Хрестоносці здобувають Константинополь, битва біля островів Всіх Святих, Трумен замість Рузвельта, вторгнення росіян на Донбас | Той День Коли: 12 квітня
April 12, 2026·2 min
The episode 'That Day When' on Army FM explores five significant events that all occurred on April 12 throughout history. Host Oleksii Mustafin presents these events in chronological order, beginning with the year 1204. He describes how participants of the Fourth Crusade captured Constantinople after their Byzantine supporters failed to pay promised money, leading to three days of looting and the establishment of the Latin Empire. The episode then moves to 1782, detailing the British fleet's victory over the French near the island of All Saints in the Caribbean during the war where France supported American independence. Next, the program covers April 12, 1945, when Franklin Roosevelt died after being elected president four times, and Vice President Harry Truman was sworn in as his successor. The host notes that Adolf Hitler, in his bunker, hoped Roosevelt's death would change U.S. policy, but Truman instead led to Germany and Japan's unconditional surrender. The episode then shifts to contemporary events, explaining how on April 12, 2014, Russian troops under Igor Yurkin captured Slovyansk, marking the open phase of war in eastern Ukraine, with Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council approving an anti-terrorist operation the same day. Finally, the program discusses April 12, 2022, when Ukraine's Security Service detained Viktor Medvedchuk, who had fled house arrest after Russia's full-scale invasion, and later exchanged him for Ukrainian prisoners including Azov regiment commanders. The format presents each event with factual descriptions, connecting them through their shared calendar date rather than thematic analysis.
