Armed Forces of Ukraine

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.

On the 10th anniversary of the Anti-Terrorist Operation, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi thanked the soldiers who defended Ukraine from Russian aggression.

Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have lost approximately 453,650 personnel and 7,174 tanks.

Ukrainian air defense destroyed all 10 kamikaze drones launched by Russia on the night of April 14.

Ukraine launches the Iron Range project to simplify testing and evaluation of new weapons to speed up their development and delivery to the army.

The Avdiivka and Bakhmut sectors remain the most difficult due to intensified hostile offensives.

President Zelenskyy announced that Germany would provide Ukraine with an additional Patriot air defense system, and that work is underway to obtain an additional IRIS-T system and missiles for existing air defense systems from Germany.

The situation on the eastern front has significantly escalated, the enemy has intensified its offensive and is actively attacking positions, prompting decisions to strengthen defense with electronic warfare, air defense, replenishment of drones and anti-tank missiles, and the deployment of additional reserves.

In Ukraine, the population has between 1 and 5 million pieces of serious weapons, including automatic rifles, grenades, and mines.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs about a missile threat in Mykolaiv region.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, russians lost 1,030 servicemen over the past day.

Over the past day, 97 combat engagements took place, during which russia launched 2 missile and 91 air strikes, as well as 160 attacks with multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and settlements in different regions.

According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, there is a threat of ballistic missile attacks in Dnipropetrovs'k, Kharkiv and Donetsk regions.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs about a missile threat in Odesa region.

Ukraine's armed forces have found ways to rotate the brigades that have been performing combat missions at the front since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, giving them a chance to rest.

The Ukrainian Air Force warned of a missile threat in the direction of Kryvyi Rih and enemy tactical aircraft activity in the east.

Russians repeatedly try to force Ukrainian troops out of their positions on the left bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson region, but suffer losses during the assaults.

Russian occupants are trying to drive Ukrainian units from the bridgehead on the left bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson region and are pressing towards Robotyno, using artillery, mortars and drones.

99 fallen Ukrainian defenders, including 77 from Donetsk, 20 from Zaporizhzhia and 2 from Kharkiv sectors, were returned to Ukraine through repatriation efforts involving various Ukrainian agencies and the International Committee of the Red Cross.

The Ukrainian government has established an additional payment of UAH 70,000 for military and police officers performing combat missions on the front line. The one-time payment will be charged for every 30 days of such missions.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the russian military suffered 840 casualties over the past day.

The air defense system successfully destroyed 16/17 enemy Shahed attack drones during a russian attack on the night of April 12, 2024.

The Ukrainian Air Force reports russian drones heading west in the Lipovets district of Vinnytsia region.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs about a missile threat in the Kharkiv region.

Explosions were heard in Khmelnytsky region.

Ukraine's Air Force spotted several groups of drones in eastern and southeastern Odesa region near the border with Mykolaiv region, moving northwest.

The enemy has advanced north of Berdychiv, while fighting continues in several localities, including Robotyne, Krasnohorivka, Ivanivka, Novokalynove and Bohdanivka.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine spotted a drone flying from Kherson region in the direction of Mykolaiv region in a northwesterly direction.

An air alert has been declared in the Dnipropetrovs'k and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine due to a missile threat reported by the Ukrainian Air Force.

The draft law passed by the Verkhovna Rada changes the conscription age from 27 to 25, introduces basic military training instead of conscript service, and establishes new rules for mobilization, including mandatory military registration for men aged 18 to 60 and restrictions on public service and certain types of work for those who have not undergone military training.