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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: April 25, 2024
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title. [Korrespondent] 21:24 Ukraine handed over to Qatar a list with the names of 561 children taken to Russia, said Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets. According to him, this list is already being studied by the Russian side, but there have been no direct negotiations between Ukraine and Russia - only through the mediation of Qatar. Lubinets also said that Qatar agreed to participate in negotiations with the Russian Federation on the return of civilians illegally detained by Russia.  20:47 At the meeting in the Ramstein format on April 26, the discussion will be, in particular, “how to quickly overcome the difficulties and problems that have accumulated over the six months when we were waiting for decisions on American support,” Zelensky said in an evening video message. “Politically, we have already worked for the sake of support. Now we need to work both in filling the packages with the necessary weapons and in logistics,” the president added. 20:33 Zelensky said that he had telephone conversations with House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. He thanked for bipartisan support, spoke about the situation on the battlefield, the need for enhanced air defense, including Patriot systems, as well as the benefits of long-range ATACMS systems. 19:58 As a result of the Russian strike on Balakleya, Kharkov region, ten people were injured, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. The Russians fired a missile at the railway station while the victims were in the passenger cars of the Kharkov-Izyum electric train. 19:41 Against the background of the decision of the Ukrainian government to temporarily ban men of military age from applying for passports abroad, Poland stated that they were ready to help Kiev return Ukrainians to defend the country. Lithuania also supported Warsaw's initiative. Will countries be able to forcibly return Ukrainian men home - in the material Return men to Ukraine: how the world is reacting. 19:14 Ukrzaliznytsia reported that today its facilities were massively attacked by the Russians. Thus, as a result of an enemy strike in the Donetsk region, three railway workers were killed and four were injured while performing work. In the Kharkov region, three employees of Ukrzaliznytsia were also injured; in the Cherkassy region, the railway infrastructure was damaged, but there were no casualties. 19:10 Denmark will increase military assistance to Ukraine in 2024 by 590 million euros, the country’s Ministry of Defense reported. These funds will be used to transfer weapons and military equipment to Ukraine, as well as organize training programs. We are talking about ordering weapons from manufacturers and financing initiatives of other countries. 19:06 In Udachny, Donetsk region, the number of deaths as a result of Russian shelling has increased to three, four people were injured, said the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin. The administrative building, a cultural institution, a cafe and about 20 private houses were damaged. 18:39 Russian troops once again struck Belozerka in the Kherson region during the day, one person was wounded, the OVA reported. 18:03 Zelensky said that he held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief Headquarters, the main topic of which was defense. I heard Shmygal’s report on covering vital facilities for the country - not only energy, but also social, transport, communications and security, etc. In all sectors and by all available means - engineering, air defense and electronic warfare. Gave appropriate instructions and determined implementation deadlines. We discussed the situation at the front and the production of weapons in Ukraine. “In this direction, we are working, in particular, with partners to produce weapons in Ukraine for foreign funds. This industry helps us survive now and has huge export prospects after victory. We contribute to its development as much as possible. Once a week I will receive a report on new contracts for reporting period," the president said. 17:58 In the suburbs of Kherson, rescuers came under repeated fire from the Russians, the State Emergency Service reported. This afternoon, as a result of another shelling, a residential building caught fire, and rescuers went to put out the fire. At this time, enemy drones re-attacked the same place, damaging the equipment of the State Emergency Service. One of the rescuers and a resident of a neighboring house were injured. 17:51 Putin said that he will visit China in May. 17:19 The Russians struck Balakleya, Izyum district, Kharkov region - they hit near the railway station, seven people were injured, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. 16:28 The European Parliament adopted a resolution calling Putin an illegitimate president and calling on the international community not to recognize the results of the elections in the Russian Federation, since they were “neither free nor fair.” In addition, parliamentarians call for sanctions against those involved in holding “elections” in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. EU countries are also recommended to limit all communications with the Russian authorities. 16:20 The new law on mobilization has not yet entered into force, and those liable for military service are already lining up in huge queues to update their data in the TCC. So, the day before, a photo of such a queue at one of the Kyiv military registration and enlistment offices spread across social networks. Read about why Ukrainians are in a hurry in the article Queues at the TCC. 16:07 Ukrainian refugees will be able to stay in Germany with an invalid passport. The Berlin Senate said that for trips abroad, a travel document can be obtained instead of a passport - but "in exceptional cases" when there is a compelling reason for the trip. Such requests are carefully checked. 15:39 The Verkhovna Rada supported in the first reading a bill on the registration of persons whose lives and health were damaged as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. 15:08 Russia hit infrastructure in Sumy with KABs, the consequences of the attack are being clarified, OVA reported. 14:57 The central part of the Donetsk region has been under massive enemy shelling since the morning - at least four people were killed and six were wounded, said the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin. Thus, we know of one death in Ocheretino and four wounded in Krasnogorovka. Another person was injured in Gornyak, Kurakhovskaya community, and in Udachny, according to preliminary information, two people were killed and one was wounded. One person also died in Kurakhovka. 14:44 The Russians fired artillery at Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk region, two people were wounded, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. 14:20 National security advisers and senior officials will meet in Doha this weekend, April 27-28, to discuss plans for a peace summit on Ukraine, Bloomberg writes. Sources of the publication reported that the list of participants in the meeting in the capital of Qatar has not yet been compiled. Russia was not invited, and it is still unknown whether China will be represented. 13:59 Lithuanian Defense Minister Laurynas Kasciunas said that his country can help Ukraine in returning men of military age, but will first see how this procedure will be carried out in Poland. 13:51 The Russians attacked the village of Novoosinovo, Kupyansky district, Kharkov region - two people were injured, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. 13:48 The Russians have begun conscripting youth from the occupied territories of the Zaporozhye region for military service, said the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov. According to him, in mid-April, Gauleiter Yevhei Balitsky created draft commissions in the occupied territory of the region. Fedorov recalled that earlier the occupation “authorities” promised not to conscript residents of the occupied territories for at least five years. Fedorov also emphasized that recruiting residents of temporarily occupied territories to serve in the army of the occupying country is a violation of international law. 13:33 Lukashenko said that the Belarusian opposition and its “curators” are allegedly planning to seize the Kobrin region, declare a new government and appeal to NATO regarding the deployment of troops. And the KGB of Belarus stated that “hidden terrorist cells are allegedly being created in the country, which should appear simultaneously with the invasion of the country.” The KGB of the Republic of Belarus claims that Ukraine has allegedly trained “up to a thousand militants who are planned to be used to capture a populated area” in Belarus. 13:16 As part of increasing the number of the State Border Service, new brigade-type units will be created, said the speaker of the State Border Guard Service Andrei Demchenko. According to him, these units “can actually carry out combat operations, armed with artillery and other means to destroy enemy equipment.” Demchenko explained that this is precisely what caused the increase in the number of staff of the State Border Guard Service, since in the future these units will defend the border. “This will no longer be the security model that was before. It will already have a military component,” he added. 12:57 TCCs will not work abroad, and serving subpoenas abroad “looks quite unrealistic,” said Defense Ministry spokesman Dmitry Lazutkin. According to him, after the new law on mobilization comes into force, men of military age both in Ukraine and abroad will have to update their military registration data within 60 days. This can be done, in particular, through an electronic account, which will probably go live in June. 12:24 In the Sumy region, border guards entered into battle with the Russian DRG, the State Border Service reported. The border guards discovered an enemy ambush with more than ten saboteurs in one of the directions. A shooting battle ensued, as a result of which the enemy retreated. 11:36 The Russians dropped explosives from a drone onto a truck on the highway near the village of Osokorovka, Kherson region, one person was injured, the OVA reported. 11:25 The New York Times writes, citing sources, that Biden in mid-February secretly approved the decision to send Ukraine more than 100 ATACMS missiles with a range of 300 km, as well as more cluster variants of the missiles. They were included in a $300 million military aid package in March. Additional ATACMS missiles were also included in the $60.8 billion Ukraine aid bill. 11:09 US Permanent Representative to NATO Julianne Smith said that China is helping Russia achieve military goals in Ukraine by providing, in particular, unmanned technologies and gunpowder ingredients. "The People's Republic of China cannot claim to be completely neutral in this matter, and they are actually choosing sides. I think when China tries to portray itself as a neutral party when it comes to this war, we are not buying it," she said. 11:03 The Russians hit the railway with Iskander in Smela, Cherkasy region, said Air Force spokesman Ilya Yevlash. Civil infrastructure, railway logistics, and administrative buildings were damaged. The blast wave and debris damaged 47 private houses and one multi-storey building, added the head of the Cherkasy Regional Police Department, Igor Taburets. 10:58 New American aid to Ukraine will be enough until the end of the year, said Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan. He added that the Congressional delay in allocating aid led to territorial losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and now they will need time to “get out of the hole.” 10:29 German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that Russia is producing weapons in quantities that are higher than its needs in war, and is now working to fill warehouses. 10:10 Zelensky said that he met with British Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Gantt. They discussed, in particular, the need to expand sanctions against the Russian Federation and counteract circumvention of restrictions. 09:32 Four Ukrainian pilots have already completed language training in Britain and are now undergoing air combat training on the F-16 at an air base in southwestern France, BFM reports. 08:51 In the Kherson region, as a result of Russian shelling over the past 24 hours, three people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. A multi-storey and private house, a critical infrastructure facility, and a gas pipeline were damaged. 08:45 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports, citing a senior American official, that the Ukrainian Armed Forces could have fired ATACMS missiles at the Russian S-300 air defense system near occupied Berdyansk, Zaporozhye region. In addition, Ukrainian forces launched ATACMS missile attacks on a Russian military base in Crimea. According to ISW experts, ATACMS missiles will give Ukraine an operational effect, but Russia could have prepared. Also, strikes with these missiles will be effective only if they are reinforced by ground operations of the Defense Forces, analysts say. 08:28 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of April 25:
08:09 In the morning, Russia attacked the Cherkasy region, said the head of the OVA Igor Taburets. According to him, comprehensive air defense protection worked against a high-speed air target. According to preliminary information, a critical infrastructure facility in the Cherkasy region was damaged, six people were injured. 07:46 Over the past 24 hours, 104 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In particular, in the Avdeevsky direction, 27 enemy attacks were repelled in the Ocheretino, Solovyevo, Novokalinovo, Berdychi and Netaylovo areas of the Donetsk region; on Bakhmutskoye - 25 attacks in the areas of Belogorovka settlements in the Luhansk region, as well as Verkhnekamenskoye, Vyemka, Novy, Ivanovskoye, Kleshcheevka in the Donetsk region. In addition, the enemy tried 21 times to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops in the Novopavlovsk direction - in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Georgievka, Novomikhailovka, Urozhaynoye, Donetsk region. Another 19 attacks were repelled in the Liman direction - in the areas of Serebryansky forestry, Nevsky in the Lugansk region, as well as Ternov and Torsky in the Donetsk region. In the Kupyansky direction, the Defense Forces repelled one attack in the Berestovo area of the Kharkov region; on Orekhovsky - one attack in the Staromayorskoye area of the Donetsk region; on Kherson - four attacks on the left bank of the Dnieper. Posted by: badanov 2024-04-26 |
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