said on Friday that the number and scope of attacks with missiles against targets in kyiv will increase in response to any attack “terrorist or sabotage” by Ukraine on Russian soil, after bomb last night with long-range, high-precision Kalibr rockets outside the capital.
“The number and scale of missile attacks on objects in kyiv will increase in response to the commission by the nationalist regime in kyiv of any attack of a terrorist nature or sabotage on Russian territory”Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in his morning military briefing.
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Firefighters participate in the work of clearing debris from a bombed-out building, in Borodianka (Ukraine). (EFE/Miguel Gutierrez)
Firefighters participate in the work of clearing debris from a bombed-out building, in Borodianka (Ukraine). (EFE/Miguel Gutierrez)
09:32 — Russia and Ukraine are preparing for a new phase of the war, this time focused on Donbas. Moscow, which shortly before launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine recognized the self-proclaimed people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk, has assured that its objectives are to secure the territory up to the borders of the homonymous provinces.
Ukraine emboldened after achieving successfully repel Russian offensive on kyiv, assures that it will not give up even an inch of territory. Civilians, meanwhile, are fleeing the region by the thousands, facing the prospect of a bloody battle.
For our special envoy to Ukraine, Alicia Alamillos.
Governor of Donetsk: “We will not give away even an inch of our land to Russia”
Alicia Alamillos. Dnipro (Ukraine)
Interview with the Governor of the Donetsk Regional Administration in eastern Ukraine, Pavlo Kyrylenko. Russia intends to focus its military offensive on Donbas
09:02 — The Ukrainian authorities have announced agreements to open nine humanitarian corridors to proceed with the evacuation of civilians, within the framework of the Russian invasion that began on February 24.
As reported by the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Irina Vereshchuk, on Telegram, civilians will be able to travel from Mariupol, Berdyansk, Tokmak and Energodar to Zaporizhia, in their own transport.
08:29 — The president of United States, Joe Biden has claimed to be “ready” to visit Ukraine in full Russian invasion, as some counterparts have already done, such as the presidents of Poland or the Baltic countries.
Questioned on this point before the press, the US president said “yes.” Biden has already visited Poland in the framework of the invasion, where he traveled to see the humanitarian crisis “first-hand”. Already on that trip, he regretted not being able to visit Ukraine.
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Joe Biden. (Archyde.com/Leah Millis)
Joe Biden. (Archyde.com/Leah Millis)
07:50 — are being investigated more than 6,500 alleged war crimes committed by Russian troops in Ukraineaccording to the Ukrainian Prosecutor’s Office.
07:55 — Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the Ukrainian people for their resistance before the “brutal assault” of Russia on the day that marks 50 days since the start of the war.
“Thank God, the Ukrainian Armed Forces and our people, we have defended most of our country,” the Ukrainian president said in his daily address to the Ukrainian population. Zelenski has explained that he remembers the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine because “no one was sure” that he and his country would be able to survive, and has confessed that many political leaders advised him to leave the country.
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– Volodymyr Zelenskyy (@ZelenskyyUa) April 14, 2022
07:45 — Both Ukraine and Russia have sent reinforcements to eastern Ukraine this weekend, preparing for what is likely to become one of the biggest battles of the war. Meanwhile, refugees continue to flee the impending Russian assault.
Ukraine and Russia prepare for the great battle: “It will remind of World War II”
The Wall Street Journal. Yaroslav Trofimov
The authorities expect large-scale tank and artillery clashes, once the bloody first phase of the conflict is over
07:30 — The sinking of the Moskva ship means that Russia has now suffered damage in two key naval assets since invading Ukraine, the first was Russia’s Alligator-class landing ship Saratov on March 24. Both events are likely to prompt Russia to review its maritime posture in the Black Sea, British intelligence notes in its latest report.
07:00 — CIA Director William Burns said Thursday that The US should not be “taken lightly” the possibility of Russia using nuclear weapons in Ukraine, given the complications it has encountered in the 50 days of its military offensive in the country.
“Given the potential desperation of (Russian) President Putin and the Russian leadership, given the setbacks they have encountered militarily, no one can take lightly the threat posed by the use of nuclear weapons tactical or low-power,” Burns said after a speech he gave at a Georgia state university (USA).
The head of the CIA pointed out, however, that have not seen evidence that Russia is preparing for the use of this type of missile.
Here you can see the follow-up of El Confidencial on Thursday, marked by the intensification of the offensive in the east, the Kremlin’s threats to deploy nuclear weapons in the Baltic after the announcement by Sweden and Finland of considering their entry into NATO and the sinking of the key Moscow ship in the Black Sea.