Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 410

By William On Apr 9, 2023

As the war between Russia and Ukraine enters its 410th day, we take a look at the most important developments.

This is the state of affairs on Sunday, April 9, 2023:

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A 50-year-old man and his 11-year-old daughter were killed on Sunday after Russian troops attacked a residential building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, authorities said.
A missile fired from Ukrainian territory is said to have been shot down over the Black Sea town of Feodosiya in Russian-controlled Crimea, the Moscow-installed head of the Crimea government said on Saturday.
British military intelligence said Russian troops threatened a key supply route to Bakhmut, the focus of their attack for months, which Ukraine says it is defending to exhaust the invaders for the counter-offensive.

Ukrainian soldiers stand on top of a tank, at a military training ground near a front line in the Zaporizhia region [File: Reuters]

Ukraine’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova will visit India on Monday and will seek humanitarian aid and equipment to repair energy infrastructure damaged during Russia’s invasion, a newspaper reported on Saturday.
Russia’s arrest of American journalist Evan Gershkovich prompted a rare joint statement from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell demanding the reporter’s immediate release.
More than 30 children were reunited with their families in Ukraine this weekend after a lengthy operation to bring them back from Russia or Russian-occupied Crimea, where they had been taken from areas occupied by Russian forces during the war. Kiev estimates that nearly 19,500 children have been taken to Russia or Russian-occupied Crimea since Moscow’s invasion, in what it condemns as illegal deportations. Moscow says they were taken away for their own safety.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskky said on Saturday that he still sees his country on the path to joining NATO.