Russia-Ukraine war. Timeline of events, April 9-10

 Today, the airport of the city of Dnipro was bombed several times, as a result it was completely destroyed – a statement by local authorities.

This video with the Kadyrovites was published by the local authorities of Mariupol. In the footage, several men stand near the ruins of destroyed buildings and say that “ours did it.” A woman’s scream “Natasha, Natasha!” is heard behind, then shots:

  “The level of suffering that we are seeing is simply enormous, and I don’t remember seeing this in recent history,” Pascal Hundt, a representative of the Red Cross, described the humanitarian situation in Ukraine in an interview with Sky News. “There has been no food, water or heating in Mariupol for weeks. It is a real hell out there. Same in Chernihiv, and everywhere we see it is almost the same thing, and it is really terrible and heartbreaking”.

  The largest poultry farm in Europe in the city of Chernobaevka is ruined. The invaders disabled the local power plant – this led to the shutdown of the automated bird feeding system. As a result, more than 4 million chickens died of starvation – The Wall Street Journal.

  “Russia should be excluded from the UN Security Council, or at least deprived of its veto power. This is a very important step. This right, just think about it, is equivalent to giving Hitler in 1944 the right to veto the decision on who will be tried in Nuremberg in 1946”, said the head of the tribunal over former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, Sir Geoffrey Nice.

  Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer is going to come to Moscow for negotiations with Putin – he will thus become the first European leader to visit Russia since the beginning of the war. Previously, Nehammer met with Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv and visited Bucha, where, after the withdrawal of Russian troops, hundreds of bodies of killed and tortured civilians were found. The chancellor told reporters that the purpose of the visit would be to “build bridges” so that “the situation is a little closer to peace”.

  Military experts in the United States expect from the Russian General Dvornikov, who led the army, new brutal attacks on civilians. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki called Dvornikov responsible for “the atrocities we’ve seen in Syria.”

  The United States expects that due to sanctions Russia will cease to be one of the largest economies in the world by the end of this year, said Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security.

  The UK provided Ukraine with generators that will become a backup source of power in the event of a power outage due to enemy shelling of electrical networks and equipment

  Pope Francis calls for an Easter truce in Ukraine.

 PHOTO: In Moscow, a man was arrested who stood at the Eternal Flame in the Alexander Garden with Leo Tolstoy’s book “War and Peace” in his hands:

 Advisor to the President of Ukraine Arestovich: Russia has already launched an offensive against the Donbass, the first stage is underway. Reinforcements are expected to arrive for the second phase. Earlier, both Arestovich and the Western military have said that heavy fighting will take place in the Donbas over the next two weeks, which will determine the fate of the next phase of the war.

  Maxar Technologies shared satellite imagery showing a 12-kilometer Russian convoy moving towards Kharkiv:

  Ukrainian President Zelensky called on all democratic countries to impose an oil embargo against Russia: “Then Russia will really feel it.”

  Kyiv Mayor Klitschko met with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer in Kyiv. The oil and energy embargo on Russian energy resources and support for Ukraine in its accession to the European Union were discussed:

 Kharkiv Mayor Terekhov: “Russian troops have started dropping a new type of bombs on the city — they are being dropped by parachute.” Terekhov urged city residents not to approach such ammunition and report them to rescuers.

  The head of the Ukrainian delegation at the talks with Moscow, David Arakhamia, said that the withdrawal of Russian troops from Kyiv was not the subject of negotiations and took place solely on the initiative of the Russian side: “Negotiations are difficult, each side stands its ground, there are few positions for rapprochement. The outcome of the negotiations will depend on which side will have a tactical victory. Especially in light of a possible Russian offensive against the Donbass”.

Russia is trying to recruit soldiers even in the unrecognized Transnistria, according to British intelligence. The reason is the “significant losses” of the Russian army in Ukraine. There is also information that Russia is increasing the number of troops at the expense of the military, who retired back in 2012.

  Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Irina Vereshchuk announced the third exchange of prisoners. 26 people were handed over to Ukraine – 12 military and 14 civilians. It is not yet clear how many people were handed over to Russia, although according to the agreement, there should also be 26.

  PHOTO: Bodies of killed civilians were found in an underpass in Mariupol. The city authorities believe that the Russian military has set up a “body collection point” there, hundreds of corpses are brought there every day. Then they got destroyed in mobile crematoria or buried in mass graves. This is done “to hide the atrocities in the city:

  VIDEO: Journalist Denis Kazansky showed horrific footage from Vorzel, a town near Kiev. “At the base where the Russian troops were stationed, after their flight, the burnt bodies of two people were found. The corpses were overlaid with a cable so that they would burn better. I don’t know if it will be possible to identify these people”:

  Ukrainian President Zelensky called on all democratic countries to impose an oil embargo against Russia: “Then Russia will feel it.”

  Kyiv Mayor Klitschko met with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer in Kyiv. The oil and energy embargo on Russian energy resources and support for Ukraine in its accession to the European Union were discussed:

British Prime Minister Johnson:

1. “The war determines the vision of the future of Ukraine, so we and our partners will supply Ukraine with equipment, technologies, intelligence information so that Ukraine will never face the horrors of invasion and blackmail.”
2. London will provide Ukraine with 120 armored vehicles, new anti-ship missile systems, as well as additional loan guarantees from the World Bank for $500 million.

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has changed his official Instagram profile picture:

  As part of the Stand Up for Ukraine campaign, more than $10 billion was raised for the restoration of Ukraine.

  “Ukraine will win and become even stronger. And the EU will support you at every step,” wrote Josep Borrell, head of European diplomacy, on his Twitter.

  The head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy: Being in Chernobyl and not observing elementary precautions, some Russian military received such a dose of radiation in the exclusion zone that they can live no more than a year. “Their ignorance goes off scale just like dosimeters.”

  The Italian government agreed with Algeria to replace Russian gas. Italy now receives about 40% of its gas imports from Russia – Reuters.

  Oligarch and influential Italian politician Berlusconi: “I am disappointed in Putin, I met him 20 years ago, he was always a democrat and seemed to be a man of the world… What a pity. The attack on Ukraine, instead of bringing Russia closer to Europe, threw him into the arms of China”:

  VIDEO: They tried to hold a motor rally in support of the Russian army in Cyprus. It all ended with a brawl and the burning of the Russian flag:

Ministry of Defense of Ukraine: Russian troops are trying to capture Mariupol, which has been besieged for several weeks, and have stepped up their offensive near the city of Izyum. As expected, the concentration of hostilities is moving to the east of Ukraine, where Russia will try to establish full control over the territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

In Bucha near Kiyv, the bodies of the dead continue to be exhumed. Most have gunshot and shrapnel wounds from explosions. The Ombudsman stated that there is evidence of torture: “They shot people point-blank, burned out their eyes, cut off body parts, tortured not only adults, but also children to death. According to the city authorities, a total of 360 civilians have been identified in Bucha at this moment, including at least 10 children”.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suddenly appeared in Kyiv. After meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky, he said that the UK was preparing a new package of financial and military assistance for Ukraine.

The European Union has blamed Russia for yesterday’s attack on a railway station in Kramatorsk (Eastern Ukraine), where more than 50 people were killed and more than a hundred injured. “It was a brutal, indiscriminate bombardment of innocent civilians, among whom were many children, who fled out of fear of a further Russian attack on their home, on their country. The atrocities committed by Russian troops in Bucha, Borodyanka and other towns and villages recently liberated from Russian occupation by the Ukrainian army, as well as the brutal attack on the railway station in Kramatorsk, are part of the Kremlin’s unacceptable destruction tactics. Blatant attempts to hide Russia’s responsibility for these and other crimes through disinformation or media manipulation are unacceptable”, the EU foreign policy spokesman said in a statement.

EU High Representative Josep Borrell: “Ukraine will win the war on the battlefield. An additional €500 million from the EU is underway. Arms deliveries will be adapted to the needs of Ukraine.”

President of Ukraine Zelensky:

• We need sanctions against all Russian banks, an oil embargo against Russia to deprive it of the ability to act.
• We ask for help with weapons and financial assistance for Ukrainian internally displaced persons.

 “A quarter of the Russian invasion force is effectively incapacitated due to heavy casualties, poor logistics and provisioning” – CNN quotes European officials familiar with the situation.

In Russia, they declare the need to block YouTube – in response to the decision of this platform to block the channel of the State Duma. “It’s time to recognize that YouTube is a resource that is openly subversive and anti-Russian, so it’s time to take appropriate action. And it is desirable to do this in such a way that it would be impossible to log in under any VPN, ”said Vice Speaker Tolstoy.

The EU has obliged all trucks from Russia and Belarus to leave its territory by April 16, entry into the EU is already prohibited.

 US President Joe Biden signed two bills that introduced additional sanctions against Russia and Belarus.

1. One suspending normal trade relations with countries.
2. Another prohibiting the import of energy resources from the Russian Federation, including oil, coal and natural gas.

 In June, Ukraine will receive the status of a candidate for joining the European Union, said Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Olga Stefanishyna. Yesterday, during a visit to Kyiv, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, handed over a questionnaire to Volodymyr Zelensky.

PHOTO: A school looted and destroyed by the Russian military in Borodyanka, a suburb of Kyiv. On the blackboard, one of them wrote: Russia is our beloved country!

PHOTO: St. Petersburg resident was detained and fined under an article on discrediting the armed forces of the Russian Federation for a picket with a poster on which Putin’s quote was written: “The war brought so much grief that it is impossible to forget it, there is no forgiveness for those who again plot aggressive plans” . This is the phrase that Putin said during the victory parade in 2021.

The Pentagon confirmed that it was Russia that launched the missile attack on the Kramatorsk railway station, where thousands of people were waiting to be evacuated. At this point, it is known about 52 people who got died and more than 100 injured. The US military believes that the city in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine is strategically important to Russia’s goals in this war. Moscow will try to transfer the leading 18th motorized rifle division there.

In the suburb of Kyiv, Bucha, the exhumation of the bodies of civilians killed during the occupation of the city by Russian soldiers continues.

 So far, the bodies of 163 local residents out of 320 found have been identified, the work is ongoing to identify other victims. On April 8, the police began to exhume the largest mass grave near the Church of St. Andrew. The bodies were taken out amid the weeping of people who recognized their relatives among the dead. The length of this mass grave is more than 13 meters, so it was visible on satellite images. There are at least 67 people in it. The authorities claim that many of the bodies show signs of torture and other mutilations, many of them half-dressed. Demining is also ongoing in Bucha.

VIDEO: warning – disturbing imagery 

President of Ukraine Zelensky: “The missile attack on Kramatorsk, like the massacres in Bucha, like many other Russian war crimes, should be one of the charges at the tribunal, which will definitely take place.”

In Borodyanka, another suburb of Kyiv, hundreds more victims remain under the rubble, Mayor Georgy Yerko said. Many were shot by Russian columns. The infrastructure of Borodyanka was destroyed by the invaders: the gas pipeline, water supply and sewerage collector were damaged, residential buildings, a music school, and kindergartens were shot at and destroyed.

 “Many buildings have been mined in the territories liberated from Russian invaders. They also blew up many houses where they kept people tortured by them. It takes quite a long time to find all the bodies”, Interior Minister Denis Monastyrsky said. According to him, it will be possible to talk about the real number of victims of Russian aggression among the civilian population in the Kiyv region in a few weeks.

 “There should be more sanctions against Russia”, President Zelensky said during a joint briefing in Kyiv with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on April 8. “Thanks to the whole world, thanks to the European Union. I am personally grateful for the fifth sanctions package. But I think that this is not enough […] I ask you to help us with your sanctions. And they should only grow. Otherwise, Russia won’t listen to anything from anyone”.

 British Prime Minister Johnson announced that after the “shameless” air strike on Kramatorsk, he would send an additional shipment of weapons worth a total of 100 million pounds to Ukraine. It will include Starstreak anti-aircraft missiles, 800 anti-tank missiles, as well as precision-guided munitions.

 The head of Ukraine’s military intelligence said that Russian troops are regrouping across the border and plan to advance towards Kharkiv in what could be a major offensive into eastern Ukraine.

 The US Department of Defense believes that Russia is going to recruit more than 60,000 recruits and mobilize reservists to strengthen its invasion force.

 European officials have said the Kremlin is aiming to achieve some kind of meaningful victory by May 9, the day Russia celebrates its victory over Germany in World War II (the world celebrates it on May 8).

VIDEO: The Ministry of Defense of Slovakia filmed the process of transferring military equipment to Ukraine:

 Cyprus may transfer its Russian-made weapons to Ukraine, writes Forbes. This refers to the Tor and Buk anti-aircraft missile systems and T-80 tanks, which were bought from Russia in the second half of the 1990s and early 2010s. Earlier, the Czech Republic transferred to Ukraine 5 T-72 tanks, multiple launch rocket systems, howitzers and infantry fighting vehicles – in total, for hundreds of millions of dollars. The Czech Republic also supplies Ukraine with portable anti-aircraft missile systems and has declared its readiness to repair damaged Ukrainian equipment.

 Finland and Sweden may soon join NATO as they want to take precautions after Russia attacked Ukraine. At a meeting of NATO foreign ministers, it was said that the war started by Putin served as a sharp revival and unification of the NATO alliance, which became the opposite of the goals he declared before the start of the aggression.

 From April 9, Finland bans all trucks with Russian and Belarusian license plates from entering the country.

 The offices of Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the Carnegie Endowment have been closed in Russia. “We are just the latest in a long list of organizations that have been punished for defending human rights and speaking the truth to the Russian authorities. Dozens of activists and dissidents have been imprisoned, killed or exiled here, independent media have been vilified, blocked or forced to censor themselves, and civil society organizations have been outlawed or liquidated”, said Agnes Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Follow the timeline of April 7-8 events here