The leader broadcast the updates during a YouTube address posted on his office website early Saturday in Ukraine. He also used dark sarcasm to warn Ukrainians of Russia’s “stupid” April Fool’s jokes. “On this day, April 1, the conquerors decided to signal two equally stupid jokes. “Such a joke is for the people of Russia,” he wrote on his office website early Saturday, explaining that the Russian military had begun recruiting young troops to replenish the ranks of its depleted army. “The conscripts this year can be sent to the war against our state, our people. “So this is a guaranteed death for many very young children,” Zelenski said. “We do not need more dead people here. Save your children from becoming bad. Do not send them to the army. Do everything you can to keep them alive. At home.” Zelensky also warned that Russia was trying to oust troops from the annexed Crimean region, which it called a “war crime.” The president urged residents of the disputed area not to follow orders and surrender to Ukraine. A soldier from the Donetsk People’s Republic passes in front of the bodies of the victims of the bombing of a destroyed building in the region of eastern Ukraine controlled by pro-Russian fighters.AP Photo / Alexei Alexandrov The second “joke” that Russia allegedly played on Friday was the appointment of interim leaders or “Gauleiters” in parts of southern Ukraine. “Justice will be done. “Therefore, anyone who has become a Gauleiter can already be registered somewhere in Rostov,” he said, referring to a huge Russian cemetery. “This is the last warning.” Zelensky went on to share some encouraging news in a lengthy blog post, saying that more than 6,266 Ukrainians had been rescued in humanitarian corridors in three areas, with almost half of them having been liberated from Mariupol, which came under Russian control this week. . The President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola and the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will attend a meeting on 1 April. Press Service of the Presidency of Ukraine / REUTERS Russian anti-tank mines appear on the expressway to Chernihiv, Ukraine.ANDRZEJ LANGE / EPA The president also noted that the situation is improving in some parts of the country, but remains “extremely difficult” in areas near the Russian border, where the invaders are strengthening their position. “The occupiers are withdrawing forces in the north of our country. “The withdrawal is slow but noticeable,” Zelenski said. Zelensky urged Ukrainians returning to their homes to be vigilant, warning that the bombing could continue and accusing the Russians of mining wires in “houses, equipment and even the bodies of dead people”. “Fierce battles remain. Now we can not think that we have already passed all the tests. We are all striving for victory. But when it comes everyone will see it. “Everyone will feel that peace is coming.” In his message, Zelensky went on to urge NATO countries to intervene and help them fight Russia. He renewed his call for President Joe Biden to help his army with Soviet-era fighter jets during an interview with Fox News on Friday.
