In anticipation of a Ukrainian counter-offensive, the Russian army has equipped a line of defensive structures from the border with Ukraine in the Belgorod region to the Crimean Isthmus, writes Reuters, citing an analysis of thousands of satellite images. On Russian territory, the defensive line continues along the border with Ukraine in the Belgorod, Kursk and Bryansk regions.

Updated: the number of shelling victims increased to nine people, RIA Novosti reports . Seven people died in Donetsk as a result of a projectile entering a minibus, said the head of the city occupation administration Alexei Kulemin. He accused of shelling the Armed Forces. Ukrainian journalist Andrei Tsapatyenko wrote that Donetsk fired at Russian troops to divert attention from victims among the civilian population during a night missile strike in Ukraine.

The head of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, regularly claims that migrants in Russia commit more and more crimes. On April 11, in an interview with Interfax, he once again stated that over a year, crime among foreigners had grown almost three times. His words were picked up by state media and officials. “How much will we endure? It is urgent to introduce a visa regime with the countries of Central Asia.

Almost two -thirds of Russians (62%) are concerned about the possible counterattack of the Ukrainian army. This is evidenced by the new data of the Levada Center survey. “The elderly surveyed (67%), those who approve of the president’s activities, and respondents trusting TV and Internet publications as the main sources of news (about 65%) are concerned most of all,” the study of sociologists said.

After the start of the full -scale war of Russia with Ukraine and international sanctions, which limited the possibilities for the sale of Russian oil, the Hong Kong Company Concept Oil Services included its largest buyers. Over the past five years, the scale of its oil trade from Russia has only grown. And the risks associated with international sanctions do not seem to be embarrassed.

Updated: the number of victims in Uman has increased to 23, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine reported . In total, 25 people were killed as a result of the massive shelling of Ukraine. The Russian army launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine. Eight people are known to have died, including a three-year-old child. In the city of Uman, Cherkasy region, a rocket hit a multi-storey building, one entrance was almost completely destroyed.