Ukraine direct war Today, April 27, Russian positions on the roof of a nuclear power plant. Moscow is preparing for the Ukrainian counterattack

Russia denied the US Embassy’s request for a May 11 visit to imprisoned Wall Street Journal journalist Ivan Gershkovitch in Moscow “because of the situation regarding the refusal to grant visas to Russian journalists to travel in New York”. This was stated by the Russian Foreign Ministry, according to RIA Novosti agency. “It was emphasized in particular that the act of sabotage (the failure to issue visas to Russian journalists) aimed at impeding normal journalistic work will not pass without reprisal,” the Russian ministry said.

Since the beginning of Russia’s invasion, Ukraine has received 42,000 Internet terminals from Elon Musk’s SpaceX satellite network Starlink: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov told Ukrinform. “Everything is constantly working. We are in constant communication with the company and respond quickly to everything. There are now 42 thousand Starlink stations in Ukraine that provide communications for power engineers, doctors and the military,” the minister emphasized. “The state has not spent a dime” on the stations, the minister emphasized. It has all been donated by international partners, who pay for the equipment on concessional terms.Starlink provides access to broadband internet through its satellite network.Internet speed reaches 1 Gbps per subscriber and the service can be used anywhere in the world

Polish radio Rmf FM journalists say the military target found in a forest near Gdansk in Poland will be an air-to-surface missile found on Tuesday even if it appears to have fallen a few days ago. The wreck was written in Russian indicating Soviet-made weapons and supposedly there would be no warheads. The Gdańsk public prosecutor’s office declined to comment. Local residents, in comments to the Polish media, believed that a missile or drone had landed. The wreckage was found 500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, more than 400 kilometers from the Belarusian border, and about 240 kilometers from the Kaliningrad region in Russia.

“We are ready to welcome anything that could bring the end of the conflict in Ukraine closer to Russia achieving all the goals set.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this about the phone call between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

In anticipation of a Ukrainian counterattack, Russian forces set up sandbag fighting positions on the rooftops of several reactor buildings at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant by the end of last month. This was revealed – citing pictures of the factory – by British intelligence, in the daily report on the situation on the ground revealed by the Ministry of Defense in London. “Russia, he continues, has controlled the factory since March of last year. However, this is the first indication of the incorporation of reactor structures into tactical defensive planning. He continued, “It is possible that Russia has taken these positions because it is increasingly concerned about the prospects of a major Ukrainian attack.” “The decision is likely to increase the risk of damage to the factory’s security systems in the event of fighting breaking out in the areas surrounding the factory. However – concludes that direct catastrophic damage to reactors is unlikely in the most plausible scenario, which involves the use of infantry weapons, because the structures are heavily reinforced.

The Ukrainian state company Antonov Aerospace is interested in moving the production of its aircraft to Brazil, in particular to the state of Sao Paulo. This is what we read in a statement from the same company published by the CNN Brasil portal, where it was stated that “the board of directors has a great interest in relocating production to a neutral jurisdiction.” The memorandum speaks of an investment of up to $50 billion over five years in the state of Sao Paulo, which will include “the construction of a large industrial plant, technology transfer and the creation of 10,000 jobs.” The Sao Paulo government, in turn, issued a statement confirming that a meeting had been held on April 11 with the director and vice president of Antonov, Oleksandr Nikonenko and Viktor Avdeev, to discuss the investment of $50 billion for the construction. industrial plant in the country.

“Ukraine’s reconstruction must begin now, because the more we can support its economy now, the fewer resources will be needed later.” So, Gelsomina Vigliotti, Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), the financial arm of the Federation, in an interview with Republica. The European Investment Bank has already committed more than 2 billion to support Kiev, earmarked for infrastructure and municipalities, and has just launched a new fund asking for government contributions. “We need to ensure that the country’s economy continues to function, which will facilitate recovery when the conflict is over – explains Vigliotti – I would also add the political signal of support for a country that will join the union and for its citizens. The infrastructure that has been rebuilt can be damaged again, but it cannot be abandoned About Ukraine.

Russia lost 510 men on the last day, bringing the number of losses in its ranks to 188,920 since the day of Moscow’s attack on Ukraine on February 24. This was announced in the daily bulletin of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which has just been published on Facebook, which publishes figures that cannot be independently verified. According to the Ukrainian army’s report, the Russian losses so far will be 188,920 men, 3,694 tanks, 7,178 armored vehicles, 2,887 artillery systems, 542 multiple rocket launchers, and 293 anti-aircraft defense systems. According to the bulletin, which indicated that the data is being updated due to the fierce fighting, the Russian forces also lost 308 aircraft, 294 helicopters, 5,805 vehicles, 18 naval units, and 2,461 drones.