Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, has selected his public looks meticulously throughout the conflict in Ukraine.

On day 48 of the battle, he held a press event at a spaceport in Russia’s east to claim his nation would battle on till it achieved its goals.

He laid out why he believed the intrusion was necessary, repeating disproven claims that genocide was happening versus Russian-speakers in Ukraine.

The aim, he stated, was to “assist people”.

” It’s clear that we didn’t have a choice. It was the appropriate decision,” Mr Putin said today about the invasion. “The objectives are completely clear, they are honorable.”

Bloody battle in Donbas looming

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Head of state Putin’s objective now appears to be recording the eastern Donbas region.

Russian army planners are sending pressures to the region, where Kyiv says it’s preparing for the following stage of the invasion to concentrate.

As numerous thousands of private citizens escape for security in other places, satellite images reveal large columns of Russian lorries heading in the direction of the Donbas in preparation for fight.

Battling in the coming weeks is expected to come to be a lot more dangerous, as the BBC’s Jonathan Beale reports from the ground.

Pain as well as rejection as Russia mourns those killed

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Head of state Putin’s remarks also come as the expense to Russia comes to be a growing number of clear.

A row of newly dug armed forces graves has appeared in recent weeks in Stavropol cemetery in southwestern Russia.

Every one of the soldiers hidden here died after 24 February, the date of what President Putin called a “special military operation” in Ukraine started.

Mourners that are commemorating lost ones reject to believe that complaints of Russian soldiers dedicating war criminal offenses can be true. a of battle criminal activities

” They’ll charge Russia of anything,” one grieving widow tells the BBC’s Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg.

Reports of chemical attack still unofficial

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Ukrainian pressures in the besieged city of Mariupol allege Russia targeted their soldiers with chemical tools, however it is still unclear what took place.

The US and Britain say they are checking out the records of a chemical assault. However today no proof has been presented to show if it did take place.

Western countries have actually alerted that making use of chemical tools would mark a harmful rise of the conflict as well as have promised to do something about it if Russia executes such assaults.

Our Protection Contributor Frank Gardner has been considering just how we would recognize chemical weapons have actually been utilized.

Ukrainian power grid makes it through cyber-attack

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Hackers who could be connected to the Russian military released a failed cyber-attack versus one of Ukraine’s largest power firms.

Destructive software targeting a power sub-station was recognized and neutralised, the federal government in Kyiv says – preventing power from being cut to millions.

It’s one of the most major hacking attempt on Ukraine considering that the invasion began.

Mommy explains desperation of getaway

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The Ukrainian mother that inscribed contact information on her two-year-old child’s back while running away Kyiv has actually explained her desperation.

“In case of our death, she can be located and would certainly recognize that she is,” Sasha Makoviy informed The World Tonight on BBC Radio 4.

The family members, that is currently secure, was stressed that little Vira can end up being separated throughout their retreat and would certainly never recognize who her household was.

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Last Updated: 13 April 2022