War

Throughout the day, Ukraine’s Air Force delivered four strikes targeting Russian manpower clusters and downed five unmanned aerial vehicles of various types. That’s according to the press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Ukrinform reports. In addition, rocket and artillery troops hit two Russian control points, a manpower cluster, an air defense system, an ammunition depot, and two artillery units. As Ukrinform reported earlier, from February 24, 2022 to April 27, 2023, Ukraine’s Defense Forces eliminated 188,920 Russian invaders, including 510 in the past day alone. Read also: It's marathon, not sprint - Reznikov on possible timing…

Russian troops destroyed a bridge over the Sudost River in the Chernihiv region. This is reported by Ukrinform, referring to Suspilne. According to the head of the Novhorod-Siverskyi district military administration, Serhii Serhienko, the bridge across the Sudost connected the border village of Muravyi with the starosta district - the village of  Hremiach. According to him, people in the village were cut off from the "big land". Read also: Chernihiv receives award from PACE "For several weeks, bridges across the rivers of the  Novhorod-Siverskyi community have been shelled. This makes it impossible to provide services to the population in a…

Russia has put Ukrainian Navy Commander Vice Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa on the wanted list in the case of an alleged "attempted murder of a Russian law enforcement officer." This was reported by Ukrinform with reference to TASS. "Oleksiy Leonidovych Neizhpapa was born on October 9, 1975, in Sevastopol. He is wanted under the article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation," the Russian Interior Ministry's wanted database said on Thursday. Read also: Black Sea region can’t be safe for next 20 years - Ukraine Navy Commander The law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation informed the state news agency…

Former Minister of Education under Yanukovych, Dmytro Tabachnyk, has become an advisor to the occupation "governor" of the Zaporizhzhia region,  Yevhen Balytskyi. Ivan Fedorov, the mayor of Melitopol, said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. " The occupation government of the Zaporizhzhia region's temporarily occupied territory has been replenished. Gauleiter  Balytskyi  has a new "adviser". The company of the pickup artist and participant in the sex scandal Tolmachev, who teaches  Balytskyi to hold pseudo-elections, is now made up of the odious minister of the Yanukovych government Dmytro Tabachnyk," Fedorov wrote. Read also: Two civilians killed as Russians hit Zaporizhzhia region 83…

Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine has already received 42,000 Starlink satellite Internet terminals that provide critical infrastructure with communications. Mykhailo Fedorov, Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology Development, and Minister of Digital Transformation said this in an interview with Ukrinform. Read also: Astronaut Scott Kelly calls on Musk to give Ukraine back full access to Starlink services "Everything is working steadily. We are in constant communication with the company and respond promptly to everything. There are now 42,000 Starlink terminals in Ukraine that provide communications for power engineers, doctors and the military," the minister…

The Russian invaders are actively digging trenches and building echelon defense around Mariupol. "The occupiers continue to dig in and build echelon defense around Mariupol. Now they arrange dugouts with wood," Petro Andriushchenko, adviser to Mariupol mayor, posted on Telegram. According to him, yesterday, for the first time, a large number of military trucks loaded with wood drove to Manhush district and partly in the direction of Berdiansk. Mariupol mayor’s adviser notes that wood is being transported for the construction of fortifications. The number of fortifications is growing in all directions. In particular, Andriushchenko released a map showing the places…

European Commission spokesman Eric Mamer said that the Chinese leadership should use its influence on Russia to restore the territorial integrity of Ukraine. According to Ukrinform, this was reported by France24. "China's leadership needs to use its influence to bring Russia to end its war of aggression, restore Ukraine's territorial integrity and respect its sovereignty, as a basis for a just peace," Mamer said. Read also: Zelensky calls on China to play effective role in resolving security issues around ZNPP He also added that the telephone conversation between the leaders of China and Ukraine is a very important and long…

In the future, Ukraine will receive fighter jets from its allies. But to begin with, the partners have to do calculations and decide who is ready to hand over the aircraft, after which a decision on the transfer will be made. Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov addressed the issue in an interview with RBC-Ukraine, Ukrinform reports. "Now our key task with our partners is to provide us with spare parts, maintenance, repair, and ammunition for the systems we’ve received: from sniper rifles to HIMARS and tanks. As for warplanes, I am sure we will get this issue resolved," claims Reznikov.…

Russian troops have erected defense positions on the roofs of the reactor units at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. That’s according to the British Ministry of Defense referring to intelligence data, Ukrinform reports. According to British intelligence, captured images show that by March 2023, Russian troops had established “sandbag fighting positions on the roofs of several of the six reactor buildings.” Although Russia has controlled the nuclear power plant since March 2022, this is the first indication of the actual reactor buildings being integrated in tactical defense planning. Read also: Russians don’t want to learn from Chornobyl lessons "Russia has…

Ukraine will definitely regain its territories within the internationally recognized borders as of 1991. A diplomatic way to end the war is possible, but not with the current Russian leadership in place. Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov expressed his opinion in an interview with RBC-Ukraine, Ukrinform reports. "The diplomatic way is possible when the aggressor's resources are weakening while they still seek to bargain. They will want to bargain a certain sanction lift, opportunities at selling or trading in something in order to get by. Their specific treasury holders will want to use it, they will want to stop being…