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[00:19:44] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Guardian: Leaked Pentagon document suggests Western special forces in Ukraine this year. Leaked U.S. military intelligence documents indicate that over 90 special forces from NATO countries were deployed to Ukraine, the Guardian reported. (1/2)

[00:19:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: The U.K. Defense Ministry declined to comment to the Guardian but wrote in a tweet published on April 11 that "the widely reported leak of U.S. information has demonstrated a serious level of inaccuracy." (2/2)

[01:19:43] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russia conducts test launch of intercontinental ballistic missile. The missile was launched from the Kapustin Yar rocket launch complex in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast and hit a target at a training ground in Kazakhstan, Russian state-controlled media reported on April 11.

[02:49:43] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Ukraine’s military destroys Russian equipment in Ukraine’s south. Ukraine’s military killed 35 Russian troops and destroyed three reconnaissance drones, one anti-drone rifle, one armored fighting vehicle, and one Grad multiple rocket launcher, Ukraine’s Southern Command said.

[04:04:44] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ General Staff: Ukraine repels 72 Russian attacks over past day. Russian forces are concentrating their efforts on conducting offensives toward Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Marinka in Donetsk Oblast, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said in its morning update.

[04:04:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: According to the General Staff, Ukrainian troops repelled 72 Russian attacks in those directions over the past day.

[05:34:43] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ISW: Kremlin to use digital tools to “crack down on Russian draft dodgers.” Russian State Duma adopted a bill to create a digital unified register of Russian citizens eligible for military service on April 11, according to The Institute for the Study of War.

[06:04:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️US Defense Secretary: Ukraine has “much of the capability” for military success. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he is confident that Ukraine has “much of the capability it needs” to continue its success when asked about the impact of the leaked U.S. intelligence.

[06:19:44] Twitter DefenceU: Bakhmut. The battle continues. @DPSU_ua https://t.co/9508t2C96X

[07:19:44] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Reuters: Leaked US document claims Serbia agreed to supply weapons to Ukraine. Serbia agreed to provide Ukraine with lethal aid or has already sent it, according to an alleged secret Pentagon document said to be leaked, Reuters reported on April 12.https://t.co/oZ2X41aAJp

[08:34:44] Twitter KyivIndependent: These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of April 12, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. https://t.co/7E42zJuGj2

[08:34:45] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: The execution of a Ukrainian captive… This is a video of Russia as it is. This is a video of trying to make just that the new norm. Everyone must react. Every leader. Don't expect it to be forgotten. We are not going to forget anything. The defeat of terror is necessary. https://t.co/H8Or6HJnYW

[09:04:43] Twitter DefenceU: .@ZelenskyyUa There is something that no one in the world can ignore: how easily these beasts kill. We are not going to forget anything. Neither are we going to forgive the murderers. There will be legal responsibility for everything. The defeat of terror is necessary.

[09:04:44] Twitter DefenceU: RT @KpsZSU: Ukrainian Su-25 destroys the invaders in the east of Ukraine https://t.co/5zTwC9LO5A

[09:19:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ 2 killed, 9 injured as Russia attacks 9 Ukrainian regions over past 24 hours. Russian forces struck Kherson Oblast 35 times, killing one civilian, the regional administration said on April 12. Another person was reportedly killed in Donetsk Oblast. https://t.co/CGgVxEbry7

[09:34:44] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Zelensky comments on video of Ukrainian POW's alleged beheading. President Volodymyr Zelensky commented on the alleged beheading of a Ukrainian prisoner of war purportedly shown in a video shared online, saying that every international leader "must react."

[09:34:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: Ukraine's Security Service said it had launched an official investigation into the alleged execution. Late on April 11, a video was posted on social media, which appeared to show a Russian fighter cutting off the head of a Ukrainian soldier with a knife. https://t.co/nRWbkDsh1g

[10:04:44] Twitter DefenceU: Another horrifying video released by the russians yesterday. With each new crime committed in Ukraine over the last year, comparisons between russians and nazis have become more common. However, there’s one striking difference. The nazis tried to hide their crimes from the world.

[10:34:44] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️UK Defense Ministry: Russia completes 120-km defense line in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Russian forces have built three lines of defensive zones in preparation for Ukraine's anticipated counteroffensive towards the key city of Melitopol, the ministry reported on April 12.

[10:34:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: Russia's defenses "have the potential to be formidable obstacles, but their utility almost entirely depends on them being supported by sufficient artillery and personnel," the ministry wrote, adding that it's unclear if Moscow can muster these resources.https://t.co/wYZ0osYRKJ

[10:49:44] Twitter DefenceU: "Every morn I wake, And every morn I stand And watch the shrapnel break On the smashed land." Leon Gellert Total combat losses of the enemy from February 24, 2022 to April 12, 2023: https://t.co/u9eq3RQahs

[11:04:48] Twitter KyivIndependent: As Russia continues its quest to distort Ukrainian history in an attempt to justify its brutal invasions, the Kyiv Independent has put together 10 common historical misconceptions about Ukraine. Watch the full video here: https://t.co/mrrR9O3QSr https://t.co/KD8TdGni0P

[11:34:44] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russian state media: Serbia denies reports on its arms supply to Ukraine. Serbian Defense Minister Milos Vucevic has denied recent media reports about his country allegedly providing Ukraine with lethal weaponry, according to Russian state-owned news agency Sputnik.

[11:34:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: "Another lie has been published that Serbia is selling weapons to Ukraine. The goal is obvious to someone — to destabilize our country and involve it in a conflict in which we do not want to participate," Vucevic told Sputnik on April 12.

[12:19:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Governor: Russia shells Nikopol, injuring 4 people. Russian troops shelled the residential area of Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on April 12, wounding four civilians, according to Governor Serhii Lysak. https://t.co/0wxjPBOj2M

[12:19:46] Twitter KyivIndependent: The Russian shelling of Nikopol damaged 13 houses, two farm buildings, and a car, said the governor. Photos: Serhii Lysak/Telegram https://t.co/ECnML7voV3

[13:04:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️EU reacts to Ukrainian POW's alleged execution. The video purportedly showing the beheading of a Ukrainian POW, if confirmed, serves as "yet another brutal reminder about the inhumane nature of the Russian aggression," EU spokesperson Nabila Massrali said, as cited by CNN.

[13:04:46] Twitter KyivIndependent: "Killing prisoners of war is a very serious breach of the Geneva Convention and demonstrates once more Russia's complete disregard of international law, in particular, international humanitarian law," Massrali told reporters. https://t.co/YP03AYKFC8

[13:49:46] Twitter DefenceU: Divine intervention 35th Marines Brigade https://t.co/WHf7cLPyfV

[13:49:47] Twitter DefenceU: RT @CharlesMichel: Mortified by atrocious video showing murder of Ukrainian prisoner of war by Russian soldier. Accountability and justice must prevail over terror and impunity. The EU will do all possible to ensure that. The EU will continue to stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes. https://t.co/a14WsNguKn

[13:49:48] Twitter DefenceU: RT @MorawieckiM: The Evil Empire has been reborn in the East. Russian barbarians threaten not only Ukraine. They threaten all of Europe and the whole free world. This is no mere incident, no coincidence, no maniac’s impulse. Putin has been building his Evil Empire for 23 years, in preparation for… https://t.co/mowFcAENu2

[13:49:50] Twitter DefenceU: RT @edgarsrinkevics: Russian military & Wagner group thugs are worse than ISIS

[14:34:43] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ UK sanctions Medvedchuk's wife, those with financial links to Russian oligarchs. The U.K. government has announced a new sanctions package targeting Oksana Marchenko, the wife of key Putin ally Victor Medvedchuk, as well as several people linked to major Russian oligarchs.

[14:34:44] Twitter KyivIndependent: "We are closing the net on the Russian elite and those who try to help them hide their money for war… We won't stop until Putin does," U.K. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on April 12. https://t.co/gXrfwDmTCP

[15:19:44] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Washington Post: Ukrainian counteroffensive delayed by number of factors. Ukraine's upcoming counteroffensive has been delayed due to a combination of factors, including weather, slow equipment deliveries, and an insufficient amount of ammunition, the Washington Post reported.

[15:19:46] Twitter KyivIndependent: The long-awaited counteroffensive is seen as a critical juncture to take back Ukrainian territory under Russian control, and failure to do so could push Ukrainians to the negotiating table, the Washington Post wrote. https://t.co/Rmn7zBQiJY

[15:34:54] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ukraerorukh: Ukrainian airspace will reopen following wartime victory. Ukraine's state-run air traffic enterprise, Ukraerorukh, disputed Eurocontrol's prediction that Ukrainian airspace would remain closed until 2029, saying that it will reopen after the war ends.

[15:49:46] Twitter KyivIndependent: Our reporter @francisjfarrell visited the Ukrainian lines north of Bakhmut, where Russian forces, primarily those of the notorious Wagner Group, mount daily assaults in an attempt to advance. https://t.co/Udiepmjxmv

[16:04:46] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Politico: Iran negotiating with China, Russia to replenish missile fuel supply. Russia and China are in "advanced secret talks" with Iran to supply the country with ammonium perchlorate, a chemical used to propel missiles, Politico reported.

[16:04:47] Twitter KyivIndependent: According to anonymous diplomats cited by Politico, the amount of fuel Iran is looking to acquire is unclear, but they estimate that it is enough for "thousands" of rockets. https://t.co/G2RuI7MCxY

[17:04:55] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️National Resistance Center: 100,000 Ukrainian children transported to Russia for 'medical treatment'. Russian occupying forces have transported more than 100,000 children from Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts for "medical treatment," Ukraine's National Resistance Center reported.

[17:04:58] Twitter KyivIndependent: The majority of Ukrainian children are recommended for treatment in Russia, and parents cannot refuse treatment without being threatened with losing their parental rights, the center said. https://t.co/TrRaMbwOZ9

[17:49:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: April 12 is the International Day of Human Space Flight. Three of the most significant achievements at the dawn of the space era were masterminded by Ukrainian engineer Serhiy Korolyov, writes Ukrainian tech entrepreneur @YaroslavAzhnyuk. https://t.co/amVjvmMhWR

[18:04:46] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️US Treasury introduces more sanctions against Russia targeting energy sector. The U.S. Treasury announced additional sanctions on April 12 to limit "Russia’s access to the international financial system through facilitators and their businesses."

[18:04:47] Twitter KyivIndependent: According to the announcement, the sanctions target entities associated with Russia's defense sector and Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation, or Rosatom. https://t.co/J3vGg1WXGu

[18:19:43] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Shmyhal, Austin meet at the Pentagon. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal met with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon on April 12. Shmyhal said the meeting focused on liberating Ukrainian territory and strengthening Ukraine's "capacity for the future." Denys Shmyhal https://t.co/LyHO9d7QTq

[18:49:47] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Zelensky meets with bipartisan US Senate delegation. President Volodymyr Zelensky met with a bipartisan U.S. Senate delegation in Kyiv and stressed the need for continued U.S. support, the President's Office reported. President's Office https://t.co/18mGdntPsl

[18:49:47] Twitter KyivIndependent: According to the President's Office, Zelensky informed the U.S. officials about developments on the front line, as well as the importance of continued financial and defense aid packages in achieving Ukraine's victory.

[18:49:48] Twitter KyivIndependent: "We are fighting for common values: freedom and democracy. The outcome of our victory will have a decisive impact on the development of the situation not only in Europe but also across the globe," Zelensky said.

[19:19:49] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Reznikov: Intelligence leak contains 'mix' of true, false information. Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov acknowledged on April 12 that the U.S. intelligence leak contains a "mix" of true and false information. However, the true information is already outdated, he said.

[19:19:52] Twitter KyivIndependent: Speaking from Spain at a summit with his Spanish counterpart Margarita Robles, Reznikov surmised that the leak was likely intended to aid Russia and its allies. https://t.co/R9aAN28Fsy

[20:04:55] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️US, Latvia confirm military presence in Ukraine but not on battlefield. After intelligence documents leaked alleging over 90 NATO special forces deployed in Ukraine, U.S. and Latvian officials admitted to a small military presence in the country, but not in combat.

[20:04:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: "There has been no change to the president's mandate that there will not be American troops in Ukraine fighting in this war," U.S. Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby told Fox News. https://t.co/2KcrTNRLUR

[20:20:02] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Leaked intelligence documents suggest war in Ukraine may drag on past 2023. Recently leaked U.S. intelligence documents suggest that the war in Ukraine may persist "well beyond" 2023, Reuters reported on April 12.

[20:20:04] Twitter KyivIndependent: According to the documents, Reuters wrote, U.S. intelligence believes that the fighting in eastern Ukrainian Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts will reach a stalemate, with Russia failing to make any significant gains. https://t.co/frTnSpcGXV

[20:34:44] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️World Bank to provide $200 million in aid to restore Ukraine's energy infrastructure. The World Bank will provide Ukraine with an additional $200 million in aid to restore its energy infrastructure, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal reported on April 12.

[21:04:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: Long-awaited Ukraine’s counteroffensive has been delayed due to weather conditions, slow military hardware deliveries, and a low stock of ammunition, the Washington Post reported on April 12. https://t.co/5Lw58I1Pjh

[21:04:50] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: will prevail in this war. But the evil state shouldn’t have any chance to win with ruins. Any aggressor enjoys when he destroys & when the ruins have to be repaired for decades. By rebuilding what has been ruined, we defeat the main goal of terror: we return the normal life https://t.co/zudnkiMjlK

[21:04:53] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Leaked intelligence papers suggest that Ukrainian, Russian total casualties reach up to 354,000. Leaked US intelligence documents suggest that up to 354,000 Ukrainian and Russian soldiers have been killed or injured since the start of the full-scale invasion, Reuters reported.

[21:04:55] Twitter KyivIndependent: According to Reuters, Russia is believed to have 35,500-43,000 forces killed in action and 154,000-180,000 wounded. https://t.co/GxUxtFS5wg

[21:19:44] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: There will be no ruins in . It’s our goal. assets should be used to compensate for the losses of those to whom brought pain and suffering. Assets must go to recovery after aggression. The war should be the most costly for the aggressor exactly. We do everything for this! https://t.co/F3U3rVvV4f

[22:04:46] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russia shells 5 communities in Sumy Oblast. Russian forces shelled five communities in Sumy Oblast on April 12, firing more than 75 rounds from various types of weapons, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported on Telegram.

[22:04:48] Twitter KyivIndependent: According to the post, Russia shelled the Bilopillia, Nova Sloboda, Seredyna Buda, Myropillia, and Esman communities.

[22:04:50] Twitter DefenceU: Наwkei

[23:49:44] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️NYT: Polish PM says Ukraine needs South Korean artillery shells. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said he believes that only the direct intervention of President Biden would lead to an agreement for South Korea to make its artillery shells available to Ukraine.

[23:49:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: In an interview with the New York Times, Morawiecki said that Russia has far more artillery shells and is firing far more rounds on the battlefield each month than the Ukrainian army. He said South Korea has a "huge supply of artillery shells and could help."

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