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2025-04-13 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: April 12, 2025
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] 22.58 Ukraine should think about scaling up its troops during a military threat. In particular, in order to be strong and ready for the future, everyone will have to serve – both men and women. This was stated by the Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Pavlo Palisa.

22.26 There are many applications for service under the Contract 18-24 program, but not all of them sign the agreements. The reason for this is currently being investigated. This was stated by Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Pavel Palisa.

21.59 The F-16 fighter jet flown by 26-year-old pilot Pavel Ivanov appears to have been shot down by a Russian missile on Saturday, April 12, BBC Ukraine reports, citing a government source.

21:25 Future German Chancellor Friedrich Merz supports the prospect of Ukraine joining the EU and NATO, but believes that this is only possible after the end of the war.

20.27 An airfield caught fire in the Russian city of Saratov. A column of black smoke was recorded in the area. This was reported by Russian Telegram channels, which also published a video of the fire.

19:58 US President Donald Trump has extended the sanctions that Biden imposed against Russia from 2021. This is evidenced by a document in the US Federal Register.

18.59 President Volodymyr Zelensky posthumously awarded the title Hero of Ukraine to pilot Pavel Ivanov, who died in battle. This is stated in a decree on the website of the head of state.

16.57 Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo has proposed creating a fund using frozen assets of the Russian Central Bank. In his opinion, this would finance large-scale European defense projects and military aid to Ukraine.

15:28 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky commented on his Telegram channel on the death of a Ukrainian F-16 pilot in combat.

14:36 ​​On Saturday, 26-year-old pilot Pavel Ivanov died while performing a combat mission in an F-16 fighter jet. This was reported by the Ukrainian Air Force.

13.19 Russia is actively recruiting Chinese citizens to fight in Ukraine on social networks, while the Chinese authorities are ignoring this. Details were reported by the German publication Bild .

12:00 The losses of Russian troops on the front in Ukraine since the beginning of 2025 amount to more than 140 thousand people. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrsky.

11:25 A Kyiv resident and a resident of the Vinnytsia region tried to swim across the Dniester River and get to Moldova on inflatable tubes, using one paddle between them. This was reported by the State Border Service of Ukraine.

10.48 As a result of the Russian attack on Kharkov and the village of Slatino in its suburbs, four people were injured. This was reported by the Kharkov Regional Prosecutor's Office.

9.24 On Saturday night, Russian invaders launched 88 Shahed-type attack UAVs and drone imitators at Ukraine. Most of the targets were intercepted by air defense, the Ukrainian Air Force reported .

9.05 As a result of the attack of the Russian attack drone in Sumy, warehouses and cars of one of the enterprises were damaged. This was reported by the Sumy OVA.

8.47 Over the past 24 hours, 149 combat clashes occurred on the front in 12 directions. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the morning report.

7.48 Over the past 24 hours, the losses of the Russian occupation army on the front in Ukraine amounted to 1,240 people killed and wounded. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the morning report. The Russian invaders lost more than 300 units of military equipment, including 60 tanks and armored vehicles and about 50 artillery systems.

7.29 Three people were injured as a result of the attack of Russian drones on Kiev. The liquidation of two fires continues. This was reported by the capital's mayor Vitali Klitschko and the State Emergency Service.

02.38 Russians have found weak spots in the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defense, which allowed them to advance in the Donetsk region, first occupying Panteleimonovka and then Alexandropol. This was reported by the Ukrainian information resource DeepState, which recently updated its interactive maps. According to DeepState, the Russians also advanced in the Arkhangelskoye area, and according to preliminary information, the settlement of Kalinovo also found itself under complete enemy occupation.

01:36 President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the allocation of an additional 540 million hryvnias
…about US$13.06 million…
for Ukrainian defense. The allocated money will be used to finance electronic warfare systems. Zelensky also said that a decision has already been made on additional funding for frontline and border communities with Russia, as well as those constantly under attack. According to the president, up to 10 million will be allocated for each such community, depending on the number of people in it.

00.15 Defense Minister Rustem Umerov proposes holding meetings of all Ramstein weapons coalitions in Ukraine. As Umerov explained, this will allow for the involvement of representatives of the Security and Defense Forces, as well as the defense industry, in the discussion.

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