[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces engaged clusters of manpower and hardware of a tank brigade, three mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a naval infantry brigade, and two territorial defence brigades close to Yunakovka, Sadki, Mogritsa, Malaya Rybitsa, Miropolskoye, Ugroyedy (Sumy region) and Izbitskoye (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 170 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, and 10 field artillery guns. Two ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops damaged four AFU mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade, an assault brigade, and an airmobile brigade near Kolodeznoye, Kupyansk, Shiykovka, Kovsharovka (Kharkov region), and Karpovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 225 troops, an armoured personnel carrier, nine motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns, two of them were Western-made.
Two Kvertus electronic warfare stations, an Israeli-made RADA radar, and two ammunition depots have been eliminated.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. The Russian elements engaged five mechanised brigades, a motorised rifle brigade, an airmobile brigade of the AFU, a territorial defence brigade, and the Azov Special Forces Brigade near Serebryanka, Vasyukovka, Verolubovka, Dyleyevka, Pleshcheyevka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to over 240 militants and 14 motor vehicles. Two electronic warfare systems including an Israeli-made RADA radar, an ammunition depot, and a supply depot have been eliminated.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. Russian forces hit four mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade, an unmanned aerial vehicles brigade, an assault regiment of the AFU, and two national guard brigades near Mirolyubovka, Zverevo, Novaya Poltavka, Yablonovka, Ulyanovka, Dimitrovka, and Krasnoarmeysk (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy's losses amounted to more than 445 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles including a U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicle, five motor vehicles, and two artillery guns.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defence. Russian units engaged manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade, a jaeger brigade, an airmobile brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades close to Bogatyr, Novopol, Volnoye Pole (Donetsk People's Republic), and Gulyaypole (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy lost amounted to up to 195 troops, two armoured personnel carriers, 10 motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns including a German-made 155mm Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery system.
The Dnepr Group of Forces engaged a mechanised brigade, a mountain assault brigade, three coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades close to Novodanilovka, Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region), Tomarino, Tokarevka, Antonovka, and Belozerka (Kherson region).
Up to 100 troops, three motor vehicles, three electronic warfare stations, two ammunition depots, and a military hardware depot have been neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have hit the infrastructure of military airfields, drone manufacturing shops, assembly areas of uncrewed surface vehicles, ammunition depots as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 162 areas.
Air defence systems destroyed six U.S.-made JDAM guided bombs and 137 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 662 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 54,630 unmanned aerial vehicles, 605 anti-aircraft missile systems, 23,101 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,554 MLRS combat vehicles, 24,350 field artillery guns and mortars, and 34,826 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:25 On the evening of May 1, Russia launched several groups of attack drones on the territory of Ukraine. Air raid siege was declared in a number of regions. This was reported by the Air Force. It is noted that at about
21:21, enemy drones were noted in the Sumy region heading towards Poltava. And another group of drones was spotted in the Kherson region heading towards Dnipropetrovsk. At about 22:00, drones were spotted in the direction of Zaporizhia and the region. And also in the direction of the Odessa region.
20.23 The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine has created a Register of information on children illegally deported to Russia. This was reported by the press service of the department.
This tool will help systematically collect and process information on deported or forcibly displaced children who are part of Ukraine's response to aggression.
The registry will allow the creation of personal files based on data from government agencies, citizens and international structures.
The technical creation of the register has already been completed. The first personal files are currently being formed and submitted, which will soon be reviewed by a special interdepartmental commission.
20.17 Russian troops shelled three districts of Dnipropetrovsk region. During the day on May 1, Nikopol, Kryvyi Rih and Sinelnyky districts of Dnipropetrovsk region were under enemy attack. This was reported by the head of Dnipropetrovsk OVA Serhiy Lysak. According to him, Nikopol region experienced the most attacks. The aggressor attacked with artillery and FPV drones. Nikopol itself, Mirovskaya, Pokrovskaya, Marganets, Krasnogrygoryevskaya communities suffered. As a result of the attacks, a 47-year-old woman was injured. She was taken to hospital in moderate condition. In Nikopol region, four private houses, two outbuildings, and a gas pipeline were damaged. A summer house caught fire - the fire was tamed. 30 heads of domestic animals died.
19:50 The Russians were particularly active at the end of March and the beginning of April. Most of the advances either occurred in the first half of April or are the result of those actions. This is stated in a report by DeepStat. It is noted that the enemy advanced most in the strip of two brigades near Sukha Balka and Kalinovoye, this is approximately 50 square kilometers, or almost a third of all losses in the month. Then comes the unexpected advance near Razliv and Constantinople, where the enemy took 43 square kilometers.
18.58 Ukraine's agreement with the US on mineral resources is a strategic achievement and evidence of Russia's defeat. This was written by Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the head of the President's Office, on the social network H.
18:15 An attempt was made on the life of volunteer and activist Serhiy Sternenko when he was getting into his car. The corresponding video was published by Ukrayinska Pravda.
17.33 Russian troops carried out an airstrike on the territory of a critical infrastructure facility in the city of Konstantinovka in Donetsk Oblast, as a result of which the facility was damaged. This was reported on May 1 by the head of the Konstantinovka GVA, Sergei Gorbunov.
16:55 There is an "incredible gap" between Ukraine and Russia in terms of their vision for ending the war, so the Donald Trump administration will work "in hopes of bringing the two sides closer together," US Vice President J.D. Vance said in an interview with Fox News.
16:28 The Russian army has lost almost three divisions of personnel and 86 artillery battalions in a month. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense on May 1.
15.25 The Air Defense of the Defense Forces destroyed 2,332 air targets during April 2025. This was reported by the Air Force. During April, the Air Force carried out over 610 sorties, including about 330 for fighter air cover; more than 200 for fire destruction and air support of troops.
15.08 According to the results of April, the Ukrainian military, thanks to the tactics of active defense, restored a total of 115 positions. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky.
14.55 About 8,000 confirmed Ukrainian soldiers are in Russian captivity. However, with each exchange, people are returned who were not confirmed by the Russian Federation. This was reported by the Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Irina Vereshchuk.
"That is, we have this 10-20% leeway when Russia, without confirming that they are in captivity, transfers military personnel to the Ukrainian side," she said.
In addition, the deputy head of the OP reported that there are 2,000 confirmed Ukrainian civilians in Russian captivity.
14.33 Russian troops attacked the Kievsky district of Kharkov with a Molniya-type drone on May 1. This was reported by the city's mayor Igor Terekhov.
The head of the Kharkiv OVA, Oleg Sinegubov, confirmed that within two hours the enemy struck the Kievsky and Osnovyansky districts of Kharkiv with two Molniya-type UAVs.
He noted that emergency services are working at the landing sites.
14:30 The Verkhovna Rada has appealed to the parliaments and governments of foreign countries to speed up the process of providing Ukraine with a sufficient number of air defense systems in order to contain Russian terrorism and to increase investment in the Ukrainian defense industry, taking into account the existing opportunities for using frozen Russian assets to meet Ukraine's defense needs.
14.15 An assassination attempt was made on the well-known volunteer and activist Sergei Sternenko using a firearm. The attacker has been detained, the SBU reported.
13.49 Public figure and blogger Sergei Sternenko was attacked on May 1. The activist reported this on Telegram.
"I have been attacked and wounded," the message said.
He later added that there was no threat to life. The activist sees a Russian trace in the attack.
13.29 A man who fraudulently took 300 thousand hryvnias from a servicewoman will be tried in Kiev. This was reported by the Goloseevka District Prosecutor's Office of the capital. This was reported by the press service of the Kiev City Prosecutor's Office.
13.13 The SBU has brought charges against four collaborators who tortured Ukrainian prisoners of war in a penal colony in the Luhansk region. The former employees of the penal institution joined the invaders after the occupation and tortured the prisoners with electricity and batons, trying to force them to cooperate with the enemy. This was reported by the SBU press service.
13.01 The Russian authorities are responding to Ukraine and the US proposals for an unconditional ceasefire with new shelling, assaults and attacks. Therefore, the Russian Federation should be pushed towards diplomacy. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote about this in Telegram, commenting on the new Russian attacks.
12:59 Ukrainian soldiers destroyed the Russian medium-range air defense system BUK-M3 in one of the key areas in the east of the country. This was reported by the OSUV Khortytsia on its Telegram channel under the corresponding video.
12.39 US Senator Lindsey Graham said he has secured the support of 72 senators for a bill that would impose new sanctions on Russia and tariffs on countries that buy its oil, gas and other key goods, Bloomberg reports.
12.38 Russian aggressors are trying to seize the island of Bugaz on the Dnieper in the Kherson region in order to create a bridgehead for further forcing the river. This was stated by the spokesman for the Defense Forces of the South of Ukraine Vladislav Voloshin on the air of the telethon.
12:00 In the Darnitsky district, in the Bortnichi microdistrict, explosions of delayed cluster munitions were recorded, which could have been scattered during the night drone attack.
Currently, groups of SES pyrotechnicians are working in the Darnitsky district.
11:47 A message from the State Department on the certification of a proposed license for the export of defense goods to Ukraine in the amount of $50 million was sent to the upper house of the US Congress. This was reported on the Congress website.
11:35 During April, Russian aviation dropped more than 5,000 UABs on the positions of the Defense Forces units and frontline settlements. A quarter of them – more than 1,200 – were used by Russian troops against the positions of the Defense Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region.
11.02 According to the results of April, the effectiveness of Ukrainian drones at the front increased by 8% - 83 thousand targets were hit. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky on Facebook.
10:58 Russian aircraft have dropped eight more aerial bombs on Russia and the occupied territories of Ukraine since April 21. This was reported by the Russian publication ASTRA, which positions itself as independent, citing sources.
10:29 The Security Service detained an agent of the Russian military intelligence (better known as the GRU) in the Kharkiv region. He turned out to be a 51-year-old assistant engineer at a local locomotive depot who was adjusting Russian airstrikes.
The main task of the defendant was to transmit the coordinates of the railway platforms on which military equipment of the defense forces was unloaded.
In order to adjust the air attack of the Russian Federation, the traitor recorded the time and place of arrival of the Ukrainian Armed Forces echelons at the facilities of Ukrzaliznytsia. At the same time, the agent spied on the flight directions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces combat helicopters, trying to "calculate" the probable locations of the air bases of the Defense Forces.
09.56 Preparations for a new round of negotiations involving the US, Germany, Great Britain and France to settle Russia's war against Ukraine. This was announced by Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga.
"Consultations are currently ongoing between the allies to determine the location, format and content," he said.
Sybiga noted that it is now necessary to jointly pressure Russia in order to receive a clear answer to the proposal for an unconditional ceasefire on land, in the air and at sea. "Ukraine has accepted this proposal," the head of diplomacy recalled.
09:22 Since the evening of April 30, the Russians have attacked Ukraine with five Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 170 strike UAVs and other types of drone imitators. 142 drones did not reach their targets. The Russian attack affected Odessa, Kharkiv, Sumy, Donetsk and Kyiv regions.
08.55 Russian troops fired at the railway infrastructure of Odessa region, a railway worker was killed. This was reported by the press service of Ukrzaliznytsia.
"The Odessa region and the region's railway infrastructure were under enemy fire tonight. There were no casualties at work, but unfortunately, the enemy attack on Odessa took the life of a railway worker in his own home," the statement said.
It is noted that as a result of the shelling one of the sections was damaged: the tracks, the contact network and three freight cars were damaged. At the same time, passenger trains are running on schedule.
08.40 Over the past 24 hours, 196 combat clashes have been recorded at the front. Russian occupiers are most actively attacking in the Pokrovsky and Limansky directions. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
08.12 Two people were killed and 15 more were injured as a result of a massive Russian drone strike on Odessa. Residential high-rise buildings, private homes, a supermarket, a school and cars were damaged in the city. Fires broke out at the impact sites, which were quickly extinguished.
07:50 As of May 1, 2025, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 953,190 people (+1,230 per day).
03.25 In Odessa, two people were killed and five more were injured as a result of a night attack by Russian UAVs.
01.50 In Odessa, during the attack by Russian UAVs, much civilian infrastructure was damaged, including residential buildings. Fires broke out in some places.
0.25 Russian drones are massively attacking Odessa, there are explosions in the city, air defense is working.
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[NewsFront] 20:54 Dropping of four FAB-500s from the UMPK at once on Ukrainian Armed Forces militants in the village of Bogatyr in the Kurakhovsky direction —video. 20:29 Senior operator of the Molniya-2 aircraft-type UAV with the call sign Garik told how the drone is designed and what capabilities it has —video.
19:49 Sever artillerymen destroyed a Ukrainian stronghold in the Myropolye region of Sumy Oblast with precise fire —video.
19:28 A drone on fiber optics arrives at the troop compartment of an armored vehicle filled with Ukrainian militants in the center of Konstantinovka —video.
18:57 Operator "Vokhan" of the 291st Motorized Rifle Regiment carried out a precise strike on an enemy dugout in the Zaporizhzhya direction, completely destroying the shelter and the militants located in it -video.
18:26 AGS-17 and 120mm mortar "Sani" crews of the "Vostok" force group support the advance of assault units and disrupt attempts to rotate the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlements of Otradnoye and Fyodorovka in the South Donetsk direction —video.
17:55 FPV drone crews of the North group of forces destroyed several Baba Yaga-type UAVs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Khar'kov region —video.
17:24 FPV drone operators from the Rubicon center hit an ammunition depot and a temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction —video.
16:47 Telegram channel «Colonelcassad»:
Pokrovskoe (Krasnoarmeyskoe) direction: advance in Udachny and increase in the pace of the offensive
- In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian troops continue to actively advance, with advances in Udachnoye and Kotlino, increasing pressure on key enemy positions. Assault operations in the area of Zverovoe, Peschanoye and Shevchenko continue, with attempts to advance along the railway and through Lysovka to bypass the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defenses from the southeastern flank.
– The Russian Armed Forces are advancing northeast in Udachny, trying to gain a foothold in the area of the settlement. These actions create opportunities for further attacks and strengthening of positions in an important section of the front. The Russian Armed Forces units are also conducting assault operations in the area southwest of Kotlinoye, which increases the pressure on the enemy's defensive positions.
– Attacks continue in the area of Zverovoe, Peschanoye and Shevchenko, although there have been no significant tactical successes in this area yet. However, units of the Russian Armed Forces continue to advance along the railway towards Chunishino, as well as from the Lysovka area, trying to break through the enemy's defenses and enter from the southeastern flank. These actions continue to weaken the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this key area.
– The Russian Armed Forces have significantly increased the pace of the offensive and are preparing for serious actions with the aim of reaching Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk). To this end, the Russian army is actively using artillery and aviation, striking at key enemy positions in order to destroy them and prepare the ground for further offensive actions.
16:26 Destruction of enemy armored fighting vehicle by direct hit —video.
15:53 Combined strike by Russian UAV operators against Ukrainian servicemen —video.
15:27 Objective control of the FAB-500 airstrike on the enemy’s air defense by the “PHOBOS” group of the 18th Army —video.
14:50 Investigators of the Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate the criminal actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces that resulted in injuries to civilians in the Belgorod region
In the Belgorod region, unmanned aerial vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked passenger cars in the cities of Valuyki and Shebekino, as well as in the village of Politodelsky in the Belgorod district. As a result, six civilians were injured.
14:05 UAV operators of the West group of troops destroyed robotic platforms that delivered ammunition to the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
13:59 On the outskirts of the settlement Ugroedy Krasnopolsky district of Sumy region Severyanyopenedthe position of the enemy 122mm D-30 howitzer crew, which was launching indiscriminate strikes in the direction of Popovka.
13:05 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of May 1, 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
– Units of the North group of forces inflicted losses on concentrations of manpower and equipment of a tank, three mechanized, two airborne assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Yunakovka, Sadki, Mogritsa, Malaya Rybitsa, Miropolskoye, Ugroedy in Sumy Oblast and Izbitskoye in Khar'kov Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 170 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, 12 cars and 10 field artillery guns. Two ammunition depots were destroyed.
- Units of the "West" group of forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of four mechanized, ranger, assault and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Kolodeznoye, Kupyansk, Shiykovka, Kovsharovka in the Khar'kov region and Karpovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 225 servicemen, an armored personnel carrier, nine vehicles and four field artillery pieces, two of which were Western-made. Two Quertus electronic warfare stations, an Israeli-made RADA radar station and two ammunition depots were destroyed.
- Units of the "Southern" group of troops occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of five mechanized, motorized infantry, airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the territorial defense brigade and the special forces brigade "Azov" in the areas of the settlements of Serebryanka, Vasyukovka, Verolyubovka, Dyleevka, Pleshcheyevka and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed formations amounted to more than 240 militants and 14 vehicles. Two electronic warfare stations, an Israeli-made RADA radar station, an ammunition depot and a supply depot were destroyed.
- Units of the "Center" group of forces improved the situation along the front line. They defeated the formations of four mechanized, a ranger brigades, a brigade of unmanned systems, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two brigades of the National Guard in the areas of the settlements of Mirolyubovka, Zverevo, Novaya Poltavka, Yablonovka, Ulyanovka, Dimitrov and Krasnoarmeysk of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 445 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, including a US-made HMMWV armored vehicle, five cars and two artillery pieces.
– Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. They defeated the manpower and equipment of the mechanized, ranger, airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Bogatyr, Novopol, Volnoye Pole of the Donetsk People's Republic and Gulyaipole of the Zaporizhia region.
The enemy's losses amounted to 195 servicemen, two armored personnel carriers, 10 vehicles and three field artillery pieces, including a 155mm self-propelled artillery unit "Panzerhaubitze 2000" produced in Germany.
– Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of a mechanized, mountain assault brigade, three coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Novodanilovka, Kamenskoye in the Zaporizhia region, Tomarino, Tokarevka, Antonovka and Belozerka in the Kherson region.
Up to 100 servicemen, three vehicles, three electronic warfare stations, two ammunition depots and a supply depot were destroyed.
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit infrastructure facilities of military airfields, workshops for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles, places of concentration of unmanned boats, ammunition depots, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 162 districts.
Air defense systems destroyed six US-made JDAM guided air bombs and 137 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
12:50 Russian Ministry of Defense:
Around 11:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed one Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region.
12:28 122mm BM-21 MRL "Grad" crews of the 30th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the "North" group of forces destroyed positions with personnel and armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Sumy region —video.
11:54 Telegram channel «WarGonzo»:
Frontline report for the morning of 01.05.2025
- Zaporizhzhya Front. No significant changes in the LBS have been observed over the past 24 hours. Fighting continues in several areas, including the Shcherbaki and Malaya Tokmachka areas. Long-range weapons are actively operating, and they have once again assumed the main role in this section of the front.
– Donetsk Front. Russian troops continue to put pressure on the Ukrainian Armed Forces defense in the Vesyoloye area. Tactical successes of the Russian Armed Forces in Volnoye Pole are reported. There are also advances north of Razliv.
Fierce fighting continues in the Pokrovsk direction. According to reports from the field, the main strike forces of the enemy's unmanned aircraft are gathered here. The huge number of drones significantly complicates the advance of our troops.
- Chasovoyarsk direction. Russian troops are fighting in Stupochki, where they were able to advance the day before, having secured a foothold in the northern part of the settlement. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to carry out counterattacks.
- Sumy direction. No significant changes in LBS. As Ukrainian forces retreat to pre-prepared positions, more and more drones appear in the skies over the Kursk border. Also, the Russian Armed Forces continue to develop the offensive in the Sumy region, where they act primarily to cut off the enemy from uninterrupted logistics.
11:26 Governor of Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov:
Ukrainian drone in the city of Valuyki struck a car was hit. A civilian was injured.
A man with a mine blast injury, shrapnel wounds to the back and arm was given all the necessary assistance at the Valuy Central District Hospital. Hospitalization was not required, treatment will continue on an outpatient basis.
10:58 Criminal Kyiv regime continues shelling civilian infrastructure of populated areas of the left bank of the Kherson region
Yesterday, during the day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired: 4 rounds at the settlement of Novaya Kakhovka;
- According to n.p. Kakhovka three rounds;
– Two rounds to the settlement of Velikaya Lepetikha;
– Four rounds to the settlement of Tsarskoye;
- Five rounds to the village of Aleshki.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked a house in Privetnoye using a UAV; the head of the Velikiye Kopani territorial department and his wife were injured. During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the villages of Kakhovka, Kazachi Lagerya, Korsunka, Proletarka, and Dnepryany, firing a total of 13 rounds from barrel artillery. Civilian casualties and infrastructure destruction are being clarified.
10:35 The Russian Armed Forces, using an FPV drone, destroyed a 120mm mortar of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Peschanoye in the Boguslav direction, –video.
9:55 From 7.40 to 8.00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region.
9:20 The Russian Armed Forces launched a powerful attack on the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ air defense system in one of the directions, –video.
9:05 As a result of the Russian Geran UAVs hitting Odessa, Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities were left without electricity, –video.
9:00 Investigating a criminal case regarding the attack by Ukrainian military personnel on residential buildings in the city of Rylsk in the Kursk region.
The Main Military Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal case on the grounds of a crime under paragraphs “a”, “b” of Part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (terrorist act), based on the attack by Ukrainian armed forces on the Kursk region.
8:30 During the past night, air defense systems on duty destroyed eight Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
– Two UAVs – over the territory of the Kursk region;
– Two UAVs – over the territory of the Voronezh region;
– Two UAVs – over the territory of the Vladimir region;
– Two UAVs – over the territory of the Belgorod region.
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[REGNUM] The counteroffensive in the Kursk region became one of the most successful operations of the Russian Armed Forces. In a short time, our army was able to liberate dozens of settlements and the city of Sudzha, driving out the enemy.
Fighting in the Kursk region has continued for the past eight months since the invasion. During this time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been trying to expand their foothold in the border area, attempting to occupy other areas of the Kursk and Belgorod regions.
The invasion was supposed to divert some Russian forces from Donbass, but all of Kiev's plans completely failed. The fighting led to major losses in the Ukrainian Armed Forces - the loss of military equipment and professional soldiers, said Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov.
"The total losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces formations amounted to more than 76 thousand people killed and wounded. In essence, one composition of the initial enemy group and even more were knocked out," Gerasimov noted in a report to President Vladimir Putin.
Gerasimov added that during the counter-terrorist operation in the border area, over 7.7 thousand units of military equipment were destroyed, including 412 tanks, 340 infantry fighting vehicles, 314 armored personnel carriers and about 2.3 thousand other armored combat vehicles.
Observers on social networks, analyzing data from open sources, were able to specify the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and named the number of armored vehicles supplied by NATO countries lost by Ukrainian troops.
CEMETERY OF WHEELED ARMORED VEHICLES
At the initial stage of the invasion of the Kursk region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces relied on mobile units of airborne troops, equipped primarily with wheeled armored vehicles. The troops were tasked with breaking through as far as possible into Russian territory in order to maximize the bridgehead.
The operational actions of the Russian Armed Forces in the first days of the invasion made it possible to stop it, push back or destroy individual enemy units that had broken away from the operational rear. The wheeled armored vehicles on which the Ukrainian paratroopers were trying to break through to the rear were destroyed.
According to the analytical portal Lostarmour, during the fighting in the Kursk region, Ukrainian troops lost at least 40 American-made M1126 Stryker armored personnel carriers. (These figures were obtained based on photos and videos published online, so the actual number of losses may be higher.)
In 2023, Ukrainian troops received the first batch of 100 vehicles of this model from the United States. The Pentagon subsequently signed a contract with General Dynamics to supply a large batch. The statistics also included vehicles destroyed in the adjacent territory - in the Sumy region of Ukraine.
Among the losses of Ukrainian light armored vehicles are at least 37 Bradley IFVs and about 40 American-made M113 IFVs, 13 CV90 IFVs supplied by Sweden, and at least seven German Marder IFVs.
In addition, according to analysts, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost a large number of wheeled armored vehicles - at least 300 units, including American Humvees and Maxx Pros, Turkish Kirpi armored vehicles and Ukrainian-made light armored vehicles.
LARGE-SCALE DESTRUCTION
As Russian troops pushed back the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Kyiv was forced to send additional forces to the new front, including heavy armor and artillery.
The mechanized 17th, 47th, 41st, 22nd, 61st, 116th and 88th brigades of the Ukrainian army joined the airborne units. Individual units were introduced into Russian territory and, having suffered heavy losses, were withdrawn for rotation to the rear. Their place was taken by units, including those withdrawn from the fronts in Donbass and Zaporizhia Oblast.
To save the front, even American M1A2 Abrams tanks were transferred to the border area. At least five vehicles were lost by Ukrainian troops during the fighting. It is known that the US delivered no more than 30 tanks of this model to Ukraine.
Earlier it became known that Australia will not deliver decommissioned Abrams tanks in the M1A1 modification to Ukraine. According to information ABC, The Pentagon is slowing down the delivery of new armored vehicles to the Australian Armed Forces, which is why local authorities have changed their minds about reducing their own arsenals in the interests of Kiev.
Therefore, the loss of each individual vehicle in the Kursk region can be considered irreparable.
In addition, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost about a hundred Soviet/Ukrainian-made tanks.
The losses in rocket artillery were truly fatal for Kyiv. The 27th rocket artillery brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was deployed in Sumy Oblast to provide fire cover for units operating on Russian territory. They also carried out terrorist shelling of populated areas in the rear of Russian troops.
However, artillery installations brought close to the border became prey for Russian aviation and missile troops. During the fighting in the Kursk region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost at least five HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems and several M270 MLRS (a tracked version of HIMARS designed to launch 12 rockets).
But even the use of the best army units and Western armored vehicles did not allow the Ukrainian Armed Forces to maintain control over the captured section of Russian territory. In mid-March, Ukrainian troops decided to try their luck again and create another bridgehead, this time on the territory of the Krasnoyarsk district of the Belgorod region.
DEFEAT IN THE BORDERLANDS
During the first half of March, Kyiv began to concentrate a new offensive group near the borders of the Belgorod region. The main offensive force was planned to be the 225th and 33rd assault regiments, as well as the 22nd and 47th mechanized brigades (previously withdrawn from the territory of the Kursk region) and the 17th heavy mechanized brigade.
At the same time, the enemy tried to create several battalion-tactical groups, trying not to concentrate large forces in one point. The units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were reinforced by formations of the National Guard and border troops. The offensive was preceded by artillery strikes and even Ukrainian aviation.
During the fierce battles, the Ukrainian Armed Forces managed to cross the state border and break through to the settlements of Popovka and Demidovka. However, the breakthrough was detected and stopped in time. Several large army columns were tracked down by drone operators and completely destroyed on the march.
One of them destroyed several tanks, as well as a rare UR-77 Meteorite mine clearing system. Another modernized Abrams was also destroyed in the border area.
By mid-April, the enemy had been driven out of the Demidovka area and retreated to Popovka. By April 26, the entire territory of the Belgorod region was completely liberated. Another Kyiv adventure cost the Ukrainian Armed Forces several dozen armored vehicles, including two Bradley IFVs and one Marder IFV.
However, none of the attempts to gain a foothold on Russian territory have fulfilled their main task - to pull the Russian Armed Forces units out of Donbass. Over the course of eight months since the start of the fighting in the Kursk region, Russian troops have liberated dozens of settlements in the territory of the DPR and Zaporizhia region, including the cities of Ugledar and Kurakhovo.
In the future, the losses incurred during the unsuccessful raids in the Kursk and Belgorod regions may also have an impact on other sections of the front, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces are already experiencing a shortage of manpower and military equipment.
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[Regnum] Seven people were killed when a Ukrainian army drone struck a market in Aleshki. This was reported on May 1 by the governor of the Kherson region Volodymyr Saldo.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out the strike at around 9:30 Moscow time using FPV drones. At the time of the attack, there were many people at the central market in Aleshiki.
“According to preliminary data, at least seven people were killed and more than 20 were injured,” Saldo wrote on his Telegram channel.
The photo published by the head of the region shows destruction and people lying on the ground.
Since 2014, the Kiev regime has been killing civilians, including those whom the Ukrainian authorities formally consider their citizens. Since then, more than 6.5 thousand people have died as a result of Ukrainian aggression, and about 16.5 thousand civilians have been injured.
Earlier, Saldo reported that seven people were killed when Ukrainian army FPV drones struck a market in Oleshki. More than 20 people were injured. The Ukrainian Armed Forces struck at around 9:30 Moscow time. There were many people at the central market in Oleshki at the time of the attack.
The head of the Kherson region published a video showing the consequences of the Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes.
“The true face of the Kiev regime is in these frames,” Saldo captioned the video.
Recently, targeted attacks by Ukrainian drones on civilians have intensified. Thus, on April 30, three people were injured in the Kursk region as a result of attacks by Ukrainian drones. On the same day, the head of the territorial department of the village of Bolshiye Kopani and his wife were injured as a result of an attack on a residential sector by a Ukrainian kamikaze drone in the Kherson region.
Even more from regnum.ru Russia to demand international investigation into Ukrainian Armed Forces attack on Aleshki
Russia will demand an international investigation into the Ukrainian army's attack on Aleshky in the Kherson region. This was stated on May 1 by the Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry for the Crimes of the Kiev Regime Rodion Miroshnik.
"According to the norms of international humanitarian law, the murder of civilians and attempts on the life and health of the civilian population is one of the most significant crimes. Therefore, we will not give them (international human rights organizations. - Ed.) a chance to ignore what happened today in Oleshky," the Kherson News Agency quoted Miroshnik as saying.
He noted that while Russia has not yet seen a reaction from international structures, Moscow intends to persistently seek it.
"All the supporting documents will be collected in the near future and handed over to our delegations representing Russia's interests at major international venues. In the UN Security Council, the OSCE, and the Human Rights Council," the Russian diplomat noted.
Russia will demand active action from international human rights organizations, “especially those that so often call the Kiev regime respectful of the norms of international humanitarian law,” Miroshnik added.
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