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Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:25 Putin said at a meeting with Lukashenko that Russia is ready for negotiations on Ukraine. At the same time, he criticized the format of the future conference in Switzerland: “The idea is being promoted to hold some kind of conference in Switzerland. We are not invited there. Moreover, they believe that we have nothing to do there. At the same time, they say that it is impossible to solve anything without us , and since we are not going there, this is already some kind of panopticon. They say that we refuse negotiations. They don’t invite us, but they say that we refuse. Once again I want to emphasize what we are for. But not in the format of imposing any "these are schemes that have nothing to do with reality."
21:34 The United States has allocated $138 million for the modernization of Ukrainian air defense systems, said the American Ambassador in Kiev Bridget Brink: “Today we signed an agreement to provide Ukraine with $138 million for the critical modernization of air defense systems. This funding will help maintain the effectiveness of Ukraine’s air defense in the face of Russia's relentless attacks on the energy grid and the Ukrainian people."
20:19 As a result of the attack on April 11, the Russians completely destroyed the Trypillya thermal power plant in the Kiev region - the largest in the region. Details and consequences are in the material Liquidation of the Trypillya Thermal Power Plant .
20:03 The editor of Radio Liberty in Brussels, Ricard Jozwiak, called the European Parliament’s refusal to approve funding for the Council of Europe until the EU countries transfer Patriot systems to Ukraine as “political theater.” According to him, at the meeting they talked about simply closing accounts, and the money itself has already been spent.
19:48 Ukraine has a critical situation - both with shells at the front and with air defense systems. Bild journalist Julian Röpke, who monitors military operations in our country, said that Ukraine has “practically run out” of missiles for the Patriot and Iris-T air defense systems. Meanwhile, EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrell called on EU countries to find available air defense systems and ammunition as soon as possible and transfer them to Ukraine. Read more in the material Critical situation .
19:37 Russia used its new X-69 cruise missiles to attack the Trypilska Thermal Power Plant in the Kiev region, writes the specialized publication Defense Express, citing sources. The launch range of these missiles is about 400 km. This is a subsonic cruise missile for tactical aircraft. It can be launched from Su-34 and Su-35 aircraft, and it is the Kh-69 that should become the main cruise missile for the Su-57.
This is not the first time the X-69 has been used to strike Ukraine. The first mention of their use appeared in February 2024, and there were isolated cases as early as 2023. The main feature of the rocket is the possibility of ultra-low flight at an altitude of 20 meters, which is lower than the capabilities of the X-101. Despite the fact that this missile is subsonic and has a smaller warhead than the Kinzhal, its use by the enemy could have worse consequences, analysts say.
19:22 Zelensky said that he had his first meeting with the new President of Hungary, Tamás Szuyok. We discussed the preparations for the Global Peace Summit, invited Hungary to take part in the summit, proposed to join the G7 Vilnius Declaration on support for Ukraine and begin work on a bilateral security treaty. The Ukrainian president also met in Vilnius with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
19:08 An overnight Russian attack caused significant damage to Ukrainian power plants, Ukrenergo reported. This year this is the third massive attack on Ukrainian generation. Ukrainians are asked to reduce consumption during the evening hours of maximum demand from 19:00 to 22:00. In particular, do not turn on powerful electrical appliances during this period or use them alternately.
18:39 Poland can supply Ukraine with Soviet-made anti-aircraft missiles to strengthen air defense, President Andrzej Duda said following a meeting with Zelensky in Vilnius. He promised to discuss this issue with the Polish Minister of Defense.
17:53 Turkey, through the mediation of President Recep Erdogan, is promoting a freeze of the war in Ukraine. In particular, the Turkish side developed and submitted a new “peace treaty” for Kyiv and Moscow, the Russian opposition publication Novaya Gazeta reports, citing sources. More details - in the material Erdogan handed over a “peace plan” to Ukraine .
17:07 Ukraine has practically run out of missiles for the Patriot and Iris-T anti-aircraft air defense systems, Bild analyst Julian Röpke said: “Ukraine has run out of Patriot and Iris-T missiles. Most other air defense stocks have also been exhausted or destroyed. And this that we have hundreds of systems and thousands of missiles in our warehouses." He also released a map of the flight of Russian missiles and drones on the night of April 11, noting that some flew freely over Kiev.
17:01 The Russians hit the thermal power plant in Sumy with KABs, OVA reported. According to preliminary information, no people were injured. In addition, the enemy fired from cannon artillery at the Esman community of the Shostkinsky district, two people were wounded.
16:49 The Defense Council of the Kharkov Region made a decision on the forced evacuation of families with children in 47 front-line settlements, said the head of the ODA Oleg Sinegubov. He clarified that we are talking only about settlements close to the border with the Russian Federation in the Kharkov, Bogodukhovsky and Izyumsky districts. According to available information, 182 children live in these settlements. Sinegubov emphasized that this decision does not affect the city of Kharkov.
16:38 Lithuania transferred another batch of military aid to Ukraine, the country’s Ministry of Defense reported. It included, in particular, anti-drone systems, generators and folding beds.
16:00 Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico, at a joint press conference with Shmygal, said that he wishes Ukraine early membership in the EU: “We are not a country that will create obstacles in your path. On the contrary, we want to help, share our experience with you , which concerns accession negotiations. We keep our fingers crossed for you." Fico also stressed that Slovakia strives to have friendly relations with Ukraine.
15:56 Zelensky said that in Vilnius he met with Czech President Petr Pavel - he spoke about the situation on the battlefield, Russian shelling of energy infrastructure, and the needs for the supply of energy equipment. We discussed defense support for Ukraine and strengthening cooperation in the defense industry. Zelensky also discussed cooperation in the defense sector during a meeting with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis.
15:37 Ukrainian pilots who study in Denmark and the USA on the F-16 are already in the final stages of training, said Air Force Speaker Ilya Yevlash. According to him, they are practicing tasks that they will perform in Ukraine, in particular, shooting down Shahed cruise missiles and drones. As for the remaining groups of pilots, some of them are now taking English courses in Britain, one group in France is mastering control systems.
15:12 The European Parliament refused to make a decision on funding the EU Council until member countries can find seven Patriot systems for Ukraine. A corresponding proposal was made by MEP, former Prime Minister of Belgium Guy Verhofstadt. He was greeted with thunderous applause and supported by 515 votes, while 62 MEPs were against. “Parliament refuses to implement the Rada’s budget until the European Council decides to support Ukraine with additional Patriot missile defense systems!” - said Verhofstadt.
13:44 Zelensky said that he held a meeting in Vilnius with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda. They discussed Russian strikes and urgent air defense needs, the situation on the battlefield and weapons priorities.
13:56 In Nikolaev, the number of deaths as a result of the Russian strike has increased to four, five people were injured, said the head of the OVA Vitaly Kim.
13:30 Ukraine and Latvia signed a bilateral security agreement , Zelensky said. According to it, Latvia will provide military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 0.25% of GDP annually. In addition, Latvia makes a ten-year commitment to support Ukraine in cyber defense, mine clearance, drone technology and certainly promotes accession to the EU and NATO.
13:27 The death toll as a result of yesterday's Russian attack in the Odessa region has increased to five - one of the 14 wounded died in the hospital, the prosecutor's office reported.
13:24 Peskov said that Moscow is “generally open to negotiations,” but as for the possible adoption of the Istanbul agreements as a basis, “the geopolitical situation is now very different.” Speaking about the peace summit on Ukraine, which will take place in Switzerland this summer, the Kremlin speaker once again said that without Russia’s participation, “negotiations are meaningless.”
13:00 The Russians attacked Nikolaev - according to preliminary information, two people were killed and four were injured, said the head of the OVA Vitaly Kim.
12:51 The Verkhovna Rada voted for a resolution that obligated the government to allocate funds for additional payments to military personnel performing combat missions on the front line in the amount of 70 thousand hryvnia. In addition, in the near future the Cabinet of Ministers should submit a separate bill on rotation to parliament.
12:42 Shmygal said that he arrived in Slovakia for consultations with the government of Robert Fico. The government delegation of Ukraine will hold consultations, in particular, on cooperation in the fields of energy, logistics, trade, and support for the peace formula.
12:29 As a result of the latest Russian attacks, Centrenergo lost 100% of its generation , the company said. Thus, as a result of today’s attack, the Trypilska Thermal Power Plant in the Kyiv region was completely destroyed - it was the largest supplier of electricity to the Kyiv, Cherkassy and Zhytomyr regions. Centerenergo recalled that on March 22, the Zmievskaya Thermal Power Plant in the Kharkov region was completely destroyed, and on July 25, 2022, Russian troops occupied the Uglegorsk Thermal Power Plant in the Donetsk region.
12:01 The Verkhovna Rada adopted the bill on mobilization in the second reading. The document was adopted without a norm on demobilization. It is expected to come into force in mid-May. About the main changes that await those liable for military service, see the material New Law on Mobilization .
11:53 As a result of a night attack, Trypilska Thermal Power Plant in the Kiev region was completely destroyed , Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Centrenergo Andrey Gota said in a commentary to Interfax-Ukraine. As a result of the hit, a large-scale fire occurred in the turbine shop; work to contain the fire is currently ongoing. No people were hurt.
11:46 Lithuania will transfer to Ukraine equipment from the now defunct Vilnius Thermal Power Plant, as well as some equipment from the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant and warehouses of energy companies to restore the infrastructure damaged by Russian shelling, Energy Minister Dainius Kreivis said. A large transformer will also be sent to Ukraine.
11:18 President of Finland Alexander Stubb said that during the spring and summer, Western partners should make every effort to support Ukraine, because this is the period when there are risks for the Russian Federation’s success at the front.
11:00 Zelensky said that he arrived in Lithuania to participate in the Trimariya summit and for negotiations with the heads of partner states. A new bilateral security agreement is planned to be signed. “The main thing now is to do everything to strengthen our air defense, meet the urgent needs of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, as well as consolidate international support so that we can overcome Russian terror,” the president emphasized.
10:49 The Rada adopted the bill on mobilization as a whole , said People's Deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak. At the same time, the provision on demobilization was excluded from the document.
10:46 The mayor of the city of Ukrainka, Obukhovsky district, Kiev region, Alexander Turenko, called on local residents to close their windows tightly so as not to breathe in combustion products, as well as to charge all devices and make maximum supplies of water. He promised to provide more details later. The public writes that there is a strong fire in the Obukhovsky district of the region after a night attack on a critical infrastructure facility.
10:40 Russian public pages write about an attack on a mining and processing plant in the Kursk region - Mikhailovsky GOK in Zheleznogorsk. Governor Roman Starovoit said that three drones were allegedly shot down over the region.
10:27 During today’s massive attack, the enemy attacked two underground gas storage facilities, Naftogaz reported. The storage facilities continue to operate and no employees were injured.
09:58 The size of the Russian army in Ukraine has increased by 15% since the beginning of the full-scale war, said Christopher Cavoli, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander in Europe. According to him, over the past year alone, the Russian Federation has increased the number of its troops on the front line from 360 to 470 thousand. According to Cavoli, this is due to Russia raising the conscription age from 27 to 30 years. Thus, according to the general, the Russian Federation will be able to increase “the number of available military conscripts by 2 million in the coming years.”
09:29 Air defense destroyed 57 targets at night - 18 missiles and 39 attack UAVs , the Air Force command reported. The main direction of the night combined attack was the Lviv region. In total, the Russian Federation used 82 air attack weapons:
- 20 X-101/X-555 cruise missiles from Tu-95 TS strategic aviation aircraft (launch area - Saratov region);
- six Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles from MiG-31K fighters (Tambov region);
- 12 S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles (launched from the Belgorod region);
- 40 attack UAVs of the Shahed-131/136 type (Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Chauda);
- four X-59 guided aircraft missiles (from the airspace of the occupied Zaporozhye region).
The air defense forces managed to destroy:
- 16 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles;
- 39 attack UAVs of the Shahed-131/136 type;
- two X-59 guided aircraft missiles.
08:55 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of April 11:
- personnel - about 450,890 (+810) people,
- tanks - 7137 (+5),
- armored combat vehicles - 13,679 (+12),
- artillery systems - 11,452 (+48),
- MLRS - 1040 (+0),
- air defense systems - 754 (+1),
- aircraft - 347 (+0),
- helicopters - 325 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 9104 (+34),
- cruise missiles - 2069 (+2),
- ships/boats - 26 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 15,298 (+50),
- special equipment - 1882 (+6).
08:46 Over the past 24 hours, 55 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In particular, 23 attacks were repelled in the Bakhmut direction - in the areas of Belogorovka settlements in the Luhansk region, as well as Vyemka, Razdolovka, Chasov Yar, Kleshcheevka in the Donetsk region. In addition, the enemy tried 16 times to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops in the Novopavlovsk direction - in the Krasnohorivka, Georgievka, Novomikhailovka areas of the Donetsk region.
The enemy did not conduct offensive actions in the Kupyansk direction. In the Liman direction, the Defense Forces repelled three attacks in the Ternov area of the Donetsk region; in Avdeevsky - six attacks in the Keramika, Berdychi, Umansky, Netaylovo and Pervomaisky districts of the Donetsk region; on Orekhovsky - one attack in the Staromayorskoye area of the Donetsk region; on Kherson - six attacks on the left bank of the Dnieper.
08:42 Zelensky said that during the night attack, Russia used more than 40 missiles and about 40 attack drones. “We managed to shoot down some of the missiles and suicide bombers. Unfortunately, only a part,” the president added. The General Staff reported that 37 out of 40 UAVs were destroyed, information about the missiles is being clarified.
08:38 At night, enemy cruise missiles of various classes and UAVs attacked two critical energy infrastructure facilities in the Lviv region: a gas distribution infrastructure facility in the Stryisky district and an electrical substation in Chervonogradsky. The fires were quickly extinguished, no people were injured, said the head of the Fire Department, Maxim Kozitsky.
08:27 As a result of a night attack by missiles and drones, Ukrenergo substations and generation facilities in the Odessa, Kharkov, Zaporozhye, Lviv and Kiev regions were damaged, the company reported. Emergency shutdown schedules were introduced in the Kharkov region; restrictions were not applied in other regions.
08:09 In the Odessa region, as a result of falling debris from downed drones, a fire broke out on the territory of an energy facility; it was promptly extinguished. No people were injured, the Southern Defense Force said.
08:00 The most difficult situation after the night attack is in the Kharkov region: more than 200 thousand subscribers were left without power supply. The Metro operates as a shelter, the President's Office reported.
07:51 In the Zaporozhye region, as a result of a night attack, an energy infrastructure facility was damaged; no information about casualties was received, said the head of the OVA, Ivan Fedorov.
07:36 Russia attacked two DTEK thermal power plants, the equipment of the power plants was seriously damaged, the company reported.
07:25 In the Kiev region, a critical infrastructure facility was attacked, fire extinguishing continues, said the head of the OVA Ruslan Kravchenko. There was no information about casualties or deaths.
07:18 At night, Russia attacked generation facilities and electricity transmission systems in the Kharkov, Zaporozhye, Lvov and Kiev regions, said Energy Minister German Galushchenko.
05:44 The Russians launched at least ten strikes on the critical infrastructure of Kharkov and the region, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. As of now, there are no casualties; there are power outages.
00:27 Kuleba told The Washington Post that Ukraine has found more than 100 available Patriot systems and hopes to receive seven as soon as possible. Countries were even offered to borrow the Patriot and return the batteries as soon as needed.
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