QUICK READ April 29: Ukraine acknowledges heavy losses but Russia is heavier

Sanitation forces prepare to clean the house hit by Russian missiles in Kiev on April 29 – Photo: AP

* According to Reuters news agency, Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky, said on April 29 that “we have suffered serious losses, but the losses on the Russian side are heavier … They suffered severe losses. “.

The battlefield in Ukraine is now concentrated in the eastern region when Moscow announced the transition to a new phase of its military campaign that focuses on “liberating” the Donbass region.

* Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced that he had invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putinto attend the G20 summit to be held in Indonesia in November.

Russia is a member of the G20, while Ukraine is not in this group. However, there is a precedent that the G20 Presidency invites other countries to attend as guests.

The Indonesian leader confirmed, through a video chat on April 29, that Russian President Putin had accepted his invitation and confirmed that he would attend.

Indonesia, the country that holds the chair of the G20 group (The world’s leading developed and emerging economies) This year, according to AFP news agency, has come under a lot of pressure from the Western group of countries and the US to exclude Russia from the group.

But Jakarta resisted those demands, citing its neutrality, while US President Joe Biden offered a solution for Ukraine to attend the G20 meetings to create a balance.

* The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is calling on the international community for $514 million to continue to meet the humanitarian needs of those affected by the war in Ukraine and neighboring countries. According to the IOM, since the outbreak of conflict in Ukraine, more than 7.7 million people have been internally displaced, of which more than 200,000 have sought safety in neighboring countries. The humanitarian need in the region continues to soar to assist those affected.

IOM is one of the largest humanitarian organizations in Ukraine and is working with countries and partners to coordinate relief efforts in the country and neighboring countries.

People in Mariupol city wait in line to receive food aid on April 28 – Photo: REUTERS

* On April 29, Reuters news agency quoted the announcement of the office of the president of Ukraine as saying Kiev has planned the humanitarian evacuation of civilians trapped in the Azovstal iron and steel plant in Mariupol. The evacuation is expected to begin today, but it is unclear what role Russia will play in the plan.

* Tass news agency quoted the announcement of the Russian Defense Ministry on April 29 as saying The Russian military’s high-precision missile hit and destroyed the Artem rocket factory and the space industrial enterprise in Kiev.. Ministry spokesman, Major General Igor Konashenkov, did not provide information on the time of the attack.

* Mr. Arindam Bagchi – India is making efforts to stabilize economic cooperation with Russia in the face of Western sanctions, according to which an interdisciplinary team is studying issues related to the agency, said a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India. payment mechanism for transactions with Russia.

Mr. Bagchi stated that India’s objective is to ensure the stability of existing agreements and economic cooperation with Russia under current conditions.

* Office of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian forces launched a missile attack on the center of the Ukrainian capital Kiev on the evening of April 28, while United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is on a visit here. AFP reporters also said they heard explosions and saw smoke and flames rising from central Kiev.

After meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev on April 28, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said: The United Nations is doing all it can to facilitate evacuations at the Azovstal Steel Plant – where Ukrainian soldiers and civilians are inside – in the city of Mariupol, southeastern Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (right) and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hold a joint press conference after talks in the capital Kiev, Ukraine on April 28 – Photo: AFP

* According to AFP news agency, on April 28, after Russia cut off gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland, US President Joe Biden announced The US will not let Russia “gas blackmail” to put pressure on Washington’s European allies and undermine the sanctions imposed on Moscow.

* According to AFP news agency, during a visit to Kiev on April 28, Antonio Guterres admitted that the UN Security Council had failed to “prevent and end” the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

“Let me be clear: the Security Council has not done everything in its power to stop and end this war. This is a source of great frustration, boredom and anger,” Guterres said. said at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

* According to Reuters news agency, Ukrainian officials said that in the case of Russian forces attacking Kiev on the evening of April 28, the side Russia launched two rockets and one of them hit the lower floors of a 25-story residential building, at least 10 people died. The attack took place while United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was visiting Kiev.

Kiev center was hit by a missile on April 28 – Photo: LE MONDE

* According to Tass news agency, on April 28, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said: Russian military aircraft hit 76 more Ukrainian military facilities, including two missile depots in the settlements Pokrovskoye and Gorokhovskoye and a command post. He said the attack “killed” more than 320 Ukrainian soldiers and 35 armored vehicles and motor vehicles.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that from the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine on February 24, the forces Russia destroyed a total of 142 aircraft, 111 helicopters, 621 unmanned aerial vehicles, 277 air defense systems, 2,629 tanks. and other armored fighting vehicles, 302 rocket launchers, 1,154 field artillery and mortars, and 2,445 Ukrainian military motor vehicles.

* According to the newspaper The Guardian and Tass News Agency, speaking at the White House on April 28, US President Joe Biden announced Washington will continue to supply weapons to Kiev, but US “will not attack Russia” in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

A Ukrainian man cleans up debris at his house damaged by a missile attack in the city of Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine on April 28 – Photo: REUTERS

* According to Reuters news agency, on April 28, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry accuses Russia of “appropriating grain from farmers in the Kherson region” southern Ukraine and this action increases the threat to global food security. However, the Kremlin said it had no information on the matter.

* Reuters news agency reported that while appearing with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during a visit to Washington on April 28, Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand said The Canadian military is training Ukrainian soldiers on how to use howitzers. However, Anand did not say where the training was taking place. In addition to Canada, the United States is also training a small number of Ukrainian troops in weapons systems at locations outside Ukraine.

* On Telegram on April 28, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk said: Russia handed over 33 Ukrainian servicemenincluding 13 officers, in a recent prisoner of war exchange with Ukraine. However, Ms. Vereshchuk did not say how many Russians were involved in the prisoner exchange.

UN Secretary General visited many places in Ukraine

TTO – Under the escort of Ukrainian soldiers and the international media accompanying him, Mr. Guterres visited Borodianka, a town in the Kiev region, and was scheduled to visit Bucha and Irpin…