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36th day of war in Ukraine: Russian oil depot was attacked

Russian officials accused Ukrainian helicopters of striking a petroleum depot in Belgorod province, but Kiev refused to confirm this information.

Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor Belgorod in the west RussiaOn April 1, Ukrainian armed helicopters flew at low altitude, penetrated Russian airspace and struck a fuel depot, causing a large fire. Video shared on social media shows the Mi-24 armed helicopter flying low on the night of March 31 and launching rockets, causing large explosions.

This is the first time Russia has reported an air strike by Ukraine targeting targets on the territory of this country, after the President Vladimir Putin launched a special military operation.

Kremlin spokesman Dimitry Peskov warned that the strike could hinder future peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry declined to confirm or deny the role of Ukrainian forces in the attack, saying it was in an operation to repel Russian forces.

“This does not mean that Ukraine is responsible for all errors in calculations, as well as for disasters and events on Russian territory,” the agency said.

Speaking on national television, Ukraine’s Security Council secretary Oleksiy Danilov denied the allegations. “For some reason, they say we carried out the attack, but according to our information, this is not true.”

The 36th day of the war in Ukraine: The oil depot in Russia was hit by an air strike

Russian firefighters extinguish a fire at a petroleum depot in Belgorod province on April 1. Video: EMERCOM.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia was consolidating its forces and preparing “strong attacks” in eastern and southern Ukraine. Mr. Zelensky acknowledged that the situation in these regions “remains extremely difficult”, as the southern city Mariupol besieged and Russian forces “prepared for a potential attack” near the city Kharkiv in the northeast.

Ukrainian officials say the Ukrainian army has recaptured some areas around the capital Kiev and province Kherson in the south, while Russian forces still controlled the city of Kherson. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry announced that Russian troops are “continuing a partial retreat” from the north of the capital Kiev to the Ukraine-Belarus border.

Deputy chief of staff to the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Tymoshenko said that 86 Ukrainian soldiers, including 15 women, had been exchanged with the Russian side and had been sent home. Russia has not announced details of the prisoner exchange with Ukraine on April 1.

Representatives of the Russian and Ukrainian delegations announced the continuation meeting in an online form, after a face-to-face discussion that was rated as positive in Istanbul, Turkey on March 29.

The two sides have not released any details regarding the negotiations. Russia’s chief negotiator, Vladimir Medinsky, said that Russia has not changed its position on Crimea and Donbass.

Mykhailo Podolyak, a Ukrainian negotiator, said he felt “positive” about the negotiation process with Russia after the meeting in Turkey. The talks in Istanbul raise hopes for an end to more than a month of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine, despite the fact that the fighting on the ground shows no sign of abating.

Ukrainian presidential adviser Alexey Arestovich admitted that Russian forces “have destroyed our defense industry and are ending it”. Arestovich said that Russia’s goal is to turn Ukraine into a “no one cares” country, like “a destroyed territory”.

Russia has not commented on the statement of the adviser to the President of Ukraine. Earlier, Russia insisted that it did not target civilians and accused “Ukrainian nationalists of using civilians as human shields” as well as staging attacks on people.

The Russian military also regularly publishes information about missile raids targeting Ukraine’s weapons depots, air defense complexes and heavy weapons, especially the missile complex. S-300 . missile.





The appearance of the Ukrainian battlefield after a month of fighting.  Click on the picture to see details.

The appearance of the Ukrainian battlefield after a month of fighting. Click on the picture to see details.

Some 42 buses carrying 3,000 evacuees from Mariupol were trying to leave the southeastern Ukrainian city, while efforts to create safe corridors for evacuees came to a standstill. Ukrainian officials say about 160,000 people are still trapped in the city of Mariupol, which is besieged by Russian forces.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says more than 4.1 million people have fled Ukraine since the outbreak of hostilities, 90% of whom are women and children. Nearly 2.4 million people have traveled from Ukraine to Poland, more than 623,000 to Romania, 390,000 to Moldova, 374,000 to Hungary and 350,000 to Russia.

Nguyen Tien (According to TASS, AFP)

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