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2024-05-04 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: May 3, 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] 22:16 Russia has changed the tactics of using drones, said Air Force Command spokesman Ilya Yevlash: “We see that the tactics have changed somewhat. They have recently not used at all or have significantly reduced the number of attack drones of the Shahed type, as was the case, for example, two three weeks ago. The enemy has now activated reconnaissance drones to correct their missile attacks."
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21:55 Deputy head of military intelligence of Ukraine Vadim Skibitsky, in an interview with The Economist, voiced several fresh forecasts for the course of hostilities. According to him, the situation at the front is the most difficult for Ukraine since the beginning of the war, and it could get worse. Read more in the material New intelligence forecasts.
21:48 Borrell said that without Western help, the war in Ukraine will end in two weeks: “The existence of Ukraine depends on us. I know how to end the war in Ukraine. This can be done in a couple of weeks - just stop supplies. Do we want, I don’t want the war to end like this, and I hope that many in Europe don’t want it either.”
21:31 The New York Times writes that Ukraine already received a shipment of anti-tank missiles, shells and 155-mm artillery shells from the United States on April 28. The second batch of these American weapons arrived on April 29, and the next day a new batch of interceptor missiles for Patriot systems arrived in Poland from Spain, which, according to a Spanish official, “will soon be on the Ukrainian front.”
At the same time, according to the publication, the bulk of the weapons from the large aid packages announced by the United States, Great Britain and Germany will arrive in Ukraine in a few months. One reason is logistics, since combat vehicles, boats, modern guns, launchers and air defense systems often have to be transported by sea and by train under heavy security due to their size.
21:03 From Saturday, May 4, a new law on ensuring the rights of the military to social protection comes into force. Among other things, the document provides for the abolition of the “limitedly fit” status for men liable for military service. That is, now in Ukraine there will be only two concepts - “suitable” or “unsuitable”. And citizens of limited fitness must undergo a second medical examination. Details are in the material Everything on VLK.
20:49 Washington is seeking to help Kiev defend itself from Russian invasion, while at the same time the White House does not allow the transferred weapons to be used for strikes against Russia, said US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink.
20:38 Zelensky believes that an exchange of prisoners “all for all” is possible not only after the end of the war, but also within the framework of the Peace Summit. According to him, Ukraine will work on this issue as a priority. In total, the president named three main issues that will be discussed at the summit in Switzerland on June 15-16: energy and nuclear security; issues of free navigation and unblocking of the Black and Azov Seas; an exchange of prisoners “all for all” and the return of children deported to Russia.
“If these first tracks are positively supported, then states will be established that will have to bring these issues to a positive result,” Zelensky added.
20:14 During the day, the Russians attacked the Nikopol district of the Dnepropetrovsk region 11 times with kamikaze drones and artillery, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. One person was injured, 13 private houses, a medical facility, and power lines were damaged.
20:00 British Foreign Secretary David Cameron not only managed to visit Kiev and plant a tree in Lviv, but also promised $3.74 billion in annual military assistance to Ukraine “as much as needed.” His other statement became much more resonant: London does not object to the use of British weapons to strike Russia. For more details, see Cameron scared the Kremlin.
19:33 Enterprises that produce drones will be able to receive a grant from the state in the amount of 80% of the cost of the submitted project. This decision was approved by the government today, the Ministry of Economy reported. Drone manufacturers will be able to use grant funds for the purchase, delivery, and installation of equipment, and their own funds within the cost of the project, including for replenishing working capital. Under the terms of the grant program, the recipient must create a certain number of jobs.
18:50 During April, the Russians used chemical munitions against the Defense Forces 444 times, which is 71 cases more than in the previous period, the General Staff reported. In total, from February 2023 to April 2024, 1,891 cases of Russian troops using ammunition filled with hazardous chemicals were recorded.
18:47 The Russians launched a missile attack on the Kropyvnytskyi district of the Kirovograd region - infrastructure facilities and private houses were damaged, one person was wounded, said the head of the OVA Andrei Raikovich.
18:44 The NBU prohibited banks and non-bank financial institutions from issuing loans to individuals secured by dual-use goods - that is, goods that can be used for military purposes.
18:41 British Foreign Minister David Cameron opposed Macron’s idea to send Western troops to Ukraine: “Sending NATO troops to Ukraine would be a dangerous escalation, this is not necessary.”
18:38 The promised Patriot air defense systems will arrive in Ukraine no earlier than the end of June, writes The New York Times. The publication notes that their delivery may coincide with the arrival of F-16 fighters.
18:35 Ukraine is facing a new stage of the war with Russia, Zelensky said: “Today is already the 800th day of the war. This is an extremely difficult and tough path that our state had to go through, and the path that still remains to be passed in order to end the war on fair grounds. conditions, on Ukraine’s terms. Now we are facing a new stage of the war. The occupier is preparing to try to expand offensive actions.”
18:13 German weapons manufacturer Hensoldt announced that by the end of this year it will transfer six TRML-4D radar systems to Ukraine, which will strengthen air defense.
17:58 Ukrainian intelligence confirmed that the so-called Russian counter-offensive, which many media have already written about, will begin at the end of May or beginning of June. Now the Russian army operates as a “single body” with a clear plan and under a single command. The place where the Russians want to attack is the Kharkov and, possibly, Sumy regions. The military says that the Russian Federation is accumulating resources and people near the border with Ukraine, but they are not sure of a large-scale offensive by the enemy. More details - in the material the Russian Federation plans to capture Kharkov and Sumy.
17:47 The Latvian army has begun digging anti-tank ditches on the border with Russia, LSM reports. The first defensive line is being created at a distance of about a kilometer from the border with the Russian Federation, not far from the border point of Terekhovo in the Ludensky region. The anti-mobility plan is the creation of a chain of artificial and the use of natural obstacles - rivers, swamps, forests. Minefields will be created in the event of hostilities. So far we are talking about obstacles without the use of explosives.
17:21 The G7 countries have stopped discussing the confiscation of Russian assets, and are instead considering the option of returning them to Russia in exchange for abandoning the occupied Ukrainian territories, writes the Financial Times. According to the publication's sources, at a meeting of G7 finance ministers, the United States insisted on confiscating Russian assets, while the Europeans opposed it. “Europeans want to stay away from anything that could affect the assets themselves, for fear of retaliation - both from Russia itself and from other countries around the world,” the FT interlocutors said.
16:50 The number of Russian troops in Ukraine has increased significantly, said the commander of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Alexander Pavlyuk, in an interview with The Times. According to him, there are now from 510 to 513 thousand Russian military personnel in the occupied territories of Ukraine. "We believe that the Russians want to mobilize another 100,000 troops and that they will use them to strengthen their forces already in Ukraine in June and July," he added.
16:26 In Ukraine, as a result of Russian aggression, more than 250 thousand residential buildings, as well as up to 4,000 schools, more than a thousand hospitals and many other facilities were destroyed and damaged. The total needs for the reconstruction of Ukraine have reached $486 billion, Shmygal said.
15:51 British intelligence reports that an attack by Ukrainian drones on the Kushchevsk airfield in the Krasnodar Territory on the night of April 27 forced the Russians to remove 40 aircraft from there. They have been dispersed to other airports further away from the front line - meaning that the duration of the aircraft's sorties will have to be increased, which will require more fuel and increase costs and workload for crews, analysts predict.
15:17 The Russians hit the Kholodnogorsky district of Kharkov with KABs, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. At least two private houses were destroyed as a result of the strikes. Currently, one death and two injuries are known.
15:12 In the town of Chasov Yar, Donetsk region, a local resident was killed and two more were injured as a result of an FPV drone attack on the street, the prosecutor’s office reported. Another person was injured as a result of artillery shelling. Netaylovo.
14:59 Moscow warns Washington, London and Brussels that any “aggressive actions” against Crimea are “doomed to failure” and will be followed by a “retaliation strike,” said Russian Foreign Ministry Speaker Maria Zakharova.
14:26 On Saturday, May 4, the order of the Ministry of Defense on changes to the regulations on the military medical commission (MMC) in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which determines suitability for military service in the presence of certain diagnoses, will come into force. The Ministry of Defense has named the diseases that will be mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
13:54 Zelensky said that today is devoted to the situation in the Khmelnytsky region - security issues, defense of the region and everything related to the region’s contribution to the defense of the entire state. There were detailed reports on air defense and electronic warfare at key facilities; they also discussed the safety of the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant, the energy potential in the region and the restoration of facilities damaged by Russian strikes.
13:48 The Russians hit Chuguev in the Kharkov region - civilian infrastructure was damaged, there was no information about casualties, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.
13:25 Zelensky said that he was on a visit to Khmelnitsky, visited military personnel who were being treated after injuries, and presented awards.
13:02 Peskov called Macron’s words about the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine, as well as British Foreign Minister David Cameron’s statements about the possibility of strikes against Russia with British weapons, “dangerous”. The Kremlin speaker said that in the West, “in general, there is a verbal escalation,” and this could “threaten European security.”
12:51 The Ukrainian Armed Forces received the first supply of equipment within the IT coalition worth 900 thousand euros, the Ministry of Defense reported. We are talking about laptops, monitors and other communications equipment, which will be delivered to the units in the near future. This should improve communications and mission planning capabilities at the tactical level, the MoD added.
12:28 British Foreign Minister David Cameron, during his visit to Kiev, began negotiations with Ukraine regarding a 100-year partnership, the British embassy reported. The diplomatic mission clarified that this is a completely new agreement on deepening relations between the two countries: “from trade, security and defense to science and technology, education, culture and much more.”
12:06 Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipaovsky said that his country supports Ukrainian refugees, but will not support those who are trying to avoid mobilization. According to the Czech Ministry of Internal Affairs, more than 94.5 thousand men aged 18 to 65 years received temporary protection in the country.
12:00 The United States has significantly increased the production of long-range ATACMS missiles, Politico writes. The publication's sources note that the Pentagon is no longer worried about depleting its reserves by sending these missiles to Ukraine, since production already covers US needs. The army calls the flow of missiles into depots a “surge” that will last until the end of 2024. Production lines churn out dozens of rockets every few months.
11:53 In Pavlovsk, Leningrad region, local residents heard a loud explosion from an abandoned thermal power plant. The public writes that it was a drone. The local administration reports that when examining the scene of the incident at the base of the 60-meter-high thermal power plant pipe, damage was recorded over an area of about 5 square meters. m.
The governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, also announced several drone attacks - as a result of one of them, a fire started at a gas filling station, which is still being extinguished.
11:08 Italy plans to send the SAMP/T air defense system to Ukraine, writes La Repubblica. According to the publication, the Italian government intends to approve the ninth package of military assistance to Ukraine before the G7 summit, which begins on June 13. The new aid package will also include artillery.
10:57 The Ministry of Defense stated that the construction of defensive fortifications is nearing completion in five directions at once: these are Sumy, Zaporozhye, Donetsk, Kherson and Kharkov regions.
10:50 Russian troops shelled the center of the city of Kurakhovo, Donetsk region, with high-explosive ammunition - at least two people were killed and two were wounded, said the head of the city military administration, Roman Padun. High-rise buildings were damaged. The night before, the enemy attacked the southern outskirts of the city - electrical networks were damaged, Kurakhovo was partially de-energized.
10:44 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that Putin may punish Shoigu for failing to meet the Kremlin’s military goals. Experts drew this conclusion from a meeting between the President of the Russian Federation and the Governor of the Tula Region, Alexei Dyumin, associated with PMC Wagner. According to analysts, this may indicate Putin's desire to reduce Shoigu's power and balance him with his competitors. ISW recalls that Dyumin repeatedly took the side of the head of the Wagner PMC, Evgeniy Prigozhin, in his conflicts with the Russian Ministry of Defense.
10:18 Washington does not see China’s readiness to support the Ukrainian peace formula and take part in the Peace Summit in Switzerland, White House adviser John Kirby said: “We would welcome the participation of China or any other country that would like to join and that takes into account and respects the plan from President Zelensky’s ten points. But I would be wrong if I said that we really see China moving in this direction.”
09:53 The commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Alexander Pavlyuk, confirmed in an interview with The Times that Russia indeed has a plan to capture Kharkov and Sumy. At the same time, according to him, it is unknown whether she will be able to implement this. Pavlyuk also said that in 2024 the Russian Federation wants to completely occupy the Zaporozhye, Donetsk and Lugansk regions.
09:15 Zelensky said that the day before in Kiev he met with British Foreign Minister David Cameron. “I informed about the situation at the front. It is important that the weapons provided for in the support package from Great Britain, which was announced last week, arrive as soon as possible. First of all, armored vehicles, ammunition and missiles of various types,” the president said.
08:47 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 3:
- personnel - about 472,140 (+1270) people,
- tanks - 7354 (+22),
- armored combat vehicles - 14,129 (+33),
- artillery systems - 12 102 (+58),
- MLRS - 1053 (+0),
- air defense systems - 786 (+2),
- aircraft - 348 (+0),
- helicopters - 325 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 9580 (+19),
- cruise missiles - 2126 (+0),
- ships/boats - 26 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 16,266 (+42),
- special equipment - 1993 (+5).
08:29 Over the past 24 hours, 134 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In particular, 50 attacks were repelled in the Avdeevsky direction - in the areas of the settlements of Arkhangelskoye, Sokol, Semenovka, Novoaleksandrovka, Novopokrovskoye, Umanskoye, Kalinovo, Yasnobrodovka, Netailovo and Pervomaiskoye, Donetsk region. Another 22 attacks were repelled in the Bakhmut direction - in the Belogorivka districts of the Luhansk region, as well as Verkhnekamensky, Razdolovka, Vyemka, Sporny, Novy, Kleshcheevka and Ivanovsky in the Donetsk region.
In the Kupyansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled 12 attacks in the areas of Novoegorovka, Sinkovka, Petropavlovka, Kislovka, Berestovo in the Kharkov region, as well as Stelmakhovka in the Lugansk region; on Limansky - 15 attacks in the areas of Grekovka, Nevsky and Serebryansky forestry in the Lugansk region and Ternov, Yampolevka, Torsky in the Donetsk region; on Novopavlovsky - 16 attacks in the areas of Konstantinovka, Krasnohorivka and Urozhainy, Donetsk region; on Orekhovsky - two attacks in the districts of Staromayorsky, Donetsk region and Rabotino, Zaporozhye region; on Kherson - eight attacks on the left bank of the Dnieper.
07:48 On the evening of May 2, the enemy launched a missile attack on the Krivoy Rog district of the Dnepropetrovsk region. A fire started, which rescuers put out. No people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Lysak.
07:36 On May 2, the Russians attacked the Nikolaev region with an X-59 missile, as a result of which an industrial infrastructure facility was damaged. No people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Vitaly Kim.
00:50 British Foreign Minister David Cameron promised about $3.74 billion in annual military assistance to Ukraine “for as long as needed.” At the same time, he added that London does not object to the use of weapons on Russian territory. During his visit to Kyiv, Cameron told Reuters that some of the military equipment from the largest new aid package "will actually arrive in Ukraine today, while I'm here."
Cameron said Ukraine has the right to use weapons provided by London to strike targets inside Russia: "Ukraine has the right to do so. Just as Russia strikes inside Ukraine, you can well understand why Ukraine would feel the need to make sure that she is protecting herself."
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