La situazione sui vari fronti
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-19
E' iniziata la seconda fase dell'operazione speciale, lo fa sapere il ministro degli Esteri Lavrov, che assicura: "La Russia non userà armi nucleari".
https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/mondo/2022/04/19/ucraina-ultimatum-allacciaieria-di-mariupol.-mosca-iniziata-la-seconda-fase-dell'operazione-speciale cbb56614-8c34-4591-9241-700845213ccc.html
Shoigu: Russia is "methodically carrying out" its plan in eastern Ukraine, defense minister says.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-is-methodically-carrying-out-its-plan-eastern-ukraine-defence-minister-2022-04-19/
Pentagono: Ucraina sta ricevendo nuovi aerei e pezzi di ricambio per l’aeronautica (non direttamente dagli USA per ora) https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-military-gets-more-aircraft-parts-repair-others-pentagon-says-2022-04-19/
Mariupol
In the devastated city of Mariupol, Russian-backed fighters are reportedly trying to storm an industrial complex (Azovstal) where the last Ukrainian defenders are holed-up, along with civilians (ultimatum russo di resa entro le 12.00 pm)
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-backed-separatists-try-storm-azovstal-plant-mariupol-ria-2022-04-19/
Mariupol, "bomba su ospedale vicino Azovstal: 300 sotto le macerie"
https://www.adnkronos.com/mariupol-bomba-su-ospedale-vicino-azovstal-300-sotto-le-macerie_5GYCbCauueUy9haZCGREKL
The Mariupol garrison is now confined to the city’s main fortress, the Azovstal industrial complex. It’s a giant and very complicated maze of steel and concrete, with lots of fortified underground shelters.
https://twitter.com/IAPonomarenko/status/1516353417513476096?fbclid=IwAR0PyIvhtcG0fvQaUOo1dcH_5sCq0kS1bxL1uAghH7PBKepR_qgDFlqiV9
Russia
Russian police have now opened nearly 1,000 “discrediting the armed forces” cases against peace activists, bloggers, and ordinary people. Repeat offenses can be prosecuted as hate crimes, punishable by up to three years in prison.
https://meduza.io/en/live/2022/03/25/russia-s-war-against-ukraine
China told Russia that it will continue to increase "strategic coordination" with it regardless of international volatility. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng gave this assurance to the Russian ambassador to China, Andrey Denisov, on Monday, the statement said.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/ukraine-invasion-china-russia-cooperation-resilient-says-senior-chinese-diplomat-2633381
Sergey Lavrov ha rilasciato una intervista alla TV indiana. Sintesi⤵️
https://twitter.com/putino/status/1516390845590691850?fbclid=IwAR0umf5TBe4jRDmqd2DOsFzG2qrynrmX7WNFcDR8-p8ROCNBzooy8xiIwUE
Sempre più militari russi rifiutano di partire per l’Ucraina: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-treason-soldiers-refusing-to-fight/31806466.html
In Mordovia (Russia), l’ufficio di reclutamento dell’esercito è stato bersagliato da bombe molotov. Altre caserme del paese hanno subito tentativi di incendio:
https://www.idelreal.org/amp/31809749.html
Le famiglie dei marinai della “Moskva” parlano alla stampa russa indipendente:
https://novayagazetaeu.substack.com/p/a-lot-of-people-were-injured-many?s=r
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/04/18/at-least-thirty-seven-dead
Uno dei corpi ritrovati a Bucha appartiene a Illia Navalny, un lontano parente di Alexey. Il ritrovamento del passaporto accanto al cadavere sembra suggerire che l’esecuzione non sia stata casuale.
https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1516183185939480581
https://twitter.com/navalny/status/1516433250553679874
Da fare leggere ai cattolici filo putiniani: il parroco di una chiesa cattolica a Mosca è stato espulso dal paese. Pare che abbia parlato della guerra durante un sermone.
