🇷🇺🇺🇦Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry

▫️Units of the People's Militia of the Lugansk People's Republic have continued their offensive against units of 57th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, having advanced 2 kilometres and blockading Novotoshkovskoe, Borovskoe and Metelkino.

▫️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation strike at the assets of the military infrastructure of Ukraine.

✈️💥During the day, operational-tactical aviation hit 17 military assets of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Among them: 2 command posts and communication hubs, 2 ammunition depots and 1 fuel depot, as well as 11 strong points and areas of Ukrainian military equipment concentration.

💥Russian Air Defence means shot down 2 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in the air near Severodonetsk.

📊In total, 125 Ukrainian aircraft and 91 helicopters, 394 unmanned aerial vehicles, 226 anti-aircraft missile systems, 1,948 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 212 multiple launch rocket systems, 838 field artillery and mortars, as well as 1,842 units of special military vehicles were destroyed during the operation.

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🇷🇺🇺🇳Meeting was held in Moscow between the Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Alexander Fomin, and the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths, during which the situation in Ukraine was discussed.

▫️Deputy Minister noted the successful joint work with representatives of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs accredited to the Russian Defence Ministry in Moscow. Joint Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian Response in Ukraine, established in Russian Defence Ministry, regularly transmits documents with objective information on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine to UN staff.

▫️Russian Defence Ministry informed Martin Griffiths about the increase in humanitarian assistance to the population of Ukraine in the areas controlled by the Russian Armed Forces, as well as in the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics.

▫️Russian side emphasized that the key factor for Russian Defence Ministry in the joint delivery of humanitarian aid to the civilian population of Ukraine with the UN is to ensure the safety of the Organization's employees.

▫️Kiev uncontrollably distributed weapons to the population, which led to an increase in banditry and looting. Moreover, the number of incidents involving the use of weapons is steadily increasing, which can lead to the death of UN staff.

▫️It was also noted that the Ukrainian authorities have launched an information campaign to discredit Russian servicemen.

▫️For this purpose, provocations are used and staged incidents are created. A vivid example is the accusation of the Russian Armed Forces of an airstrike on a maternity hospital in Mariupol. On the eve it became known that the main character of the reports in the media denies the version of the air raid on the maternity hospital from the Russian side. According to her, nationalists from Azov units used several women in labor to film a report in a hospital destroyed, allegedly by Russia, according to a pre-prepared scenario. False information was spread by Western media.

▫️Russian Ministry of Defence has shown concrete evidence of genocide and brutality of the Ukrainian leadership and paramilitary units towards their own population.

▫️Deputy Minister of Defence of Russia said that the humanitarian situation in Ukraine is deteriorating. First of all, this is due to actions of Ukrainian authorities and nationalist battalions that continue to block citizens in cities.

▫️UN Deputy Secretary-General has been informed about the situation that has developed in connection with Kiev's sabotage of the regime of open humanitarian corridors. It is indicated that the Russian side has been creating every day since March 4 all conditions to ensure the safety of humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians and foreign citizens in the eastern and western directions. However, the convoys of refugees come under intense fire from AFU and national battalions, including mortars and large-caliber small arms fire. At the same time, despite this opposition, more than 123,000 people were saved only through humanitarian corridor from Mariupol to east without participation of Ukrainian side.

▫️On April 4, from 06:00, Russia reopened humanitarian corridor to rescue foreign citizens and civilians from Mariupol. At the same time, the Russian side is ready to ensure the entry of ships into the port of Berdyansk for evacuation of foreign citizens.

▫️67 foreign vessels continue to be blocked in Ukrainian ports. Every day from 08:00 to 19:00 (Moscow time), Russian Armed Forces open the maritime humanitarian corridor, which is a safe lane in the south-west direction. However, the threats of shelling and the high mine danger created by AFU do not allow ships to safely go to the open sea.

▫️For his part, M. Griffiths noted the importance of such contacts in order to solve complex humanitarian issues in crisis regions of the world.

▫️An understanding has been reached on the continuation of regular interaction.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦Statement of the Joint Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian Response in Ukraine (April 4, 2022)

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💥 On the night of April 4, an air strike near Lisichansk destroyed the command post of the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and ammunition depots, weapons and military equipment located nearby, 3 Ukrainian helicopters were destroyed and 17 military assets of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

🇷🇺🇺🇳 Meeting was held in Moscow between the Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Alexander Fomin, and the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths.

◽️ A bitter struggle has broken out between nationalists over the order of exit from Mariupol via the humanitarian corridor.

⚠️ Units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine blew up the dam of the Oskol reservoir. More than seven settlements along the Seversky Donets River are under threat of floodin.

📹 Russian Defence Ministry has published footage of the Russian Air Force's operational and tactical aviation pilots, army aviation crews and Pantsir anti-aircraft missile defence systems crews carrying out combat missions.

🚛 8 humanitarian actions are being held in the Donetsk, Lugansk people's republics and the Kherson region, during which 489 tons of basic necessities and food are being transferred to the population. Over the past day, the Russian Armed Forces, without the participation of the Ukrainian authorities, representatives of the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Committee of the Red Cross, evacuated 16,648 people from Donetsk, Lugansk people's republics and dangerous areas of Ukraine to Russia.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry (video) (April 4, 2022)

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📸Su-30SM multi-purpose fighter returns from a combat mission

▫️Pilots say there is no aerial combat: the enemy turns around as soon as it meets the radar of our fighters. That is why pilots use only air-to-ground missiles. The main task of Su-30SM is to destroy the remnants of enemy air defences.

▫️Bad weather is not an obstacle for our aircraft either. Despite low clouds, heavy rain and wind, the aircraft are always ready to take off.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry

▫️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine.

💥On the evening of April 4, high-precision, long-range sea-based weapons near Ochakov destroyed a training centre for Ukrainian special operations forces used, among other things, to house foreign mercenaries.

💥High-precision air-based missiles have destroyed 4 fuel depots for supplying groups of Ukrainian troops near Kremenets, Cherkasy, Zaporozhye and Novomoskovsk.

✈️💥During the night, operational-tactical aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces hit 134 military assets of Ukraine. Among them: 8 command posts and communication hubs, 1 radar for the S-300 missile system, 1 launcher of Tochka-U missile system, 6 ammunition depots and 2 fuel depots, as well as 85 strong points and areas of Ukrainian military equipment concentration.

💥Russian Air Defence means shot down 4 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in the air near Chernobaevka, Industrialnaya, Gurty and Nizhnyaya Krynka.

📊In total, 125 Ukrainian aircraft and 91 helicopters, 398 unmanned aerial vehicles, 226 anti-aircraft missile systems, 1,969 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 214 multiple launch rocket systems, 852 field artillery and mortars, as well as 1,873 units of special military vehicles were destroyed during the operation.

❗️According to confirmed information, in Moschun, 23 kilometres north-west of Kiev, on the evening of April 5, servicemen of the 72nd Ukrainian main centre for psychological operations carried out another staged shooting of civilians allegedly killed by violent actions of the Russian Armed Forces for further distribution through the Western media.

▫️Similar events have now been organized by the Ukrainian special services in Sumy, Konotop and other cities.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry (video)

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💥Destruction of Bairaktar UAV of Ukrainian nationalists by Tor tactical anti-aircraft missile system

▫️During the entire period of combat duty the crew detected 20 aerial targets. As a result of competent actions of the Tor anti-aircraft missile system, all targets were escorted and destroyed. Among them were 7 Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicles.

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🚛Russian servicemen deliver more than 10 tonnes of humanitarian aid to residents of Shipovatoe and Khatnei, Kharkov Region

▫️Russian Armed Forces servicemen accompanied by the military police delivered basic necessities and food kits.

▫️The humanitarian aid was distributed in the centre of the settlements to all the residents in need, with families with young children and the elderly being the first to receive it.

▫️It took several days for the locals to receive the aid, as they were left without basic necessities.

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​​Fake:
Russian units blew up a tanker of nitric acid in Rubezhnoe in Lugansk Region. Such reports are spread by Ukrainian telegram channels.

Truth:
According to information of Lugansk people's militia, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are preparing Rubezhnoe for surrender. The tanker was blown up in workshop of Zarya plant, the moment of detonation was specially planned taking into account the wind direction - towards the liberated Kudryashovka. The provocation was most likely prepared for a long time in order to carry it out right before the retreat.

Russian Defence Ministry earlier reported that Ukrainian Security Service, with the support of the West, was preparing a provocation involving the use of toxic substances against civilians. US has repeatedly stated that it will condemn any chemical attack by Russia (although we have not had chemical weapons since 2017), and is now quite routinely ready to provide Ukraine with gas masks and other protective equipment.

This once again proves that provocateurs act according to the same patterns. It is enough to remind the story of the "chemical attack" in Idlib, which served as a pretext for US cruise missile strike.

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🇷🇺Russian Armed Forces launched high-precision missile strike against the military infrastructure of Ukraine.

💥The crew of a small missile ship of the Black Sea Fleet launched 7 Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea on designated ground targets in Ukraine.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry

▫️The grouping of troops from the Lugansk People's Republic continues to attack the positions of the Ukrainian 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade and is fighting on the eastern outskirts of Novotoshkovskoe.

▫️On the Severodonetsk direction, units of the Lugansk People's Republic have broken through the defence of the Ukrainian 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade, destroying up to 50 personnel and 9 armoured vehicles, and are fighting on the northern outskirts of Zamulovka.

▫️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation strike at the assets of the military infrastructure of Ukraine.

💥High-precision air-based missiles near Zolochev and Chuguev destroyed 1 command post of territorial defence unit, 1 fuel depot and 1 armoured vehicle repair plant.

✈️💥During the day, operational-tactical aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces hit 33 military assets of Ukraine. Among them: 8 command posts, 3 logistics depots, as well as 21 strong points and areas of Ukrainian military equipment concentration.

💥Russian air defence means shot down 5 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle in the air.

📊In total, 125 aircraft and 93 helicopters, 403 unmanned aerial vehicles, 1,981 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 854 field artillery and mortars, as well as 1,876 units of special military vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed during the operation.

❗️On the morning of April 5, another attempt by the Kiev regime to evacuate the leaders of the Azov nationalist battalion was foiled near Mariupol.

💥Two Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopters attempting to break through to the city from the sea were shot down by man-portable anti-aircraft missile systems.

▫️Earlier, we have repeatedly and through all available channels informed the Kiev regime of our proposals on the possibility of the Ukrainian Armed Forces withdrawing from Mariupol after voluntarily laying down their arms.

▫️Today, once again, starting at 6am Moscow time, Ukrainian servicemen were asked to stop hostilities, lay down their weapons and withdraw along an agreed route to Kiev-controlled territory.

▫️However, these proposals have been consistently ignored by the Kiev regime.

❗️Given Kiev's disinterest in saving the lives of its servicemen, Mariupol will be liberated from nationalists by units of the Russian Armed Forces and the Donetsk People's Republic.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦Statement of the Joint Coordination Headquarters for Humanitarian Response in Ukraine (April 5, 2022)

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​​🗓 Top News Today

💥High-precision, long-range sea-based weapons near Ochakov destroyed a training centre for Ukrainian special operations forces used, among other things, to house foreign mercenaries. High-precision air-based missiles have destroyed 4 fuel depots for supplying groups of Ukrainian troops.

⚠️Servicemen of the 72nd Ukrainian main centre for psychological operations carried out another staged shooting of civilians allegedly killed by violent actions of the Russian Armed Forces.

💥Two Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopters, attempting to break through to the city to evacuate the leaders of the Azov nationalist battalion was foiled near Mariupol, were shot down by man-portable anti-aircraft missile systems.

🤝Russian Armed Forces, without the participation of the Ukrainian authorities, have evacuated 18,654 people to Russia from dangerous areas of Ukraine, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics. 449 tons of basic necessities, medicines and food were transferred to the civilian population in the Donetsk, Lugansk people's republics and Kherson region.

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