US says Russian general put in charge of Ukraine to orchestrate brutality
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said he expects Russia's newly appointed general overseeing Ukraine, Alexander Dvornikov, to orchestrate crimes and brutality against Ukrainian civilians.
Sullivan did not cite any evidence. He said targeting civilians “lies at the feet of the Kremlin” during an interview on CNN's “State of the Union.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin poses for a picture with first deputy commander of the Central Military district, colonel-general Alexander Dvornikov
Putin poses with Dvornikov after he was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation in Moscow [File: Sputnik/Handout via Reuters]
4 hours ago (12:28 GMT)
Dnipro airport ‘destroyed’ by Russian shelling
The airport in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro has been completely destroyed in fresh Russian shelling, a local official said.
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“There has been another attack on Dnipro airport. There is nothing left of it. The airport itself and the infrastructure around it has been destroyed. Rockets keep flying and flying,” the head of the city’s military administration, Valentin Reznichenko, said on Telegram.
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He added that authorities were seeking to clarify information about the victims.
5 hours ago (12:03 GMT)
UN says 4.5 million refugees fled Ukraine
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has updated the number of refugees fleeing Ukraine since the war started, bringing the total to some 4.5 million.
About 2.6 million of those fled at least initially to Poland and more than 686,000 to Romania, the UN said.
Refugees wait in a line after fleeing the war from neighboring Ukraine at the border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland, Sunday, April 10, 2022.
Refugees wait in a line after fleeing the war from neighbouring Ukraine at the border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland [Sergei Grits/AP Photo]
6 hours ago (11:21 GMT)
Russia’s Orthodox Church calls on people to rally around authorities
The head of Russia’s Orthodox Church has called on people to rally around the country’s authorities.
Patriarch Kirill has previously made statements defending Moscow’s actions in Ukraine and views the war as a bulwark against a Western liberal culture that he considers decadent.
“Let the Lord help us unite during this difficult time for our Fatherland, including around the authorities,” the Interfax news agency quoted Kirill, 75, as saying at a sermon in the Russian capital.
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts a memorial service for the late leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) Vladimir Zhirinovsky at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russia
Patriarch Kirill has previously made statements defending Moscow’s actions in Ukraine and views the war as a bulwark against a Western liberal culture that he considers decadent [File: Kirill Zykov/Moscow News Agency/Handout via Reuters]
“May the authorities to be filled with responsibility for their people, humility and the readiness to serve them even if it costs them their life,” added the patriarch, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin.
He said once the population unites around the authorities, “there will be genuine solidarity and the ability to repel enemies both external and internal …”
6 hours ago (11:10 GMT)
Slovakia could sell howitzers to Ukraine: Defence minister
Slovakia could sell Ukraine some of its Zuzana self-propelled howitzers, said Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad.
“I can confirm that we are in talks [about the sale],” Nad said in a televised debate. He did not give further details.
The Zuzana 2 howitzer, a modernised version of an older model, is using 155mm rounds and has an effective range of 40-50km (25-31 miles) depending on ammunition type.
6 hours ago (10:48 GMT)
Ukrainian, German leaders discuss additional sanctions on Russia
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has discussed over the phone with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz “anti-Russian sanctions, defense and financial support for Ukraine”, he said on Twitter.
The two leaders also stressed that “all perpetrators of war crimes must be identified and punished”, Zelenskyy said.
7 hours ago (10:15 GMT)
'Put the weapons down': Pope Francis urges truce
Speaking in front of tens of thousands of people in the Italian square of St Peter, Pope Francis called for a truce in Ukraine.
“Put the weapons down!” he said at the end of a Palm Sunday service. “Let an Easter truce start. But not to rearm and resume combat but a truce to reach peace through real negotiations,” he added.