Russia does not stop terrorizing Ukraine. In particular, on April 6, a number of regions of Ukraine came under attack by the Russian Federation — Kharkov, Zaporozhye, Kherson, Odessa and more.
Today, April 6, a large and informative interview was released with the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, in which he spoke about the risks for our country from the Russian Federation, pressing military needs and the situation at the front.
A pipeline was damaged in the Rostov region, which is why the loading of petroleum products into tankers was stopped indefinitely.
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What events happened in Ukraine and the world on April 6, 2024 — read in the material Facts ICTV.
- Shelling of Ukrainian cities
- Great interview with Zelensky
- Syrsky and Umerov had a conversation with Austin
- Ministry of Energy on increasing electricity tariffs
- Stoltenberg about the Fund for Ukraine
- Pipeline explosion in the Rostov region
- The situation in Poland
- Mobilization in Belarus
Shelling of Ukrainian cities
6 April Ukraine suffered another blow from the Russian Federation. So, explosions were heard in Kharkov. The occupiers struck, preliminarily with KABs, on a residential area of the city.
As a result of the Russian attack, there is information about one death. There are also reports of injuries. In addition, there was a night attack on the city, which left seven dead and 11 wounded.
Also the Russian army struck the Odessa region with Iskander, resulting in the death of a person. It is known that the impact hit a public utility facility, causing damage to equipment and the administrative building. In the evening, according to media reports, explosions were heard in Odessa.
For her part, the head of the joint coordination press center of the Southern Defense Forces Natalya Gumenyuk reported that the priority of the Russian Federation during the shelling on April 6 was the agricultural industry and energy.
On Kherson regionOn April 6 there was a concentrated drone attack — there, air defense forces landed seven drones at once. Despite powerful combat work, unfortunately, it was not possible to avoid being hit by an agro-industrial enterprise in the region.
Over Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk regions three Shaheds were eliminated, and over Nikolayevskaya – one.
V Zaporozhye Windows were broken in educational institutions and residential buildings by missile strike . Explosions were heard in the city during the day, but there are no details at the moment.
Near Kiev April 6 was also loud. Fortunately, injuries and hits to residential and critical infrastructure were avoided.
However, due to falling fragments of shot down ammunition the hangar room in the Makarovskaya community was engulfed in fire.
Read more about the shelling of Ukraine on April 6 at the link.
Great interview with Zelensky
April 6, a large interview was released with the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, in which he spoke about a number of important things. In particular, the head of state explained how many F-16 fighters Ukraine will receive by the end of the year, and whether there is a threat from Belarus.
In addition, he spoke about the situation at the front.
— The enemy is not advancing, where he takes steps forward, our military repels him, puts pressure on him and he moves back, and on the contrary, our guys take some steps forward. All these actions, 90% are in the east of Ukraine, these are different directions, not only Avdiivka, Liman, and the Kharkov direction, Kupyansk, etc., Zelensky said.
The head of state also spoke about the equipment needs of our military. Read the main points from Zelensky's interview at link.
Syrsky and Umerov had a conversation with Austin
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky and Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov had a telephone conversation with Pentagon head Lloyd Austin.
During the call, they talked about the medium-term and immediate needs of Ukraine, in particular about increasing air defense systems and missiles.
Lloyd Austin was also briefed in detail on the current situation and recent Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure.
Ministry of Energy on increasing electricity tariffs
The Cabinet of Ministers does not rule out the possibility of increasing electricity tariffs due to Russian attacks, said the Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko
— Today the situation is even more difficult compared to last year, since we have lost a lot of hydroelectric power and are forced to carry out scheduled repairs of nuclear units, — he said.
In June last year, after the winter attacks of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, the price of electricity was almost doubled.
Galushchenko warned that, depending on the situation, Ukrainians may be asked to save electricity as much as possible in July-August. At the same time, he does not predict a repeat of the kind of outages that occurred in 2022 and 2023.
Stoltenberg about the Fund for Ukraine
According to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg A $100 billion fund to support Ukraine may be agreed upon before July.
“Even if we believe and hope that the war will end in the near future, we must support Ukraine for many years, build its defenses to deter future aggression,” Stoltenberg explained the need for the fund.
He noted that military assistance from Western partners is vital for Kyiv in order to oust the invading forces and force Russian President Vladimir Putin to abandon his goals of occupying our territories.
Pipeline explosion in the Rostov region
There was a explosion of a pipeline in the Rostov region, with the help of which petroleum products were pumped from a local oil depot to tankers in the port area of the Azov seaport.< /p>
After the explosion, the loading of petroleum products into tankers stopped for an indefinite period, the Main Intelligence Directorate noted.
According to intelligence information, the Russians used the pipeline to support the war against Ukraine.
The situation in Poland
Polish farmers have partially unblocked the Rava-Russkaya checkpoint. In State Border Guard Service noted that they will allow 15 empty trucks to enter Poland every day.
—According to information from Polish colleagues, farmers who restrict traffic during the protest will allow 15 empty trucks to enter Poland every day, the message says.
Mobilization in Belarus
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree that simplifies the mobilization process in the republic. This way, citizens will begin to receive SMS summonses on their phones.
— During conscription for military service for mobilization, citizens are also required to appear at conscription events received via SMS messages, — stated in the decree.
