Thanks to @JakOSpades who points out the 47th Missile Brigade, part of the 8th Combined Arms Army, is equipped with the 9K79 Tochka-U missile and has been operating in Donbas – in the area we believe the missiles were launched from. https://
vpk.name/en/534782_the-
47th-missile-and-238th-artillery-brigades-were-formed-as-part-of-the-8th-combined-arms-army.html
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47th Missile Brigade linked to Tochka-U missiles in Donbas
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Russia loses 19,000 troops in Ukraine
Russia has lost 19,000 troops in Ukraine, according to Ukraine's General Staff https://
euromaidanpress.com/2022/04/08/rus
sian-army-prepares-offensive-in-eastern-ukraine/
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Situation West of Kherson Complicated, Fighting Reported near Bilozerka
The situation west of Kherson is complicated, it seems no one is really in control over the area. I'v seen reports of fighting in the outskirts of Bilozerka (46.634, 32.426) today, but only from one source.
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Makariv: 132 bodies found, town 40% destroyed after Russian occupation
In Makariv west of Kyiv, 132 dead bodies unearthed from mass graves and found in the streets following the Russian occupation, the mayor says.
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EU leaders and Ukrainian PM visit Bucha on April 8
From left: Bucha Mayor Anatolii Fedoruk, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen & EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell visited Bucha on April 8. : Denys Shmyhal / Facebook.
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Shared Cases from Kyiv Oblast
These are just a few cases from Kyiv Oblast shared by the Ombudswoman for Human Rights in Ukraine on her Facebook page: http://facebook.com/denisovaombudsperson/posts/5175297263949…
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Russians raped a 14-year-old girl, 11-year-old boy, and woman in Kyiv Oblast
Russians raped people in Kyiv Oblast. A 14-year-old girl was raped by 5 men in Bucha. She is pregnant. An 11-year-old boy was raped in front of his mother in Bucha. She was tied to a chair to watch. A 20-year-old woman was raped by 3 men in all possible ways at once in Irpin
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Denisova: Russian forces use rape as a weapon in Ukraine
Denisova also implies that Russian forces are using rape as a weapon. below is her statement posted on Facebook with some of the horrific instances of rape that Ukrainian authorities have documented thus far.
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Ukraine: 169 children killed, 306 injured since Russian invasion, says Ombudsman
Lyudmila Denisova, Ukraine human rights ombudsman, says 169 children killed, 306 injured since Russian invasion of Ukraine began. The true number likely higher but hard to establish due to areas inaccessible because of occupying Russian forces. More stats from her FB post today:
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Fighting reported near Balaklava
Fighting has been reported around Balaklava 49.459, 36.919, just north of Husarivka. This can be confirmed by FIRMS.