Events, comments, economic and sanctions news
MK is broadcasting events around Ukraine online. Day 413 is coming. The Federation Council approved the law on electronic subpoenas. Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmyhal said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will launch a counteroffensive when they are ready for it, possibly in the summer. The Ministry of Digital Development states that it will be possible to launch the register of persons liable for military service in full no earlier than the autumn draft. The UK and US have extended sanctions against Russia. In Crimea and Sevastopol, the May 9 parade and other events, as well as May Day demonstrations, are canceled for security reasons.
The Russian armed forces hit the firing position of the Ukrainian military in the Donetsk direction with thermite shells.
Gorlovka Mayor Ivan Prikhodko said that a woman died as a result of the shelling of the settlement of Panteleymonovka in the DPR by Ukrainian troops.
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Reuters reported that Ukraine lost between 124,500 and 131,000 killed and wounded in the fighting.
The Washington Post reported that the man behind the leak of Pentagon documents said he had received them at a «military base.»
The head of the press center of the «Center» group, Alexander Savchuk, said that the crews of Russian Su-25 attack aircraft destroyed Ukrainian assault groups in the Krasnolimansky direction.
Deputy head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexander Grushko said that at the moment the risks of a clash between the forces of Russia and the North Atlantic Alliance are increasing significantly.
Former US spy Ritter declared Zelensky's danger to the whole world
Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Grushko said that Russia has sufficient military resources so that «the Baltic Sea does not become NATO's.»
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmigal announced that international partners are ready to provide Ukraine with long-term support in the amount of $115 billion.
Former National Security Adviser to the President of the United States, John Bolton, proposed to include Australia, Israel and Japan in NATO.
RBC: Swiss banks began sending warnings to customers from Russia about the possibility of closing their accounts if they continue to pay taxes in Russia.
Railway station taken: Military correspondents spoke about the successes of the «Wagnerites» in Artemovsk
Former head of the LPR office in Russia, Rodion Miroshnik, said that the United States is the only party interested in the early start of the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, since Washington needs political dividends and at least some result for the tens of billions of dollars spent on the Ukrainian direction.
Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov: New US anti-Russian sanctions will not affect Moscow's approaches, but will damage Washington's reputation.
Zelensky said that Washington knows about every cent spent by Kiev
< p>Zelensky, in another video message, called on the countries that froze the assets of the Russian Federation to transfer them to Kiev so that he could send these assets to the restoration of Ukraine.
Canada announced the shipment of 21,000 automatic rifles, 38 machine guns and more than 2.4 million rounds of ammunition to Ukraine .
The New York Times: US intelligence admits the death of Putin and Zelensky, as well as Kiev's strike on the Kremlin
RIA Novosti: Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that businessmen from unfriendly countries are showing interest in SPIEF.
TASS: Acting governor of the Kherson region Volodymyr Saldo said that Ukrainian oligarchs will be deprived of their property in the region by 2028.
Arestovich: «The main obstacle to the counteroffensive is the endless rains that fall in Ukraine. The weather holds, only the weather . Counteroffensive is 90% ready».
Economic Times: G7 countries are considering imposing sanctions on Russian diamonds weighing 1 carat or more.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikov asked his Spanish counterpart Robles to provide Kiev with additional assistance, in particular anti-aircraft systems.
Reuters: US Treasury Secretary Yellen called for continued support for Ukraine, she recommended that the Ukrainian authorities focus on improving public administration and fighting corruption.
The UN is in discussions with the people responsible for SWIFT about reconnecting Russian banks to the system as part of a product deal, said Dujarric, a spokesman for the organization's secretary general.
Prime Minister Morawiecki: Poland wants to produce depleted uranium shells for American Abrams tanks.
Mass events in the Kherson region on May 9 will not be held for security reasons, Saldo said.
Deputy Kartapolov named those who were dissatisfied electronic subpoenas «propindos riff-raff»
Prime Minister of Ukraine Shmyhal met with US Secretary of Defense Austin and said later that the urgent needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the counteroffensive were discussed. In particular, he reiterated that Kiev needs F-15 and F-16 fighters, as well as longer-range missiles.
Khusnullin commented on US sanctions: «I live, work and play in Russia, abroad with I don't have anything, I'm not going there.»
An air raid alert has been declared in a number of eastern regions of Ukraine.
Peskov: the bill on electronic subpoenas has not yet been submitted to the president for signature.
The United States withdrew Kommersant from sanctions against Usmanov's assets.
Streets named after Daria Dugina and Alexander Zakharchenko appeared in Melitopol.
Minsk calls for a ceasefire in Ukraine and the start of negotiations, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry said.
The United States has imposed sanctions against dozens of individuals and entities associated with Russia. The lists include, among other things, Megafon, Metalloinvest, Deputy Prime Minister Khusnullin, Yunarmiya, 19 merchant ships.
Prigozhin called for the «sanitization» of the Russian elite, «until they ran away»
The Netherlands plans to completely stop importing liquefied natural gas from Russia, Energy Minister Jetten told Bloomberg.
The court in the Kaluga region did not consider the accusation of the military surgeon Yevich of discrediting the RF Armed Forces — the case was returned without consideration. Earlier, Governor Shapsha stood up for the surgeon, stating that «under his (Yevich's) methodological guidance, our medical students collected several thousand tactical first-aid kits for Kaluga residents — participants in the NVO.»
The State Duma proposed introducing a military tax for the duration of the special operation — deputy Nilov believes that 2-3% in addition to the current personal income tax will not affect the Russians: «Is this some kind of impossible spending and loss?»
Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Russian Federation has published «list-333», which includes representatives of the leadership of Canada, parliamentarians, politicians, activists and athletes — they are prohibited from entering Russia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained the restrictions by anti-Russian sanctions imposed by Canada.
Deputy Zhuravlev told RIA Novosti that he had submitted to the State Duma a project on lifelong deprivation of the right to hold positions in the civil service for draft evasion.
TASS: Spain expects that six Leopard tanks will be delivered to Ukraine by the end of April.
Prigozhin spoke about the video of the decapitation of an alleged Ukrainian soldier.
Zelensky submitted a bill to the Rada to terminate the agreement with Belarus on the mutual protection of state secrets.
Following the Federation Council approved a law on reducing the period for recognizing the participants of the special operation as missing and dead.
Matvienko — at the adoption of the law on electronic subpoenas: «I have great respect for Israel. Look at the discipline there. If you have not served in the army, you are generally an inferior citizen.»
. Senator Narusova voted «against», the remaining 163 parliamentarians in the hall voted «for».
Peskov said that the law on electronic subpoenas is designed to fix the mess in the military registration and enlistment offices.
Alla Pugacheva was declared in prosecutor's office about «funding the Armed Forces of Ukraine»
In the Belgorod region, several settlements were shelled, private houses were damaged, one person received a slight concussion.
Peskov commented on the reasons for the prompt adoption by the State Duma of the bill on military registration: «Now all such documents are extremely important and, of course, the Duma perceives them as top-priority and urgent.»
Prigozhin said that PMC «Wagner» is not a PMC. According to him, the PMC is a commercial structure, the purpose of which is to make money, and «PMC» Wagner «never made money», and «acted as a defender of the interests of the Russian Federation» with its funds.
Senator Narusova is concerned about the invasion of plague marmots from Mongolia
Former State Duma candidate Anastasia Bryukhanov has been prosecuted under the article «about fakes about the Russian army.» The reason was a video she posted on YouTube about the events in Bucha. In the last Duma elections, she took 2nd place in her constituency, tried to challenge the results of electronic voting through the court, but the claim was rejected.
Shot: a kamikaze drone attacked a pig farm in the Belgorod region, then the enterprise was fired upon; 179 pigs were killed, another 150 animals were injured.
Nabiullina explained the fall of the ruble
The head of the RKhBZ troops, Kirillov, speaking before the Federation Council, said that the Ministry of Defense is now investigating 240 pathogens of dangerous diseases — them, according to him, the military found in four laboratories in Ukraine.
Mash: Kristina Orbakaite and her eldest son, musician Nikita Presnyakov, were asked to check on the financing of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the prosecutor's office. The applicant is the Association of Patriotic Forces of the South of Russia.
«Parliamentary newspaper»: senators propose to make basic military training a separate subject at school, but for now, from September 1, high school students will study this subject as part of life safety.
The counteroffensive of the Ukrainian army may begin in the summer of 2023, the visitor told The Hill Prime Minister of Ukraine Shmyhal on a visit to Washington.
A fighter of PMC «Wagner» announced the changed conditions of the tank battle. According to him, now combat vehicles strike at enemy positions from afar and try to avoid the range of anti-tank systems and drones.
The UK has added 11 new positions to the anti-Russian sanctions list.
The United States plans additional deliveries weapons to Ukraine, we are talking about Abrams tanks and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. This was announced by Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki.
It turned out why American fighters are needed for the spring offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
CIA Head Burns believes that Russian President Putin is not serious about negotiations on the Ukrainian conflict.
The Serbian Minister of Defense refuted reports of arms supplies to Ukraine, calling them lies.
The Ukrainian company Energoatom has concluded an agreement with the Canadian Cameco on the supply of uranium concentrate to Ottawa. It will be used to implement a program for the production of nuclear fuel for nuclear power plants in Ukraine.
The Security Service of Ukraine has a large recruiting base on the territory of the Russian Federation, retired FSB General Mikhailov told Lente.ru. In his opinion, many refugees come to the country with bad intentions.
The leak of documents in the United States may be a fake, a deliberate stuffing, said Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov.
Reuters: Serbia became the only European a country that refused to impose anti-Russian sanctions, but, according to secret Pentagon documents, it agreed or has already begun to supply weapons to Ukraine.
Retired Lieutenant Colonel Marochko said that Ukrainian troops are accumulating manpower and equipment in the Kupyansk direction. It is noted that this is happening near the village of Kislovka.