Russia-Ukraine struggle: Checklist of key occasions, day 1,139

These are the important thing occasions on day 1,139 of Russia’s struggle on Ukraine.

Right here is the place issues stand on Tuesday, April 8:

Preventing

Russia’s Ministry of Defence mentioned its models intercepted and destroyed 19 Ukrainian drones in a single day, of which 13 have been destroyed over the Sea of Azov.
The ministry additionally mentioned Ukraine attacked Russia’s power infrastructure six instances up to now 24 hours regardless of a mutually agreed moratorium on power strikes. It mentioned the assaults hit energy amenities and electrical substations in Russia’s Rostov, Voronezh and Bryansk areas, in addition to within the Ukrainian areas of Kherson and Donetsk, components of which Moscow controls.
A Ukrainian drone suppressed by Russia’s air defence methods broken railway tracks within the southwest Russian area of Krasnodar, regional authorities mentioned.
Russian troops took management of the Katerynivka settlement in Ukraine’s jap Donetsk area, state information company RIA Novosti reported, citing the Defence Ministry.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov denied Ukraine’s allegations that Russia fired on civilian infrastructure after a lethal assault on the central Ukrainian metropolis of Kryvyi Rih that killed 20 folks, together with 9 kids.
Russian forces mounted a number of assaults on villages across the jap Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, the Ukrainian navy’s normal workers mentioned.

Russian President Vladimir Putin helps a ceasefire, however a “enormous quantity” of questions stay unanswered, Peskov advised reporters. He additionally mentioned there was a standard understanding between Russia and america that mutual contact ought to proceed.
US President Donald Trump mentioned he was “not completely happy” with Russia for bombing Ukraine “like loopy”. Nevertheless, he additionally mentioned Kyiv and Moscow have been “type of shut” on a deal.

Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko mentioned a workforce from Kyiv is scheduled to journey to Washington this week to debate a deal that might give the US entry to Ukraine’s uncommon earth minerals.

Kyiv initiated an pressing assembly of the United Nations Safety Council for Tuesday after final week’s Russian missile assault on Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian International Minister Andrii Sybiha mentioned on X, calling for a “strong worldwide response to Russian atrocities”.
For the primary time, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged that Ukrainian troops have been current in Russia’s Belgorod area. “We proceed energetic operations within the enemy’s border areas and that is completely justified,” Zelenskyy mentioned in his nightly video deal with.