Armed Forces of Ukraine

Russia is redeploying some units from the Liman direction to strengthen its offensive towards Chasovyi Yar in Donetsk region, while Ukrainian forces are making every effort to hold all areas and prevent a flanking attack on Chasovyi Yar.

The British Ministry of Defense believes that Ukraine's strike on the plant in Tatarstan, more than 1,000 kilometers from the border, confirms its ability to hit targets deep inside Russia, bypass air defense and hit facilities used in warfare, demonstrating the development of long-range weapons.

According to the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, the Unified Register of Persons Missing under Special Circumstances currently contains more than 37,000 Ukrainian citizens, including civilians and military personnel.

Moscow is conducting another information operation against Ukraine called "Evader," distributing videos of allegedly Ukrainian men vacationing abroad to disrupt mobilization and increase tensions in society.

The Ukrainian Air Force reported a high-speed target flying in the direction of Poltava region, which led to an air alert in the area.

Ukraine's Finance Minister met with U. S. officials to discuss Ukraine's estimated $37.2 billion state budget needs for 2024, the use of confiscated Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine, and assistance in restoring critical infrastructure damaged by Russian attacks.

Ukrainian air defense forces successfully shot down 1 enemy Shahed drone in Khmelnytsky region last night, causing no casualties or damage.

Air Defense Forces destroyed 9 Shahed-131/136 attack drones launched from Crimea on the night of April 16 over different regions of Ukraine.

Explosions were heard in Khmelnytsky region during an air raid alert, indicating a possible drone attack, the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.

According to the Pentagon spokesperson, Ukraine urgently needs air defense equipment, and he emphasized the need for the US Congress to approve additional funding to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The PACE Legal Committee has recognized the Russian oil industry as a legitimate target for strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to MP Oleksiy Honcharenko, which means that Ukraine should "hit and hit all the oil refineries in Russia until there are none left. "

Zelenskyy met with Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide during his visit to Ukraine, discussing further defense cooperation, strengthening Ukraine's air defense with Norwegian support, and expanding Norway's military and humanitarian assistance worth about $7. 1 billion under the Fritjof Nansen 2023-2027 program.

In the occupied city of Berdiansk, explosions occurred, allegedly as a result of a Ukrainian military strike on the deployment of russian troops near the Yuzhgidromash plant.

Three traitors who voluntarily joined the Russian army after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and fought against Ukrainian troops near Avdiivka and Chasovyi Yar were detained and served with a notice of suspicion of treason and aiding the aggressor state.

"The State Logistics Operator has signed contracts worth UAH 458 million with 8 Ukrainian producers to supply fresh bread and bakery products separately from the food catalog for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Ukraine's defense forces hit about a third of the ships of the russian black sea fleet, disabling various types of ships.

An explosion occurred in Poltava, Ukraine.

A Ukrainian kamikaze drone attacked and damaged a communications infrastructure facility in the village of Grafovka, Krasnoyaruzsky district, Belgorod region, Russia, the region's governor reports.

Satellite imagery shows that at least one building of the Luhansk Machine-Building Plant-100 in the occupied Luhansk region was heavily damaged after a Ukrainian airstrike on April 13.

A Russian agent who served for more than a year in a border guard unit in Zakarpattia and passed information to Russian special services will stand trial for high treason and desertion.

A 47-year-old resident of Cherkasy was detained for collecting and disseminating information about the location of air defense radar stations in Cherkasy and Odesa regions.

the Russian armed forces completely destroyed the village of Robotyne, leaving not a single house standing.

Umerov visited combat units in the Eastern sector, where Russian troops are trying to push deeper into Ukrainian positions, concentrating west of Bakhmut, but the Ukrainian Armed Forces are thwarting their plans through courage, training and the use of modern technology.

Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have lost approximately 454,420 personnel and 7,180 tanks.

Over the past day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted 22 strikes against Russian manpower, weapons and military equipment, and destroyed 5 enemy control points and 1 ammunition depot.

Russian troops advanced in the area of Chasovyi Yar and Novobakhmutivka amid intense fighting west of Bakhmut, according to an updated DeepState map.

Explosions were heard in Dnipro, Ukraine, after the Ukrainian Armed Forces warned of a missile threat to the city.

Russians are preparing a false flag provocation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

Germany will provide Ukraine with an additional Patriot air defense system to protect Ukrainian airspace from Russian air strikes, but the delivery process will take some time.

Russian troops aim to capture Chasiv Yar by May 9, while Ukraine is reinforcing its brigades in the area with ammunition, drones, and electronic warfare to disrupt the enemy's plans.