Ukraine-Russia, news today in real time: news last hour April 18

Ukraine-Russia war, in the news and news of the last hour of today, April 18, the appeal of Zelensky to send new weapons to Kiev, Mariupol who does not surrender to the ultimatum of Moscow and the alarm of the NGO : “Forcibly taken away 150 children from the city”. Here is the latest news today: Read also AT 8.17 – ” Five powerful missile attacks on civilian targets in ancient European Lviv ”. This was confirmed on Twitter by the advisor to the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Mykhailo Podolyak, adding that ” the Russians continue to barbarously attack Ukrainian cities from above, cynically declaring to the whole world their ‘right’ to kill Ukrainians ”.
08.04 – The mayor of Lviv, in western Ukraine, confirmed that this morning the city was hit by five Russian missile attacks. Andriy Sadovyi explained on Twitter that he had sent the appointed services to the site and that more detailed information will be provided later.
08.01 – The Russians conducted some missile attacks this morning against the Dnipro region, in central Ukraine. The governor of Dnipropetrovsk Valentyn Reznichenko said, adding that “60 percent of the missiles were shot down by the anti-aircraft defense system of Ukraine”.
7.57 am – 205 children have been killed in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian military aggression. This was announced by the Kyiv Attorney General’s office adding that over 362 were injured. The Kiev Independent points out that the real death toll among children is likely to be much higher as it does not take into account those who have lost their lives in areas temporarily occupied by Russians and where fighting is still ongoing.
7.46 am – The Russians want to destroy Donbas, annihilate what were the industrial powers of Donetsk and Luhansk. And for this Ukraine needs more weapons. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in his speech broadcast overnight. “Russian troops are preparing for an offensive operation in the east of our country. It will start shortly. They literally want to destroy the Donbas,” Zelensky said.
7.21 am – Russian President Vladimir Putin asked in a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett that the Orthodox Church of Alexander Nevsky, in the old city of Jerusalem, be immediately transferred into the hands of the Russians, as had been promised by the former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The church is still under Israeli jurisdiction after a court ruled that the decision is in the hands of the current Bennett-led government. Putin’s letter is seen by Israeli officials as a sign of further deterioration in bilateral relations, following criticism. by Foreign Minister Yair Lapid to Russia for the war in Ukraine. 7.12 – The Ukrainian troops present in Mariupol have decided not to surrender and to fight to the end, ignoring the request of the Russian troops. Consequently, Moscow has decided to impose ” movement permits ” to regulate movement in the various districts of the city. Mayor’s adviser Petro Andriushchenko said this on Telegram, sharing a photo in which you can see a line of people waiting to obtain these permits.
7.10 – The sirens sounded in Kiev again this morning, as reported by Sky News, while the Russian troops intend to enter the Kherson region. This is the forecast of the Kiev Ministry of Defense according to which “the armed forces of the Russian Federation are completing the formation of an aggressive group in the eastern area”. A note states that Russian troops “will not stop carrying out missile attacks against Ukraine’s infrastructure.” 7.00 – The Russian military forcibly took about 150 children away from Mariupol. This was announced by the Crimean Human Rights Group citing an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, Petro Andriushchenko. Many of the children taken away by the Russians were hospitalized and were not orphans.