Withdrawal of Russian troops a deception?

Warning about returning to Kyiv - This happened at night

Created: 04/05/2022Updated: 04/05/2022 07:04

War in Ukraine People are trying to leave Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine.

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Russian troops intensify their attack in eastern and southern Ukraine.

Kiev Mayor Klitschko warns against explosive devices in houses.

The events of the night.

Kyiv/Bucha/Moscow – The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense expects further Russian attacks on the besieged city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine.

Russian troops were preparing to capture the city, Defense Ministry spokesman Olexander Motusyanyk said, according to Ukrayinska

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Russian troops also received reinforcements in other areas in eastern Ukraine.

Killed in Russian attacks on the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv

Several people were killed and injured in Russian attacks on the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv, according to Ukrainian sources.

The governor of the region, Vitaly Kim, reported 11 dead and 62 injured.

During the night air raids were also raised in the Poltava, Kharkiv, Dnepropetrovsk oblasts and in the Sumy, Chernihiv, Luhansk, Donetsk and Zaporizhia oblasts.

A “massive attack” on Luhansk had already been feared on Monday.

Meanwhile, Russia calls on Ukrainian army to surrender in Mariupol.

Selenskyj wants to solve war crimes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants a complete investigation into the crimes against civilians in Bucha and other Ukrainian cities.

To this end, they are working with the EU and the International Criminal Court, among others, he said in a video message published on Tuesday night.

International outrage over the atrocities in the Kiev suburb of Bucha continues.

In view of the massacre, the CSU is demanding more weapons for Ukraine.

According to the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office, more than 7,000 reports of Russian war crimes in the region around the capital Kyiv have been received.

Most of the victims were in Borodyanka, said Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova, according to the Unian agency.

"I think we'll talk about Borodyanka separately." The Prosecutor General's Office is working on investigating war crimes in Irpin, Bucha and Worsel.

The pictures from Bucha, where numerous bodies of residents were found on the streets after the withdrawal of Russian troops, caused horror at the weekend.

Ukraine blames Russian troops who occupied the city for the massacre.

Moscow denies that. Russia's UN Ambassador Wassili Nebensja spoke of a "staged provocation".

Russia wants to present evidence to the UN Security Council that its military has not committed atrocities against civilians in Ukraine.

According to the US Department of Defense, Russian forces are responsible for the atrocities in the Ukrainian city of Bucha.

"I think it's quite obvious - not just to us, but to the world - that Russian forces are responsible for the atrocities in Bucha,"

 "Let the world see what Russia has done!"

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Zelenskyj assured that those responsible will be held accountable.

“The time will come when every Russian will learn the whole truth about which of their fellow citizens [in Ukraine] committed murder.

who gave orders.

Who turned a blind eye to the murders,” said the Ukrainian president.

He invited journalists from all over the world to look at the destroyed cities.

"Let the world see what Russia has done!" Zelenskyy, who visited Bucha on Monday, feared Russian troops are now trying to "cover the tracks of their crimes".

Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the city near Kyiv and talks with an old man.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy (M), President of Ukraine, visits the city near Kyiv and talks to an old man.

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Kyiv mayor warns residents against returning to suburbs

The mayor of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, has called on the residents of the suburbs who have fled to wait “at least another week” before returning.

"First of all, there is a 24-hour curfew in several districts of the Kiev region," he said on Monday.

In addition, after the withdrawal of Russian troops, the authorities "

".

Finally, Klitschko warned of further rocket attacks.

"So I'm asking people to wait a bit and not come back," he said.

The Russian armed forces announced last week that they would massively reduce their activities around the capital.

The Ukrainian armed forces, however, warn that it could be a deception.

After the Russian withdrawal from some suburbs of Kyiv, Ukrainian troops found numerous bodies, especially in Bucha.

Western heads of government are therefore accusing the Russians of war crimes.

Germany and France have expelled numerous Russian diplomats.

Moscow denies the allegations.

Ukraine: Currently around 600 Russian prisoners of war

Around 600 Russian soldiers are in captivity in Ukraine, as Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said, according to the "Ukrajinska Pravda" in the unit program of Ukrainian television.

They are looking for ways to reach Ukrainians in Russian POWs through the Red Cross and want to persuade Russia to release them.

CSU demands more weapons for Ukraine

CSU regional group chief Alexander Dobrindt called on the federal government to support Ukraine* with further arms deliveries.

"The pictures from Butscha hit the marrow and bone and show an indescribable breach of civilization in Russia," Dobrindt told the

n the Bundeswehr, but also have to be supplied by industry.”

Baerbock defends course for Russian energy supplies

Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned against exaggerated expectations of an immediate embargo on energy from Russia.

"If you had a complete embargo tomorrow, if that would stop this war, then we would do it immediately," said the Green politician in the ARD "Tagesthemen".

Such an exit would indeed drive up the price of this war.

"But it would not mean that this killing will end tomorrow." However, a complete phase-out of fossil energy from Russia will not only be prepared, but "massively initiated," said Baerbock.

More about the background of the Ukraine crisis* here.

Ukraine: Reconstruction of bridges takes two to three months

The reconstruction of bridges in the Kyiv region destroyed during the war will take about two to three months, the Ukrainian infrastructure ministry said, according to the Unian agency.

The work should therefore begin in the coming days.

Ukraine war worsens food crisis in West Africa

West Africa is on the verge of its worst food crisis in a decade.

Eleven international aid organizations - including Oxfam, Save the Children and World Vision - warned of an EU conference on the food and nutrition crisis in the Sahel.

One is concerned that the war in Ukraine will aggravate the already catastrophic situation.

Donor countries have indicated that they may cut funding for Africa.

Almost 40 million people in West Africa could soon go hungry.

That will be important on Tuesday

With a supporters' conference in Berlin, Foreign Minister Baerbock wants to boost international aid for the Republic of Moldova, which is visited by many Ukrainian war refugees.

The supply of the refugees and the increased energy prices should play a role.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy wants to address the members of the United Nations Security Council via video link.