{"id":48019,"date":"2022-04-10T00:23:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-10T00:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=48019"},"modified":"2022-04-10T00:23:34","modified_gmt":"2022-04-10T00:23:34","slug":"russia-ukraine-live-news-zelenskyy-braces-for-hard-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=48019","title":{"rendered":"Russia-Ukraine live news: Zelenskyy braces for \u2018hard battle\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><title>blinking-dot<\/title><g><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" fill=\"#ffffff\" r=\"7.16\" stroke=\"#c31833\" stroke-width=\"1.68\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" fill=\"#c31833\" r=\"3.81\"><animate attributename=\"opacity\" dur=\"2.5s\" repeatcount=\"indefinite\" values=\"1;1;1;1;0;1\"><\/animate><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/p>\n<p><strong aria-hidden=\"true\">Live updates<\/strong><span>Live updates, <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Ukraine leader says while the Russian threat to the capital Kyiv has receded, it is rising in the east.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Death toll from train station bombing in Kramatorsk rises to 52.<\/li>\n<li>Russia denies responsibility saying missiles responsible for the attack were only used by Ukraine\u2019s military.<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine says more than 4,500 people have been evacuated from Ukrainian cities through humanitarian corridors.<\/li>\n<li>Russian shelling killed five civilians and wounded five others in two east Ukrainian cities, official says.<\/li>\n<li>YouTube has blocked Duma TV that broadcasts from Russia\u2019s lower house of parliament.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1697305\" id=\"attachment_1697305\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"INTERACTIVE Russia Ukraine War Who controls what Day 45\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/INTERACTIVE-Russia-Ukraine-War-Who-controls-what-Day-45.png?w=770&#038;resize=770%2C769\"><\/img><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1697305\">(Al Jazeera)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here are the latest updates:<\/p>\n<p><span><time datetime=\"2022-04-09 23:41:56\">36 mins ago (23:41 GMT)<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Kyiv suburb\u2019s residents line up for food<\/h2>\n<p>Civilians remaining in Bucha are lining up for food donated by the local church in the battered Kyiv suburb where Ukrainian forces and journalists reported evidence of war crimes after Russian soldiers withdrew.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteer Petro Denysyuk told The Associated Press that he and fellow church friends started providing food, with a wide array of basic foodstuffs and hot meals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have gathered together with the youth from our church and prepared food for the needy,\u201d Denysyuk said. \u201cWe prepared pilaf, boiled eggs, prepared meat, sausages, noodles.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<p><span><time datetime=\"2022-04-09 23:15:14\">1 hour ago (23:15 GMT)<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Russia\u2019s \u2018imperial illusions\u2019 must be defeated: Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p>Ukranian negotiator Mykhailo Podolyak says President Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin will not meet until after the country defeated Russia in the east, which would bolster its negotiating position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are paying a very high price. But Russia must get rid of its imperial illusions,\u201d he said, according to the Interfax Ukraine news agency.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian officials have urged civilians in the east of the country to flee. On Friday, officials said more than 50 people were killed in a missile strike on a train station <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/4\/8\/an-abomination-world-reacts-to-deadly-kramatorsk-attack\">in city of Kramatorsk<\/a> in the Donetsk region, where thousands of people had gathered to evacuate.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<p><span><time datetime=\"2022-04-09 22:38:32\">2 hours ago (22:38 GMT)<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Never bullied again\u2019, says UK PM, offering weaponry<\/h2>\n<p>British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has offered financial and military support during a surprise visit to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>At a meeting in Kyiv, Johnson told President Zelenskyy that Britain would provide armoured vehicles and anti-ship missile systems, along with additional support for World Bank loans.<\/p>\n<p>The support aims to ensure \u201cUkraine can never be bullied again, never will be blackmailed again, never will be threatened in the same way again,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<p><span><time datetime=\"2022-04-09 22:38:13\">2 hours ago (22:38 GMT)<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Hard battle\u2019 coming, Ukraine president warns<\/h2>\n<p>Ukraine is ready for a tough battle with Russian forces amassing in the east of the country, Zelenskyy says.<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian leader met Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer in Kyiv, warning in a joint news conference while the threat to the capital had receded, it was rising in the east.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will be a hard battle, we believe in this fight and our victory. We are ready to simultaneously fight and look for diplomatic ways to put an end to this war,\u201d Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<p><span><iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" height=\"434\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A72j3yY1UmA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" width=\"770\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<p><span><time datetime=\"2022-04-09 20:55:33\">3 hours ago (20:55 GMT)<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Ukraine says 4,532 people evacuated from cities<\/h2>\n<p>A total of 4,532 people have been evacuated from Ukrainian cities through humanitarian corridors on Saturday, fewer than the 6,665 who escaped on Friday, according to a senior official.<\/p>\n<p>Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of\u00a0Ukraine\u2019s presidential administration, made the announcement in an online post.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<p><span><time datetime=\"2022-04-09 20:41:14\">4 hours ago (20:41 GMT)<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Five killed in east Ukraine shelling: Donetsk governor<\/h2>\n<p>Russian shelling has killed five civilians and wounded five others in two east Ukrainian cities, the local governor has said on Telegram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, five people were killed after Russian shelling in the region of Donetsk,\u201d the Donetsk governor Pavlo Kyrylenko posted on Telegram. Four of them died in the city of Vuhledar, and one in the town of Novomykhalivka, he added.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<p><span><time datetime=\"2022-04-09 20:30:29\">4 hours ago (20:30 GMT)<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>YouTube blocks Russian parliament channel<\/h2>\n<p>YouTube has blocked Duma TV which broadcasts from Russia\u2019s lower house of parliament, drawing an angry response from officials who said the world\u2019s most popular streaming service could face restrictions in response.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, a message on YouTube said the Duma channel had been \u201cterminated for a violation of YouTube\u2019s Terms of Service\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube, owned by Alphabet Inc\u2019s\u00a0GOOGL.O, has been under pressure from Russian communications regulator Roskomnadzor and officials were quick to respond.<\/p>\n<p>Find the news updates from April 9 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/4\/8\/rights-groups-vow-to-continue-work-amid-russia-crackdown-liveblog\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Source<\/p>\n<p>: <\/p>\n<p>Al Jazeera and news agencies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, Ukraine leader says while the Russian threat to the capital Kyiv has receded, it is rising in the east.Death toll from train station bombing in Kramatorsk rises to 52. 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