Mariupol

Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov has been detained on suspicion of bribery in connection with construction projects, including in occupied Mariupol.

German prosecutors have launched an investigation into the Knauf Group in connection with its alleged involvement in the reconstruction of Russia-occupied Mariupol, Ukraine.

Construction materials manufacturer Knauf is planning to completely withdraw from the Russian market after more than 30 years of operation, aiming to transfer its business to local management. Earlier, the company was suspected of supplying products to occupied Mariupol.

The occupation forces are increasing their presence in the area of the temporarily occupied Mariupol, deploying engineering units, military equipment, and laying communication cables.

On April 21, one resident of Donetsk region was killed and six were injured as a result of Russian shelling.

In occupied Mariupol, Russian security forces dismantled a memorial sign in honor of the 500th anniversary of the Ukrainian Cossacks.

Vehicular traffic on the Crimean Bridge is temporarily blocked. People on the bridge and in the inspection area are asked to remain calm and follow the instructions of transport security officers.

Two people were wounded in Donetsk region as a result of Russian shelling of Krasnohorivka and Ocheretyne on April 20.

In the occupied Mariupol, the Russian occupiers transferred 15 land plots for the construction of multi-storey buildings into mortgages without bidding, which caused outrage among residents who are left without housing and rights.

On April 19, as a result of hostile shelling, Russians wounded 4 residents of Donetsk region in Krasnohorivka, Ukrainsk, Novoaydar and Druzhkivka.

Denys "Redis" Prokopenko, commander of the 12th Azov Special Forces Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, called on the United States to lift the ban on Western weapons to Azov, as it hinders the brigade's combat capability and reduces Ukraine's defense capabilities.

The creators of the Oscar-winning documentary 20 Days in Mariupol, Mstislav Chernov, Yevhen Malolietka and Vasylisa Stepanenko, held their first meeting in Ukraine after receiving the Academy Award, bringing back Oscar and BAFTA statuettes.

In Donetsk region, four local residents died as a result of Russian shelling in Krasnohorivka, Selidove and Ocheretyne.

In the morning, three explosions occurred in occupied Mariupol, one of which was directed against the leadership of a Russian battalion near the Ilyich Iron and Steel Works, the group "Resistance of Mariupol" reports.

The Ukrainian documentary 20 Days in Mariupol, which tells the story of the russian siege of Mariupol, was screened in the European Parliament.

russians involved minors, including children taken from the occupied Ukrainian territories, in the production of Iranian kamikaze drones in Tatarstan.

The Russian occupiers brought doctors from Tyumen and St. Petersburg to the occupied territories to examine schoolchildren and identify those who should be sent to camps in Russia.

The Oscar-winning documentary 20 Days in Mariupol by Ukrainian filmmaker Mstislav Chernov, which depicts the horrific realities of the Russian invasion and siege of Mariupol in early 2022, will be released on Netflix on April 21.

One resident of Krasnohorivka, Donetsk region, was killed and two others were wounded in Russian shelling over the past day.

Russians resumed moderate troop movements to the occupied areas of Zaporizhzhia and are fortifying villages north of Mariupol.

One resident of Donetsk region was killed and two others were wounded as a result of Russian shelling over the past day.

Over the past 24 hours, three local residents were killed and five others were wounded in Russian shelling in Donetsk region.

On April 12, Russians killed 2 civilians in Donetsk region and wounded 8 others, bringing the total number of civilians killed in the region since February 24, 2022 to 1912 and the number of wounded to 4796.

Explosions were heard in occupied Mariupol, setting off car alarms and shaking windows, and residents reported that in some areas the explosions were particularly loud.

Unauthorized landfills and construction waste have flooded the temporarily occupied Donetsk region, creating unsanitary conditions with mountains of garbage and rat infestations due to an acute shortage of garbage collectors.

In May, in the temporarily occupied Mariupol, the Russians begin mobilization activities, and the data on enterprises in the city was ordered to be transferred by April 15.

In Utrecht, the Netherlands, the exhibition Labyrinths of Unbreakable Cities, which demonstrates the blockade and destruction of Mariupol by the Russians, opened with interactive displays of the city before and after the Russian invasion, a screening of the documentary 20 Days in Mariupol, and visualizations of the future reconstruction of Mariupol.

Over the past three months, the Russian occupiers have transported about 50,000 tons of cargo from the port of Mariupol to Russia. Most of it is stolen grain.

The theft of Ukrainian grain from the occupied territories is led by Russian military officials and collaborators who cooperate with the invaders.

Russian occupants filmed the loading of Ukrainian grain onto ships in the port of Mariupol, and at least three dry cargo ships were identified, as well as several grain trading companies involved in the export of stolen grain from Ukrainian territories.