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What's the latest in Ukraine today ? April 16, Noon

News 14:14 16 Apr, 2022

What's the latest

What's the latest in Ukraine today ? April 16, Noon

If you're just joining us here's the latest developments, Qazet.az reports.

  • Explosions hit Ukraine's capital Kyiv, as well as the western city of Lviv, according to Ukrainian officials. It is not known what sites were attacked, or whether there have been casualties
  • Russia formally warns of "unpredictable consequences" if the US and allies keep supplying weapons to Ukraine
  • Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says 2,500 to 3,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the war so far and as many as 10,000 have been injured
  • US officials say the Russian Moskva warship was hit by two Ukrainian Neptune missiles and there were Russian casualties when the ship sank. Russia says a fire onboard caused it to sink
  • The UN says 4,633 civilian casualties have now been officially recorded in Ukraine since the start of the war, but added that the number is likely to be far higher.