These are the main events of day 1,145 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Here is the place where things stand on Monday, April 13:
Fighting
- Ukraine’s government emergency service said that at least 34 people were killed and 117 others were wounded, including 11 children, due to a Russian missile attack on the city of Sumi Ukraine in Ukraine. This was the bloodiest attack on Ukraine this year.
- The Ukrainian Air Force said that its units had intercepted and destroyed 43 of 55 Russian aircraft launched in Ukraine all night. According to what was reported, the attacks were targeted by the northern, southern and central regions in Ukraine.
- The Russian Ministry of Defense said that the Russian forces seized the village of Ylezavicka in the Donetsk region of Ukraine.
- The Ministry of Defense in Moscow said its units destroyed 12 Ukrainian drones on the Russian region of Rostov and one in the country in Beljorod.
- The Ministry of Defense said that Ukraine carried out two attacks on the energy infrastructure in Russia over the past day, despite a 30 -day endowment on energy strikes, according to the News Agency in Interfax.
- The ministry also said that it had shot down the Ukrainian F-16 fighter plane, according to Interfax.
Politics and diplomacy
- Ukraine President Voludmir Zelinsky called for “strong pressure” on Russia to end its war against Kiev after the deadly Moscow attack on Sumi. He also said, “Dirty scum” can act like this.
- US President Donald Trump said he was told that the attack on the name was “a mistake”, without explaining, but it was “terrible thing.”
- French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni and UK Prime Minister Kiir condemned Russia’s attack on Sumi and called for strong measures to impose a ceasefire on Russia.
- The American special envoy to Ukraine, Keith Keel, also condemned the “terrifying attack” and said that he “crosses any line of decency”, while Germany’s adviser to wait, Fredchich Mirz, said that Russia committed a “serious war crime”.
- UN Secretary -General Antonio Guterres called for a “ceasefire”, noting “a devastating pattern of similar attacks on Ukrainian cities and towns in recent weeks.”
- Zelenskyy urged Trump to visit Ukraine to understand the danger of destruction in the country by Russia. “You will understand what Putin (Russian President Vladimir) did,” he said.
- Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers, speaking at the annual diplomatic forum in Antalya in Torke, accused countries of each other of violating the stopping of the energy strike.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia’s relations with the United States were moving forward, but “re -creating relations from zero point is a very difficult task, which requires diplomatic efforts and other strong efforts.”
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