Ukrainians Fight for Freedom For 43rd Day (Online)
- 7.04.2022, 7:35
(Updated) A chronicle of key events.
Today is the 43rd day of the Ukrainian people's heroic resistance to the Russian military invasion.
The command of the Russian Armed Forces continues seeking a solution to the problematic issue of replenishing the human resources of its units. The servicemen refuse to take part in further combat operations on the territory of Ukraine, their moral and psychological state is low and tends to deteriorate.
Charter97.org is broadcasting online the 43rd day of the war. One can see the events in Ukraine on April 6 in our previous online broadcast.
Ukraine 24 TV channel special broadcast
23:50 Yuri Shvets, the former KGB intelligence officer and Putin's coursemate: "The Americans decided to transfer weapons to Ukraine that is 'on the verge of fantasy' technologically.
23:44 In a new video that appeared on the Internet, the Russian occupier is trying to escape when he sees a Ukrainian drone.
23:30 The Saeima of Latvia declared May 9 the day of remembrance for those killed in Ukraine.
23:16 Volodymyr Zelensky's new message:
23:00 Pink Floyd released a track in support of Ukraine "Hey Hey Rise Up (feat. Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Boombox)".
22:37 Belarusians will no longer receive new work visas and residence permits in Estonia. Russians too.
22:23 The Russian drone Orlan-10 was "landed" by means of electronic warfare. The occupiers use them to conduct reconnaissance and adjust artillery fire on the positions of Ukrainian defenders.
22:13 The banner was hung in Minsk in support of political prisoners.
22:00 The EU has agreed on the fifth package of sanctions against Russia. The new package includes businessmen, journalists and the military, sanctions include a ban on coal imports, as well as a ban on the supply of weapons to Russia.
21:52 What is happening with Russian military activity in the Homel region now?
21:41 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that the Ukrainian air defence will shoot down Russian aircraft that fly to Transnistria.
21:35 The Belarusian volunteer fighting against Putin's horde with the book of Belarusian political prisoner Ihar Alinevich.
21:27 Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmyhal said that the occupying forces of the Russian Federation left three regions - Kyiv, Chernihiv and Sumy:
“We can say with confidence that the next stage of our liberation war ended with the victory of Ukraine. The enemy's plans are ruined. Russian terrorist troops have been driven out of the Kyiv, Chernihiv and Sumy regions," the Prime Minister said.
21:18 The language taught in Polish schools in Hrodna and Vaukavysk will be changed to Russian and Belarusian.
21:09 Mykolaiv International Airport now:
21:00 Another road accident involving Russian occupiers in Belarus. Yesterday, near the village of Harduny, Homel region, a military truck crashed into a car.
20:51 The House of Representatives of the US Congress passed legislation that would suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus.
20:40 An unknown person attacked the editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov right in the train car.
“They doused me with a mixture of oil paint and acetone in the coupe. It burns my eyes terribly. It is the Moscow-Samara train direction. The oily smell is all over the train car. The departure was delayed already for 30 minutes. I will try to clean up. He shouted: “Muratov, take it for our guys,” said the editor-in-chief of the publication.
20:31 In the capitals of a number of countries, mass actions were held in memory of the civilians killed by the occupiers in Bucha.
20:20 US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin says the US provides intelligence to Ukrainian forces for operations in Donbas.
20:13 The command of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine showed destroyed military vehicles of the Russian occupiers, which belonged to the 38th Motorized Brigade of the Russian Federation.
20:06 Russia admitted for the first time that it suffered heavy losses in the war against Ukraine.
"Our troops suffered significant losses," Peskov said.
20:01 Journalist Katsiaryna Andreyeva, convicted of streaming from the Square of Changes, is accused of “treason”. She could be sentenced to 7 to 15 years in prison on the new charge.
19:55 One of the scouting parties of the Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to capture four Russian occupiers in the Kherson region.
19:44 Belarus has begun to implement state regulations of prices for toilet paper and diapers.
19:37 Ukrainians organise themselves and put their native Irpin in order after the city was liberated from Putin's invaders.
19:27 The Belarusian woman who wrote a letter against the war in Ukraine to Lukashenka's administration was detained. A criminal investigation was opened against the woman.
19:20 Estonia wants to end dependence on Russian gas by the end of 2022. Minister of Foreign Affairs Eva-Maria Liimets announced it.
“The Bucha images have changed opinion in our society, and so we are moving forward quickly with the decisions and to cut off financial flows to Russia,” Liimets said.
19:13 Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk, the activist of the European Belarus, was sentenced to another year in prison. The “judge” Mikalai Krupadziorau issued the unlawful verdict.
19:08 The UN General Assembly suspended Russia's participation in the UN Human Rights Council.
19:03 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published a summary on the situation as of 18:00 on April 7.
18:57 NATO member states are ready to expand medium and long term assistance for Ukraine. The Alliance's Secretary General said that the allies are aware of the urgency of this assistance.
Jens Stoltenberg noted that we are talking about weapons of both Soviet and modern production.
18:49 "The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline should be dismantled," Polish President Andrzej Duda said.
18:42 A complete map of sabotage on the Belarusian railway has been published.
18:35 Belarus suspends payments to "unfriendly foreign residents". The decree was signed by Lukashenka. Also, banks were obliged to reject the payment requests for enforcement orders submitted by "unfriendly" residents.
18:28 A Ukrainian soldier plays the piano in the liberated Irpin.
18:20 Belgium blocked Russian financial transactions for almost 200 billion euros. Also, the Belgian authorities froze almost three billion euros belonging to individuals and legal entities from Russia.
18:13 A garbage collection company from Irkutsk will free the families of the Russians killed in Ukraine from paying for their services.
18:06 These are the consequences of the occupation of the Kyiv region by Russian troops.
18:00 The Latvian Parliament has voted for a law that will prohibit the issuance of primary temporary residence permits to citizens of Belarus and Russia until June 30, 2023.
The exceptions are provided for employment, study and family reasons.
17:52 Swan song of the Homel Casting and Perpendicular Lines Factory: What is really going on with the large Belarusian enterprises?
17:45 The Russian Su-34 blew apart in the air.
17:38 The occupiers were sent after the Russian warship. They wanted to refuel their vessel near the coasts of Spain.
17:32 Map of combat operations in Ukraine according to the British Ministry of Defence.
17:25 The United States imposes export sanctions against Russian airlines: Aeroflot, AZUR air and Utair.
17:20 The famous Ukrainian singer Nastya Kamenskykh made a strong speech about Ukraine at the concert and burst into tears.
17:14 The battle for Donbas will resemble the Second World War. It will be conducted with "major operational maneuvers and thousands of tanks, aircraft and armoured vehicles".
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba declared it on Thursday in Brussels, calling for the help of allies.
17:07 A new squad of Belarusian volunteers named after Tadeusz Kosciuszko has recently appeared.
17:00 All hospitals in the Luhansk region have been destroyed.
16:51 Ukrainian soldiers hit Russian occupiers severely. So, the occupiers call this war a hell for themselves. The Security Service of Ukraine intercepted a new conversation.
16:45 The Czech Republic has issued a collectible banknote called Sláva Ukraině (Glory to Ukraine).
16:38 Mountain stormtroopers of the 128th Zakarpattia Mountain Assault Brigade pushed the Russian occupiers back 6-10 km from the city of Kreminna in the Luhansk region and continued their successful advance.
16:31 Inhabitants of the Stolin District report that on April 7 they heard a loud clap, and then they found the wreckage of a cruise missile in a field about a kilometre from the village of Terebelichi.
16:22 Ukrainian bandurist Marina Krut released a touching song "Volia".
16:15 Oleksandr Gruzevich, the deputy head of the General Staff of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said at the briefing that Russian troops intend to capture the entire Donetsk and Luhansk regions in the near future, and later they will try to take Kyiv again.
Today, the situation in Kyiv is generally tense. The general said that the Ukrainian military increased the outer circle of defence of the territory, during the cleansing of areas they captured saboteurs.
16:06 Ukrainian fighters in the Kyiv region eliminated a huge amount of the enemy's military equipment. 29 km of the Kyiv-Chop highway have already been cleared from the destroyed military equipment.
15:57 The Security Service of Ukraine has interviewed almost 2,000 witnesses of the atrocities of the Russian occupiers in the Kyiv region. This also made it possible to find 33 collaborators who cooperated with the fascists.
15:51 Ukrainian Airborne Assault Forces destroyed another tank of the occupiers.
15:51 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published the moment of the destruction of Russian equipment by the Ukrainian Stugna anti-tank missile system.
15:42 Australia will supply Bushmaster armoured personnel carriers to Ukraine.
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne announced this at the meeting with NATO foreign ministers in Brussels.
15:33 The police have arrested the so-called criminal authority in the Kyiv region.
Law enforcement officers found a large amount of stolen property from the homes of local residents at the place of his temporary residence near Bucha. In addition, they are investigating his involvement in sabotage and reconnaissance activities.
15:21 The AZOV of the Dnipro Territorial Defence neutralised the enemy's observation post.
15:19 The Czech Republic has issued a collectible banknotes called Sláva Ukraině (Glory to Ukraine). All funds from its implementation are promised to be used to help Ukraine.
15:10 The European Parliament, by a majority of 413 votes, supported a resolution calling for a complete and immediate embargo on imports of Russian energy resources: oil, gas, coal and nuclear fuel.
15:00 Unidentified persons painted the pool of Vladimir Solovyov's villa on Lake Como in bloody colour. They also sprayed the walls of the house with red paint and wrote “killer” on the gate.
The Russian propagandist has two villas on Lake Como for a total cost of €8 million. Solovyov is under EU sanctions, his real estate in Italy was previously arrested.
14:51 The Russian occupiers "visited" Oleh Skrypka's, the frontman from the Vopli Vidopliasova music band, house. It is located near Bucha.
14:38 There is a video of the trenches of the Russian army in the Red Forest on the territory of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The radiation level is off the scale there.
14:27 The advancing Russian occupiers in the Luhansk region were pushed back 10 km from the city of Kreminna.
The fighters of one of the Ukrainian army divisions carried out the special operation.
14:24 The National Guard of Ukraine intercepted the Russian Orlan-10.
14:16 Mayor of Zhytomyr Serhiy Sukhomlin: The Kalinouski Battalion and the Pahonia Squad are the best!
The head of the Ukrainian city drew a distinction between the people of Belarus and Lukashenka's appointees.
14:07 A Ukrainian soldier destroyed a vehicle of the occupiers with an accurate hit.
13:53 Right now on the Polish-Belarusian border activists are blocking trucks that bring goods to Russia.
13:42 Another Russian commander will not return home alive. Ukrainian soldiers liquidated Maxim Peskovoy, the Senior Lieutenant of the Reconnaissance Company of the Novocherkassk Military Base.
13:37 Russian invaders indiscriminately steal everything from Ukrainians. Even doghouses.
13:29 Abandoned and destroyed enemy's military equipment near Moshchun.
13:20 Russian Railways, the only Russian railway carrier, was unable to redeem its USD-denominated Eurobond on time.
The coupon payment for the issue of RUB-denominated Eurobonds with maturity in 2025 was supposed to take place on April 4. Russian Railways was unable to repay the debt due to the freezing of accounts.
13:11 The old man stole from the Russian tank that stood in his yard, the officer's documents and the occupier's uniform.
12:59 A video shows Russian occupiers who fled Kyiv enjoying their looted goods in Ukraine at a local disco in Mozyr.
12:53 Spotify finally leaves Russia on 11 April.
12:52 Soldiers of the 53rd separate mechanized brigade named after Duke Vladimir Monomakh continue destroying the enemy and taking trophies.
12:46 Georgian volunteers have joined Ukrainian Karpatska Sich assault company.
Karpatska Sich is a separate combined assault company within the 93rd Independent Mechanized Brigade. It was named after the paramilitary organization of the same name that existed in Transcarpathia in 1938-1939.
12:37 Vitaly Kim talks about the attitude towards Russians in the world.
12:22 Several units of enemy air defence equipment have been captured by Ukraine's SOF group during a special operation. In particular, we are talking about the BUK M1 complex APCs, BUK M2 SAMs.
The enemy equipment is suitable for use.
12:16 German BND claims to have intercepted and archived specific Russian phone calls concerning Bucha and some killings of civilians.
According to BND and DerSpiegel, the Wagner PMC group was involved in some of the killings.
12:07 Stanislav Aseev, Ukrainian journalist, writer and former detainee at Donetsk Izolyatsia prison, meets with forcibly mobilised residents of ORDLO who have been taken prisoner by the AFU military. Most of the captives were students of the Donetsk educational institutions.
Denys Kazansky, a blogger, journalist and former member of the Trilateral Contact Group, also took part in the conversation.
11:49 Only 2.5 out of 9 attack vectors remained. OOS zone, Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Mariupol. In the Kherson region, the enemy is no longer advancing but defending, says Arestovich on the situation on the front.
Highlights from the briefing:
- the enemy is afraid to use combat aviation on Ukrainian territory except in the OOS zone;
- Mariupol is holding on, we are trying to provide all available assistance;
- the toughest events and heaviest battles occur in the Luhansk region (Rubizhne, Popasna, Severodonetsk) and in the OOS zone;
- the enemy is trying to develop an offensive from Izyum to the south towards Sloviansk and Krmatorsk and trying to encircle our troops, but will be defeated there, although it will be hard for us to do it.
11:45 Dramatic first-person footage recorded in Mariupol on 13 March.
The footage captures civilians seeking shelter in a residential area of the besieged city as shelling takes place. The video was recorded by Timur Rudov.
11:35 A strawman map of hostilities in Ukraine as of the morning of 7 April.
11:32 The Russian embassy in Ireland is trying to get 3,000 litres of fuel outside the capital to heat the building, as Dublin companies refuse to serve Russian diplomats.
When answering question on the situation, Irish Deputy Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said: "I have no sympathy for the Russian government, the Russian embassy".
The Irish Mirror reports that the Irish government is currently checking whether it is obliged to step in and help the embassy under the Vienna Convention. But sources say the Foreign Office "can't really force companies to serve Russians".
11:25 The Kharkiv region, Brazilian volunteers help beat Russian occupier.
11:11 Australia has announced sanctions against 67 Russian citizens. According to the country's Foreign Minister Marise Payne, all the individuals on the list belong to President Putin's inner circle.
Earlier, Australia imposed sanctions against 33 Russians, banned exports to Russia of luxury goods, gold and wine, refused Russian energy resources and also imposed 35% duties on any goods from Russia and Belarus.
11:05 "This is our war, this is our common enemy! And history has proved it." Video shows Belarusians who defend Ukraine with weapons in their hands from imperial invaders.
10:53 Russia's direct military losses over 42 days of full-scale military action in Ukraine amount to $12.19 billion.
This was reported by the head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Andriy Yermak.
10:41 AFU shows fire support group of 228 battalion advancing to combat positions.
10:38 Optics shops in Russia have reported a shortage of Acuvue's most popular contact lenses, accounting for half of the products imported into the country.
American lens manufacturer Johnson & Johnson has restricted shipments to chains. Other companies, including Bausch & Lomb, CooperVision and Alcon, have also increased the delivery time of their lenses.
10:27 The Kherson region, the occupants tried to deploy their artillery but were stopped by Ukrainian defenders.
10:20 AFU eliminated tank company commander Senior Lieutenant Igor Nasibullin from the Bashkir village of Stary Varyash.
10:16 Ukrainian defenders show what was left of a Russian T-80 tank when it encountered a Javelin ICBM - torn pieces scattered on both sides of the road.
10:14 Russian combat losses in Ukraine as of April 7.
10:10 Russian occupiers wanted to refuel a ship off the coast of Spain, but something went wrong.
09:59 Austria expels Russian diplomats.
The country has decided to expel three employees of the Russian embassy in Vienna and one employee of the Russian Consulate General in Salzburg.
"They have committed acts incompatible with their diplomatic status. Therefore, they are declared persona non grata in accordance with Article 9 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations," says the Austrian Foreign Ministry in a statement.
09:51 Video of Ukrainian tanks advancing on occupier's positions.
09:47 A 41-year-old resident of the United States with Russian roots has killed her son amid the latest developments in Ukraine. NBC News has reported this. Natalia Hitchcock strangled her eight-year-old son and tried to drown her second 11-year-old child. She then stabbed herself with a knife.
According to the woman's husband, the news from Ukraine may have had an impact on her mental health. She started drinking alcohol and buying weapons and durable goods.
09:45 A poll on the streets of Russian cities:
- Would you like to live like in North Korea?
- People live there normally, like we do.
09:36 The Russian Central Election Commission has encountered problems in the procurement of electronic ballot boxes. They contain foreign electronics.
The CEC is looking for a new supplier of electronic ballot boxes to replace state-owned Rostec, says Ella Pamfilova. She says the difficulties faced by Rostec are related to "the current circumstances". Rostec has been under new sanctions since early March.
09:33 Oil refining in Russia has faced a sharp decline in fuel oil shipments under Western sanctions, resulting in a surplus of this fuel in storage facilities. Storage capacity could result in refineries shutting down and fuel production falling, says Lukoil president and co-owner Vagit Alekperov.
09:22 Here are the consequences of looted alcohol. The crew of the Russian BMD-3 decided they were at the helm of a "Russian warship".
09:16 Britain will transfer armoured vehicles such as Mastiff (pictured) or Chakal to Ukraine, The Times reports. In addition, the publication cites sources as saying that British troops will be sent to Ukraine's neighbouring country for training.
09:04 Former Estonian Defence Minister Sven Mixer has called for the transfer of long-range air defence equipment to Ukraine.
"Military support to Ukraine should definitely be significantly increased. While supplies of anti-tank weapons and various types of man-portable air defence systems must continue, we should provide Ukraine with heavy weapons. Especially given that the fighting is predominantly shifting to the East, where space is much more open and combat will not be equal with MANPADS alone," he said.
09:00 The Ukrainian military has already destroyed so much Russian military equipment that it could arm several countries.
08:53 MEP Guy Verhofstadt spoke emotionally at a plenary session with the EU leadership.
"Why are your sanctions not working? They are designed for democratic conditions with public opinion. And there is no public opinion, democracy in Russia. What is there in your fifth sanctions package? - Coal? Ridiculous, it's only 3% of Russia's exports. What's next, SWIFT? - Ridiculous, more than 50% of RF financial institutions have avoided this type of sanctions. The oligarchs? - They have lost almost nothing from your sanctions."
Guy Verhofstadt reminded everyone of the "Navalny list" with six thousand people close to Putin, advised the EU parliament to look into them and called for a full package of all kinds of sanctions against the whole of Russia.
08:42 New hit from Ukraine's Defence Ministry.
08:38 Croatia is expelling some Russian diplomats from the country, says Croatian Foreign Ministry Gordan Grlić-Radman.
The ambassadors are being expelled in solidarity with NATO and the EU over Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
08:37 Ukraine has already nationalised more than $468m worth of Russian and Belarusian property.
According to the Bureau of Economic Security, a property nationalised:
- 450 railcars;
- 7 freight vehicles;
In addition, another 1,552 railcars are to be arrested.
08:32 The AFU has seized another occupier's tank.
08:26 US President Joe Biden's economic adviser, Brian Deese, says Washington DC has warned India against too close cooperation with Russia.
According to Deese, who heads the US National Economic Council, further strategic cooperation with Moscow could bring grave repercussions to Indian authorities. They will be "significant and long-lasting".
"Certainly, we are disappointed in some respects with the way India and China are behaving in the context of the invasion," he added.
08:17 In the Kiyv region, Russian snipers "trained" on civilians in Gostomel. The bodies of 11 murdered Ukrainians were found in one of the garages.
Former Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said this in his Telegram channel.
08:05 Soldiers of Chechen Sheikh Mansur battalion fighting on the side of the AFU have appealed to Adam Delimkhanov.
08:00 Ukrainian defender Vladislav Shevchuk recorded a powerful video appeal to Ukrainians who have been fighting the Russian occupiers for more than a month.
07:57 Ukrainian military shot down a Russian missile flying towards Poltava in the Sumy region, says the head of Sumy Dmytro Zhyvitsky.
07:55 The data on the rise in prices of food and essentials in Russia from January to March has been published.
07:53 Fighters of the North Operational Command continue to destroy the occupiers in eastern Ukraine as well. The atmosphere at the positions is combative and confident - nothing but victory. There is no other way! The defenders believe.
07:51 Russian ambassador will be summoned to the Canadian Foreign Ministry to show images from the destroyed Bucha and Irpin.
"I instructed my Deputy Minister to summon the Russian Ambassador to ensure he is presented with the images and detailed descriptions of the attacks in Bucha and Irpin," Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly wrote on Twitter.
07:49 Pentagon believes Ukraine can defeat Russia.
"Of course, they (Ukrainians) can win," said Pentagon spokesman John Kirby.
He says one can find confirmation of Ukraine's victory in the war with Russia through the results shown by the AFU on a daily basis.
"Putin has failed to achieve none of his strategic objectives in Ukraine," added Kirby.
07:47 Russia has moved a part of its air force from Belarus to an airfield in the Bryansk region. Military helicopters, fighter jets and aircraft are now based at the Seshcha airfield in the Bryansk region.
The satellite detected 19 fighter jets, at least 20 military helicopters, as well as military transport aircraft AN-124 and IL-76.
07:45 Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Russian citizens to demand an end to the war.
The murdered Ukrainians in Bucha, Irpin and other Ukrainian cities are the last argument for every Russian to finally decide whether they are for war or peace.
"If you stand for war, you will be exiles forever, for the rest of your life, and you will lose everything in the end. However, if you stand for peace, if you have a little shame about the actions of Russian troops in Ukraine, this is a key moment for such citizens of the Russian Federation. You need to demand, precisely demand an end to the war. It is better to lose something now by demanding peace and face the Russian repressive machine than to be equated with Nazis for the rest of your life," the Ukrainian president stressed.
07:43 The US is preparing a lend-lease program for Ukraine.
The US Senate unanimously passed a bill authorizing Biden to activate a lend-lease program. The last time this programme was adopted was during the Second World War.
The decision must now be considered by the House of Representatives.
07:41 Russia has initiated call-up of conscripts dismissed from military service for so-called "preparatory training camp for three months", says the AFU General Staff.
07:39 Today, the UN General Assembly will discuss the suspension of Russia's membership in the UN Human Rights Council.
The UK has also expressed support for the US initiative. British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says "Russia cannot remain a member of the UN human rights body after events in Bucha."
07:37 Ukraine's Special Operations Forces destroy another Russian Buk self-propelled surface-to-air missile system.
07:35 FBI destroys Russian hackers' computer infrastructure. The operation to seize control of Russia's digital infrastructure was a precautionary move aimed at preventing Russian hackers from mobilizing broken devices in a "botnet" - a network of hacked computers that can attack other servers with rogue traffic.
"The botnet was under control via malware called Cyclops Blink. The US and the UK cyber defence agencies have publicly identified it as a Russian military intelligence hacking group, which has repeatedly been accused of carrying out cyber-attacks.
07:33 Operation of the Javelin 5 missile launchers of the 28th Brigade's Knights of Winter Campaign Reserve Battalion.
07:31 US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken sees no scenario that does not involve preserving Ukraine's sovereignty and independence. He made this statement in an interview with NBC.
23:53 The 92nd separate mechanized brigade named after Koshevoy ataman Ivan Sirko has recorded a motivating video.
23:35 The Stugna-P anti-tank missile system of the 81st separate airmobile brigade of the AFU Airborne Assault Troops destroyed another unit of Russian armoured vehicles together with its crew.
23:25 The invaders, who were based in the Chernobyl forests, were exposed to an estimated 18,500 kilobecquerels of radiation - a lethal dose.
Researchers at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute held the research, citing available photos and video footage from the Chernobyl zone visited by the Russian army. The Russian military dug trenches in the most irradiated areas.
A map drawn up by scientists shows the radiation levels of the soil with caesium around the disaster zone, with the location of trenches marked.
23:20 Another accident involving Russian occupiers' equipment on Belarusian roads.
The accident happened on the Dobrush bypass road.
23:17 Danish paint manufacturer Hempel announced its withdrawal from Russia. The company has a plant in Ulyanovsk.
23:07 Today, for the first time, Russia failed to make a payment on its foreign currency debt and reached the finish line to default.