The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has recorded 4,890 civilian casualties in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started, including 2,072 killed and 2,818 injured.
The Pentagon has confirmed that Russia’s forces in eastern and southern Ukraine have increased to 76 battalion tactical groups (BTGs) over the past several days.
In Russia’s Rostov region, the invaders continue to form additional units and plan to complete them by April 24. Meanwhile, helipads are rolled out in Belgorod region.
Ukraine believes that it will receive a positive opinion on the questionnaire needed to acquire the status of a candidate country for EU accession in the coming weeks.
Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Liudmyla Denisova informed about the facts of the illegal deportation of 13 Ukrainian orphans by the Russian military from Mariupol to Russia.
The team of President Volodymyr Zelensky works towards accelerating the fulfillment of Ukraine’s commitments on the path towards Ukraine’s accession to the European Union.
On April 21 at 12:00 a briefing will be held on the topic: "Results of service and combat missions of the services of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine for the current week: statistics and effectiveness." (Hall 2, Zoom)
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has informed President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda about the heroic defense of Mariupol, Donetsk region, from Russian invaders.
President Volodymyr Zelensky handed over a completed questionnaire for obtaining EU candidate country status to Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine Matti Maasikas.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky is convinced that the democratic world must react to what the Russian invaders are doing in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.
A large number of civilians – women, the elderly, children, including an infant, are hiding in the territory of the Azovstal iron and steelworks in Mariupol.