World horrified by Russian atrocities – EU imposes new sanctions, worse than ISIS
The 39th is the day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
We follow the events from hour to hour.
15:00 Russians shelled Nikolaev
Several Russian rockets hit the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Nikolaev, said today Anton Geranschenko, assistant to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
Geranschenko said in a post on social media that local authorities had reported the attack.
14:40 Putin held monologues on historical events, made illogical and unreasonable demands, panicked, feared the crown, and refused to talk about the present
14:07 Indescribable horrors, we will impose more sanctions
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen condemned the “indescribable horrors” recorded in the areas where Russia withdrew. EU Council President Charles Michel used the word “massacre” to describe scenes discovered in Bucha after Russian forces withdrew from the city.
He adds that the EU will introduce sanctions in response and help in efforts to gather evidence for use in international courts.
Shocked by haunting images of atrocities committed by Russian army in Kyiv liberated region #BuchaMassacre
EU is assisting #Ukraine & NGO’s in gathering of necessary evidence for pursuit in international courts.
Further EU sanctions & support are on their way.
Слава Україні!
— Charles Michel (@eucopresident) April 3, 2022
14:00 Steinmeier doesn’t understand the seriousness of the situation?
13:42 Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitri Kuleba said in an interview with the British Times Radio that the Russians killed civilians during the withdrawal from the vicinity of Kyiv out of “pure rage and only because they wanted to.”
Kuleba said that the Russian troops were “worse than ISIS, period” and that, like Klitschko this morning, he accused them of genocide.
The images below can be disturbing
Bucha massacre was deliberate. Russians aim to eliminate as many Ukrainians as they can. We must stop them and kick them out. I demand new devastating G7 sanctions NOW:
-Oil, gas, coal embargo
-Close all ports to Russian vessels and goods
-Disconnect all Russian banks from SWIFT pic.twitter.com/oZkCAETCQp— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) April 3, 2022
13:11 Guardian correspondent: ‘There will be more mass executions as in Bucha, Russians use the same tactics everywhere.”
The British Guardian’s correspondent, Isobel Koshiu, estimates that there will be more difficult conflicts in Ukraine. Writing from Kyiv, she says that from the photos from the attacked city of Bucha in the Kyiv area, it can be concluded that the Russians use almost the same tactics in all the places they occupy.
“The pattern or tactics are almost the same, and parts of those tactics were used in Syria as well. First, they destroy civilian infrastructure. It prevents the supply of gas, water, and electricity. Even if people find a way to charge their mobile phones, Ukrainians suspect that the Russians are using devices to jam and block signals, in addition to destroying repeaters and antennas for mobile networks. “According to what I heard, they attacked the infrastructure of the Kyiv operator Kyivstar in Mariupol,” she added.
The ‘Terminator’ tells Vladimir Putin: Stop this senseless war
12:42 Ukraine regains control of Pripyat
Ukrainian forces have regained control of the city of Pripyat and part of the border area between Ukraine and Belarus, authorities said. Pripyat was a city abandoned after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Today, April 3, units of the Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine took control of the area of the city of Pripyat and the area of the State Border of Ukraine with the Republic of Belarus
Read more: https://t.co/aAPGNpAdwc pic.twitter.com/AlXflniPm1— Генеральний штаб ЗСУ (@GeneralStaffUA) April 3, 2022
12:34 The elite of the Russian army will be responsible for war crimes in Ukraine, believes Oleksandr Levchenko, former ambassador of that country to Croatia, Serbia, and BiH.
11:16 Russia confirmed the attack on Odessa
The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that Russian forces attacked Odessa. The statement claims that they fired rockets at the oil refinery, as well as three energy depots from which the Ukrainian forces in the area of Mykolaiv were supplied.
11:14 Klitschko: This is genocide
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko accused Russian President Vladimir Putin and his troops of genocide.
“What happened in Bucha and other suburbs of Kyiv can only be described as genocide. It is a brutal war crime for which Putin is responsible,” Klitschko said.
“Immediately impose an embargo on oil and gas from Russia,” he demanded.
09:52 Zelenski: Why does official Budapest oppose the entire civilized world?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and said that they did not ask for anything special from official Budapest.
“We have not received a transit of defense aid, we have not seen any efforts to stop this war. Why is that? The whole of Europe wants peace, the whole of Europe does not want the battlefield to be moved from Mariupol to Budapest or from Chernihiv to Vilnius. “Budapest opposes the entire civilized world?” The Ukrainian president asked.
09:15 Disturbing video from the Ukrainian city of Bucha
“New Srebrenica. The Ukrainian city of Bucha has been in the hands of ‘Russian animals’ for several weeks. Local civilians have been arbitrarily executed, some with their hands tied behind their backs and their bodies scattered on the city’s streets,” the Ukrainian Twitter account said. defense.
New Srebrenica. The Ukrainian city of Bucha was in the hands of ?? animals for several weeks. *Local civillians were being executed arbitrarily*, some with hands tied behind their backs, their bodies scattered in the streets of the city.#RussianWarCrimes pic.twitter.com/outzejdidO
— Defence of Ukraine (@DefenceU) April 2, 2022
08:36 Great Britain: We will arm Ukraine to defend Odessa
The British Prime Minister wants to arm Ukraine to defend Odesa. Boris Johnson told ministers on April 2 that he wanted to arm Ukraine with anti-ship missiles in order to prevent Russian bombing and advance on Odesa reports the Kyiv Independent.
⚡️UK Prime Minister wants to arm Ukraine for defense of Odesa.
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson told ministers on April 2 he wants to arm Ukraine with anti-ship missiles to prevent Russian bombardment and advancement on Odesa.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) April 3, 2022
08:32 “Critical objects hit in Odessa”
A spokesman for the regional administration, Sergei Bratchuk, told Ukrainian public television that one of Odesa’s “critical infrastructure facilities” was hit this morning, Reuters reports.
“We hope there will be no casualties,” Bratchuk said.
08:31 Russia has revised its Ukrainian war strategy to focus on taking control of Donbas and other regions in eastern Ukraine with a target date of early May, according to the latest estimates of the American intelligence services.
06:56 Strong detonations in Odessa
Reports of a series of powerful explosions are arriving from the port city of Odessa in the early morning hours.
As one witness told Reuters, a cloud of smoke was visible over parts of the city, but so far there are no other details.
“Powerful explosions in the center of Odessa. The window of my hotel room shook. The cause is not clear to me,” Washington Post correspondent Isabelle Khurshudyan wrote on Twitter, Jutarnji.hr reports.
Woken in Odessa by a series of loud explosions, that appear to come from various locations across the city. The air raid warnings are now sounding again, having first gone off at 0430.
— Richard Gaisford (@richardgaisford) April 3, 2022
06:50 Zelenskyy: Russian forces aim to occupy the east and south of Ukraine
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, stated that the Russian forces aim to occupy the east and the south of the country, and he complained that the western countries did not provide enough anti-missile systems to Kyiv.
In a video address, Zelenski also praised the forces defending the besieged port of Mariupol, saying their resistance allows other cities to gain precious time, Reuters reported.