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2024-04-27 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: April 26, 2024
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:20 Belgium will allocate 200 million euros to Germany’s initiative to search for air defense for Ukraine, Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder said. According to her, Brussels will also transfer missiles for air defense systems from its own reserves to Kyiv.
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21:57 Canada will allocate about $2.2 million for the production of drones by the Ukrainian defense industry, Defense Minister Bill Blair said. He clarified that this happened for the first time in the history of Canadian assistance - in cooperation with Great Britain. In addition, Canada will contribute approximately $9.5 million to the Czech initiative to purchase artillery ammunition for Ukraine - in addition to the $29 million already announced. Blair also said that Canada will transfer to Ukraine not 800, but 900 SkyRanger drones, the supply of which was first announced in February.
21:19 In the Obolonsky district of Kiev, an urgent evacuation of two hospitals began. One of the medical institutions is a children's hospital. The capital's authorities say that this is due to a video that is being distributed in the media, where "the enemy's attack on these medical institutions is actually announced." Everything that is known about the situation is in the material Urgent evacuation in Kiev: is there any danger?
20:50 The Pentagon announced the contents of the largest aid package to Ukraine from the United States worth $6 billion:
- additional ammunition for Patriot and NASAMS;
- equipment for integrating Western launchers, missiles and radars with Ukrainian air defense systems;
- counter-UAV systems;
- ammunition for laser-guided missile systems;
- multifunctional radar stations;
- counter-artillery radars;
- additional ammunition for HIMARS;
- 155 mm and 152 mm artillery shells;
- precision aircraft munitions;
- Switchblade and Puma unmanned aerial systems;
- tactical vehicles for towing weapons and equipment;
- demolition ammunition;
- components to support Ukrainian UAV production;
- small arms and additional ammunition;
- aids and support for training, maintenance, etc.
20:36 Belgium decided to transfer the F-16 to Ukraine before the end of 2024, although deliveries were previously planned for 2025. Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder announced this at a joint press conference.
20:07 Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin announced the largest aid package for Ukraine at $6 billion: “I am pleased to announce the allocation of $6 billion as part of the Ukraine Assistance Initiative. This will help us purchase weapons that are produced in the United States. This is the largest aid package. It will include critical interception capabilities for NASAMS and Patriot systems. More drones and other equipment. Large quantities of artillery ammunition and surface-to-air missiles."
Austin also did not rule out the transfer of additional Patriot systems to Ukraine in cooperation with partners: “As for Patriot, we will see. But we continue to work in this direction, purposefully. All countries that have these systems understand how important they are. I hope we can together with other countries to allocate new additional Patriot systems."
19:28 Biden confirmed that the United States will send weapons and equipment to Ukraine this week.
19:25 The SBU commented on the probable statement of the head of the KGB of Belarus Ivan Tertel, because of which the evacuation of patients from two hospitals along Bogatyrskaya Street began in Kiev. The security service called on “to perceive any statements by representatives of the Belarusian authorities regarding mythical terrorists allegedly located in Ukrainian hospitals as a manifestation of information and psychological special operations that play into the hands of the Russian Federation.” At the same time, the SBU emphasized that Ukraine has been countering the enemy in a full-scale war for three years now, and therefore both special services and representatives of local authorities respond to every potential threat in accordance with the prescribed action protocols.
We are talking about a video from social networks in which the head of the KGB of Belarus says that certain “persons” are lying in two hospitals in Kyiv, and they “will suffer a well-deserved punishment according to the laws of war.” At the same time, he names specific addresses - Bogatyrskaya 30 and 32. However, the veracity of the video has not been confirmed. Also, from the excerpt of the speech it is not clear which “persons” are being discussed.
19:11 The large-scale damage to the Ukrainian energy system that Russia has caused with its attacks recently cannot be eliminated in a few weeks or even months, Shmygal said. According to him, work is underway on alternatives: mini-CHPs are being installed in different cities, and the energy system is being strengthened through its decentralization. At the same time, the prime minister called on Ukrainians to use electricity sparingly.
19:04 Zelensky said that on the anniversary of the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant he was on a visit to Slavutich, Kiev region, and held a meeting on the development of territories near Chernobyl.
18:33 The Russians are trying to encircle Chasov Yar, said Nazar Voloshin, spokesman for the Khortitsa military grouping: “The enemy is concentrating its efforts to break through our defenses west of Bakhmut, access the Seversky Donets - Donbass canal, capture the settlement of Chasov Yar, create conditions there for further advance to Kramatorsk agglomeration. The enemy is trying to take Chasov Yar into the operational environment."
18:10 Zelensky addressed the participants of the Ramstein meeting and named three priorities in the armament of Ukraine: long-range weapons; air defense systems, including at least seven Patriot systems; artillery to thwart the Russian counter-offensive and conduct their own active operations. The President also said that Ukraine is forming new brigades to strengthen positions that need to be provided with weapons.
17:47 Germany will transfer another Patriot system to Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed. He called on other countries to follow Berlin's example.
17:26 Budget support for Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale war has reached $85.35 billion, including $11.78 billion since the beginning of 2024, the Ministry of Finance reported. The EU provided the most financial assistance - $27.47 billion, with the United States in second place - $22.93 billion. Since the beginning of this year, the EU has provided Ukraine with $6.48 billion, while no assistance has been received from the United States.
16:53 In the village of Sotnitsky Kazachok, Bogodukhovsky district, Kharkov region, an enemy drone hit a civilian car - two local volunteers - a husband and wife - and their 18-year-old son were injured, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. The strike took place after humanitarian aid was distributed to the village residents.
16:45 In Kiev, the evacuation of two hospitals, one of which is a children's hospital, located on Bogatyrskaya Street, has urgently begun, the Kyiv City State Administration reported. The reason is the massive dissemination of a video on social networks, where the enemy’s attack on these medical institutions, which allegedly house military personnel, was actually announced. The Kyiv City State Administration emphasized that “this is an absolute lie and a provocation of the enemy, which he is trying to use to attack the social infrastructure of the capital.”
16:41 Norway will allocate $13.7 million for the maintenance of Leopard tanks transferred to Ukraine, the country's government reported. The tanks will be repaired at a maintenance center in Poland.
16:39 The death toll as a result of the Russian strike on Belopol, Sumy region, has increased to two, three more people were injured, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.
16:34 UNICEF announced a sharp increase in the number of Ukrainian children killed as a result of Russian attacks. Thus, the confirmed number of child deaths in 2024 increased by almost 40% compared to 2023. According to data verified by the UN, 25 Ukrainian children were killed as a result of attacks from January 1 to March 31, 2024, with another nine killed in the first three weeks of April. Since the start of full-scale war in 2022, attacks have killed at least 600 children and injured more than 1,350, according to U.N. officials. But UNICEF notes that the real number of children killed and wounded in Ukraine may be much higher.
16:18 The United States allowed Ukraine to attack targets in Crimea with ATACMS long-range ballistic missiles, The New York Times writes, citing senior Pentagon officials. The American department called Crimea the center of Russian air and ground forces, “where until now Russia has had a relatively safe refuge,” so the purpose of ATACMS strikes will be “greater pressure on Crimea.”
In addition, ATACMS can be used to carry out strikes behind Russian army lines in other occupied regions of Ukraine. In this case, the target will be Russian supply nodes in the southeast of the country, the Pentagon explained. Ukraine received a version of ATACMS with a range of up to 300 km. The exact number of missiles transferred has not been disclosed. Last fall, the United States sent Kyiv missiles with a range of 165 km.
15:59 The United States has prepared another $1 billion aid package for Ukraine , Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said at the Ramstein meeting. According to him, this package will include missiles for HIMARS, projectiles, air defense systems and other weapons.
15:35 This year, more F-16 squadrons will begin to arrive in Ukraine, along with trained pilots and maintenance personnel, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said at the opening of the Ramstein meeting.
15:21 Ukrainian men from 18 to 60 years old will be able to obtain passports only from the State Migration Service on the territory of Ukraine if they have submitted application forms starting from April 25. Documents will not be sent to foreign branches of State Enterprise Document, the Passport Service Citizen Service Center reported.
Meanwhile, Kuleba said that the return of those liable for military service to Ukraine is a matter of justice: “I think that this is fair to Ukrainian men in Ukraine. I think that it will be fair to them if men from abroad return to Ukraine.”
15:16 The Russians fired artillery at the city of Belopole in the Sumy region - one person was killed and four were injured, the OVA reported. As a result of the shelling, the premises of a medical institution, multi-storey and private houses, a shopping center, and a bank were damaged.
14:37 Ukrainian citizens liable for military service will be divided into four categories based on health conditions, said Oksana Sukhorukova, director of the Department of Health of the Ministry of Defense. These will be citizens fully fit for military service; suitable for service in a higher military educational institution, in the TCC, support units, institutions, organizations, but not suitable for service in the airborne forces, marines, special forces, special forces units, floating personnel, etc.; suitable for certain specialties; suitable for specific tasks.
14:34 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense stated that it destroyed the Russian multi-purpose Ka-32 helicopter at the Moscow Ostafyevo international airfield, owned by the Russian Defense Ministry.
14:10 At today’s meeting in the Ramstein format, the allies will primarily discuss the supply of ATACMS missiles and shells to Ukraine, said Dmitry Lazutkin, spokesman for the Ministry of Defense. The meeting will also focus on arranging the supply of military aid and developing logistics algorithms.
14:06 German Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock held a secret dinner with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the restaurant of one of the five-star hotels in Berlin, writes Bild. According to sources, the meeting lasted almost three hours - the security of Europe and further assistance to Ukraine were discussed.
13:58 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said after a meeting with Xi Jinping in Beijing that Washington may introduce new sanctions against China due to Russia’s support in the war against Ukraine. He added that “if Beijing does not take action to resolve this problem, Washington will.”
13:29 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that his country will not transfer Patriot systems to Ukraine: “Greece has supported Ukraine with defense equipment in many ways. But we have stated from the very beginning that we cannot transfer weapons systems that are critical to our deterrence ability ".
12:53 Ukraine returned home the bodies of another 140 dead defenders, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported.
12:45 British intelligence states that over the past week the advance of the Russians in the Avdeevka area of the Donetsk region has accelerated, despite the losses.
12:32 The Russians fired artillery at Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk region - two people were wounded, including a nine-year-old child, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. Four five-story buildings and a gas pipeline were damaged.
12:01 The Russian Army launched a strike with two KABs on an industrial facility in the city of Sumy, the consequences of the attack are being clarified, OVA reported.
11:39 The Russians launched guided air bomb attacks on the central part of the city of Dergachi, Kharkov region - four people were injured, among them three children aged four, five and 16 years, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. As a result of the impact, a two-story house caught fire.
11:08 Estonia, in cooperation with Denmark, transferred two patrol boats to Ukraine, the country’s Ministry of Defense reported.
10:46 Pentagon Speaker Patrick Ryder said that the United States has already begun the process of moving some weapons, ammunition and equipment for Ukraine, “which will arrive in a few days, if not sooner.” However, he added that the delivery of some equipment will take longer.
10:27 Spain, which its EU and NATO partners are calling on to transfer the Patriot air defense system to Ukraine, can only supply Kiev with missiles for these systems, El País writes. The decision to transfer a small number of missiles was made after the Spanish Ministry of Defense refused to transfer to Ukraine a battery deployed since 2013 on the border of Turkey and Syria. The publication clarifies that this will be a very limited number of missiles, since the Spanish military reserve is about 50 units.
09:53 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said about the risk of escalation of the war in Ukraine: “Currently, there is still a risk of further deterioration and escalation of this crisis. The international community must strengthen cohesion, join efforts to achieve peace and take real actions to de-escalate the conflict ". The head of the Chinese Foreign Ministry once again emphasized that “China is neither a party to the conflict nor the culprit of the crisis, but it has never watched indifferently from the sidelines.”
09:22 The number of victims as a result of yesterday's missile attack on Balakleya, Kharkov region, has increased to 11, said the head of the OBA Oleg Sinegubov. The glazing of windows and the roof of the railway station building, the Kharkov-Izyum commuter train, which was 15 meters from the impact site, and the track were damaged. Two more people were injured as a result of shelling from MLRS in the village. Novoosinovo, Kupyansky district.
09:10 In the Donetsk region on April 25, five people were killed as a result of Russian shelling - three in Udachny, one each in Kurakhovka and Ocheretino. Eight more people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Vadim Filashkin.
08:59 In the Kherson region over the past 24 hours, six people were injured as a result of Russian shelling, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. A multi-storey building and six private houses were damaged, and hits were recorded at a shopping center, a kindergarten, and an agricultural enterprise.
08:34 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of April 26:
- personnel - about 463,930 (+950) people,
- tanks - 7262 (+7),
- armored combat vehicles - 13,957 (+15),
- artillery systems - 11,867 (+31),
- MLRS - 1049 (+0),
- air defense systems - 772 (+0),
- aircraft - 348 (+0),
- helicopters - 325 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 9461 (+12),
- cruise missiles - 2119 (+1),
- ships/boats - 26 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 15,984 (+35),
- special equipment - 1962 (+16).
07:58 Over the past 24 hours, 114 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In particular, the Defense Forces repelled more than 30 attacks in the Avdeevsky direction (in the Ocheretino, Umansky, Nevelsky, Keramika, Berdychi and Netaylovo districts of the Donetsk region); 26 attacks - in Bakhmutskoye (in the areas of Belogorovka settlements in the Luhansk region, as well as Verkhnekamenskoye, Novy, Nikolaevka, Vyemka, Spornoe, Ivanovskoye, Kleshcheevka in the Donetsk region); 20 attacks - in Limansky (in the areas of settlements Druzhelyubovka, Kharkov region; Makeevka, Serebryansky forestry, Lugansk region; Torskoye, Terny, Zarechnoye, Donetsk region).
In addition, the enemy tried 19 times to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops in the Novopavlovsk direction - in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Pobeda, Novomikhailovka, Vodyanoye, Donetsk region. In the Kupyansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled ten attacks in the areas of Kislovka, Berestovo in the Kharkov region and Stelmakhovka in the Lugansk region; on Orekhovsky - two attacks in the area of Staromayorsky, Donetsk region and Rabotino, Zaporozhye region; on Kherson - three attacks on the left bank of the Dnieper.
06:17 Ukraine is withdrawing American Abrams M1A1 tanks from the front line, the Associated Press reports, citing two military sources. The Ukrainian military received 31 Abrams tanks from the United States in January 2023. They were used to break through Russian defensive lines. But the battlefield has changed significantly since then, in part due to the widespread use by the Russians of reconnaissance and attack drones. This has made it more difficult for Ukraine to protect tanks. According to the agency, five of the 31 tanks have already been lost.
01:41 The United States is preparing to announce the largest military aid package in history to Ukraine under the USAI program worth $6 billion, Politico writes, citing American officials. The package could be announced as early as Friday, April 26, at a meeting in the Ramstein format. It will include Patriot systems, artillery ammunition, drones, anti-drone weapons and air-to-air missiles for fighter jets.
At the same time, the newspaper clarifies that we are not talking about the immediate supply of weapons and equipment, since the money is allocated as part of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which issues contracts to American defense firms to manufacture new equipment for Ukraine, rather than withdrawing it from current US stocks. Thus, we can talk about deliveries over several years.
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