Armed Forces of Ukraine

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says he will not abandon the idea of a "sanitary zone" in Ukraine, even after the Ukrainian Armed Forces receive long-range ATACMS missiles.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has prepared an infographic explaining the main changes introduced by the new version of the law on mobilization, which will come into force on May 18 and will affect both military personnel and civilians.

Metropolitan Arseniy, the abbot of the Sviatohirsk Lavra, was served a notice of suspicion by the SBU for disclosing to the Russian occupiers the location of Ukrainian Armed Forces checkpoints in Donetsk region during the liturgy.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, russians lost 880 servicemen over the past day.

In the Donetsk region, the enemy army advanced in several localities, including Ocheretyne, Novobakhmutivka, Novokalynove, Berdychi, Semenivka and south of Heorhiivka.

An explosion occurs in Kharkiv. A missile threat was reported in the region.

Zelenskyy discussed with Commander-in-Chief Syrskyy the reinforcement of the Ukrainian military in key areas of the front, especially in Donetsk region.

In April, the number of applications for re-registration of cars in Ukraine increased sharply, with re-registration under sale and gift agreements being in the highest demand, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports.

Five militants who stormed Ukrainian positions in Maryinka and Vuhledar have been served suspicion notices by the Security Service of Ukraine and face life imprisonment.

It was revealed that the deputy head of one of the district police departments in Dnipro region illegally acquired assets worth at least UAH 14 million in excess of his legitimate income from 2021 to 2022.

Ukrainian troops control most of Ocheretyne in the Avdiivka sector, and the southern part of the settlement is under fire control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. At the same time, the occupants are trying to capture the settlement using all available weapons, including chemicals.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree establishing several rural military administrations in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine.

Against the backdrop of international military and financial assistance to Ukraine, the occupiers began to intensify the construction of fortifications throughout Crimea.

Explosions were heard in some areas of Zaporizhzhia and Dnipro. An air alert was declared in 12 regions of Ukraine.

Due to the failure to fulfill its contractual obligations, the State Logistics Operator refused to use the services of Tviy Khlib LLC and redistributed the volume of supplies to other companies to deliver food to the Armed Forces.

The missile was headed for the Dnipro River, triggering an air raid alert in Kyiv and several regions of Ukraine, according to warnings from the Ukrainian Air Forces.

Last year, Ukraine spent more than 50 billion hryvnias to protect its energy infrastructure, while only 1. 2 billion hryvnias were allocated for the construction of fortifications for the Armed Forces, which led to a weakening of defense and loss of territory.

The Security Service of Ukraine detained a local resident in Kharkiv who tried to direct Russian air bombs at the base of the Special Forces of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine by passing coordinates to the enemy.

A journalistic investigation uncovered a scandalous contract between Ukraine's Defense Ministry and Lviv Arsenal for the purchase of 100,000 mortar shells worth UAH 1. 4 billion. Most of the funds have been arrested, some of which were used to purchase the shells abroad and are now stored in Slovakia.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the russians lost 800 personnel over the past day.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the threat of ballistic missile attacks from the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea in the regions where air alert has been declared.

The Ukrainian Air Force informs about russian Shakhtys flying from Obukhiv towards Kyiv.

A poultry farm in Kharkiv district was hit by enemy rocket fire, causing a fire, but no casualties have been reported so far.

In the first three months of 2024, the state budget expenditures for the security and defense sector amounted to UAH 408. 2 billion, or 58.9% of the total general fund expenditures.

Russian air defense units are being deprived of bonuses for failing to repel Ukrainian air strikes, Ukrainian partisans in the occupied territories report.

A traitor who worked for Russian military intelligence is sentenced to 15 years in prison for collecting data on the Prydniprovska TPP and directing Russian missile strikes against Ukraine's military and energy infrastructure.

Ukraine's Defense Minister Andriy Umerov said that air defense systems are crucial to protecting Ukrainian skies from massive Russian attacks, including the unprecedented use of 1. 5-ton guided bombs. Air defense will also allow Ukrainian troops to repel Russian aggression and force them to retreat.

The government has failed to adequately protect thermal power plants from Russian missile strikes, allocating funds only for the first level of defense against enemy attacks. Previously, officials boasted of "unprecedented protection" without addressing the lack of funding for better defense of thermal power plants.

Over the past day, 85 combat engagements took place in various parts of the frontline, during which the enemy launched 4 missile attacks, 45 air strikes and 71 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities.

The enemy is trying to attack in different directions, most of the attacks are in Novopavlivske, Avdiivka, Bakhmut and Lyman sectors.