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Russia launches phosphorous bombs, around 50 airstrikes on Mariupol overnight. Deputy Commander of the Azov Regiment Sviatoslav Palamar called for decisive measures to evacuate the city, as Russia is employing “everything that a barbarian can use against humanity.”

Ukraine’s Armed Forces said on April 28 that Russia has lost 970 tanks, 2,389 armored personnel carriers, 1,688 vehicles, 431 artillery systems, 1151 multiple launch rocket systems, 72 anti-aircraft defense systems, 155 helicopters, 187 aircraft, 76 fuel tanks, and eight boats.

General Staff: 22,800 Russian troops killed since Feb. 24.

Wallace also noted that, while he expected Russian President Vladimir Putin to dig in Ukraine like a “cancerous growth,” he appears to want to expand further.

UK Defense Secretary says Ukraine can target Russian logistics, but unlikely to use British weapons. Ben Wallace said on April 28 to BBC that it “would be legitimate under international law” if Ukraine did so, but U.K.-supplied artillery is being used within Ukraine.

General Staff: Russia transfers up to 500 units of military equipment to Izium. Ukraine’s Armed Forces said on April 28 that Russian forces continue to attack Kharkiv and are trying to advance towards towards Sulyhivka – Nova Dmytrivka and Andriivka – Velyka Komyshuvakha.

Sandu reportedly made the decision following recent events in Russian-occupied Transnistria.

Moldova to join EU sanctions on Russia, provide aid to Ukraine. Advisor to Ukraine’s Interior Ministry Anton Herashchenko said on April 28 that Moldovan President Maia Sandu has decided to provide Ukraine with humanitarian aid and sappers to demine liberated settlements.

Russian forces in temporarily-occupied Kherson initially planned to enforce the ruble in April.

Russia to impose rubles in Kherson Oblast from May 1. Russian state-controlled Ria Novosti news agency, citing pro-Kremlin official Kirill Stremousov, said the shift would follow a four-month transitionary period, during which rubles and hryvnias will circulate.

However, despite the “embarrassing losses of the landing ship Saratov and cruiser Moskva,” Russia’s Black Sea fleet retains the ability to strike Ukrainian and coastal targets.

Guterres said his team would “continue our work to expand humanitarian support” to Ukraine and “secure the evacuation of civilians.” “The sooner this war ends, the better – for the sake of Ukraine, Russia, and the world,” he tweeted earlier.

UN chief to meet Zelensky, visit Bucha and Irpin. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky on April 28 in Kyiv following talks with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

The tech giant’s researchers also found that hacking and military operations worked in tandem, focusing on the same targets, but Microsoft said it wasn’t clear whether there was a co-ordinated plan or they were just driven by shared goals.

Microsoft: Russian hackers and military worked in tandem. Russian government hackers have carried out at least 37 cyber-attacks against Ukraine between Feb. 23 and April 8, Microsoft said in its latest report.

Ukraine’s Air Force: 8 Russian aerial targets destroyed. The press center of the Ukraine’s Air Force reported early on April 28 that Russia lost at least one airplane, one missile, and 6 UAVs over the past 24 hours.

Canada lawmakers vote to label Russia’s acts in Ukraine as ‘genocide.’ Canadian lawmakers voted unanimously on April 27 to call Russia’s attacks in Ukraine a “genocide”, adding that there was “ample evidence of systemic and massive war crimes against humanity.”