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08:20

Poland is ready to treat 10,000 Ukrainian servicemen wounded during the war with Russia. – Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki

08:24

The Russian army in this war will forever go down in world history as one of the most barbaric and inhuman armies in the world. – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky

08:30

Russian aggressors continue to forcibly relocate Ukrainians from temporarily occupied territories to Russia, just as Nazi Germany once did. – Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Serhiy Kyslytsya

09:10

In the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, servicemen of the United Forces successfully repelled 10 attacks of the Russian occupants in a day. – United Forces Operation Command

11:15

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from February 24 to April 20 (approximate): 20900 servicemen; 815 tanks; 2087 armored vehicles; 391 artillery systems; 136 multiple rocket launchers; 67 anti-aircraft systems; 171 aircraft; 150 helicopters; 1504 military vehicles; 8 military boats/ships; 76 fuel tanks; 165 tactical UAVs; 27 units of special vehicles; 4 SAMs – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

 

12:25

In Mariupol, the Russians could have used phosphorus bombs, but it is possible that we are also talking about chemical weapons. – Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanik

15:37

About 2,000 Ukrainian families from the city of Irpin have become homeless due to hostilities by Russian troops. – Oleksii Kuleba, Head of the Regional Humanitarian Center

15:44

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, more than 5 million Ukrainians have gone abroad. In addition, another 7.1 million citizens of Ukraine have moved to another region within Ukraine. – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

16:07

The government of Japan has expelled 8 Russian diplomats today. Some Russian diplomats are suspected of espionage. – Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)

18:11

The Israeli government has decided to provide Ukraine with personal protective equipment for emergency services. – Embassy of Ukraine in the State of Israel

18:26

On April 19, Russian aggressors declared a “silent regime” to evacuate civilians from the territory of the Azovstal metallurgical plant, and began shelling the plant area at the same time. – Petro Andriushchenko, Adviser to the Mariupol Mayor

19:26

About 120 thousand people are trapped in besieged by Russian troops Mariupol at the moment. Russian occupiers are bombing unarmed civilians and blocking humanitarian aid. – Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine

20:18

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine (as of April 20), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has recorded 2,224 deaths and 2,897 injuries to civilians in Ukraine [conservative estimates, real numbers are likely higher]. – OHCHR

21:01

In the village of Borodianka, in the Kyiv region, rescue workers have pulled 41 dead civilians from the rubble of destroyed residential buildings. – Heorhii Yerk, Acting Head of the Borodianka Village Council

21:52

The US government has imposed new sanctions against the Russian Federation. In particular, the new sanctions list includes the commercial bank Transcapitalbank (TCB) with its international network and the largest Russian mining company Bitriver AG. – The US Department of the Treasure

22:24

During the investigation, law enforcement officers have found 9 burials of civilians in liberated from Russian aggressors Borodianka, in the Kyiv region. – Iryna Venediktova, Prosecutor General of Ukraine

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At night on September 21, 2023, Russia attacked the capital of Ukraine with cruise missiles. Ukrainian defenders shot down more than 20 enemy air targets in the sky over Kyiv. Due to the fallen debris, there are destruction and injured victims.

By Valentyn Ogirenko / Reuters

Ukrainian children and their teachers wait in the basement of a kindergarten that is used as a bomb shelter during an air raid alert in Kryvyi Rih, the Dnipropetrovsk region. September 2023.

By Roman Pilipey / AFP / Getty Images

Russian forces hit industrial warehouses in Lviv with Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 drones. The body of a dead worker was found under the rubble, and 2 more people were injured. September 19, 2023.

Photo from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gives an award to a wounded soldier as he visits the Staten Island University Hospital, where Ukrainian military are being treated for war injuries. September 18, 2023, New York, USA.

By Eduardo Munoz / Reuters

A soldier of the Ukrainian “Azov” Regiment hugs a Hasidic Jew in Uman during the celebration of Rosh Hashanah. A military man with the call sign Rebbe came from the frontline to Uman for one day. September 16, 2023.

By Vladyslav Musiienko / Reuters

Ukrainian rescuers from the Kupiansk community train to apply a tourniquet. Currently, on almost all emergency calls, they have to eliminate the consequences of Russian shelling, and often there are casualties. September 14, 2023, the Kharkiv region.

By Oleksandr Stavytskyi / Suspilne Kharkiv

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