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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: April 30, 2025
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] 22:53 Since the beginning of the day, 177 combat clashes have occurred on the front between Ukrainian and Russian troops, 81 of them in the Pokrovsk direction. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the evening of April 30.  22.12 Titanium charging stations of domestic production, designed for fast and safe charging of a wide range of military electronics, have been codified and approved for use in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported by the Main Directorate for Support of the Life Cycle of Weapons and Military Equipment, the Ministry of Defense reports. 21:10 An 88-year-old woman who suffered from an attack by attack drones on the city of Kamenskoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region has died in hospital. This was reported on April 30 by the head of the regional military administration, Serhiy Lysak. 20.17 The Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv has remanded the former head of the military representative office of the Ministry of Defense Mykhailo Shkurenko and the head of the control group Yuriy Yaresko in custody in the case of the supply of more than 120 thousand unusable shells to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported by the Anti-Corruption Action Center. 19.40 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky reported that the losses of the Russian army in manpower in the war against Ukraine over the past year and four months amount to 591 thousand 950 people. 18.35 If the agreement on mineral resources between the US and Ukraine is signed, American leader Donald Trump is unlikely to withdraw from the negotiations to end the war. This was stated by the adviser to the head of the President's Office Mykhailo Podolyak, RBC-Ukraine reports . 17.39 As a result of the morning attack by Russian attack UAVs, the number of victims in Pivdenne as of 14:55 has grown to 12 people, including seven children. This was reported by the press service of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office. It is noted that among the victims are five girls aged 1 to 15 years, as well as two boys aged 5 and 13. 17:33 Russia is ready to discuss with the US their presence at the Zaporizhzhya NPP as part of the settlement of the war in Ukraine. This was stated by the head of the Russian state corporation Rosatom Alexey Likhachev, Interfax reports . 16.58 The Medical Forces Command initiated a partial release of medical personnel for their mobilization, as provided for by the decision of the National Security and Defense Council. This was reported by Health Minister Viktor Lyashko at a briefing. 16:51 Since the beginning of the day, 100 combat clashes have occurred on the front. The Russian invaders are concentrating their main efforts in the Pokrovsk area, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational report as of 16:00. 16.46 The radar station of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system in Russian-occupied Crimea, near the city of Saki, has been heavily damaged. This was reported by the monitoring Telegram channel Crimean Wind. 16.24 A scheme for illegally receiving state payments assigned to the families of missing servicemen has been exposed . A deserter serviceman, his mother and brother have been charged, the State Bureau of Investigation reports. 16.03 The aggressor country Russia must stop talking about its readiness for peace and start acting by agreeing to a long-term ceasefire. This was written by the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Andriy Sybiga on the social network H. 15.49 On April 30, the Verkhovna Rada registered draft law No. 13229, which allows citizens aged 60+ to voluntarily enter into contracts for military service during martial law. This is evidenced by the data on the map of the draft law. One of the initiators of the legislative initiative, Secretary of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence Roman Kostenko, announced the registration of the document on Facebook. "Today, the Verkhovna Rada registered the bill #13229, which I initiated, which will grant the right to citizens aged 60+ to voluntarily sign contracts for military service. This is a response to the demand of society - many motivated and experienced people want to be useful in war conditions, but the current legislation limits them in this," he wrote. Kostenko explained that the bill provides for the possibility of signing one-year contracts for persons aged 60+ during martial law with the consent of the unit commander. Officers aged 60+ will also need additional approval from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 15.42 European Commission representative Anita Gipper said that the murder of journalist Viktoria Roshchina, whose body was handed over to the Ukrainian side with signs of torture, is further evidence of the inhuman cruelty of Russian invaders towards Ukrainians, whose lives and freedom in the Ukrainian military zone are always under threat. She said this during a briefing in Brussels on April 30, Ukrinform reports. 15.25 Evidence has been collected on two Russian war criminals involved in the mass murder of Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Donetsk region. Russian Army Shota Karapetyan (call sign Yustas) and the commander of the assault company of the Storm detachment of the 394th motorized rifle regiment of the same military unit of the aggressor country Dmitry Chikhabakh (call sign Sber). According to the investigation, on June 17, 2024, they ordered their subordinates to shoot a Ukrainian prisoner of war, then cut off his head and put it on the hood of a destroyed armored car. This happened during fighting near the village of Staromayorskoye, Volnovakha district. Then both defendants gave the order to their subordinates not to leave the captured soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine alive and to brutally kill them. 14:20 President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a bill providing for the payment of 15 million hryvnia to the families of volunteers who died defending Ukraine. Previously, the legislation provided for a one-time benefit of 1,860,750 hryvnia for civilians who died while participating in the defense of the state, while for military personnel such a payment could not be less than 15 million hryvnia. The Ministry of Veterans Affairs initiated an equalization of approaches so that all those who participated in the fight against Russian aggression received equal support from the state. 13.37 Information about the alleged preparation for the "surrender" of Sumy by the Ukrainian authorities is another information operation by the Russians. This is reported by the Center for Counteracting Disinformation. A video is being circulated on social networks in which an unknown man, calling himself a local resident, talks about the alleged removal of documents and property from administrative buildings, which, according to him, indicates that the authorities are preparing to surrender the regional center. The Center for Disaster Relief emphasized that this information is untrue and is intended to sow panic among the population. "In fact, this is a lie spread by Russian propagandists as part of an information campaign to incite fear and destabilize the situation," the refutation says. 12.59 Three hundred collaborators wish to leave for the territory of the Russian Federation (RF) on condition that Ukrainians return from Russian captivity. This is evidenced by the data of the I Want to Live project. 12:47 The Verkhovna Rada supported the extension of the deadline for the voluntary return to service of those military personnel who left their unit without permission until August 30. Upon their return, their benefits and guarantees established by Ukrainian legislation will be resumed. 12.25 The State Bureau of Investigation has completed a pre-trial investigation into a former law enforcement officer who set up a scheme to illegally transport military personnel outside of Ukraine. In one of the episodes, the woman offered the "client" to arrange for 25 thousand dollars to remove him from military registration and allow him to leave the country without hindrance. The law enforcement officer was exposed while trying to send another draft dodger abroad, who was in her car. 12.18 On Wednesday night, Russian aggressors launched 108 drones of various types at Ukraine. Most of them were intercepted by air defense and were affected by electronic warfare. The Ukrainian Air Force reported details of the attack repulsion . 11:58 The Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted large-scale tests on intelligent mining and demining in the Iron Polygon format. Mines, drones, metal detectors, as well as special information systems for detecting mine-explosive devices were presented at the event. 11:57 Ukrainian drones attacked one of the largest factories producing pyrotechnics for the Russian army in the city of Murom in the Vladimir region of the Russian Federation. This was reported by the region's governor Alexander Avdeyev on his Telegram channel. 11.46 On Wednesday night, the Russian army launched more than 100 attack drones into Ukraine. The world must put pressure on Moscow to force it to make peace. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky. 11.25 The Russian FSB detained citizens of the Russian Federation, Belarus and Moldova, who allegedly "were preparing, on instructions from the Ukrainian special services," a terrorist attack on the territory of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug of Yugra against a serviceman of a volunteer battalion. This was reported by the FSB Public Relations Center. 10:35 Russian invaders have increased the intensity of military actions on the front, concentrating their main efforts on the Pokrovsky direction. This is happening despite the enemy's loud statements about their readiness to cease fire on May holidays. This was written by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky in Telegram . 10:30 Cyber specialists of the Security Service detained an FSB agent in the Zhytomyr region. In order to obtain coordinates for fire strikes, the traitor walked around the city and its environs and photographed the possible locations of Ukrainian defenders. 09.41 China and Brazil intend to make more effective use of the Friends of Peace group, created on their initiative, to facilitate the search for a political solution to the “Ukrainian crisis.” The parties emphasized that they are striving to more effectively use the Friends of Peace group (countries that support the Chinese-Brazilian "six-point consensus" on the settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict - ed.) to constructively facilitate a political resolution of the "crisis in Ukraine." 09.20 As a result of the Russian attack in Dnepr, one man was killed and another was injured. "A difficult night for Dnipro. A 53-year-old man died as a result of a massive chess attack on the city. Condolences to his family and friends. A 78-year-old local resident was injured," he wrote on Telegram. In the city, the most destruction was recorded in the private sector; fires raged in the city. 08.54 About 600 North Koreans died in Russia's war against Ukraine, in particular, participating in military operations in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. 08.30 Over the past 24 hours, 177 combat clashes have been recorded at the front. In the Pokrovsky direction, defenders have stopped 75 offensive actions by the Russians. 07.52 The number of people attacked by Russian kamikaze drones in Kharkov has increased to 45. As a result of massive drone strikes in Kharkiv, residential buildings, garages, infrastructure facilities were destroyed, cars were damaged. Ten fires broke out in different parts of the city. 07.35 As of April 30, 2025, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 951,960 people (+1100 per day). 07.20 The UN noted the intensification of attacks by the Russian army on the civilian population of Ukraine against the backdrop of peace negotiations. In April alone, at least 151 civilians were killed and 697 were injured, she said. 04.47 Russian troops have occupied Sukhaya Balka near the village of New York in Donetsk region, and have also advanced near Constantinople, Dachnoye and Toretskoye, DeepState reported. 03.30 Russians attacked Kharkov with drones. Local authorities reported 16 strikes. 00.02 Russian troops launched a massive drone strike on the Dnieper. Several fires broke out in the city, there is a fatality. Posted by: badanov 2025-05-01 |
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