First assessment for the sinking of the Moscow. While the Kremlin refused to pronounce testimonials of losses since the sinking of his cruiser on April 14 in the Black Sea so far, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Friday, April 22, that one sailor had died and that 27 were still missing.
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On this day, Russia also assured that it was ready to observe “at all times” a truce “wholly or partially” of the Azovstal industrial estate. Franceinfo takes stock of what to remember from this war day in Ukraine†
First assessment since the Moskva sinking
A sailor has died and 27 others are still missing after the cruiser sank last week Moscowthe Russian Defense Ministry said Friday. This is the first time Moscow has acknowledged the losses in the April 14 shipwreck. The ministry added that the remaining 396 crew members could be evacuated. “The Ministry of Defense provides all necessary support and assistance to the families and friends of the deceased and missing”he declared.
UN Secretary General to visit Russia
Antonio Guterres will be received by Vladimir Putin next Tuesday, the Kremlin announced on Friday. This is their first meeting since the start of the invasion of Ukraine. Antonio Guterres will also meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during his trip to Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, quoted by Russian news agencies. Furthermore, the Organization has accused the Russian army of actions “possibly amount to war crimes” in Ukraine since February 24.
Russia ready to consider ceasefire at Azovstal plant in Mariupol
The Russian army said it was ready to observe on Friday “at all times” a truce “wholly or partially” of the Azovstal industrial estate. “The starting point of this humanitarian pause is the hoisting of white flags over all or part of Azovstal by Ukrainian armed formations.”the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
He assures that evacuated civilians will have the choice of joining areas under Ukrainian or Russian control, that Ukrainian soldiers will be treated well and that the wounded will be cared for. Vladimir Poutine also confirmed that Kiev refused to surrender the last Ukrainian soldiers entrenched in the Azovstal industrial zone.
Russian army seeks “complete control of Donbass and the south” of the country
The Russian army wants “establish complete control over Donbass and southern Ukraine”, A senior Russian military official, General Rustam Minnekayev, said Friday. “This will provide a land corridor to Crimea, and will also weigh on the vital infrastructure of the Ukrainian economy, the ports on the Black Sea through which agricultural and metallurgical products are delivered.”noted the general quoted by Russian news agencies on Friday. “Control of southern Ukraine is also a corridor to Transnistria, where there are also cases of oppression of the Russian-speaking population”he added.
