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 Ukraine is ready for dialogue to begin a partial ceasefire with Russia, which will include a ban on long-range strikes on civilian targets. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
"Russia rejected not only the American proposal for a complete and unconditional ceasefire, which was made at the talks in Jeddah more than a month ago, but also yesterday's proposal to continue doing everything for silence after Easter... However, Ukraine maintains its proposal not to strike at least civilian infrastructure. And we expect a clear answer from Moscow. We are ready for any discussion on how to ensure this," Zelensky said.
21.58 Russian military are increasingly using donkeys to transport cargo to the front lines. Another video confirming the use of such "pack transport" has appeared on social networks.
The video was made by one of the invaders, who probably accidentally encountered a new, unusual vehicle on his way.
"The UAZs are gone, the Urals are gone, the boys are leading a donkey... A zoo," says the occupier and curses obscenely, commenting on what he saw.
20.57 Scouts from the Black Forest brigade discovered a launcher and loader for the Russian Buk-M2 medium-range anti-aircraft missile system.
"Only after identifying the targets did we transmit the coordinates to adjacent units, who skillfully hit us and gifted us with these fireworks," the statement said.
20:35 The issue of Ukraine's territorial integrity is not discussed with partners in the negotiations to end the war. This is contrary to the Constitution.
"All the negotiators attending meetings either in Saudi Arabia or France clearly say that the issue of Ukraine's territorial integrity is not discussed at all. And even the Constitution of Ukraine contains many prohibitions and restrictions, the media landscape is filled with them," he said, commenting on rumors that Washington might recognize Crimea as Russian.
20.19 Ukraine received another delivery of equipment from the IT coalition, financed by Luxembourg and Iceland. The total cost of the aid was almost 2 million euros.
This time, the partners handed over to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine:
3,288 access points of different models
500 routers
460 charging stations with solar panels
872 phones.
This is already the third delivery from the IT coalition in 2025.
19:49 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a conversation with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, during which the parties agreed on further steps to achieve an unconditional ceasefire and establish lasting peace.
"Already on Wednesday, our representatives will be working in London. Ukraine, Britain, France, the United States. We are ready to move forward in the most constructive manner possible in order to achieve an unconditional ceasefire with subsequent establishment of a real and lasting peace," the president said.
19:45 US President Donald Trump believes that there is a "very good" chance of some kind of "peace agreement" between Russia and Ukraine. The politician said this during an Easter event at the White House.
Asked about possible details of a peace deal the United States is proposing between Ukraine and Russia, Trump promised to announce full details within the next three days.
Asked about the possibility of a peace deal this week, Trump said yes.
18.56 The Space Pioneers Institute at Kyushu University, which specializes in the production and operation of satellites, will transmit geospatial images to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
17.52 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has decided to "sort out" Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's proposal not to strike civilian targets. The Russian side "always seems to be positive about any peace initiatives," he cynically assured.
17.20 In Russia, the 2nd Western District Military Court of Moscow (RF) on April 21 sentenced the driver of the 22nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Sergei Eremeyev, to 15 years in prison on charges related to the invasion of the Kursk Region. This was reported by the Russian service of the BBC, citing the Main Military Prosecutor's Office of Russia. It is noted that the first three years of the Ukrainian's sentence will be spent in prison, and the remaining term - in a maximum security penal colony.
16.35 The Security Service detained 5 pro-Russian Internet agitators operating in the Kyiv region and the Carpathian region. Among those detained is the 58-year-old former functionary of the banned Nashi party, former MP Yevgeny Murayev.
This person administered one of the groups that popularized the party on Facebook. There, he regularly spread fakes about the Defense Forces and the situation at the front, and also praised Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. The total audience of the enemy Internet resource was 27 thousand users.
15.44 Ukrainian aviation carried out a successful strike on the launch site of attack drones near the village of Tetkino in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Up to 20 Russian drone operators were eliminated.
14.33 Russia has not negotiated with anyone about the so-called "Easter truce." Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the corresponding statement at a briefing. At the same time, Moscow is going to inform Washington about the alleged "violation of the truce" by Kiev, although there was no agreement on a ceasefire.
13.21 The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) officers, in cooperation with the SBU, have completed a pre-trial investigation into officials of one of the military units in the Kyiv region and three private entrepreneurs who organized the supply of low-quality first aid kits for Ukrainian defenders. The total amount of contracts exceeded UAH 18 million. The indictments have been sent to court. The SBI reports this on its website.
12.54 Studying at universities and vocational schools is currently used to evade mobilization. The government plans to close one of the loopholes. This is evidenced by draft law No. 13193.
12:31 A 31-year-old man has been detained in the suburbs of Kharkov, who organized a "full service" to evade mobilization for 11 thousand US dollars. This was reported on April 21 by the regional prosecutor's office.
11.35 The Ministry of Defense has allocated a third of the defense budget for technological weapons. This was stated by the Director of the Department of Procurement Policy of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Gleb Kanevsky.
11.20 Russian troops are trying to protect themselves from attacks by Ukrainian drones using "anti-drone corridors." This was reported by Andriy Demchenko, a representative of the State Border Service of Ukraine, during a telethon.
10.36 The Russian army attacked residents of the village of Belozerka in the Kherson region from a drone as they walked down the street. As a result of the enemy attack, an older woman was killed and a 47-year-old man was injured. This was reported by the head of the Kherson OVA Oleksandr Prokudin on his Telegram channel.
9:56 Soldiers of the Airborne Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine together with related units in the Kursk region captured nine Russian servicemen. The video was released by the command of the Airborne Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
9:39 On the morning of April 21, Russian troops attacked Nikolaev with missiles and fired artillery at Kherson, there are wounded. This was reported by the head of the Nikolaev OVA Vitaliy Kim and the Kherson OVA.
9:14 On the morning of April 21, Russian drones attacked Cherkasy Oblast, damaging an infrastructure facility. The territory is being surveyed. This was reported by the head of the Cherkasy Regional Military Administration Igor Taburets. It is noted that air defense forces destroyed eight Russian drones over the region. There were no civilian casualties.
8:25 The Russian military continues to keep a Kalibr cruise missile carrier in the Black Sea. There is a risk of a missile strike on Ukrainian territory. This was reported by the Ukrainian Navy.
7:58 The Russians attacked the Pokrovsk direction almost 40 times and carried out 1,882 shellings of Defense Forces positions and populated areas. There were 96 combat clashes on the front. This is evidenced by the report of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
7:29 The Russian army lost 670 soldiers on the front over the past 24 hours. This was reported by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
05:33 The United States of America is tired of the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, it has been going on for too long. This statement was made by the special representative of the American President Donald Trump, Keith Kellogg, commenting on the air of Fox News on the words of the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Washington may leave the peace talks in the absence of progress. According to the representative of Trump, Rubio's statement sounded quite harsh, but that is exactly how it was. The reason is that Washington is "tired of what is happening."
05:12 Immediately after the end of the so-called "truce" declared by dictator Vladimir Putin on Easter, Russian occupation forces began shelling Sumy and Kharkiv regions with UAVs. In addition, the Russians launched reconnaissance and attack UAVs into regions in northern Ukraine.
03:28 The "Easter truce" declared by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has been called a media stunt by Russia in the Czech Republic. According to Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky, Putin announced the so-called "Easter truce" in order to create a positive image in the press.
"It's like declaring a fast between breakfast and lunch, but secretly eating sweets. We see that the attacks continue. Ukraine reports several attacks, so the ceasefire declared in this way is more of a media stunt than reality," the Czech Foreign Minister said.
01:14 Since the beginning of April 20, Russian occupation forces have violated the "Easter truce" declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin more than 2,000 times. There were 67 assaults in different directions, most of them in Pokrovskoe. This was reported by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after the report of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky on the situation on the front as of 20:00. According to the head of state, the Russian army carried out 1,355 attacks, 713 of which were from heavy weapons, and 673 were using FPV drones. At the same time, Zelensky noted that there were no strikes by long-range drones and missiles on April 20.
00:31 US President Donald Trump said he hopes Ukraine and Russia "will make a deal this week." Trump also hopes that after the war ends, Ukraine and Russia "will do big business" from the US to "make a fortune." However, he did not provide any new details about a possible truce.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding back Russian offensive in eastern and southern Ukraine.
The largest number of battles are taking place in the Pokrovsky direction. There, Russian occupiers have carried out 22 attacks in the areas of nine populated areas.
Since the beginning of the current day, 56 combat clashes have occurred on the front. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational report as of 16:00 on Monday, April 21.
Thus, in the Liman direction, the Russians carried out seven attacks in the areas of the settlements of Novoye, Novomikhaylovka, Grekovka, Mirnoye, Kolodyazy, Torskoye. Currently, one combat clash is ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy once tried to advance forward in the direction of Markovo, where they were repulsed.
In the Toretsk direction, the Russians are trying to penetrate the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defense in the areas of Toretsk, Dilievka, and Shcherbinovka. Two attacks are ongoing, five assaults have already been repelled.
In the Pokrovsky direction, Russian occupiers carried out 22 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Sukhaya Balka, Mirolyubovka, Elizavetovka, Sukhoi Yar, Kotlinoe, Uspenovka, Novoaleksandrovka, Nadeyevka, Troitskoye. The defense forces repelled nine attacks, 13 clashes are still ongoing.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, 11 assaults have been stopped. The enemy attempted to advance in the areas of Constantinople, Volnoye Pole, Privolnoye, Novosyolka and Rozliv, another clash continues.
In the Orekhov direction, our defenders are repelling an enemy attack in the Stepovoye area.
In the Dnieper direction the enemy carried out one offensive action, but had no success.
In the Kursk region, our soldiers repelled five enemy attacks, two of which are still ongoing.
Let us recall that on April 20, 96 combat clashes occurred on the front in 24 hours , the largest number of which were in the Pokrovsky direction - 39.
Over the past 24 hours, the occupation army has lost almost 700 fighters killed and wounded. The total number of Russian losses is approaching 1 million people.
[EngMilRu] In accordance with the order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, all the Groups of Forces deployed in the special military operation zone have been strictly observing the state of ceasefire from 18:00 of 19 April to 00:00 of 21 April remaining in previously taken positions.
Despite the announced Easter ceasefire, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued to conduct artillery fire and strike by unmanned aerial vehicles against the positions of Russian troops as well as civilian facilities in the border areas of Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk regions and the Republic of Crimea.
In total, there were 4,900 ceasefire violations.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have attempted to launch attacks six times including in the areas of Sukhaya Balka, Bogatyr, Pershe-Travnya, Belogorovka, and Tarasovka (Donetsk People's Republic) as well as Oleshnya (Kursk region). All those attempted attacks were repelled.
The enemy employed 90 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, eight of them outside the special military operation zone during the ceasefire. All UAVs have been shot down.
The enemy shelled for Russian positions for 1,404 times from artillery pieces, MLRS, and mortars, plus 3,316 strikes by quadrocopters.
In the border areas of Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod regions, 19 fire attacks, 49 strikes by FPV drones, and 16 ammunition drops from copter-type unmanned aerial vehicles (25 strongholds of the Russian Armed Forces and 51 settlements) had been carried out from 18:00 of 19 April till 00:00 of 21 April .
In general, during the daytime, the density of fire and operations by the enemy was significantly reduced along the front line.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have continued the special military operation when the ceasefire was over.
In Belgorod direction, the Sever Group of Forces have inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of a territorial defence brigade near Khmelevka (Sumy region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 20 troops and an artillery gun.
The Zapad Group of Forces engaged a mechanised brigade of the AFU near Kupyansk (Kharkov region).
The enemy lost up to 30 troops.
The Yug Group of Forces delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades of the AFU, a territorial defence brigade, and a national guard brigade close to Shcherbinovka, Yablonovka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 45 troops, a Kazak armoured fighting vehicle, and two field artillery guns.
The Tsentr Group of Forces hit a mechanised brigade, an unmanned aerial vehicle, an assault regiment of the AFU, and a naval infantry brigade near Krasnoarmeysk, Novopavlovka, and Alekseyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU lost up to 80 troops, a Kazak armoured fighting vehicle, and a pickup truck.
The Vostok Group of Forces delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of a naval infantry brigade near Bogatyr (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were more than 25 servicemen, an armoured personnel carrier, and a motor vehicle.
The Dnepr Group of Forces damaged units of a mechanised brigade of the AFU and a territorial defence brigade near Novodanilovka (Zaporozhye region) and Ponyatovka (Kherson region).
Up to 10 troops, an electronic warfare station, and a U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire radar have been eliminated.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, strike drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the infrastructure of a military airfield, ammunition and unmanned aerial vehicles depots as well as temporary deployment areas of the Ukrainian armed forces in 74 areas.
Air defence systems have shot down 104 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the AFU lost 661 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 52,935 unmanned aerial vehicles, 604 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,970 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,544 MLRS combat vehicles, 23,916 field artillery guns and mortars, 34,389 units of support military vehicles.
In the past 24 hours, the Russian troops in Kursk region have continued to observe the ceasefire regime announced at 18:00 of 19 April by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces and have stayed on their positions.
From 00:00 of 21 April, the Sever Group of Forces have continue fighting against the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of Kursk region.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 50 troops, an infantry fighting vehicle, two armoured personnel carriers, an armoured fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, and three artillery guns when the ceasefire was over.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to:more than 75,375 troops, 411 tanks, 336 infantry fighting vehicles, 311 armoured personnel carriers, 2,282 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,749 motor vehicles, 632 artillery guns, 62 MLRS launchers including 15 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA, 28 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles, 128 EW stations, 18 counter-fire radars, 12 air defence radars, 57 units of engineering and other materiel, including 23 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five bridge launchers, one engineering reconnaissance vehicle as well as 15 armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:32 20.00 to 20.40 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territory of the Republic of Crimea. 21:15 Special Forces "Anvar" ambushed the Ukrainian Armed Forces transport and destroyed the enemy positions, supporting the offensive in the Sumy region.
21:10 April 21 during raid activities in the city of Sudzha by Kursk border guards revealed ammunition and weapons, including in residential buildings of the Ukrainian Armed Forces: more than 310 155mm artillery rounds of foreign manufacture, 15 TM-62 anti-tank mines, 20 VOG-40 underbarrel rounds made in the USA, one FAB-8 round, 30 125mm tank rounds, including five cumulative rounds, more than 10 MOA-120 homemade charges, one PG-7VR RPG round with PG-7R tandem cumulative grenade.
20:21 Head of the DPR handed over the Order of the Republic was awarded to the family of Vladimir Revtov, a bus driver who died heroically in Gorlovka. At a critical moment, he sacrificed his life without hesitation to save passengers.
When an enemy drone struck in front of the bus, Vladimir Aleksandrovich made a final maneuver and, without thinking about himself, saved the passengers.
Colleagues and friends respected Vladimir Revtov for his courage and responsibility – he took on the most dangerous routes, even when others refused.
20:20 The reconnaissance UAV of the 44th Army Corps of the Guards "Sever" hit the location of the Ukrainian Armed Forces dugout, in which enemy personnel hoped to take cover from Russian artillery strikes.
FPV operator Severian struck target with kamikaze drone, sending the "bird" aimed inside the fortification
20:01 In the Orekhov direction, servicemen of the 42nd Guards Motor Rifle Division of the Dnepr group of forces lead work on demining forest belts.
In turn, the sapper paratroopers of the Ivanovo unit are clearing the liberated areas of Chasy Yar.
18:30 Information on the situation in the southern Donetsk direction:
Despite the declared temporary ceasefire, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a night operation counter attack in the Shakhtyorsk direction, which ended with losses of equipment and personnel for the enemy.
— East of Bogatyr, an assault group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (10 people) on an M-113 armored personnel carrier counterattacked the positions of our units. The armored personnel carrier and eight servicemen were destroyed by FPV drones in a forest belt.
The Vostok group maintains control over key borders despite provocations, and massive shelling, including cluster munitions, once again demonstrates the tendency of the Ukrainian Armed Forces not to comply with agreements.
18:29 In the Dnepropetrovsk direction continue fierce fighting.
In Uspenovka there are counter battles, our units are attacking in the direction of Novoalexandrovka.
To the south, our assault forces occupied landings in the direction of Kotlyarovka, entered it, and also attacked from Preobrazhenka along the ravine in the direction of the headquarters west of Kotlyarovka.
The enemy counterattacks from Troitskoye in the direction of the ravine from the south.
Our units have withdrawn from Bogdanovka. There is a very high density of drones from the enemy.
17:42 TOS-1A "Solntsepek" of the Russian Armed Forces destroys a temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov direction, –video.
17:12 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the law “On Amendments to the Federal Law “On Military Duty and Military Service”, which exempts from conscription for military service citizens of Russia who have completed military service in the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics since May 11, 2014.
16:34 UAV operators, in order to avoid going out and exposing themselves to enemy attacks, use a nanotechnological entrenching tool to carry (carry) their drones into the dugout.
Enemy built up in the direction of the number of its calculations, constantly strikes with FPV drones.
16:00 Investigators from the Russian Investigative Committee will investigate crime of Ukrainian servicemen against civilians of the DPR
According to information from executive authorities, a civilian resident of Gorlovka was wounded as a result of an attack by a UAV of the armed forces of Ukraine.
15:08 Sappers of the "East" group of troops discovered anti-tank mine TM-62 and defused it by detonating it on the spot.
14:41 Around 12.50 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region.
13:52 RF Armed Forces destroyed the Ukrainian Armed Forces by carrying out a guided missile attack in the area of the settlement of Kirovsk in the Krasno-Limansky direction.
13:43 In the Oboyansky district of the Kursk region, marines of the 810th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade of the North group of forces restored monument to the participants of the Great Patriotic War. The monument was erected in honor of the 40th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, which took part in the battles against the Nazi invaders
12:46 Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of repelling the attempted invasion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces into the territory of the Russian Federation in the Kursk region as of April 21, 2025
Over the past 24 hours, units of Russian troops in the Kursk regioncontinuedcompliance with the ceasefire regime declared at 18:00 on April 19 by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, and remained at previously occupied lines and positions.
From 00:00 on April 21, units of the North group of forces continued to destroy Ukrainian Armed Forces formations on the territory of the Kursk region.
The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces after the end of the ceasefire amounted to up to 50 servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, two armored personnel carriers, an armored combat vehicle, two cars, and three artillery pieces.
12:11 As a result of aerial reconnaissance in the Khar'kov region, a stronghold of Ukrainian fascists was uncovered. Artillerymen of the Guards Forces "North" covered the forest plantation with dense fire.
11:40 In the period from 09.10 to 09.30 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
– One UAV – over the territory of the Kursk region;
– One UAV – over the territory of the Belgorod region.
11:15 In the Zaporizhzhya direction, the situation during the ceasefire was not always calm, the enemy targeted continued use barrel artillery, FPV drones and in some places a tank worked.
On 21.04.2025, from dawn, the enemy launched massive strikes on the positions of the Russian Armed Forces, FPV drones filled the sky, and at the moment they continue to strike our positions. Artillery using cluster munitions continues to operate.
10:30 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation as of April 21, 2025
In accordance with the order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, all troop groups in the special military operation zone from 18:00 on April 19 to 00:00 on April 21 strictly observed the ceasefire and remained at previously occupied lines and positions.
Despite the announcement of the Easter truce, Ukrainian armed forces continued to fire artillery and strike with drones at the positions of our troops, as well as at civilian targets in the border areas of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk regions and the Republic of Crimea of the Russian Federation.
A total of 4,900 ceasefire violations were recorded.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted six attacks, including in the areas of the settlements of Sukhaya Balka, Bogatyr, Pershe-Travnya, Belogorovka and Tarasovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, as well as in the Oleshnya area of the Kursk region, which were repelled.
During the ceasefire, the enemy used 90 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles, eight of which were outside the SVO zone. All unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed.
1,404 artillery attacks, multiple launch rocket systems and mortars were carried out, and 3,316 strikes were carried out using quadcopters on the positions of our troops.
In the border areas of the Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod regions, from 18:00 on April 19 to 00:00 on April 21, 19 shelling attacks, 49 FPV drone strikes and 16 drops of ammunition from unmanned aerial vehicles of the copter type were carried out (on 25 strongholds of units of the Russian Armed Forces and 51 populated areas).
With the end of the ceasefire, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued to conduct a special military operation.
The units of the North, West, South, Center, East and Dnepr groups of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the territorial defense brigade, formations of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, brigades of the National Guard, the brigade of unmanned systems, the assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the marine brigade.
The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces after the end of the ceasefire amounted to 210 servicemen, 2 field artillery guns, 2 combat armored vehicles, one car, one pickup truck, one artillery gun, one radar station, one electronic and counter-battery warfare station, and one armored personnel carrier.
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups damaged the infrastructure of a military airfield, ammunition depots and unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations in 74 districts.
Air defense systems destroyed 104 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
09:50 During an air patrol of the Khar'kov region, the operator of the UAV 44th Army Corps GV "Sever" discovered location of the dugout with Ukrainian military personnel.
09:40 Footage released destruction 120mm mortar of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by the FPV drone of the Russian Armed Forces in the Krasno-Limansky direction.
07:32 Changes to map over the past 24 hours:
➡️- Novomikhaylovka was liberated
- adjustment of the control zone in Dzerzhinsk in our favor
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Russia does not plan to get involved in a naval arms race, but it bears in mind that its fleet is one of the strongest in the world and can provide an adequate response to any threats. This was stated on April 21 by the Russian Presidential Aide, Head of the Naval Collegium Nikolai Patrushev.
"We have no plans to get involved in a naval arms race. Our country already has and continues to develop a powerful, modern and balanced Navy, which is capable of providing an adequate response to any challenges and threats to security," Kommersant newspaper reports Patrushev as saying.
He noted that the collective West has already stopped hiding its intentions to create a naval blockade. These measures will be met with adequate and proportionate resistance from the Russian Federation. If diplomatic or legal instruments do not lead to results, the Russian Navy will be ready to ensure the safety of Russian shipping, Patrushev concluded.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, from April 6 to 10, the Russian Navy held the Friendship Bridge 2025 exercises with the participation of the Egyptian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea. The sailors worked out elements of ship defense against high-speed naval craft and air defense training to repel an attack by a simulated enemy aircraft.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the experience of the special military operation should be taken into account in training sailors and developing the tactics of the Navy. The head of state also noted that it is necessary to develop the production of Russian ship-based unmanned aircraft systems and marine robotic systems.
According to Putin, 49 military ships have been built in Russia over the past five years. At the same time, 8.4 trillion rubles have been allocated for the development of the Russian Navy in the next decade, the head of state concluded.
Text taken from the Telegram channel of lost_armour
See the charts at the link. Red is for Russia and Blue is for Ukraine. It falls in line with my contention that Russian irretrievable losses from the war are at least an order of magnitude lower than Ukraine and its western procurers claim.
[ColonelCassad] In connection with the intensified topic of another exchange of bodies, the group for calculating the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the LOSTARMOUR project offers an overview of this issue for the entire period of the SVO.
We know that at least 61 exchanges were made in total, the earliest on 05/07/2022, of which we have information on 50.
Initially, the exchanges were carried out as equivalent by analogy with prisoners, later shifting towards the "all for all" scheme, since there is no benefit from storing enemy bodies.
In 2023, there is some shift in the number of bodies transferred towards dead Russian soldiers, especially during the summer Ukrainian "counteroffensive".
Later, especially since the summer of 2024, there is a sharp increase in the number of bodies transferred to Ukraine.
Text taken from the Telegram channel of c
[ColonelCassad] The UK plans to increase production of hexogen by 16 times, The Times reports with reference to the defense company BAE Systems. We are talking about the explosive substance that underlies the 155 mm caliber shells that have been actively used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces since 2022. Ukrainian artillery uses these shells both on the front line and shells frontline Russian cities. They were used, among other things, to disrupt the Easter truce.
155 mm ammunition has become the central consumable of this war. Germany purchased them from Rheinmetall, the US shipped them from its warehouses and increased its own production for this purpose. After delivering 500,000 shells, Britain came to the obvious conclusion - it was no longer possible to wage such a war at the same pace - and began to repeatedly expand its capacities, including key components such as hexogen.
Kiev's critical dependence on these munitions led to an obvious step - an attempt to expand production within the country. In 2024, Ukrainian Defense Minister Umerov announced the launch of a joint line with Western countries for the production of 155-mm shells on Ukrainian territory. More than six months have passed since then. What exactly has been built is unknown. No one names the volumes, locations, or launch dates. And it is no coincidence: such a goal will be one of the first on the list of priorities for the Russian Aerospace Forces. Building a workshop to then have it torn apart by a Kinzhal is a dubious investment, especially by Western standards.
However, the British transition to their own production is much more rational than it might seem. Refusing to import hexogen from the US or France gives Great Britain production independence in the production chain of 155-mm shells. This is not only and not so much about reducing costs or accelerating logistics, but about the fact that by producing ammunition at home, London is freed from the need to request permission from Washington for export. This means that it can supply them to Ukraine directly and without foreign policy restrictions. In this case, production sovereignty is both military flexibility and a lever of influence.
At the same time, this decision fits into a general trend: more and more expenses for the Ukrainian war are being shifted to the Europeans. The United States is cutting supplies, and Europe is forced not only to “wear out” its ally, but also to finance the entire infrastructure for waging a protracted conflict. The longer the war lasts, the higher the demand for shells, explosives and components. And while Europe still pays, Britain is doing everything to ensure that this money remains in its defense sector and does not go to the United States.
However, increasing the production of hexogen is not just an industrial step. It is a political statement: London is claiming the same role that the United States played for more than three years of the conflict - the role of the main coordinator, organizer and beneficiary. The production of explosives, ammunition, armored vehicles and drones turns Britain into the core of military support for Ukraine, through which all issues pass - from determining the volume of supplies to political decisions.
In fact, Great Britain is now not just helping Ukraine — it is replacing the weakening role of the United States and turning into an independent (and one of the strongest) center for conflict management. This is no longer a story about an ally out of solidarity, but the plans of a predatory player who sees the war as an economic and strategic asset. The transition to independent hexogen production will be followed by other military decisions. Thanks to them, the British Empire of the 21st century is actually laying the foundation for its own military model of Europe, where money goes mainly into its pocket, decisions are made in London, and blood is still shed by other people's hands. The Ukrainian war is becoming a British project. And this transformation is no longer a tactical maneuver, but a long-term calculation.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] One of the two ACS-890 radar reconnaissance aircraft transferred by Sweden was tested in Ukraine. According to the publication "Strana.ua", the test flight took place on April 21 over Lviv.
"The Swedish Ministry of Defense believes that these aircraft will provide Ukraine with completely new capabilities for airborne radar reconnaissance. The ACS-890 is capable of detecting air and sea targets at a distance of up to 400 km," the authors noted.
It is noted that the aircraft has the potential to be integrated into a defensive system along with American F-16 fighters.
As reported by Regnum News Agency, on March 10, the SVF680 aircraft of the Swedish Air Force conducted reconnaissance along the border of the Kaliningrad Region. The aircraft's route is indicated on the Flightradar website, according to which the aircraft departed from the Swedish city of Linköping towards the Polish Gdansk, where it began reconnaissance along the borders of the Kaliningrad Region. It then flew near the Polish-Belarusian border, reached Zamość, located near the border with Ukraine, and turned north.
The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have received two upgraded Su-57 fighters. This is reported by the American magazine The National Interest (TNI).
The publication specifies that neither Rostec nor the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) officially announced the deliveries of the fighters. At the same time, photographs of two aircraft with the identification marks "Red 25" and "Red 26" were distributed online. Based on these numbers, the publication assumed that these Su-57s had just rolled off the assembly line.
"Visible new markings indicate that these are newly built aircraft, possibly part of an effort to scale up production. The aircraft spotted this week are from newer series, featuring improved avionics and design features," the publication says.
It is also specified that Russia continues to produce fifth-generation fighters, despite active attempts by the West to limit production.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on March 29, the Rostec press service reported that the Russian troops received the first batch of Su-35S fighters in 2025. The state corporation also reported that the fighters had passed a full cycle of factory tests, were accepted by the technical staff and tested in various operating modes by Defense Ministry pilots.
At the end of December 2024, UAC also manufactured and transferred new batches of Su-57 fighters and Su-34 frontline bombers to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Rostec CEO Sergei Chemezov previously noted that the state corporation's aircraft manufacturing enterprises are rhythmically supplying the Russian army with aircraft equipment, and the Su-57 and Su-34 aircraft transferred to the troops will soon take their place in service.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
