"After us, who will it be?". Volodymyr Zelensky's question arises as a warning to neighboring states, assuming that Moscow does not want to stop invading Ukraine. The Kremlin "plans to conquer other countries", said the Ukrainian president, who nevertheless said he was satisfied with the supplies arrived from the US in the last week.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Minister Lloyd Austin will also talk about this in talks scheduled for Sunday in Kiev. While the Ukrainian president said he was also waiting for Prime Minister Mario Draghi: "Italy - he said - supports us both politically and with arms. In this war between Russia and Ukraine, Italy has sided with us in very clearly. I am grateful to the Italian government, the Italian people and to Prime Minister Mario Draghi who we are waiting for ".

Zelensky also said he hoped for "Vatican mediation". "We want a truce, and we are asking everyone for help, including the Holy See," the president underlined.

On the diplomatic level, still no news of concrete developments, pending the visits next week by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to Moscow and Kiev. Zelensky returned to ask for a direct interview with Vladimir Putin, stressing that this would be "the best solution". A hypothesis that Moscow has already rejected, stating that a summit can only take place after reaching an agreement.

The day by the hour:

Zelensky: "I'm waiting for Draghi, Italy lined up with us"

“Italy supports us both politically and with arms. In this war between Russia and Ukraine, Italy has sided with us very clearly. I am grateful to the Italian government, the Italian people and to Prime Minister Mario Draghi who we are waiting for ”. Volodymyr Zelensky said this when answering a question from ANSA at a press conference. Not only that, Ukraine hopes for "Vatican mediation" to reach a truce and peace. "We want a truce, and we are asking for help from everyone, including the Holy See," added Zelensky.

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Kiev: "The Russians block the evacuation from Mariupol"

"The Russians blocked the evacuation and brought people to the city of Dokuchayevsk which is located in the Donetsk region, occupied by Moscow." So the adviser of the mayor of Mariupol Petro Andriushchenko on Telegram, according to what Ukrinform reports on his website. "Today at 11 near the shopping center" Port City "they gathered at least 200 residents of Mariupol. Instead of the buses promised by the Russian side, the Russian army ordered people to disperse, announcing bombings and using coercion - he continues. the official - people were missing. The buses never came. "

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Two other Russian generals killed in Kherson

Two other Russian generals were killed near Kherson and a third is in critical condition. This was announced by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, as reported by the Guardian. According to international sources, the number of senior Russian army officers who have died on the battlefield since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine thus rises to 17. Yesterday, the defense ministry in Kiev recalls, the Ukrainian army struck a Russian command post near the southern city of Kherson.

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In Italy offers to accommodate 26 thousand refugees

The collection of expressions of interest addressed to third sector and private social entities, for the widespread reception of the Ukrainian population fleeing the war, ended yesterday. On the platform created by the Department of Civil Protection, online since 11 April, 48 offers have been uploaded, for a total of 26,412 places made available. "Although with the necessary caution in the face of still provisional data - explains the head of the Department Fabrizio Curcio - we can say with satisfaction that there has been an extraordinary participation, in just ten days, of the Third sector and the Social Private sector".

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"Russian missiles over Odessa, explosions in the city"

Explosions were reported this afternoon in the Odessa region, where air warnings sounded. Some buildings in the port city on the Black Sea were reportedly hit by Russian missile raids, according to reports from Ukrainska Pravda.

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"The Russians have resumed the attacks on Azovstal"

The Russians have resumed bombing the area of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol. This was stated by Oleksiy Arestovych, adviser to the Ukrainian President's Office, reports Ukrinform. "The unpleasant news is that the enemy is trying to completely suppress the resistance of the Mariupol defenders in the Azovstal area - explained Arestovych - they have resumed the air attacks on the territory of the plant, on the defense lines of our troops and are attempting to carry out assault operations ".

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Di Maio, "Putin does not want peace"

"Putin is not demonstrating that he wants peace and therefore all the initiatives to reach the goal of a peace that first of all passes through the ceasefire are welcome." .1, in Rome. "The solution can only be diplomatic and political", he added.

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Curfew returns to Lviv, Easter is celebrated in the morning

Curfew returns to Lviv. For fear of attacks from Moscow, therefore, it will not be possible to go out during the weekend from 11 pm to 5 am and therefore the religious services to celebrate Orthodox Easter will be held in the morning. This was stated by Maksym Kozytskyi, head of the Lviv regional military administration, on Facebook, according to what we read on Ukrainska Pravda.

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Media, Russians shoot down SU-25 plane and 3 helicopters

The Russian air system shot down a SU-25 aircraft of Ukrainian forces in the Kharkov region and destroyed three Mi-8 helicopters in the Kharkiv region. This was reported by TASS and also by the BBC online, underlining, however, that they are unable to verify the reliability of the information.

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Kiev, "21,600 Russian soldiers killed since the beginning of the invasion"

Ukraine's defense ministry says its armed forces have so far killed 21,600 Russian soldiers, including 400 in the past 24 hours. In a daily report released via Twitter, it is said that since the beginning of the Russian invasion on February 24, 854 enemy tanks and 2,205 armored vehicles, 403 artillery pieces, 143 multiple rocket launchers, 117 aircraft and 154 helicopters have been destroyed. , 182 drones, 76 tankers, 1,543 military vehicles and 8 boats, as well as various missile systems and 27 military earthmoving machines.

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Zelensky, "Ukraine is just the beginning, Moscow wants other countries"

The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, in his nocturnal speech stated that the invasion of Ukraine "is only the beginning" and that Moscow has "plans to conquer other countries". "All countries that, like us, believe in the victory of life over death, must fight alongside us, must help us because we are on the front line. And then, who will it be?", Declared Zelensky.

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Kiev, 7 days to close talks with guaranteeing countries

Consultations with Ukraine's potential security guarantors could be closed within a week. This was stated by the advisor to the head of the office of the Ukrainian president, Mykhailo Podolyak, as reported by Ukrinform. According to reports from the news site Ukrainska Pravda, which in turn cites the Ukrainian media Suspilne, Podolyak allegedly said: "At the level of political advisers, consultations are underway with the countries that have agreed to discuss the guarantees they can take. Of course. , there will be various guarantees ".

(Unioneonline)

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