WAR in Ukraine Forty-ninth Day (April 13, 2022) – Topky.sk

Live from Ukraine The bloody conflict in Ukraine has been going on for almost 50 days, with the latest chilling footage from the besieged cities shedding tears in their eyes. Please note some shots are not suitable for minors and sensitive people. : ONLINE Load new news 21:56 Polish President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday called the war in Ukraine terrorism. He also stressed that all soldiers who have committed war crimes, but also their superiors, must be brought to justice. Reuters reported. “This is not a war, this is terrorism,” Duda said during a news conference in Kiev alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and three Baltic leaders. 21:39 UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday that a “comprehensive ceasefire in Ukraine seems unlikely so far”. According to the AFP agency, the team indicated that the UN is still waiting for Russia’s responses to specific proposals concerning the evacuation of civilians and the provision of assistance. “It was our call for humanitarian reasons, but it does not seem possible,” Guterres told a news conference, where he presented a report on the findings and recommendations concerning the global impact of the war in Ukraine. 20:55 Russia on Wednesday announced that it has imposed sanctions on 398 members of the US Congress in retaliation for Washington’s sanctions against Ukraine. Russia added that further sanctions would follow. The information was provided by the AFP news agency. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a separate statement that it had imposed sanctions on 87 members of the Canadian Senate, the upper house of parliament. 20:31 US President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a new package of military aid to Ukraine for $ 800 million, including weapons, ammunition, armored personnel carriers and helicopters. The information was provided by the AFP news agency. 20:30 Detained pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk planned to flee Ukraine to the Moldovan breakaway region of Transnistria. The director of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced this on Wednesday, saying that the plan was thwarted. Reuters reported. 20:02 Russia on Wednesday expelled the deputy Czech ambassador to Moscow. According to the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this is a reaction to the March deportation of a worker from the Russian embassy in Prague. The news server Novinky.cz informed about it. 20:00 US President Joe Biden on Wednesday called his Ukrainian partner Volodomyr Zelensky to inform him about the continuing American support. The White House said in a statement. 19:46 Italy will not veto sanctions against Russian energy, but wants the European Union to cap gas prices. Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said this on Wednesday in an interview with the American news station CNN. 19:42 Le Pen supports rapprochement between NATO and Russia. “When the war between Russia and Ukraine ends and is resolved by a peace treaty, I will support the implementation of strategic development between NATO and Russia,” said French Presidential candidate Marine Le Pen. 19:40 If the attacks on Russian territory continue, the Russian armed forces will hit decision-making centers, including those in Kiev, informs the Russian Ministry of Defense. 19:16 Two-thirds of Kiev residents have returned home. Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko informed about it. 19:14 The US Department of Defense said on Wednesday that the Ukrainian army should receive more pieces of the Javelin anti-tank missile system by Thursday. In addition, the US will complete the delivery of 100 Switchblade drones this week. The AP agency informed about it. 18:24 The Russian army is preparing for a large-scale offensive in eastern Ukraine, which could probably begin within ten days. French Army spokesman Pascal Lanni, quoted by CNN, said this on Wednesday. “Over the next few days, maybe ten days later, Russia could renew its efforts to conquer the Donetsk and Luhansk regions with a large-scale offensive,” Lanni told reporters. According to him, the Russian army would like to push Ukrainian troops up to the Dnieper River, if its military capabilities allow it. 18:16 On 13 April, the governor of the Kursk region, Roman Starovoit, said that the area had been shelled with small arms. Russia has repeatedly accused Ukraine of attacking its territory, which Kiev has denied. 18:13 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky released a new video on Wednesday afternoon, warning that without the supply of additional weapons, the war would become “endless bloodshed spreading misery, suffering and destruction.” The portal of the British daily The Guardian informed about it. Zelensky in a video in English said that Ukraine manages to defend against Russia “much longer than the attackers planned”. However, Russia still has the capacity to attack “not only Ukraine”, Zelenskyj warned. According to him, “Poland, Moldova, Romania and the Baltic states will become Russia’s next targets if freedom in Ukraine falls”. That is why Ukraine needs more weapons to “save millions of Ukrainians as well as millions of Europeans,” Zelensky said. “We need heavy artillery, armored vehicles, air defense systems and combat aircraft,” he said. Zelensky concluded the video: “Freedom must be better armed than tyrants. Western countries have everything to make it happen. The ultimate victory over tyranny and the number of people saved depend on them.”