Russia-Ukraine War Updates 04/27

From CNN
Updated 8:16 a.m. ET, April 27, 2022

It's mid-afternoon in Kyiv. Here's what you need to know

A woman from Kherson region holds her child as her family is registered at an evacuation point in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on April 22. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Today's main developments in Russia's war in Ukraine center around accusations of gas "blackmail," after Moscow halted supplies to Poland and Bulgaria, well as heavy fighting on the ground.

Here's a look at the latest developments: ​

• Russia turns off oil tap: Russian energy giant Gazprom has shut off gas supplies to both Bulgaria and Poland's state-owned gas companies after the two countries refused to pay in rubles in a dramatic escalation of tensions with the West. The European Union has accused Russia of trying to “blackmail” the bloc with gas, accusation which Russia has denied.

• Mystery explosions: Blasts were heard Wednesday in three Russian regions bordering Ukraine, local authorities and Russian state media reported. An adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made cryptic references in response to reports of the overnight explosions. Myhailo Podolyak said that "the Belgorod, Voronezh, and Kursk regions are now also beginning to actively study such a concept as 'demilitarization.'" 

 

• Kherson's "sham referendum": Many civilians are fleeing Kherson, located in southern Ukraine, ahead of what Ukrainian leaders have called a sham referendum staged by Russia. Kherson and its surrounding areas were the first to be taken by advancing Russian forces early in the war, and Russia now plans to hold a vote in the region to try to show popular support for the creation of a new entity called the Kherson People's Republic.

 

• Fighting intensifies: Ukraine has acknowledged the loss of several eastern towns and villages as Russia steps up its ground offensive. Russian forces have taken control of the town of Zarichne, and have started attacking nearby Yampil. Despite the loss of territory, Ukrainian authorities said nine enemy attacks were repulsed in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions alone, with Russian equipment destroyed --including nine tanks and 11 artillery systems.

 

• Sending help: British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will urge Western allies to supply Ukraine with warplanes and other heavy weapons, according to a news release from the UK’s Foreign Office published Tuesday. It comes as NATO countries ramp up their military support for Ukraine. In a major policy U-turn on Tuesday, Germany announced it will supply Ukraine with anti-aircraft tanks. Canada and the UK also announced they would supply more heavy weapons on Tuesday.

​Read more on CNN here.​

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