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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: May 1, 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] 22:25 On the evening of May 1, Russia launched several groups of attack drones on the territory of Ukraine. Air raid siege was declared in a number of regions. This was reported by the Air Force. It is noted that at about  21:21, enemy drones were noted in the Sumy region heading towards Poltava. And another group of drones was spotted in the Kherson region heading towards Dnipropetrovsk. At about 22:00, drones were spotted in the direction of Zaporizhia and the region. And also in the direction of the Odessa region. 20.23 The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine has created a Register of information on children illegally deported to Russia. This was reported by the press service of the department. This tool will help systematically collect and process information on deported or forcibly displaced children who are part of Ukraine's response to aggression. The registry will allow the creation of personal files based on data from government agencies, citizens and international structures. The technical creation of the register has already been completed. The first personal files are currently being formed and submitted, which will soon be reviewed by a special interdepartmental commission. 20.17 Russian troops shelled three districts of Dnipropetrovsk region. During the day on May 1, Nikopol, Kryvyi Rih and Sinelnyky districts of Dnipropetrovsk region were under enemy attack. This was reported by the head of Dnipropetrovsk OVA Serhiy Lysak. According to him, Nikopol region experienced the most attacks. The aggressor attacked with artillery and FPV drones. Nikopol itself, Mirovskaya, Pokrovskaya, Marganets, Krasnogrygoryevskaya communities suffered. As a result of the attacks, a 47-year-old woman was injured. She was taken to hospital in moderate condition. In Nikopol region, four private houses, two outbuildings, and a gas pipeline were damaged. A summer house caught fire - the fire was tamed. 30 heads of domestic animals died. 19:50 The Russians were particularly active at the end of March and the beginning of April. Most of the advances either occurred in the first half of April or are the result of those actions. This is stated in a report by DeepStat. It is noted that the enemy advanced most in the strip of two brigades near Sukha Balka and Kalinovoye, this is approximately 50 square kilometers, or almost a third of all losses in the month. Then comes the unexpected advance near Razliv and Constantinople, where the enemy took 43 square kilometers. 18.58 Ukraine's agreement with the US on mineral resources is a strategic achievement and evidence of Russia's defeat. This was written by Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the head of the President's Office, on the social network H. 18:15 An attempt was made on the life of volunteer and activist Serhiy Sternenko when he was getting into his car. The corresponding video was published by Ukrayinska Pravda. 17.33 Russian troops carried out an airstrike on the territory of a critical infrastructure facility in the city of Konstantinovka in Donetsk Oblast, as a result of which the facility was damaged. This was reported on May 1 by the head of the Konstantinovka GVA, Sergei Gorbunov. 16:55 There is an "incredible gap" between Ukraine and Russia in terms of their vision for ending the war, so the Donald Trump administration will work "in hopes of bringing the two sides closer together," US Vice President J.D. Vance said in an interview with Fox News. 16:28 The Russian army has lost almost three divisions of personnel and 86 artillery battalions in a month. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense on May 1. 15.25 The Air Defense of the Defense Forces destroyed 2,332 air targets during April 2025. This was reported by the Air Force. During April, the Air Force carried out over 610 sorties, including about 330 for fighter air cover; more than 200 for fire destruction and air support of troops. 15.08 According to the results of April, the Ukrainian military, thanks to the tactics of active defense, restored a total of 115 positions. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky. 14.55 About 8,000 confirmed Ukrainian soldiers are in Russian captivity. However, with each exchange, people are returned who were not confirmed by the Russian Federation. This was reported by the Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Irina Vereshchuk. "That is, we have this 10-20% leeway when Russia, without confirming that they are in captivity, transfers military personnel to the Ukrainian side," she said. In addition, the deputy head of the OP reported that there are 2,000 confirmed Ukrainian civilians in Russian captivity. 14.33 Russian troops attacked the Kievsky district of Kharkov with a Molniya-type drone on May 1. This was reported by the city's mayor Igor Terekhov. The head of the Kharkiv OVA, Oleg Sinegubov, confirmed that within two hours the enemy struck the Kievsky and Osnovyansky districts of Kharkiv with two Molniya-type UAVs. He noted that emergency services are working at the landing sites. 14:30 The Verkhovna Rada has appealed to the parliaments and governments of foreign countries to speed up the process of providing Ukraine with a sufficient number of air defense systems in order to contain Russian terrorism and to increase investment in the Ukrainian defense industry, taking into account the existing opportunities for using frozen Russian assets to meet Ukraine's defense needs. 14.15 An assassination attempt was made on the well-known volunteer and activist Sergei Sternenko using a firearm. The attacker has been detained, the SBU reported. 13.49 Public figure and blogger Sergei Sternenko was attacked on May 1. The activist reported this on Telegram. "I have been attacked and wounded," the message said. He later added that there was no threat to life. The activist sees a Russian trace in the attack. 13.29 A man who fraudulently took 300 thousand hryvnias from a servicewoman will be tried in Kiev. This was reported by the Goloseevka District Prosecutor's Office of the capital. This was reported by the press service of the Kiev City Prosecutor's Office. 13.13 The SBU has brought charges against four collaborators who tortured Ukrainian prisoners of war in a penal colony in the Luhansk region. The former employees of the penal institution joined the invaders after the occupation and tortured the prisoners with electricity and batons, trying to force them to cooperate with the enemy. This was reported by the SBU press service. 13.01 The Russian authorities are responding to Ukraine and the US proposals for an unconditional ceasefire with new shelling, assaults and attacks. Therefore, the Russian Federation should be pushed towards diplomacy. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote about this in Telegram, commenting on the new Russian attacks. 12:59 Ukrainian soldiers destroyed the Russian medium-range air defense system BUK-M3 in one of the key areas in the east of the country. This was reported by the OSUV Khortytsia on its Telegram channel under the corresponding video. 12.39 US Senator Lindsey Graham said he has secured the support of 72 senators for a bill that would impose new sanctions on Russia and tariffs on countries that buy its oil, gas and other key goods, Bloomberg reports. 12.38 Russian aggressors are trying to seize the island of Bugaz on the Dnieper in the Kherson region in order to create a bridgehead for further forcing the river. This was stated by the spokesman for the Defense Forces of the South of Ukraine Vladislav Voloshin on the air of the telethon. 12:00 In the Darnitsky district, in the Bortnichi microdistrict, explosions of delayed cluster munitions were recorded, which could have been scattered during the night drone attack. Currently, groups of SES pyrotechnicians are working in the Darnitsky district. 11:47 A message from the State Department on the certification of a proposed license for the export of defense goods to Ukraine in the amount of $50 million was sent to the upper house of the US Congress. This was reported on the Congress website. 11:35 During April, Russian aviation dropped more than 5,000 UABs on the positions of the Defense Forces units and frontline settlements. A quarter of them – more than 1,200 – were used by Russian troops against the positions of the Defense Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region. 11.02 According to the results of April, the effectiveness of Ukrainian drones at the front increased by 8% - 83 thousand targets were hit. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky on Facebook. 10:58 Russian aircraft have dropped eight more aerial bombs on Russia and the occupied territories of Ukraine since April 21. This was reported by the Russian publication ASTRA, which positions itself as independent, citing sources. 10:29 The Security Service detained an agent of the Russian military intelligence (better known as the GRU) in the Kharkiv region. He turned out to be a 51-year-old assistant engineer at a local locomotive depot who was adjusting Russian airstrikes. The main task of the defendant was to transmit the coordinates of the railway platforms on which military equipment of the defense forces was unloaded. In order to adjust the air attack of the Russian Federation, the traitor recorded the time and place of arrival of the Ukrainian Armed Forces echelons at the facilities of Ukrzaliznytsia. At the same time, the agent spied on the flight directions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces combat helicopters, trying to "calculate" the probable locations of the air bases of the Defense Forces. 09.56 Preparations for a new round of negotiations involving the US, Germany, Great Britain and France to settle Russia's war against Ukraine. This was announced by Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga. "Consultations are currently ongoing between the allies to determine the location, format and content," he said. Sybiga noted that it is now necessary to jointly pressure Russia in order to receive a clear answer to the proposal for an unconditional ceasefire on land, in the air and at sea. "Ukraine has accepted this proposal," the head of diplomacy recalled. 09:22 Since the evening of April 30, the Russians have attacked Ukraine with five Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 170 strike UAVs and other types of drone imitators. 142 drones did not reach their targets. The Russian attack affected Odessa, Kharkiv, Sumy, Donetsk and Kyiv regions. 08.55 Russian troops fired at the railway infrastructure of Odessa region, a railway worker was killed. This was reported by the press service of Ukrzaliznytsia. "The Odessa region and the region's railway infrastructure were under enemy fire tonight. There were no casualties at work, but unfortunately, the enemy attack on Odessa took the life of a railway worker in his own home," the statement said. It is noted that as a result of the shelling one of the sections was damaged: the tracks, the contact network and three freight cars were damaged. At the same time, passenger trains are running on schedule. 08.40 Over the past 24 hours, 196 combat clashes have been recorded at the front. Russian occupiers are most actively attacking in the Pokrovsky and Limansky directions. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 08.12 Two people were killed and 15 more were injured as a result of a massive Russian drone strike on Odessa. Residential high-rise buildings, private homes, a supermarket, a school and cars were damaged in the city. Fires broke out at the impact sites, which were quickly extinguished. 07:50 As of May 1, 2025, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 953,190 people (+1,230 per day). 03.25 In Odessa, two people were killed and five more were injured as a result of a night attack by Russian UAVs. 01.50 In Odessa, during the attack by Russian UAVs, much civilian infrastructure was damaged, including residential buildings. Fires broke out in some places. 0.25 Russian drones are massively attacking Odessa, there are explosions in the city, air defense is working. Posted by: badanov 2025-05-02 |
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