Ukrainian Ground Forces
Russian troops are intensively attacking Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, trying to capture the town despite significant losses, but Ukrainian troops are in control and have prevented the enemy from reaching the town.
The situation on the contact line escalated after the US decision to provide military assistance to Ukraine: the enemy army significantly intensified its activities in the Kupyansk sector and launched numerous attacks that were repelled by Ukrainian forces.
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) organized drone strikes on a military airfield in Kushchevsk and two oil refineries in Russia's Krasnodar region, causing fires and damage to key facilities.
Russian submarines carrying Kalibr missiles are afraid to enter the Black Sea because of Ukraine's air defense capabilities, reports Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokesman for the Southern Defense Command.
Over the past 24 hours, Russians fired 536 times at 11 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region, destroying residential buildings, but there were no casualties.
Over the last day, 94 combat engagements took place in various sectors of the frontline, during which the enemy launched 12 missile attacks, 76 air strikes and 83 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities.
The informant was sentenced to 11 years in prison for attempting to provide Russian military intelligence with information about the firing positions of Ukrainian artillery in Mykolaiv region, for the purpose of launching targeted missile and drone strikes.
The SBU prevented Russia's attempts to strike at Ukrainian positions near Kharkiv by detaining a Russian intelligence agent group that was preparing a series of air strikes using guided bombs with the help of two accomplices from Kharkiv who were recording the locations of Ukrainian troops.
Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have lost approximately 463,930 personnel and 7262 tanks.
Over the last day, 114 combat engagements took place in various sectors of the frontline, during which the enemy launched 4 missile attacks, 75 air strikes and 66 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities.
On Thursday, Ukrainian defenders withstood 93 attacks by Russian occupants in various parts of the frontline, including 23 attacks in the Avdiivka sector alone, amid intense fighting.
A 42-year-old resident of Vovchansk was sentenced to 15 years in prison for spying for Russia behind the defensive borders of Kharkiv, collecting information on the location and movement of Ukrainian troops.
Lukashenko's statements are part of the Kremlin's information campaign aimed at increasing tensions on Ukraine's northern border, according to the Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine plans to allow men abroad to update their military records at consular offices and through an electronic cabinet, as it is unrealistic to have territorial military commissariats outside the country.
Russian troops unsuccessfully tried to storm Ukrainian defensive positions from the flanks around Chasovyi Yar in Donetsk region.
Over the past day, 104 combat engagements took place, during which russia launched 13 missile attacks, 56 air strikes and 105 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities in various regions.
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.
Over the past day, russia launched 5 missile strikes, 77 air strikes and about 76 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities in different regions.
Petro Poroshenko has submitted a bill to return part of the personal income tax from the Armed Forces to local budgets, which could lead to the fact that during the war the funds will be spent on repairing stadiums and bicycle paths instead of military needs.
In 24 hours, Ukrainians bought military bonds, raising more than UAH 30 million for the budget. Bonds were most popular in Yalta, Nova Kakhovka and Simferopol.
Lithuania handed over another batch of M577 armored command and control vehicles to Ukraine. In total, the country has donated one billion euros worth of aid to the Defense Forces.
In Odesa, an enemy attack with a downed drone caused destruction in a residential area, damaging shops and other infrastructure, resulting in 9 casualties, including 4 children.
Over the past day, 86 combat engagements took place, with russia launching 6 missile strikes, 77 air strikes and about 100 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities in different regions.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that lowering the conscription age for the Armed Forces is necessary because young people are better physically prepared and more quickly oriented in modern technologies used on the battlefield.
Zelenskyy held a meeting to discuss the situation at the front, weapons production in Ukraine, and plans to protect civilian infrastructure from possible Russian attacks.
The SBU detained a Russian agent who arrived in Ukraine on the eve of the full-scale invasion under the guise of a salesman and in 2023 began surveillance to identify Ukrainian air defense systems and radars to facilitate Russian air strikes.
The Security Service of Ukraine neutralized a Russian FSB agent group in Kherson region, detaining a former MP and his accomplice who were adjusting missile and drone strikes in the region.
Ukrainian Special Forces destroyed a Russian 2C5 Hyacinth-S self-propelled gun in the occupied south with a strike from the Hyacinth ATGM.
Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have lost approximately 460,260 personnel and 7,236 tanks.
5 out of 7 Shahid drones were destroyed by Ukrainian air defense forces during the Russian attack on Ukraine on the night of April 22, and some drones hit a farm, damaging buildings and equipment.