08/04/2022
Ukraine war in the live ticker
+++ 03:12 Selenskyj allegedly wants China to influence the Kremlin +++
According to a Chinese newspaper report, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling on the People’s Republic to use its political and economic influence on Russia to end the war. “It’s a very powerful state. China has a powerful economy… So it can influence Russia politically and economically. China is also a permanent member of the UN Security Council,” Zelenskyy quoted the South China Morning Post as saying. He is looking for an opportunity to speak “directly” to Chinese President Xi Jingping.
+++ 01:48 Ukraine: Russian military activities on several fronts +++
The Ukrainian General Staff reports significant activity by the Russian army in the east, south and north-east of the country. In the Kharkiv region in the northeast, Russians have fired on a dozen towns. Eight communities were also shot at near the city of Kramatorsk in central Ukraine.
+++ 01:00 Overwhelming majority in the US Senate votes for NATO’s northern expansion +++
The US Senate almost unanimously approves Sweden and Finland joining NATO. Across party lines, 95 senators voted in favor – one voted against. Democrats and Republicans had earlier expressed a rare unanimity in favor of expanding the alliance to the north. The dissenting vote in the Senate came from Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri. He argued that the focus should be less on European security and much more on the Chinese threat.
+++ 00:15 Selenskyj: Schröder’s work for Russia “simply disgusting” +++
Following former Chancellor Schröder’s statements about the Kremlin’s alleged willingness to engage in talks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of only pretending to be willing to negotiate. If Russia were really interested in a peaceful solution to the conflict, it wouldn’t be gathering more reserves in southern Ukraine, he says in his evening video message. “It’s just disgusting when former leaders of powerful countries with European values work for Russia, which fights against these values,” says Zelenskyj, referring to Schröder.
+++ 23:09 Ukraine: Prisoners of war in Olenivka were tortured +++
The Ukrainian soldiers who died in an explosion while in Russian captivity in the Olenivka penal camp are said to have been tortured by Russian military and mercenaries from the Wagner Group before they died. that reports”Kyiv Independent”. According to a report by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Russia had no intention of exchanging prisoners of war. Instead, the soldiers, many of whom belonged to the Azov regiment, were killed to cover up evidence of the torture.
+++ 22:29 Moscow: Already 27 times exchanged prisoners and dead with Kyiv +++
While there is no sign of a peace solution in Ukraine, from Moscow’s point of view at least the exchange of prisoners is working. “With the participation of the Red Cross, it was possible to organize a dialogue with Kyiv on the exchange of prisoners and dead soldiers. So far, 27 such operations have been carried out,” Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said on Wednesday at a briefing with foreign military attachés According to the Interfax agency. The largest single exchange occurred in late June, when 144 POWs were exchanged from each side.
+++ 21:58 Heavy fighting near Bakhmut and near Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine +++
Heavy fighting continues in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk. In the east and south of the neighboring towns of Bakhmut and Soledar, Russian attacks were repelled in eight sections, the Ukrainian general staff said Facebook With. Russian troops have also attempted to attack five sectors in the north, east and south of the industrial city of Avdiivka, which is held by Ukrainian units. All were repelled. The information cannot be verified independently. Avdiivka is located in the immediate vicinity of Donetsk.
+++ 20:25 Russia wants to reopen Antonivka car bridge next week +++
Russia plans to reopen the damaged Antonivka auto bridge in the Kherson region to traffic next week. This is reported by the Ukrainian news platform Ukrajinska Pravda, citing Russian media. Russian Vice Prime Minister Marat Chusnullin said the company that built the Crimean Bridge is currently repairing the Antonivka Bridge. “It will be ready early next week,” it said. Ukraine had repeatedly shelled the bridge to cut off supply lines for Russian troops in the Kherson region.
You can read earlier developments of the Ukraine war here.