On April 9, 2022, within the control area of the East Operational and Tactical Group, Ukrainian defenders destroyed about 80 enemy troops, one aircraft and three tanks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson walked down Kyiv streets and honored the memory of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Western countries to follow the example of the United Kingdom Britain and increase pressure on Russia, including by imposing an embargo on Russian energy and increasing arms supplies to Ukraine.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a EUR 4 billion program to support EU Member States hosting Ukrainian war refugees and to develop vital social infrastructure, as part of the EIB's Ukraine Solidarity Package.
Russian terrorist forces are concentrating their efforts on capturing Mariupol and launching an offensive in the Izium area. Additionally, two battalion tactical groups of the enemy have been redeployed from the Belgorod region to the area of Shevchenkove in the Kharkiv region.
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) says that 1,766 civilians have been killed and 2,383 injured in Ukraine since the full-scale Russian invasion started.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is one of the most principled opponents of Russia's war against Ukraine and a leader in exerting sanctions pressure on Russia and providing defense support to Ukraine.
Russian invaders again hit a nitric acid storage tank near the town of Rubizhne in the Luhansk region, and the population is advised not to leave the shelters.
In the temporarily occupied Crimea, Russian military looters have been selling cars and household appliances they had brought while rotating from Ukraine.
The Russian military-industrial complex remains dependent on imported high technology, which is why Russia is unable to continue the production of modern weapons. Thus, Russian shipyards stop the production of ships due to the lack of foreign components.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has once again harshly criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin who does not behave like a modern leader but dwells in the realities of past centuries.
Ongoing energy exports allow the Russian Federation to expect that the world will ignore its crimes, so a full energy embargo must be introduced against the aggressor.
Due to Russia’s failure to achieve almost all the goals set by the country’s leadership regarding the invasion of Ukraine, the “operation” commander has been replaced.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has criticized governments that are trying to ease sanctions against Russia, but he stands confident that they will soon change their position.