LIVE TEXT The war in Ukraine, year 2, day 47. Germany delivered ammunition and reconnaissance drones to Ukraine / The Ukrainian army wants to recruit F-16 pilots from abroad / Russian special forces act brutally in Donetsk

UPDATE 18:00 The Kyiv administration does not believe that the American services are intercepting Volodymyr Zelensky

According to some sources, the information contained in the American classified documents disseminated on online social networks would indicate that the US intelligence services would intercept the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, notes the German publication Frankfurter Rundschau.

Mihailo Podoliak, an adviser in the Presidential Chancellery in Kyiv, does not believe that President Zelenskiy’s conversations were intercepted, arguing that the discussions with the main Ukrainian military commanders took place differently than is presented in the unauthorized published American documents.

Mihailo Podoliak notes that the information presented in the American documents is “normal analysis”. A document assigned to the Pentagon shows that President Zelenski proposed in February, during a security meeting, launching drone attacks on military targets in the Russian Rostov region. But Podoliak rejected this hypothesis. “It would not make sense to vaguely propose bombing the Rostov region,” the Ukrainian official stressed.

The unauthorized publication of documents belonging to the American secret services, many related to the military conflict in Ukraine, generates “a very serious risk” in terms of national security, the American Department of Defense announced on Monday.

UPDATE 17:35 Germany delivered ammunition and reconnaissance drones to Ukraine

The German government reported the transfer of a new package of military aid to Ukraine, which includes eight reconnaissance drones, another 23,520 rounds of 40 mm ammunition and eight mobile antenna systems.

Germany also delivered eight more Zetros trucks for extreme off-road conditions, bringing the total to 60, according to the report.

Kyiv also received four DACHS Genius armored vehicles, including the one delivered by Berlin last week, the government wrote in its weekly update, as cited by the Kyiv Independent.

UPDATE 15:50 Denmark says the West could make a decision on MIG-29 fighter jets for Ukraine “before the start of summer”

Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen’s shareholder said on Tuesday that the West could make a decision on the transfer of fighter jets to Ukraine “before the summer” after the delivery of MiG-29 jets from Poland and Slovakia.

The discussions require time, because the countries must act together, but a solution remains achievable “in the short term”, the minister said, according to AFP, quoted by Le Figaro. “Denmark will not do this alone,” added Poulsen. “We will have to do this with several countries. And we will also have to have a dialogue with the Americans on this issue”, the official declares.

UPDATE 14:15 UN: approximately 8,500 civilians were killed in Ukraine

UPDATE 13:30 Russia attacks the frontline towns of Zaporizhzhia

UPDATE 13:00 The war in Ukraine and the situation in the Republic of Moldova, topics analyzed by CSAT members

CSAT members discussed, on Tuesday, the security situation in the Black Sea region and the implications for Romania, in the context of Russia’s aggression on Ukraine and external interventions on the democratic process in the Republic of Moldova, announced the Presidency.

UPDATE 12:00 Seven injured after Russia attacked nine Ukrainian regions in the last 24 hours

UPDATE 10:55 Ukraine wants to recruit F-16 pilots from abroad

Ukraine is asking international pilots who know how to fly F-16 jets to join the fight.

The call was made by Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov during a briefing with his Danish counterpart.

“If there are pilots who know how to fly the F-16 and are ready to go to war, the International Legion is ready to open the door,” he said.

UPDATE 10:00 The Russian authorities in the occupied city of Donetsk fired the doctors for not taking Russian passports

Proxies installed by Moscow in the city of Snijne, Donetsk region, occupied by the Russians, fired the employees of a local hospital because they did not obtain Russian citizenship, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on April 11.

UPDATE 09:00 Russia has lost 179,320 soldiers in Ukraine since February 24, 2022

Ukraine’s General Staff reported on April 11 that Russia also lost 3,644 tanks, 7,038 armored fighting vehicles, 5,620 vehicles and fuel tanks, 2,765 multiple rocket launchers, 535 multiple artillery systems, 282 air defense systems, 307 planes, 293 helicopters, 2,332 drones and 18 boats.

UPDATE 08:00 Ukrainian forces repel over 50 Russian attacks

Russian troops are focusing their efforts on conducting offensives against Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka in the Donetsk region. Ukrainian troops repelled more than 52 Russian attacks in those directions on April 10, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced in its morning update.

UPDATE 07:00 Leaked US documents indicate Egypt secretly planned to supply missiles to Russia

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi recently ordered subordinates to produce up to 40,000 missiles to be secretly sent to Russia, according to a document obtained exclusively by the Washington Post.

UPDATE 04:00 Wagner Group founder Prigozhin is looking to expand his political aspirations

Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin has begun cooperating with members of the political party A Just Russia – For Truth, which could indicate aspirations to gain influence and control over the party, according to the Institute for the Study of War.

UPDATE 03:00 Defense Minister: 5,000 specialists needed for demining Ukraine

Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov estimated that it could take up to 30 years to completely remove Russian-planted mines from Ukrainian territory.

UPDATE 02:00 About 63 churches switched to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine in 2023

Sixty-three churches previously linked to the Moscow Patriarchate have joined the Orthodox Church of Ukraine so far in 2023, according to information published by Opendatabot.