•The Russian military attacked police officers using drones in Kherson and Beryslav, Kherson region, over the past day. Officers were injured.
"The Russian military once again attacked police officers with the help of drones," the Kherson region police reported.
As noted, in Kherson city, a police car was attacked by an UAV. Two police officers were injured, their car was damaged.
•Russian aircraft struck an enterprise located in a border district in Chernihiv region.
The Operational Command North reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.
"Around 16:00, the enemy attacked an industrial enterprise in Semenivka district with guided aerial bombs," the report says.
•The video showing the beheading of a Ukrainian soldier has been released for intimidation purposes.
The relevant statement was made by Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Daria Zarivna on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
According to Zarivna, this video “finally dehumanizes and demonstrates the whole essence of the terrorist state of Russia”.
In her words, it is also Russia’s psychological operations (PSYOP) used for intimidation purposes.
•If there are no changes in Wagner Group’s war tactics around Bakhmut in Donetsk region, their forces will be exhausted within two months.
Such an opinion was expressed by the spokesman for the Eastern Group of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Serhii Cherevatyi, who spoke on the air of the national telethon, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
"With such intensity as they (the Wagner Group - ed.) are being annihilated today, if they fail to change their war tactics, I think we’re talking two months. This is my subjective outlook. Again, that’s if they don’t re-establish their manpower supply sources," Cherevatyi said.
•A total of 1,374 civilians were killed in the Kyiv region during Russian occupation, and 717 of them were shot dead with small arms.
The relevant statement was made by Head of the Main Directorate of the National Police of Ukraine in the Kyiv region Andrii Niebytov during a briefing at Media Center Ukraine -Ukrinform.
“A total of 1,374 bodies of victims were discovered. These are Ukrainian civilians who have been killed. Most importantly, 717 out of 1,374 victims were shot dead with small arms, i.e. most people were killed deliberately. A total of 340 people died from mine blast injuries, and the cause of death for 317 people was not established. They could have died naturally during occupation, or due to the lack of medical assistance,” Niebytov told.
•Ukrainian artillery liquidates thousands of Russian soldiers and units of enemy equipment, skillfully combining foreign weapons with domestic artillery systems.
Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander of Ukraine’s Ground Forces, wrote this on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“Ukrainian artillery proves its effectiveness. It liquidates thousands of soldiers and units of enemy equipment. Along with foreign weapons, Ukrainian soldiers skillfully combine domestic artillery systems to hit enemy targets on the battlefield," he wrote.Apr 16, 2023 
Ukraine Uncensored NetworkThe Russian military attacked police officers using drones in Kherson and Beryslav, Kherson region, over the past day. Officers were injured.
"The Russian military once again attacked police officers with the help of drones," the Kherson region police reported.
As noted, in Kherson city, a police car was attacked by an UAV. Two police officers were injured, their car was damaged.
Two police cars came under enemy fire in Beryslav town. The enemy dropped modified ammunition, injuring a police officer and damaging cars.
In addition, the Russian army repeatedly struck the populated settlements in Kherson and Beryslav districts over the past day. The Russian army attacked the objects of residential and energy infrastructure with MLRS, artillery, mortars, UAVs, and aircraft. As a result of the shelling, civilians were injured in Bilozerka, Vesele, and Olhivka villages.
The enemy struck Beryslav town, targeting the territory of a farm and a sunflower oil production company. At least 47 residential buildings were damaged around the sites of the explosions of guided aerial bombs. The town and surrounding villages were left without electricity.
Read also: Eight injured as Russian forces shell Kherson region 96 times in past day
Also, the police informed that the Russian troops once again subjected the city of Kherson to massive shelling, where explosions rang out around the clock. The enemy tried to destroy infrastructural facilities, targeted the territory of a river port, residential neighborhoods of the regional center, Korabel microdistrict, and the suburbs. Apartments in high-rise buildings, private houses, and cars were damaged by shells.
In total, over the past day, the police opened 27 criminal cases over Russian war crimes in Kherson region.Apr 15, 2023 Ukraine Uncensored Network Ukraine Uncensored Network Russian troops increased the number of missile carriers in the Black Sea to two overnight.
The Head of the Joint Coordination Press Center of the Southern Defense Forces, Natalia Humeniuk, said this on the air of the United News telethon, Ukrinform reports.
"The enemy increased its number of missile carriers overnight. There are now two of them in the Black Sea - a surface frigate and a submarine," she said, pointing out that a total volley of Kalibr missiles can reach 12.
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Humeniuk emphasized that a threat of a missile strike remains. According to her, the activity of Russian aviation is quite powerful, despite the fact that the invaders have been saving missiles lately.
"It is unlikely to be a massive missile strike... Although analysts and experts say that the Russians can gather forces to strike hard at the territory of Ukraine on the day before, for example, a counter-offensive and threaten citizens," added the Head of the Joint Coordination Press Center of the Southern Defense Forces.
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As reported on Tuesday, Russia kept four of its ships on combat duty in the Black Sea, including one Kalibr cruise missile carrier with a total volley of up to four missiles.Apr 12, 2023 Ukraine Uncensored Network The video showing the beheading of a Ukrainian soldier has been released for intimidation purposes.
The relevant statement was made by Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Daria Zarivna on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
According to Zarivna, this video “finally dehumanizes and demonstrates the whole essence of the terrorist state of Russia”.
In her words, it is also Russia’s psychological operations (PSYOP) used for intimidation purposes.
“The target audience is not only Ukraine but also Western societies,” Zarivna added.
Nevertheless, such methods do not work with Ukrainians.
“This is what Russians are afraid of but not us,” Zarivna stressed.
A reminder that last week two videos were posted on social media, allegedly showing the beheadings of Ukrainian defenders. According to CNN, the videos appear to be of separate events. One of them may have been filmed very recently, while the other – from the amount of foliage seen on the ground – looks like it was filmed during the summer.
The first video was posted by a pro-Russian social media channel on April 8, 2023. It was filmed by Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group and shows the beheaded corpses of two Ukrainian soldiers lying on the ground next to a destroyed military vehicle. Russian sources claim that this video came from near Bakhmut.
The second video was posted on Twitter and is heavily blurred. It looks to have been filmed during the summer because of the amount of plant life on the ground. The video shows a Russian fighter using a knife to cut off the head of a Ukrainian soldier.Apr 12, 2023 Ukraine Uncensored Network If there are no changes in Wagner Group’s war tactics around Bakhmut in Donetsk region, their forces will be exhausted within two months.
Such an opinion was expressed by the spokesman for the Eastern Group of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Serhii Cherevatyi, who spoke on the air of the national telethon, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
"With such intensity as they (the Wagner Group - ed.) are being annihilated today, if they fail to change their war tactics, I think we’re talking two months. This is my subjective outlook. Again, that’s if they don’t re-establish their manpower supply sources," Cherevatyi said.
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According to the spokesperson, firefights are underway in and around Bakhmut, where the situation remains “very difficult” since capturing the town is one of the priority goals for the Russian leadership at the moment.
"However, our command clearly sees their plans, we know how to respond to them. Our intelligence and aerial surveillance are working, too," the official assured the public.
He added that the most aggressive enemy units have been amassed in the area.
Read also: Russians switched to 'Syrian' scorched earth tactics in battle for Bakhmut – Ukraine commander
"Many months of our defense show that we are exhausting the enemy, we are knocking their fighting spirit out. We are depleting their forces while our Ukrainian reserves are being prepared," Cherevatyi said.
As reported earlier with reference to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the invaders are trying to take full control of the town of Bakhmut, where fierce battles continue.Apr 11, 2023 Ukraine Uncensored Network A total of 1,374 civilians were killed in the Kyiv region during Russian occupation, and 717 of them were shot dead with small arms.
The relevant statement was made by Head of the Main Directorate of the National Police of Ukraine in the Kyiv region Andrii Niebytov during a briefing at Media Center Ukraine -Ukrinform.
“A total of 1,374 bodies of victims were discovered. These are Ukrainian civilians who have been killed. Most importantly, 717 out of 1,374 victims were shot dead with small arms, i.e. most people were killed deliberately. A total of 340 people died from mine blast injuries, and the cause of death for 317 people was not established. They could have died naturally during occupation, or due to the lack of medical assistance,” Niebytov told.
In his words, during Russian occupation, 38 children were killed and 43 injured in the Kyiv region. A total of 195 bodies are remaining unidentified, and 279 people are considered missing.
According to Niebytov, following operational and investigative actions in the Kyiv region’s de-occupied areas, a total of 11,333 criminal proceedings were opened. Most of them are being investigated by the Security Service of Ukraine in accordance with Art. 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violation of laws and customs of war).
Forty-one persons have already been charged, and 34 cases are being heard in courts.Apr 11, 2023 Ukraine Uncensored Network Ukrainian artillery liquidates thousands of Russian soldiers and units of enemy equipment, skillfully combining foreign weapons with domestic artillery systems.
Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander of Ukraine’s Ground Forces, wrote this on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“Ukrainian artillery proves its effectiveness. It liquidates thousands of soldiers and units of enemy equipment. Along with foreign weapons, Ukrainian soldiers skillfully combine domestic artillery systems to hit enemy targets on the battlefield," he wrote.
In particular, the commander noted the 27th, 43rd and 107th missile and artillery brigades. According to Syrskyi, they repeatedly proved their productivity by providing powerful fire support during various military operations.
As reported by Ukrinform, missile and artillery forces hit the position of the enemy air defense system and three e-warfare stations, two areas of concentration of enemy manpower, weapons and military equipment, and an ammunition depot over the past day.Apr 8, 2023 Ukraine Uncensored Network - Eng
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Ukraine’s Air Force delivers eight strikes on Russian positions - General Staff
08.04.2023 20:00Throughout the day, Ukraine’s Air Force eight times struck enemy clusters, while rocket and artillery forces hit the position of the enemy air defense system and three e-warfare stations.
That’s according to an evening update by the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Ukrinform reports.
The Russian army continues to focus its main efforts on offensive operations in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Maryinka directions. Ukraine’s defense forces repelled over 35 enemy attacks in the said areas.
Russian troops carried out two missile and 34 air strikes, as well as more than 36 attacks using MLR systems.
The General Staff emphasizes that the likelihood of further Russian missile and air strikes remains high throughout the territory of Ukraine.
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According to the Armed Forces, the operational situation in the Volyn, Polissia, Sivershchyna, and Slobozhanshchyna directions has not undergone any significant changes as no signs of any offensive groupings being formed were detected.
Hremiach in Chernihiv region, Seredyna-Buda, Baranivka, Bezsalivka, Volfine, Turya, and Vysoke in Sumy region, Veterynarne, Vilkhivka, Ternova, Vovchansk, Karaichne, and Chuhunivka in Kharkiv region were subjected to enemy shelling.
Kolodyazne, Krasne Pershe, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Krokhmalne, Kindrashivka, Pischane, and Berestove of e Kharkiv region were hit by Russian artillery in the Kupiansk direction.
In the Lyman direction, the Russians launched unsuccessful offensive operations in the area south of Kuzmyne and Verkhnyokamianske. Cherneshchyna of Kharkiv region, Makiivka, Nevske, Dibrova, and Bilohorivka of Luhansk region, and Yampolivka, Torske, Siversk, and Spirne of Donetsk region were hit by enemy artillery.
In the direction of Bakhmut, Russian troops pursue their offensive, trying to take full control of the city of Bakhmut, where the fighting continues. During the day, the invaders carried out unsuccessful offensive operations in the area of Bohdanivka. Nearly 10 enemy attacks were repelled by Ukrainian Defense Forces on the indicated section of the front line.
Vasiukivka, Minkivka, Zaliznyanske, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Markove, Hryhorivka, Bakhmut, Khromove, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Stupochki, Bila Hora, and Druzhba of Donetsk region were affected by the Russian shelling.
Read also: Two men injured in Russian shelling of Zaporizhzhia region
On the Avdiyivka and Maryinka axes, the enemy had no gains in their offensive efforts in the Novokalynove, Severne, Pervomaiske, and Maryinka areas. The fiercest battles on the indicated section of the front continue for Maryinka, where Ukrainian defenders repelled more than 10 enemy attacks.
At the same time, the Russians shelled Novokalynove, Kamianka, Stepove, Orlivka, Avdiivka, Severne, Netaylove, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Pobieda, and Paraskoviivka in Donetsk region.
The Russian army conducted no offensive operations in the Shakhtarske direction. At the same time, the invaders shelled Novomykhailivka, Shakhtarske, Novoukrainka, Velyka Novosilka, Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, and Novomayorske in Donetsk region.
In the Zaporizhia and Kherson directions, Russian troops continue to build up defensive lines and positions in terms of their further fortification. Settlements bordering the battle line were hit by enemy artillery.
Among those shelled are Vremivka and Novopil of Donetsk region, Novosilka, Olhivske, Malynivka, Chervone, Hulyaipole, Charivne, and Mala Tokmachka of Zaporizhia region, as well as Kherson, Dudchany, Kachkarivka, Beryslav, Kozatske, Mykolaivka, Ivanivka, Mykilske, and Dniprovske of Kherson region.
According to the General Staff, the Russian invaders continue to suffer significant losses. To replenish their units, the Russian command decided to hold early graduations from higher military educational facilities in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kostroma, Penza, Omsk, Tyumen, Kazan, Novosibirsk, Volsk, and Blagoveshchensk on April 29, 2023.
It has been established that graduations from facilities, which prepare specialists for military units of strategic missile forces, aerospace forces, and naval forces will be held in accordance with previously planned schedules.
As Ukrinform reported earlier, the air defense forces destroyed the Supercam reconnaissance drone operated by Russian invaders in Mykolaiv region.Apr 8, 2023 Ukraine Uncensored Network Ukraine offered Russia to exchange prisoners of war who profess Islam on an "all for all" basis to mark the beginning of Ramadan, but Russia turned down the offer.
The advisor on communications of the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Daria Zarivna, said this in an interview with Voice of America, Ukrinform reports.
"We came up with a proposal to exchange Muslims "all for all" on both sides as a sign of respect for their culture and traditions. Unfortunately, the Russian side accepted this idea without much enthusiasm," Zarivna said.
According to Zarivna, an initiative to exchange Muslim prisoners of war is one of many creative solutions that Ukrainian negotiators use to exchange prisoners.
"Our negotiation team is characterized by a proactive position. And we are constantly looking for different angles from which to approach. This is a difficult process that needs to be continued, constantly looking for new ways to get more of our people out," Zarivna added.
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As Ukrinform reported earlier, Andriy Yusov, head of the working group of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War on engagement with the media and relatives of defenders, said that Ukraine negotiates with the Russian side on several exchanges at the same time. He added that Ukraine is attempting to agree on the exchange of prisoners in the "all for all" format.
On April 4, Ukraine gained back from Russian captivity 40 defenders of Zmiinyi Island.Apr 7, 2023 Ukraine Uncensored Network The President of the European Commission called on Chinese President Xi Jinping to help establish a just peace in Ukraine. Ursula von der Leyen said that China, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, has a special responsibility to uphold the basic principles of the UN Charter.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said this after a meeting with the Chinese leader Xi Jinping, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“This visit is taking place in a challenging and increasing volatile context, in particular, because of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. China's position on this is crucial for the European Union. As a member of the UN Security Council, there is a big responsibility and we expect that China will play its role and promote a just peace, one that respects Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, one of the cornerstones of the UN Charter,“ the EU top diplomat said.
The President of the European Commission also added that during the negotiations with Xi, she expressed strong support for Volodymyr Zelensky’s peace plan and welcomed some of the principles that had been put forward by China.
“This is notably the case on the issue of nuclear safety and risk reduction, and China's statement on the unacceptability of nuclear threats or the use of nuclear weapons. We also count on China not to provide any military equipment directly or indirectly to Russia, because we all know arming the aggressor would be against international law, and it would significantly harm our relationship“, highlighted von der Leyen.
Read also: Macron urges Xi to reason with Russia for peace in Ukraine
As reported, last week French President Emmanuel Macron invited European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to visit Beijing to discuss and find solutions to the problematic issues in relations between Europe and China. Both European leaders are currently in the Chinese capital.Apr 6, 2023 Ukraine Uncensored Network The Head of the Joint Coordinating Press Center of Security and Defence of South of Ukraine Natalia Humeniuk called the Russian army launching guided bombs with aircraft a step of desperation.
The Head of the Joint Press Center Natalia Humeniuk expressed this opinion on the United News telethon, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
"We can conclude that the enemy's use of aircraft with guided bombs is a step of desperation because they have nothing else to use," the spokesperson said.
According to the military, thanks to the actions of Ukrainian defenders, the Russian army has less and less positions from where they can strike the right bank of the Dnipro. According to the Operational Command "South", 45 attacks on the Kherson region and one attack on the Dnipro-Bug estuary were recorded on the previous day. The invaders continue to claim that they allegedly control something, but in reality, they can only afford to make isolated attacks.
Read also: Kherson region comes under enemy fire 42 times, civilian injured
"That is why, having reduced their ground power, they are using aviation and UAVs, which previously they used only for reconnaissance, and now they are tying grenades and trying to hit large crowds of people," Humeniuk emphasizes.
She also pointed out that "when the occupiers are looking for a new tactic, we are always looking for countermeasures."
As reported, on the left bank of the Kherson region, Russian invaders are setting up defensive lines and dropping grenades from reconnaissance drones.Apr 6, 2023 Ukraine Uncensored Network Ukraine Uncensored Network Poland is trying to get additional security guarantees for Ukraine at the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius this July.
According to an Ukrinform correspondent, Polish President Andrzej Duda said this at a joint press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Warsaw on April 5.
"Today, we are trying to get additional security guarantees for Ukraine at the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius that will take place in the near future. They will strengthen Ukraine's military potential, the sense of security of Ukrainian society, and will also be very strong support for Ukrainian soldiers in their fight against the Russian invader," Duda said.
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He noted that Poland strongly supports Ukraine's membership in NATO. "We hope that we will be able to obtain such guarantees for Ukraine as a prelude to Ukraine's future full membership of NATO, in which Poland has strongly supported Ukraine all the time," the Polish president added.
Duda also said that Poland supports Ukraine becoming a full member of the European Union as quickly as possible.
Duda said that security issues had been discussed at his meeting with Zelensky and that he had assured the Ukrainian leader of Poland's continued support for Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression. According to him, Poland is currently the third largest country -- after the United States and Britain -- in terms of the amount of military aid provided to Ukraine.
According to Duda, negotiations also concerned the development of economic cooperation. He noted that Poland is currently Ukraine's largest economic partner and expressed hope that this bilateral cooperation would continue.
In addition, both parties discussed "complex elements of the past" between Ukraine and Poland and important historical issues that "very often remain a wound in many families today." According to Duda, there is "no taboo" on this topic between the two leaders.
"I am convinced that President [Zelensky] and I will pursue a calm, consistent and good policy of building ties between our peoples, including the policy of memory - honest, reliable memory," he said.
He added that the ties between the Polish and Ukrainian peoples had become closer amid the dramatic situation in which the Ukrainians found themselves due to Russian aggression and the two nations would be able to "build a great future."Apr 5, 2023 Ukraine Uncensored Network Ukraine Uncensored Network Ukraine Uncensored Network The line of active hostilities in Ukraine now is more than 1,200 kilometers long.
The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during an online meeting with members of the U.S. National Association of Governors, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“The line of active hostilities in Ukraine now is more than 1,200 kilometers long. It’s like from Washington, D.C., to Chicago and back! The total frontline is even more than that,” Zelensky told.
In his words, millions of people live in the cities and villages, from which Ukraine’s Defense Forces have either already expelled the Russian flag or are preparing to do so.
According to the President of Ukraine, the Kremlin dreams of humiliating America and Europe, and the whole free world, as well as of splitting NATO and provoking a conflict that will force the American nation to choose whether to fight or not.
“It is Ukraine, that is your last frontier, your last reliable border. Thanks to our strength, in particular your people will not have to make this choice – a choice about your men and women – brave soldiers, whose lives would be laid on the Altar of protecting the most precious – freedom,” Zelensky stressed.
The Head of State noted that Ukraine is capable of preventing the expansion of the war and defeating Russia.
A reminder that, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Donetsk region’s Bakhmut and Marinka are remaining the epicenther of hostilities. Over the past day, the Ukrainian military have repelled about 20 attacks.Apr 4, 2023 Ukraine Uncensored Network A pensioner was detained in Simferopol, Crimea, for writing pro-Ukrainian slogans on a fence.
"A 58-year-old woman was detained in Akmesjit (Simferopol) for writing pro-Ukrainian slogans on a fence," the Crimean Tatar Resource Center posted on Telegram with reference to the press service of Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The woman said that she was writing slogans on various city infrastructure objects in Gagarinsky district of Simferopol in the evenings and at night over the past few months as a sign of her disagreement with the Russian Federation's "special military operation."
In addition, the occupiers noted, the woman sent photos of the slogans to her daughter. And the daughter shared them in "pro-Ukrainian" Telegram channels.
Currently, the investigation is underway under Part 2 of Art. 214 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("vandalism").
As reported, in the Russian-controlled Kyivsky District Court of Simferopol, a prosecutor requested a 10-year prison sentence for Crimean Tatar Appaz Kurtamet, for alleged "financing an illegal armed formation."Apr 4, 2023 Ukraine Uncensored Network Ukraine Uncensored Network Ukraine Uncensored Network 
