These are key events on the day of 1,149 Russian War in Ukraine.
Here where things stand On Friday, 18. April:
Fight
- The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that his air systems destroyed or intercepted 71 Ukrainian drones over six Russian regions overnight, of whom 49 were presented in the Kursk region.
- The Ministry stated that the village of Preobrazhensky was seized in the region of eastern Donjerska in Ukraine, state news reports.
- Kiev Air Force said Russia launched five missiles and 75 drones in Ukraine overnight, of which 25 were shot, and another 30 did not achieve their goals due to electronic warfare measures.
- Russian artillery shelling killed two and injured five others in the southern Ukrainian city of Nicopol, said the regional governor of Serhiy Lysak.
- TULL DEATH Since the recent Russian mass attacks on Dnipro rose to three, and 31 others were injured. At least 15 buildings were damaged, stated, stated, is stated, the mayor of Dnipro Filatov.
- Russian drone attacks in the southern region in Ukraine in Ukraine killed twice workers, the governor of the region, said Oleksandr Prokudin.
- Top military commander of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrian, said that Ukraine received lands of about 16 square kilometers (6 square kilometers) near Ukrainian settlements, Kotlyne and Shevchenko, and are all at a short distance from the logistics hub, Pokrovsk.
Cute
- Russian installed Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was said that the object was attacked by Ukrainian drones despite each other agreed by the 30-day moratorium on energy striking.
- The spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry of Maria Zakharova said that Ukraine breached the agreement daily, claiming a total of 80 strikes so far in energy locations. According to the Moscow Ministry of Defense, 10 attacks were performed in the past day.
- The largest private energy producer in Ukraine said that Russian drone attacks destroyed their energy infrastructure in the Dnepropetrovska region.
- The Ukrainian delegation met with representatives of the United Kingdom, France and Germany in Paris to discuss potential breaking from Moscow and Kiev Foreign Minister, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.
- Ukraine and European countries also met with the United States of the United States Marco Rubio and the American Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in Paris to pray Kyiv case for a fair relationship with Russia.
- Dmitry sand spokesman said that the meeting between the United States, Ukraine and European countries in Paris was an opportunity for WITKOFF to inform them about the status of the interruption of fire.
- Russian envoy said Russia’s meeting, Vladimir Putin’s meeting with Witkoff was “extremely productive,” but accused some of the countries attempting to disrupt the dialogue between the two countries.
Politics and diplomacy
- Ukraine and now they signed a Memorandum of intentions As an initial step towards the clinch of the Mineral Extraction Agreement in Ukraine, Ukraine said the first Deputy Prime Minister of Julia Svyrydenko.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on “pressure” on Russia to complete the Moscow three-year war on Kiev.
- President Zelenskyy also said that Ukraine has evidence that China supplies artillery and gunpowder in Russia.
- Zelenskyy said that Russia reduced strikes on Ukraine energy facilities, but instead started targeted civilian infrastructure.
- Zelenskyy also said Kyiv was prepared Buy at least 10 patriotic systems of defense systems From the US to protect ourselves from Russian attacks.
- The spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry of Zakharova said that the use of a rocket, the bull strikes in Russia would be considered direct participation in Germany in the Ukrainian war. Her comments was followed by German comments Chancellor-in-Weeting Friedrich Merz expressing a willingness to supply Kievs with missiles.
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2025-04-18 04:46:00