Kiev is planning a major counteroffensive – “only three to five people” know about it

There are new details about Putin’s special unit being used in the war in Ukraine. Prigozhin calmly takes the casualties of his troops. Message Ticker.

• Putin Special unit: A document reveals details about “Storm Z”.
• Effect of the Crimean invasion: Russian nuclear weapons could be used in case of an attack on the peninsula
• Current developments in the Ukraine conflict can be read here. Processed information about the losses of the forces involved in the war in Ukraine is partly obtained from the warring parties from Russia or Ukraine. Therefore, they cannot be independently verified in part.

Update as of April 7, 6:25 am: Secret documents about US and NATO plans to support the Ukrainian military ahead of a planned attack against Russia have surfaced online. informed that The New York Times Citing US government officials. So the US Department of Defense is investigating who is behind the release. However, according to analysts, the contents of the documents appear to have been altered to indicate a disinformation campaign from Russia, the report said.

Updated from April 6, 10:51 pm: According to Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine could be captured “in three to four weeks”. He wrote this on his Telegram channel on Thursday. He said that he had taken the city only a few days ago. From the Russian point of view, cutting the supply lines of the Ukrainian defenders is even more important. Only then can the city center be conquered and “destroyed key military objects” from multiple directions.

“Yes, it (the cemetery) is growing,” Prigozhin said Thursday against the backdrop of dozens of graves of his mercenaries. One day this cemetery should become a memorial for future generations, he said. His forces have suffered heavy casualties near Baghmut in recent weeks. Much of Pakmut and parts of the center are already under Russian control. However, Ukrainian units have positioned themselves in the western part of the city.

Updated as of April 6, 9:00 PM: Europeans are urging Chinese President Xi Jinping to use his influence on Russia instead. French President Emmanuel Macron told Xi he could count on him to talk sensitively with Russia. So far, even China has not condemned the illegal war in Ukraine.

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at a press conference in the evening that she had warned China against supplying arms to Russia. This is against international law and will seriously affect EU-China relations. On Wednesday (April 5), Xi Jinping received Macron with van der Leyen in Beijing.

Ukraine War: New Information Revealed About Putin’s Special Forces

Updated as of April 6, 6:45 pm: A leaked Russian document gives footage of Vladimir Putin’s “Storm Z” unit. A Ukrainian military official analyzed the Russian document under the pseudonym “Tatarigami_UA” on Twitter. It said the unit could conduct combat operations in cities or settlements and in areas with difficult geographical conditions. As part of their duties, it may be necessary to use artillery and air support, Tatarigami said.

War in Ukraine: Kiev plans major counter-offensive: “Only three to five people” know about it

First report from April 6, 5 PM: Moscow/Kiev – There has been speculation for some time about a “spring offensive” by the Ukrainian military. So far, Kiev has kept a low profile – at least for the most part. Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, said “no more than three to five people in the world know” about Ukraine’s plans.

Danilov explained this in an interview with the broadcaster Radio Liberty (Radio Liberty). He could not reveal when or where the counterattack would begin. At the same time, he warned that “when people make certain statements, there are often “truths” behind them. However, Danilov assured that Ukrainians will know “once it all starts.”

Ukraine war news: Crimean offensive could lead to use of nuclear weapons

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Sybiha said Financial Times He also announced that he was ready to open new negotiations in the event of a successful counterattack. “If we achieve our strategic goals on the battlefield and move to the administrative borders of Crimea, we are ready to open the diplomatic side and discuss this matter,” Andriy Sibiha said on Thursday (April 6).

However, an adviser to the President’s Office, Mykhailo Podoliak, made it clear that the negotiations were not about territorial concessions. “Real negotiations” with Moscow can only take place after the full withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory, including Crimea, he stressed Kiev’s well-known position.