04/14/2022
Ukraine war in the live ticker
+++ 02:57 Ukrainian pilots are looking for sponsors for the purchase of combat aircraft +++
Ukrainian pilots appear to be launching a campaign to buy fighter jets for their air force. “Buy me a fighter jet,” says a video referenced by the Ukrainian media. In the film, a man wearing sunglasses and dressed as a pilot stands in front of the wreckage of downed Ukrainian fighter jets. He needs a fighter jet to destroy tanks and war criminals, he says. on the associated site lists countries with existing aircraft of Soviet design, especially from the former Eastern Bloc, from which jets could be bought. The pilots are also ready to learn how to fly Western-type fighter jets, from the Swedish JAS 39 Gripen to the US F-35, the video says.
+++ 02:16 Kretschmer: “Would cross the line when delivering weapons” +++
Saxony’s Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer speaks out against the delivery of heavy weapons to Ukraine. “We would cross a line if we delivered tanks or planes or even set up a no-fly zone. This line must be maintained,” says Kretschmer of the “Rheinische Post”. Germany is doing an enormous amount, but must not become a party to the war. “It is with great concern that I see the stable guard rails of German foreign and security policy being torn down very quickly at the moment. Germany has so far refused to supply weapons to war zones, and with good reason,” said the CDU politician.
+++ 01:28 Russia: Crew of missile cruiser “Moskva” evacuated +++
Moscow reports the complete evacuation of the crew of the Russian missile cruiser “Moskva” (“Moscow”). The Black Sea Fleet ship was also badly damaged by “munitions detonated as a result of a fire,” the Russian agency Tass reported, citing the Russian Ministry of Defense. The cause of the fire is being investigated, it said. A few hours earlier, it had been said from Kyiv that the missile cruiser had been hit by a Ukrainian anti-ship missile.
+++ 01:10 British Secretary of State demands heavy weapons from Berlin to Ukraine +++
British Secretary of Defense James Heappey calls on Berlin to ship heavy arms to Ukraine. “If the transition to conventional warfare on open terrain comes, then armored vehicles and fighter jets are needed,” says the politician from the Conservative Party of the “world”. For the next phase of the war, he demands the delivery of precision cannons to Ukraine as well as heavy weapons. Due to its turnaround in defense spending, Germany has a lot of money at its disposal. “This moment is a huge opportunity for Euro-Atlantic security, which must adapt to the new situation,” says Heappey.
+++ 00:42 governor reports bombing of residential areas in Kharkiv +++
According to Ukrainian sources, four civilians were killed by Russian airstrikes in Kharkiv in north-eastern Ukraine. At least ten others were injured, regional governor Oleg Synegubow told Telegram. The “occupiers” again bombed residential areas of Kharkiv. With around 1.5 million inhabitants, Kharkiv is the second largest city in Ukraine and is only around 40 kilometers from the Russian border. The city has been fiercely contested since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24. So far, the Russian troops have not managed to capture them.
+++ 00:11 Hofreiter: “The problem is in the Chancellery” +++
Anton Hofreiter criticizes Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Ukraine policy. At “RTL Direkt” he says: “The problem is in the Chancellery and Mr. Scholz speaks of a turning point, but he does not implement it sufficiently,” said the chairman of the Europe Committee in the Bundestag. Much more leadership is needed, says Hofreiter. “Especially when you talk to other European parliamentarians, you’re asked everywhere where is Germany and that’s not just a problem for the people in Ukraine, that’s the main problem. But it’s also a problem for us. We are losing massive respect with all our neighbors”. The Greens politician also demands that Germany should deliver heavy weapons to Ukraine as quickly as possible.
+++ 23:30 “Always by Ukraine’s side” – Selenskyj praises Poland and the Baltic countries +++
Without the German Federal President, Poland’s President Andrzej Duda and the heads of state of the three Baltic countries Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia travel to Kyiv and assure Ukraine of their solidarity. At a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the heads of state of the four EU and NATO countries pledge further military aid and humanitarian support. They also promise to support Ukraine’s admission to the European Union. Selenskyj thanks his guests for their support and assistance. Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have always stood side by side with Ukraine, he said after the meeting.
+++ 23:11 Kyiv: Russian cruiser burns after Ukrainian missile attack +++
The Russian missile cruiser “Moskva” (“Moscow”) was hit by a Ukrainian anti-ship missile in the Black Sea, according to information from Kyiv. “The cruiser ‘Moskva’ got some surprise – it burns badly,” says presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych in an interview. The warship has a crew of more than 500 sailors. So far there has been no confirmation from the Russian side. The “Moskva” is said to have been involved, among other things, in the conquest of the Ukrainian island of snakes at the beginning of the war almost seven weeks ago. Advisor to Ukraine’s Interior Minister, Anton Herashchenko, in a social media post, suggests that the warship was hit by a Neptun missile.
+++ 22:26 Moscow bans 398 US MPs from entering the country +++
In response to US sanctions, Russia has imposed a travel ban on 398 members of the US House of Representatives. The Foreign Ministry in Moscow announced that it was a response to the sanctions announced by the US government at the end of March against the Russian State Duma on March 24. 87 Canadian senators were also put on the so-called Russian stop list. In view of the increasing number of Western sanctions, further countermeasures are also planned from Moscow, it is said.
+++ 22:10 The USA want to deliver these weapons to the Ukraine +++
The United States wants to supply Ukraine with more arms and ammunition worth up to $800 million (€740 million) from its stockpiles. Here is a selection of the systems that are being considered according to the US Department of Defense:
- 11 Russian-made Mi-17 helicopters originally destined for Afghanistan
- 200 M113 armored personnel carriers
- 100 Humvee armored general purpose vehicles
- 18 155mm field howitzers with 40,000 artillery shells
- Protective equipment for chemical, biological and nuclear incidents
- 300 Switchblade UAVs
- 500 Javelin-type anti-tank guided missiles and “thousands” of other armor-piercing weapons
- 30,000 combinations of bulletproof vests and helmets
- an undetermined number of Claymore M18A1 anti-personnel mines
You can read about previous developments here.