These are the main events of day 1,142 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Here is the place where things stand on Friday, April 11:
Fighting
- Russia said that the air defense systems destroyed 48 Ukrainian drones overnight to the early morning in the areas of Bianank, Kursk, Kaloga, Baljuroud, Moscow and Orol, as well as the Russian Crimea.
- The Russian Ministry of Defense said that its forces had acquired the border village of Zorafka in the Sumeri area of Ukraine.
- The Air Force Kiev said that the Ukrainian authorities recorded 145 Russian drones in the airspace in night attacks, of which 85 were destroyed while “49” were lost due to electronic warfare measures.
- Local authorities said that at least 13 people were injured by Russian drones in the Ukrainian capital Kiev and the southern city of Miklav, overnight. The attacks on drones also damaged nine residential blocks, dozens of garages and an administrative building.
- At least one person was killed and three were wounded by Russian missiles in the city of Dnibro, Ukraine. The regional ruler, Sehrai Lizak, said that the attack was harmed by a civil infrastructure and caused a major fire.
- Ukrainian officials said a person was also killed in a separate drone strike on a residential building in the city of Zahmir, west of Kiev.
- Footage of a Ukrainian monitoring plane showed the Associated Press news of four Ukrainian prisoners shot at the hands of soldiers wearing Russian uniform signs.
- The shorter Kremlin version of the video, published by a Russian military blogger, showed the Ukrainian soldiers who are alive. “The enemy decided not to kill and went out with their hands.” The video did not show his execution.
cease-fire
- The Ministry of Defense in Moscow has accused Ukraine of carrying out 11 attacks on Russian energy infrastructure over the past 24 hours, despite a 30 -day endowment on energy strikes.
Politics and diplomacy
- Russia launched Russian Russia Kesenia Karelina Ballet DancerWho was performing a 12 -year prison sentence, in an exchange of the prisoner with the United States, according to Reuters reports, citing Carlina’s lawyer.
- Carlina was convicted of treason by a Russian court to donate $ 52 to an American charity assisting Ukraine. It was replaced with Arthur Petrov, a Russian -German citizen arrested in 2023.
- Its Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has He called for a “sober” point of view From her role in the Ukraine crisis after Ukrainian President Voludeimir Zelinski said that Kiev has information about 155 Chinese citizens are fighting In addition to the Russian forces against Ukraine. A ministry spokesman also warned against “irresponsible” notes about the presence of Chinese fighters in Ukraine.
- President Zelinski accused Russia of systematically working in China to employ war fighters in Ukraine. He also said: “All that is necessary to ensure that there are no similar opportunities for Russia to extend the war and expand it.”
- The United States and Russia have held talks in Istanbul, Turkish, on the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The talks were led by the new Russian ambassador to Washington, Alexander Darcif and Deputy Foreign Minister Sonata Coulter.
- Defense ministers met with about 30 countries that form part of the “coalition of those wishing” in Brussels to discuss the “power of reassurance” of Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire between Kiev and Moscow. However, the main questions about its mission and any support from the United States remained unanswered.
- The US State Department said that the American ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget Bernik, was stepped down after three years of service.
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