Kyiv announces liberation of Urozhaine; heavy battles raging near Robotyne and Verbove with possibly significant gains for Ukraine; elite air assault units make deep strikes in the south.
Belarusian volunteer soldiers from the Kastus Kalinouski regiment, a regiment made up of Belarusian opposition volunteers formed to defend Ukraine, prepare a 120mm mortar to fire at a front line position near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, on April 9, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP)
