Text taken from the V Kontakte page of Tatyana Vasilyeva
[VK] Let us add details about the arrest of Timur Ivanov, Shoigu’s deputy, who was sent to the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center for two months.
Our source in law enforcement agencies reports that since the beginning of the SVO, Timur Ivanov has acquired a large amount of real estate on Rublyovka. He bought it in packs, at a huge discount - taking advantage of the fact that many residents of Rublyovka were urgently selling their property when leaving the country.
But even with a large discount, the amounts spent by Ivanov on Rublev real estate in no way correspond to his salary. In addition, he completed the most luxurious renovations at his “dacha,” which is a huge mansion. And this also does not fit into official income.
Timur Ivanov is accused of receiving a large bribe, but there is a suspicion that this is just the tip of the iceberg. He was responsible for organizing property management for the cantonment of troops, housing and medical support for the Armed Forces, and also oversaw the purchase of goods and services under the state defense order and to meet the needs of the RF Armed Forces.
In general, while grannies are knitting socks for soldiers at the front, Shoigu’s deputy has been buying up real estate in Rublyovka for two years.
Two years. But something seems to be changing in the country. The clan war is gaining momentum. Dunno what Gospozha Vasilyeva means by clan wars.
️Interestingly, people lived absolutely without hiding, but even emphasizing their elitism and inviolability. He did not hide any accounts or property. The people have only one question:
If everyone above Ivanov was happy with everything, then what suddenly stopped?
There was information in the media yesterday that the dude has been in development since 2018. It can be assumed that everyone else who considers themselves an elite is also under surveillance.
By the way, I came up with a PR move for Shoigu. It is necessary to report from the TV that it was he who suspected a dishonest subordinate of embezzlement and the creation of an organized crime group, fulfilled his civic duty and asked the special services to take care of this hornet's nest. Checkmate, people of Russia.
Returning to a serious course, you understand that, through the fault of the Ivanovs and co., Russia entered the North Military District in a state of logistical fucked up. Which was pulled out and is still being pulled out at the expense of volunteers, the people of the country.
Because the people sympathize with the fighters and wish a speedy Victory for Russia, and the embezzlers want a thicker cutlet and a bigger house on the Ruble, or better yet in Nice. They don't care about the soldiers or about Victory. In their personal struggle with financial flows, they, in their opinion, have already defeated everyone.
Fortunately, many security officials have a different opinion. Work, brothers.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[LB] During the day, 60 combat clashes were recorded.
by Ivanna Kapustyanska
Seven hundred and ninety days of Russia's large-scale armed aggression against our country continue. During the day, 60 combat clashes were recorded.
The situation at the front is discussed in the summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
In general, the enemy launched four rocket and 60 air strikes, fired 46 rocket salvo fire systems at the positions of our troops and populated areas.
On the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly. No signs of formation of enemy offensive groups we
In the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas, conducts sabotage and intelligence activities, carries out shelling of populated areas from the territory of the Russian Federation, increases the density of mine-explosive barriers along the state border of Ukraine.
More than 20 settlements, including Klyusy and Gremyach of Chernihiv region, were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar shelling; Velika Berezka, Progress, Vilna Sloboda, Ulanov, Popivka, Stukalyvka, Pavlivka, Obody, Novomykolaivka, Myropilske, Stepok and Pokrovka of the Sumy region.
In the Kupyan direction, the enemy attacked our positions once in the area of the settlement of Berestov, Kharkiv region. He carried out an airstrike in the area of Ivanivka, Donetsk region. More than 10 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Sinkivka, Petropavlivka, Stepova Novoselivka of the Kharkiv region.
In the Lyman direction, the Defense Forces repelled ten attacks in the areas of Grekivka settlements of Luhansk region; Terny, Yampolivka, Donetsk region. The enemy carried out an airstrike in the area of Serebryansk forestry in Luhansk region. More than 10 settlements were affected by artillery and mortar shelling, among them Makiivka, Nevske of Luhansk Oblast and Terna, Yampolivka, Torske of Donetsk Oblast.
In the Bakhmut direction, our soldiers repelled 14 attacks in the areas of Belogorivka settlements, Luhansk region; Verkhnokamyanske, Novy, Spirne, Ivanovske, Klishchiivka of the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to improve the tactical position. The enemy carried out an airstrike in the area of the Northern Donetsk region. About 20 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Hryhorivka, Kalynivka, Chasiv Yar, and Stupochky of the Donetsk region.
In the Avdiiv region, our defenders repelled 14 attacks in the areas of Novokalynove, Ocheretine, Novobakhmutivka, Berdychi, Yasnobrodivka, Netaylove, and Pervomaiske settlements in the Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to dislodge our units from the occupied lines. The enemy also carried out airstrikes in the areas of Semenivka, Selidove, and Karlivka settlements of the Donetsk region. More than 15 settlements, including Ocheretine, Novobakhmutivka, and Umanske of the Donetsk region, were hit by artillery and mortar shelling.
On the Novopavlivskyi direction, the Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in the areas of Georgiivka, Novomykhailivka, Vodyane and Urozhaine settlements of the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried 17 times to break through the defenses of our troops. The enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of Kostyantynivka, Krasnohorivka and Pobyeda settlements of the Donetsk region. More than 10 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire of the occupiers, among them Georgiivka, Paraskoviivka, and Vugledar of the Donetsk region.
In the Orihiv direction, the enemy, with the support of aviation, twice attacked the positions of our defenders in the Staromayorsky area of the Donetsk region. About 15 settlements, including Chervone, Shcherbaki, Novodanilivka, Pyatikhatki of the Zaporizhzhia region, were hit by artillery and mortar attacks.
In the Kherson direction, the enemy does not give up its intention to dislodge our units from the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper. Thus, during the day, with the support of aviation, 1 unsuccessful attack was carried out on the positions of our troops in the area of the settlement of Krynka, Kherson region. About 20 settlements, including Odradokamyanka, Olhivka, Lviv, Tyaginka, Ivanivka, Novotyaginka, Bilozerka, Veletenske, Kizomys of the Kherson region and the city of Kherson, were hit by artillery and mortar attacks.
During the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces struck 15 areas where enemy personnel were concentrated.
Units of the missile forces damaged one ground control station of the UAV, one area of concentration of weapons and military equipment, one area of concentration of personnel, one means of air defense and one other important object of the enemy.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title
[Korrespondent] 22:35 The United States will continue to supply ATACMS tactical missiles to Kiev, said White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. He added that Kyiv will use ATACMS missiles within its territory.
21:57 Hungary supports the Chinese “peace plan” to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó said after talks in Beijing with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
21:52 The Cabinet of Ministers has banned the sending abroad of passports for men aged 18 to 60 years. According to the resolution, “receipt of a passport of a citizen of Ukraine, a passport of a citizen of Ukraine for traveling abroad by a male citizen of Ukraine aged 18 to 60 years is carried out at the territorial body/territorial division of the State Migration Service. Sending such passports to a separate unit or foreign diplomatic institution of Ukraine for organizing them no issuance will be made."
21:46 Kuleba said that Ukraine expects seven Patriot systems from its partners. According to the minister, one was supplied by Germany, negotiations are underway for four more, and he “saw personally” two more batteries, but has not yet announced details on them. The negotiations were difficult because “the countries that own these air defense systems are bargaining for compensation,” the foreign minister noted. At the same time, Kuleba added that he has no doubt, “given the progress we are making, that there will be Patriots.” The minister also hinted that the eighth system could come from the United States: “I think that the US Army probably has one spare.”
21:34 Ukraine and Portugal have begun work on a draft bilateral security agreement, the Presidential Office reported.
21:08 Zelensky said in an evening video message that Ukraine has been working as actively as possible with American partners in recent days in order to quickly fill the new aid package from the United States with exactly the weapons that the Ukrainian Armed Forces need: “From ATACMS and artillery, from anti-tank weapons and missiles for HIMARS to the necessary air defense and equipment." The President also said that world leaders will soon receive an invitation to the first Global Peace Summit, which will be held in Switzerland in June.
21:01 Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets confirmed that he is in Qatar for negotiations on the return of Ukrainian children. At the same time, he denied information about direct negotiations with the Russian Federation: “The return of Ukrainian children and negotiations with the Russian Federation are taking place through the mediation of Qatar and Qatari diplomats. No direct negotiations took place with the Russian delegation today.”
20:45 Pentagon Speaker Garron Garn confirmed that Ukraine has already received ATACMS missiles. He said Biden secretly approved the transfer of the missiles in February for use inside Ukraine, after which ATACMS were quietly included in a $300 million aid package announced on March 12. They were delivered to Ukraine in early April.
20:27 Shoigu’s closest ally, Deputy Minister of Defense Timur Ivanov, was detained in Russia. Officially, he is accused of corruption, but the media already has information that the associate of the head of the Russian Defense Ministry may be charged with treason. Ukrainian media write, citing sources, that the reason for Ivanov’s detention and arrest was the active measures of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. So, a month ago, the Main Intelligence Directorate carried out a successful cyber attack and gained access to a significant amount of confidential information and Ivanov’s official documents. Read more in the article Big Scandal in the Russian Federation.
20:03 The United States has secretly sent long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine in recent weeks, and Ukraine used them for the first time last week, Reuters and AP report, citing US officials. According to them, the missiles were part of a $300 million military aid package to Kyiv that Biden approved in March. They were first used on the morning of April 17 against a military airfield in Crimea.
19:28 The Ministry of Defense said that the new US aid package, worth almost $61 billion, "will be decisive in strengthening Ukraine's ability to protect its independence and sovereignty, as well as in supporting global peace."
19:09 The drone coalition chaired by Latvia has already collected almost 500 million euros, Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds said. According to him, Denmark and the Netherlands announced a joint purchase of drones for Ukraine for 400 million euros. Canada also allocated 70 million euros, another 3 million - Lithuania, and Latvia - at least 10 million euros. “And this is just the beginning. Active negotiations with other countries of the unmanned coalition continue,” the minister added.
18:54 Russia wants to disrupt the Peace Summit, Zelensky said during a meeting with representatives of partner states and international organizations: “We have accurate information from intelligence, specific data that Russia not only wants to disrupt the Peace Summit, but also has a specific plan, how to do this: how to reduce the participation of countries, how to act so that there is no peace even longer.”
18:48 The Pentagon announced the contents of the new aid package for Ukraine:
air defense missiles RIM-7 and AIM-9M;
Stinger MANPADS;
small arms and additional small arms ammunition, including .50 caliber anti-drone ammunition;
additional ammunition for HIMARS;
155 mm artillery shells, including high explosive shells and improved dual-use conventional ammunition;
105 mm artillery shells;
60 mm mortar shells;
Bradley infantry fighting vehicles;
MRAP;
HMMWV;
logistics vehicles;
tactical vehicles for towing and transporting equipment;
spare parts, field equipment, training ammunition, maintenance and other support equipment.
18:22 The United States will resume arms supplies to Ukraine within a few hours, Biden said. According to him, Washington will send Kyiv ammunition for air defense, artillery, missile systems and armored vehicles.
18:05 Biden said he signed a law with a package of assistance to Ukraine worth more than $60 billion.
17:44 Kuleba said that no single package of military assistance can stop Russia - this requires a united front of all of Ukraine and all its partners. According to the minister, the Russian Federation is now producing approximately ten times more weapons, so the West must increase arms production, as Ukraine did. “When I see what Russia has achieved in developing its defense industrial base during two years of war, and what the West has achieved, I think that something is wrong on the part of the West. The West must realize that the era of peace in Europe is over,” - emphasized the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
17:40 Over the Sinelnikovsky district of the Dnepropetrovsk region, air defense forces shot down an X-69 missile, the Vostok Air Command reported.
17:27 The UK plans to send Paveway IV precision guided bombs to Ukraine as part of a recently announced military aid package. There is no official confirmation of this information yet, but British BBC correspondent Jonathan Bill was the first to announce the transfer. Paveway IVs were first used in Afghanistan, and in February the UK Ministry of Defense said it had used the bombs in joint US strikes against Houthi rebel positions in Yemen. What is known about these shells is in the material London is arming the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
16:58 Umerov said during a meeting with a bipartisan delegation of the US House of Representatives that the Defense Forces have liberated about 50% of the territory occupied by Russia, and with the help of additional weapons, “we will be able to protect our citizens from Russian air strikes and improve the situation on the battlefield.”
16:20 Scholz said that his position on Taurus for Ukraine has not changed. According to the Chancellor, Germany will continue to supply Ukraine with multiple launch rocket systems, since this is its “task.” At the same time, the decision on Taurus remains clear.
16:11 Russia and Ukraine for the first time held face-to-face negotiations regarding children through the mediation of Qatar, said the Children's Ombudsman of the Russian Federation Maria Lvova-Belova. According to her, negotiations took place in Doha, and an agreement was reached that 29 children would move to Ukraine and 19 to Russia.
15:49 France proposed that the European Union introduce sanctions against Russian disinformation and operations to interfere in global elections. The draft document states that "destabilizing activities carried out by Russia-linked actors have increased across Europe as the Russian regime seeks to undermine democracy, stability and the rule of law through a variety of hybrid instruments."
15:08 Contact group Ramstein will work in a new way, the Ministry of Defense reported. In particular, the new format for providing assistance will mean that now allies will help not on an individual basis, but in a coalition format, in accordance with the immediate need. A Coalition Support Office has also been created to ensure sustainable and systematic management of military assistance. The coalition format appeared back in 2023, since then eight coalitions have been created.
14:56 Ukrenergo reported that on April 24 from 18:00 to 22:00 controlled restrictions on energy supply to industrial consumers will be applied. The need to limit energy supply is a consequence of Russian massive missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian power plants, the company emphasized.
14:25 The Verkhovna Rada adopted an appeal to international institutions, parliaments and governments of foreign states, international non-governmental organizations with a call to intensify international and national efforts for the release and return to Ukraine of all captives and illegally detained citizens of Ukraine, primarily Ukrainian journalists.
13:47 The Ministry of Defense announced that it is creating a unified system for helping the wounded. Key changes include modernizing tactical medicine, updating training based on evidence-based principles, and moving to a new level of education using best international practices. The unified system of medical care for the wounded will meet the standards of NATO countries. The development of the system will also be based on the combat experience of Ukrainian doctors, who have been on the front line since 2014.
12:59 The head of the Bundestag Defense Committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, once again called on the German government to supply Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine: “The United States will now supply Ukraine with long-range ATACMS missiles. This is a sufficient reason to act now on the Taurus issue.”
In addition, before the meeting of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Berlin, a faction of the opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) called on the head of the British government to put pressure on his German counterpart on the issue of supplying cruise missiles to Ukraine.
12:23 The UK will send Paveway IV bombs to Ukraine, BBC correspondent Jonathan Beale reports. Paveway IV is a dual-mode 230 kg GPS/laser-guided bomb with a maximum range of over 30 km depending on release altitude, speed and flight path.
11:45 At night, SBU drones hit two Rosneft oil depots in the settlements of Yartsevo and Razdoro, Smolensk region, Ukrainian media reported, citing sources. 26 thousand cubic meters of fuel were stored at these bases. Now there is an evacuation of personnel due to large-scale fires.
11:36 The Verkhovna Rada increased the number of State Border Service of Ukraine by 15 thousand military personnel. Thus, the total number of the State Border Guard Service within a year from the date of termination or lifting of martial law on the territory of Ukraine will be up to 75,000 people, including up to 67,000 military personnel.
11:22 In the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours, seven people were wounded as a result of Russian shelling: five in Konstantinovka, one each in Krasnohorivka, Pokrovsky district, and in New York, Bakhmutsky district, said the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
11:18 In the Sumy region over the past 24 hours, five people were wounded as a result of Russian shelling, the National Police reported.
11:14 In the Odessa region, as a result of a morning attack, part of the equipment of the local power supply company was damaged. Some consumers in one of the districts of Odessa have been de-energized and repair work is underway, Ukrenergo reported.
11:06 At the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant, two oxygen units were stopped after a night UAV attack, reports the opposition Russian publication Astra. According to sources in the emergency services of the Lipetsk region, two drones crashed into the building of the NLMK oxygen station, the building was partially destroyed.
10:50 The southern defense forces clarified that Russia struck a storage site for disabled vehicles in Odessa. Thus, the enemy is trying to look for military infrastructure facilities in the rear. There were no casualties; Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen were not at the scene of the attack.
10:34 In the morning, the Russians launched a missile attack on Odessa, said Oleg Kiper, head of the OBA. Currently, one casualty is known. About 30 houses were damaged by the shock wave. The Ministry of Energy reports that as a result of the shelling in Odessa, overhead lines and substations were turned off, and some consumers were without electricity.
10:03 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) suggests that Shoigu’s threats regarding Russia’s intentions to intensify attacks on Ukraine indicate that Moscow may change the targets of its attacks. Analysts say Russian troops are likely to step up drone and missile strikes in the coming weeks to inflict as much damage as possible on Ukraine's infrastructure and defense industrial base before U.S. aid arrives. Experts also predict that Russian troops will intensify offensive operations at the front in the coming weeks.
09:26 In the Kherson region over the past 24 hours, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed and five were injured, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. Impacts were recorded on critical infrastructure facilities, an administrative building, a gas station, and gas pipelines.
09:18 The number of victims as a result of the night strike in the Shevchenko district of Kharkov has increased to six, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. Three apartment buildings, two office buildings, three non-residential buildings, and a gas main were damaged.
08:42 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of April 24:
personnel - about 461,940 (+880) people,
tanks - 7242 (+1),
armored combat vehicles - 13,928 (+12),
artillery systems - 11,808 (+43),
MLRS - 1048 (+2),
air defense systems - 771 (+2),
aircraft - 348 (+0),
helicopters - 325 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 9439 (+32),
cruise missiles - 2117 (+0),
ships/boats - 26 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 15,892 (+47),
special equipment - 1944 (+8).
08:29 Over the past 24 hours, 101 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In particular, the enemy tried 24 times to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops in the Novopavlovsk direction - in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Georgievka, Novomikhailovka, Vodyanoye and Urozhainy, Donetsk region. In the Bakhmut direction, 21 attacks were repelled in the areas of Belogorovka settlements in the Luhansk region, as well as Verkhnekamennoye, Novy, Spornoye, Ivanovskoye, Kleshcheevka in the Donetsk region. The same number of attacks were repelled in the Avdeevsky direction - in the areas of the settlements of Novokalinovo, Ocheretino, Novobakhmutovka, Berdychi, Yasnobrodovka, Netaylovo, Pervomaiskoye, Nevelskoye in the Donetsk region.
In the Liman direction, the Defense Forces repelled 19 attacks in the areas of Grekovka, Nevsky, Lugansk region and Ternov, Yampolevka, Donetsk region; on Kupyansky - five attacks in the Berestovo area of the Kharkov region; on Orekhovsky - five attacks in the districts of Staromayorsky, Donetsk region and Rabotino, Zaporozhye region; in Kherson - three attacks in the area of the village of Krynki.
08:17 The United States, together with its allies, has created a powerful logistics network that will allow the next package of defense assistance to be sent to Ukraine within days, and work in certain areas is already underway, said Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder.
07:51 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that during the night eight UAVs were allegedly destroyed and intercepted by air defense systems: three over the territory of the Kursk region; two - over the territory of the Belgorod region; two - over the territory of the Voronezh region and one - over the territory of the Smolensk region.
06:19 In the Smolensk region, after a drone attack, a fire occurred at “fuel and energy facilities” in two districts, local authorities reported. Local residents report that an oil refinery near the villages of Razdoro and Prigorskoe is on fire. Public pages also write about a fire at a refinery in the Voronezh region.
The authorities of the Lipetsk region also reported the drone attack. Local residents write in their public pages that the Lipetsk Tractor Plant, which produces, among other things, chassis for military equipment, was attacked.
04:38 The Senate voted for a bill to help allies, which, among other things, includes $60.8 billion to Ukraine. 79 senators voted “for” the bill, with the required 50, “against” - 18. Thus, both chambers of the American Congress approved the bill. It will now go to President Joe Biden for signature, who has already promised to sign it immediately.
01:36 The Russians attacked the Shevchenkovsky district of Kharkov with two S-300 missiles, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OBA. Four apartment buildings were damaged and two people were injured. In addition, the enemy launched attacks on the central part of Zolochev, Bogodukhovsky district, previously also with two S-300 missiles. The administrative premises were damaged, but no people were injured.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] Ukrainian Armed Forces aviation carried out 11 strikes on the occupiers.
Units of the missile forces inflicted a defeat on the area where the personnel of the Russian invaders were concentrated.
During the course of 24 hours, Defense Forces aviation carried out strikes on 11 areas where enemy personnel were concentrated. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced this in an evening report on Wednesday, April 24.
Also, Ukrainian air defense forces and means destroyed one X-59 guided aircraft missile and three enemy reconnaissance UAVs.
During the day, 84 military clashes were recorded at the front. In total, Russian troops carried out 13 missile and 51 air strikes, and carried out 16 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
In the Kupyansky direction, soldiers repelled one attack in the area of the village of Berestovo, Kharkov region. In the Limansky direction, the Defense Forces repelled 18 attacks in the areas of Serebryansky forestry, Nevsky, Lugansk region; Ternov and Torskogo, Donetsk region.
In the Bakhmut direction, 13 attacks were repulsed in the areas of Belogorovka settlements in the Lugansk region; Excavation, Ivanovskoe, Kleschievka, Donetsk region.
In the Avdeevsky direction, defenders repelled 15 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Ocheretino, Novokalinovo, Berdich and Netaylovo in the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to oust units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from their occupied lines.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the Defense Forces continue to restrain the Russians in the areas of the settlements of Krasnohorivka, Georgievka, Novomikhailovka, Urozhaynoye in the Donetsk region, where the invaders tried to break through the defense 16 times.
In the Orekhovsky direction, the enemy, with the support of aviation, once attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the Staromayorsky area of the Donetsk region. He also carried out an air strike in the Robotino area of the Zaporozhye region.
In the Kherson direction, the occupiers do not abandon their intention to oust units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from their bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper. Thus, within 24 hours, one unsuccessful attack was carried out on the positions of Ukrainian troops in the area of the village of Krynki, Kherson region.
Earlier it was reported that cyber specialists of the Security Service disable hostile surveillance systems and electronic warfare equipment.
The Russian ministry of defense website at the moment is down, so aslummin' we will go today.
[NewsFront] 21:00 In several villages of the Kursk region, power supply was disrupted after attacks by drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces - Starovoit
19:49 Arrival of the Lancet to the Ukrainian self-propelled gun near Chasov Yar -video.
19:27 Drops from a copter of 68 AK on the infantry of the Ukrainian Armed Forces -video.
18:59 -2 enemy sniper hits from 82 mortars in the Kupyansk direction -video.
18:34 Military personnel of the Dnepr group of troops continue to harass the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the right bank of the Dnieper -video.
17:45 The 40th Marine Brigade destroyed the MRAP Kirpi drone of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Velikaya Novoselka -video.
17:25 In the footage, Ukrainian soldiers under a poor canopy in the Avdiivka direction receive FPV drones from the Russian military -video.
16:53 Work of the 108th regiment of the 7th division of the Russian Armed Forces in the Rabotinsky direction. Processing enemy trenches in landings -video.
16:25 Crews of T-80BV tanks of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the West group of troops destroyed exposed camouflaged positions, military equipment and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the zone of a special military operation -video.
15:52 Kharkov direction, settlement Fun.
“X-leaders” of group N identified and struck another M777 howitzer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces -video.
15:28 November 29, 2023, junior sergeant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Kostev, native of Lokhvitsa, Poltava region, 32 years old, was liquidated in the Luhansk regionphoto.
14:45 Arrival of "Lancet" by howitzer "Msta-B" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces -video.
14:11 The Russian Guard destroyed the temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces -video.
13:35 The counter-battery fight of the 238th artillery brigade brought results, the Msta-B of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was destroyed -video.
13:08 Defeat of Ukrainian Armed Forces oporniks by Russian drone pilots and artillerymen in the Seversk direction -video.
12:28 Russian artillerymen are working on the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the right bank of the Dnieper with 152-mm Msta-B howitzers -video.
11:58 On April 22, 2024, a militant of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a native of Zdolbitsa, Rivne district, Vladimir Khlopek, was eliminated -photo.
11:29 Russian artillery continues to eliminate the manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the West of Artemovsk (Bakhmut), clearing the way for our attack aircraft -video.
10:28 The dry landmen were walking around the field, looking for holes for themselves.
In fact, the logic of the enemy’s actions is generally incomprehensible. After the bird was discovered, they simply lay down in the funnel, as if in a grave.
09:46 An artillery strike was carried out on the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ equipment near Vugledar, footage of objective control was filmed from the Orlan UAV -video.
09:27 The battalion commander of the 24th separate mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was eliminated.
A native of Lvov, Major Andrey Kiselev received an unlimited pass ahead of schedule in the Artemovsk direction -photo.
08:54 A couple of snipers from the 36th infantry fighting group of the Vostok group of troops picked off a couple more soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces -video.
08:10 Drops from a copter of the 200th brigade on the Ukrainian military -video.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:20 Online appeared another video from the liberated village of Ocheretino near Donetsk 21:10 The Ukrainian government has prohibited Ukrainian citizens of military age from obtaining foreign passports outside the country
20:17 Ukrainian sources report that the entire southern part of Krasnohorivka is already completely under the control of the Russian army
20:16 Brought to automatism: military personnel of the assault units of the state border covering groupcompletedcombat training classes
The soldiers carried out combat training missions as part of assault groups, covering each other during the capture and clearing of enemy fortified areas and dugouts in flat and wooded areas. Practical training took place under the guidance of experienced instructors and commanders with combat experience in the air defense zone.
The coordinated work of assault groups makes it possible to carry out assigned combat missions as efficiently as possible.
19:20 The village of Novaya Pogoshch in the Bryansk region was shelled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, media reports
19:18 An explosion occurred in the city of Nikolaev in southern Ukraine - Ukrainian media
18:20 Crews of the Orlan UAV of the Pacific Fleet naval infantry brigade lead 24-hour surveillance of Ukrainian Armed Forces positions near Vugledar
17:17 Statements of representatives of the “West”, “South”, “Center”, “East” and “Dnepr” groups on the progress of the special military operation (as of April 24, 2024)
16:18 During the liberation of Novomikhailovka, Pacific Fleet naval infantry captured a large number of Western-made weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
15:09 Ivanovo paratroopers by storm mastered stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the outskirts of Chasov Yar
Units of the Ivanovo Guards Airborne Forces from the “Southern” group of forces, with the support of aviation and artillery, stormed a large stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the outskirts of the city of Chasov Yar. The enemy fled, leaving behind the wounded and dead. Some of the militants laid down their arms and surrendered.
15:08 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
-- During the day, the Russian air defense destroyed 299 Ukrainian Armed Forces drones, nine HIMARS and Alder MLRS rounds, as well as 6 Hammer guided bombs;
-- The “West” group of troops occupied more advantageous positions and repulsed one counterattack near Novovodyany;
-- Units of the Southern Group of the Russian Armed Forces improved the position along the front line;
-- The Russian Armed Forces group “West” destroyed the HIMARS MLRS installation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces;
-- Units of the “Center” group improved their tactical position and repelled seven counterattacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces assault groups;
-- The Ukrainian Armed Forces in the zone of responsibility of the Southern Group of Forces lost up to 470 military personnel;
-- The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 350 military personnel in the area of ??responsibility of the Center group;
-- The Russian Armed Forces in the area of responsibility of the Southern Group destroyed three field ammunition depots of the Ukrainian Armed Forces;
-- The eastern group of the Russian Armed Forces occupied more advantageous positions;
-- The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 110 military personnel in the area of responsibility of the Eastern Group of Forces;
-- Units of the Eastern Group of the Russian Armed Forces repelled a counterattack by assault groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Urozhayny DPR region;
-- Units of the Southern Group of the Russian Armed Forces repelled seven counterattacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces;
-- The Dnepr group of troops defeated four Ukrainian brigades in one day.
14:13 Situation in the Avdeevsky direction from “Condottiero”
The 116th Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which recently abandoned its positions in Ocheretino, also left Solovyevo today. There, in the Novokalinovo area, our assaults pushed the enemy towards the settlement. Ceramic. On the western outskirts of Novokalinovo, the enemy holds positions due to the terrain.
14:12 Explosions in the Khar'kov region
By data of “Come and see,” there are powerful explosions in the Khar'kov region.
“Explosions in the Cossack Lopan area. Explosions can also be heard on the outskirts of Khar'kov,” the channel’s source said.
13:19 Crews of the Strela-10 air defense system of the Donetsk 1st Army Corps of the Southern group of forces successfully destroy UAV of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction of the Northern Military District.
12:23 Artillerymen destroy armored vehicles and fortified positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the right bank of the Dnieper
Crews of 152mm towed howitzers 2A65 "Msta-B" of the artillery formation of the Dnepr group of troops carry out missions around the clock to destroy the enemy at a distance of over 20 km, conducting targeted fire at a speed of seven rounds per minute.
Firing adjustments are carried out using calculations from unmanned aerial vehicles.
12:21 Two people died in the village of Abrikosovka, Kherson region due to artillery attack by Ukrainian troops, regional governor Vladimir Saldo said in Telegram channel.
11:40 Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the Ugledar direction
By data from “Come and see,” the Russian army continues its offensive on the Ugledar sector of the front.
“Russian units gained a foothold in Novomikhailovka and cleared the settlement,” the source notes.
According to him, the Russian Armed Forces are currently advancing in the direction of Paraskovievki.
11:39 In Odessa thundered explosions - media
A large fire was noticed at the arrival site in the area of ??the Gorbaty Bridge. There was a partial loss of light in the city.
10:41 Tonight, three Ukrainian aircraft-type UAVs were shot down over the Kursk region. There were no casualties or damage.
10:40 Russian troops advanced near Berdychi, Ocheretino, Novobakhmutovka, Novokalinovo and Semenovka in the Avdeevsky direction - DeepState. The Russian military also entered the village of Georgievka in the Maryinsky direction.
09:42 Criminal Kyiv regime continues to fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:
-- n.p. Kakhovka eight rounds;
-- n.p. Novaya Kakhovka five rounds;
-- n.p. Gostonostaevka three rounds;
-- of Velikiye Kopani two rounds;
-- n.p. Alyosha six rounds.
As a result of the artillery attack of the settlement. Kakhovka five civilians were injured, a transformer substation was damaged, which left a significant part of Kakhovka without electricity.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Proletarka, n.p. Novaya Mayachka, n.p. Novaya Kakhovka, n.p. Aleshki, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Korsunka fired a total of 19 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.
09:26 Telegram channel “WarGonzo":
Frontline report for the morning of 04/24/2024
- Zaporozhye Front. LBS without significant changes. The activity of hostilities has decreased significantly in the last few days, but it is still impossible to call the direction even relatively “quiet”.
– Donetsk front. Fighting continues on the approaches to Paraskovievka. In Krasnogorovka, as a result of assault operations, the Russian Armed Forces advanced into the city from the south-eastern side. In the Netailovo area, Russian troops are putting pressure on the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, attacking Ukrainian positions. So far, no significant progress. There are heavy battles going on.
The situation is similar in the Umansky region, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to hold back attacks by the Russian Armed Forces. In the area of ??Semyonovka and Berdychi there are tactical successes of the Russian Armed Forces, but advances in these settlements are very difficult for Russian troops. At the moment, hostilities are taking place on the approaches to these villages.
North of Berdychi there are significant advances in Novobakhmutovka. Also, the initiative remains with the RF Armed Forces in Ocheretino, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to retreat further and further, leaving their positions. In Novokalinovo there are oncoming battles.
– In the Chasovoyarsk direction, the offensive of the Russian troops “stalled” on the eastern outskirts. Fierce fighting continues in the suburb of Chasov Yar. Also, the RF Armed Forces are trying to improve their position on the part of Bogdanovka.
08:54 Telegram channel “Fisherman":
Chronicle of a special military operation for April 23, 2024
– Within 24 hours, Russian troops launched missile attacks, glide bombs and kamikaze drones on targets in Kharkov, Poltava, Odessa and Dnepropetrovsk.
– In the Artemovsky (Bakhmutsky) direction, Russian troops are storming the Kanal microdistrict on the eastern outskirts of Chasov Yar. The enemy relies on a large number of defensive positions; dense mining of the approaches to the city makes it difficult for the Russian Armed Forces to advance.
– In the Avdeevsky direction there are battles in the central part of Ocheretino, Russian troops are clearing the northern outskirts of the village. By the evening, unconfirmed information appeared that Ukrainian formations had also begun to withdraw from Novobakhmutovka, located to the south.
– In the Ugledar direction, the assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces, after consolidating in Novomikhailovka, advance in the direction of Paraskovievka and Konstantinovka. Fighting continues in the nearby SNT Mashinostroitel.
08:06 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC:
A total of 23 facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC.
Two civilians were reported injured.
Damaged:
One residential building,
Four civil infrastructure facilities.
A total of 11 attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction.
One artillery attack from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Yasinovatsky direction.
Nine attacks from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Gorlovka direction.
One artillery attack from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Volnovakha direction.
In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 73 units of various ammunition.
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[REGNUM] They started talking about the restoration of Ukraine “after the war” almost from the first days of its beginning - everyone wanted to be in time for the distribution of aid, which, as expected, the allies would have to generously allocate. No one doubted their noble desire to help, because at first, state PR was able to convince everyone that victory was close and the Ukrainian army was saving Europe from the savage hordes from the east. Therefore, “recovery funds” organized by the state, big business, oligarchs and business communities appeared like mushrooms after rain.
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[REGNUM] On April 21, during his speech at the opening ceremony of the Hanover Industrial Fair, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre and the government of this country for providing Germany with gas after the severance of trade relations with the Russian Federation and hoped that Oslo would remain the main supplier for Germany gas in the coming years. Germany is one of Norway's largest European partners in both political and energy matters. And this is primarily due to gas imports. The Norwegian company Equinor (then called Statoil) has had close energy cooperation with Germany since it began exporting Norwegian gas in 1977.
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[Regnum] In 2024, it is planned to carry out three launches of the Angara rocket from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, said Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
On April 24, Shoigu inspected the progress of construction and modernization of the cosmodrome’s infrastructure facilities, the press service of the Ministry of Defense informed.
During the meeting, the head of the Ministry of Defense noted that the creation of an infrastructure at the cosmodrome has been completed that provides launches of Angara launch vehicles of heavy and light classes with upper stages for launching spacecraft into all types of orbit in the interests of the military department.
“Six launches of these missiles have already been successfully carried out. This year it is planned to carry out three more launches of launch vehicles of this class,” Shoigu said.
As Regnum reported, on April 11, the Angara-A5 rocket launched for the first time from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. Angara-A5 has already made test flights, this launch was the fourth, but all previous ones took place from the Plesetsk cosmodrome. At Vostochny, the construction of the launch complex for the Angara series rockets was completed.
The launch of Angara is a landmark event, indicating a new stage in the development of the space industry in Russia, noted Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The successful launch of the Angara-A5 heavy launch vehicle is a major achievement as part of the implementation of the course to strengthen Russia’s technological sovereignty, political scientist and EISI expert Alexander Rudakov said earlier in an interview with Regnum.
Tests of the Rokot rocket and space complex will take place in December this year, said Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
According to the head of the Ministry of Defense, six launches of these missiles have already been successfully carried out. This year it is planned to carry out three more launches of launch vehicles of this class.
“ With the completion of the modernization of the second launch complex of Soyuz launch vehicles, the cosmodrome’s capabilities to support spacecraft launches will double. Work is underway to modernize the Rokot light-class rocket and space complex, testing of which is planned to begin in December of this year,” Shoigu said.
As Regnum reported, in April last year, the director of the M.V. Khrunichev Center, Alexey Varochko, reported that Russia had begun manufacturing some elements of the first Rokot-M launch vehicle with a domestic control system instead of the Ukrainian one.
The liquid three-stage launch vehicle "Rokot" was developed at the Center. Khrunichev in the 1980s. The first test launch took place in November 1990. Initially, these missiles used components produced in Ukraine. In 2019, the Russian Ministry of Defense stopped operating Rokot launch vehicles. The modernized Rokot-M missile is equipped only with domestically produced systems.
At the same time, the head of Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, on April 22 at the opening of the cosmonaut preliminary training program created by the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) together with the Cosmonaut Training Center. Yu. A. Gagarin, said that at the Vostochny cosmodrome they can build infrastructure for the promising returnable launch vehicle “Crown”.
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[Regnum] The United States, with its decisions, puts an end to the fate of Ukraine, using it as a battering ram against Russia. This was stated by the Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov.
Commenting on the law on providing military assistance to Ukraine signed by US President Joe Biden, Antonov said that Washington made a choice in favor of war and sided with evil, supporting fascism.
“ For the sake of its greedy and insatiable military-industrial complex, the administration sacrifices the lives of ordinary people. With their decision, local politicians are actually putting an end to the fate of the entire state, which is being used as a battering ram against Russia,” he added.
The diplomat emphasized that assistance will not save the regime of Vladimir Zelensky, since the transferred weapons will be destroyed by the Russian Armed Forces, and the goals and objectives of the special operation will be fulfilled.
As Regnum reported, on April 24, Biden signed laws approved by the US Parliament on providing military assistance to Ukraine and Israel. According to the head of the White House, the United States will resume military supplies to Ukraine in the coming hours. A day earlier, US senators approved the bill. Of the $60.84 billion allocated to help Kyiv, $23.2 billion will be used to replenish weapons transferred from Pentagon warehouses, $13.8 billion will be used for military purchases for Ukraine on the open market, and $11.3 billion will be used to provide "ongoing US military operations in the region." Previously, the bill was also supported by the House of Representatives of Congress.
The approval by the US Congress of a new large package of military assistance to the Kiev regime was an expected decision and will not fundamentally change the situation on the battlefield, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters on April 22.
Washington’s allocation of financial assistance to the Kiev regime will lead to the death of several tens of thousands more residents of Ukraine, as it will prolong the conflict and expand the number of people involved in it, noted American economist Jeffrey Sachs.
American military assistance to Kiev will not stop the advance of Russian forces, since Moscow is ahead of the West in weapons production, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said earlier, calling on Western countries to increase weapons production.
In a conversation with Regnum news agency, military expert, associate professor of the department of political analysis and socio-psychological processes of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Oleg Glazunov noted that no help today can save the Kiev regime, so it does not matter when it is received.
He stressed that Ukraine cannot resist Russia. Kyiv does not have enough human resources, and no one is ready to die for someone else's interests. Those who wanted to die for nationalist Ukrainian values have already died or been defeated. Russia is superior to Ukraine in military-technical terms, Russian aviation dominates the air, and this is obvious, Glazunov added.
Washington’s plan to develop the conflict in Ukraine is to, under the pretext of peaceful intentions, “drag everyone to an empty meeting” in Switzerland, and in the meantime increase the terrorist potential of the Kiev regime, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on April 24.
This is how she commented on American media reports, the sources of which confirmed the transfer to Kyiv of ATACMS extended-range operational-tactical missiles for use “within sovereign Ukrainian territory,” that is, including for attacks on the territory of Crimea, Donbass, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
“And this is all against the backdrop of the annoying attempts of the Anglo-Saxons and the Kyiv regime to deceive the world community into some conferences on the “Zelensky formula.” The world majority should know what kind of crap the Americans have in their pockets. Washington’s plan is sickeningly simple: to drag everyone under the pretext of “peaceful intentions” to an empty meeting, while they themselves increase Zelensky’s terrorist potential,” Zakharova wrote in her Telegram channel.
As reported by Regnum news agency, according to Reuters, the missiles were transferred to Kiev back in March 2024 “without public disclosure.” They have been used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces twice already, including to carry out strikes on Crimea, the publication noted.
On April 24, US President Joseph Biden signed laws approved by the country's parliament on providing military assistance to Ukraine and Israel. Washington will resume military supplies to Kyiv “in the coming hours,” he said.
On April 10, the Swiss government announced that a conference on Ukraine would be held in the city of Bürgenstock in June 2024. Zakharova noted that Russia will not participate in this conference. Holding the forum makes no sense, since it is supposed to be devoted to promoting the ultimatum “Zelensky formula”; moreover, Switzerland cannot serve as a platform for a peacekeeping summit - this presupposes a neutral status, which Switzerland has lost, the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized.
The Kremlin and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have repeatedly noted that Russia is ready for a peaceful resolution of the situation in Ukraine, provided that all the requirements set before the start of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are met, and subject to the recognition of new territorial realities - the return of four regions to Russia in 2022, emphasizing that otherwise The SVO will continue. Moscow is ready to negotiate on Ukraine, but since Kiev cannot be trusted, even if a dialogue begins, there will be no pause in the conduct of hostilities, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted earlier.
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[Regnum] The Government of Ukraine has adopted a resolution according to which men of military age (from 18 to 60 years old) will not be issued foreign passports and internal passports at foreign diplomatic institutions of the country.
“Obtaining a passport of a citizen of Ukraine, a passport of a citizen of Ukraine for traveling abroad by a male citizen of Ukraine aged 18 to 60 years is carried out at the territorial office of the State Migration Service. Such passports are not forwarded to separate units or foreign diplomatic institutions of Ukraine to organize their issuance,” says a message posted on the Ukrainian government’s website.
As Regnum reported the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine previously sent a request to the heads of Ukrainian embassies abroad to suspend all consular actions in relation to Ukrainian citizens of military age, making an exception only for those who issue identity cards to return to Ukraine.
In addition, exceptions will be made for persons with disabilities of the first and second groups, persons caring for them or accompanying them, parents, adoptive parents or guardians of children with disabilities under 18 years of age, guardians of persons with disabilities from among close relatives, persons who have children with diseases requiring medical intervention abroad.
Polish radio RMF24 reported on April 24 that in Warsaw, about 300 Ukrainians blocked a passport issuing point, demanding that documents be issued to them. Before this, citizens received notifications that the documents were ready for issue, but they were refused. In turn, the Polish police indicated that they do not have clear instructions on how to deal with Ukrainian citizens whose passports have expired.
Representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, commenting on the decision of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, noted that the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, is using money from the United States to lure out the last Ukrainians in order to finish them off.
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