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19,500 Russian soldiers killed: Ukrainian army

Russia has lost about 19,500 troops since invading Ukraine on February 24, the Ukrainian military said. It also lost 725 tanks, 1,923 armored vehicles, 154 planes and 137 helicopters, the Armed Forces General Staff said on Facebook, adding that the figures were approximate due to the ongoing hostilities. On Friday, the Kremlin acknowledged “significant losses” but did not specify the number. NATO said on March 24 that Moscow had lost up to 15,000 troops in Ukraine. 8 minutes ago (07:43 GMT)

The French bank Societe Generale ceases its activities in Russia

The French banking group Societe Generale has announced that it is ceasing its activities in Russia and is selling its stake in the Russian Rosbank. “With this agreement (…) the group would leave Russia efficiently and regularly, ensuring continuity for its employees and customers,” the French bank said. The deal, pending approval by regulators, will lead to a write-off of about € 2 billion ($ 2.2 billion) and an outstanding cash-free asset with no effect on SocGen’s equity ratio, he said. 1 hour ago (06:42 GMT)

More than 1,793 civilians killed in Ukraine war: UN

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, 1,793 civilians have been killed and 2,439 injured, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. “Most of the civilian casualties recorded were caused by the use of explosive weapons with a wide range of impacts, including heavy artillery bombardment and multiple missile systems, as well as rocket and air bombardment,” the OHCHR said in a statement. The group writes that the actual numbers are likely to be significantly higher, as information from areas where there is “intense hostilities” has either been delayed or is pending confirmation. This includes Mariupol, Izium and Borodyanka. Cemetery workers transport a body from a mass grave to be located in a morgue. Bucha, April 10 [Rodrigo Abd/AP] 2 hours ago (06:17 GMT)

More than 180 children have died in the Russian invasion, Ukraine says

Ukraine’s human rights ombudswoman Lyudmyla Denisova said 183 children had been confirmed dead since the start of the Russian invasion. Al Jazeera could not independently verify this information. 2 hours ago (05:58 GMT)

Bodies of 6 people found in Kharkov: Interfax

Rescuers in the city of Kharkiv found the bodies of six victims of bombings, Interfax Ukraine reports. Al Jazeera could not independently verify these allegations. 2 hours ago (05:41 GMT)

Russia may use phosphorus munitions in Mariupol: UK Department of Defense

“Previous use of phosphorus munitions by Russian forces in the Donetsk region increases the likelihood of their future employment in Mariupol, as fighting for the city intensifies,” the UK Department of Defense wrote in its latest update. He also noted that Russia had continued to bombard the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and that Ukrainian forces had repulsed several attacks “resulting in the destruction of Russian tanks, vehicles and artillery”. Russia continues to use unguided bombs that “reduce their ability to discriminate” during attacks and increase “the risk of further civilian casualties,” the statement added. Last updated information on the situation in Ukraine – April 11, 2022 Learn more about the UK Government’s response: 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/p6jpNvs1eU – Ministry of Defense 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) April 11, 2022 3 hours ago (04:42 GMT)

Biden and Monti will hold a virtual meeting on Ukraine today

US President Joe Biden will speak virtually with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi later today as he pushes world leaders to take a hard line against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. India maintained a neutral stance against the Russian invasion. He was one of 58 members abstaining when the UN General Assembly voted last Thursday to suspend Russia from the 47-member Human Rights Council on allegations of human rights abuses in Ukraine. Biden will discuss the consequences of the war in Ukraine “and the mitigation of its destabilizing impact on global food supply and commodity markets,” White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement on Sunday. They will also discuss how to support a “free, open international order based on rules to enhance security, democracy and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific”. 3 hours ago (04:31 GMT)

NZ to send more military aid to Ukraine

New Zealand will send a C-130 Hercules aircraft, with 50 members of the defense force, to help transport and distribute military aid to Ukraine, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced. “But at no point will they enter Ukraine and they have not been asked,” Ardern told a news conference. The aircraft will depart from New Zealand for Europe on Wednesday. New Zealand will also contribute $ 13 million in military, legal and human rights support, including $ 7.5 million in arms and ammunition supplies through the United Kingdom, allowing the United Kingdom to assist in arms supplies to Ukraine. 4 hours ago (04:10 GMT)

Finland and Sweden will join NATO in the coming months

Finland and Sweden are ready to join NATO in the coming months, the Times reported, citing US officials. The move will expand the alliance from 30 to 32 members. Officials said the Nordic countries’ accession to NATO was a “matter of multiple meetings” during talks between the alliance’s foreign ministers last week, which were attended by Sweden and Finland, the report added. Finland’s application is expected in June, followed by Sweden, the report said. 5 hours ago (03:00 GMT)

South Korea says it will not send weapons to Ukraine

South Korean Defense Minister Suu Kyi told his Ukrainian counterpart that Seoul has “limits” on arms shipments to Ukraine, Yonhap news agency reported. Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov reportedly requested anti-aircraft weapons in a telephone conversation with Suh on Friday. South Korea has refused to send weapons to Ukraine, largely providing humanitarian assistance. Zelensky is scheduled to address the South Korean National Assembly via video link later today, where he is expected to ask for weapons again. 6 hours ago (02:08 GMT)

Russian forces will attack Kyiv, says the Chechen leader

The leader of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, says Russian forces will launch an attack on Kiev and other Ukrainian cities. “There will be an attack – not only in Mariupol but also in other places, cities and villages,” Kadyrov said in a video posted on his Telegram channel. “Luhansk and Donetsk – we will completely liberate the first place; and then we will take Kyiv and all the other cities,” he added. Cars are moving near a damaged bridge after a Russian attack in the city of Makarov, in the Kiev region. Sunday 10 April 2022. (Petros Giannakouris / AP) 6 hours ago (01:46 GMT)

Russia will take legal action if the West tries to force it to default on its public debt, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told the pro-Kremlin-based Izvestia newspaper. “Of course we will sue, because we have taken all the necessary measures to ensure that investors receive their payments,” Siluanov said. “We will present to the court our bills that confirm our efforts to pay both in foreign currency and in rubles.” Russia is facing its first sovereign foreign bankruptcy in more than a century after making arrangements to repay an international ruble bond earlier this week, even though the payment was in US dollars. 6 hours ago (01:32 GMT)

The world responsible for the atrocities in Ukraine: Zelenskyy

Zelensky told CBS 60 Minutes that the world was responsible for Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine. “I remember, we all remember, books about World War II and the devil in costume – Adolf Hitler. Are those countries that did not take part in the war responsible? Ο Is the world responsible for the genocide? Yes. Yes it is. When you [can] shut up – yes, it’s scary, that a world war could start… I can not put pressure on these people because everyone is afraid of war. But if the world [is responsible] for that, I think yes, yes. “I believe it,” he said. 7 hours ago (01:08 GMT)

“I am no longer interested in their diplomacy”: Zelensky on NATO and the UN

Zelensky criticized NATO and the UN in an interview with CBS 60 Minutes. “When you are [working] in diplomacy, there are no results. I have no other lives [to give]. I have no other feelings. “I am no longer interested in their diplomacy leading to the destruction of my country,” Zelenski said after being asked about his outburst in NATO and the UN Security Council when he told the UN Security Council that it should punish Russia or “disband”. He told CBS: “We are defending the right to life. I never thought this right was so expensive. These are human values. So that Russia does not choose what we should do and how I exercise my rights. This right was given to me by God and my parents. “ “We are defending the right to life”: The President of Ukraine talks with Scott Pelley about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and recently revealed alleged war crimes in the Bucha suburb of Kiev. – CBS News (@CBSNews) April 11, 2022 7 hours ago (00:30 …