LIVE War in Ukraine – day 803: Russian attacks with drones and guided bombs in Ukraine / Belgorod, hit by “Ukrainian drones” / Moscow plans violent acts of sabotage throughout Europe

Ukrainians have celebrated their third Easter under gunfire as Russian troops move closer to threatening some of the country’s key eastern cities. A woman died and 17 others were injured following Easter Sunday attacks by Russians in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv and in the region. Russia continued to attack with drones on the day after Easter. European intelligence agencies have warned their governments that Russia is planning violent acts of sabotage across the continent as it embarks on a path of permanent conflict with the West.

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12:39 p.mAsked whether Russia is using North Korean missiles in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov indicated that the Russian Defense Ministry should be questioned about it, according to Reuters.

The United States and other states have accused North Korea of ​​transferring weapons to Russia for use against Ukraine, which it invaded in February 2022. Both Moscow and Pyongyang have denied the allegations, but last year vowed to deepen ties military.

12:00Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said in an interview published Monday by Il Messaggero that economic sanctions against Russia had failed and asked the West to try instead to negotiate a diplomatic solution with President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine, reports Reuters.

​h2: Putin ordered military exercises with tactical nuclear weapons

11:18Russia announced on Monday that it will hold a military exercise that will include training in the use of tactical nuclear weapons, following what Moscow’s Defense Ministry said were provocative threats from Western officials.

10:33 a.mA mixed team of mountain rescuers and border police is acting on Monday to recover two young Ukrainians who crossed the border into Romania through the Maramureş Mountains, informed the director of the Maramureş Rescue Service, Dan Benga, reports Agerpres.

09:32Russian regional authorities in Belgorod said on Monday that 6 people were killed and 33 injured in an attack by Ukrainian drones, Reuters reports.

Russia would have lost 475,300 soldiers since the start of the war, Ukraine estimates

08:35 Ukraine estimates that since the start of the war, Russia has lost 475,300 soldiers.

In the last day, 1,040 Russian soldiers have been eliminated, according to the Ukrainian military.

07:57The Russians launched guided bombs in the Ukrainian region of Kherson, according to the Ukrainian Air Force, cited by Ukrainska Pravda.

Initially, the Air Force reported that there was enemy tactical air activity in the waters of the Sea of ​​Azov and that there was a threat to use air weapons of destruction.

The Air Force later added that there were “launches of aerial guided bombs by tactical aviation in the Kherson region.”

The air alert was canceled at 6 a.m. in the Kherson region.

07:47Ukraine’s air force said on Monday that its air defense systems had destroyed 12 of 13 attack drones launched by Russia, Reuters reports.

The drones were destroyed over the Sumy region in northeastern Ukraine, the air force said on Telegram. It is not clear what happened to the drone that was not shot down.

Brief recap of recent events:

• VIDEO What does Oceretîne look like, the village that the Russians would have conquered on Sunday: Not a single person can be seen, nor any building left intact.
• The third Easter in wartime. Ukrainians celebrated the Resurrection of the Lord under gunfire
• “I thought at least this day would be calm.” The Russian attacks in Kharkiv and in the region resulted in at least one dead and 17 wounded
• Pope Francis sent, after Sunday’s “Regina Coeli” prayer, a new call for dialogue for peace in the Middle East and asked the faithful to pray for Ukraine, which “suffers a lot”.
• Poland wants “the best possible relations with America, regardless of who is in power,” Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said during a visit to Washington, according to a report by Polish news agency PAP on Sunday.
• European intelligence agencies have warned their governments that Russia is planning violent acts of sabotage across the continent as it embarks on a path of permanent conflict with the West, writes the Financial Times.
• Russia threatens the Baltic states: “We will respond with asymmetric measures.” The “hostile attitude” of the Baltic states has led to the severing of most of their ties with Russia, the Russian foreign ministry said on Sunday, while warning that Moscow would respond with “asymmetric measures”.

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