War

In the Donetsk region’s Bakhmut, hostilities are underway. The Ukrainian military continue fighting for the city. The Special Operations Forces (SOF) Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has posted a video of what is happening in the Donetsk region’s Bakhmut on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Battles in the city of Bakhmut through the eyes of Ukraine’s SOF operators. The footage shows just a small part of the work of our soldiers within the city, which can be shown to the public,” the report states. A reminder that, on April 5, 2023, during a joint press conference with President…

Russian army has killed five civilians and wounded nine others over the previous day in the Donetsk region. This is reported by the Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.  "On April 5, Russians killed 5 residents of Donetsk region: 2 in Oleksiyevo-Druzhkivka, 2 in Bakhmut and 1 in Serhiivka. Another 9 people were wounded in the region," Kyrylenko pointed out. The Head of DRMA mentioned that nowadays it is impossible to find out the exact number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovakha. As reported by Ukrinform, according to the General Staff of…

EU countries have already agreed to jointly buy Kyiv a large volume of ammunition but whether the contracts will stay within the bloc remains a question. That’s according to Politico, Ukrinform reports. “Two weeks after the EU announced a historic agreement to give Ukraine piles of ammunition, the bloc is still sorting out the legal specifics of how to actually implement it,” the report reads. The bone of contention remains whether these arms contracts will go exclusively to EU companies, or also be open to outside manufacturers. According to the outlet’s sources, France is pushing for the money to stay…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russian invaders do not control Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, but the situation there is the most complicated along the frontline. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said this during a joint press conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw, answering a question from an Ukrinform correspondent. "We are in Bakhmut and the enemy does not control Bakhmut. This is the situation for today," Zelensky said. He underlined that the most complicated situation throughout Ukraine is currently in Bakhmut, where the largest number of weapons, including artillery, is being used. Zelensky mentioned that…

Poland has handed over eight MiG-29 fighter aircraft to Ukraine and is preparing to send six more jets. President of Poland Andrzej Duda said this during a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Warsaw, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.  As reported, the Ukrainian president and his wife pay an official visit to Poland on April 5. Read also: Duda awards Zelensky with Poland’s highest decoration Besides a meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda, Zelensky is also scheduled to meet with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, business representatives, Ukrainians and Poles at the Royal Castle.

According to Ukrainian partisans, Iranian goods are sold in shops in the temporarily captured areas of Luhansk region. "Sour milk products of the Iranian manufacturer Sabah industrial group have appeared in the shops of the village of Bilokurakyne, indicating another rapprochement between Iran and the terrorist state [Russia]," the National Resistance Center reports. The National Resistance Center notes that similar facts were recorded in Kherson city before its de-occupation. "Thus, Iran helps cover the shortage of food products that are no longer produced in the territory of the Russian Federation or are no longer imported into it," the report says.…

Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi and U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Mark Milley have discussed future steps by the Ukrainian Armed Forces for the further liberation of territory from the Russian invaders. Zaluzhnyi said this in a post on the Telegram messaging app, according to Ukrinform. "I had a meaningful telephone conversation with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley. I spoke about the situation on the front line. The situation is difficult, but under control," he said. Both parties paid special attention to the supply of weapons and ammunition and emphasized the importance…

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov emphasized that statements by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu about the alleged transfer of Iskander-M systems, which can carry nuclear weapons, to Belarus are a bluff. Secretary of NSDC Oleksiy Danilov said this during the discussion "Ukraine in the Face of External Challenges," an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "As for nuclear weapons, it is a pure bluff by the Russian Federation. They have a strong desire to reach negotiations as soon as possible and come to an agreement behind our backs to sit down with them at the negotiating table," Danilov…

At a selector meeting with the country's armed forces leadership, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported on equipping military units in Belarus with Iskander-M systems that can carry nuclear charges. This was reported by Ukrinform with reference to the Telegram of the Russian state news agency. "The Belarusian military has been transferred an Iskander-M missile system capable of using nuclear-capable missiles," Shoigu said. According to him, on April 3, training of the Belarusian units on how to use the systems began at a training ground in Russia. The Russian Defense Minister also pointed out that some Belarusian attack aircraft have…

In the Black Sea, nine Russian warships are remaining on combat duty, including two missile carriers equipped with 12 Kalibr-type cruise missiles. The relevant statement was made by the South Operational Command on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “In the Black Sea, the enemy’s naval group consists of nine warships, maneuvering near the southeastern coast of Crimea. One surface missile carrier and one submarine are remaining on combat duty with a total volley of 12 Kalibr-type missiles,” the report states. According to the South Operational Command, the threat of Russian missile strikes is persisting. Additionally, mine danger may increase along…