On 8 April, two more civilians were injured in a detonation of an explosive device in Kharkiv Oblast. Source
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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation claims that Ukraine has lost four fighter jets this week, lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov announced. Source
On Saturday, 8 April, 31 Ukrainian children abducted by Russia from the occupied territories were brought back to Ukraine. Source
The Air Force of Ukraine warned of a new threat from Russia and explained why modern multipurpose jet fighters can be an effective countermeasure against Russian aircraft. Source
GETTY IMAGES Twitter has lifted restrictions on accounts linked to the Russian government that were put in place last April after the full-scale Russian invasion. Source
Ukrainian civilians set fire to a Russian BMP-2 with several Molotov cocktails. A new video on the web shows the Russian armored personnel carrier burning. Source
Ukrainian Border Guard servicemen prevented the smuggling of relics of 80 saints and other religious objects from Ukraine, which were found in the car of a citizen of Moldova during an inspection at the border. Source
A Russian tank was attacked twice, but the tank continued to fire and move as if nothing had happened. See an interesting episode of the war zone in Ukraine. Source
Thierry Burkhard, Chief of the General Staff of France, and Valery Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, discussed the situation at the front and further military support. Source
On Good Friday, celebrated on April 14th by Orthodox Christians such as Ukrainians and Russians, Kremlin decided to burn everything or everyone in the war zone. Source
Two civilians have been injured in the cities of Orikhiv and Huliaipole in the Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia Oblast on Saturday. Source
As of Saturday, 8 April, Russian troops continued their offensive on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Mariinka fronts; in particular, they are trying to take the city of Bakhmut under full control. Source
Leopard tanks are already fighting in Kherson. This is what a Russian officer told a journalist of RIA Novosti. There are Leopard tanks in the region, he said. Source
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has stated that Russia plans to hold early graduation from higher military educational institutions in a number of cities to replenish losses in the war against Ukraine. Source
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasises that the values for which Ukrainians are currently fighting are close even to the nations that are geographically far away. Source
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasises that only together with Ukraine NATO will be able to guarantee real protection for Europe. Source
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has said that this year’s Good Friday procession in Rome was once again overshadowed by an attempt to equate the victim and the aggressor. Source
Two men were killed in the shelling of the town of Dvorichna in Kharkiv Oblast by Russian troops, and a woman was wounded in the village of Podoly. Source
Satellite images from the Sentinel-2 satellite reveal a 70 km long Russian army mega trench. It was excavated in the Zaporizhia region, Ukrainian sources said. Source