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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: May 1, 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] 22:18 The electronic account of those liable for military service will start working on May 18, said Deputy Minister of Defense Ekaterina Chernorenko. According to her, in order to update the data in the e-office, you will need to download the mobile application, log in and fill out the necessary fields.  21:45 The United States has introduced new sanctions against the Russian Federation and related companies, the country’s Ministry of Finance reported. The list includes 29 individuals and 250 legal entities, 16 ships, the Pobeda airline, the Ural automobile plant, companies from Azerbaijan, Belgium, Slovakia, Turkey, the UAE and other countries that allow Russia to obtain technology and equipment from abroad. In addition, the United States has imposed restrictions on more than 80 entities that help Russia circumvent previously imposed sanctions, as well as those associated with Russian chemical and biological weapons programs and its defense industrial base. The Office of the President of Ukraine noted that Kyiv’s proposals were taken into account in these sanctions. 21:07 The United States and allies are increasing pressure on the UAE due to cooperation with Russia in circumvention of sanctions, Reuters writes, citing sources. In particular, Western officials have asked the UAE in a series of separate meetings to share detailed trade information on exports to Russia and re-exports of so-called dual-use goods. Reuters sources also said UAE officials repeated assurances that export controls prohibit the export of sanctioned goods, without providing any evidence of such measures. 20:54 The Russian army may be preparing new missile attacks on Ukraine during the Easter holidays, and in all border regions there is a high probability of activity by sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Russian Federation. In this regard, Ukrainians must be “very attentive and extremely careful,” warned Ivan Slichko, head of the media literacy department of the National Security and Defense Council’s Center for Combating Disinformation. Read more in the material Dangerous Easter. 20:20 Zelensky said in an evening video message that Ukraine is preparing seven more new bilateral security agreements, including with the United States. The President also said that Ukraine has already fully implemented its part of its obligations in order to begin negotiations on accession to the EU in June. 19:42 66.9 thousand women serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, of which 47.2 thousand are military personnel, the Ministry of Defense reported. At the same time, 6.5 thousand occupy leadership positions, and 4,000 are on the line of contact. 18:49 The Russians shelled the village of Lelyukovka in the Kupyansky district of the Kharkov region, one person was killed, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. 18:38 As of the end of April 2024, about 40 units of 3M22 Zircon hypersonic anti-ship missiles are in service with the Russian Armed Forces, while the production rate of these missiles is up to ten units per month, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reported at the request of ArmyInform. There are 400 units of 3M55/3M55M Oniks/Oniks-M cruise missiles in Russia, the production rate is up to ten units per month. 3M-14 Caliber cruise missiles - 270 units, production rate - 30-40 units per month. Kh-69 guided aircraft missiles - 45 units, production rate - 1-3 units per month. 18:03 The Ministry of Defense announced that it will cooperate with one of the largest satellite companies in order to limit filming of the territory of Ukraine. The department explained that satellite companies conduct daily surveys of the territory of Ukraine, and these images can be used by Russia. The Ministry of Defense also plans to extend the contract with a satellite company to order up-to-date images of the territory of Ukraine for defense and security purposes. The name of the company is not disclosed for security reasons. 17:46 The Ukrainian Armed Forces hit a Russian test site in the Luhansk region with ATACMS cluster missiles, Russian and Ukrainian public pages write. OSINT researchers determined that the attack occurred near the village of Rogovo. 17:22 Left-wing extremists burned the country house of Rheinmetall head Armin Papperger for supplying weapons to Ukraine, writes Bild. Radicals called the company “one of the beneficiaries of the so-called turning point” - this term (Zeitenwende) is used by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to refer to the war in Ukraine. Extremists believe that Rheinmetall is deliberately stockpiling "various old types of tanks" that "can now be sold to Ukraine along with ammunition for a huge profit." 16:39 The Russians fired at Gornyak, Donetsk region - according to preliminary information, two people were killed and six were wounded, said the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin. 15:31 The newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Baiba Braze, said in an interview with European Pravda that Ukraine received Western weapons from some partners with permission to strike Russian territory. “Of course, not everything is announced publicly, and it’s even better not to say it out loud for some time. The main thing is the influence on the battlefield. There is a choice here: talk about something loudly, or just do what needs to be done,” she added. Braje emphasized that international law allows strikes on targets from which Russia attacks Ukraine. 15:26 The Presidents of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania Alar Karis, Edgars Rinkevics and Gitanas Nausėda issued a joint statement on the 20th anniversary of the Baltic countries' accession to the European Union. They called for the opening of EU accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova in June this year. 14:50 In Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, four people were injured as a result of Russian artillery shelling and a kamikaze drone strike, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. Several departments of the local hospital and ambulance, a school and sports ground, seven private houses, and power lines were damaged. 14:43 Ukraine reached pre-war export levels and in April exported more than 13 million tons of products worth $3.3 billion, which is more than in February 2022, said Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko. This was, in particular, influenced by the opening of the sea corridor last summer and the expansion of capacity with Moldova and Romania. 14:05 The Russians shelled Kalinovo, Novogrodovsk community, Donetsk region - one person was killed, two were wounded, said the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin. 13:54 In Odessa, the number of deaths as a result of the attack on April 29 has increased to six - one of the wounded died in the hospital, said the mayor of the city Gennady Trukhanov. 13:41 As a result of Russian shelling of Odessa, the building of the Ombudsman's office was damaged, Dmitry Lubinets said. At that time there were no workers or applicants in the premises, so no one was injured. However, it will take time to resume the office’s work, the ombudsman added. 13:17 The number of victims as a result of Russian shelling of the town of Zolochev, Kharkov region, has increased to six, among them an 11-year-old child. Two people died, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. 12:52 Mercenaries from Nepal are deserting en masse from the Russian army, reports the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense. According to Ukrainian intelligence, mercenaries assigned to military unit 29328 of the Russian Armed Forces are now being actively searched for in occupied Ukrainian settlements, in particular in the Lugansk region. Nepalese are fleeing due to heavy losses in the "meat assaults", brutal treatment by Russian warlords and non-payment of promised money. 12:35 Five underground schools will be built in the Zaporozhye region, said the head of the Regional Educational Institution Ivan Fedorov. According to him, the first three schools are planned to be built in Zaporozhye, two more - in the Zaporozhye region. The Ministry of Education and Science has already approved the first projects of the regional team; the amount of subvention from the state will be up to 500 million hryvnia. Over time, the number of underground schools in the Zaporozhye region is planned to increase to ten. 11:58 The Russians struck a car and a private house with KAB in the village of Zolochev, Bogodukhovsky district, Kharkov region - two people were killed, two more were wounded, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. In addition, the enemy struck Kharkov - a hit was recorded in the Kiev region, and civilian infrastructure was damaged. There were also three enemy attacks by KABs between the village. Liptsy and village. Fun, preliminary - no casualties. 11:23 At night, drones of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense hit the Ryazan oil refinery and attacked an oil refinery in the Voronezh region, Ukrainian media write, citing sources. According to them, there is significant damage at the Ryazan plant, and the consequences of the attack on the refinery in the Voronezh region are still being clarified. 10:50 Odessa was attacked at night by three Iskander-M ballistic missiles, said Air Force spokesman Ilya Yevlash. According to him, the enemy was hitting densely populated areas. Residential buildings were damaged, three dead and three wounded were reported. 10:44 The US Senate approved a ban on the import of enriched uranium from Russia. Now Biden must sign the document. Such a decision should block the supply of fuel for the reactors. Sales brought Moscow about $1.2 billion last year - this is only profit in the United States. The ban, with some nuances, will remain in effect until 2040. 10:27 The energy ministers of the G7 countries agreed to commit to reducing dependence on goods from Russia for their nuclear energy needs. The joint communiqué following the meeting notes that G7 leaders commit to reducing dependence on civilian goods related to the Russian nuclear industry, including promoting a diversified fuel supply chain free of Russian influence. The G7 also said that they would provide assistance to countries that want to diversify their supplies. 09:48 The 18th Ukrainian Army Recruiting Center in the country opened in Kiev. Deputy Minister of Defense Natalya Kalmykova said that in total more than 2,600 applications were registered in the centers, almost 400 people are at different stages of recruitment. 09:06 The number of victims as a result of yesterday's strike by KABs on Kharkov has increased to ten, one person died, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. The building of the institution, the railway premises, and the railway station were damaged. 09:02 In the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours, two people were killed as a result of Russian shelling - in Novoaleksandrovka and Kalinovo, said the head of the OBA Vadim Filashkin. 08:55 The SBU reported that it is carrying out planned counterintelligence activities in the Shevchenko district in the center of Kiev. Among the main locations are Sofia and Mikhailovskaya squares and the surrounding area. The main goal of the measures is “to check and strengthen the counter-sabotage protection of important government facilities and places of public presence.” In particular, security forces inspect the territory and individual buildings and premises and check citizens who are in this territory of the central part of the city. 08:31 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 1:
08:09 Over the past 24 hours, 122 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In particular, in the Bakhmut direction, the Defense Forces repelled 33 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka in the Luhansk region, as well as Verkhnekamenskoye, Razdolovka, Spirnoe, Novy, Kleshcheevka, Andreevka and Chasov Yar in the Donetsk region. The same number of attacks were repulsed in the Avdeevsky direction - in the areas of the settlements of Arkhangelskoye, Keramik, Sokol, Umanskoye, Semenovka, Yasnobrodovka and Netaylovo in the Donetsk region. In the Liman direction, 21 attacks were repelled in the areas of Novoegorovka, Grekovka, Makeevka, Nevsky and Serebryansky forestry in the Lugansk region and Ternov in the Donetsk region. In the Novopavlovsk direction, the enemy tried 18 times to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops in the Georgievka, Paraskoveevka and Urozhainy areas of the Donetsk region. In the Kupyansk direction, six attacks were repelled in the areas of Berestovo, east of Kopanka in the Kharkov region and Stelmakhovka in the Lugansk region; on Orekhovsky - five attacks in the districts of Staromayorsky, Donetsk region, Rabotino and southwest of Belogorye, Zaporozhye region; on Kherson - two attacks on the left bank of the Dnieper. 07:38 In the evening, Russian troops shelled Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk region, three times from heavy artillery and Grad MLRS, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. One person was injured, the administrative building, a kindergarten, a gas station, seven high-rise buildings and a two-story house, and a power line were damaged. 07:16 At night, drones attacked the Ryazan oil refinery; after the attack, a fire broke out at the plant, local residents reported on social networks. Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported the destruction of six UAVs over the territories of the Voronezh, Ryazan, Belgorod and Kursk regions. 01:25 The Russians attacked Odessa with ballistic missiles, said Oleg Kiper, head of the OBA. As a result of the attack, three people were killed and three more were injured. Civilian infrastructure damaged. Posted by: badanov 2024-05-02 |
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