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[Korrespondent] 21:24 Ukraine handed over to Qatar a list with the names of 561 children taken to Russia, said Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets. According to him, this list is already being studied by the Russian side, but there have been no direct negotiations between Ukraine and Russia - only through the mediation of Qatar. Lubinets also said that Qatar agreed to participate in negotiations with the Russian Federation on the return of civilians illegally detained by Russia.
20:47 At the meeting in the Ramstein format on April 26, the discussion will be, in particular, “how to quickly overcome the difficulties and problems that have accumulated over the six months when we were waiting for decisions on American support,” Zelensky said in an evening video message. “Politically, we have already worked for the sake of support. Now we need to work both in filling the packages with the necessary weapons and in logistics,” the president added.
20:33 Zelensky said that he had telephone conversations with House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. He thanked for bipartisan support, spoke about the situation on the battlefield, the need for enhanced air defense, including Patriot systems, as well as the benefits of long-range ATACMS systems.
19:58 As a result of the Russian strike on Balakleya, Kharkov region, ten people were injured, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. The Russians fired a missile at the railway station while the victims were in the passenger cars of the Kharkov-Izyum electric train.
19:41 Against the background of the decision of the Ukrainian government to temporarily ban men of military age from applying for passports abroad, Poland stated that they were ready to help Kiev return Ukrainians to defend the country. Lithuania also supported Warsaw's initiative. Will countries be able to forcibly return Ukrainian men home - in the material Return men to Ukraine: how the world is reacting.
19:14 Ukrzaliznytsia reported that today its facilities were massively attacked by the Russians. Thus, as a result of an enemy strike in the Donetsk region, three railway workers were killed and four were injured while performing work. In the Kharkov region, three employees of Ukrzaliznytsia were also injured; in the Cherkassy region, the railway infrastructure was damaged, but there were no casualties.
19:10 Denmark will increase military assistance to Ukraine in 2024 by 590 million euros, the country’s Ministry of Defense reported. These funds will be used to transfer weapons and military equipment to Ukraine, as well as organize training programs. We are talking about ordering weapons from manufacturers and financing initiatives of other countries.
19:06 In Udachny, Donetsk region, the number of deaths as a result of Russian shelling has increased to three, four people were injured, said the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin. The administrative building, a cultural institution, a cafe and about 20 private houses were damaged.
18:39 Russian troops once again struck Belozerka in the Kherson region during the day, one person was wounded, the OVA reported.
18:03 Zelensky said that he held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief Headquarters, the main topic of which was defense. I heard Shmygal’s report on covering vital facilities for the country - not only energy, but also social, transport, communications and security, etc. In all sectors and by all available means - engineering, air defense and electronic warfare. Gave appropriate instructions and determined implementation deadlines.
We discussed the situation at the front and the production of weapons in Ukraine. “In this direction, we are working, in particular, with partners to produce weapons in Ukraine for foreign funds. This industry helps us survive now and has huge export prospects after victory. We contribute to its development as much as possible. Once a week I will receive a report on new contracts for reporting period," the president said.
17:58 In the suburbs of Kherson, rescuers came under repeated fire from the Russians, the State Emergency Service reported. This afternoon, as a result of another shelling, a residential building caught fire, and rescuers went to put out the fire. At this time, enemy drones re-attacked the same place, damaging the equipment of the State Emergency Service. One of the rescuers and a resident of a neighboring house were injured.
17:51 Putin said that he will visit China in May.
17:19 The Russians struck Balakleya, Izyum district, Kharkov region - they hit near the railway station, seven people were injured, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
16:28 The European Parliament adopted a resolution calling Putin an illegitimate president and calling on the international community not to recognize the results of the elections in the Russian Federation, since they were “neither free nor fair.” In addition, parliamentarians call for sanctions against those involved in holding “elections” in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. EU countries are also recommended to limit all communications with the Russian authorities.
16:20 The new law on mobilization has not yet entered into force, and those liable for military service are already lining up in huge queues to update their data in the TCC. So, the day before, a photo of such a queue at one of the Kyiv military registration and enlistment offices spread across social networks. Read about why Ukrainians are in a hurry in the article Queues at the TCC.
16:07 Ukrainian refugees will be able to stay in Germany with an invalid passport. The Berlin Senate said that for trips abroad, a travel document can be obtained instead of a passport - but "in exceptional cases" when there is a compelling reason for the trip. Such requests are carefully checked.
15:39 The Verkhovna Rada supported in the first reading a bill on the registration of persons whose lives and health were damaged as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.
15:08 Russia hit infrastructure in Sumy with KABs, the consequences of the attack are being clarified, OVA reported.
14:57 The central part of the Donetsk region has been under massive enemy shelling since the morning - at least four people were killed and six were wounded, said the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin. Thus, we know of one death in Ocheretino and four wounded in Krasnogorovka. Another person was injured in Gornyak, Kurakhovskaya community, and in Udachny, according to preliminary information, two people were killed and one was wounded. One person also died in Kurakhovka.
14:44 The Russians fired artillery at Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk region, two people were wounded, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak.
14:20 National security advisers and senior officials will meet in Doha this weekend, April 27-28, to discuss plans for a peace summit on Ukraine, Bloomberg writes. Sources of the publication reported that the list of participants in the meeting in the capital of Qatar has not yet been compiled. Russia was not invited, and it is still unknown whether China will be represented.
13:59 Lithuanian Defense Minister Laurynas Kasciunas said that his country can help Ukraine in returning men of military age, but will first see how this procedure will be carried out in Poland.
13:51 The Russians attacked the village of Novoosinovo, Kupyansky district, Kharkov region - two people were injured, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.
13:48 The Russians have begun conscripting youth from the occupied territories of the Zaporozhye region for military service, said the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov. According to him, in mid-April, Gauleiter Yevhei Balitsky created draft commissions in the occupied territory of the region. Fedorov recalled that earlier the occupation “authorities” promised not to conscript residents of the occupied territories for at least five years. Fedorov also emphasized that recruiting residents of temporarily occupied territories to serve in the army of the occupying country is a violation of international law.
13:33 Lukashenko said that the Belarusian opposition and its “curators” are allegedly planning to seize the Kobrin region, declare a new government and appeal to NATO regarding the deployment of troops. And the KGB of Belarus stated that “hidden terrorist cells are allegedly being created in the country, which should appear simultaneously with the invasion of the country.” The KGB of the Republic of Belarus claims that Ukraine has allegedly trained “up to a thousand militants who are planned to be used to capture a populated area” in Belarus.
13:16 As part of increasing the number of the State Border Service, new brigade-type units will be created, said the speaker of the State Border Guard Service Andrei Demchenko. According to him, these units “can actually carry out combat operations, armed with artillery and other means to destroy enemy equipment.” Demchenko explained that this is precisely what caused the increase in the number of staff of the State Border Guard Service, since in the future these units will defend the border. “This will no longer be the security model that was before. It will already have a military component,” he added.
12:57 TCCs will not work abroad, and serving subpoenas abroad “looks quite unrealistic,” said Defense Ministry spokesman Dmitry Lazutkin. According to him, after the new law on mobilization comes into force, men of military age both in Ukraine and abroad will have to update their military registration data within 60 days. This can be done, in particular, through an electronic account, which will probably go live in June.
12:24 In the Sumy region, border guards entered into battle with the Russian DRG, the State Border Service reported. The border guards discovered an enemy ambush with more than ten saboteurs in one of the directions. A shooting battle ensued, as a result of which the enemy retreated.
11:36 The Russians dropped explosives from a drone onto a truck on the highway near the village of Osokorovka, Kherson region, one person was injured, the OVA reported.
11:25 The New York Times writes, citing sources, that Biden in mid-February secretly approved the decision to send Ukraine more than 100 ATACMS missiles with a range of 300 km, as well as more cluster variants of the missiles. They were included in a $300 million military aid package in March. Additional ATACMS missiles were also included in the $60.8 billion Ukraine aid bill.
11:09 US Permanent Representative to NATO Julianne Smith said that China is helping Russia achieve military goals in Ukraine by providing, in particular, unmanned technologies and gunpowder ingredients. "The People's Republic of China cannot claim to be completely neutral in this matter, and they are actually choosing sides. I think when China tries to portray itself as a neutral party when it comes to this war, we are not buying it," she said.
11:03 The Russians hit the railway with Iskander in Smela, Cherkasy region, said Air Force spokesman Ilya Yevlash. Civil infrastructure, railway logistics, and administrative buildings were damaged. The blast wave and debris damaged 47 private houses and one multi-storey building, added the head of the Cherkasy Regional Police Department, Igor Taburets.
10:58 New American aid to Ukraine will be enough until the end of the year, said Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan. He added that the Congressional delay in allocating aid led to territorial losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and now they will need time to “get out of the hole.”
10:29 German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that Russia is producing weapons in quantities that are higher than its needs in war, and is now working to fill warehouses.
10:10 Zelensky said that he met with British Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Gantt. They discussed, in particular, the need to expand sanctions against the Russian Federation and counteract circumvention of restrictions.
09:32 Four Ukrainian pilots have already completed language training in Britain and are now undergoing air combat training on the F-16 at an air base in southwestern France, BFM reports.
08:51 In the Kherson region, as a result of Russian shelling over the past 24 hours, three people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. A multi-storey and private house, a critical infrastructure facility, and a gas pipeline were damaged.
08:45 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports, citing a senior American official, that the Ukrainian Armed Forces could have fired ATACMS missiles at the Russian S-300 air defense system near occupied Berdyansk, Zaporozhye region. In addition, Ukrainian forces launched ATACMS missile attacks on a Russian military base in Crimea. According to ISW experts, ATACMS missiles will give Ukraine an operational effect, but Russia could have prepared. Also, strikes with these missiles will be effective only if they are reinforced by ground operations of the Defense Forces, analysts say.
08:28 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of April 25:
personnel - about 462,980 (+1040) people,
tanks - 7255 (+13),
armored combat vehicles - 13,942 (+14),
artillery systems - 11,836 (+28),
MLRS - 1049 (+1),
air defense systems - 772 (+1),
aircraft - 348 (+0),
helicopters - 325 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 9449 (+10),
cruise missiles - 2118 (+1),
ships/boats - 26 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 15,949 (+57),
special equipment - 1946 (+2).
08:09 In the morning, Russia attacked the Cherkasy region, said the head of the OVA Igor Taburets. According to him, comprehensive air defense protection worked against a high-speed air target. According to preliminary information, a critical infrastructure facility in the Cherkasy region was damaged, six people were injured.
07:46 Over the past 24 hours, 104 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In particular, in the Avdeevsky direction, 27 enemy attacks were repelled in the Ocheretino, Solovyevo, Novokalinovo, Berdychi and Netaylovo areas of the Donetsk region; on Bakhmutskoye - 25 attacks in the areas of Belogorovka settlements in the Luhansk region, as well as Verkhnekamenskoye, Vyemka, Novy, Ivanovskoye, Kleshcheevka in the Donetsk region.
In addition, the enemy tried 21 times to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops in the Novopavlovsk direction - in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Georgievka, Novomikhailovka, Urozhaynoye, Donetsk region. Another 19 attacks were repelled in the Liman direction - in the areas of Serebryansky forestry, Nevsky in the Lugansk region, as well as Ternov and Torsky in the Donetsk region.
In the Kupyansky direction, the Defense Forces repelled one attack in the Berestovo area of the Kharkov region; on Orekhovsky - one attack in the Staromayorskoye area of the Donetsk region; on Kherson - four attacks on the left bank of the Dnieper.
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[Korrespondent] Defense forces contain the enemy on six front lines
During the day, Russian troops attacked six directions of the front, most hotly in Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Novopavlovsky.
During the day, 93 military clashes were recorded at the front. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced this in an evening report on Thursday, April 25.
In total, Russian troops carried out four missile and 50 air strikes, and carried out 45 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems on positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas.
In the Kupyansk direction, soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled nine attacks in the areas of the settlements of Berestovo, Kharkov region, and Stelmakhovka, Lugansk region.
In the Liman direction, 16 attacks were repelled in the areas of the settlements of Druzhelyubovka, Kharkov region; Makeevka, Serebryanskoye forestry, Lugansk region; Terny, Zarechnoye, Donetsk region.
In the Bakhmut direction, 16 attacks were repelled in the areas of Belogorovka settlements in the Lugansk region; Verkhnekamennoye, Novoe, Spornoe, Ivanovskoye, Kleshchievka in the Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to improve the tactical situation.
In the Avdeevsky direction, 23 attacks were repelled in the areas of the settlements of Ocheretino, Umanskoye, Nevelskoye, Keramik, Berdichi and Netaylovo in the Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to oust our units from their occupied lines.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the Defense Forces continue to restrain the Russians in the areas of the settlements of Krasnohorivka, Pobeda, Novomikhailovka, Vodyanoye in the Donetsk region, where the invaders tried to break through the defense 14 times.
In the Orekhovsky direction, the enemy, with the support of aviation, once attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the Rabotinoye area of the Zaporozhye region.
In the Kherson direction, the enemy does not abandon his intention to oust Ukrainian Armed Forces units from their bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper. Thus, within 24 hours he made three unsuccessful attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops in the area of the village of Krynki, Kherson region.
During the day, Defense Forces aircraft carried out strikes on two control points, eight personnel concentration areas and three enemy anti-aircraft missile systems.
Units of the missile forces inflicted defeat on the area where the occupiers' personnel were concentrated.
Let us remind you that over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces liquidated 1,040 occupiers. Since the start of the full-scale war against Ukraine, the Russian army has lost 462,980 soldiers.
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[EngMILRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The Zapad Group of Forces' units have captured more advantageous lines and inflicted fire defeat on manpower and hardware of 14th, 63rd Mechanised, 3rd Tank, 3rd Assault, 77th Airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Glushkovka (Kharkov region), Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and Serebryansky forestry.
The AFU losses were up to 30 Ukrainian troops, two pickup trucks, three U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzers, and three U.S.-made Vampire, 122mm BM-21 Grad, and HIMARS multiple-launch rocket system combat vehicles.
The Yug Group of Forces' units have improved the situation along the front line and defeated units of the 56th Motorised Infantry, 28th, 30th, 93rd Mechanised, 79th, 92nd Air Assault brigades, 46th, 81st Airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Belogorovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Belaya Gora, Iliynka, Konstantinovka, and Krasnogorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
One counterattack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 80th Mechanised Brigade has been repelled near Krasnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses were up to 500 Ukrainian troops, two motor vehicles, one 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system, two U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzers, five electronic warfare stations: Nota, Anklav, Bukovel-AD, and two ammunition depots.
The Tsentr Group of Forces' units have improved the tactical situation and inflicted fire defeat on manpower and hardware of the 59th Motorised Infantry, 23rd, 115th Mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Novgorodskoye, Arkhangelskoye, Sokol, and Karlovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Seven counter-attacks of the AFU 78th Separate Air Assault Regiment, 71st Jaeger, 142nd Infantry, 24th, and 100th Mechanised brigades have been repelled close to Novobakhmutovka, Semyonovka, Ocheretino, Netaylovo, Keramik, and north-east of Novosyolovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses were more than 350 Ukrainian troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, and one motor vehicle.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, one 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system, one 105mm U.S.-made M102 howitzer, one 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, and one 152mm D-20 howitzer have been eliminated.
The Vostok Group of Forces' units have captured more advantageous lines and inflicted fire defeat on the units of 58th Motorised Infantry, 72nd Mechanised brigades of the AFU, 102nd and 128th Territorial Defence brigades near Gulyai Pole (Zaporozhye region), Ugledar, Staromayorskoye, and Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses were up to 90 Ukrainian troops, one armoured personnel carrier, four motor vehicles, and one UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer.
The Dnepr Group of Forces' units have inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of 28th, 65th Mechanised brigades of the AFU, 103rd, 121st Territorial Defence brigades, and the 23rd Ukrainian National Guard Brigade close to Rabotino, Malye Shcherbaki (Zaporozhye region), Nikopol, Kapulovka (Dnepropetrovsk region), and Mikhailovka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses were up to 30 Ukrainian troops, five motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, and one D-30 122mm howitzer.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery have engaged AFU manpower and military hardware, as well as formations of mercenaries of the so-called Foreign Legion in 122 areas.
Air defence facilities have shot down 200 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles during the day.
In total, 592 airplanes and 270 helicopters, 23,132 unmanned aerial vehicles, 509 air defence missile systems, 15,831 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,274 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 9,115 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 21,288 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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Advances some ten miles. Concern here about being overextended. Wishful thinking by Ukraine and western sympathizers. It has been a daily wrought of Ukrainians. Resupply a logistical nightmare but being done. Russia just produced 1500 tanks for deployment in a month's time. Ukrainian shelling is very active showing they have supplies. Matching Russian shelling activity.
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[NewsFront] 23:59 According to the operational lines of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC for April 25, as of 00:00, additional information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kirovsky district):
- on the street. Dmitry Donskoy, a man born in 1982 was killed, women born in 1993 and 1957 were injured.
- on the street Ivan Susanin, three people were injured: a child - a boy born in 2010. #ChildrenNotTarget, women born in 1957 and 1954.
21:33 Solovevo. Under ourcontrol! Be kind!
20:26 Crews of the 152m 2S5 Msta-S self-propelled guns of the Vostok group of troops destroyed several NATO-made armored personnel carriers in the South Donetsk direction
Artillerymen destroy supply centers, places of deployment of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel, and heavy enemy equipment at a distance of up to 30 kilometers. Artillerymen have a lot of work to do; they go on combat duty around the clock.
“Basically, the tasks of my battery are counter-battery combat. Targets come very often, we hit them constantly,” said the commander of an artillery battery with the call sign “Kremin.” “The 122mm 2S1 self-propelled gun “Gvozdika” of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was knocked out, tanks, NATO armored personnel carriers very often – MaxPro and other equipment.”
19:54 Collapse of the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: advance of the Russian Armed Forces in Solovyevo - as of April 25, 2024.
Russian units achieved significant success, liberating territories on the Avdeevsky sector of the front.
After the recent expansion of the zone of control in Ocheretino and Novobakhmutovka, Russian assault groups, developing an onslaught on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, were able to not only enter, but also gain a foothold in the village of Solovyevo, which is confirmed by the Ukrainian news segment.
In the eastern part of Ocheretino, measures are continuing to identify and neutralize the remaining enemy forces. In the future, it is expected that the fire pressure of the Russian Aerospace Forces will increase and the activity of Russian assault groups on the lines occupied by Ukrainian formations in Novokalinovo and the territory of Kremik, as well as a systematic advance beyond Semenovka and Berdychi.
Advance along the railway in the direction of the settlement of Progress is recorded, which in turn in the future brings Russian units closer to the liberation of such cities as Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk) and Mirnograd (Dimitrov), which are currently one of the main logistics centers of the enemy.
19:15 North-west of Avdievka. There are reports that advanced units of the Russian Armed Forces have broken into the village. Arkhangelskoe. In recent days around Ocheretino, the Russian Armed Forces have achieved successes in Novobakhmutovka and Solovyevo.
18:50 Military correspondent Blue Z Beard reports on new successes of the Russian Armed Forces in the Krasnogorovka area:
“In Krasnogorovka, our units were able to significantly advance along the street. Geological towards the roundabout to surround the Refractory Plant.”
18:48 Attack helicopter crews provide safety of movement of Russian troops in Chasovoy Yar (DPR).
Pilots operate at low altitude so that enemy radars and air defense systems do not notice them. The task is to provide fire support to the attack aircraft and evacuate the wounded.
18:44 Assault units of the Russian Armed Forcesare advancingin the southern part of Urozhayny.
18:40 UAV operators of the Russian 35th Army hit Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment –video.
18:20 The Ukrainian Armed Forces fired at a residential high-rise building in Tokmak, it was significantly damaged, at least three people were injured, said the governor of the Zaporozhye region, Balitsky.
17:42 The Abrams tank was defenseless against the Russian Lancet. Despite the powerful electronic warfare system, the Russian drone hit the “American” in an instant -video.
16:40 Situation in the Donetsk direction:
Active hostilities in the Velikaya Novosyolka area.
The Russian Armed Forces are attacking the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the southern outskirts of Urozhaynoye with armored vehicles and a motorized rifle unit under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the northern direction is more than 300 meters.
15:40 Krasnogorovka, South Donetsk direction. The enemy reports the advance of the Russian Armed Forces and confirms the location of our advanced detachments.
15:23 Explosions in the Sumy region. The RF Armed Forces work at the facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
15:17 “Typical Odessa” reports about explosions in the city.
14:37 Donetsk direction: breakthrough at the Krasnogorsk refractory plant situation at 14.00 April 25, 2024:
Along the entire line of contact in the Donetsk direction, Russian troops are successfully storming Ukrainian positions. Footage of the hoisting of the Russian flag in a building on the territory of a refractory plant in Krasnogorsk appeared on the Internet.
This fact indicates that servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces not only broke through the defenses on the southern outskirts of the suburbs of Donetsk, but also gained a foothold in the enemy’s most important fortified area in Krasnogorsk.
In addition to the fact that the plant has a large area, it is dotted with numerous buildings and hangars that can easily be used as shelter. Moreover, it is located at an altitude of about 180 meters, and most of Krasnogorovka is at 155 and below.
It is not yet possible to say for sure whether the territory of the enterprise has been completely liberated. However, given the pace of advance of the Russian Armed Forces, it is highly likely that they are already clearing a large part of the territory.
The liberation of the fireproof plant will actually mean the fall of the Krasnogorsk fortified area, since the northern outskirts of the settlement are private buildings, which will be too difficult to defend if the plant is lost.
14:31 The Russian Armed Forces advanced in the Solovyovo area in the DPR.
After the liberation of Ocheretino and yesterday’s capture of Novobakhmutovka, the Russian Armed Forces carried out a successful assault on the village of Solovyovo, where the Ukrainian garrison had retreated from adjacent Novobakhmutovka.
It is reported from the ground that fighting in this area continues, and in Solovyovo itself a clean-up operation is underway, but the main enemy forces have already been driven out of the populated area.
14:27 A series of explosions in Nikopol (Dnipropetrovsk region).
14:21 Ukrainian Telegram channels report explosions in Sumy. Before this, a missile alert was announced.
14:15 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
Russian air defense shot down 200 Ukrainian Armed Forces drones in one day;
Since the beginning of the special military operation, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed over 23,000 drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
The Vostok group of troops occupied more advantageous positions, the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to up to 90 military personnel;
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 350 military personnel in the area of responsibility of the Center group in one day;
Russian troops struck formations of mercenaries of the foreign legion;
The “West” group occupied more advantageous positions and inflicted fire damage on the manpower and equipment of five brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces;
The Dnepr group of troops inflicted a fire defeat on the manpower and equipment of five Ukrainian brigades within a day; enemy losses amounted to up to 30 military personnel.
14:07 With the loss of Krasnohorivka (which probably has very little time left), the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine may face a difficult choice.
Either roll back beyond Kurakhovo and try to hide behind the Kurakhovsky reservoir, or catch on to the cascade of villages Kurakhovka-Zoryanoye-Gornyak and get Berdychi-Tonenkoe 2.0.
Taking into account the fact that to the north the pressure on the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Karlovka region is growing, and even further to the north Ocheretino has already been lost, the state of affairs, if not critical, is already close to it.
13:39 Avdeevskoe direction: liberation of Solovevo -situation as of 13.00 April 25, 2024
Almost immediately after the success in Novobakhmutovka, Russian army units liberated the village of Solovyevo south of Ocheretino, advancing along the road from Novobakhmutovka.
Currently, fighters of the Russian Armed Forces are clearing out the remnants of the enemy, while most of the group fled in the direction of the village of Sokol. From there the Ukrainian Armed Forces are firing at our servicemen.
The liberation of Solovyevo against the backdrop of fighting on the western outskirts of Ocheretino creates very sad prospects for the Ukrainian formations, since Solovyevo is located on the Ocheretino gully, which was a natural fortification.
After the cleanup is completed, Russian troops can put pressure on Ocheretino by attacking the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the south, and also advance along the landings and the ravine to Novopokrovsky, which will also create a threat to the remnants of the enemy in Berdychi.
If the current pace is maintained, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will most likely retreat from the western outskirts of the village to more advantageous positions at the Novopokrovskoye - Novoselovka 1st - Umanskoye line.
13:16 Explosions in Krivoy Rog and Kharkov. The Russian Armed Forces launch missile strikes.
12:30 Situation at the front as of April 25, 2024:
The line of combat contact has not undergone significant changes. There are battles along its entire length, the enemy is attempting “meat” assaults, but they are all unsuccessful.
In the area of the village The strengthening of the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was thwarted. In addition, the enemy’s strengthening of positions in the area of ??the settlement was disrupted. Staromayorskoe.
Bomber aircraft, artillery, heavy flamethrower systems and UAV Marine operators destroyed: M-113 armored personnel carrier, M-777 and FH-70 howitzers, six mortars, three Starlink satellite communication systems, five ammunition supply points. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are suffering significant losses in manpower.
12:29 Russian flag over the Krasnogorovka brick factory -video.
The 5th Brigade of the 1st Corps of the 8th Army of the Southern Military District took the brick factory. At the plant alone, the 5th Brigade captured five large buildings.
The brick factory is the center of Krasnogorovka, the main object; small pockets remain.
11:50 After Staromikhailovka, the Russian Armed Forces came to grips with Krasnogorovka (DPR).
The attack on the city comes from two sides - from the east, from positions in Staromikhailovka, and from the south, from Mar'inka. Russian troops are currently close to the Krasnogorovsky refractory plant, where a powerful fortified area of ??the Ukrainian Armed Forces is equipped. The tactics of the Russian troops remain the same and have not changed since Avdeevka: first, tons of air bombs fly at the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and artillery fires - and only after that do armored vehicles and infantry begin to work.
11:34 Units of the West group of troops occupied more advantageous lines, defeated the manpower of the 30th, 57th mechanized and 77th airmobile brigades in the areas of Sin'kovka, Petropavlovka, Novoselovsky and Chervona Dibrova, repelled a counterattack by formations of the 3rd Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces west of Novovodyany. This was reported to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The enemy lost up to 30 military personnel, three vehicles, two 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, and a US-made Khimars multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle.
11:25 Work of UAV operators of the 64th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Vostok group in the area of ??the settlement. Gulyaypole –video.
10:30 Situation at Chasov Yar:
98 Airborne Division continue active assault operations and clearing of the forest north of the railway; the enemy is focusing on engineering equipment of existing positions and the creation of new positions, complete mining of the area in order to prevent our assault groups from breaking through into the settlement of Novoe.
In the Kleshcheevka area, Russian units achieved some tactical success, but the situation there is difficult.
At night, in the forest north of the railway, servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were captured.
The enemy is drawing on reserves and using a large number of FPV. Evacuation groups and ambulances were seen in the village. New after striking one of the houses.
On the eastern outskirts of the Hours of Yar, the enemy is under fire pressure. The Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers have to hide in basements and carry out all sorties at night.
09:38 The Russian Armed Forces entered Solovyovo after the capture of Novobakhmutovka.
With the support of artillery and aviation, the 2nd Army of the Center group of forces entered Solovyovo and began an assault on the village, to which battered units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces had fled from Novobakhmutovka.
At a minimum, the outskirts are already occupied by our fighters, the enemy is retreating again and the populated area begins to move into the gray zone, the Military Correspondents of the Russian Spring report.
09:16 Destruction of a UAV by our operators near Chasov Yar of the American self-propelled gun Paladin -video.
08:49 Fierce fighting is taking place in Krasnohorivka. According to reports from the ground, fighting is taking place on Sovetskaya Street and in the industrial zone. Part of the territory of the Refractory Plant is under our control, we are smoking the enemy out of this powerful fortification.
With the hardest fighting, the assault brigades of two 1st Army Corps brigades of the RF Armed Forces cleared the southern part of Krasnogorovka. At the moment, a quarter of the city has been liberated.
08:20 Avdeevsky direction: liberation of Novobakhmutovka –situationas of 08.00 April 25, 2024
Russian troops, after their success in Ocheretino, were able to develop their success even further. Assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces from the 15th Motorized Rifle Brigade and the ArBat special forces battalion took control of the village of Novobakhmutovka south of Ocheretino last night. Arbat is a Chechen unit.
According to incoming information, the enemy abandoned the village practically without a fight, which became problematic to hold after Russian units occupied the central and southern outskirts of Ocheretino.
Confirmation of the liberation of the settlement is also footage of Russian soldiers hoisting their flags on one of the houses in Novobakhmutovka. Nevertheless, the cleanup is still ongoing in the village itself.
At the moment, it can be observed that the enemy cannot stabilize the front after the escape of the 115th Mechanized Brigade, and the 47th Mechanized Brigade “from the wheels” is not able to properly provide cover for the flanks. In addition, the loss of Ocheretino, an important stronghold at a height, affected the ability to defend the site.
And the transition of Novobakhmutovka to the control of the Russian Armed Forces will significantly complicate the enemy’s already difficult position in the western part of Berdychi, from where he may have to retreat in order to avoid a “bag of fire.”
08:17 Anti-aircraft gunners destroyed from ZU-23-2 hexacopter “Baba Yaga” and FPV drone of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction.
In the video, our fighters deliver precise strikes from the ZU-23/2 against enemy drones. A fighter with the call sign Cairo showed the destroyed Baba Yaga and told what its main danger was.
“Why is Baba Yaga dangerous? Because it carries a big charge, a huge one. And using the drop method, it destroys both enemy personnel and armored vehicles,” Cairo explained.
This time the drone was carrying several 82mm mines and was approaching Russian positions. Our fighters destroyed it right in the air, preventing it from reaching the target and dropping mines.
08:15 Group of Russian troops “Dnepr” leads defense of the left bank of the Dnieper, striking targets of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the right bank of the river. This was reported by the head of the group’s press center, Roman Kodryan.
08:14 Front-line report for the morning of April 25 from military correspondent Evgeny Lisitsyn:
Belogorovka: The Russian Armed Forces are conducting active assault operations on the approaches to Belogorovka, where the distance between positions is sometimes only 50 meters. Our fighters use psychological tactics, including the Russian anthem in the early morning and other music throughout the day, creating additional moral pressure on Ukrainian troops.
Avdeevsky direction: in Ocheretino, fierce fighting continues in the northern part and on the outskirts of the Altkom plant. The liberation of Novobakhmutovka and the retreat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to Solovyovo are reported.
Donetsk direction: in Pervomaiskoye and Nevelskoye, Russian units are actively storming the enemy’s defensive lines. In the northeast of Netailovo, the Russian Armed Forces expanded the control zone in forest belts.
In Krasnogorovka, the intensity of attacks on positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has been increased with active fire support from artillery and aviation.
08:12 Ukrainian channels report that the Russian Armed Forces came in the village Solovyevo (near Ocheretino and Novobakhmutovka).
08:09 Soldiers from the “Center” group of troops told how they released Lastochkino in the Avdeevsky direction: The Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered heavy losses and abandoned weapons, including foreign-made ones, the Ministry of Defense reported.
08:05 In the Donetsk direction, our troops have improved their position. This was reported by a military expert, retired Lieutenant Colonel of the LPR NM Andrei Marochko.
“During active hostilities southeast of the village of Chasov Yar, between Krasny (Ivanovskoe) and Kleshcheevka, the Russian Armed Forces managed to dislodge Ukrainian militants from their positions located at a commanding height. At the moment, our military personnel are gaining a foothold at new positions and are regrouping for further actions. Also, Russian assault units carried out several successful night attacks on the eastern outskirts of the village of Chasov Yar. The enemy, having suffered losses, was forced to abandon some of their positions,” Marochko wrote in the Telegram channel.
08:00 Russian forces launched a missile attack on Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities in the city of Smela, Cherkasy region of Ukraine.
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[Regnum] The Investigative Committee of Russia has information about the participation of more than 3,100 mercenaries in hostilities on the side of Ukraine, the department reported.
And how many have the Russian army and Wagner together hired?
The RF IC said that the head of the department, Alexander Bastrykin, held a meeting in Mariupol, during which a report was heard on criminal cases sent for transfer to court and conviction in absentia against Ukrainian deputies, businessmen, journalists and other citizens of Ukraine.
“The courts examined 230 criminal cases, convicted 345 people found guilty of murders and cruel treatment of civilians. 35 military personnel were sentenced to life imprisonment,” the RF IC Telegram channel said.
As the department noted, five criminal cases against mercenaries from the United States Deveu Caleb Victor, Ellerbrook Mark William and Moldonado Michael Paul, Ayres Mark John from Great Britain, Cuesta Hugo Julian from France have been sent for transfer to court and conviction in absentia.
“The investigation has information about the participation of more than 3,100 mercenaries in hostilities on the side of Ukraine (including 816 from the USA, 719 from Canada, 694 from the UK and 712 from Georgia),” the department added.
As Regnum reported, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense, almost 6 thousand foreign mercenaries who arrived in Ukraine were killed. Poland received the most corpses. 784 mercenaries arrived from Romania, 349 were killed. The Investigative Committee of Russia put on the wanted list more than 700 foreign mercenaries who fought and are fighting on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, some of them were arrested in absentia.
On April 25, former French counterterrorism intelligence officer Nicolas Cinquini reported that since the beginning of the special military operation on the Ukrainian side, at least 75 mercenaries from France have taken part in the fighting.
In early March, near Avdievka, the leader of the French neo-Nazis, Cesar Ozharom, who fought on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, was liquidated. The mercenary joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces a year ago. As part of the Nazi battalion, he was transferred to Avdeevka. According to unofficial information, Ozharom was connected with the French intelligence services.
The number of foreign mercenaries of the Armed Forces of Ukraine involved in hostilities on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic has noticeably decreased, and they are increasingly hiding in the rear, said in March 2024, adviser to the head of the DPR Igor Kimakovsky.
Systematic strikes by the Russian Armed Forces sobered up the foreign mercenaries of the Ukrainian army and led to their outflow from the part of the Zaporozhye region temporarily occupied by Kiev, confirmed on March 22, co-chairman of the coordination council for the integration of new regions of the Public Chamber Vladimir Rogov. Previously, mercenaries arrived en masse in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine until they received a harsh response from the Russian military, but now they are fighting in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the command level, practically not participating in combat operations at the front, he clarified.
As a commentary, the Russian rank and file are pretty sore about this, and I don't blame them.
[ColonelCassad] 1. Timur Ivanov, by order of Shoigu, was removed from the post of Deputy Minister of Defense. Shoigu himself did not change his schedule due to Ivanov’s arrest and continues to travel to military-industrial complex enterprises.
2. For now, Ivanov will sit in a pre-trial detention center for the next 2 months while the investigation continues. Ivanov's defense asks that he be tried by a military court, not a civilian one.
3. Two more defendants in the corruption case were detained. They hint that these are not the last arrests and there will be more. Among the detainees is the director of Olympsitistroy Fomin.
4. The amount of the bribe exceeds 1,000,000,000 rubles. The initial statements about 1,000,000 rubles were only the lower level of the incriminated article.
5. The FSB has been developing Ivanov for more than two years, collecting information about his activities.
Regarding Timur Ivanov. And why do I have a purely negative attitude towards him?
His wife (formally ex-wife, they had a fictitious divorce in June 2022 due to sanctions) went on holiday in the winter of 2022/2023 in Courchevel. In company with Meladze, who shortly before was caught on video shouting “Glory to Ukraine.” In the photo at the link, she appears to have had a face lift, not cheap, even in Rossiya...
For me, this is tantamount to betrayal of the Motherland.
I'm not even talking about patriotism here. I'm talking about the banal presence of brains and at least some kind of not even elementary, but the most elementary basic decency.
Just imagine, winter 1941/1942. Wife of Marshal Tymoshenko. Holidaymaker in Spain. Or worse, in Italy Musollini of the same times.
Yes, Stalin would have immediately crushed such “marshals” into dust. Both his and hers. At best, a marshal would go to the front as a lieutenant (okay, a regiment commander, no higher) in the trenches. And we endured for 2+ years.
P.S.
Thank God, Marshal Timoshenko and his wife were not like a certain Timur Ivanov.
Tymoshenko is mentioned in the context that this could not have happened under Stalin. Yes, and Tymoshenko for sure!!! not like that.
And under Putin, for some reason, a similar situation occurs.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin.
See the map here.
[ColonelCassad] 1. The cleanup continues in Ocheretino; the enemy is not making any serious efforts to regain control over the lost village. The enemy's main positions are to the west of the village. There is also some presence in the northwestern part of the village.
2. Novobakhmutovka came under the control of the RF Armed Forces, the cleanup in the village is ending.
There were virtually no serious battles for it.
3. The enemy actually retreated from Solovyevo. The Russian Armed Forces advanced to the central part of the village. They are trying to establish the main positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the west and southwest of Solovyevo. In the near future, the village will completely come under the control of the Russian Armed Forces after the cleanup is completed.
4. The assault on Novokalinovo continues. Our troops have not yet entered Keramik.
5. There are unconfirmed reports of Russian attack aircraft infiltrating into the outskirts of Arkhangelsk. If this is so, then this hints that the enemy does not have a complete defense between Ocheretino and Arkhangelsk.
Well, the loss of Arkhangelsk means the quick surrender of Keramik and Novokalinovo.
So there's real intrigue here.
6. In the northwestern part of Berdychi, fighting is still ongoing, as well as in the plantings in the Semenovka area. The enemy, despite the collapse of his flanks, continues to resist here.
PS. We continue to experiment with online maps from the NPO Dvina ( https://t.me/npodvina ).
Large video ( https://t.me/Sladkov_plus/10339 ) of the assault actions of tankers of the 5th brigade, who fly into Krasnogorovka at full speed with the participation of “Tsar Mangal”, who was blown up by a mine and was evacuated for repairs. The landing force on a tank and infantry fighting vehicle was able to make its way to the Fireproof Plant, where yesterday it gained a foothold, hung a flag and began clearing the adjacent buildings. All this is accompanied by active fire from our artillery and tanks, as well as return fire from the enemy.
Fires and multiple arrivals, including cluster munitions, are visible in the city. The stormtroopers walked into the fire.
PS. Novobakhmutovka and Solovyevo were also liberated today.
Ukrainian defenders hold the defense in the Avdeevka area
The breakthrough of Russian units into the village of Ocheretino, northwest of Avdeevka in the Donetsk region, continues to complicate the situation on this sector of the front.
The Russians have broken through to the village of Ocheretino, northwest of Avdeevka in the Donetsk region, and continue to increase pressure on this section of the front. As Nazar Voloshin, a representative of the Khortitsa group of troops, said, on April 24, the Russian command brought the 55th Motorized Rifle Brigade into battle on the Novobakhmutovka-Ocheretino reserve line. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are also pulling up reserves - units of the 47th Mechanized Brigade, which previously held the defense at Ocheretino, have returned to their positions, and the 100th Mechanized Brigade has been ordered to counterattack.
The problem of the loss of Ocheretino for the Ukrainian Armed Forces is primarily associated with the threat of the collapse of the entire defensive line in the Pokrovsky direction, the creation of which the Ukrainian command was forced to begin after leaving Avdeevka.
It was assumed that in the event of further advance of Russian troops in a western direction, they would run into new defense lines in the area of the Karlovsky Reservoir and the Volchya River, which would be difficult to force.
But in the Ocheretino area there are no water obstacles; moreover, the T0511 road passes through the village, leading directly to Pokrovsk. It was this city that the head of Ukrainian military intelligence, Kirill Budanov, designated as the direction of the main attack of Russian troops in the spring and summer of this year. And Pokrovsk is actually the border of the Donetsk and Dnepropetrovsk regions.
THE IMPORTANCE OF OCHERETINY
Co-founder and analyst of the DeepState platform Roman Pogorely notes that Ocheretino, north of Avdeevka, is a very important settlement, “because there is a very important height there, which makes it possible to keep the surrounding settlements under visual and fire control, which jeopardizes the presence of our fighters there, in particular, jeopardizes flank attacks on the positions of our military."
“If Ocheretino and the heights in general are lost, it will be very difficult to remain on the defensive along the Durnaya, Berdich, Semenovka, and Umanskaya rivers. Since this is a flank, a lowland, therefore, the enemy, having an advantage in height, can inflict fire damage and hunt for logistics,” Pogorely emphasizes.
WHO IS TO BLAME FOR THE BREAKTHROUGH?
According to Pogorelov, it is necessary to figure out who is to blame for allowing the breakthrough in the Ocheretinoye area.
“The previous brigade (47th) held these positions, prepared them for themselves, they were lined up. They knew their places, defeated the enemy, did not let him in, and held these positions.
Then the 115th Brigade entered and some incomprehensible maneuvers on the part of the enemy began and the front collapsed. Ukrainian 115th Brigade is a territorial defense brigade, local levies/militia in quality.
All networks are now flooded with posts about a bunch of missing or dead soldiers who were part of the 115th brigade. Now the relatives of the servicemen, who are also from the 115th Brigade, have started writing about what happened. And from this analysis it turns out that it is a very difficult situation, which raises a lot of questions,” the analyst states.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT
While the Russians are unable to expand the breakthrough zone at Ocheretino, the narrow corridor along the railway is well under fire, notes military observer Konstantin Mashovets.
“Delivery of any logistical supplies to the enemy’s advanced units, which are now operating in the Ocheretino area, turns into a deadly task for the enemy... Especially for those who are engaged in this,” he states.
However, the Russian group of troops Center still has large reserves, including tank reserves, and will certainly try to build on its unexpected success at Ocheretino. Moreover, in other directions near Avdeevka she currently does not have such tangible successes.
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One of the biggest reasons for this war in Ukraine is Putin's fear that NATO will deploy nukes in Ukraine...cruise missiles that could hit Moscow before the Russians even knew they were coming. Maybe Biden and his handlers think they could win a nuclear war and that's why they're playing this game.
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So, the Cuban Missile Crisis flipped.
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Russia will make NATO nuclear weapons in Poland one of its primary targets if they are deployed there, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov declared today
/engage Pet Peeve mode
I realize this is the Daily Mail, but the dude said nukes in Poland would be added to the target list. Well, duh! This is NOT the same as threatening to strike Poland.
So, the Cuban Missile Crisis flipped.
No, pretty much the same thing, different decade. The trigger for the Cuban Missile Crisis was NATO installing Jupiter missiles in Turkey. For some reason, the Russians objected to having nuclear-armed medium range ballistic missiles nearby. The missiles in Cuba were a bargaining chip the Russians were willing to trade to get the Jupiters removed. The Soviets may have been godless commies, but they could play chess.
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[Regnum] In Poland, a court sentenced a Russian citizen to 2.5 years in prison on charges of “espionage for Russian intelligence,” the Gdansk district prosecutor’s office announced on April 25.
“On April 16, the district court in Gdansk convicted a citizen of the Russian Federation accused of spying for Russian intelligence,” the statement said.
In addition, as part of this criminal case, three Polish citizens were convicted of corruption crimes. The Russian citizen was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison.
According to the prosecutor's office, the Russian citizen legally resided and carried out commercial activities in Poland.
The department claims that the man allegedly “established and maintained contacts with the Polish military” by participating in military-historical reconstruction communities, and “used these contacts to collect information on the deployment of units of the Polish army.”
As Regnum reported, on December 19, 2023, a court in Poland found 14 citizens of Ukraine, Belarus and Russia guilty of spying for Russia. They were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 13 months to six years.
Also in December, a Russian citizen was expelled from Poland due to suspicions of connections with Russian intelligence services. In July, Russian hockey player Maxim Sergeev, who played for a local club, was detained in the republic. In general, Poland regularly claims that it has identified “spies.”
Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that Poland was gripped by an attack of Russophobia. In his opinion, the West is facilitating this in order to set the Poles against Russia.
Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, commenting on the spy scandals in Poland, noted that Russophobia and spy mania reign in this country. She noted that against this background, the Polish authorities stopped fulfilling their obligations under international law.
On March 19, the press service of the German prosecutor's office charged a Bundeswehr soldier with espionage for Russia. The man was detained back in August 2023; he was an employee of the Federal Office of Armaments, Information Technologies and Applications, which, among other things, deals with the procurement of military products for the army.
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[Regnum] Some of the weapons transferred by the United States of America to Ukraine are in Poland and will be delivered in a few days, John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the White House National Security Council, said at a briefing on April 25.
“There are positions on this list that can be transferred very quickly - within a few days. As you know, quite a lot of our weapons are in Poland,” he said.
Kirby explained that the transfer of other weapons would take longer.
As Regnum reported, on April 24, US President Joe Biden signed laws approved by the US Parliament on providing military assistance to Ukraine and Israel. According to him, Washington will resume military supplies to Kyiv in the coming hours.
US senators approved the bill on April 23. 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.
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.
Military expert, associate professor of the department of political analysis and socio-psychological processes of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics Oleg Glazunov believes that no help today can save the Kiev regime, so it does not matter when it is received. 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.
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[Regnum] US Permanent Representative Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the UN Security Council about her visit to Nagasaki, Japan, where America dropped an atomic bomb in 1945. At the same time, she tried to shift the responsibility to Russia for ensuring that the world never again experienced the “horror of nuclear weapons.”
After Russia blocked a draft resolution on weapons in space presented by the United States and Japan, Thomas-Greenfield recalled Nagasaki, pointing out that it was the last place where an atomic bomb fell. The US Permanent Representative stated “the deep responsibility for preventing the scourge of war.”
At the same time, the diplomat added that “Russia has refused this responsibility.”
A colleague, Russia’s permanent representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, responded to Thomas-Greenfield’s statement, emphasizing that she, like Japan, never named the country that bombed her.
“It’s as if the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki really came from space and came out of nowhere,” the Russian diplomat added.
As Regnum reported, at the UN Security Council, Russia vetoed a draft resolution prepared by the United States and Japan on the non-deployment of nuclear weapons in outer space.
The document consisted of eight points, one of which contained a ban on the development of nuclear weapons created for launch into orbit, the installation of such weapons on celestial bodies and placement in outer space in any other way.
During the voting, the resolution was supported by 13 out of 15 countries, China abstained.
Russia was forced to block a draft UN Security Council resolution on a ban on the deployment of weapons in space, proposed by the United States and Japan, due to the refusal to accept amendments initiated by Moscow and Beijing, as well as because of Washington’s attempts through the resolution to create new obligations in this area, explained the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs RF Maria Zakharova.
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